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2 hours ago, JeffSpicoli said:
I see we still have hoarders and ebay pirates in the hobby, not at all shocked.
I ordered the 40th and the CC, but will likely give the 40th to my best friend.
10 years from now someone will die, and there will be an auction, and the guy will have 25 RC10 40th in his basement, he had no use for or need for lol.
It's ridiculous, they are asking double for a kit that you can currently buy!!!!
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Wow, 0990 that's the lowest I've scene yet .
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OK, start posting up your chassis numbers. Who has the lowest? Ive got 1214.
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Maybe make a prediction that the OG Astute won't come out and luck will do the right thing.
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On 1/21/2021 at 3:08 AM, Wandy said:
To be honest, the RC10 re-release was a bit of a flop and AE actually struggled to sell all of the kits.
The Worlds kit was being practically given away by shops in the end. Ironic really, considering what they go for now.
Have a look at RC10talk.com. There is a dedicated section to the re-releases and it is absolutely dead. By the looks of things there have been about 10 posts there in the last 12 months. It's the vintage buggies that spark the passion of RC10 enthusiasts.
IMO there is zero chance of the RC10 coming back again in any form. And they probably think it was a waste of time bringing it back at all. I am certainly glad they did though.
That didnt age well.
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6 minutes ago, GToddC5 said:
Kit #3743 is getting staged and ready. Lots of rain in the forecast this week, so the body will have to wait a bit . . . which is fine since I'm nervous as all heck that I'm gonna screw it up. I'll pick at the build throughout the week after work, no rush.
Oh man! Getting me all anxious to start mine.
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5 hours ago, F-150 said:
Well as I posted about getting the Kyosho Turbo Ultima I get a call that he forgot it had been sold already for whatever reason...perhaps he decided to keep it, who knows, just be honest.
Probably saw it was valued more than 500. I don't know, a bit disappointed, but it is what it is
I also pulled the plug on getting a 40th RC10. Associated just confirmed it and sent my money back.
I'll just run my Edinger RC-10 if I feel the need someday, otherwise I have no reason to get the 40th, other than hoarding reasons.
Basically going to quit this impulse buying.
Sorry man! Understand about the 40th, I did kind of impulse buy it too, BUT I don't have a gold pan of any kind, and I've been kicking myself to 10 years because I didn't get a 30th. Once I finish the team car I'll start the 40th.
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No point, it was a cop out. Just like Tamiya now. AE, Schumacher , kyosho (who is killing it) and even Yokomo are killing it. Let's go Losi!
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Absolutely zero reason. It was a very popular model for them, it was a favorite of club racers too, as well as the fox before the rc10, Ultimas, and JRX2 took over.
I'm deeply disappointed in Tamiya at this point. They have a catalog of pre 100 cars that theybtill haven't rere'd that would make us happy, and would be a success for them.
Tamiya has licensed numerous Porsches , so no reason not to do 959 or celica. They did the Super astute, let's get the OG, and why no falcon or Kingcab?
The rere is an established part of the rc genre now, one which they started. Kyosho, AE, Schumacher, and now Yokomo are just killing it and Tamiya just keeps making TFs and Avantes. SMH.
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2 hours ago, Raman36 said:
I looked on RC10talk and some motors have the Yokomo stamp on end bell and others don’t. Possibly earlier motors were Yok? Not sure of the time line.
I think yokomo provided endbells for multiple motor manufacturers. I have an old speed gem and Joel Johnson motors with yokomo endbells. Nothing special about them.
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On 5/3/2024 at 8:18 PM, Djadub said:
That's what I was thinking, and yeah you can find the 30th manual, but why not just link to that with the QR code
Right! I just bought a clear manual off of eBay for 10 us.
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I'm pretty sure the clod and bullhead body mounts are different, check out their manuals to verify.
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Great build! It's crazy how much money the Juggs, TXTs, and TXT2 demand. I purchased a Jugg2 in the fall of 2023 (I need to finish that build thread!!!) and it was 650 minus the wheels and tires.
