Excellent video, I'm just watching some videos, I'm thinking of making a track in my patio and I want to clear up some doubts, what height did you use the artificial grass? In the market I see many heights but it seems to me that the one you use is the smallest, on the other hand On the other hand, do you think it is necessary to make the dirt track? I mean, I live in a country where the roofs of the houses are flat and I will do it on my roof. I have 120 m2 to make the track and how is it on my roof? house I was thinking of doing the entire circuit with artificial grass. By the way, what should I take into account for the outdoor rug?
@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC3 күн бұрын
@erickhuntergames It's just (local to me) home store stuff (maybe 7ish mm). Was whatever was inexpensive. My next track will be 90% turf with maybe a small dirt section. The brown stuff looks nice but is a pain to maintain. Rug is just outdoor thin carpet. Appreciate it!
@erickhuntergames3 күн бұрын
@@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC Thank you very much for the prompt response, in fact I just have that question, because I am also thinking about making it only with artificial grass since here in my country, the houses have large roofs and I am thinking of doing it on my roof, but I think that since it is Pure artificial grass wouldn't behave in the same way as cars, or what do you think? I want to use it to run my typhon grom =D. By the way, they sell me 8 mm grass here and I think I'll go for that since it's also the cheapest =D.
@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC2 күн бұрын
@@erickhuntergames The grip is great as long as you get the short pile stuff. Even better on office carpet.
@SeeShelby4 күн бұрын
what do you lube the diff with?
@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC4 күн бұрын
@@SeeShelby Been s bit....but I think I used Associsted diff lube.
@ralphhowing34738 күн бұрын
As I say, if I don't build it I don't want it!!!!!
@stevelampard10 күн бұрын
I have a Madcap which I bought used from a model shop in the early 90's. First things I did was to fit a Technigold and oil shocks. I still have it but it doesn't see much action these days, I'd rather bash up my WLToys cars, a lot cheaper to replace parts.
@Mascre-vu2xd11 күн бұрын
Podría enseñar la pista entera y decir medidas exactas etc...? Porque me gustaría construir una en mi jardin
@chrisboroff354612 күн бұрын
I was going to buy the frog used in decent shape for $135 is that a good deal?
@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC12 күн бұрын
@chrisboroff3546 The rere kits are fairly identical to the original. It would need to be pretty fresh for me to spend that on a Frog. So I guess it depends on how bad you want one.
@adampearson528613 күн бұрын
Great video man!! Definitely gave me a direction to go next spring.
@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC13 күн бұрын
@adampearson5286 Awesome! Good luck with the build my friend.
@radripperaj18 күн бұрын
Do you have a link for the plastic sheet you use ramp?
@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC18 күн бұрын
@radripperaj I don't unfortunately. My local Home Depot has it with their peg board (in the lumber section). It's mainly used in bathrooms/washrooms.
@radripperaj17 күн бұрын
@@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC thank you for the fast reply. Your backyard track is so cool. I am hoping to do something like that soon. What is the width and length of the track? Also, how wide are the lanes?
@dinohuntr85119 күн бұрын
What a cool car!! ❤
@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC19 күн бұрын
@@dinohuntr851 Thanks so much!
@milesonewheelwinter25 күн бұрын
I bet your wife just loves it....hahahaha
@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC25 күн бұрын
@milesonewheelwinter Thanks...She does. Enjoys racing the cars with us too. Great family fun for all.
@jongreenhalgh25 күн бұрын
Back in the day I built an rc10 with an MIP transmission and a JRx2 front end with a 30 degree kick up rather than the losi 20 degree. It was fantastically fast and won me many races across the SF bay area. About a year later they built the car for Masami with the longer front arms.
@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC25 күн бұрын
@jongreenhalgh Dang...you were ahead of the game! That MIP trans was an amazing bit.
@jongreenhalgh24 күн бұрын
@@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC I’ve still got the trans on my gold pan ;)
@hubdeep945229 күн бұрын
Back in the day I had a hornet and my mate had the falcon. The falcon was supposed to be a much better car, and maybe on a bigger track it would've been. But in our gardens it felt heavy and slow in comparison. The hornet is so simple and light. Also the suspension was way too stiff on his falcon. But the hornet rolls easily if you're not careful. Good times
@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC29 күн бұрын
@hubdeep9452 The turning radius on the Falcon stinks for sure. The simplicity of the Hornet is it's greatest strength for sure.
