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They have re-released far more obscure kits than the 2001 so I don't think it's that. I just think it's Tamiya being Tamiya and throwing darts at board and seeing where they land. A lot of their re-re's have been very logical but some of them really haven't. Personally I think the 2001 would be a smash. It's the best looker of the LWB Avante chassis kits.

They go for big money on ebay so I don't really buy that. A NIP set of 2001 wheels and the bodysets from 10 years ago go for crazy money.

It's the 2001 that they need to bring back, rather than another re-re-re of the 2011. All the parts are there to bring back the 2001 so I have no idea what is stopping them from doing so.

Yeah I think Rocky & Turbo Rocky will happen, but not yet. One of the LWB Mids will be next & then probably Lazer ZX after that. Then they will move down to stuff like the Rocky & hopefully the niche stuff like the Gallop.

Managed to grab one of the motors for my kit. They seem pretty sparse at the moment, here in the UK anyway. Grabbed one from the handful that MB Models got in stock yesterday.

Just had an email from Modelsport confirming that my kit is now in the post.

Where have you heard that?

Delayed till mid-Feb now, here in the UK. No surprise really.

Images of the actual re-re finally arrive. And it looks like they really have done it justice. https://ameblo.jp/yokomo-product/entry-12829682431.html?fbclid=IwAR2OANVbEzfUpoi25dOXZzXN_1X_heCo5jKBsLm9iwn5XgGGGp4CRmRCpiw_aem_ATm4qvyZNn2VCVr7qHoNg8HZE7naTucZHeP3x8Sk8da0uOWk_VMMa514pFBRwXMpc14

Also ordered one from Modelsport. I was hoping the price would be closer to £250 but hey-ho. Will be interesting to see what next year's Classic costs, assuming that it's happening. I got two of them for a total of £290 back in 2013. Somehow I don't think they will be that this time, although I did import them from the USA and managed to avoid import duty.

Good luck with that. I’ve been waiting for a NOS 3-hole C-tree to come available for 20 years. Considering the kit got a measly one month production run, I think it’s fair to assume that spare parts trees never made it out of the factory.

Have a look at their fb page and read their comments. I’d say with near certainty they are going to do a re-run of the classic next year. I think they might do the RC10T too. I hope they bring back the Worlds too as I want a runner to go with my shelfer. This time they can bring it back without the faulty transmission though, lol.

Actually, just reading their comments on Facebook, AE are saying 2024 will be a ‘great year’ when they were quizzed about a re-run of the classic. Looks like they might be bringing it back for the 40th anniversary then.

Fair enough, my memory might be tricking me. All I remember is going back to their site and seeing some still available. Might not have taken notice of the price though.

I am tempted by one of these new versions, not gonna lie. Its good that a company tries something new for the vintage scene IMO.

I just remember that AE still had some for sale on their website for quite a while after the release date. Dunno, maybe they sourced some extra kits from somewhere and people didnt realise that they were on there?

Was this demand before they started production though? I remember there was feverish excitement at the prospect of it coming back when the news broke of its return. But once the diehards got their kits, the remaining examples seemed to sit on AE’s website for ages.

I really can’t see them bringing back the classic. The brutal truth is that they didn’t sell particularly well, and were being heavily discounted in the end. The Worlds Car even more so. It was possible to pick up a Worlds for well under £150 at one point. Wish I’d bought more of them now, considering what they go for these days. Even the RC10 diehards don’t have much interest in the classic. The re-re section of rc10talk.com is like tumbleweed.

The early 1985 Mk1 Hotshot, with the 3-hole front bumper. Hands down the best looking of them all.

Believe me, buying a kit just for the box lid isn't the craziest thing I've done when in this hobby.

Silver Box lid confirmed then. Yep, that's me getting one.

There's really no reason why they shouldn't. They have cut corners with other re-releases like missing Sand Blaster Jr tyres on the Buggy Champ and skinny fenders on the Sand Scorcher but that was probably cost cutting due to licencing and mould issues. This is simply using a different colour ink on a box lid. You can never be sure with Tamiya but I'd be pretty surprised if they do a white lid rather than silver.

Well I’m just going off previous re-releases arriving here in the UK. Kits like the Sand Scorcher and Avante were announced in October and were in UK stores by the end of January. Tamiya’s supply line does seem to have deteriorated in efficiency since then, to be fair.

Xmas 2024? Where does it say that? More like January I reckon. Usually the way when they announce a re-re late in the year. They add the following year to the name to allow for the few months to get it in stores.

Nice. I've got a new built original (that will now plummet in value ) but it was built from spare parts trees, rather than a kit, so I will probably buy this re-release just for the unique silver box lid