This Vintage RC Car was left in a Bag for 30yrs!

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  • @neildaniel8232
    @neildaniel8232 2 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    This video completely sums up why RC went nuts during the first lockdown. Every middle-aged man was buying either the RC car they always wanted or getting another on of what they used to have. My local park was buzzing to the sound of freshly built Tamiya's and other stuff most evenings for a long time, especially Lunchboxes. Lots have continued the hobby too!

    • @zencraft3676
      @zencraft3676 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Guilty as charged😎 I have designed and built RC aircraft for 20 years...but never owned an RC car. Covid hits and I'm stuck here at my brother's place with a nephew who was climbing the walls....so I bought a pair of Bezgar 1's and the two of us had an absolute blast. Car I HAD to have? The 1/6th scale nascar replicas I used to see in the stores 15 or so yrs ago. 3 feet long and 20mph! Right in the middle of the pandemic I scored one on ebay new in the box....and it's AWESOME lol. You may now count me as a RC car enthusiast (3 Tamiyas, 2 Redcat Blackouts, and 2 Kyoshi American Muscle hot rods).

    • @paulrobinson9355
      @paulrobinson9355 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Hear hear!!

    • @TomleyRC
      @TomleyRC  2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Yes, 💯

    • @Kontra_Produktiv
      @Kontra_Produktiv 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Started to buy my first RC-Crawler - Traxxas Chevy Blazer - in the first Covid-months and pimped it up with so many additional items, electronics and gadgets that I don´t event want to make it dirty anymore. Had to buy some more to do the job :)

    • @R1davies
      @R1davies 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      My dream garage involves a Mercedes sprinter 4x4 painted to look like to lunchbox.
      (Donations appreciated 🤣🤣)

  • @ResurrectionRC
    @ResurrectionRC 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    As a kid I bought my first Tamiya from Beatties. We had one in Lakeside Essex, I remember going in there with my late father and seeing the newly released Tamiya Mini Racing (M-03 chassis?) I begged my dad for one and he told me if I could save the money he would take me there to buy it. The next day I got a job as a paper boy earning £10 a week. 13 weeks later my Dad kept to his promise and drove me to Beatties and I still remember the joy I had handing over the money and buying my first Tamiya RC. I spent all weekend building it in my bedroom and had endless fun with it. I lost my dad 2 years after that but still remember the valuable lesson he taught me of if you want something enough, you have to work hard for it. ❤️ Great video Phil, brought back floods of memories 🙂

    • @TomleyRC
      @TomleyRC  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Awesome story! I used to go to Lakeside all the time. I’m from Kent originally 👌

  • @YowserUK
    @YowserUK 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Beatties, Techniplus, Tamiya Madcap, Mechanical Speed controller - so much much nostalgia

  • @gtthompson5818
    @gtthompson5818 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    As a child in the 70s my Dad would pull up outside a Beatties shop in London (Central London area) on a Sunday night when they had their rubbish out ready for collection in the morning. Rummaging through the boxes he would often find complete trains, carriages, train track and small train set accessories that were either in near perfect condition or would require small repairs!

  • @Thunderbirdelan
    @Thunderbirdelan 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    YOUR GOING TO JUST DISPLAY IT!!! I love to revisit things i grew up with at least once a year or so kinda remind myself where ive come from and how far ive come :)

  • @DjKeithHunter
    @DjKeithHunter 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    It amazes me how powerful our imaginations were as kids. My first car was a Tamiya Hornet and I swear it was the best handling, fastest and coolest RC ever. I recently acquired a new one and it was almost comical the way it drove. Shows how far RC cars have came in 30 odd years.
    Enough rambling from me, that was a really good video. Sparked off some nostalgia for me too 😁

    • @TomleyRC
      @TomleyRC  2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes, it was a bit underwhelming when I drove it. But just looking at it brings back some memories 👌

    • @andrewmagro7703
      @andrewmagro7703 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      yes Keith Couldn't agree more , also things looked way bigger especially buildings and distances lol - KIDS lol :-) now 47 and man thats slow and small he he he

    • @SavyBajaBuster
      @SavyBajaBuster 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same here.. The Hornet was a rocket back in the day although i never thought much of the handling with all that bouncing🤣🤣 .When it was re released i had to get one and couldn't believe how slow it was but it didn't diminish my memory of it and since built and restored some originals.. My original Hornet still survives, along with the original chassis from the 80's which broke in half pretty early on in it's life and i basically sewed back together with cotton and superglue and it held up for the rest of its life.. A composite material before i knew what one was🤣🤣

    • @gigasipke
      @gigasipke 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah it is funny how memory works. I recently picked up an original Tamiya Blackfoot from the late 80's. I remember it being a super fast monster truck, a friend had one and I was so jealous. However, although very nostalgic, it is more cool driving around then actual monster truck performance.

