Vintage Kyosho Buggies, why I love 'em so much!
Those that have seen my postings in the cars - off-road section might already have noticed I am fond of the older Kyosho 1/10 scale buggies. Like the Optima Mid, Lazer ZX-R/Sport etc. For those that never heard of these cars, here are some pictures of mine:
Optima Mid (with some after-market hop ups)
And the Lazer ZX Sport, pretty much stock, except for the wheels and ESC instead of mechanical speed controller
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Optima Mid (with some after-market hop ups)
And the Lazer ZX Sport, pretty much stock, except for the wheels and ESC instead of mechanical speed controller
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Introduction
Hi all!
Since this blog is still empty, I decided to change this. A little background information about the guy you know as SoloProFan might seem convenient, right?
First, some may know me as simply "SoloPro" which is the name I registered with on RCG. But as my stay here was longer than I first anticipated (I registered first just to get some info on my new Solo Pro V heli) I found having a name that was the same as a popular type of heli, could be confusing, hence the name change with the "Fan" bit added.
I've been interested in RC since my youth, an older nephew had an RC sailing boat, the "Saudade", and I always watched it with attention as we visited the place where my aunt and he lived. In my early teens I got my first RC boat, the "Dolly" from Robbe, and with some ups and downs, turned it into a working fireboat. I bought more boats, and also a 1:10 RC car, to get my "RC-fix" when not able to sail a boat, as we didn't live near any decent pond. I also looked at planes, build a few free flight models, but never ventured into RC planes, as the risk of losing everything in a crash, was too much to pay for, for someone with just some allowance and doing some work sometimes here and there during holidays.
As I went to college, the RC stuf was shelved, and gathered dust in my old room on my parents' house. Years later I regained some interest, and decided to re-work some boats, to correct some mistakes made...Continue Reading
Since this blog is still empty, I decided to change this. A little background information about the guy you know as SoloProFan might seem convenient, right?
First, some may know me as simply "SoloPro" which is the name I registered with on RCG. But as my stay here was longer than I first anticipated (I registered first just to get some info on my new Solo Pro V heli) I found having a name that was the same as a popular type of heli, could be confusing, hence the name change with the "Fan" bit added.
I've been interested in RC since my youth, an older nephew had an RC sailing boat, the "Saudade", and I always watched it with attention as we visited the place where my aunt and he lived. In my early teens I got my first RC boat, the "Dolly" from Robbe, and with some ups and downs, turned it into a working fireboat. I bought more boats, and also a 1:10 RC car, to get my "RC-fix" when not able to sail a boat, as we didn't live near any decent pond. I also looked at planes, build a few free flight models, but never ventured into RC planes, as the risk of losing everything in a crash, was too much to pay for, for someone with just some allowance and doing some work sometimes here and there during holidays.
As I went to college, the RC stuf was shelved, and gathered dust in my old room on my parents' house. Years later I regained some interest, and decided to re-work some boats, to correct some mistakes made...Continue Reading
