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Has anyone here played the Lottery and a won a lot of money from the games that are offered?
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I don't have a Firebird, but I have a Camaro and a couple of Mustangs though.
I saw your Camaro and mustangs. I must say that the mustang with the Blue stripe is now difficult to find as they have not been offered for sale on Ebay in over a decade. I had a Camaro for a time. But I sent it back to the seller because the car left side was darker than the right side of the body. None the less, I believe that both the Camaro and the Firebird models are very difficult to find NIB.
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Hi guys,
I recently acquire a Latrax Firebird. Does anyone have one in their collection as I have never seen one before. Here are a few pictures of the car:
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Hi Flatout,
There is no need to sell you Latrax. I can help you out as there is a guy who not only has the parts to make you car run again, but a body shell as well. Here is the email address to the guy who I had the pleasure of doing business with in 2011:
David Schroeter57freek@ameritech.netPlease contact him if you want to restore your Latrax R/C as he has all of the parts available.
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I want to know if they have every played with a Latrax R/C car back in the early 1980's. In addition, does anyone remember the different models that they produced? The Latrax brand doesn't seem to have a history, except that it was founded by Jim Jenkins who sold the company in 1980 after 2 years in being in business. I must admit that they are strange cars. Does anyone have them in their collection? They are not easy to find on ebay. When they do appear, I always miss them.
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I collect Nikko's as well. On Yahoo Japan Auctions, there are a lot of rare HTF Nikkos that held my interest.
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Hi Commiedoor,
I know of a guy who has all the parts to make your Latrax Buggy into how it was, including the remote control and servos. Let me know if you want his contact information.
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Geroge,
Do you still have this wonderful car for sale?
Well George,
I want to know if you still have this car for sale.
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Geroge,
Do you still have this wonderful car for sale?
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I am quite surprised by the lack of response to my thread.
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Well folks,
I finally got a 1/12 NIB Latrax Firebird. Now my vintage R/C collection is complete. Thanks everyone.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...RK%3AMEWNX%3AIT
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Doesn't anyone have a Latrax for sale?
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Hi everyone,
I am looking to buy a NIB 2002 RADIO SHACK CORVETTE C5-R RC. I once had a NIB version in 2003. However, I stupidly sent that version to another collector by mistake. It was such a beautiful car. If anyone has one for sale, let me know!!!
Here is an example of what I am looking for, but NIB:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...BSM0ohC9GY%253D
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His last post was in 2007. I wanted to ask him about his vintage toy collection. But he hasn't reply to my messages. Has he died? I did find one of his toys for sale on a Swedish website a few years ago. Here is his membership site:
http://www.tamiyaclub.com/showroom_model.a...06&id=15331
If anyone knows the whereabouts of RC-Track, please let me know.
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I have the old LaTrax 1/10 buggy that was "inspired" by the Rough Rider. I think it was called "The Hustler", judging from the decals. Mine is another restoration project waiting for me, but I know there is at least one mint one in the showrooms.
Obscure early 80s models are fun, because of the old fashioned construction. There's a certain romance about them that I like, which is worth more than a hundred NIB 30th anniversary Tamiya 934s (to me).
cheers,
H.
I never thought I would ever get one of these for my collection:
http://page2.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/b118573977
And the car in NIB. Now all I need is a Latrax Corvette or Trans Am NIB and my Latrax collection will be complete. What the chances of me finding a 1/12 Latrax Corvette or Trans Am NIB? The old fashioned radio control metal box receiver is the ultimate prize for me because I never got my hands on them when I was a kid. Oh. How I miss the late 1970's til the early 1980's.
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I have a blue one that I recall purchasing at a local independent hobby shop when I was a kid. I'm not for certain of the exact year but I am for certain it was before 1980 (1977/78, maybe?). Were these cars sold through other outlets prior to the Tandy/Radio Shack days? The car is in good working order. I have the original styrofoam container and an end flap of the box. I remember it having an interchangable gear (low speed/high speed?). I no longer have the other gear. I'm not for certain what investment, if any, should be made to restore the car. I'm not a collector but the car does hold sentimental and nostalgic value that I would like to pass on to my son. Any advice? Thank you!
I just acquired a NIB version of this car:
http://page8.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/h147470717
The Blue version of the P-935 is very rare these days. The Red version comes second. I don't believe that you could restore the car. Could you provide a few pictures of the car? Thanks!!!