    • @davejohnson3474
      @davejohnson3474 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​​​​@@TomleyRC i had a madcap and the standard 540 motor was slow even as a 10yr old in 1990 i couldn't make it quicker never had enough pocket money but then i was given a tornado 13 double motor and when i tried that out it was unbelievably quick but then burnt the mechanical speed controller out in 5mins lol.
      I did get a schumacher storm club 10 in 92 93 that was hell of a step up in technology but now tech is even better today. I sent pics of the traxxas link software up dates on my xrt to my mate and he said he wants to go back to simpler times lol

  • @markkhoman
    @markkhoman 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I received a Tamiya Hornet for my 12th birthday in 1987. It's still at Mum and Dad' s place somewhere. Getting nostalgic for vintage RC now!

  • @fitchyyboi
    @fitchyyboi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    That mechanical speed controller is so flipping cool. As a sort of kid who's only been in this hobby since around 2012 this stuff is so cool to see.

    • @masjuggalo
      @masjuggalo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It's also very durable I remember putting like War freaking a6l nicad packs on one

    • @TomleyRC
      @TomleyRC  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes.. you could pretty much throw anything at one!

    • @masjuggalo
      @masjuggalo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TomleyRC up until the solder started melting off of it I got too cheap to buy the right resistors so I used to run up to RadioShack and grab a bunch of random ceramic resistors

    • @hanscombe72
      @hanscombe72 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It’s funny but for some reason my local hobby shops are selling tamiya switch lubricant. The gel that tamiya sold to help the blade slide smoothly on an msc. Why would anyone need that these days?

  • @theface72
    @theface72 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    For me, it was a Tamiya Striker.
    Plastic galore with front friction dampers. It handled terribly & slow , but almost every evening after school it would be "blasted" for 10 mins, then a full strip down & clean just for the hell of it.
    Fantastic memories!!
    Great content & keep up the nostalgia 👍

  • @makingtechsense126
    @makingtechsense126 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Oh man, so many memories of old RC cars in the late 80's and early 90's. This is the first video that TH-cam has recommended of yours. Awesome to see you get your hands on that Madcap!
    The first RC car in my house was a Tamiya Frog, which belonged to my younger brother. He eventually bought a Kyosho Nitro Brute which was crazy fast in a straight line but couldn't corner at all.
    If I recall, my first RC vehicle was a Kyosho Blizzard. At the time I was enthralled with monster trucks, but more specifically, car-crushing tanks that had car bodies, like the Bigfoot FasTrax. I found a van body and put it on the Blizzard to make a monster tank. Unfortunately, it was really slow so I ended up selling it at some point.
    My older brother bought a Tamiya Subaru Brat and had a lot of fun with it. Later he bought a Traxxas Sledgehammer, when it was first introduced. That truck was a ton of fun.
    The saddest story was my brother trading his Kyosho Nitro Brute to a friend for an RC-10, then he kept trading down until he was left with a few random RC car parts. He went from a $400 (1992 money) gas-powered monster truck to maybe $40 in parts in a matter of months.

    • @TomleyRC
      @TomleyRC  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nice trip down memory lane there 👌

    • @Gainn
      @Gainn 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      The Frog was great. Lost mine after it went bananas at Highcliffe chalet park and sailed off the top.

  • @roastysprouts8705
    @roastysprouts8705 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    That Beatties bag takes me back to the shop in banbury... before the town turned into Poland

  • @davidterry2038
    @davidterry2038 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Being a Nottingham lad, I have very fond memories of Beatties. I could have spent all day in there, looking at the Hornby stuff, the Scalextric and the Meccano. I wonder what happened to them?

  • @EddieTH1
    @EddieTH1 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    While clearing out my parents loft I came across my old beatties bag.... Inside a Tamiya Madcap.
    I remember saving up birthday and Christmas money and having to settle for this as I didn't have enough money for the Avante.
    Great memories of blasting around in the street..... Although I always lost races to my mates Tamiya porsche 959......
    The best news is it still bloody works.

