Memories, your first RC

[PainKiller]

Tamiya Blackfoot started it in the 80's. Then a boat load of RC10'S.

Ca-lassic

 

[RustyUs]

1984... the one... the only... The Frog!

Not my actual RC or gear photos....

and some Tower Hobbies 6 cell 1400mAh NiCd packs... I was tearing up the neighborhood. Well, the tearing up part came later... after a few 7 cell packs and a Tamiya 19T Technipower motor.

 

[CertifiedMike]

1984... the one... the only... The Frog!

Not my actual RC or gear photos....
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View attachment 208933 and some Tower Hobbies 6 cell 1400mAh NiCd packs... I was tearing up the neighborhood. Well, the tearing up part came later... after a few 7 cell packs and a Tamiya 19T Technipower motor.

I think there was 1 company who manufactured chargers like that for EVERY charger company back then!!!
Did you have your's painted and stickered like the box art pictured?
Such an icon!

 

[PainKiller]

The 1/10 scale buggies that dominated the 80’s were so odd looking compared to what’s around the RC world today. But I loved them.

 

[majin]

my first was an amazon special, the hbx 2997a, i got it as my little reward for being a good boy and paying my taxes. it was and is a blast, loved it so i got my son one so he could break it with me!!!
this was before i knew better,
went from there and decided i REALLY liked the idea of crawlers, got myself an element ecto and my son an everest 10
that was just this year lol

 

[332_RC]

View attachment 208933 and some Tower Hobbies 6 cell 1400mAh NiCd packs... I was tearing up the neighborhood. Well, the tearing up part came later... after a few 7 cell packs and a Tamiya 19T Technipower motor.

I still have one of those Tower dial chargers.

 

[Finesavageboy2]

Mine was a Arrma Granite Voltage I bought in November or December of 2020 as a black Friday deals. was just 60 dollars...

 

[CJSRCLIFE]

My first RC car that i can remember was a Duratrax Evader EXB, My Dad bought both him and me one each to get into the hobby back in the Summer of 2010. My Dad's was Orange like on this pic of the box and mine was Red like the pic of the actual car.

Here was mine, Lived it's entire time with me almost bone stock although one time i did put Slash 2wd tires in the rear on it once. This car ran on a 6 Cell NIMH battery since from what i can remember it didn't support Lipo's out of the box. It also ran on that Tactic 2 channel 27Mhz AM transmitter it's definitely a far cry from what my next transmitter will be.

Both of these buggies are now a far cry from what both me and my Dad now drive 15 years later. Of course you know i now mostly drive 1\10 SCT's up to 1\6 - 1\5 8s monster trucks. But sometimes it's cool to look back at where i came from almost over 15 years ago as of 2025.

 

[PainKiller]

My first RC car that i can remember was a Duratrax Evader EXB, My Dad bought both him and me one each to get into the hobby back in the Summer of 2010. My Dad's was Orange like on this pic of the box and mine was Red like the pic of the actual car. View attachment 245857

Here was mine, Lived it's entire time with me almost bone stock although one time i did put Slash 2wd tires in the rear on it once. This car ran on a 6 Cell NIMH battery since from what i can remember it didn't support Lipo's out of the box. It also ran on that Tactic 2 channel 27Mhz AM transmitter it's definitely a far cry from what my next transmitter will be.
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Both of these buggies are now a far cry from what both me and my Dad now drive 15 years later. Of course you know i now mostly drive 1\10 SCT's up to 1\6 - 1\5 8s monster trucks. But sometimes it's cool to look back at where i came from almost over 15 years ago as of 2025.

Nice! I remember the evader. I came very close to buying one back in 2005. Classic

 

[CJSRCLIFE]

Nice! I remember the evader. I came very close to buying one back in 2005. Classic

It was a great little buggy for it's time, That was until Me and my Dad got this 4-Tec original my Dad bought it for 80 USD off Craigslist in Fall 2010 it had the original mechanical speed controller and TQ 27Mhz transmitter my Dad even made a set of drift tires for out of PVC piping it. It was our first on road car that was before i got back into the hobby and bought all of those 1\8 - 1\7 fast brushless beasts like the Vendetta, Felony and my XO-1.

