The Hornet was my first. Bruiser was the second.

Glad you liked it!

Thanks, I’ll take a look.

I have a used Holiday Buggy but not the Sand Rover. I have not yet restored anything with a Holiday chassis.

@@VintageRcGarage I have been trying to restore my Holiday Buggy but at the moment that has been restricted to painting the body and cleaning up the chassis. I don't really want to change too many parts as it is currently almost 100% original. I have been searching for new wheels and tyres though which are very hard to find nowadays.

Yeh tires are usually difficult to find. Good luck with the restore!

I promise I’m not done. Just been tough to get back to the projects. I am in the middle of a Frog and Blackfoot restore and have stalled. I have kits to do XR311, Blackfoot, and Hornet comparisons.

I got it a long time ago from a collector I know. Not many more around.

All the vintage Tamiya speed controllers were difficult

I had one on my folders

Thanks for the details about the clutch. I tend to only use hand tightening for building so I can feel the tension. Tamiya tends to make parts with varying tension for a standard screw. The suspension arms seem to be the softest. I need to experiment more with the pistol grip setup since it changes the balance point.

I hope you are having fun with it!

Not yet, I just got it but I will!😀

I am restoring a Blackfoot right now. The Clod was a better monster truck.

Looks like Makita makes Tamiya’s. There is an identical one that sells for under $200 under Makita. The Tamiya is just a smidge over priced.

I had many of those magazine cutouts. Glad you enjoyed it.

It was definitely a completely different type of build compared to a Tamiya.

@@VintageRcGarage I found me a Land Jump (1st Gen) ... I'll start there and get that Vanning soon enough! Where did you get the driver shell? I'll need one of those.

There is just something about popping the top off.

Thank you! It was a fun restore.

I always use Tamiya TS-13 for clear coats but if you aren’t using Tamiya paints under it I would just stick to the clear coat brand that matches the base. If can mix some brands but if you want to try it you should first test well on something less important.

Looks like an interesting kit. I don’t collect NIB Kyosho but I am sure there are many people that would be interested.

@@VintageRcGarage is allredy sold.

@@VintageRcGarage I still have a very good Kyosho Land Jump for sale. I'm going to put it in the bay tonight as an aukion.

I hope you get a chance to restore it! They will collect money in any condition but it would be way more fun watching it run.

Glad it was useful!

Glad you liked it!

Enjoy your Frog! Just because its for sale doesn't mean that's what its worth :) You never know, someone might buy it but Not anywhere close to what I think its worth.

​@@VintageRcGarage Thx so much as my XB should be delivered by early July. I agree, $2200 for a sealed vintage Frog is a bit steep. Btw, a NIB vintage Porsche 934 is available for $12,500. 🤯 I've NEVER seen this in the blister pack and new so I took screenshots of the pics as this is extremely rare. It's the 58001 green Porsche 934.

@@N_Fortune The 58001 is not my primary collection type but is on my list just because of its uniqueness.

I am not sure. Seems they have re-released some. This thing is a beast, its a rather technical build also compared to a Tamiya.

Thanks for the interest. Not sure if you were asking a question or just talking through engines. Enjoy!

@@VintageRcGarage I'm not interested in the engine Nice to see engine after so long... Because it's an engine with memories... ☺🥺😢 ☕

Small differences do make a difference. I plan on doing many more. The next one I think I will do is the XR311. Glad you enjoyed it!

Yeh unfortunately Tamiya stopped using real logos a long time ago. Any re-re you see will not have the same original logo decals. Thanks for watching.

I am not that familiar with the Kyosho line as this is my only non-tamiya I have ever built. I do recognize a number of the parts and design features from the Vanning on a number of other models.

@@VintageRcGarage Thank you for replying! I remember these buggys from the catalogs but I was to to young to own any of them. I did some research; Land Jump was Kyoshos first 1:8 4WD offroad, and was released 1980. It had a similar tube body as the Vanning but the old style suspension. Vanning was released in 1986. 1987 came another version with the same (?) chassis, called Presto which had a polycarbonate body. 1987 also saw the release of Burns. Yuichi Kanaisgot got involved with the Turbo Burns in 1989 which had some improvements (like a wing for example) and in 1991 Kanai developed the Inferno (MP1) with Kyosho Team. This was a real game changer and won everything following years. My buddy got the Inferno and I gotta say all the dudes in the neighbourhood was pretty jealous. I still had my Stinger MK2 and it was a toy in comparison to the Inferno. Later I got the Turbo Inferno and me and my buddy started racing seriously :)

Thanks for the info!

I have a used one someday I will restore. I pulled the shocks off that one and the front shocks max eye hole to eye hole are 83mm and the rear 94, center to center was 81 and 92. I have so many project I could do, its hard to prioritize them.

I bought the TXT way back in 2016 and those arms came with the bundle. I did look and they are listed as Integy 139mm arms. I did find these that look to be very similar. www.ebay.com/itm/266152264460

Glad you liked it!

Thank you. Definitely agree on the blister pack.

I just pulled out my left over parts after this queen build and plan on making a working version.

It’s not great but still way better than the suspension setup on the Clod Buster.

@@VintageRcGarage I can't wait to build my Clod! It's mostly JConcepts tho 😁 I wish I could afford a TXT!!! I'd run it just like that too, once 😆 🤣

The body is interesting. It is amazing how many different shades of yellow you can end up with just by playing with the color of the primer.

Glad you enjoyed it!

The Vanning was definitely a more technical build compared to most of the vintage Tamiyas. Building a runner right now.

It’s amazing how the memories come back. I got my daughter a vintage Blackfoot when she was young that someone had painted pink. Hard to think about parting with it. Have fun collecting!

Painting the hard body is a challenge but fun to do. Glad you were able to enjoy it!

Take a look kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ba2qh8KJy5uwZGQ.html

I had a hornet when I was a kid but my neighbor had the Frog.

I have been lucky enough to have built a few. I just sold one on eBay recently.

Building one with your kid is going to be a great memory!

I have never used one but I do have a used one I intend to restore and have fun with

I want an RC Elf! Have fun!

The Lunchbox is a fun one to drive

Glad you liked it!