  • @darthvaeber
    @darthvaeber 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow! So nostalgic. At the time, being 10 I couldn’t afford this. Ended up with the grasshopper super g. The best thing about these old models, was the joy of receiving a box of pieces. Every cog and gear had to be assembled. Putting oil in the shock etc. It really helped understand the car completely. Especially as calls to the tamiya parts hotline were a regular thing! None of this rtr stuff. Patience and skill required before use. Excellent thanks

  • @nemesis8664
    @nemesis8664 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A MadCap! That is a gem, a piece of RC history! Congrats, sir, awsome find! I feared those mechanical speed controllers, because sometimes, when the battery voltage dropped, you suddenly found yourself with a runaway car and you had to run after it, praying to be able to catch it in one piece. Those were good times.

    • @ThaCatMan
      @ThaCatMan 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Haha yes my dirt thrasher used to go off on one 😅

  • @nigelbarradell2265
    @nigelbarradell2265 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow that takes me back seeing that old speed controller my first car was the apache rwd I'm 48 in December and took up the rc car and a number of other things rc again 4 years ago and it still makes me smile like a kid it's just fun I've just upgraded my FTX Carnage to brushless motor 3s and put bigger wider wheels which has improved the handling no end which has now made me think about going more power lol nice find you got there !!

  • @mehimrc1314
    @mehimrc1314 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    You've made me more of a believer in tamiya and it's potential nostalgia.
    Seeing what you had to say and how you presented it was great. 17mph is rubbish but when you see it through kids eyes that's blasting down the road 💨👍

    • @TomleyRC
      @TomleyRC  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes… back in the day that was quick!

    • @mrcube7-P
      @mrcube7-P 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@TomleyRC yeah i believe now the wltoys in stock form have "decent speed"

    • @murkedmugen8037
      @murkedmugen8037 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      When ur 10-13years old 17mph was hallin @$$ haha.. Beat ur buddys on bikes luvit

    • @BlackSeaRC
      @BlackSeaRC 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Remember that it is a scale speed of 170mph...

    • @murkedmugen8037
      @murkedmugen8037 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@BlackSeaRC i hope we all remeber 10th scale 17x10=170🤯.. When my 1/18 does 40x18=720😱🤪.. Haha so much fun

  • @moereefer
    @moereefer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Me and u and u grew up pretty much the same with real cars and R/C cars. Sweet. It’s crazy with the mechanical speed controller u could bend and scratch more material where the arrow goes side to side. Lol

    • @TomleyRC
      @TomleyRC  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yea… those were the days!

    • @moereefer
      @moereefer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TomleyRC hell yea so much better then now especially the small things that count. And more freedom do h remember Tec Toys?? Or Don’t if it was there a place called Radio Shack. It’s been gone for years now but was hi tech invenation everything electronics

  • @daveargent7654
    @daveargent7654 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is brilliant…. Exactly what I had as my first car… the madcap… in a Beatties bag… with an Acoms Techniplus 2 radio!!! Wicked!!!

  • @chriswhite2714
    @chriswhite2714 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Brings back loads of memories Phil, my friend had a madcap,whilst I had Bearhawk, Falcon, Grasshopper and a Lunchbox we had some fun times and now I'm back into it thanks mate, love seeing old cars from 90s 👍

    • @TomleyRC
      @TomleyRC  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes… we had a small group of about 4 of us with RCs. We’d take them over the local school playground in the evenings. No internet to waste countless hrs on!

    • @Bandito071
      @Bandito071 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I had the wild willy and the fox, waiting for those damn NiCads to recharge was the most painful thing in the world.

    • @davejohnson3474
      @davejohnson3474 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​​@@Bandito071i had the slow charger plug in the wall one would take hours for 30mins fun then got given a pro tech fast charger 30min quick charge and everyone fighting over it at after school rc club haha

  • @LazurusEnterprises
    @LazurusEnterprises 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Just found this video. Beatties bag brings back memories. I had to sell a lot of my old ( from my childhood days ) RC cars, needed the money when covid hit. My bag had the Yellow Lunchbox with spares & random Tamiya Cossie / other spares as well, Controllers etc. Probs worth a lot more since then Daniel.

  • @66blitzer
    @66blitzer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice one mate. It’s nice to have a physical memory of where it all started. Stoked for you.

    • @TomleyRC
      @TomleyRC  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes, it was a good few years ago, but remember it like yesterday!

