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fryer1979 11-05-2010 05:51 PM

1st Radio Controlled Vehicle in Over 10 Years!
 
Ok, so I am pretty amped up right now. I just ordered my first new RC vehicle in over 10 years! Up until I was about 20 I was huge into RC cars and trucks, but life kind of drew me away from the hobby. I had a AWD street car (HPI RS4 PRO), a 2WD stadium truck (LOSI LXT), and my all around beater (and personal favorite) a Traxxas Stampede. Over the years I have sold them all to rais e cash for various projects along the way, but I have always missed the hobby. So last weekend I made a surprise sale of some old engine parts I had laying around and had a good chunk of cash laying around that I wasn't expecting. I've got my real truck to build so a chunck of that cash went into the savings pile, but with the rest I decided to divulge myself into my old hobby. I chose my old favorite, which is surprisingly not only still around, but very popular as well: the Traxxas Stampede. I'm feeling like a kid on Christmas eve right now, and the week or so worth of waiting is gonna be the death of me. My wife thinks I am nuts, but I am happy as hell. Here's the link in case anyone is interested. Oh, and I found they had an additional body available for the model, an early 50's Chevy pickup, so of course that is coming as well.

:metal: :metal: :metal: :D

http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...=LXNJJ0**&P=ML


One question: I saw on the website that they used to had a 80's C-10 body for the Stampede, but was listed as discontinued....:(....can anyone tell me where I might be able to find one?

hotrodhomi 11-05-2010 05:57 PM

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You will love it. My wife thought I was going crazy when I brought this home.
http://traxxas.com/products/nitro/ja...o33_boxtop.jpg

at 60mph your crazy if you don't have one.

hotrodhomi 11-05-2010 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by fryer1979 (Post 4279421)
One question: I saw on the website that they used to had a 80's C-10 body for the Stampede, but was listed as discontinued....:(....can anyone tell me where I might be able to find one?

ebay... all day long

hotrodhomi 11-05-2010 06:03 PM

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Square body
http://cgi.ebay.com/1980-Chevy-Picku...item35adaa1175

72 c10 body
http://cgi.ebay.com/1972-Ford-Chevy-...item35ad793ce9

fryer1979 11-05-2010 06:32 PM

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Thanks man. I actually made the purchase right before I left my house for work, now that I am here our comupter services department has e-bay blocked from the work computers. I'll check those links out when I get home tonight.

I gotta be careful with this one though, when i was doing this before i got really obsessed with making these little things as fast as possible. While it was cool to see them screaming, it sure got expensive. I'm hoping to keep this one box stock as the RTR kit comes for a while, at least until my real '65 Chevy C-10 in on the road anyway.

fryer1979 11-05-2010 09:45 PM

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Did a search of the Tower Hobbies website and found a few:

'72 Chevy pickup:
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...5&I=LXFJU9&P=K

80's Stepside:
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXDA40&P=7

'50 Panel (basically a clear grave digger):
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXEPC8&P=7

Clod buster body (80's fleetside):
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXDA53&P=7

'57 Chevy pickup:
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXDA61&P=7

454SS pickup:
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXDA63&P=7

There are a few others, and other brands that make the same bodies. Plenty to choose from, guess a little searching was all I needed. So friggin' stoked! :cf:

drummin89 11-12-2010 09:39 PM

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Its an addicting hobby. I was into the r/c hobby about 7 years ago, had a few traxxas cars. Never raced or anything, just ran them on the street and in the yard. That lasted for a few years then I sold them all. About 2-3 years ago I was at a car show/swap meet looking for parts for my 52. Some guy had a traxxas t-maxx for sale and my brother and I decided to go halfs. Wasn't too long after that I decided I wanted my own and bought a new nitro rustler. Then while searching ebay I came across a ofna 8th scale buggy and bought it, then from there I just couldn't stop. Up to a few weeks ago I was up to 11 of them and 2 helicopters. I had on-road cars, monster trucks, race buggies and truggies and a few custom ones I made. The hobby took over to the point I didn't touch the 52 for over a year. Discovered awesome local hobby shop that had a outdoor dirt track. Over that time I had became a premium eBay/PayPal member (or something like that) with all the purchases I made on eBay.

Within the last month though I've been selling and trading a few, getting the number down to 3. Just keeping the ones I used the most. But before I did that I had to buy one of the 5th scale buggies from HPI racing which should be here sometime mid next week. Bought it from a guy on a R/C forum for $600. Got back to work on the 52 as well, but thats in slow progress mode until spring comes.

I'll post a few pictures when I get home.

fryer1979 11-12-2010 10:52 PM

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The Stampede just showed up today as I was getting ready to leave for work. Oh the torture! :waah: I barely had enough time to grad the owner's manual before heading out. The night is dragging by 'cuz I'm anxiously waiting for the time to leave. I bought a Ready-to-Run kit (RTR) just to get myself back into the hobby again, what I didn't realize is the RTR kits already came assembled. Good because I get to go home, charge the batteries, and drive. Bad because I always loved building the kits myself, oh well I guess I'll just have to cope :D. I'm gonna try and resist the temptation to modify this kit until my real '65 C-10 is done, but it's gonna be hard. God help me if they come out with a '60-'66 fleetside body for it :lol:

Drummin89: Very cool man, I'm going to try really hard to not let this one get carried away just yet. I know how I am though, so I have to be careful. Fortunately the nearest hobby store is about an hour and a half away in Reno. Gotta get my real truck on the road first.

