Back in 1999, I got bit by the R/C car bug. Specifically, I got
hooked on radio controlled touring cars. This is one fun hobby!!! There
are all sorts of car bodies to get. Plus, you can get all sorts of
wheels!!! It's a racer boy's dream! Here's a sampling of some of my
cars as well as some other people's cars.
My first
touring car is an HPI RS4 Sport. This car seemed like a good first kit. It's
got a bunch of hop-up parts available,
it's well made, and all the local stores (normally) keep parts
in stock. I put in a Trinity Chameleon Pro 19T motor with a Novak Explorer
II Sport electronic speed control and an Airtronic Rival Sport for my radio
system. Yeah, I know, it's not stuff of legends, but it's a starting point.
For wheels, I got a set of Kawada chrome VX wheels. The RS4 Sport kit I got
was the Integra Type R, and the wheels it came with totally sucked, so I
just big time had to replace them.
For my
second car, I got a HPI RS Pro 2. I just got it, so I don't have any
photos of it. The picture of the Pro 2 chassis on the right is from
the HPI Racing website. After I get the thing put together, I'll be
putting up some pictures. Some of the bodies that I got recently but
still have to paint are an HPI Acura NSX, an HPI Lexus GS400, a CEN Toyota
Supra, a mini Skyline, and an HPI Mercedes Benz 190 DTM.
Update: I realized I'd never get around to this, so I sold
it on Ebay. See ya'!!
Here's some pictures of
my various body and wheel combinations. As I get/paint more, I'll be
sure to put them up.
Here's my Tamiya NSX. It's really the AVEX DOME NSX, but
I decided to paint it yellow. It's sporting some HPI 6-spoke wheels
on M-compound wide tires. The set up looks pretty good, but traction
sucked. Strictly for show.
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This is the Tamiya Celica All-Trac body. Tamiya honestly seems
to make the best looking bodies. Body details are great, and the lexan
seems thicker than most other brands. This Celica has some Yokomo "inch-up"
5-spoke wheels on Ride narrow slicks. This set handled pretty good.
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I also
got an off-road buggy recently. It's a Team Losi XX. I'm in the
process of getting its electronics put into it and putting on the stickers.
When this is done, I'll get some photos put up. In the meantime, here's
a picture of my first R/C car. I got a Tamiya Fox ten years ago and
recently checked to see if it still worked. It did, but it's transmission
was pretty stripped out. It's pretty difficult to get some parts for
it, so I gutted it of it's electronics for the Losi XX. Oh well.
It was great in its time. So long Fox.
Here's some photos of other
people's cars and trucks:
My brother-in-law
Anthony started R/C stuff just after me. He's more into trucks, 'cuz
he just wants to run over things. Anyways, he first got a Traxxas Stampede.
Then he got an HPI RS4 MT. Here's a picture of his HPI truck.
Eddie got
into touring cars with me. He also got an HPI RS4 Sport, but he got
the Corvette kit. He got the same radio set-up as my Sport, but his
motor is a Midnight 2. Here's also a picture of his Protoform Silverado
body. He already put together an RS Pro2 kit together, but I ain't
got any pics yet.
(For even more
pics: 
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