  • @disciplinerc
    @disciplinerc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Some fantastic nostalgia there. What a great find and in such good condition after all this time. Love the drive montage!! 🤘😎

    • @TomleyRC
      @TomleyRC  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Cheers dude. Us oldies are easily pleased 😅

    • @disciplinerc
      @disciplinerc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TomleyRC dude, 30yrs ago. Sounds so crazy to say it and also have been there to see it 😳

  • @ferruhcanik8137
    @ferruhcanik8137 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I had my first rc car at 1995, Tamiya tl01 Ford Escort WRC. Exact same mechanical speed control. Good old days. Thank you for nostalgia.❤️

  • @TheRCScotsman
    @TheRCScotsman 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    What a coincidence. I was recently feeling so nostalgic for Beatties that I bought 2 of these canvas bags! I use them as my pit bags at the racing club.
    Man, I miss Beatties!!!

    • @TomleyRC
      @TomleyRC  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You are certainly the coolest person at the club then!

    • @TheRCScotsman
      @TheRCScotsman 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TomleyRC Ha!

  • @cbrboy76
    @cbrboy76 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Blimey, that brings back memories, i got a tamiya hornet for christmas when i was about12, it was bought from beaties in liverpool, had the same bag, the bag is still in my mums house. Beaties was heaven to a kid in the 80's & 90's. R/c cars, tanks, boats, model railways, model kits etc. It was in st johns market.

  • @tanyagraceoflanagan4934
    @tanyagraceoflanagan4934 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Looks nice!! I really like Tamiya RC cars. I miss all the ones I have had.
    It was really nice to meet you today.

    • @tanyagraceoflanagan4934
      @tanyagraceoflanagan4934 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      My first Tamiya was a TL-01 Mercedes CLK-GTR. Such a fun car.

    • @TomleyRC
      @TomleyRC  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for stopping for a chat.

    • @tanyagraceoflanagan4934
      @tanyagraceoflanagan4934 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TomleyRC Your welcome, it was good to chat with you. if I see you about again I will always come says Hi.

  • @RCBirds
    @RCBirds 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Yes, still smiling. The good old times. Charging over night for a short run. Capacities much lower but higher prices than todays batteries. ESCs which cost more thqn the kit. Ball bearings expensive and just only from Tamiya. No after-markets or internet. I don't know how we survived this era. I know granpa is talking about war times😁😁😁

    • @TomleyRC
      @TomleyRC  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes… and if you had a quick charger, you were the man!

    • @brianellison3525
      @brianellison3525 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      And we had to drive our cars uphill both ways.

    • @SavyBajaBuster
      @SavyBajaBuster 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah cost of spares or electronics was ridiculous and had to travel to get them, with no guarantee of what you were after would be in stock🤣🤣.. One thing i was fortunate enough to have was my mates farther was an electrical engineer and between him and my farther they cobbled together a way for me to charge my 8 AA transmitter batteries and the cars nicad pack in 10-15 minutes using a regular car 12v battery charger but whatever you do don't forget to switch it off🤣🤣💥😳

  • @stevelampard
    @stevelampard 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have had mine for 30 years. Still have a Beaties bag too. Recently rebuild diff, oil filled shocks, ESC and an original Technigold 540 motor transforms it into something really usable.

    • @TomleyRC
      @TomleyRC  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nice! The Technigolds are hard to find in decent condition 👌

  • @danweiss4928
    @danweiss4928 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    As long as it makes you smile it is money well spent. I had a Tamaya grasshopper with the same speed controller. I spent many days chasing it across the gravel pit. Even had one catch on fire. But I love that car would’ve been in the 1980s sometime. Like 85 I think

    • @TomleyRC
      @TomleyRC  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If it want smoking then you weren’t driving it hard enough haha

  • @andrewmagro7703
    @andrewmagro7703 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Last Year i bought a Madcap 100% MINT condition - and now its sitting on the shelf looking pretty as yes you just hardly see any and i did pay silly money but hey you dont take it with you so enjoy whilst you can i always say thanks for sharing this Nostalgic Memory with us all Tomley :-)

  • @cruisey9857
    @cruisey9857 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My first Tamiya was the Blackfoot, I saw a guy running one at a hobby shop with a clear body on it and I was mesmerized how I could see all the inner workings through the body. Then xmas morning Santa left me one with a Futaba stick radio and fast charger. Oh it was glorious.

