hedge 314 Posted January 6, 2021 I realise that this post won’t age well but I am intrigued. There seems to be a nice one on eBay lots of watchers and what seems like a fair price, yet it’s not been snapped up. Is there no love for this early Tamiya or are those interested like me and a bit broke at the moment? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KEV THE REV 2319 Posted January 6, 2021 I bought a vintage SR some years back , It is in great original condition but I'm too scared to run it as they are fragile around the front arm chassis lug and damper area . I also have a restored HB which is also a shelfer for the same reason . So as much as I love them for there simplicity and looks , if I broke them anything it would be costly to replace , and I think that is the reason for people holding back these days and possibly go for a more modern / robust runner or a more technically put together model like a Dyna , or Egress . At this time I guess we all need something to run , even if it is in the garden !! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hedge 314 Posted January 6, 2021 It was my first Tamiya so I feel connected to it, but and this feels wrong to me I feel more connected to the Sand Scorcher - that I never owned. When I got the Sand Rover my dad took me and a mate to a local church hall where there was a small club. It was here that I saw the SRBs. By the time I could have bought one they where old tech and so I got the hotshot. But I’ve still looked at that one on eBay about 50 times lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
junkmunki 846 Posted January 6, 2021 Ebay can be a fickle place, i list a lot of rc stuff there. I can list an item one day, get a single bid and make no real money, but i can list an identical item a few weeks later, and it goes crazy. It just depends who's looking at any one time. If one person wants it, its not worth a lot, but if ten people want it, its worth loads. J Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nugget 412 Posted January 6, 2021 Get it bought. It’s a classic, such a good looking r/c car 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
c64orinoco 667 Posted January 7, 2021 I have an original 1983 SR, in 'original' condition - the body still has 1983-era dirt on it! I completely stripped it down and cleaned the chassis. It has broken front uprights, which I replaced with aluminium plate, and it (tragically) has missing teeth on one of the gears (unobtainium) so I really can't run it. It has had one run, just to see it going again and the noise the gearbox made wasn't nice; I'm too scared to run it again in case I strip more gear teeth. I hoping to get some 3d-printed gears to replace the originals for running it. Full strip down and rebuild diaries are here: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
