Early results from the "What does URC need next?" poll are clear. One of the things many members want to see is more project vehicle work from me. As promised in the 2005 Year in Review, I've already stepped up my efforts in the workshop, working to complete all of my existing projects. As the publically-known ones approach completion, though, the time has come to announce something new!

With the "Cool Cat" project, I will be returning to the roots of the company at my own roots. Released in 1987, "The Cat" was Traxxas' very first RC, the very vehicle that launched the RTR revolution in the hobby-level RC sector. I purchased one of these historically significant vehicles right here in the RC Flea Market about five months ago. I don't have any specifics worked out well enough to start talking about, but my general plan is to do an enhanced restoration, making it run better than new while paying proper homage to its vintage era. It will of course, however, receive some of the same peppering of uniqueness that I try to bring to all of my projects.

Details to follow on a full project page as parts start to arrive.

Interesting, I can't wait to see this!

Sounds like something worthy of a restoration. Shouldn't be hard to find repro parts for it either, seeing as the spirit is heavily based off of it.

dang, your on a roll jang, youve like redid all your project pages, now you have a new project, hope to see it turn out awesome!

This is going to be one of a kind since nobody uses the cat anymore because it was too much radio shack type.

Sweet! Can't wait to see some pics!

i just happen to have a complete rtr cat in my basement mabye i will have to think about modding it if i like the result

you should try to make it a snow truck-like an actual snow cat. that'd be really cool

can someone post a pic of the original cat plz i cant find one on the traxxas website.

http://www.danandsherree.com/1990/09/04/traxxas_cat.php