@kanedaadenak7088Ай бұрын
If your tires are rock hard soak em in wd40 overnight.
@torredchc1768Ай бұрын
Im looking forward to the Hornet EVO. Are you getting one? It would be interesting time attack video.
@VINTAGEBACKYARDRCАй бұрын
@@torredchc1768 Could happen at some point for sure.
@GumbputtАй бұрын
My first real rc car! Found it for $47 in an rc airplane mag. Saved up for it and my uncle built it. Drove it till the front tires split. Loved that buggy.
@VINTAGEBACKYARDRCАй бұрын
@@Gumbputt One of the best!
@rcguy1087Ай бұрын
Wow curse the algorithm once again. How did i miss you guys posting this year! Hopefully everyone is doing well and still love this channel
@VINTAGEBACKYARDRCАй бұрын
@rcguy1087 We are still here. Live stuff in the way again...but have content to be processed when I get some time. Appreciate it very much!
@ggilesyАй бұрын
Still hunting for one of these. If anyone wants to sell one let me know!
@trevorfurlotteАй бұрын
Full length vid coming?
@Nlangkirby135Ай бұрын
I am a proud Pennsylvanian myself. I haven’t been to rc misfits… but I have been to park lane hobbies in Pottstown.
@VINTAGEBACKYARDRCАй бұрын
@@Nlangkirby135 Heard good things about that place. Hope to visit this winter.
@JMLUSA1Ай бұрын
NEATO NEATO NEATO!!!!!! Great to see you out n about!!!!!
@coygtrcАй бұрын
Nice 👍 Is that a 58001 Porsche 934 on the right 🧐 ?
@VINTAGEBACKYARDRCАй бұрын
@coygtrc Yes...check out our Porsche video we did for a detailed look.
@SANDSCORCHERАй бұрын
Found this out the hard way and to my cost, when very small splashes of either fuel, or wet exhaust filth spoiled my beautiful candy blue paint job on my 1/8th Tamiya Mini 🤦🏻♂️ I had painted it with either Pactra or Custom Colour and only found out after it was finished that the brand I used did their own aerosol nitro fuel barrier to protect paint. I had no idea how vital it was. After only a couple of runs the paintwork had blotches. Needless to say I bought the protector, but I’m still yet to sit down and mask the whole Damn body up YET again so I can treat it ☹️🤦🏻♂️ It’s just languished in an RC bag for years. So always use paint protector on nitro cars fellas 👍🏻
@realbogusАй бұрын
Super cool!!!!
@SANDSCORCHERАй бұрын
Nice selection/collection 😎👌🏻 You’ve done really well to track down all three. 👍🏻 I only have the 935 (plus a static 934) so far. Do you think you’ll keep collecting the early cars like the Countach, the LB Celica and the P34 ?
@VINTAGEBACKYARDRCАй бұрын
@SANDSCORCHER In a dream world I would have them all..lol. I appreciate it very much.
@SANDSCORCHERАй бұрын
You and me both😆👍🏻 Re your dried tires, in case you’re not aware, a good way to revive them a little is to remove, clean with a mild warm soapy solution and then store overnight in a polythene bag in glycerine👍🏻 Wipe off and refit and it gives them a bit more life if you catch them soon enough. 😎
@reitplace4765Ай бұрын
🤙👍
@CnCcamerasАй бұрын
Awesome baby I love it. From pa myself
@reitplace4765Ай бұрын
Awesome. Thanks for sharing bud. We don't have anything like that around here
@Paul__FCАй бұрын
Very, very nice!
@theoagrcАй бұрын
Always good to see the VBRC out enjoying RC life 🙌🏻
@rccrazerАй бұрын
Good to see your still active! Waiting to see some more laps and tuning! Will you be getting a hornet evo?
@VINTAGEBACKYARDRCАй бұрын
@rccrazer Have a lot of home stuff going on rn. Hopefully back up and running by the winter.
