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About KUBIK

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    Surrey UK
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    Vintage 1/8 buggies, real cars, music, films.
  1. My six year old girl has two of these. They are great fun for not much money. Tank controls take a bit of getting used to, but it does allow some funny swift manoeuvres. You can spin on the spot, or swiftly change direction. Very slow on water though. Plus the batteries do not last long. As a basic toy and an intro into rc they are great.
  2. Wanted - Vintage 1980s 1/8 buggy tyres / tires. Made by PB, SG, Graupner etc. What do you have? Thanks
  3. Wanted: Rossi / Nova-Rossi vintage c21 3.5cc engines. Nova-Rossi Testaoro (gold head) or Testarossa (red head). They also made an entry level model with a black / nero head. Please let me know if you have anything. Looks like the attached google image (but ignore the after market red carb which is wrong)... Thanks
  4. Lovely restoration. Looks really cool
  5. Hi all, I'm a huge vintage 1/8th fan If I can add some more thoughts below (feel free to correct any errors) as most of these observations are remembered from back in the day... 1984 Graupner Garbo Gepard 3 was designed (according to my exploded diagram in the owners manual). This was an interesting buggy as it had some old school features such as a full metal cage, high mounted shocks, radio box to protect the electronics, rear exit exhaust, but it also some new era aspects to the design: decent strong A-arm suspension, the start of larger diameter three piece wheels (still smaller than todays mind you), ball joints all round, triple diffs, very strong thick chassis, lovely build quality. This model was very expensive at the time. So I see this car at a cross roads in rc history - the end of one era with the beginnings of a new one. 1985 PB Mustang Xi2. Twin diffs, GRP radio tray, strong A-arms, same wheels and diffs as the Garbo 3. Came fully ballraced for £190 or so, making it much cheaper than the Garbo 3 and the only reason I bought one. The all wheel steering was a gimmick and most drivers remove it. Twin disc brakes were also not great as the servo effort available was simply divide into two making no difference. The chassis flexed badly as it was too thin and the top brace failed miserably. Overall a great value product but one which needed a lot of mods to make it work at it's best. 1986 I am sure this is roughly when Serpent had another car out. Dates are hazy but I recall a Spirit and Cobra. 1987 This is the year 1/8 exploded with loads more manufacturers taking it seriously. PB X3 on the scene with triple diffs, vertical shocks, side exhaust layout, much improved ballraced steering (which I fitted to my Xi2), lower profile tyres on one piece rims, which became the norm. Graupner Garbo Master released. Same as Garbo 3 but the cage was ditched for a lexan shell. Metal parts were replaced with cheaper lighter plastic parts, such as diffs, gears, etc. Siccom and Yankee were huge this year. Burns released, which soon became a Turbo... 1988 The last ever Graupner Garbo won the world championships with a Ghibli or Roadfighter as some called it. Engine was a T4 Mantua. 1989-ish-on wards... End of the old school. All modern buggies became replicas of the Burns. All the variations, unique ideas and character vanished from 1/8 buggies. Skip to today and add some carbon fibre and CNC parts with pretty colours and you still have a Burns clone with bling. I think buggies are now as good as they will ever become. Feel free to edit Paul
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