my first R/C Car.

[Emlyn]

hi guys first car i ever got was Tamiya thrasher got it when i was 3 years old which makes it 12 years old, not the oldest Tamiya but my oldest R/C.
it has been in the cupboard for around 7 years collecting dust so i thought i might get it out give it a clean out re grease everything, oil the motor bearings etc.
still working and everything, body is snapped at the front as well.
its also bin driving into the river when it lost control lol.
heres some pics. :)

[Emlyn]

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[Emlyn]

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[Emlyn]

also no wing :(

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[Dan]

haha good old mechanical speedies :)

[remotebandit]

i actually love the good old mech speedy and right next to it the latest technology spektrum .... lol .

good 1 em

[Lazer_ZB5]

I use to have a mechanical speedy in my rc boat when I was like 7 years old and I could never see hoe they worked. I still have that boat and it is amazing how much the technology has advanced since then.

[Emlyn]

lol RB, the original receiver is stuffed from when i drove it into a lake :) lol

[*TOP DOG*]

aha i didnt know u still had it! u gonna make it go?

[Emlyn]

[quote=*TOP DOG*]aha i didnt know u still had it! u gonna make it go?.



top dog it is going :)
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[Dan]

u should put ur 7.5 in it ;)

[Emlyn]

lol would be kinda fun i guess,
the diff is metal geared ;)

[brendan]

The pictures remind me of my tamiya super hornet that's in the cuboard. The mechanical speed control is what reminded me!!!! (Oh and bald pin spike tyres) !lol

[Emlyn]

good old mechanical speedys ;)

[brendan]

Yeah when the mechanical speedy's didn't work, all you did was get some sand paper out and give it a clean or bend the contact arm down a little more for a better contact!!!!!

They didn't like getting dirty though!!!!

[Emlyn]

lol, mine did have a cover.
do u know what turn they go down to?

[Dan]

as far as i know...not very low

[KingBob]

Super hornet, nah, i had the original! Threw that sucker around, loved it! When the tires were bald i added drawing pins from the inside, now that was offroad traction, and as a bonus it sounded great on a concrete drive when you spun the wheels!

[Matt]

For those in the know, this buggy is a Manta Ray with a different shell (and better looking shell too). The Manta Ray was released in the early 90's, from memory 1992/93.

[Emlyn]

cheers Matt wanted to no what model it is :)