Vintage rc Tamiya hornet

[Cj 1939]

Found this little blast from the past at a car boot sale this morning complete and it still works 40 years old

 

[Doom!]

How do the tires feel? I always imagine when they get that old they dry out. Looks great.

 

[WickedFog]

How do the tires feel? I always imagine when they get that old they dry out. Looks great.

I bought some 20+ year old Duratrax tires off ebay. They were ok. I imagine if stored in a temp controlled environment they will outlast us.

 

[Cj 1939]

How do the tires feel? I always imagine when they get that old they dry out. Looks great.

The tyres feel great it must of been stored and forgotten about until now it was covered in dust

 

[Chubaka]

The tyres feel great it must of been stored and forgotten about until now it was covered in dust

Dust is like rust. It's holding them together.

 

[Cj 1939]

Dust is like rust. It's holding them together.

Not this 1 it's solid as the day it was built

 

[WickedFog]

Not this 1 it's solid as the day it was built

Is it actually vintage? Because they still sell them.

 

[Cj 1939]

Is it actually vintage? Because they still sell them.

Yeah it's even still got the old style body clips on it and the 4 AA battery holder installed it's definitely not a re release

 

[WickedFog]

Yeah it's even still got the old style body clips on it and the 4 AA battery holder installed it's definitely not a re release

That's cool. Somebody loved it then. That's in pretty amazing condition.

 

[Cj 1939]

That's cool. Somebody loved it then. That's in pretty amazing condition.

I know I couldn't believe it myself when I got it home and took the shell off I was expecting it to be a wreck

 

[Greywolf74]

Found this little blast from the past at a car boot sale this morning complete and it still works 40 years old

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That makes me want buy a re-relased Frog for childhood nostalgia reasons. <3

Is it actually vintage? Because they still sell them.

Its definitely vintage. If you look through the windshield spot you can see it has a mechanical speedo in it! <3

 

[9x19]

Congrats

Looks a lot like the black one I built while stationed in S Korea in 1983!

 

[Weezel]

Nice find! Brings back memories of burning my fingers on those ceramic resisters on those old mechanical speed controls they had.

 

[WickedFog]

Nice find! Brings back memories of burning my fingers on those ceramic resisters on those old mechanical speed controls they had.

I totally forgot about those damn resistors! I burned myself on those quite a few times.

 

[Greywolf74]

I totally forgot about those damn resistors! I burned myself on those quite a few times.

lol, right! IDK how many times I did that on my Frog!

 

[WickedFog]

lol, right! IDK how many times I did that on my Frog!

I bet I had to replace a dozen of them. They would get so hot they disintegrated

 

[tntpoof]

There are so many chemicals for tires these days even is dry root is present a spray on a old rag wipe and new life.firm believer in modern day oils chemical sprays so on.Chemical Guys all the way

 

[CertifiedMike]

Great find! This was my first R/C! Can't wait to see the resistor branding on your fingers!

 

[Cj 1939]

I know I remember that when I was a kid a Tamiya thundershot I had that burned me a few times

 

[CertifiedMike]

I think I can still see the "rings of shame" burned into the underside of my arm! Lol!
I def had a few of those shields faintly glowing red/orange!