Vintage Tamiya: Stars of Stage and Screen?

[beefmuffin 1156]

Funny story - I didn't get a chance to watch Avengers: Age of Ultron in the theater. Had to wait FOREVER till it came out digitally (today). Luckily it still came with special features, and while watching them lo and behold, a little friend! HEY, I KNOW YOU !!

Anyone else know of any choice Tamiya cameos? I know of the epic Punky Brewster one... but there must be others.

[mongoose1983 3335]

Oh, wow!

[beefmuffin 1156]

Oh, wow!

I figure someone in the film crew is probably a Tamiya-head. R/C, scale-modelling and special-effects-filled movies have always been connected. I think I recall one TC'er who works with props etc for films. Don't recall who - but I wouldn't be surprised if there were several!

[mongoose1983 3335]

I dunno Ben, but I'm totally beside myself with the fact someone would identify a Tamiya car sitting so far in the background when watching a movie like this somewhere!

By the way, it's good to have you back here in TC!

[beefmuffin 1156]

Thanks man! Glad to be back, at least my pinkie toe. Still don't have time to actually work on projects... but WHERE ELSE could I possibly go to tell people how I was excited to see a QD Thunder Dragon in a movie?? Only you people would understand...

[mongoose1983 3335]

Wait! How on earth do you know that's the QD version of the Thunder Dragon!!?? Hahahaha.

[beefmuffin 1156]

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?????

[zomboided 374]

You're all missing the point. I think we should be judging the fact that a group of grown men (albeit dressed up like laydeez) are walking past an RC car and paying it no attention.

[MadInventor 3884]

TXT-1 got blown up in Bad Boys (II I think)

[Nobbi1977 1793]

I saw the Brimingham Royal Ballet do the Nutcracker last Christmas. They had huge radio control rats on stage, I was dying to go back stage and find out what they were based on.

[Biggie_G 11]

[RiZZa 41]

There was a McDonald's ad in Australia with a Clod Buster

[mongoose1983 3335]

There was a McDonald's ad in Australia with a Clod Buster

Yeah, AWESOME stuff!

[chevelle 997]

An Australian car insurance ad with a Lunch Box Ambulance

https://youtu.be/rNTdIXalpO8

[kontemax 1725]

And what about the video of the Queen?

You can see a model in the shelf, it seems a Boomerang.

Max

[mongoose1983 3335]

Yeah, it's up there in the shelf. Never seen it before!

[beefmuffin 1156]

Yeah, it's up there in the shelf. Never seen it before!

Awesome! Haha.

[beefmuffin 1156]

Wait! How on earth do you know that's the QD version of the Thunder Dragon!!?? Hahahaha.

Here's my own little guy to compare - it's totally obvious once you see it!

[Vrdetailing 1241]

Its bugging me there was a 80s tv show like the fresh prince of belair with a tamiya offroad rc car race ..

Can i find it no..

[Sayer 742]

Its bugging me there was a 80s tv show like the fresh prince of belair with a tamiya offroad rc car race ..

Can i find it no..

Was it the Punky Brewster race? (quite a bit before Fresh Prince)

[March75 155]

There was an advert on UK TV with a Hornet in it - can't think what for though!

[March75 155]

EDF Energy..

[Vrdetailing 1241]

Punkey Brewster that was it cheers

[Nobbi1977 1793]

EDF Energy..

I never understood how a small turd was supposed to sell energy!

[Grastens 2795]

I never understood how a small turd was supposed to sell energy!

But see? Now the Hornet makes sense!