Also, I have the Black Radio Shack P-935 if you want it. The car is unused. Let me know if that car interest you.
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Yes, I have a NIB one of these, as it was also actually sold at Tandy/Radio Shack from 1982 - 1984, where it was their most expensive car.
It was made by Daishin as you say. It came in 4 colours over the years - red, white, blue and black.
Pretty sure the earlier ones used a 380 motor, while later ones actually had a smaller motor than that. The Tandy branded ones use a different style of remote, and have some different decals, and have a black chassis, but are otherwise the same as the Procision ones.
Attached is a pic of another one that came up on eBay a long time ago, showing the different colours available.
And if you jump to page 154 of this http://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/catalogs/1984/ you will see it there also, in a black version.
It may be considered a toy grade with it's preinstalled radio gear, however it does have a metal gearbox casing and working suspension, and is made by Daishin who also made some more slightly hobby grade cars. It's slightly in between toy and hobby, plus it's a very nice looking model.
cheers,
H.
Hibernaculum,
I managed to get the Black version of the P-935 Radio Shack car:
If you want it, the car is yours. I went out of my way to find this car for you. I hope that you like the link I provided.
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I had 3 of the 4 Latrax Mustang Cobra IIs at one time.
Hi Power Surge,
I recently got this car from Japan:
Has anyone ever seen the Japanese Packaged version of the Mustang Cobra? I have had dreams that a Japanese version of the Latrax Mustang Cobra would appear on Yahoo! Japan Auctions. I never stopped searching until I finally found what I was looking for:
Te Black Mustang Cobra has got to be the rarest of the Latrax bunch as I have never seen one before. I snaged it at a very good price. Although I still want the pan version of the Latrax Corvette:
Not bad for a one weeks find, eh?
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I recently got these cars on ebay:
Has anyone ever seen the Japanese Packaged version of the Mustang Cobra? I have had dreams that a Japanese version of the Latrax Mustang Cobra would appear on Yahoo! Japan Auctions. I never stopped searching until I finally found what I was looking for:
This has got to be the rarest of the Latrax bunch as I have never seen one before. I snaged it at a very good price. Although I still want the pan version of the Latrax Corvette:
Not bad for a one weeks find, eh?
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This was an item that I decided to pass on since the Kremer Porsche 935 was enough. Here are the pictures:
This car is unused as well as the Kremer 935. How many of you know of anyone who has these cars in their collection?
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Has anyone seen this car before? I just purchased it from Japan. It's a nice car. It was mentioned that this car is very rare as a R/C car. Is this true?
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I finally found a replacement box to store my Daishin Red Porsche 935. This box is so much better than the cheap piece of **** of a box that is falling apart. Here is my new box:
As for the Martini Porsche, I might sell it as I won't be needing it.
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<P>Hello! </P>
<P>This is my first post on this forum.</P>
<P>I recently bought an cheap LaTrax corvette from a swedish Auction site.</P>
<P>It is full functional but no radio.</P>
<P>I whanna know something about it. </P>
<P>Is it any money in it? I found Latrax toy cars on Ebay, no real rc cars like this.</P>
<P>Here is some pictures off it on a Swedish forum</P>
<P><A href="http://www.rsb.se/enjoy/viewtopic.php?t=6050">http://www.rsb.se/enjoy/viewtopic.php?t=6050</A></P>
<P> </P>
<P>Excuse my bad egnglish :-)</P>
Hi,
I got the radio device that goes with the corvette. Do you still have the car? If you want it, I could sell it to you.
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Yes, I agree of course - all models are valid They all have a place in Tamiya history.
I can only speak for myself I suppose. And I can understand to a degree why you feel this way, as you're a passionate fan of the re-releases. However, since I am one who doesn't buy the re-releases, let me offer a counterpoint to the snobbery suggestion.
I can't argue that there is zero snobbery among collectors.
But I will say that the snobbery behaviour is just one extreme end of the spectrum. And at the other end of the spectrum, you have another extreme - those who believe so passionately that re-releases are the same as the originals, that they seem to suggest that the originals are now pointless. And they are usually the ones to cast the first stone at people who still want the originals, because they think "Why doesn't this person just buy a re-release like me? Why does he think he is better than me? He's a snob!"
At times there has been such an evangelical fervor for the re-releases here, that anybody who said "I don't like the re-releases" in the middle of a pro-rerelease love-thread would get sort of harried by other members, to the point where their Tamiya fandom would be brought into question and so forth. It has at times, reminded me of villagers with torches.
