Last year, we featured a custom radio control 67-72 Ford Bumpside Ford truck. Today, we have a hand built radio control 1967 Dodge Fargo Sweptline Power Wagon truck. We are serious when we say it was hand made. The wood body and driver are hand carved. The chassis is homemade from wood and aluminum....
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Matchbox recently suprised us by releasing a 1st generation Toyota 4Runner to it's lineup. The new 4Runner toy is a great copy of the 1985-1989 Toyota 4Runner. The toy colors and striping are very close to those of the original and the tires are proportional to the vehicle size, unlike the Matchbox size toys...
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You just have to love this mini Willys Jeep build! It is a 1/2 scale Bemak 1941 Willys MB Slat Grille body mounted on a 1980 John Deere 111 lawn tractor chassis and powerplant. It has an 11 hp Briggs and Stratton engine with 5 speed manual transmission. The 1.5 gallon jerry can...
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I do not get onto the RC forums very often, but this build from Scale 4x4 RC caught my eye. Being that the 1969-72 Ford Bumpside F100 is one of my favourite truck body styles, I fell in love with this buildup! What a great job!
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In response to our previous post about the life size Tamiya Sand Sand Scorcher Baja Bug , we have some more photos and a video of the buildup. The builders also have a new website. Click the photos below to see them larger. Note: If you are reading this via email or Facebook, you...
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Tamiya recently commissioned a life size replica of their famous Sand Scorcher remote control Baja Bug that they sold over 20 years ago. The 1:1 replica has been built to celebrate the release of the new updated version of the famous Sand Scorcher. Make sure to check out the vintage 80′s RC videos below....
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Tags: baja bug, buggy, rc
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The Alan Rosen Robot & Space Toy Collection auction has a lot of very interesting vintage toys, including a few Jeep space vehicles! VIA…
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Here is an interesting find! This Tamiya Super Champ RC was produced from 1979 to 1982. Follow along as this unit is lovingly restored! Make sure to click on the photos in the link to read notes from the rebuilder.
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Tags: rc, tayima, Toys
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Terry Marvel has some nice photos of old Bronco toys on his Fotki page. I do not have any of the Nylint Broncos…yet!!!
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You may recall that we did an article on Pink 4×4′s a while ago. Well, Derek Redmond from the CJ3B Page sent us in some photos of pink Jeeps, along with a link to his Pink Jeep Toys page. Rosaline is a picture that he took in Quebec in the 70′s. His wife is...
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Tags: cj2a, jeep, pink, toy, Toys, Willys
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