"Boxer_4" (Boxer_4)
09/03/2020 at 21:02 • Filed to: None
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"Boxer_4" (Boxer_4)
09/03/2020 at 21:02 • Filed to: None | 2
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Well, a medium for power storage, anyway... I imagine these are a tad flat. A good friend of mine and I got to talking about RC cars recently, mainly about the fun times we had running the cars we had as kids. We still have them, and it’s been at least 8 years since we ran any of them - probably longer . New batteries are probably a decent and relatively inexpensive first step - neither one of us wants to throw too much money into any of these cars for how old they are .
Mine is an MRC Ironman from sometime in the late ‘90s, similar to the picture above . It’s seen some use over the years, but I seem to remember its in decent shape. My friend has two - a Team Losi and a Team Associated something or others from around that same era. We used his more, and I seem to remember that they show it.
When we do get these up and running, I’ll have to share some pictures.
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Boxer_4
> Boxer_4
09/03/2020 at 21:02 |
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Related but not:
MM54
> Boxer_4
09/03/2020 at 21:10 |
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From experience with an early/mid-90s MRC buggy, by now the plastic is very brittle. Everything will break when you hit bumps/walls/etc.
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Boxer_4
> MM54
09/03/2020 at 21:24 |
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That’s definitely a concern of mine. The later ones seem to be better, but I guess I’ll take it easy to start with and find out.
66P1800inpieces
> Boxer_4
09/03/2020 at 22:22 |
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Tesla might have longer run time, but IIRC Tamiya had better build quality.
shop-teacher
> Boxer_4
09/03/2020 at 22:28 |
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Be careful. I can’t even find parts for my Losi Mini LST from 2006.
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Thisismydisplayname
> Boxer_4
09/03/2020 at 22:41 |
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Yesssss. I have my losi xxxt and my dads jr T in the basement that are just itching for new brushless and lipo batteries. I’ve seen refreshes done for little under a $100 to go to the new running gear. Once I get some other projects out of the way, I’ll look at what it will take.
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Thisismydisplayname
> 66P1800inpieces
09/03/2020 at 22:42 |
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Nah, the Tamiya were not made to race, too much plastic. The Losi’s and RC10s were where it was at.
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Boxer_4
> shop-teacher
09/04/2020 at 00:24 |
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Parts availability on these have been dodgy for quite a while. I was never one to run it hard, and I intend to continue that.
CRider
> Thisismydisplayname
09/04/2020 at 00:56 |
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My Traxxas is plastic and that thing is definitely made to race. It’s too powerful for it’s own good - although going to a brushless motor might have had something to do with that.
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shop-teacher
> Boxer_4
09/04/2020 at 07:19 |
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Smart.
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66P1800inpieces
> Thisismydisplayname
09/04/2020 at 09:36 |
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Good old RC10. I always wanted one. Seemed like a great platform to work on and rebuild when you eventually ran into an object at full speed.