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Wow, not been here for a good while. I recently pulled out my old TL01 castrol toms Supra and my Subaru Brat, both look to need some TLC and possibly new electronics. Is it worth keeping them old school or getting some more modern gear in them to bring them up to speed? Like a better receiver, transmitter, esc and motor (possibly brushless). I don't seem to have gotten any of them running at 1st glance but not dug too much in to it. Looks like a mouse got to the receiver on the brat so that's cream crackered. Also acquired a rising fighter with a brushless esc in but looks to have been ridden hard and put away wet and not working. What's a good place to start checking everything is working? It's been so long since I built them I've forgotten most of it. Cheers Mick

Hi All, Last time I built an RC car was an original hotshot about 35 years ago. I have toyed with getting back into the hobby for years and have finally decided to take the plunge but things have moved on a lot so I would be grateful for any and all advice. The Wild Willy 2 has really caught my eye. So far the purchase list I have put together is as follows (List updated as people make suggestions) : Wild Willy 2 kit Tamiya CVA Super Mini Shock Unit Set (HC-50746) Savox SW0230MG Waterproof HV Digital Servo - 8kg / 0.13s Tamiya Hi-Torque Servo Saver (HC-51000) Bearings Female Tamiya to Male Deans Adaptor Cable for the battery [Additions] Hobbywing Quicrun 1060 Brushed SBEC 60A ESC Deans connector 18T Pinion - 48 D.P. Core RC Round Case 4000mAh 7.4V 30C LiPo - dimensions 23.3 x 46 x 133.7mm (maybe this will fit?) [Removals] Voltz 5000mAh Hard Case LiPo - 7.4V 2S 50C - Deans (I'll get a Deans to Tamiya adapter) - Too square to fit in battery recess Corally 50C Round Case LiPo Battery - 4500Mah - 7.4v - Deans - Too long to fit in the battery recess? Does this look like a sensible parts list? Could anyone suggest whether these particular parts will all work together? It looks like the Tamiya damper set is 2 dampers? So I would need to purchase 2 sets? One concern is the use of the LiPo battery. Will the stock motor and ESC be happy running with my specced battery or if I go LiPo would I have to replace the ESC or motor? Speaking of motors I remember when I put the hotshot together many years ago I put a little "balloon" around the motor to keep it water-proof, is this still a thing?

I'd like to throw this idea to the TC community . While I love the looks of the Sand Scorcher I find its performance and handling a let down . Don't get me wrong , its a wonderful piece of RC history but for a runner its just too heavy IMO . What I would like to do is build a Hybrid using a readily available Tamiya 2WD chassis and a re re Scorcher body .I'd like to keep to standard parts as far as is doable so that spares are easy to obtain so current kits are a must . My first thought is use a Holiday Buggy or Sand Rover but what would you use ? Any advice , thoughts or actual conversions would be a huge help guys .