Sand Scorcher - Why The Holy Grail?

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I understand the desire, hey I have a diffed SC, but I just don't feel it is Scorcher as Tamiya intended :-)

Paul.

[*Topcat*]

They use electric motors (540 type, early production) but I have seen a nitro conversion before, although this is home made.

I wouldn't recommend this kind of speed or power in this type of car. To be honest, every time I hear someone talking about putting a diff in a Scorcher and/or attaching a fast brushless motor my heart sinks a little bit, because (IMHO) they are missing the point of this car, which is a pretty rough off road driver, which runs nicely in the right kind of sand. A diff, or too much power spoils all of that.

P.

Grubby has a nitro powered scorcher of sorts and it goes pretty well

http://www.tamiyaclub.com/showroom_model.a...0&sid=25710

to be honest it isnt really much faster but its a nice model to see flying round

[tony blackfoot]

well heres my take on this topic lol

i love all tamiya models

but the ss is just AWESOME

I LOVE IT MORE THAN ANY OTHER OF MY COLLECTION

that said you cant beat tamiyas fisrt rc model THE 934 PORSCHE RSR VALIANT

its body is the best tamiya have ever made

tone

[slimmy]

Everyone gets infected with "The Bug"

Lol, Aint it the truth!

[OnceAGrasshopper]

How do the SRB cars handle (including speed) compared to, say, a Hornet - (better I'm assuming), The Frog, or a modern buggy like a Sand Viper?

Do many people just run them of mostly just collect them? I see the Buggy Champ has been re-re'd so I guess those are good for just running.....

Just curious....

[qatmix]

How do the SRB cars handle (including speed) compared to, say, a Hornet - (better I'm assuming), The Frog, or a modern buggy like a Sand Viper?

Do many people just run them of mostly just collect them? I see the Buggy Champ has been re-re'd so I guess those are good for just running.....

Just curious....

You assume wrong, the SRB's handle terribly. A grasshopper could easily run rings around it (and they are poor). They just sell to collectors and guys who aspired to them when they were young. Its horses for courses but if you want a car thats nice to drive look elsewhere

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You assume wrong, the SRB's handle terribly. A grasshopper could easily run rings around it (and they are poor). They just sell to collectors and guys who aspired to them when they were young. Its horses for courses but if you want a car thats nice to drive look elsewhere

That's a little harsh! Some people are happy when driving them on wet sandy beaches, no differential means better grip in such situations, I find them 'nice' to drive, they just don't turn quite so well and are heavy and slow. There are things you can do to improve performance and speed (after market diff, stiffen chassis, coil over shocks, motor and electrics upgrade) but I agree it will always be a 30 year old design that wasn't cutting edge during its own production life.

Paul.

[Azkuma]

The Bug has always been a special vehicle and I've been in two minds as to whether to buy the re-released Buggy Champ or wait for the speculated Sand Scorcher release.

http://tamiyablog.com/

Well, it may only be the blog but it seems the SS will be coming along next year.

[Mouton]

Ok, here I go...

[An addict justifying his addiction]

...Hope this helps!

Badboy

I would like to add two things to Badboy's passionate Sand Scorcher defense speach:

1. It was a Volkswagen Beetle - everbody at the time knew at least someone who had one or had had one. Petrolhead Jeremy Clarkson said it best in his Top 100 cars-DVD. He said: "My mother had one, and then another, and the another, and then another - all in all she had seven of them..." The fact that it withstood the test of time so well has made it is one of the most recognised (well known) car designs ever made.

2. It worked "everywhere", which most other cars of the era did not. The track cars required 100 % dust free asphalt that was equally smooth as clean. Anywhere else and they had zero grip and you bent the chassies out of shape with even the smallest trace of dirt. The earlier offroaders had extremely fragile suspension that broke when they landed after even the smallest of jumps. The RC Guide Books reasoning that a 5 cm "boulder" equalled a 50 cm boulder and who in their right mind would hit that with a real car at full throttle, actually made som sense back then with the Cheetas and the others. The SRBs actually held up, you could go just about everywhere with them. Albeit not the best car ever made, but one of the first that really did work. That made it special, even though it was soon outdated by the competition.

While 2. holds true for Rough Rider 1. does not, which is why the one with the "Baja Bug" California registration plate became the Holy Grail.

[30cms]

the wheelbase of the sand scorcher always looks a bit iffy to me

too long?

maybe with the rere it will be sorted out.