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79T/A · 01-14-2009, 07:06 AM

I lived for R/C before I got my drivers' license. Of course, that was when Tamiya was king. Everything I had then I still have now...but in pieces.

First ride was a Hornet. Then I picked up a Fox that was in pieces for about $15. Turned out to be a steal as it had a Thorp diff. Then I got my Clod Buster, which went through at least three different transformations and even had a "custom" suspension lift. Then I bought the Nissan King Cab stadium truck. Jumped it right into a tree and shattered the front of the chassis. Got a new chassis and promptly did the same stupid thing.

A few years ago, I bought my oldest a Radio Shack Jeep, which prompted me to break the Clod out of moth balls so I could go out and play with him. I'll tell you what, Radio Shack has made some really good stuff for kids to get into the hobby; the kid has put that poor Jeep through some ridiculous torture and it continues to run.

Now? One of the zillion projects I have going (Between my real Jeep, the T/A, and the myriad of home improvements) is an R/C rockcrawler based on my Clod's old axles. We'll see how (Or if) it goes.

01-14-2009, 07:06 AM	#39
79T/A Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Wantage, NJ Posts: 693 iTrader: (0)	I lived for R/C before I got my drivers' license. Of course, that was when Tamiya was king. Everything I had then I still have now...but in pieces. First ride was a Hornet. Then I picked up a Fox that was in pieces for about $15. Turned out to be a steal as it had a Thorp diff. Then I got my Clod Buster, which went through at least three different transformations and even had a "custom" suspension lift. Then I bought the Nissan King Cab stadium truck. Jumped it right into a tree and shattered the front of the chassis. Got a new chassis and promptly did the same stupid thing. A few years ago, I bought my oldest a Radio Shack Jeep, which prompted me to break the Clod out of moth balls so I could go out and play with him. I'll tell you what, Radio Shack has made some really good stuff for kids to get into the hobby; the kid has put that poor Jeep through some ridiculous torture and it continues to run. Now? One of the zillion projects I have going (Between my real Jeep, the T/A, and the myriad of home improvements) is an R/C rockcrawler based on my Clod's old axles. We'll see how (Or if) it goes.