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Title: Tamiya Sand Scorcher Post by: Jon on September 25, 2006, 15:31:58 pm I guess some of you might have seen this RC classic before, or remember them from you were young. I never had one of these when I was young, I did however have the Tamiya FROG. A couple of weeks ago I came into possession of a pretty nice Sand Scorcher chassis, so now the part hunt is on. During the hunt I stumbled on these cool photos from Southern California...early eighties.... how cool are these??
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Title: Re: Tamiya Sand Scorcher Post by: Rune on September 25, 2006, 16:08:50 pm Some very cool details on those things.. I just know it, I was born like 20 years to late or something....
Title: Re: Tamiya Sand Scorcher Post by: Luftkraft on September 26, 2006, 12:53:18 pm That's a nice r/c car! Makes me feel like having a baja bug in 1/1 scale. :) I always wanted the Tamiya Hornet as a kid. Now they did a reissue of that car, maybe I'll buy it now! ;D
They also reissued several "old school" r/c cars like the Lunchbox or the Grasshopper. Maybe they do a "collector's edition" of the Sand Scorcher, too! Would be great. (http://classictamiyarc.com/images/tamhornet2.jpg) Title: Re: Tamiya Sand Scorcher Post by: Luftkraft on September 26, 2006, 13:01:54 pm Just found this site while doing a little classic tamiya r/c cars research... http://classictamiyarc.com/tamnews01.html
Title: Re: Tamiya Sand Scorcher Post by: SilverPig on September 26, 2006, 13:13:55 pm This is truly candy for old R/C guys like myself! I had a Sand Scorcher once...and a Sand Rover before that...with a cool cowboy looking guy behind the wheel, but with a measly 6 volt 380 engine and the on/off switch stupidly placed underneath the car. Think I broke abot 2000 of those before selling it on and getting the Scorcher instead. I search the net my self from time to time to satisfy my nostalgic side. You'll be sure to come across endless parts on eBay, but be prepared to pay about 10 times as much as you did back then. 8)
Title: Re: Tamiya Sand Scorcher Post by: Jon on September 26, 2006, 13:15:36 pm I still have a pair of Hornets and one Grasshopper laying in a box somewere... but they are realy worn out...
My good one was the HotShotII with all the upgrades... ::) Title: Re: Tamiya Sand Scorcher Post by: Turtle001 on September 26, 2006, 13:42:33 pm got myself a MONSTER BEETLE -- maybe time to get it out of the box again -- but the sand scorcher is my all time favorite
Title: Re: Tamiya Sand Scorcher Post by: Lee.C on September 26, 2006, 17:42:13 pm I used to have the "HOT SHOT" back in the day - but if you look on ebay in Japan you can even find Sand Scorchers NIB (new in box) I've seen a few for sale now but be prepared they want STUPID money for them ::)
Title: Re: Tamiya Sand Scorcher Post by: Fastbrit on September 27, 2006, 16:49:54 pm I sold a complete running original Sand Scorcher last year for £65 including the radio... Sorry guys, you were too late! :)
Title: Re: Tamiya Sand Scorcher Post by: Olaf A./DFL on September 27, 2006, 18:28:56 pm great thread! -i had a monster beetle and later on an avante 2001 with tuned engine and all the good stuff -my brother had an audi quattro. all of them are now stored under the roof…
Title: Re: Tamiya Sand Scorcher Post by: Lid on September 27, 2006, 21:26:52 pm My brother had a monster beetle. When he lost intrerest in the car i got it and scraped beetle body and trow on the Subaru Brat body. That was much cooler at that time. Now i bang my head in the wall. Wonder if we still have it somewere
Title: Re: Tamiya Sand Scorcher Post by: Lee.C on September 28, 2006, 01:01:43 am I forgot about the 67 bug that I brought a few years ago now when tamiya released it a while back, I spent sooooo much money on that thing - fully ball raced, electronic sped controler, alloy dampers, alloy steering arms etc etc etc I painted it up like "STREET DRAGON" it looked awsome 8) - still got it too but the shell is in a bad way and it has a snapped wishbone :(
Title: Re: Tamiya Sand Scorcher Post by: Helge/DFL on August 27, 2011, 15:56:54 pm today the weather is bad in Hamburg. Since a few days the chassis is running. So I decided to start building the body for my 2010 Sand Scorcher. Beginning with the front fenders, but they are not ready yet. Also worked on this great dash board. Have a look on my pilot. He was painted by Frank Schmitz. Thanks for that buddy.
Title: Re: Tamiya Sand Scorcher Post by: Bryan67 on August 28, 2011, 02:29:49 am Cool! Is the Frank Zappa driving? I used to have one too. Got mine when they first came out and eventually modified it so much there was 3 original pieces left. If any of those avtually get used LOTS of things will need to be upgraded.
