What was your first EVER r/c car?

[xfusion]

Hey guys, I thought this would be a cool topic. What was your VERY VERY first r/c car that you bought or were given. I'm sure most of us were like 6 when you got your first r/c, so what was it?

My 1st: It was an F1 car, but I forget who made it, but the transmitter was the most awesome thing ever. The TX was a glove and when you tilted your hand forward, the car would go forward, lean your hand back and it'd kick it into reverse, same idea applied with turning.

From then I've been getting into bigger and faster vehicles.

[zakerid]

orig. rc10

[Kuldeep]

I had this Niko Truck. I SOOO will post up pics later on today.

It was awesome, I ran if over lego blocks and ran it into peoples leg. It was great.

I'm really not sure about age, but I have been in RC for a extremely long time. I think I was 3-5yrs old when I first got that Niko Truck. Now I am 16, I started nitro at the age of 15, last year when I joined this forum.

[albie]

my first ever car was a tamiya king cab.... now all i race is rc drag cars .. only car i will drive is a gms 11

[marca]

mine was and still is the tamiya dark impact im looking into getting a savage x ss 4.6

[XXWoodmanXX]

Tamiya TA02 BMW Schnitzer M3 :)

[sunshine_monkey]

Losi JR-T. It was a cool truck.

[one]

Golden Arrow FTW! Indestructible! By the time I finished drilling and modifying it it was doing things Radio Shack never dreamed of :D

They don't build them like they used to......

The first one I ever spent "real money" on was this one back in 92-93 http://forums.radiocontrolzone.com/showthread.php?t=236713

[Eli the rc guy]

Tamiya Stadium Raider....

[1 Mugen racer]

:D

Looks like most people are going to say a Tamiya.

Me to. A Tamiya Falcon.

[Tamiya4ever]

I believe it was a Tyco Turbo Hopper or the Nikko buggy just like it. Or a Radio Shack on road car.

[FESTER2004]

grasshopper

[Karadjas]

first hobby r/c was a Tamiya TA03F Evo V WRC - I got it when the 03 first came out! unbreakable little thing. I sold it for $70 rtr to fund my t-maxx

[Demon-TC3]

Kyosho Zaboon Buggy a good 5 years ago! that thing was SOLID!

[ericem]

I remember when i was 3 1/2 i got a dodge viper,wasn't anything special, but was pretty cool! and it was my first rc.

[Dan H]

Tamiya TA03R - Avex Dome Mugen NSX

[z-man280]

very first? 1/14 Countach ...no clue who made it, 2nd was the A-team van! :eek: i was i think 7. Since then, oh man, a ton!!!

first hobby grade rc????

Traxxas Sledgehammer!:D

[ericem]

oh ya hobby grade rc!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mine was a tamiya fighter buggy.

http://www.tamiyausa.com/product/item.php?product-id=58184

[Paradoxmaker]

My 1st was a Kyosho Assault nitro buggy i got in 1984 or 85.

I still have it in the bedroom waiting on time for me to rebuild it.

[bashin Maxxer15]

First RC was a Radio Shack Rage MT. First hobby RC, E-MAXX!

[maxxmustang]

first: a neat little NIKKO truck with a 4.6 pack. first hobby grade: Losi MLST

[xfusion]

I remember when I was about 7 years old I had a radioshack MT and this thing was awesome, it looked looked like a cheap mini version of the savage with the same body, except it was a hard shell. Anyways I was driving it around and I was trying to drive around my parent's car and I accidentally drop right under it which snapped one of the shocks. I remember that moment, from over 13 years ago, I tried repairing it but it was destroyed. Awesome thing, my mom took it back and got it replaced :D. Then I started an R/C club at my Jr. school and like 15 people joined, then it got taken over by the school because it was such a success haha.

[SerpentKing101]

my first was this near-indestructable Nikko Chevy truck (im talking launching it down those Fisher-Price slides, watching it tumble down 20-30 feet down a hill, and driving it back up since it ALWAYS landed upright). I'd probably still have it if I didnt get it wet. :(

first "hobby" grade RC was a Tamiya TL-01 (Pennzoil Nismo GTR). I think iluvmud has it, if he didnt sell it off somewhere.

EDIT: found a pic of the nikko's tx:
http://www.nikkoamerica.com/eshopnikko/products/S16810-49.jpg Wish i could find the truck, too...reminds me of an old blackfoot...

[rccardude04]

Mine was a tyco "Heads Up"
That's the first one I remember anyway. Hi/Low selector, head turned on the dude when you turned the tires. 9.6v battery. I remember how long that was to wait ... 4 hours lol!
We used to jump it into the garage. It didn't last very long :D
-Eric

[RCMadMatt]

An old-school Tamiya Blackfoot! Bought new in '86 (man I'm old)! :)

Matt

[zueslilbuddy]

First was this must have been 1/10th scale was a trans am i think had hard body and not a lick of suspensionwas back in either 1979 or 80. Moved on to the Radioshack golden arrow ya it was tough then first hobby grade would have been my Tamiya Fox.
i got a few years on ya RCMadMatt age wize but dayum i aint old lol

[maxxmustang]

Mine was a tyco "Heads Up"
That's the first one I remember anyway. Hi/Low selector, head turned on the dude when you turned the tires. 9.6v battery. I remember how long that was to wait ... 4 hours lol!
We used to jump it into the garage. It didn't last very long :D
-Eric
oh yeah i remember sitting there rocking back and forth on my butt waiting for that little red LED to go off

[Lost]

micro rs4...how i hated the rear 'shocks'...

