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  1. BlueBiturbo

    BlueBiturbo F1 Rookie

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    #1 BlueBiturbo, Feb 8, 2005
    I'm looking for a R/C vintage Tamiya.
    I wonder if they are still available NIB (New In Box) and for how much?

    Also how much is a Pocher 1/8 F40 NIB nowadays?
    I still have it since 1995 right after I got my Master's degree. It turned out i never had the time to even start building one. I'm not sure whether to sell it or not and I don't want to put it on Ebay because I don't think anyone will trust seller from Indonesia.
     
  2. Sean F.

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    #2 Sean F., Feb 8, 2005
    There's an 1/8 F40 on E-bay right now.
     
  3. PWehmer

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    #3 PWehmer, Feb 8, 2005
    A red Pocher F-40 is about $500-600.

    Finding an RC Tamiya LP500 is tough. I remember buying, building, and progressivly destroying one in my youth....
    It was cool with all the stripes on it.

    There is a disply 1:12 scale LP500 readily available.
     
  4. BlueBiturbo

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    #4 BlueBiturbo, Feb 14, 2005
    Can you tell me the link please? Thanks

     
  5. BlueBiturbo

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    #5 BlueBiturbo, Feb 14, 2005
    All I can find is a build model, not NIB.

     
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    #6 BlueBiturbo, Feb 14, 2005
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    #7 GarnetRedCoupe, Feb 14, 2005
    Kind of OT, Anyone have an RC "restored?" I have a clodbuster that I built when I was younger, and trashed when I was younger, that I would love to have re-done.
     
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    #8 GoFerrari28, Feb 14, 2005
    I have a bunch of them, a Super Champ in mint condition, a Rough Rider in decent condition which is on its way to being nicely redone, a Frog which is only missing the body, the Toyota 4x4 with the 3 speed transmission, and a few others. You can find a lot of spares on eBay. I used to race those religiously until the Associated RC-10 came out and waxed all the Tamiya cars.
     
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    #9 PWehmer, Feb 14, 2005
    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5955923261

    Testors & Doyusha both issued the 1:12 LP 500 kit. Same mold I'm 99% certain.

    Doyusha also put out an LP 400 kit- this is a bit harder to find. I imagine the LP 500 simply added the flares to the LP 400 kit.

    Anyways- they can build into a nice looking display with some care.
     
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    #10 BlueBiturbo, Feb 14, 2005
    Thanks for the link.
     
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    #11 BlueBiturbo, Feb 14, 2005
    Mine are mostly gone already. I started with Tamiya Audi quattro, Lancia 037, Porsche 956, etc. The ones that I still have in mint condition (and loads$$ of hop-up options) are the ones from 1993 such as the M3 Sport Evo, 190E 2.5-16 EvoII, Alfa Romeo 156, AMG C-class, etc. I still have 6 unpainted polycarb bodies.

    It's nice if I have time to finish them all again.
     
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    #12 Perfusion, Feb 15, 2005
    I had a ClodBuster, too! My dad and I built it together - it was fun. IIRC, they are still being sold, as I remember seeing one not too long ago in a hobby shop. Unfortunately, parts won't be available in anywhere near the quantities that parts are for the newer, nitro-powered trucks such as the T-Maxx and HPI's newest addition to the market.
     

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