Lunchbox appreciation thread

[Nobbi1977]

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=301517659229

Cheapest for the whole set ATM. Parma LB body can be expensive.

Well there goes my chance of winning that one

[b3nchy]

Ye i bumped ot up to 30 then gave up lol

[Nobbi1977]

Ye i bumped ot up to 30 then gave up lol

My snipe is set to about that lol

[mr crispy]

Im on commission

[Nobbi1977]

Im on commission

I am always happy to for others to win, as long as they over pay

[CoolJetta3]

What dampers are you using?

Yeah Racing 80mm oil filled

[wolfdogstinkus]

Behold!!!!!!! The bestest lunchbox in the world. Possibly?

[Supercoolnothing]

Here's my lunchie. 

[StrokerBoy]

On 12/22/2014 at 9:58 AM, StrokerBoy said:

I love 'em. Best RC car ever.

And yet I've still never had one. Had a Pumpkin for 25 years though, and a Unimog on the same chassis. If Santa doesn't Lunchbox me up this week, I'm getting a new LB shell to go on it. Got a paint job in mind already.

Hmm.  Somehow I never got round to adding my Fuzzbox to this thread, now that I actually qualify for it.  The Unimog kit turned into this, then I bought another new LB kit (minus wheels, tyres and body) to finish the 'Mog.  Yeah, I know.

[BigJag]

On 12/25/2014 at 1:42 PM, mongoose1983 said:

Some of you probably haven't read the interview with the original Vanessa. Well, here it is.

[Taken from: http://www.blackholesun.fr/RC_VLB_US.php ]

"Vibrant" Vannie

Your devoted investigator finally got in touch with Vanessa, alias "Vibrant" Vannie. She never was a race driver but she drove in a lot of meetings and races at the team golden age. We are going to get more information about her, the media hype about this charismatic character and her charm and mystery.

 

Vanessa "Vibrant" Vannie
58063 Vanessa's Lunch Box (1987)

 

Note from the author: like most of you, I had never seen Vanessa before and I was quite nervous to meet her. When I entered the coffee place on the Champs-Elysées where we agreed for our meeting, she was waiting at the back of the room. She was wearing a white T-Shirt, a denim skirt and brown leather boots up to her knees. She wasn't wearing any jewel except her big diver's watch. The few wrinkles on her forehead hadn't the slighest influence on her natural charm: when she stood up to welcome me, her 1.80m height, her cool voice, her long blond hair spreading over her shoulders and her steel-blue eyes completed the scene.

Hello Vanessa, thank you for meeting us after all these years. What could you tell us about you?
Vanessa : Hello BaraToZ. First, I must say that I'm honored you requested this interview. As you know, I never was a race driver but only in charge of demonstrations in Tamiya races shows.

My mom was Italian and my dad from Texas: they divorced when I was 6 and I grew with my father in Texas. I've never met my mother since then. I used to live at my Dad's flat that was located right above his garage until I was 17: in this garage, he was repairing "muscle cars". I remember that I loved to watch him working on these steroid cars and their so "virile" engines.

He was also a driver US and Mexican races where he always brought me to help him and cook. This is how I met other drivers, including those from Tamiya's team.

How did you became the Lunch Box' official driver?
Vanessa : Ha ha! I was sure you would ask!
In fact, my father and I were travelling to races in an old yellow Van in which I had installed a small kitchen. The Van was our place to sleep and eat and sometimes my dad invited other drivers to eat with us. After a while, many drivers called our Van the "Lunch Box".

How did this old yellow van turned into the legendary "Vanessa’s Lunch Box" Monster Truck?
Vanessa : At the time, a friend of mine was a young ambitious driver who had a seat in a prototype F1-like buggy. His name was "Shakey" Roop. He was a Buggy driver and an on-road race instructor and Tamiya had just hired him to develop their new concept. He introduced me to Tamiya's directors: he was in love with me and had influence, so he suggested them this Monster Truck idea as a promotion performer before the races.

Tamiya felt this was a good idea to benefit from my yellow van "fame". So they designed a basic and spectacular Monster Truck they called "Vanessa’s Lunch Box" and they officially gave me the wheel. Because it was made for pure fun, they adapted the Grasshopper's drivetrains as this model was quite a success for limited-budget racers.

I think many fans will be happy to know how the legendary name was born! How did you learn to drive such an unpredictable vehicle?
Vanessa : Tamiya sent me to Japan for a 3 month training with Willy who was a legend in stunt driving. He taught me everyhting about making the show. I keep very good memories of these three months.

Some even rumored closer relations between you and Willy...
Vanessa : I know, but at the time I was dating Shakey.
Note from the author: she suddenly beccomes sad and stares at her boots. I prefer to move on to another subject.

Can you tell us about your present career?
Vanessa : I'm still active and Tamiya still sponsors me, which is a great privilege when you consider how many drivers struggled. As my truck was only made for fun and not for performance, people didn't lost interest. I keep on being invited to shows around the world and the public is still there. Today kids shout and laught at the Lunch Box popping a wheelie just like when the truck was released back in the 80's. Tamiya even released a "Gold" version of my Truck!

Vanessa, thanks a lot for everyhting. I'm looking forward to seeing you soon. I preciously keep your phone number in case I would need additional information.

Note from the author: she stands up, grants me a goodbye kiss and gets her fringed purse. Then she leaves the place like in slow-motion. Despite being a professional, my mind remains focused on this fantastic Lunch Box chassis.

Wow! I can't believe I've only just seen this. Are there any pictures of this demo vehicle?

[Gratuit]

6 hours ago, BigJag said:

Wow! I can't believe I've only just seen this. Are there any pictures of this demo vehicle?

This is just a story imagined by a member of a french forum that was called "vintage-rc". So the demo vehicle has never existed... But you can imagine it

 

[LAV-25]

In the summer of 2020 the Japanese government handed out 100,000 yen stimulus payments (about a thousand dollars at the time). I told my wife I was going to bank mine but she said "You want your RC shop to survive, right? That's what this money is for. You should go buy a new RC car."

"You want me to buy another RC car?"

"Yes. What's that one you always look at that you used to have?"