some other classics
http://www.tamiya.com/japan/products...ction3/top.jpg

I remember having one of these... MINI 4WD Dyno!!! it works with MINI-Z also
http://tamiyashop.jp/shop/images//1/5/15183.jpg

OMFG those are the ones I have! I don't have the dyno though. :p

so any one got the 3lane track locally?
http://www.tamiya.com/japan/products...ircuit/top.jpg

i had one
and then i chucked t

we used to wind our own motor or get help from someone older to wind the motor with different gauge of wire .. and custom magnet because we can't afford to buy brand name packaged motor. those motor you buy in package is expensive , of course we were like in elementary school at that time no money to buy motor upgrade.

ya... those plasma dash was expensive, i remember they cost like 80-90HKD which was like a whole day worth of allowance :(
the cars were cheap, they were not much more then a pack of cigarettes LOL

wow i still remembered those blue and white wheels with teeths in them. I always thought they were expensive in the old days. $25 hkd? lol

those are the differential wheels, i remember they cost more then 25 HKD....
i remember ball bearings was a very expensive mod, they usually cost twice as much as a car LOL

My X chassi from 10 years ago
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t...l/DSC01347.jpg
And the New Mid engine 4wd
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t...l/DSC01348.jpg
On th edyno
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t...l/DSC01350.jpg
My wonems car. LOL
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t...l/DSC01349.jpg

I remember getting my plasma dash up to 55 kph.
Then the chinese motor came in ab blew that away at 67 kph.

hello anyone still has em??
http://vancouvermini4wd.forumotion.ca/

I still have this little guy kicking around in a box somewhere.

Looks like someone out there has the same one. :D Mine has different wheels though.

Tamiya Terra Scorcher
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2466/...dc5b7810e2.jpg

Thanks to the OP for starting this thread. Harsh brings back memories. :D

i remember having..


cyclone magnum TRF
beat magnum TRF
max breaker TRF

maybe i liked the idea of TRF.. kind of a rip off of TRD

last chassis i played with was the Super X chassis.. i thought it was rigged.

oh damn that reminds me, i still have my victory magnum :D

These were the shit back in the day.

I remember adding ball bearings for my car. Those things cost quite a fortune for a kid back in the early 90s. I remember using all the $$ I get from my parents when I would be on the honor roll in elementary school (back in the Philippines) just to buy mods for the cars. All my friends in the neighborhood had one so race days would always be Fridays nights.

I still remember some of the add ons you can do - ball bearings, sponge tires, mag wheels with 4 bearings in them, a lighter base plastic for the car + so much more.... shiiit..... :D

So who's up for RS Tamiya Challenge during the summer meet? Bring a track and we'll battle it out for a prize, haha. :haha:

The car in the box cover was a slow ass car...LOL.. my friend bought one. I think it was called the Tamiya Grasshopper. It came with spiked wheel for his version and made his really slow.

I am down for that... now time to find which hobby shop that sells these.. haha I wonder how effect of the Li-on batteries will have on the small motors for these mini rcs ?:haha::haha:

Thinking back, maybe that's the reason I am interested in modifying cars.

lols. i remember there was a special direction wheel set...

the car ended up having a LSD of sorts with it! HAHA

good times. used to have 150+ when i was younger. i still have under 20 left that aren't smashed to bits. i wonder where to buy them locally?

i know the hobby shop at richmond public market still have a few left.. i know the owner there.


i remember the last time i went the full track was still for sale there. haha

i got the fake ones from night market
6$ for 4 lol.

i also found this forum that is local
http://vancouvermini4wd.forumotion.ca/
come and join =D

damn !!! talk about bring back the childhood memories, i miss these bad boys.

tamiya makes the sickest toys

fake ones comes with gear ratios that dont work properly.

anyone remember the cartoon?