Cosworths can be fun in 1:10 scale too :-D

This is my vintage Tamiya TA-01 Michelin Pilot Ford Escort Cosworth with lots of hop ups

• Tamiya Ford OZ motorsport wheels
• Rally-block tyres
• HPI Plazma 7.2v 4300mah NiMh Stick Pack Re-chargeable Battery
• RW .6 Pinion 19 teeth
• Bearing Kit
• 50529 Plastic gear set
• Blue 45 degree body pins
• Aluminium Servo Mount - blue
• Aluminium Wheel Hex Drive Adaptor With Pins – blue
• Yeah Racing aluminium steering set – blue
• GPM Aluminium Front hub carrier – blue
• GPM Aluminium Front Lower Arms - blue
• GPM Front C-Hub Aluminium – blue
• GPM Alloy Front Gear Box Bottom -blue
• Yeah Racing Alloy Front Damper Stay – blue
• Yeah Racing Prop-shaft
• Yeah Racing Aluminium Rear hub carrier - t blue
• Yeah Racing Aluminium Rear Lower Arm Set blue
• Yeah Racing Aluminium rear differential cover – blue
• Yeah Racing Aluminium motor mount- blue
• Yeah Racing Alloy Rear Damper Stay – blue
• GPM Racing 60mm Aluminium Adjustable Shocks - blue (silver springs)
• Fibre Lyte Top Force Carbon Fibre Chassis
• ORB Racing Top Force Evolution J-Parts
• Top Force Evolution Deck Mount Bag
• Leopard SKYRC 3300KV 12T Brushless Motor
• Leopard 60A ESC Speed Controller Combo ME716

 

Love it, thanks for posting. Do you need billiard smooth places to drive these or would they run on a concrete / Tarmac driveway?

I used to love my Tamiya 959 as it handled so well in a 4wd drift kind of way, I expect yours would be similar and then slap on some drift wheels if you can borrow an indoor hall

 

I bet that's worth a few £££ with all those hop ups, its funny how even these suffer from the 'cosworth tax' too.
I have the tiger stripe one, its never even been used. I think the Michelin escort is the more desirable though.

 

With the suspension raised, the body jacked up, and the rally-block tyres, it is even happy to run on on grass

 

Yes, with the carbon fibre chassis and the very rare bits from the 'Top Force Evolution' to fit it, it properly amounts to quite a lot.

The Michelin Pilot is later than the tiger stripe one I think. Sadly my shell isn't in perfect condition, it has been bashed a few times.

Dust off yours :-D LOL

 

What does it go like with the brushless setup compared the standard type? I've never had brushless before, how long does the NiMh battery last?
Yeah I really should blow the dust off it, trouble is I got a few others covered in dust as well.

 

I had a mint std spec ta-01 Cosworth I had to sell it though as couldn't bring myself to use it .

Yours looks great with the carbon chassis, I've just bought a Shumacher Carbon touring car to hopefully start racing again



Just needs all the radio gear etc fitting

 

Thats cool i like it.

 

Thanks, eBay here I come.

 

Cool, i have an 1:8 Repsol wrc nitro, with an extra brand new unpainted shell

 

Cool! Brings back some memories!

When I used to race R/C cars, I got given an old carbon chassis Tamiya Top Force Evolution so I converted my old TA01 that i had lying about to use that chassis and took it to a couple of race meetings and it did pretty well! Until I stripped the rear diff gear in the final anyway! I don't think it liked my 10 triple motor I was using!

I do really miss my racing days though

Still got all my old race cars

 

Post pics kitchen devil

 

I'll dig them out and take some pics mate

 

Sweet man , I've got an old tamiya manta ray at my mums plus my race buggy . I'll post some more on this thread

 

I have got an FG marder that I use in the garden and on the common. It does about 45 mins or more on a full tank of unleaded but I don't think I have ever done a full tank as I break something first.....these things are heavy and jump for miles. I also have a couple of rc helis and took lessons at flyin fish.

 

Like that, not seen a ta01 for ages! I've had all sorts over the years, at the moment ive got a couple of tamiya mini shelf queens and a hpi baja in the garage that hasn't seen the light of day for a long time!

 

Nice one!

Here's some pics:

My ex works Schumacher SST 2000





My Schumacher Cat 2000EC with every worthwhile upgrade fitted





My Team Associated RC10 B2





My first ever race car, Schumacher Cougar 2000



My messed about with Tamiya TA01 still in bits



Forgot just how much stuff I had!

