What vintage car would you say is the must have from the different brands?

[Baja500]

The nichimo spirit buggy is cool to own, but the nichimo exceed pegasus 4wd/4ws is a rare one must have.

The Ayk super trail is a very rare one as well.

I remember seeing high end nichimo & marui kits on sale in some Asian variety toy shops in Sydney Australia in 1990 to mid 90's selling for peanuts no one wanted them much when the more modern chassis dominated sales. If only we got them back then, ugh.. I didn't know i would be wanting them again yrs later.

[mongoose1983]

Tamiya: Clod Buster

AYK: 566B
Kyosho: Honda trike
Marui: Big Bear

[Tamiya1/10]

I am a Tamiya Loyalist. I am not interested in any Vintage models by other brands.

The truth is, i don't know the other vintage models made by other brands. I am only 10 years old. So the XC/CC or Top Force are Vintage to me and the 3 spds are antiques.

The other model I kind of is Kyosho 4Runner, Pajero, Pathfinder dual motor capable models, similar to the Tamiya XC. Kyosho has the better chassis but Tamiya has a better body.

[kontemax]

I'm a Tamiya purist and I don't like any other brands thanTamiya.

Especially I hate Kyosho because I think they are really ugly and poor in design and look.

But if I should buy a vintage other brand car I'll buy the Kyosho Maxxum FF, due its strange drivetrain solution and its shape.

Decals are poor as usual but with a good job on the body with paints and homemade decals it could be very nice.

Max

[HunterZero]

Tamiya: Bruiser, Avante

Kyosho: Optima Turbo, Tomahawk

Marui: Samurai

Associated: RC10

Schumacher: Procat

[pleiku68]

Must for me would be Team Associates Gold Tub RC 10.

Around the same time Custom Works brought out the Dominator..

Vintage Tamiya would be at least one of the Tub buggies..Probably the Sand Scorcher and one of the Ladder trucks...The Bruiser

[Sayer]

just checked out the mustang. I want one mustang aswell

The Mustang looks like what would happen if an Optima and an Optima Mid had a baby. The angled front suspension is pretty interesting as well.

[Sayer]

I'm a Tamiya purist and I don't like any other brands thanTamiya.

Especially I hate Kyosho because I think they are really ugly and poor in design and look.

But if I should buy a vintage other brand car I'll buy the Kyosho Maxxum FF, due its strange drivetrain solution and its shape.

Decals are poor as usual but with a good job on the body with paints and homemade decals it could be very nice.

Max

I'd a gree with you that Tamiyas generally look better, but I don't know if I can get fully behind the argument that they're poor in design and look

[Fruitfly01]

I would like to have Nikko's Dandy Dash or Super Sprint. For me these show NIkko trying to something a bit more serious. Oil filled dampers and belt drive transmissions as far as I know.

The other would be HIrobo's Alien Mid 4 for the film fan in me. You can instantly see Hirobo's inspiration for the name and styling of that car.

[Finman]

The one for me would be the Losi JRX2. Just something about that 5 link rear suspension.

And I've just managed to get hold of one!

Rich

[Finman]

Double post.

[Finman]

Triple post what's going on?

[Klausen]

There are lot of beauties I want to add to my small collection, or might already have.

Tamiya: Supershot

Kyosho: Optima Mid

Schumacher: Cat

Yokomo: YZ10

Associated: RC10 worlds

Losi: JRX Pro

[kontemax]

I worked for a couple of years in a hobby shop and I made the shop catalogues so I did know very well the models included Kyosho ones and I never liked them but obviously this is my taste and opinon

Max

I'd a gree with you that Tamiyas generally look better, but I don't know if I can get fully behind the argument that they're poor in design and look

[hairy-ogre]

Hi,

My favorite vintage cars are, by order:

_ Egress

_Viper AYK

_ Javelin

_ Predator Tenth Technology (first realeases, with the carbon chassis)

The Viper and the Egress are definitely the most beautifull to me, almost equal.