    • @TomleyRC
      @TomleyRC  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nice! I love the Blackfoot

  • @JLary71377
    @JLary71377 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I remember the mechanical speed controller. Had one on my first RC. The Tamiya Thundershot. Loved that car. It's the car on your bag 😜

  • @The-Warm-voice1359
    @The-Warm-voice1359 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    nice back to the old time with this vintage rc buggy🤗

  • @daviddevine4052
    @daviddevine4052 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow this takes me back. I had a Avante 2001 in the late 80s or early 90s ( can’t remember exactly) bought by my parents for a birthday present from Beatties model shop in Swindon (Wiltshire). Loved that thing. Even tho a C clip popped off the steering first test drive and it crashed into a tree😄. Cheers for a blast from the past.

  • @mikewoods1659
    @mikewoods1659 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Never would have thought ...THE MADCAP...my first Serious RC. Im on the hunt now! Thanks Tomley.

    • @TomleyRC
      @TomleyRC  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      No worries Mike 😎

  • @MarkBryanRC
    @MarkBryanRC 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Made my day, this has Phil! You know I still use those old radios, and I got 2 of those original Beatties bags! Awesome find, mate, glad you got those memories back!

    • @TomleyRC
      @TomleyRC  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes, I nearly mentioned you in the video haha.. you are a little older than me, those nasty pistol grips 😅

    • @MarkBryanRC
      @MarkBryanRC 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TomleyRC 😅🤝👍

    • @shadesinblack1
      @shadesinblack1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I had a graupner stick transmitter in about the same era 91-92 probably. Stillworks fine. Whenever I buy an rc lot and there's a graupner transmitter in there, I keep it. I built2 ofthem into 2,4ghz and use them very regurarly. Great looking and feeling. Nowadays the 4AA versions are a lot lighter of course. But I don't mind 🙂

  • @bradboj
    @bradboj 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh wow. I had this exact Madcap. The memories. Makes me want to get one for my son.

  • @seaham3d695
    @seaham3d695 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was 10 years old when I received my first radio controlled car. It was given to me by one of my older brothers friends after my brother sadly took his own life. The car i received was a Striker. 20 years after and I was racing RC cars. I'm 42 this year.

  • @jdraven0890
    @jdraven0890 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow, I still have my entry level Tamiya from 1992 - very, very similar. I replaced the speed controller with an electronic one years later, then replaced the stock motor with a Slot Machine - which was honestly a bit too fast. Four wheeling in the dirt was always way much more fun than being on pavement and going at max speed.

  • @Rc-Adventurers
    @Rc-Adventurers 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow I remember those speed controllers and receivers. Those were the days. Great find👍🏼👍🏼

  • @mad-beerc3818
    @mad-beerc3818 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Happy, Happy, Happy just fantastic!

  • @mrNotsoprogamer
    @mrNotsoprogamer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That radio is my all time favourite. It was so nice to use. 😁

  • @Fonzierc
    @Fonzierc 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    What a great memory awsome find !! Great deal

  • @mdrc9980
    @mdrc9980 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice one. My first Rc story is the same but the other way round. I swapped my first Rc, a Nikko F10 Rhino, for a Nintendo Game Boy and a ton of games approx 92/93. Finally got another Nikko Rhino last year for the collection. Fantastic nostalgia! 👍

    • @TomleyRC
      @TomleyRC  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nikko Rhino! Awesome.. I think Traxxas copied the Rhino back in the day

    • @mdrc9980
      @mdrc9980 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TomleyRC It’s a great vintage buggy. Not as refined as a Tamiya but I got it for xmas 87 or 88 and bashed the hell out of it! 💪

  • @philosoraptor777
    @philosoraptor777 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    NOSTALGIA!!!! I kept my old Tamiya Lunchbox in the exact same bag in the late 80s

  • @bubblesrcshed
    @bubblesrcshed 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nothing like reliving your childhood where you can. Awesome vintage RC 👍

  • @brianellison3525
    @brianellison3525 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Never had the Madcap, but had a scorcher and a couple blasters. Then I got given a Grasshopper, and did every upgrade I could to it. I still have my old Futaba square box steering wheel. One of the first ones to come out.
    Love the memories, have fun.

  • @EURIPODES
    @EURIPODES 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    My first was a red Nikko turbo aero. Back in the 80's nobody knew what turbo was, just that it made everything faster. Dad noticed that even though I would leave my bikes and baseball mitts in the rain I always took care of my car so the next Christmas he got me a Super Lobo. My God that thing was fast! It was the best one RadioShack sold. It must have cost a small fortune.