 

Wow how cool are they , remember them all very well mate . Always wanted an SST but I had yokomo' sand RS4's . Raced a fireblade too no pics of that but here's my cougar sv2



My Schumacher mi4cx



The old manta ray looking sorry for itself

 

Here's the Escort I sold

 

I'll never get rid of them mate, I bought loads of new old stock parts to completely rebuild my Cat 2000 including genuine Schumacher bodyshell and undertray, wheels etc........... Going to rebuild them all and stick them in a nice display cabinet with some of my trophies

Yours look sweet mate, I haven't seen a Manta Ray in years. Iirc that's what the TA01 chassis was based on.

I remember those chargers with the dial on the front too, seemed like an eternity before the batteries had finished charging! Lol!

I gave up racing in the late 90's when I started college and then buying a real car took up all my time! Lol! Everything seems to have moved on so much since I stopped!

I used to love my off road stuff but that pretty much all died out around where I am so I started racing on road with the SST but didn't really enjoy it as much as off road 

 

Acoms techniplus was the daddy back in the day too, I had to settle for a Futaba!!

 

I think you gave up racing around the same time I did and for the same reason lol . Got to the age real cars were more appealing so the rc got ditched

Funny though always fall back into it and want to race again this time hoping I do actually get back into it , but as you say things have changed a lot . The cars are still the same albeit newer designs but the electrics are totally different . Back then a £60 nicad would last a race at full peak but now the lipo batteries cost 3x that and will do 3 races on one charge .

Everything has got rather expensive too , remember the top speed controls being £150 ish .... Novak cyclone , lrp ipc v6 etc etc ..... Now top spec gear is double that

 

Yeah man me too , looked horrible from memory compared to the Acoms

 

Mine is simillar to this

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/07...rs/esccos2.jpg

 

Nice car..

I've got a Fiesta R5 in 1/10th scale.
(So i finally DO have a scale model of my mk7.5 Fiesta..)

Mine is on a carbonfiber with aluminum chassis from Corally
(Dutch brand with some Serpent parts in it)

However i kept the chassis stock,as it's really good already.
I did upgrade the motor to a 4300KV brushless one..

Even with my old 2000 MaH batteries it's very fast😀

 

 

I still got the Acoms transmitter..
These were not that expensive 20 years ago...
Ofcourse it's the AM modulated version as FM was really high end at that time.
And it still works too

Now i use a cheap chinese digital transmitter (and no more duplicate frequencies anymore as they are keyed to the receiver)

 

They were expensive when you earned Β£13 a week from a paper round

 

Heres some of my Tamiya RC cars. All built, tested then put in a cabinet and never really used. Still have boxes excluding the Subaru which was a bit of a custom job.I probably have this many again stashed around the house,

 

I've got a few in loft I've also got a never assembled focus rs mk1 mint in box a tamiya one paid a good few quid for it too a few years back,thought it might be an investment no idea how much it's worth now if anyone's after one let me know no point it sat in box not doing anything

 

Lovely Tanith collection. The building is the best bit

 

Wow, some really cool rc cars here. There was a guy down the beach at the weekend racing a petrol one up and down the sand, it was sooo fast! I'm getting rc car envy and can feel me getting one again soon.

 

This is one of mine from a few years back, a small buggy with a monster truck engine, would do a set of tyres on an outing and munch the cv joints in no time

 

Love it Richie, could you not have got a turbo on there too?

 

Not been on here for ages but good to still see some interest in model cars.

Quick video of me racing one car I just sold at a friends club



Used to race touring cars but gave it as the nearest outdoor track is 30 miles away in Stafford.

 

That wall ramp is a great idea

 

It's possible!! I drove in to myself with it too, luckily it was just a glancing blow that left a good bruise, if it was a direct hit it would probably have broken my ankle!

 

Cool videos!! Gotta love the sound of a nitro engine,
I've got some kyosho nitro cars and more Tamiya vintage stuff i will get some pics up when i can,

 

Great thread I used to race from 92 to around 95

Had all sorts but my favourite was a losi xx with a 12double it just flew

 

We had a wall ramp which went the entire length of the wall before. Was stupidly fast but not brilliant for racing.

Will get some more vidros up when I get round to making some.