NigelB RC

Yeah, some sun would be nice but it's been dull and rainy since i painted it 😒

Hi all, at last I've finished my Schumie ProCat and am very pleased with the results. In common with many of the Classic re-res there were a few fiddly frustrating parts of the build but generally it went together nicely. I've kept the vintage element and used a brushed system with LRP 14T motor and Hobbywing 1060 controller, but added a Savox 1251 servo and will be using shorty battery packs Centro or LRP. I couldn't resist adding a number of upgrades including carbon chassis, top plate, rear shock mount, top link and battery clamp. Also added alloy eccentrics and battery clamp nuts along with rear sway bar. Wheels are from JC Racing as I don't like the originals, tyres are Schumacher Mini Darts for now. Paint job is simple using Tamiya PS-46 iridescent purple/green backed in black. I haven't used it in anger yet as waiting for more clement weather but just running it up and down my drive, all seems ok. All in all a great build.

Got my ProCat kit last week. Not building it yet as collecting a few hop-ups prior to the build. Maybe a Xmas hols build. Will sit nicely next to my Cougar Classic.

Third** in Schumacher's Classic re-releases is the ProCat, following on from their CatXLS and Cougar releases. It hit a number of UK shops yesterday and mine's already on order for delivery in a couple of days. It looks really good with the curvy body quite different to the boxy Cougar. I missed out on the CatXLS, so having built the Cougar back in July, this one was a must. Price seems to be around £289 so a bit pricier than the Cougar but still not bad for a more complex 4WD car. I was hoping for a Cat 2000 to be released as I ran one back in the day - maybe next in line? **Actually it's fourth, how could I forget the Top Cat?

Have not come across castle to 12mm hex adapters yet so using castle 2.2 wheels from JC Racing which will take any tyres you care to throw at them. I didn't like the standard wheels and tyres with the kit so changed them out immediately. Currently have Schumacher cut staggers on the front and mini-pins on the rear and handling well.

Cougar kit all finished now. It's a nice kit, apart from one or two little niggles I thoroughly enjoyed building it. If like me you missed out on the Top Cat this is a good one to get. It's got a reasonable turn of speed with my brushed setup but I'll play around with the gearing and shock settings before I give it a real testing. Should fly with a brushless setup but I'm not a particularly proficient driver and I wanted to keep it roughly as I had it in the '90s.

Completed my chassis build and electronics of my Schumacher Cougar Classic this afternoon, just the bodyshell to do. Not a bad build, went together quite nicely with just a couple of fiddly hiccups. Brought back memories as I run one of these back in ’92/93. I enjoyed it then and I’ll enjoy it again in my 70th year. I did apply a number of hop-ups, Pro transmission, alloy belt tensioner eccentrics, alloy battery posts, titanium turnbuckles, JC Racing spoked wheels and Schumacher mini-dart tyres. Body will be black/neon yellow so it will look exactly like mine was back in the day. Electronics is LRP 14T motor, Hobbywing 1060 esc, Savox SC-1252MG servo, Absima receiver and Centro 5000 2s 100c shorty. Not tried it in anger yet just set it up and tested.

Cheers, good to know. 👍

Yeah not far from you. Was down in your neck of the woods on the weekend. Sorry not really into bashing being more interested in vintage stuff so messing in empty car parks and local parks more to my taste. I do take my Gatekeeper to crawl on and around the rocks at Rest Bay, Porthcawl.

Hi Everyone and greetings Got back into RC cars about 9 months ago after a 25 year lapse (!!!) and really enjoying rediscovering the joys. I still have the Associated RC10T with full RPM Ultramold chassis conversion that I used back in the day and was recently refurbished. Other cars I have are: Kyosho Tomahawk re-re, Hobao Hyper TT, Kyosho Fazer 2 with Calsonic Skyline R32 GTR body, Element Gatekeeper builders kit, Axial SCX24 Deadbolt - so it's been a busy few months. Also currently building the new Schumacher Cougar Classic - a car I also ran back in the day. That's all for now Nigel

I used to run a Cougar for a while around 1992 and it was a great car. So it was a no-brainer for me to order this re-re as soon as it was announced. It arrived yesterday. The kit looks very good and appears to be great value for money at £199. I've started the build and it's going together nicely though nowhere near completion yet. I like the way the components required for each step in the manual are individually bagged so no sorting screws or cutting bits off trees. I have an LRP 14T brushed motor and speed controller ready to go into it similar to what I had in the original. It's going to be fun going back down memory lane.