  • @chrisswallow2950
    @chrisswallow2950 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Used to love going in my local Beatties! Bringing back happy memories ☺️

  • @mikeupton5406
    @mikeupton5406 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Those mechanical speed controllers.....
    That was the #1 replacement part we sold at Colpar Hobbies back in the day.
    Thank goodness for the old Novak T2 or T4 and Rooster escs. Have never had a Tamiya chassis car. Really on the fence about getting one.

  • @Marc85147
    @Marc85147 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Brings back memories seeing the Beatties bag, we had one in St Enoch Square in Glasgow City Centre and i can remember getting the Tamiya Escort rs Cosworth for Christmas back in the mid 90's.

  • @8bitStevo
    @8bitStevo 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I had endless fun with my Madcap back in the day, brilliant budget buggy. It will be the ball diff slipping, they’re notorious for it. Good find and good price

  • @jacopor.grandis8848
    @jacopor.grandis8848 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I ❤ your collection of digital LCD wrist-watches! 😊😉

  • @mikehagquist5198
    @mikehagquist5198 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was 11 or 12 in 92. Miss the 90’s. Love the channel.

    • @TomleyRC
      @TomleyRC  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same age as me… best days!

  • @RcOffroad9513
    @RcOffroad9513 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That looks fun! I had a Nikko Avenger as my 1st rc car. Pretty sweet!

    • @TomleyRC
      @TomleyRC  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nice 👌

  • @tysemilicia3931
    @tysemilicia3931 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Crazy hearing all these people talk about how popular rc was when they were kids, I’m a kid and don’t know anybody who drives rc at my school

  • @KOL630
    @KOL630 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Beatties ! I remember those shops. My favourite place as a kid. Usually full of Tamiya goodies. You know you’re old when you remember Beatties lol 🤪👌🏼

  • @eastcoastuk9705
    @eastcoastuk9705 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Good to see old skool tamiya joining the stable 👍 gotta see some track footage in the future.

    • @TomleyRC
      @TomleyRC  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I have a few more Tamiya videos planned 👌

  • @mytube4225
    @mytube4225 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great Vid for a bit of nostalgia and to see you get your first Tamiya back (almost), my first hobby grade rc was a Clodbuster back in the early 90’s which I recently re built, love the channel, great work, would like to see more retro reviews on stuff we had back in the day 👍

  • @HardcoreRC
    @HardcoreRC 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow this brings back memories, must have been around the time i got my first RC the Tamiya Celica GT Four, with that very radio, still have it and really must give it a restoration. The bag also brings back memories. So good you were able to find one in such great condition

  • @CHARLIES-CARS
    @CHARLIES-CARS 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very nostalgic for Daddy! Thanks Phil for making me feel old!🤣

    • @TomleyRC
      @TomleyRC  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Haha

    • @CHARLIES-CARS
      @CHARLIES-CARS 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TomleyRC I know I haven't sent that email yet, reason being I lost a lot of my photos off my phone and one was the screenshot I took of Your address!🙈

  • @silvazoldyck366
    @silvazoldyck366 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing find. I always wanted the Madcap. Closest I ever got was the mini Madcap. I don't think I'd want a vintage car, unless it was in the condition of this one. I would pick up re-re in a heartbeat.

  • @Shadow_Wraith
    @Shadow_Wraith 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Can't beat a bit of nostalgia whether it's rc cars, biscuit tins or a Raleigh Chopper 😁

  • @n22pdf
    @n22pdf 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Used to love going to Beatties.. I had a blue bag for my Hornet 😊 brings back a lot of memories 👍😃👍 Pete

  • @dansmith5218
    @dansmith5218 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Enjoyed this video tom, brings memories on my first tamiya blitzer beetle

  • @boy6named6zoen6
    @boy6named6zoen6 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Oh god.. those mechanical speed controllers.. always fun seeing someone running after their car because it got stuck.

    • @TomleyRC
      @TomleyRC  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Haha.. and then followed by the smoke!

  • @dontbotheruncledanny3913
    @dontbotheruncledanny3913 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Look’s CooL👍👍👍👍

  • @hamotec-hanulveen
    @hamotec-hanulveen 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I also have my first RC (re-bought) on the shelf for memories, The red Nikko Chipmunk.

  • @WestyCoastHermit
    @WestyCoastHermit 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Well that was fun! I remember spending hours staring at the MadCap in RC Car Action wishing I could get one. Never got one myself but I'm glad that you could find one and tap into your youth!