Edit: oh yes, I will post some pics when I get it all out once I am home.

drummin89 11-12-2010 10:58 PM

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Jammin X2 CRT race truggy
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w...5/102_1004.jpg

custom truggy - Maxx Truggy
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w...s/102_0596.jpg

Rock crawler
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w...s/102_0274.jpg

5th scale HPI Baja SS
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/k...0/IMG_2334.jpg

A couple Im trying to get rid of
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w...e/102_0993.jpg

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w...e/102_0967.jpg

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w...e/102_0980.jpg

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w...5/102_1016.jpg

One I just traded for a traxxas 3.3 revo
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w...5/102_1010.jpg

Car I recently sold
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w...s/102_0601.jpg

Dirt Oval Late Model car I sold
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w...l/102_0664.jpg

Another vehicle I made
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w...s/102_0598.jpg

My helicopters
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w...s/102_0590.jpg
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w...s/102_0588.jpg

As you can see quite a collection.

fryer1979 11-12-2010 11:24 PM

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Yes it is a good collection. Before I bought the Stampede I was looking a lot at the helicopters and airplanes. It is something I would love to get into, but for now I'm gonna stick with the ground. I've got a couple of those cheap "Air Hogs" indoor rc helicopters that are a good fix for flight right now (plus they're great fun for chasing my wife's cats around). Again, after the '65 is rolling I'm gonna jump back into the RC world again.

creep 03-25-2011 11:38 AM

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Nice trucks. I have about 7 or 8 cars and trucks laying around also. I started out with touring cars but switched to an HPI RS4 MT because it could handle different terrain. My last purchase was as Axail Scorpion RTR that has been upgraded with orange aluminum parts.

FRENCHBLUE72 03-27-2011 10:52 AM

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Good to see more rc guys around...

jgb7038 03-27-2011 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by FRENCHBLUE72 (Post 4580961)
Good to see more rc guys around...

I think there are alot of us rc guys lurking around.......heres some of mine.......

http://i362.photobucket.com/albums/o...f/DSCF2214.jpg

http://i362.photobucket.com/albums/o...f/DSCF2212.jpg

http://i362.photobucket.com/albums/o...f/DSCF2211.jpg

fryer1979 03-27-2011 02:11 PM

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^^^^:jdp::jdp::jdp: WOW! I completely forgot about this post. I should get up some shots of the Stampede. I need to get that '53 body painted up and put on too.

creep 03-28-2011 04:24 PM

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http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a91...ocreep/H2T.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a91...p/DSC02832.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a91...ep/04silv7.jpg

no moa 03-28-2011 04:48 PM

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Wow, you guys have some cool rc stuff.
I have 3 1/5'scale Bergonzoni cars
2 traxxas summits
2 tt01 tamiya
About 20 micro tz.
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FRENCHBLUE72 03-28-2011 09:58 PM

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Heres a few pics of whats in my stable right now minus one savage 25 and my 2 helicopters..

6772owner 03-29-2011 09:41 AM

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I have an older HPI Nitro Super RS4, it is the long wheel base model, that has a 2 speed trans, an .15 swap and tuned muffler. Ill have to get some pics of it for you guys, I used to be pretty big into the hobby when I was younger as well. I had a Traxxas Rustler (buggy), an Associated 2wd Truck (Electric, 2 speed, etc.) and a Kyosho USA 1 monster truck. My brother had several as well, including a nitro T-Maxx (full aluminum) and a supercharged, big-block X-Factor.

sobayshortbed 04-06-2011 11:39 PM

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fully modded clodbuster and for sale too!

bigblock73 04-22-2011 12:29 AM

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I am a Tamiya guy myself, but have had others. I love hunting for vintage hop ups for them. Here are some current, and past rides.

bigblock73 04-22-2011 12:30 AM

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Some more

6772owner 04-22-2011 11:15 AM

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Ok fella's, here are the pics of my bro's supercharged X-Factor Ive been promising.... Let me know what you think.


http://i364.photobucket.com/albums/o...rs/TopView.jpg


http://i364.photobucket.com/albums/o...s/SideView.jpg


http://i364.photobucket.com/albums/o...Cars/Motor.jpg


http://i364.photobucket.com/albums/o...ars/Intake.jpg

bjcaldwe 04-22-2011 03:11 PM

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I have raced since 1997 and had cars since probably 1992.

What I currently have.

Losi 22

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_H...2022.55.35.jpg

Hotbodies Ve8

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_H...2021.42.40.jpg

Kyosho RT5 I am selling this weekend.

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_H...2011.24.27.jpg

Kyosho FS

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_H..._3329837_n.jpg

hotrodhomi 05-06-2011 12:18 AM

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I just bought a slash 2wd. Now I'm searching for upgrades and it hasn't even been delivered.
http://forums.radiocontrolzone.com/a...5&d=1297866840

FRENCHBLUE72 05-06-2011 08:41 AM

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Throw some rpm parts on there and she will be bullet proof.


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