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Mar 31, 2020 23:22:46 GMT
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Got my vintage Bigwig out the loft the other day . I’m going to replace the broken bits and give it a run see how it goes. It’s got the technigold motor and the 8.4v battery so should be fun. Was fast in its day but things move on
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Mar 31, 2020 23:30:16 GMT
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Ritchie
Club Retro Rides Member
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Club RR Member Number: 12
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Tamiya Bigwig restoRitchie
@ritchie
Club Retro Rides Member 12
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I like the Bigwig but never owned one.
Tamiya did do a re-re so if you need any parts they should be available.
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I worked in model shop in the late 80’s. I had pretty much every Tamiya Rc car from those days, ( buying at cost helped! And always the first to get new models 🤣), from a Wild Willy up to an Egress and an Astute. Was clever development work that they managed to use some of the basic parts in numerous models, maximising on their outlay on plastic injection moulds. Hotshot,supershot,bigwig,boomerang,all used the same gearboxes. Only thing I didn’t really like on the Bigwig,apart from being too heavy, was the pseudo rack and pinion steering..😊
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My borther had a Bigwig, I never liked it, mainly because it could run rings around my Grasshopper!! Looks pretty cool now though, so please proceed  |
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Apr 18, 2020 20:43:02 GMT
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Yes I know the steering is pants but such a cool buggy. It’s an original but I couldn’t afford one back in the day. I had a hornet first then kept changing them so had a Fox then a frog . I built a hotshot using the parts picture inside the Tamiya catalogue. I bought it piece by piece using what little money I had. I also used all the best bits from the super shot so it was a bit of a mongrel. Was a great car
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Apr 18, 2020 20:47:51 GMT
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Brilliant, love seeing the original cars
, can’t wait to get my son into tamiya,
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Last Edit: Apr 18, 2020 20:48:14 GMT by pauly22
1994 BMW 525i touring
2004 BMW Z4 sorn and broken
1977 Ford Escort
1982 Ford Capri getting restored
1999 Mazda B2500 daily driver.
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Blimey seeing that brought back some memories, I remember them being fast in a straight line, people always used to argue over the 8.4v battery though.
Not seen a hot shot, supershot or supershot 2 for many many years! We used to take the anti roll bar off the front to make them corner quicker on carpet with the single front shock!
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Yes I know the steering is pants but such a cool buggy. It’s an original but I couldn’t afford one back in the day. I had a hornet first then kept changing them so had a Fox then a frog . I built a hotshot using the parts picture inside the Tamiya catalogue. I bought it piece by piece using what little money I had. I also used all the best bits from the super shot so it was a bit of a mongrel. Was a great car 🤣🤣🤣 I thought I was the only one that did that. That’s how I built my first Radio control helicopter, a Hirobo Shuttle... |
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ianw
Part of things
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Always fun restoring old RC cars, have a number of vintage Tamiya models myself which I will never part with, can't wait until my son is old enough to enjoy them.
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They are great . I still have not given it a blast yet. It has the Technigold motor and the 8.4v battery so should go well. I got a 1/20 scale Chinese buggy thing for Xmas and that has a brushless motor and a lithium battery and that is so fast . Just shows how far technology has come on
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