    • @TomleyRC
      @TomleyRC  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes, some good memories 👌

  • @corringhamdepot4434
    @corringhamdepot4434 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I remember going into Beatties in Southend-On-Sea in the 1990s. Where I bought a discounted LGB garden trainset. They also had a shop at Thurrock Lakeside as well. Where they had a LGB trainset running around the top of the walls. So South Essex was well served.

  • @Andym1159
    @Andym1159 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video and love the madcap and in the beatties bag aswell…I bought a mega-drive aswell for £179.99!!! Had it ordered for when they released it, what a wonderful bag of memories really enjoyed the trip down memory lane it’s what it’s all about 👍

  • @hikeaphoto746
    @hikeaphoto746 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I still have two cars over 40 years from rc car, it was a Team Associated rigs. I rebuilt mine now has a Traxxas body, lol. I still enjoy my old cars. I have two many I am stopping to buy more rigs, yeah right. I will just build better rigs and now I am into clawling with the wife, my wife loves using her new Element Enduro Gatekeeper. I bought else and cheaper one and I am changing costly on my rig. I have ejoyed watching you! Thanks!

  • @paulrobinson9355
    @paulrobinson9355 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I am about 2 or 3 years older than you and my first car was the Hornet and getting the rerelease just brought back so many memories.....my first 4wd was the Hotshot 2 and I'm praying they rerelease it one day! Amazing video!

    • @TomleyRC
      @TomleyRC  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Tamiya knew we would all want to own the cars we had as kids.. I’m glad they still make them 👌 (well most of them!)

  • @smithbrownjones
    @smithbrownjones 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Was just reminiscing with my Sister a few weeks ago.....and fir the life of me, I couldn't recall the name of the model/RC shop in Swindon, back in the 80's.......BEATTIES...! 😆
    Bought many an Airfix model from there, and used to drool over the Grasshopper....! 🤪🤷🏼‍♂️

  • @rcchallenge8626
    @rcchallenge8626 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That bag brings back so many memories going Beatties in Bristol and looking at all sorts I wanted but was never allowed 😂

    • @TomleyRC
      @TomleyRC  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes, gazing at all the RCs and wishing for one!

    • @stevecox5012
      @stevecox5012 ปีที่แล้ว

      Beatties in Broadmead was my local one as well. Remember getting my Playstation 1 there, back in 1995, if memory serves me correct. Also remember almost bumping into Michaela Strachan outside. Random memories of childhood. 😂 It was gutting when Beatties closed for good though. 😔

  • @basementracer
    @basementracer 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Mannnnn, I remember going to Beatties as a kid, walking up t he stairs to the RC dept and being in awe. Memories................ very fond ones.

    • @TomleyRC
      @TomleyRC  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes, those were certainly the days!

  • @jimcobain4381
    @jimcobain4381 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I remember going to Beatties in Ealing back in 87 when I was 12, and I fell in love with the lunch box, couldn’t ever afford it, had a second had Road Runner and Pumpkin instead, but I finally got a lunch box last year!! 😀

  • @benstutley2904
    @benstutley2904 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Madcap is to Astute as Vanquish is to Avante, Lovely car, and pleased to hear the TTTE theme on your road trip playlist :)

  • @michaelramsey82
    @michaelramsey82 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'd just like to appreciate the deliberate montage of songs that some percentage of the commenters are guaranteed to hate.

    • @TomleyRC
      @TomleyRC  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      haha... most of that music was straight off the Radio. They were playing random songs for 1hr. Had to share :)

  • @michaelgallucci1784
    @michaelgallucci1784 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    So cool, and thanks for the mini road trip.

    • @TomleyRC
      @TomleyRC  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No probs haha

  • @killerta87
    @killerta87 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Reminds me a LOT of the Murai ninja I grew up with! I have bought 3 since lol. Spent hundreds of dollars on these relics but looking at them just makes me happy 😊

  • @waynemcardell8688
    @waynemcardell8688 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi Tomley This was my first RC as well, I have some spares for the Madcap, i some arms, chassis and some shocks without springs. Let me know if interested, if not enjoy the madcap, good buy for the price. I remember paying £70 for mine with 2 batteries, 2 chargers, the same radio unit and the quick charger with the bag, worn tyres but all back in 1991. It’s a shame Tamiya never revised it..