I made a nice video of the Viper AYK this WE. It seems there are quite few of this rare car online. You can see it there:

Enjoy

[scootmike]

Vintage must haves for me,are the following

Tamiya Sand Scorcher

Kyosho Scorpion

Yokomo 834B

AYK Super Trail 566B

Associate 1/8 scale onroad gas cars

[nascar24jd]

Mine are:

The Frog (have 2)

The Hornet

The Grasshopper

Lunch Box

Blackfoot

[backtomyroots]

Marui Samurai / Big Bear

Varicom Big Grizzly

MRP High Roller

Kyosho Double Dare / Javelin

Team Associated RC10

[mongoose1983]

Recently saw the Wheely King from HPI running and I must say it is an amazingly resistant monster truck racer. I mean the thing seems to be indestructible! Will have to add that one to the list of must-haves from other brands, although I don't think I'm getting one.

So it will go like this...

• Tamiya: Clod Buster
• AYK: 566B
• Kyosho: Honda ATV 250R 3-wheeler
• Marui: Big Bear
• HPI: Wheely King (preferably the suv type of body)

[kontemax]

As I previously said:

Tamiya, most of them.

Kyosho, Maxxum FF

I add Nikko: Turbo Panther, Aero Tuned, Bison F10, Dictator.

Max

[Wez-li]

Tamiya: Avante (original)

Yokomo: Super Dogfighter works

Kyosho: Optima mid custom special

Associated: RC10 Gold Tub

Schumacher: Pro-Cat

And...

Tomy intruder

I blame the adverts in radio race car magazine late 80's early 90's...

[dutch_rc]

I could only think of a car as a 'must have' if it's Tamiya.

So no use for myself naming other brands...

Another interesting question (mentioned before) is - what is actually vintage?

Generally one would think of the first 100, or even 150, cars.

Arguements can be made that the 'new era' started with TRF and the Avante.

Or even that design-wise think started to clearly change around the 50th model.

Not taking it that narrow, I would say the Egress. And/or the Top Force Evo.

[mongoose1983]

I could only think of a car as a 'must have' if it's Tamiya.

So no use for myself naming other brands...

Another interesting question (mentioned before) is - what is actually vintage?

Generally one would think of the first 100, or even 150, cars.

Arguements can be made that the 'new era' started with TRF and the Avante.

Or even that design-wise think started to clearly change around the 50th model.

Not taking it that narrow, I would say the Egress. And/or the Top Force Evo.

That's an interesting perspective.

I personally consider the first 100 cars the collectible ones, but on the other hand I guess you could say there are some "periods" within the time-frame of those first 100 cars. To my eyes, the "classic era" ended with the Super Champ in 1982. Metal and fiberglass were much less used in the following models, starting with the Subaru Brat and the, now legendary, ORV chassis. In that sense I see the Grasshopper as the first one of the "golden era" of RC. And then, by the time the first 4wd "TA" cars came out, you can see a new era, the "modern RC vehicle" from the 90s, which is a concept that you can track down as far as the days when Tamiya released the revolutionary Hot Shot 4wd in 1985, cars that shared the shelves in hobby stores with the 2wd buggies from the "golden era".

You can also find people talking about such and such "classic car" from the 90's decade in this and other RC related forums, but I would not agree with such thing. Of course, that's just my opinion...

[dutch_rc]

Much to be philosophised on the subject.and mighty interesting to do so.

I would think that universality/compatibility of parts - but mostly chassis - is the biggest sign of a difference in era.

This way of thinking definitely started before the Avante was released.

One marking point I've always found defining is the entrance of the modern oil seal in shock 'technology'.

The Fox saw a change there, going from a floating piston (first batch) to what would basically be the prototype CVA, of course used in countless cars after that.

Bit of a babble from a detail freak...

[mongoose1983]

Well, now that you mention that... the Fox is one of the very few buggy chassis that doesn't have a "brother". I mean, it doesn't share the same chassis with any other buggy in the entire Tamiya catalog!