Tamiya!

SHAUN · Post by **SHAUN** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 4:10 pm

Hornet
http://www.hlj.com/product/TKT77269

http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/qs ... index.html

Thanks to camshaft over at R7R.
http://www.ripper7racing.com/r7rforums/ ... #post19320

sidewinder · Post by **sidewinder** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 9:46 pm

I had a 1/10 scale grasshoper and a Hornet years ago (actualy I think I have most of the grasshoper somewhere still) so as junky as these probably are I'll still have to have one...now if they just make a wild willies and lunchbox I can completely re-live my childhood!

SHAUN · Post by **SHAUN** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 9:53 pm

I still want to see a bruiser.

Dangerous Dave · Post by **Dangerous Dave** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 8:36 am

I did this a few years ago..

I also did a Hornet version, and got micro decal sets made for several other vintage Tamiya buggies

Bird · Post by **Bird** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 2:04 pm

Is that chassis from the Tyco Turbo Hoppers slot car set? I used to have that!!!

crazydave · Post by **crazydave** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 10:45 am

Oh man, I just crapped myself so hard over that last night, I forgot to even reply.

I kinda vaguely thought I needed a Q-steer just to complete my collection, but tiny Tamiya cars? I hafta hafta have that. Not preordering, but I will have one or two, maybe three!

hue35 · Post by **hue35** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 12:23 pm

SHAUN wrote:I still want to see a bruiser.

I had a bruiser, but unfortunately I sold it about 10 years ago... it was mint. Don't tell me those are worth a lot.

SHAUN · Post by **SHAUN** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 2:01 pm

Oh, no there not worth to much, only about $1,000.

hue35 · Post by **hue35** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 5:44 pm

Shit. Mine was virtually undriven. Not only that, it was unpainted and there wasn't a scratch on it.

Yep, and in the same box of shit I sold, there were two RC-10's and two Optima's... yep. A box full of OG 80's RCs. I sold the whole box for $300 in 1995. Seemed like a fair deal at the time.

ibjamn · Post by **ibjamn** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 8:56 pm

SHAUN wrote:Oh, no there not worth to much, only about $1,000.

Are you kidding me? In like new condition they were up to 1700-1800.

But that was before the HiLift was released. I haven't seen the prices since.

SHAUN · Post by **SHAUN** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 9:36 pm

Yeah. I hadn't looked at them in a few months though so I didn't know what value was now on them, it was estimated.

Dangerous Dave · Post by **Dangerous Dave** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 6:16 am

Bird wrote:Is that chassis from the Tyco Turbo Hoppers slot car set? I used to have that!!!

The rear tyres are at least!!

Yeah I have about 3 of those sets (and I still tell myself I'm not a collector

).

stampede_dude · Post by **stampede_dude** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 11:57 pm

the High Lift was a nice step in the right direction, but still can't be compared to the old Bruiser/Mountaineer/Hilux trucks of the 80's. Half of a freakin' chopped up body was going for more than $60 on the bay a few days ago.

SHAUN · Post by **SHAUN** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 12:04 am

Yeah its getting crazy, now its happening with the TLT. The problem with the bruiser is it was way before its time, if they brought out a copy of the bruiser kit with the yota body Tamiya would make a killing. I don't know why they can't figure it out, they should open their eyes to what the RC off road community wants.

ibjamn · Post by **ibjamn** » Tue Jan 01, 2008 11:56 pm

Getting back on topic......

Maybe it's my frustration at this minute, but these are 60 mm long. Do you know that that's the length of a standard zip?

Maybe we all can have offroad bits

I'm thinking about how good a F350 off of a ZZMT would look on one of those designed to look like tamiya 4wd with the wide wheels and tires. For that matter, a Herbie Zip.