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First Mini RC? Could be!
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2003 12:26 am
by Bit boy
My best friend has what I think might be the first mini rc its about 5 inches long and has a lexan pan car style chassis it has a Parma motor and little tiny foam tires. I was wondering if any oldtimers had some info
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2003 12:34 am
by cowfish_29
i'm not old, but do you have pics? i wanna see it..
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2003 12:39 am
by CaboWabo
sounds like it could be an Epoch, those are about 4 inches long
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2003 12:42 am
by cowfish_29
dammmnn cabo you're fast, i JUST posted about 10 secs ago...
bitboy: did it look pretty new or older? i've seen somthing like that before, but i don't remember exactly..
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2003 6:55 am
by PiMp_C
Are you sure its not longer than 5"?
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2003 11:18 am
by Bit boy
Its pretty old 80's at the newest it has a black 911 body also made of lexan. Its at the longest no more than 5 1/2 in
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2003 3:33 pm
by CheeseWarfare
Post a pic so we can see this ride you talkn'bout.
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2003 5:43 pm
by Bit boy
No digi and no scanner
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2003 8:21 pm
by crazydave
I know what your talking about. I rememeber seeing those in RC Car Action about mid 90s. I believe they were made by Buds Racing Products. (BRP)
I believe, if I remember right, the Kawada Tripmate came out about the same time, if not first. I'll dig through my old mags see if I can find more.
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2003 8:31 pm
by crazydave
I forgot I threw my magazines away when we moved.
This is not exactly what I was talking about, but apparently it is the current model. The DTM model is 1/24 scale like the Kawada Tripmate.
http://rccaraction.com/articles/micro_car2.asp
Does that look anything like what your talking about?
Also you mentioned it has a Parma motor, I seem to recall Parma making something similar around the same time. Parma kits were just simple flat pan chassis.
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2003 9:56 pm
by Bit boy
The chassis is simply a piece of lexan
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2003 11:27 pm
by cj
Are there any numbers/letters/words on the motor chassis or other parts?
besides Parma
does it look like any of these?
Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2003 12:25 am
by Bit boy
the chassis is a clear pice of lexan. I havent seen it for a long time so the only marking i remember is the motor said Parma Dragon on it. I need to go to his house this weekend to pickup a PS2 game so i might buy it then.
Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2003 8:40 am
by crazydave
Bit boy wrote:The chassis is simply a piece of lexan
Ahh, yes, I remember now that you mention it's clear.
Yes that was made by Parma, around '96-'97.
Now I need to search for some evidence to back up my memory, but I remember this clearly because I always thought it was funny that the RC business was getting so high tech, and Parma just kept making simple pan cars, when I say simple, I mean simple. Very basic stuff.
***couldn't find anything doing a quick search, so I emailed Parma, we'll see if they get back to me.
Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2003 11:33 am
by CheeseWarfare