That's silly. So, it goes both ways.
I'm not a snob, and hopefully I don't come across that way
Because the truth is, we all have personal idiosyncrasies about our collections that determine which cars we like and which we don't. So in a sense, we are all snobs about the cars we don't like or don't collect. Who isn't a snob toward the "Boys Racer" series? Or the Sonic Fighter? It's taken quite a while (and it was quite risky at first!) to convince these forums that toy grade RCs deserve to be loved too. But eventually people have come around, and no longer feel afraid to start topics about those.
Anyway, my preference is just to collect originals, because the re-releases are different in ways that I care about.
I actually agree with you - I'm happy thinking of re-releases as MK2 or MK3 versions.
But who is saying they are not proper versions? Re-releases are proper versions. They are new versions. What they are not, is proper originals. Therefore, in my mind, it doesn't have the same attraction.
I LOVE original decals, and real sponsors, with a passion. I LOVE original MSCs with a passion, because that's the way R/C was done back in the day. And just generally, I LOVE the old ways of doing things with R/C cars - old methods of engineering, with all their quirks and weaknesses and faults. I don't want a new version in which all these charming old deficiencies have been erased and improved, like the fake resistors on the Hotshot, or the moulded-to-the-body rear vision mirrors on the Sand Scorcher, or upgraded shocks...the list goes on and on.
I really like the crappy, fiddly way Tamiya used to do things - that to me, is the true experience of Tamiya from the 1980s
And that is a big part of why I collect. To relive that early experience, and the whole culture of 1980s RC.But you (I assume) and many others don't really care about that stuff, and that's ok. You are the ones Tamiya is hoping will buy the re-releases. You're happy with a 2010 spin on the 1980s, that does away with some of the charms and quirks, in favour of producing models that still look basically like the originals.
And I don't dislike the re-releases, or try to convince anyone they aren't "real". I just have no particular reason to collect them, because I'm happy hunting down and building the originals. Instead of these endless re-releases (let's face it, it's like drilling for oil - what happens when it runs out? What's the plan then?), I sincerely wish Tamiya would start creating more NEW classics - cars with the true spirit and style of the old ones, but with new designs. But it rarely happens.
I think this depends on the person too though.
To a person who doesn't know AND doesn't care, they will agree with you that it's all the same.
To a person who doesn't know, but DOES care - they will see the originality argument as well.
For example, my wife is not into RC at all. She would never be able to tell the difference, as you say.
However, she collects 1st Edition novels. So she appreciates and understands the concept of owning an original release, because it's "different" and because of the feeling of knowing it was the first one to come out - at the true dawn or era of the cultural popularity of the object being collected.
As soon as I tell her all the differences between original and re-release Tamiya, she will say "Oh, you'd HAVE to get the original, wouldn't you?" - knowing that it's the one from back in the day. The first, and the one actually responsible for the popular phenomenon itself.
Think about first edition books - often the only difference between those and later editions, is a couple of lines or text (or the absence of) printed on the first page - literally. Yet try buying a first edition Harry Potter novel - they are worth thousands and thousands and thousand of dollars. The dollars involved makes collecting Tamiya look like nothing.
It's all about being original, and/or being a special thing in the brains of collectors.
It so happens that 1st and 2nd edition Tamiyas have (by comparison) much bigger differences, than in the world of 1st and 2nd edition books.
So in 20 years time, we should be able to see the price of the re-release Sand Scorcher equal to the price of the original Sand Scorcher (prior to the re-release).
Personally, I don't think that will happen.
But who can say.Anyway, I hope this has been helpful. I don't mean to convince anyone to agree with me, I'm just trying to explain the way different minds are working...
cheers,
H.
Hi Hiber,
Could you take a moment to read my message:
They all have a place in Tamiya history.
Vintage Latrax Collection on ebay.
in Other makes
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https://www.ebay.com/sch/m.html?_odkw=&_ssn=thebeautifulyou&_armrs=1&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2046732.m570.l1313.TR9.TRC1.A0.H0.Xlatrax.TRS2&_nkw=latrax&_sacat=0
Unless the seller found these RC at a warehouse auction, there is no way that anyone would have accumulated a collection as large as hers. My biggest regret was not garbing the hobby grade Latrax LTX-43 which is the 1982 Firebird shell instead of the 1979 version. I saw three of them posted this past February.
If you have gotten a few items from the seller, what was your experience with dealing with her?