Would a Corally Reciever and controller work in a 1990 Tamiya Beach Buggy

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I have upgraded my stock controller and reciever to DumboRC DDF 350

One of my Family members has an old Tamiya Beach buggy kit which has not built from 30 years ago and because he saw my Asuga he wants to build it now, he did not purchase a controller when he purchased the kit , so was thinking of giving him my old one if it will work ? Anyone have an idea if will work? I remember when I have my Hornet it used to have a 4 AA battery for servos ?
 
Yep, it'll definitely work. The Rx will be ok powered by 4xAA batteries.
From 30 years ago, Tamiya might have still been using the 3-step mechanical speed controllers with a big ceramic resistor, so a worthwhile initial upgrade would be a brushed ESC, so you'll not need the separate AA batteries in the car.
 
100% What Jeff said.

One of the best upgrades I got my hands on back in the day was a Futaba MC 112B electronic speed controller. I used this in my Kyosho Rocky, around 1987. Had I had one sooner, it would have been used in my Tamiya Sandscorcher and Super Champ.

The old mechanical speed controllers were fragile, notoriously prone to arcing, sparking and jamming.

Receivers were much bigger, batteries were required to provide power for 2 servos - usually via 4 dry cells (4 x 1.5 v). Using 4 rechargeable nicads reduced this to just (4 x 1.2 v).

There's no reason why your old RTR radio controller couldn't be used in a vintage kit, but ideally it should be used with a suitable Brushed ESC with a BEC.

Care needs to be taken if a brushless system is to be used with vintage Tamiya models - like the Holiday Buggy, Grasshopper, Sand Rover etc - they were run with RS380 motors and plastic gears. Accordingly, brushless motors with appropriate levels of power should be selected.


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Fireblade said:
would he not be better off selling it and buying something more modern? if it's unbuilt in the box surely it's worth a few quid?
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It's going to be worth a lot of money to a collector if it's in it's box. $£1000's.

It would make more sense to build something modern with parts support, or a re-re.

However, it's awesome to re-visit an old kit left for years in the attic. It depends on what value the owner places on that experience, Vs selling it for cash towards something more practical.

I don't run my Sand Scorcher. It's not worth messing it all up. It's a shelf queen.

However, it's highly tempting to get something like a Turbo Scorpion which are highly useable, even by modern standards.
 
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Thanks for all the info guys I will get him to check what it is I was just trying to give him a push to build as I remember when I had my hornet over 35 years ago the radios where about £50 then So just thought I could help him out with my old radio.

He has never built anything like this so would have less an idea than me so that is why I asked you guys.

But I will get him to check what it is incase it is worth a some money and as you say can get some thing more up to date
 
Just a heads-up - new in box 2011 re-re Sand Rovers are selling for $550!!

So an unopened original from 1981 would be worth ££$$!!
 
Unfortunately I miss understood he had one in 1980's, but threw it away years ago, He won 2015 Monster Beetle in a competition at his work.

But good news i guess the reciever will work with this as well.
 
ian986 said:
Unfortunately I miss understood he had one in 1980's, but threw it away years ago, He won 2015 Monster Beetle in a competition at his work.

But good news i guess the reciever will work with this as well.
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It sure will! Monster Beetle is fun and hopefully will be a wonderful gateway into the world of.....6S brushless rigs!! 😝🤣

Bonkers isn't it! 😁
 
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