Title: Re: Tamiya Sand Scorcher Post by: . on August 28, 2011, 02:56:08 am Someone already built a 1:1 Sand Scorcher !
:) Title: Re: Tamiya Sand Scorcher Post by: Wink's1966 on August 30, 2011, 02:18:52 am This was my first R/c car... if i can find the pic ill post it of me crawling around the floor chasing it...... i still have it to this day just no body... i remeber a few years ago when i had my baja bug i was going to build it to be exactly like mine when i was a kid (all red with all the stickers in place and "506" on the door) and have the sand scortcher to match. So at that time the cheapest NIB body i could find was 200-400 bucks and NIB kits going for 800-1200.... never ended up picking up a body nor painting my baja to match :-\
Title: Re: Tamiya Sand Scorcher Post by: Rick Meredith on August 30, 2011, 17:50:54 pm I had one back in the day.
I painted it Safari Beige to match my notchback. Title: Re: Tamiya Sand Scorcher Post by: Dan Mazur on August 31, 2011, 06:49:15 am Vince has one. Stock body and custom painted body.
I thought he would have posted here already.... Title: Re: Tamiya Sand Scorcher Post by: Helge/DFL on September 05, 2011, 08:17:12 am have a look on this one.
Title: Re: Tamiya Sand Scorcher Post by: DKK Vince on September 11, 2011, 00:56:10 am Vince has one. Stock body and custom painted body. I thought he would have posted here already.... Well, it took alot of digging around in my garage, but I found the pictures taken while testing my brand new Sand Scorcher at Hobby City in Anaheim way back in 1981. They used to have an R/C off road track located behind the hobby store (now a kiddies amusement park). I remember being pretty stoked to get to play with it on a REAL track. Up until that point, I was running it around a vacant lot in my old neighborhood... [attachment=1] [attachment=2] [attachment=3] [attachment=4] Title: Re: Tamiya Sand Scorcher Post by: Nico86 on September 11, 2011, 01:23:24 am Quote (http://cal-look.no/lounge/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=432.0;attach=54706;image) Great! 8) Makes me want to have one, but I would never use it to not damage it :( ;D (unless I buy 2 new ones ::) :'( ;D) Title: Re: Tamiya Sand Scorcher Post by: DKK Vince on September 11, 2011, 02:22:55 am Well, it took alot of digging around in my garage, but I found the pictures taken while testing my brand new Sand Scorcher at Hobby City in Anaheim way back in 1981. They used to have an R/C off road track located behind the hobby store (now a kiddies amusement park). I remember being pretty stoked to get to play with it on a REAL track. Up until that point, I was running it around a vacant lot in my old neighborhood... That was then... This is NOW! :o [attachment=1] 30 years later, a little worse for wear... [attachment=2] Replaced the stock plastic wheels with cool aluminum aftermarket wheels. [attachment=3] Unfortunately, the chassis was long ago modified from stock (cut up radio gear box, aftermarket shocks, etc). [attachment=4] But luckily, I have the original box FILLED with enough junk to maybe restore it back to stock...someday! 8) Also have an untouched NOS replacement body sitting in a shoebox just waiting for some paint! Title: Re: Tamiya Sand Scorcher Post by: dannyboy on September 11, 2011, 21:36:04 pm i have one in the loft i might dig it out and see if it will hold a charge then break it some more ;D ::)
Title: Re: Tamiya Sand Scorcher Post by: Rick Meredith on September 11, 2011, 22:08:41 pm Nice Vince!
I don't know what happened to mine. Title: Re: Tamiya Sand Scorcher Post by: Dan Mazur on September 11, 2011, 22:16:30 pm Nice Vince! I don't know what happened to mine. It's probably with the guy that has your engine! I knew I should have borrowed your seats! :D Title: Re: Tamiya Sand Scorcher Post by: Flow on September 20, 2011, 13:15:33 pm And what do you think about that ? 8)
http://speedhunters.com/archive/2011/09/19/gallery-gt-gt-rc-volksrods.aspx Title: Re: Tamiya Sand Scorcher Post by: Jon on September 20, 2011, 14:44:02 pm I like it... I like it a LOT! 8)
(http://ll.speedhunters.com/u/f/eagames/NFS/speedhunters.com/Images/Mike%20Garrett/001sep/vr/vr7.jpg) Title: Re: Tamiya Sand Scorcher Post by: Nico86 on September 20, 2011, 19:02:24 pm That bus is just awesome :o
Title: Re: Tamiya Sand Scorcher Post by: Lids on September 20, 2011, 19:50:21 pm This engine is peak.
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