I went a similar path with the shocks, bought 8 RC4wd internal spring shocks, they look great but there isn't enough dampening, truck still pogos a little , it's not as planted as my cold with 8 hicaps.
I didn't glue my wheels and tires for 2 reasons. 1 the Jugg wheel and tire are under rare and I don't want to ruin them, and 2 the spinning of the tires in the wheels add a kind of slipper clutch effect which will save your axles .
Looking fwd to the rest of this thread. Nice work!
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51 minutes ago, IXLR8 said:
I had thought the can or end bell was marked "Yokomo" but I just checked and there are no markings apart from the blue and chrome AE label. There's also no reference to Reedy anywhere on the motor so I'm not sure who made them. I will post the question over on RC10talk.com.
Anyway, AE and Yokomo were allies in those early days so it's possible the kit motor came for Yok.
IIRC, Yok team drivers competed with RC10's in 2wd and AE team drivers competed with Yoks in 4wd. The agreement didn't last however.
Didn't A# Sell YZ10s in AE boxes for a few years? Who started building theirs?
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The only issue I ever had was one of the cvds for the 801xt werent threaded for the grub screw. All part trees etc always present.
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1 hour ago, F-150 said:
Everyone wanting to save their 40th chassis, Amain is selling the CC chassis set. I'm pretty sure all the parts will transfer to it?.
Yep direct swap, I just really like the gold. Ive got a beat up black team car chassis I could use but Ive got plans for that one!
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If you break an arm etc, easy to replace. Replacing a serialized chassis for the 40th will be very expensive. Im very happy I got a chassis under 1984.
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10 minutes ago, GToddC5 said:
^ I'm thinking about getting an undertray from TBG
I just dont want to risk, IM going to drive it that way its supposed to, I dont want to bend it due to a crash etc. Once all of these get built Im going to conduct a comparison between the Astsute and the 40th, the Team car and the DS. They will be driven!
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Just received my 40th. Chassis number 1214! The chassis wont see use, Ill be using an older OG/Classic chassis for it. Whichever I can find. Just ordered (3) HW Just Stock 10.5 combos. One for the DS, one for this, and one for the Team Car Build.
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9 minutes ago, GToddC5 said:
^ Not sure on the Clear manual, I wasn't interested in ordering that one. I guess I need a motor, too. I wasn't prepared for this, this quickly! I do have some Camel Yellow paint which might look the part.
Recommendations for a cool vintage brushed motor are welcome, please!
Edit to add: I clicked on the manual link, and see this among some gingerbread BS: "The instruction manual will be in this
location when it becomes available."Huh?!? The manual isn't ready? This is a joke, right? I hope I'm missing something, lol. Off to search . . .
AE has everyother manual online, search up the 30th or the OG.
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SICK!!! Digital manual, smh. Im going to try and score a 30th. Did the clear get a manual?
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2 minutes ago, pastimesteve said:
Looking forward to hearing your perspective on parts quality. I know that was an issue on the last run.
The clear one I know has issues due to the material, I thought the 30th was gtg , and it was just the top shaft on the worlds which AW replaced???
But yes will give a quick here's what I think . Once everything I need to build it arrives I'll put in a build thread
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Supposedly my RC10 is on its way today. I'll for sure open, maybe build the sub assemblies, ie the gear box, shocks, and suspension arms. I'm going to search eBay for an OG gold chassis and nose piece with some road rash in order to preserve the 40th chassis as this will be used. Ahhh can't build anything! Well I can build the shocks. I e ordered ball bearing for it .
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Im thinking about selling my TRF511 to buy an easier to find parts for 4wd version of your car. Following with enthusiasm.
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RC10 40th Anni!
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Just like Tamiya AE has a back catalog alot are waiting for. Graphite car, team car, CE car etc. Heck They could do the Kyosho thing and release race cars never sold such as the Detroit car, stealth car, etc etc.