Your Tamiya R/C....

[The soldier bug]

I would really like to know what everyone does with their Tamiya R/C vehicles. Some make them shelf queens while others will run them to pieces. Which of these type of activities do you do most? I am not sure which is better, to savor the clean crisp look of a Tamiya model or to enjoy seeing it run around over rocks and grass.[*-)]

[Toonz]

i build, run, run with care, hop-up and have fun.

[Shodog]

For me it depends on the car.  Some were bought to be runners. 

 

The bulk of my collection are shelfers though

[backtomyroots]

They go on the shelf [].

The ones I have broken down & used have been sold shortly after because they feel "violated" afterwards.

They will continue to go on the shelf BUT I am currently trying to decide which nitro truck to get so I have at least one to beat the snot out of and not feel bad afterwards []. 

[Mad Ax]

I like all my cars to look good, but at the same time I bought them to run, not to look at.  So they almost all get run as and when I can run them - just spent a lot of money kitting them all with ESCs and radios so I can run each one whenever I like, and not have to keep swapping electrics.

I have a few shelf projects in the pipeline, but I expect they'll get driven carefully from time to time

[Singapore_959]

 

All mine are bought to be used!  I do like looking at them on the shelf between runs but I cannot justify buying a r/c car and not using it.

The smile I get seeing them racing around a track or 'running free' [] cannot be matched by shelf perving.

 

Cam Am in front! []

[acorn]

 

All mine are bought to be used!  I do like looking at them on the shelf between runs but I cannot justify buying a r/c car and not using it.

The smile I get seeing them racing around a track or 'running free' [] cannot be matched by shelf perving.

 

Cam Am in front! []

 

Nice pic, that must really annoy people !!!!!!!!!!! []

[Bluefoot]

Some of my cars are shelfers only, some get run to death. I find that if I spend time and effort restoring and making something look good, then I don't want to destroy it. The nibs I have are only nib because I haven't got round to building them yet.

[jwrape]

Mine sit on shelfs until I am ready to play with them. All mine are runners.

[DJ-alpha]

All mine will be runners (except me bugging, they are shelfed, because they have been raced already), some more carefully than others.  For me its scale running now.

[Black Hole Sun]

Tamiya designs them to run. I do what Tamiya made them for.

[3doorpete]

I buy mine to run, but if I particularly like a model, I'll buy a second as a shelf queen. It depresses me to see my favourite RC's get caned by big roll overs, so having a second shelf queen one gets rid of the guilt!! Hence I have 2 of most of my cars now!

[Lonestar]

runners for the used ones or the modern ones (when I find time to build them), unless they're limited editions... otherwise shelfers or NIB, even some used ones when they're in perfect shape - I have a used bigwig with a new body kit/driver/decal sheet and this one will definitely remain on the shelf...

 

Regarding vintage NIB's, I get really emotional when I pull out one of my NIB kits and open the box to see all these nicely arranged, shiny parts, and virgin instruction manuals, especially the ones I bought years ago before they were selling for silly prices on ePay... am I the only who who's over sensitive to that and can spend half an hour in awe, staring at an open Road Wizard or Monster Beetle box ?

 

Cheers

Paul

[necronomicon]

Shelf queen = static model kit

Runner/ action/ fun= Tamiya

nuff said