YCC Racing Nomad ESD8 1/8th 4WD Desert Buggy

[RustyUs]

I'm just going to leave this here...

Nomad ESC8 and Nomad ESD8 Manual: https://drive.google.com/file/d/148vsxBaapdxxcOEi8MsqborDOz6aRbLe/view?pli=1

 

[MVRCA]

Love it!

 

[RustyUs]

Yes, the Team Associated RC8 platforms were/are awesome! It's just super weird about the YCC Racing Nomad ESD8, and ESC8 were able to happen. From what I understand, Team Associated's parts maker went bankrupt years ago and Associated couldn't get the tooling back.

 

[MVRCA]

Hold on a sec here. I see what you're talking about, and that's quite interesting. So no electronics and slightly altered OEM stickers. This is puzzling for sure. Maybe they made a deal with Thunder Tiger to get some old "new" stock, and updated the sticker pack. The owners of the tooling / molds may have made another run for another company. I've been involved in a similar thing in my day job, so it's not that unusual in the world of manufacturing.

I wonder if we will see them in the states?

How did you come across this?

 

[TeknoJ]

 

[Doom!]

Love it!

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I think your Nomad might have been the first review article I read from you.

 

[RustyUs]

Hold on a sec here. I see what you're talking about, and that's quite interesting. So no electronics and slightly altered OEM stickers. This is puzzling for sure. Maybe they made a deal with Thunder Tiger to get some old "new" stock, and updated the sticker pack. The owners of the tooling / molds may have made another run for another company. I've been involved in a similar thing in my day job, so it's not that unusual in the world of manufacturing.

I wonder if we will see them in the states?

How did you come across this?

I was hangin' out in a short course truck group and someone mentioned the SC10B being sold, but with (what looks like) a "5 series" chassis: https://action-modelisme.com/55_ycc-racing
I cannot find an official YCC Racing company website though.

 

[RustyUs]

Until I find more information on the company, I would not recommend buying.

 

[RustyUs]

Manual link has been added to OP.
Part numbers the same and XP servo in the YCC manual.
Team Associated SC8e manual on the left... YCC Racing ESC8 - ESD8 manual on the right:

@Spksh has ordered YCC Racing parts from Taobao. That makes me feel better about if I get a wild hair up my butt and take a leap into Nomad land.

 

[MVRCA]

Very interesting. Keep us in the loop if you do. Great find.

 

[Spksh]

@Spksh has ordered YCC Racing parts from Taobao.

Post in thread 'The official “What’d ya get in the mail today?!? thread!! 🤩'

Dec 19, 2025

Taobao order from YCC. From what I can tell, they scored the tooling for some of the B4/B5-era Associated vehicles. All of this was literal pennies on the dollar versus the vintage market, especially considering I have to pay overseas shipping rates on both.

New "ASCRACING" SC10 body, pre-cut. Very happy with the thickness of the lexan. Full sheet of body detail stickers, and a full sheet of knock-off branding.

SC10B roll-cage parts, and other assorted bits.

The anti-roll bar set looks pretty nice.

The gear diff case is an... interesting colour...

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Post in thread 'The official “What’d ya get in the mail today?!? thread!! 🤩'

Dec 19, 2025

Nice!!! Looks like very high quality stuff, and the body looks even cleaner than what I regularly get from the “top dogs” over here. I’ve seen composite parts that cosmoline shade before.. It’s been a few decades, but they were a quality material for sure. I wanna say they were Schumacher, or Yokomo.. Could’ve even been Custom Works..

Yeah, I'm pretty impressed. Nice to know that the gear diff case might actually be good.

I found YCC on Australian eBay, where someone was selling "SC10B" kits that were just the cage + body on a B5-era chassis. Grabbed a body kit, saw the...

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[Spksh]

From their Taobao store.

 

[Spksh]

That's about US$280. Shipping would be extra.

 

[TeknoJ]

Yeah this is crazy, I will be watching.

 

[MVRCA]

The tires are different. They are missing a few small details when compared to the OEM tires. The website photos are poor quality, so that's aggravating. Also the pinion output is different on both the front and rear diff; it looks updated. Mine is a simple c-cup, these looks captive. Front steering brace plate is also different.

Here are a few images of my OG unit if you wanted to also look for differences.

 

[MVRCA]

This thing is a beast on 6s.