@AnthonyTribbey-dh9zmАй бұрын
You’re neighbors are ass holes and petty as fuck if they gon whine bout some lil rc track on your own property not like it’s a full blown motorbike track L neighbors but cool track I love it
@OutlawFarmersRCАй бұрын
Traxxas Bullet was a great racing buggy back in the 80s!
@UncleBobsRCАй бұрын
Great stuff man.... Do you have another channel?? I watch another dude (way different topic than RC) and he sounds just like you...
@VINTAGEBACKYARDRCАй бұрын
@UncleBobsRC Appreciate it brother. I do not. What is the channel?
@MrBoomtheroomАй бұрын
U should compared the cars how they came. Thats what you would have got when buying them so thats how they should be compared.. IMHO 😊😊
@VINTAGEBACKYARDRCАй бұрын
@MrBoomtheroom Would have been an absolute blow out with silver can vs technigold. This was more of a challenge of suspension. One thing for sure is....it's been our most controversial video.
@MrBoomtheroomАй бұрын
@@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC would like to se the bigwig vs supershot vs boomerang in factory form
@teamcrc12 ай бұрын
Very cool video, to make it a 100% fair comparison were you running the same motor, battery, gearing, and tires on the cars?
@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC2 ай бұрын
@teamcrc1 Yes...everything was swapped over. Appreciate it very much.
@KBC-694202 ай бұрын
You have to pay for SketchUp now?
@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC2 ай бұрын
@@KBC-69420 Looks like it....
@karenmurray30982 ай бұрын
that was coool !
@ungurdani83462 ай бұрын
Salut my friend super car super video subscribe subscribe 👍👍🏃♀️🏃♀️🚗🚗
@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC2 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!
@MadDuckofAus2 ай бұрын
Nice work. handy little vid.
@imaverydirtyboy2 ай бұрын
10 laps per reading might be a lil more accurate
@JaimieB.DogJack2 ай бұрын
Im curious what you race on that track? I am building one I think tenth will be a bit crowded but the Grom series and that size should be perfect for what I have
@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC2 ай бұрын
@@JaimieB.DogJack 1/10. 1 to 2 buggies. It's mainly for time trials. A 1/14 to 1/12 scale would be perfect for a few at a time.
@nomusicrc2 ай бұрын
I got one of these for free and then I spent $100 fixing it up not including the ESC and receiver I already had those
@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC2 ай бұрын
@@nomusicrc One of the iconic buggies to have imo.
@cabbage43722 ай бұрын
Had one of these, with all the fruit. Brilliant car. Shouldn’t have sold it.
@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC2 ай бұрын
@@cabbage4372 It is for sure!
@zzdakota2 ай бұрын
I remember all the upgraded parts from CRP and Thorp I used on the Frog. Never had an issue again with the Thorp diff and driveshaft upgrades, which I also used on the Blackfoot back in the day.
@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC2 ай бұрын
@@zzdakota Yes,the Thorp diff was amazing!
@nanbanjinchannel57163 ай бұрын
Nice video and well done!
@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC2 ай бұрын
@@nanbanjinchannel5716 Thanks so much!
@zzdakota3 ай бұрын
First time hearing of Academy. I never saw them in hobby stores in my area, in R/C Car Action Magazine, or Tower Hobbies catalog back then.
@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC3 ай бұрын
@@zzdakota They were usually a "back page" advertisement when in Rcca.
@BigDuke6ixx3 ай бұрын
Awesome track. Which I had room for one.
@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC3 ай бұрын
@@BigDuke6ixx Thanks so much!
@TheImtoomuch3 ай бұрын
Kyosho did it right. They gave us a retro mod as they call it in the 1:1 car world.
@Bonurges3 ай бұрын
Well? Did the waterproof sealer keep the jumps alive?? Also, how do you like the lane width? Is that 6’? Are you running 1/10 scale? Thanks for these vids, excited to get going on my backyard track!!!
@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC3 ай бұрын
@Bonurges It did. That being said the ramps have storage, so that's been a big factor. We are on 10th scale and it is OK for two cars....no more. Go wider if you can. Really appreciate it!