The first R/C Tamiya ever released...

[The JANG]

www.tamiya.at/images/rcki.../58001.jpg (http://www.tamiya.at/images/rckits/58001_58040/58001.jpg)

And I just bought one off of eBay :eek: Not sure what condition it's in, though. I'll of course post pics once I receive it.

[foproy]

gack flashback, kidding. i saw a version of the first ever off road car. that was a tamiya also.

[Peder2002]

Wow. Wowey wow wow wow. wo... I'll stop

[The JANG]

foproy: You mean this one?

www.tamiya.at/images/rcki.../58004.jpg (http://www.tamiya.at/images/rckits/58001_58040/58004.jpg)

Their second offroad car was the Rough Rider, and I have a version of that, the Super Champ :)

[foproy]

actaully that was not a true off road car, that thing could barely even handle a bump. the early off road stuff were just onroad cars with bigger tires. i was talking about the first off road car to use a real suspention the sand scorcher. i ccouldnt find a picture of one though.

[The JANG]

Sand Scorcher was their 2nd "true" offroad car then, kit #16. The Rough Rider was kit #15.

[James the great]

Wow that looks kinda cool.

[foproy]

ok so what i goofed on the history, that would show me to listen to rc/car action again. i had a really old article on the subject.

[Minion]

i think i remember the sand scorcher, didn't it have a volzwagon bettle body on it?

[foproy]

yes and those horrid hard sand paddle tires.

[bholio1]

Sand Scorcher and Rough Rider were very cool. I have (what's left of) an old Rough Rider. We really beat the crap out of it. Mostly metal parts. Very heavy. Hasn't run since 1987.

It was nearly watertight. The battery and radio and stuff were all enclosed in a watertight plastic box. It came with rubber grommets & silicone to seal all of the holes in the radio box where the wires went thru. It was advertised as being able to run thru water up to the middle of wheels. Even the electric motor was fully enclosed in the gearbox with a plastic cover over the end where the wires went.

The watertight box was also a real pain in the neck. It was nearly impossible for an impatient 14 year old kid to figure out exactly how to cram all of the wires & battery connectors in there each time after charging the battery. Most of the time, we left it partially open and taped the cover back on so it wouldn't fall off. Eventually, I cut an opening into the box and put the main battery plugs on the outside.

The shock dampers were also pretty hard to build. I think we left them without oil and eventially removed them.

Tamiya also had a Ford F-150 on the same platform as the Rough Rider and Sand Scorcher.

[NovakTMaxx]

PICS.

Sand Scorcher
http://www.toyexchange.addr.com/images/tamscorcher2.jpg

Picture thanks to http://www.toyexchange.addr.com/tamiya.html


Rough Rider
Pic 2 (http://www.oople.com/rc/roughnew01.jpg)


WOW that is restored nicely. Check out his site for more pics!! http://www.oople.com/rc/rough.html

[edit: pic too large for forum, changed to link]

[Rimmy]

god i love that car.

i myself am a VW enthusiast. and THAT is the best recreation of any VW buggy i have ever seen. love that car. that, and the bruiser. <img src=http://www.nepthys.com/i/emoticons/set01/smile.gif ALT=":)"> -Tim

[Nobby70]

The first true off-roader made by Tamiya was the Hotshot,I used to have one,but sold it as I was never going to use it,but was definately going to use the money I got from selling it.
Check out this site:www.toyexchange.addr.com/tamiya.html (http://www.toyexchange.addr.com/tamiya.html)
Lots of information for the Tamiya enthusiast,and the complete list of all Tamiya models in order of their release and collectability.<img src=http://www.nepthys.com/i/emoticons/set01/happy.gif ALT=":D">

[The JANG]

To get the quote correct, the Hotshot...

"..was the first true 4WD off-road racer from Tamiya."

The Rough Rider was their first true off-roader altogether, but it was 2WD, extremely realistically scaled down from an actual VW Beetle.

[Twiggy Sportster]

My neighbour's kid got a Tamiya Hotshot from his grandpa, who had bought it when they were first produced. His grandpa had put it together but never ran it, so he gave it to him. He was running it the other day and first thing he did was run it full speed into his brick steps.... poor thing. He broke something and then I think he might have fried something in the electronics cause now it's totally dead... although I don't think the electronics were properly connected because when he would connect the battery pack the car would take off full speed regardless if the controller was on or not.

[shodog1]

Jang, congrats on the purchase of your Porsche. they are very cool cars. Just to let you know, you can use the body from the 1/12 sclae static model. I have the Porsche 935 which is model 58002. I haven't done anything with it yet. here is alink to pics. www.tamiyaclub.com/showro...1360&id=34 (http://www.tamiyaclub.com/showroom_model.asp?cid=1360&id=34)

Jim

[The JANG]

Wow, lucky man. Look at all of those mint parts! What a beaut!

[shodog1]

The jang, did you ever get your Porsche from the ebay seller? How did it look

[The JANG]

Yep it did come. It's in pretty decent condition, only missing tires and one window. Comes with the MSC as well as an OLD-school ESC that is about 3" x 4" x 1" LOL

Amazing how flexible (and flimsy) the chassis is... they used such thin aluminum plate!