Blast from the past, trying to find...

[RickDizzle]

Who remembers back mid-late 1980s...the Tyco Turbo Hopper! Released in 1986 and many of us would stare at it through the glass case at Toys R Us. I had a red one, 27mhz back in late 86 or 87. Im trying to track one down to add to my collection for nostalgia solely. Hit the usual spot like Ebay and such. No luck. Any idea where to score one of these? Specifically the red one. Thanks for the ideas in advance.

 

[Rep732]

I'll keep a look out for one along my travels

 

[blackrain]

This was one of my first rc I use to race against my friends you had taco turbo hoppers did you check ebay

 

[Rep732]

Maybe? Says jet hopper tho...sorry I was born in 88 so can't say I remember them lol
https://www.ebay.com/itm/224168798833

 

[blackrain]

Here’s one on ebay

 

[RickDizzle]

Thanks Rep732. Saw that one. Broken shock mount and no transmitter it appears. That was only one I found...so I am gonna hold out see if a better condition one with transmitter pops up.

Here’s one on ebayView attachment 63992

Thanks dude. Saw that one, but looking for the red like I had back in the day. Really appreciate the input though guys!

 

[misterleon]

I wish I knew that I liked rc back when I was a kid. Didn’t even pick up my first rc until late 20’s. Spent my teens and early 20’s as a degenerate drug infested skateboarder instead

 

[RickDizzle]

I wish I knew that I liked rc back when I was a kid. Didn’t even pick up my first rc until late 20’s. Spent my teens and early 20’s as a degenerate drug infested skateboarder instead

Hey brother, but your here now and made it out of those times. That is what matters! I got into RC young. Like posted, started with the Turbo Hopper, then in 1990 got a Tamiya Lunchbox. Got out for a while and got back into about 18 years ago and been in since.

 

[Rep732]

I was 11when I got into rc my first truck was the tmaxx back in 99 then I thought road cars were cool and got the pos duratrax street force gp

 

[blackrain]

Got my first rc when I was 5 as a birthday gift from my brother then moved on to radio shack rc cars then Tamiya falcon, Tamiya lunchbox, Kyosho highrider corvette probably had about 50 different rc thought the years buying upgrading selling to get the next one on my radar

 

[RickDizzle]

Seems about when a lot of us started with "real" RCs was about 10-12. I was 10 when I got my Lunchbox for Christmas. Built it with my dad. Good memories there. Like the nostalgia so much added two lunch boxes to my fleet a while ago. One rig I never got and ALWAYS wanted when I was a kid was a Clodbuster. Maybe ill add one to my fleet eventually. The black edition one looks cool. Here are my Lunchboxes. Wish I kept my original one from back in the day.

 

[blackrain]

Seems about when a lot of us started with "real" RCs was about 10-12. I was 10 when I got my Lunchbox for Christmas. Built it with my dad. Good memories there. Like the nostalgia so much added two lunch boxes to my fleet a while ago. One rig I never got and ALWAYS wanted when I was a kid was a Clodbuster. Maybe ill add one to my fleet eventually. The black edition one looks cool. Here are my Lunchboxes. Wish I kept my original one from back in the day.View attachment 63993View attachment 63994

Those look mint I never owned a cold buster either always wanted one had grass hopper monster beetle. Always wanted a rc 10 one of my favorite rc movies is Clint Eastwood Deadpool

 

[Rep732]

I've never had any tamiya cars. When I was younger and didn't know any better I picked rc cars that had cool looking bodies ..and speaking of rc 10's I still have 2 rc10gt2's hanging on my wall

 

[RickDizzle]

Those pics are just after we finished building the kits earlier this year. My girlfriend runs her white one pretty hard. I baby my yellow one...mine looks about the same still. Lol.

 

[Rep732]

How are they? Is it a slower crawling type truck or?

 

[blackrain]

Those pics are just after we finished building the kits earlier this year. My girlfriend runs her white one pretty hard. I baby my yellow one...mine looks about the same still. Lol.

I have a red lunchbox I bought for my Son but he turned out to be a gamer.

 

[Rep732]

I have a red lunchbox I bought for my Son but he turned out to be a gamer.

Seems to be common.your not alone lol

 

[blackrain]

You have brushed motor in it or 540 or 380 motor
I have a old brushed speedworks monster motor in mine

How are they? Is it a slower crawling type truck or?

Not a crawler like any other running type rc street truck

 

[RickDizzle]

My son as well is about to be 17...zero intrest...he builds PCs for fun and really enjoys that. My 13 year old daughter runs a Traxxas Stampede, maintains it and runs it hard. She has a blast with RC. My Lunchboxes are both on the stock brushed motors and stock electronic speed controls. They come with electronic speed controls in the kits vs old school mechanical. They are wheelie beasts, even only running them on 6 cell Nimh packs. They are decent for speed on road and bounce around like a son of a gun off road. Just use friction shocks and springs. No oil dampening. They are a blast to drive when you wanna run something with almost no maintenance and easy fun. Ours we just upgraded from bushings to bearings...otherwise all stock.

 

[Rep732]

Hmm I was not expecting that. Ive been thinking of building some kind of kit but I'd be leaning toward the tamiya grand hauler... im not a fan of electric stuff but since the semi is my field of work I'd entertain the idea