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Title: Any RC Car enthusiasts?
Post by: TheBoy on 07 October 2013, 18:37:56
If so, where the hell do you buy them now?

I used to be quite competitive back in the 80s and early 90s. Not really done it much recently, esp since moving here, other than a quick blat around the rugby field.

In the garage were a Schumacher ProCAT, Kyosho Optima, Kyosho Optima Mid electrics, and a Kyosho Burns and Kyosho R200 petrols. Oh, and the glider.
Title: Re: Any RC Car enthusiasts?
Post by: martin42 on 07 October 2013, 18:41:30
Model shop in wolverton,,the model shop in cmk is now closed
Also model shop in brackley high street,not sure if they do rc cars tho.
Title: Re: Any RC Car enthusiasts?
Post by: TheBoy on 07 October 2013, 18:43:34
Model shop in wolverton,,the model shop in cmk is now closed,
Online is better at this point. Do they sell decent, competitive cars, or just general tat like the local model shop here?
Title: Re: Any RC Car enthusiasts?
Post by: martin42 on 07 October 2013, 18:44:44
Have no idea,im in the area wednesday,been meaning to pop in and have a look see what they got
Title: Re: Any RC Car enthusiasts?
Post by: Gaffers on 07 October 2013, 18:45:51
Ah, reminds me of my youth messing about with the Grasshopper 2 on the local BMX track (slinks off to search online... ::))
Title: Re: Any RC Car enthusiasts?
Post by: martin42 on 07 October 2013, 18:48:28
I have the grasshopper  :y
Title: Re: Any RC Car enthusiasts?
Post by: 05omegav6 on 07 October 2013, 18:59:17
Sussex Model Centre, based in Worthing...

http://www.sussex-model-centre.co.uk/ :y

Title: Re: Any RC Car enthusiasts?
Post by: plym ian on 07 October 2013, 19:38:08
I had the lunch box and the envy of all my friends back in the day :y
Title: Re: Any RC Car enthusiasts?
Post by: MR MISTER on 07 October 2013, 19:40:42
I had the lunch box and the envy of all my friends back in the day :y
I still have.
Title: Re: Any RC Car enthusiasts?
Post by: albitz on 07 October 2013, 19:47:04
I think I also have a RC car up in the loft with all the other tat. I really must do a boot sale sometime,before the ceiling comes down. ;D
Title: Re: Any RC Car enthusiasts?
Post by: Vamps on 07 October 2013, 19:58:20
I think I also have a RC car up in the loft with all the other tat. I really must do a boot sale sometime,before the ceiling comes down. ;D

I've been saying that for years, but up goes more 'stuff'........ ::) ::) :-[
Title: Re: Any RC Car enthusiasts?
Post by: MR MISTER on 07 October 2013, 20:00:43
There's hardly anything in mine. A couple of black bags that I can reach without actually going through the hole.
Title: Re: Any RC Car enthusiasts?
Post by: Vamps on 07 October 2013, 20:03:42
There's hardly anything in mine. A couple of black bags that I can reach without actually going through the hole.

Of course, but then you are practically perfect...... ;) ;) :y
Title: Re: Any RC Car enthusiasts?
Post by: MR MISTER on 07 October 2013, 20:04:56
There's hardly anything in mine. A couple of black bags that I can reach without actually going through the hole.

Of course, but then you are practically perfect...... ;) ;) :y
What do you mean....practically? ???
Title: Re: Any RC Car enthusiasts?
Post by: albitz on 07 October 2013, 20:05:58
Mine is so full theres barely room to get up through the hole. ::) ;D
Bike helmet/ leathers etc will be going up there soon.No plans to use them,but cant bring myself to flog them either.That would be too final. ::)
Title: Re: Any RC Car enthusiasts?
Post by: Keith ABS on 07 October 2013, 20:06:15
   Good shop in Stanway, Colchester. He runs the local RC car racing club so is well into it
keith B
Title: Re: Any RC Car enthusiasts?
Post by: MR MISTER on 07 October 2013, 20:07:00
If something is bust, or of no further use, lob it...don't hoard it.
We have a name for people like you and Albs in Liverpool....Shite Hawks. ;D
Title: Re: Any RC Car enthusiasts?
Post by: albitz on 07 October 2013, 20:09:39
   Good shop in Stanway, Colchester. He runs the local RC car racing club so is well into it
keith B

