She Is A Model, And She’s Now Looking Good Autumn is here and before you know it, we’ll be into winter. I turn my attention away from working on the fleet, to playing with toy cars. Even at the age of 43, I still can’t pass a car boot saleRead More →
Tamiya’s next generation of tarmac racers started with the Mercedes C11. Like the early originals that spawned the Countach, Celica LB Turbo, Ligeier Matra, Ferrari etc etc with some modifications to the chassis so the cars where some what different, this generation of sports chassis was to be a oneRead More →
The heavy weight buggy with an unknown paint job. What a car the Ascona is and better looking than the Quattro sister car. This was mainly due to the short wheel base proportions suiting the saloon body better over the coupe. That said it isn’t perfect. Following the success ofRead More →
The Buggy King of the 80’s The car that defines the 80’s decade in the automotive world of R/C. We all had Frogs or all wanted a Frog and it didn’t take long for us to realise that the wing sticker “No Guts No Glory!” was just a marketing ployRead More →
My first Tamiya but never my first choice was a Wild One. It came to me built by my father on Christmas day in 1985. l can still see it now, all that shiny black and red plastic with perfect Acoms radio gear installed and then within one racing packRead More →
