Collecting strange RC stuff

[svenb]

Anyone else like me likes collecting odd ball tamiya gear? 

Transmitters and batteries are my thing. 

I have a healthy collection of cars too just like the more unusual as well. 

[geniusanthony]

Guilty of all weird stuff. Notable purchases below.

Original grasshopper and Supershot I picked up awhile ago came with loads of  humpback 6 cell packs and a pair of early futaba radios, one twin stick and one beige metal case one with a wheel. 

I bought two or Golden Arrows till I got one that worked

Three Nikko Quattro's to get one that worked

A Nikko 959 because of the hardbody

An original Hornet because it came with a White Futaba attack radio.

At this point I have too many Magnum Jr's, and would like to trade a few on for the higher spec models of the period.

[mongoose1983]

Oh, Futaba radios and vintage battery packs... they're SWEET. I've collected some. I love them. My buddy @Crash Cramer got a super nice collection of all the 70's and 80's Futaba surface radios and Tamiya batteries with orig packages. They're all in glass cases.

[mtbkym01]

Yep, I like old radio gear, motors, batteries and even chargers, I have a few bits an pieces of each, including a NIB 7.2v Hump Pack, which I only discovered the other day when I moved my original Sand Scorcher box and thought it was heavy, so I opened it to have a look and found the battery in there, was pleasantly happy.

[acprc]

8 hours ago, svenb said:

Anyone else like me likes collecting odd ball tamiya gear? 

Transmitters and batteries are my thing. 

I have a healthy collection of cars too just like the more unusual as well. 

I have a few new in bag RC1400SP's (the silver batteries) never been opened or charged.

[moffman]

10 hours ago, svenb said:

Anyone else like me likes collecting odd ball tamiya gear? 

Transmitters and batteries are my thing. 

I have a healthy collection of cars too just like the more unusual as well. 

I can see why you collect transmitters & batteries it's rc history what we take as modern tech 10-20-30 years passed is really interesting! I remember back in the day being absolutely amazed at the fact that tamiya had introduced a 2400mAh battery when we had at best 1400mAh in our Beattie's bags😀! I've been collecting old brushed motors I'm finding them very interesting used ones especially because they have a bit of history about them when we scratched or wrote what turn it was (or we made it) brushless and lipo have kinda made things dull it that respect!

[SuperChamp82]

Honestly quite relieved to read this and realise it’s not just me 😂

Yes to 70s / early 80s NOS - largely Futaba r/c sets and boxed Tamiya batteries / chargers.

Also NOS vintage hop up packs Tamiya recommended for each of my collection back in the day - and their 76 to 92 catalogs plus 79 to 87 r/c guide books ...

Never thought of adding motors but it’s an interesting idea 🤔

[NWarty]

My radio collection is getting rather large. And not by choice :/ But it is cool having stuff from overseas that we here didn't get in the States. 

[TwistedxSlayer]

Think if I start to collect more stuff the Mrs would kill me. Lol. I am however really wanting to start an Tamiya 1/10th Ferrari body collection.

[svenb]

13 hours ago, acprc said:

I have a few new in bag RC1400SP's (the silver batteries) never been opened or charged.

I've several of each, can't resist a new or mint one when they turn up. 

 

I thought you were a nitro man 🤔

[acprc]

1 hour ago, svenb said:

I've several of each, can't resist a new or mint one when they turn up. 

 

I thought you were a nitro man 🤔

I am, I had over 200 electric when I swapped to Nitro!

[junkmunki]

I'm there with the radio sets, its strictly Acoms for me though.... I have 7 original boxed sets and about a dozen loose radios.

Not weird at all...

J

[Problemchild]

I have the georgia tamiya mini models - Tamiya / Coke (Georgia Coffee i think) 1/100 scale models. 

I have all 10 still in their caps (I thought I’d purchased the secret one but can’t find)

This is the boomerang 

JJ