  • @Hi_Doctor_Nick
    @Hi_Doctor_Nick 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The Mad Cap was my first tamiya rc too. Got it in 92/93 2nd hand. I have no idea what happened to it 🤷‍♂️
    Happy memories. But it broke alot and it was never fast.
    Thanks for the nostalgia 👍

    • @TomleyRC
      @TomleyRC  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nice! I think it was a popular choice back then

  • @FuchsiaShocked
    @FuchsiaShocked 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Reminds me of my old Bear Hawk, which had the exact same Techniplus. Same battery, same speed controller... actually probably a few other parts in common with the Madcap? Looks enough like the Bear Hawk that I'm expecting so, anyway.
    Thanks for the nostalgia!

  • @Johnwick-ed7vo
    @Johnwick-ed7vo 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Absolutely love old rigs on old tec, as weird as it sounds it makes me feel funny lol

  • @ScrapiT68
    @ScrapiT68 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Tamiya Hornet 🐝 for me, late 80’s! Mad fast 50 kph 😎 Mega fun..

  • @FullOnRC
    @FullOnRC 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Lucky Guy. Madcap was my 2nd Tamiya, First was a Hornet. I hope they re-re this one day.

    • @TomleyRC
      @TomleyRC  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I really hope they do a re-re. I’d buy 2… one to do a brushless build and one for the shelf

  • @thunderstormrc
    @thunderstormrc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice rc car👍

  • @mentula3784
    @mentula3784 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    😲😲😲😲😲😲😲
    My all time favourite ever rc ever ever ever and I never had one. This is the year for me

    • @TomleyRC
      @TomleyRC  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      😎🤟

  • @paulus842000
    @paulus842000 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    We all thought that our cars were really fast 30yrs ago, even if they look slow by today's standards, just the nostalgia of these icons keeps the flame burning within 🔥❤️ we were lucky to have been part of the Golden age of tamiya ❤️

    • @TomleyRC
      @TomleyRC  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes I agree… 80s and early 90’s were the best years for Tamiya

  • @murkedmugen8037
    @murkedmugen8037 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Haha luvit tomley and the ride.. Had me rollin bro.. U ride dirty over their also.. Perfect thnx

    • @TomleyRC
      @TomleyRC  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Haha… 🤣

  • @erichehir9672
    @erichehir9672 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    That’s awesome my first car/buggy was a radio shack , golden arrow, I think I’m gonna look for one now, thanks, great video 👍🏻

  • @davesoutdoorsadventures7819
    @davesoutdoorsadventures7819 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi Phil, Beatties in Nottingham city center back in the mid 80's as a 16 year old lad, gazing at at new models on display and catalogs of colourful pictures - just a boyhood dreams but never had the cash to buy. I have a tamiya Ford Focus from 2001 ( broken car only for 20 GBP 2 years ago ) snapped boby in 3 places, so I has converted it to a kamtecmodels 3 wheeled reliant robin, new body and all electronic / Lipo 7.4v plus about 30 other custom / RTR / rollers - all low budget RC Cars from WLTOYS to one off projects under 300 GBP. Dave in Nottinghamshire ( Daves outdoors adventure ) from a few years ago. My place looks like your old garage workshop. be safe

    • @TomleyRC
      @TomleyRC  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Some good memories. I have the Kamtec 3 wheeler as well 👌

  • @lexdunmon7345
    @lexdunmon7345 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    compared to the competition (Tyco/RadioShack), Tamiya/kyosho models were stupid fast in their day. additionally, I can appreciate the re-releases still have the mounting points for mechanical speed controllers, it's amazing how much room is available with modern electronics. I still have (most of) my 1st "hobby grade" RC, Blackfoot; it's in dire need of a long overdue refresh.

    • @TomleyRC
      @TomleyRC  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes, Tamiya know that we all want the stuff we couldn’t afford as kids 😅

  • @philhumber1534
    @philhumber1534 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Man, I used to live in Beatties. It was near the Cinema in Notts city centre. Got a lot of Scalextric cars etc, happy times !!

    • @TomleyRC
      @TomleyRC  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Good times 👌

  • @RegJustReg
    @RegJustReg ปีที่แล้ว

    That manual speed control.....a blast from the past right there!

  • @jonoedwards4195
    @jonoedwards4195 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    You got It in the Bag Mate!
    Yummy Stuff.

  • @detlyn
    @detlyn 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is great :-) The mechanical speed controller. I had forgotten all about them. awesome. Still got a crusty old tube of Tammy speed controller Grease:))

  • @maniestrijdom7271
    @maniestrijdom7271 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I feel your memory
    Still have my super hornet , black foot and quick drive beetle!