Hambo 0 Posted January 10, 2012 Hi chaps, I'm an erstwhile RC fan looking for some advice. I have an original Tamiya Egress, which I bought and built in 1991. I played with it about three times (only ever on on Tarmac) and then, for various reasons didn't get to use it ever again. Nothing is broken on it and it is complete. It has no scuffs, cracks or marks on it and every part is what came in the original kit. It has the Tamiya digital radio receiver (not the servo-actuated thingy) and a Parma motor (can't remember what sort, but it's pink). I'm looking for some advice on what it's worth. I'd really like it to go to a loving home, with someone who know what they're doing with it as it's an awesome car, and I paid the full £299.99 for it back in the day (bought it in Beatties toy shop in Holborn, London). The motor was about £40 and the radio kit was about 80 quid (but my memory is a little hazy on that item). It was all brand new anyway. Any help would be appreciated. Regards, Richard Hampson Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tamiya Era 778 Posted January 10, 2012 it would be great is u post some photos Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hambo 0 Posted January 10, 2012 it would be great is u post some photos When I get home tonight I'll take a load of photos and stick them up here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hambo 0 Posted January 10, 2012 Home at last. Here are the pix: I'll stop there, though I can take more if there's something someone wants to look at. Excuse the Vanquish body kit. I bought it at the time because I wanted one with a driver in it. The Vanquish kit had a driver's head. Ahem. Most of that muck is dust by the way. I never ran it on a loose or muddy surface. Also note that I robbed the frequency crystal thing out of the radio for another model I was making at the time. I have these Tamiya models in my loft as well: Clodbuster Porsche 959 (1/12 scale) Ford Escort Cosworth rally car Humvee Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EddScott 134 Posted January 11, 2012 If it helps, I paid £230 for mine back in April 2011. Condition wise its similar condition to yours (you can see yours is just dirty more than anything) although an owner at some point saw fit to use superglue to fix the ESC in place which has made a bit of a mess of the top deck. There is someone on ebay right now having broken up an Egress selling the parts for truly staggering prices - think he's asking £270 odd just for the chassis plates. It would help the price if you had the correct bodyshell and cleaned the chassis up a bit. That CPR unit can be quite sort after I believe. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hambo 0 Posted January 11, 2012 If it helps, I paid £230 for mine back in April 2011. Condition wise its similar condition to yours (you can see yours is just dirty more than anything) although an owner at some point saw fit to use superglue to fix the ESC in place which has made a bit of a mess of the top deck. There is someone on ebay right now having broken up an Egress selling the parts for truly staggering prices - think he's asking £270 odd just for the chassis plates. It would help the price if you had the correct bodyshell and cleaned the chassis up a bit. Right - cheers for that. I do have the proper body shell (somewhere) and I suppose I could give the whole thing a wipe and a blast with the air duster. Most of that dust seems to be sawdust for some reason. I think I have the manual for it as well, though I see you can download them as PDFs now. I'll advertise it on here at some point if that's OK, in the appropriate forum, of course. I never did understand the spoiler sticker "Way out running". What the heck does that mean? RH Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wez-li 1790 Posted January 13, 2012 If it helps, I paid £230 for mine back in April 2011. Condition wise its similar condition to yours (you can see yours is just dirty more than anything) although an owner at some point saw fit to use superglue to fix the ESC in place which has made a bit of a mess of the top deck. Think I watched that get sold (bought by you) on the bay. I didn't bid at the time as I thought it was a bit expensive... How things change! I've since restored my own egress, and seen two or three up for sale in the past 6 months. In my opinion an eggy in the condition of Eddscotts should not get sold for less than £300-350 Maybe more, I defiantly wouldn't take any less than that for mine, if it was for sale, which it isn't @Hambo - With a strip, clean and a new shell/decals i'd expect yours to sell for top money also. Just my opinion Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hambo 0 Posted January 16, 2012 Think I watched that get sold (bought by you) on the bay. I didn't bid at the time as I thought it was a bit expensive...How things change! I've since restored my own egress, and seen two or three up for sale in the past 6 months. In my opinion an eggy in the condition of Eddscotts should not get sold for less than £300-350 Maybe more, I defiantly wouldn't take any less than that for mine, if it was for sale, which it isn't @Hambo - With a strip, clean and a new shell/decals i'd expect yours to sell for top money also. Just my opinion Aye, there's the rub. Don't really have time to clean it up and respray the shell. And with three nippers around it would be an almost impossible task. Think I'll go advertise it as is. Is £200 unreasonable? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Percymon 2184 Posted January 16, 2012 You have PM To close this thread out, now sold - one happy buyer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites