Tamiya_at _Heart

Shame this thread is closed. i would have liked to have seen the Madbull finished. I recently built a Big Wig and fitted it with an Absima Thrust BL brushless motor and ESC. running 2s LIPO's this things a flyer. Hope your son (maybe you more) is enjoying his Rc adventure

OMG. What a great conversation. Although a new member, my involvement in RC goes back to the 80's where secondhand Sand Scorchers and Rough Riders were where i started. As the years passed came the Wild Willy and Mitsubishi Pajero before the the Hornet and `Madcap. The list goes on..... As you can tell i have real affection for Tamiya. As i got older and dabbled in racing i looked to other makes and still run a variety of makes now. RTR, or almost RTR cars are now everywhere and have certainly changed the RC car industry for the better in my opinion as it is easier to get involved and start driving. anyway, the point of this thread... I recently, like the original author, felty a hankering to build something from scratch. As such it was always going to be a Tamiya model. I pondered for many hours over a HotShot but monoshocks in this day and age?? I finally settled on the Big Wig which was always a pretty car. I already new that even with its new dedicated motor this was never going to beat any speed records. the even the deck i decided to go brushless fitting an Absima Thrust BL Brushless Motor ands ESC. It was always going to be LIPO so there followed a couple of 2s 4000mah 30c/60c batteries, new TX/RX (Carson) and Savox servo. The model is complete and is actually a real flyer. Am I happy? There was certainly an undeniable pleasure in the build but the cost of this model broke the £400 barrier. That figure can by you a HPI firestorm Flux or the basis of an excellent track racer. Will it stop me buying another Tamiya model? Of course not, but the wife might haha.