Hey guys! while waiting for my custom DIY track to finish i received lots of cool 80's TAMIYA vintage off-roader R/C kit a re-release 1984~1986 models and took a week to work them all this month. So i bought bunch of them namely a re-re 1984 GRASSHOPPER, '84 HORNET, '86 BLACKFOOT and '86 MONSTER BEETLE. They are classic and nostalgia piece of over engineering models made by TAMIYA yet beautifully scale during my childhood. Enjoy building last few weeks and manage to run lot of off-roading action.


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This post has been edited by SupermotoXL: Nov 21 2017, 08:24 AM

And here are the snapshots of my completed TAMIYA build kits plus some off-road in action. Love it and completely a gem to keep it as nostalgic piece of R/C engineering of the 80's.


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This post has been edited by SupermotoXL: Nov 21 2017, 08:28 AM

Wow... all so nice...

Oh yeah, i forgot to post updates on my portable crawler track and also mini FPV track for 4x4 adventure. Painted it scale and nice using acrylic paint. Check my awesomeness project. Still WIP because need to put small vegetation ornaments, track object and programmable stuff imbedded. Going to be high tech track stuff.

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This post has been edited by SupermotoXL: Nov 24 2017, 09:00 AM

Ok, here the latest updates on development of 1:35 scale 4x4 Orlandoo DIY track, have added vegetation and some track objects. Looking good..yet still at 80% WIP.

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This post has been edited by SupermotoXL: Nov 26 2017, 08:00 PM

Latest track updates: LEDs lighting added for night track adventures
I've added strips of leds on the ceiling inside the caves and also around the rocky arch structure to make the track more enjoyable to drive and view around at night/in the dark for rock crawling activity indoor. Today i invited a friend to test around my new track, he's on hummer while i'm on my Jeep as usual. Had lots of fun climbing over lots of artificial rubbles and rocks. Glad i build this track, had super awesome time with it, i need to buy more Orlandoos soon!

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This post has been edited by SupermotoXL: Dec 3 2017, 08:44 PM

"Rubble Wasteland" 4x4 track
Sharing video of my homemade track in action with my 1:35 scale Orlandoo Jeep roaming around the extreme axle twisting obstacles, extreme climbing and vertical drops. Enjoy the adventures!

Video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVqGO92tZJc

Extreme Night Crawler adventures
Just sharing another of my 2018 new year adventure in the dark at night on my "Rubble Wasteland" LED lit track. Challenging dark side of this kick ass micro Jeep.

Video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Nv2hPf7Tdg

Yesterday fun in cockpit live FPV driving aroung the track inside a big park on my high speed 2Wd buggy. Feel the need for speed without the speed traps and cops around, lol.

Video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhMpo9Evtho

This post has been edited by SupermotoXL: Jan 16 2018, 06:42 PM

Oh, here the documentation and article about how i build my "Rubble Wasteland" track at this webpage: https://www.supermotoxl.com/designs-a-creat...-crawling-track

Enjoy reading.

This post has been edited by SupermotoXL: Feb 6 2018, 06:46 AM

Thkse tamiya cars u build is rc car? Interesting. I would love to build some

The tamiya cars are R/C cars in Kit like plastic models included electronics stuff like ESC and motor. Just add radio, battery and servo then you can start driving it. Super fun. They are sometimes rare and collectibles unlike other R/C models.

This post has been edited by SupermotoXL: Feb 6 2018, 08:50 AM

How much and where did you get it?

The price ranging from USD$80 ~ USD$170 (shipping cost not included) depending which models you're interested. I bought my Tamiya at http://www.rcmart.com

TUTORIAL: How to fix worn out/ broken mid drive cup


Hey guys, i made a tutorial article on how to fix those loose worn out drive cup that everyone have encountered to those who owned FPV EACHINE RatingKing 4WD buggy. This tutorial how to will help you fix the problem. I put the tutorial at my website here at this page (How to fix article): https://www.supermotoxl.com/fpvuav-flight-t...4-drive-cup-fix

Hope this tutorial helps to fix your F14 Rating King. Enjoy reading it.

so awesome .. this topic need more participant tho

Yup, but maybe everyone shifted their hobby to drone flying. But i still love ground R/C models because they have aesthetic value that doesn't depreciate over time unlike drone.

i dont have any drones but i join dji spark fb group. with all the no fly zone and unfortunate events of crashing/out of control, i'd rather be playing crawlers its the torque that matters

This post has been edited by raclette: Feb 13 2018, 09:48 AM

Yup crawler is fun true hobby..scale matters, for drone well the hype will slowly fades away but remember its just merely 'tools and utility' for photography than hobby. I have DJI but regret buying it many years ago..even its a second hand stuff.


This post has been edited by SupermotoXL: Feb 16 2018, 06:13 PM

i was a photo enthusiast so drone photography interests me much because it opens new perspective of photography, new angles which were possible only from high rise/towers or even helicopters. but by looking at mere less than 10mins in average of battery life i dont think its enough to have fun just to fly around. maybe drone racing is a different story