 

[PainKiller]

It was a great little buggy for it's time, That was until Me and my Dad got this 4-Tec original my Dad bought it for 80 USD off Craigslist in Fall 2010 it had the original mechanical speed controller and TQ 27Mhz transmitter my Dad even made a set of drift tires for out of PVC piping it. It was our first on road car that was before i got back into the hobby and bought all of those 1\8 - 1\7 fast brushless beasts like the Vendetta, Felony and my XO-1.
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That’s awesome. Never owned an on-road car. They look fun. Those rally cars look great too.

 

[CJSRCLIFE]

That’s awesome. Never owned an on-road car. They look fun. Those rally cars look great too.

They are fun you just need either a good street or parking lot to run them on. I have enjoyed all of my on roads so far someday i really need to find a good stretch of road to get my Vendetta, Felony and XO-1 up to speed. So far i got 55mph out of my XO-1 down my neighborhood street.

 

[Suburban_Hooligan]

first hobby grade was this - https://www.rctalk.com/forum/showcase/kyosho-stadium-baja.297/

first RC i can remember having was one of these. i was so young i don't really remember it.

first RC i have memories of was this. (yes i still have it)

 

[9x19]

My first was a 1983 Tamiya Wild Willys... like this.

 

[PainKiller]

My first was a 1983 Tamiya Wild Willys... like this.

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Nice! I remember this one

 

[CJSRCLIFE]

My first actual RC car i believe was an original Team Losi Mini-T in Blue this was around the early to mid 2000's. I remember i had parts that went to this truck in one of my Lego bins over a decade ago i lost those bins in our house burn out in November 2018.

 

[CreepyQuarryCrawler]

Some great trips back in time here!

My very first RC car was a Tyco 9.6v Wild Thing. Mine was black with green neon accents. I remember the Christmas very well. Winter time and I took it out to the cleared streets to drive it. Not quite as determined anymore lol

I have very fond memories of a local community center that had a dirt track and indoor competitions in the winter.
While I didn't have a hobby grade RC the folks let me run with them. It was their hospitality that sticks with me the most.

 

[PainKiller]

Let’s not forget this little gem. The Lobo2 from Sears. I got this Christmas 1987. I thought it was pretty cool, but I was not quite hooked on RC yet. But it would happen soon thereafter.

 

[RustyUs]

My first RC car that i can remember was a Duratrax Evader EXB, My Dad bought both him and me one each to get into the hobby back in the Summer of 2010. My Dad's was Orange like on this pic of the box and mine was Red like the pic of the actual car. View attachment 245857

Here was mine, Lived it's entire time with me almost bone stock although one time i did put Slash 2wd tires in the rear on it once. This car ran on a 6 Cell NIMH battery since from what i can remember it didn't support Lipo's out of the box. It also ran on that Tactic 2 channel 27Mhz AM transmitter it's definitely a far cry from what my next transmitter will be.
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Both of these buggies are now a far cry from what both me and my Dad now drive 15 years later. Of course you know i now mostly drive 1\10 SCT's up to 1\6 - 1\5 8s monster trucks. But sometimes it's cool to look back at where i came from almost over 15 years ago as of 2025.

With a mild-ish motor they were great. With anything wilder than a 15T motor... I'd start twitchin'.

 

[CJSRCLIFE]

With a mild-ish motor they were great. With anything wilder than a 15T motor... I'd start twitchin'.

I bet they were fun back then although both me and my dad sold ours back in the Summer of 2011 along with our other RC stuff. Nowadays i have lots of brushless powered rigs going from 3 - 8s that would definitely outpace these old Dutatrax buggies in a heartbeat. But that's how the hobby works but sometimes it's nice to look back every now and again to see what you had 10 - 15 years ago.