Mark's Big Inventory/Plans/Status thread - 2023

[markbt73]

So once again, as I do every so often, I'm going through all my RC stuff and inventorying it and seeing where I'm at. And this time, I took photos, so that I can actually put together my showroom on the main page, a little at a time. Here are the "group photos":

Current complete & assembled models:

Vintage Boomerang (with a few re-re parts), re-release Terra Scorcher, re-release Bigwig

 

Cox Bandido (Kyosho Pegasus/Icarus sister model), Kyosho Progress 4WDS, original Kyosho Ultima

 

Re-release Kyosho Turbo Optima and Scorpion

 

Re-release Lunchbox with vintage Midnight Pumpkin body, restored original Blackfoot, heavily modified Striker

 

CEN Q-Series Fiat 595 with 4WD conversion, Wild Willy 2 with Bolink Corvette body & 3D-printed blower, King Yellow

 

Re-release FAV/Wild One mashup, Associated RC10 with Sand Scorcher body, re-release Grashopper with Protoform AMC Javelin body

 

Re-release Honda City Turbo, original Bolink Digger with Bolink Renault 5 body, TT-02 Ford Escort

 

Traxxas Stampede with Parma '41 Willys body, Clod Buster Black edition, re-release Bruiser

 

Carisma SCA-1E with Axial Chevy Blazer body, ECX Barrage with Tamiya FJ40 body, scratch-built Land Rover using Losi Mini Crawler axles & gearbox

 

RJ Speed Sportsman, Hyperdrive H10SC, Associated RC10LSO

 

 

[Busdriver]

2 minutes ago, markbt73 said:

So once again, as I do every so often, I'm going through all my RC stuff and inventorying it and seeing where I'm at. And this time, I took photos, so that I can actually put together my showroom on the main page, a little at a time. Here are the "group photos":

Current complete & assembled models:

Vintage Boomerang (with a few re-re parts), re-release Terra Scorcher, re-release Bigwig

 

Cox Bandido (Kyosho Pegasus/Icarus sister model), Kyosho Progress 4WDS, original Kyosho Ultima

 

Re-release Kyosho Turbo Optima and Scorpion

 

Re-release Lunchbox with vintage Midnight Pumpkin body, restored original Blackfoot, heavily modified Striker

 

CEN Q-Series Fiat 595 with 4WD conversion, Wild Willy 2 with Bolink Corvette body & 3D-printed blower, King Yellow

 

Re-release FAV/Wild One mashup, Associated RC10 with Sand Scorcher body, re-release Grashopper with Protoform AMC Javelin body

 

Re-release Honda City Turbo, original Bolink Digger with Bolink Renault 5 body, TT-02 Ford Escort

 

Traxxas Stampede with Parma '41 Willys body, Clod Buster Black edition, re-release Bruiser

 

Carisma SCA-1E with Axial Chevy Blazer body, ECX Barrage with Tamiya FJ40 body, scratch-built Land Rover using Losi Mini Crawler axles & gearbox

 

RJ Speed Sportsman, Hyperdrive H10SC, Associated RC10LSO

 

 

Quite a collection!!!

[markbt73]

Projects:

TA02 Lancia 037 Rally

 

MF-01X with VW Golf body, locked diffs, and 55t crawler motor (because why not?) - will eventually get a Fiat Panda 4x4 body made for it

 

Kyoho Fazer, MST TCR-M, Mardave V12 - these will all eventually have scratchbuilt or 3D-printed bodies

 

Re-release Brat with badly-botched body (may need replacement), vintage Kyosho Optima with re-re Javelin cage, re-re Lunchbox in need of restoration

 

RC10 - could be built as Team-style buggy or RC10T - haven't decided yet - if I got another chassis tub and a few gearbox parts I could build both

 

WPL B24 - scratch-build project - will eventially be a Crosley Farm-O-Road

 

TamTech Gear Hornet - I'll do something with it someday

 

Crawler/scaler parts - enough to build two complete chassis, just waiting for inspiration

[markbt73]

New-In-Box, or almost:

MF-01X VW Beetle Rally - TC photo competition prize - saving for a rainy day

 

Parma Hemi Coupe - box actually contains one fully-built car, one partially-assembled engine, and one incomplete chassis

 

Futaba FX10 - kit pieced together from parts - still need to find front wheels

 

Grasshopper re-release - just to have one NIB

[markbt73]

The "Hit List" - stuff I want to save up for & buy over the next few years:

One NIB vintage Tamiya 1/12 on-road model - Datsun 280ZX preferred

One NIB vintage Kyosho buggy - Icarus, Raider, or Cosmo preferred

Kyosho Optima Mid re-release kit

Whatever Tamiya's 50th anniversary model ends up being

...and a couple of static kits I've always wanted. And that's it. No more impulse buys, no more "retail therapy." I'm running out of room, I don't want to sell anything, and I'd rather have these few special things than a bunch more random vehicles.