True. Ive had a look in there (several years ago though) and it looked like a good place for that type of thing. My b.i.l. used to buy his r.c. helicopters from there.

http://www.colchestera1models.co.uk/
Title: Re: Any RC Car enthusiasts?
Post by: Vamps on 07 October 2013, 20:12:45
If something is bust, or of no further use, lob it...don't hoard it.
We have a name for people like you and Albs in Liverpool....Shite Hawks. ;D

Well, I have been called worse....... :P :P ;)  Not strictly a scavenger though, more of a hoarder, it might come in handy some day........ ;) ;) :y
Title: Re: Any RC Car enthusiasts?
Post by: dbug on 07 October 2013, 20:13:52
Few years back great selection of rf models and model trains at Kadewe,Tauentzien Straße, Berlin ;)

Online now maybe
Title: Re: Any RC Car enthusiasts?
Post by: TheBoy on 07 October 2013, 20:29:13
I have the grasshopper  :y
I had a Hornet at one point. Light and fast, but hopeless off road ;D.

I had a Rough Rider before that, a proper model, but too heavy to be viable.

Replaced the Hornet with a Hotshot, which was the first I used competitively.
Title: Re: Any RC Car enthusiasts?
Post by: TheBoy on 07 October 2013, 20:59:35
Thanks for the links. :y

Anyone here into it, and know what would be competitive cars now?
Title: Re: Any RC Car enthusiasts?
Post by: hotel21 on 07 October 2013, 21:05:31
Thanks for the links. :y

Anyone here into it, and know what would be competitive cars now?

Best let Mrs TB do some compo shopping as well, fella.  Save grief in the long run...... :-X  ;D
Title: Re: Any RC Car enthusiasts?
Post by: Nick W on 07 October 2013, 21:25:02
There's hardly anything in mine. A couple of black bags that I can reach without actually going through the hole.


My Dad has been hoarding all sorts of stuff for the last 50 years. There's so much stuff in our loft, that if we ever move I'd be tempted to remove the hatch, and plaster over the hole!
Title: Re: Any RC Car enthusiasts?
Post by: joshwyatt on 07 October 2013, 23:17:44
Jaime, there's a model shop in Kidlington, anything decent there?
http://www.howesmodels.co.uk/RadioControl/viewProducts.php?CatID=2
Title: Re: Any RC Car enthusiasts?
Post by: LFF64 on 08 October 2013, 12:19:31
What sort of scale and power type are you after
Title: Re: Any RC Car enthusiasts?
Post by: henryd on 08 October 2013, 13:35:05
Used to race Rc cars a few years back(quite a few ::))I think the last one I had was a Mardave something or other,then came the four wheel drive kyosho  beasty's and they blew what I had into the weeds :-\
Title: Re: Any RC Car enthusiasts?
Post by: 05omegav6 on 08 October 2013, 18:08:13
Got an Escort Cosworth and Mercedes truck somewhere within the outside walls of the house :-[
Title: Re: Any RC Car enthusiasts?
Post by: TheBoy on 08 October 2013, 18:20:29
What sort of scale and power type are you after
1/10th leccy, 1/10th IC and 1/8th IC
Title: Re: Any RC Car enthusiasts?
Post by: LFF64 on 09 October 2013, 06:38:21
I have two 1/5 petrol not good ones though smartech big foot 28/29 cc and an XRC 26cc BUGGY old and obsolete (chinese copy of an FG buggy )
FG are popular look on the bay usually loads on there
My mate here is in to these big style he has FG mainly but is always swapping them about his latest toy was a Lossi truck off road and very fast and pretty unbreakable to be honest have a look on you tube for videos , but you will need £1000+ for one like this  :y