[matman3]

Here is one for all you old timers out there. If you remember these you defiantely an old-timer. A Mauri Big Bear was my first R/C.

[pleaseletmeon34]

I think this was my first rc car. Its been way to loooong ago. I know it was a cox, and it looked very similar (still remember that big battery box/receiver/servo). I just thought there was more room on the chassis. I had put a laaaarge airplane fuel tank in it, and would run it for hours.



:D

[thareelcauz]

first r/c was a tyco twin trax, first hobby r/c was tamiya king blackfoot.... memories!!!!

[Maxx42]

The Mauri Big Bear was my first R/C as well. I have recently restored some of my old R/C cars, but I couldn't find the main diff gear for the Big Bear. I always had trouble with that car stripping the idler gear and main diff gear.

[zueslilbuddy]

The Mauri Big Bear was my first R/C as well. I have recently restored some of my old R/C cars, but I couldn't find the main diff gear for the Big Bear. I always had trouble with that car stripping the idler gear and main diff gear.
Had one and had same problem but great truck:D

[sportmaxx91]

My VERY first RC was pretty pathetic. Not sure of the name but it was one of those single channel cars. where all you could do is pull the trigger. If you pulled the trigger it went forward and straight, if you let go of the trigger it went in reverse and turned its tires to the left. idk, kind hard to explain, im sur a few of you guys know what im talking about though.

My first hobby grade was a stampede, which unfortunatly i sold.

[zueslilbuddy]

My VERY first RC was pretty pathetic. Not sure of the name but it was one of those single channel cars. where all you could do is pull the trigger. If you pulled the trigger it went forward and straight, if you let go of the trigger it went in reverse and turned its tires to the left. idk, kind hard to explain, im sur a few of you guys know what im talking about though.

My first hobby grade was a stampede, which unfortunatly i sold.
that trans am i had was like that but big 1/10 scale easy

[RaceTrackRat]

The first one I can remember was a Bat mobile (the original Adam West days) that only turned one way in reverse back in the 70's! My first true RC was a Grasshopper back around 82' or 83'. Man I'm old!

[cubbieman]

VERY first was one of thoes that the controller has a 3 ft cord

after that nikkos

then about a year and a half ago a traxxas stampede is my first and only real one

[rccardude04]

I guess I should mention that my stampede was my first hobby quality r/c car. I still have it and I refuse to sell it. I might have to put some shiny metal stuff on it sometime too...
-Eric

[zepplin]

my first was a losi xx cr. still have it too. it was only about 3 maybe 4 years ago i picked it up in a trade.

[marca]

my first was this near-indestructable Nikko Chevy truck (im talking launching it down those Fisher-Price slides, watching it tumble down 20-30 feet down a hill, and driving it back up since it ALWAYS landed upright). I'd probably still have it if I didnt get it wet. :(

first "hobby" grade RC was a Tamiya TL-01 (Pennzoil Nismo GTR). I think iluvmud has it, if he didnt sell it off somewhere.

EDIT: found a pic of the nikko's tx:
http://www.nikkoamerica.com/eshopnikko/products/S16810-49.jpg Wish i could find the truck, too...reminds me of an old blackfoot...
my bro had the same radio but for his buggy. and boy did it take a beatin

[guver]

I'm a late entry to RC , and started off borrowwing a grasshopper with a 2 stick radio. After it crashed into a rock, I needed to repair it for the owner and wound up buying Him a brand new super hornet kit because it was nearly as cheap. I beat that thing into ground and ruined a lot of stuff on it.

My very first RC order was a 959 superbrain charger and a Duratrax Evader ST. They had both just came out at the time and who what an improvement.

My first post (Ithink) http://forums.radiocontrolzone.com/showthread.php?t=72808

[balang_479]

SMartech 1/10 buggy... sorry i thought it would be good... It wasnt

[Chachi_RC]

My first "real" car was a Kyosho Javelin. Chain-drive 4WD, orange roll cage. One bad-a ride! Then an AE RC10T with a Novak Rooster ESC. Ahhh, those were the days....

[SpeeD-Jr]

First given : at age of 8. radio shack yellow buggy 2wd.
First bought : Traxxas Revo 2.5R (Worst purchase ever)

[Error404]

Associated RC10 Oval Car..

[VegasBobcat]

My first was a Tamiya Stadium Blitzer. Stayed up late building it and started playing with it in the living room until my parents yelled at me to go to bed and stop pissing off the dog. It was great, I miss it.