Toy Grade to Hobby Grade

[TurboChargedHonda]

Did the conversion (proportional steering + throttle) a couple of years ago and found it in the garage the other day collecting dust. Decided to change a couple of stuff once more to make it work again!

Here's the video that I made:

 

[Doom!]

Very cool! I like when old things get new life.

 

[RustyUs]

I always though hobby grade RCs meant that an RC manufacturer has spare parts made for a person to repair/replace a broken part. What you did (in my mind) is just modified a toy grade RC. Sorry.

When I read the title, what went through my mind was Mattel, or someone else, is bringing back TYCO and possibly getting into the hobby grade side of RC... something to that effect.

Either way, who doesn't like a Lamborghini? Props to you for doing what you do.

 

[WickedFog]

There are differing views of hobby grade. In my mind, brands like Tamiya are not hobby grade. They are more shelf queens. Gonna catch flak for that I'm sure, but any RC that has phillips screws in it is toy grade in my opinion. So real hobby grade to me is electronics that you can replace individually (ie - 3 wire servos, separate esc and rx, etc), oil filled shocks, not sprung pogo sticks, and of course replacement and aftermarket parts support.

That being said, I get the title of this thread. Powering a toy RC with hobby grade components is pretty cool.

 

[rccar4life]

cool
So Scale, and real looking.

.
If you are sucker for Lambos and want one faster and bigger

You should buy Bittydesign Clear Agata 190mm body ( Lambo )

There is alot cheap touring and drift cars 1/10 ,and alot wheel designs to choose from.
if you want a REAL Hobby Grade Lamborghini.
For only 150-190bucks total this will be real

this is one cheap and fun chassie
https://www.asiatees.com/display?Ta...ades&brand=Tamiya&model=TT-02&id=176916&pid=1

there is TONS of hop ups also

 

[rccar4life]

There are differing views of hobby grade. In my mind, brands like Tamiya are not hobby grade. They are more shelf queens. Gonna catch flak for that I'm sure, but any RC that has phillips screws in it is toy grade in my opinion. So real hobby grade to me is electronics that you can replace individually (ie - 3 wire servos, separate esc and rx, etc), oil filled shocks, not sprung pogo sticks, and of course replacement and aftermarket parts support.

That being said, I get the title of this thread. Powering a toy RC with hobby grade components is pretty cool.

Philips screws is oldschool, still hobby grade.

There is 3 more important things when we talk Hobby grade

1 Parts must be awaible, like new chassie, new diffs, yeah all parts

2 You are able to buy and install easy one aftermarket ESC/Motor combo with different powers.
Also steeringservo and Receiver by your Favorite Brand.
You must be able run it with Futaba system , Or Dumbo and other brands (your own Transmitter if you want)
(Real RC Electronics)

3 Detailed Instruction Manual, and Exploded part view with Numbers in the Box​

 

[rccar4life]

Kyosho did have Philips 2001
https://www.rctalk.com/forum/threads/could-anyone-identify-this-kyosho.135444/#post-1344584

 

[WickedFog]

Not really what I would consider a hobby grade RC either. The Kyosho cars I have owned over the years, Javelin, Scorpion, Turbo Scorpion, Ultima, have all had high quality hex head screws.

Just like Tamiya has higher end RC's that use better hardware, Kyosho has had some stuff more aimed at beginners in the hobby.

 

[rccar4life]

Kyosho inferno gt2 1/8 race spec has also alot philips. look diff cover

 

[WickedFog]

Well that just blows. I only have the older stuff. Those would definitely be getting swapped out.

 

[rccar4life]

Well that just blows. I only have the older stuff. Those would definitely be getting swapped out.

I am self CHOCKED,. I have a Inferno GT Dualspeed in basement i have not use it in 6-7 years
It has Philips, NOT GOOD

this sucks, i believed this was decent rig before LOL

 

[WickedFog]

Well, Kyosho got bought out and chit changed back then. Now they are owned by a company that makes those cheesy toy dolls the Japanese are so fond of. Some of their latest toy RC offerings not aimed at us RC hobbyists are a bit worrysome.

 

[mzanzirc]

There are differing views of hobby grade. In my mind, brands like Tamiya are not hobby grade. They are more shelf queens. Gonna catch flak for that I'm sure, but any RC that has phillips screws in it is toy grade in my opinion. So real hobby grade to me is electronics that you can replace individually (ie - 3 wire servos, separate esc and rx, etc), oil filled shocks, not sprung pogo sticks, and of course replacement and aftermarket parts support.

That being said, I get the title of this thread. Powering a toy RC with hobby grade components is pretty cool.

TBH, with a Tamiya you can do all that.

Phillips screws don't mean toy grade.

I'm guessing is Tamiya is sticking with the phillips screws to make it easier for non hardcore RC people to work on the cars. Everyone has a phillips and a flat screwdriver in the house somewhere.

 

[WickedFog]

TBH, with a Tamiya you can do all that.

Phillips screws don't mean toy grade.

I'm guessing is Tamiya is sticking with the phillips screws to make it easier for non hardcore RC people to work on the cars. Everyone has a phillips and a flat screwdriver in the house somewhere.

It's not just that with Tamiya. The plastics on a lot of their stuff is gard and brittle. Our TT02 is like that. The plastic they use in the kit is pretty much garbage.

 

[ahr43]

Phillips screw heads are not a big thing with me and not a discriminator between hobby grade and toy grade. I've used both phillips and hex heads in my builds. Both styles are in the basher box.

What I have found is that generally phillips head screws tend to be self-tapping threads and hexes machine cut or rolled threads. Note of interest, my Axial SMT10 currently under build uses hex head self-tapping screws. That adds to the 'hobby grade' appearance of hex to the gripping power of self-tappers.

Good work on the Lambo, by the way OP. Better than gathering dust at the back of a shelf. Cheers. 'AC'

 

[RCBASHERJEDI21]

very nice job on converting that Lambo to have proportional controls.

I would like to do that on a toy grade rock crawler