Selling Tamiya RC Cars Off To Fund A New Losi Collection! Kicking Off With A Team Losi XXX-CR

[@zam1atine]

Great show as always Gavin! I remember drooling on that very car when I was younger. Really wish they´d bring back the colored shock springs! Keep it up! Cheers

[@16nlste]

tunning in from the USA, id love to see more losi buggys - i think there vintage stuff is by far the coolest especially the BK cars

[@bradleyyeatts2294]

Gavin, you could try contacting Mark Santa Maria he’s on you tube, he just did a video of a lhs to him that is shutting down they have tons of vintage parts they may have some stuff you may need.

[@bradleyyeatts2294]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hGnQfHWtmq-Bnqs

[@michaeldorich4485]

That's a great find and the body is beautiful. I think the competition between Losi and Associated of that era really led to the design improvements in the off road buggies. I would Luke to see more Losi cars, if you can find them at a reasonable price, which won't be easy. Thanks for sharing. Happy holidays and a happy and healthy new year.

[@stuartstevens2746]

Great to see vintage losi, I have recently picked up a xx losi buggy myself. Also a car I’ve never heard of before, a traxxas bullet. Any way, Merry Christmas to you and your family, keep up the great work. Looking forward to seeing what you do next year. Stuart

[@danshah3077]

Thank you Gavin for a great year of videos and I hope you and your family have a great Christmas and New Year as well.

[@DSC1320]

Having raced a Rc10b2 the switching to a Losi xxx is why I collect these particular models

[@dan2226kv]

Nice buy Gav...I have a XX here that belongs to a friend, has the graphite chassis and Hydradrive. It'd lost half it's diff balls and some gear teeth - rebuilt the transmission and Hydradrive for him. It's an awesome old buggy 👍

[@mikeupton5406]

That Hydradrive is something I would love more about. I remember that another R/Cer found a Losi car in a pawn shop that had Hydradrive and after some TLC this guy had an awesome dirt oval car for a very good price.

[@jondrizzle4554]

Cool car love the losi buggies...used to.race the xx back in the 90s might even have a few bits left over definitely got pink springs

[@Superutubeking]

I love your channel and I love Losis I had about 10 Losi xxx xx4 xxx4 and xxxs , have a happy new year 🎉

[@RCKickschannel]

10! Nice

[@roblowrie1969]

That's a great looking car, and I absolutely agree with you, re the cab forward style of bodies!! Wishing you and your family, and everyone who follows your channel, a very happy Christmas, and a peaceful and prosperous New year. 😎👍🏻

[@MrChando1975]

Yes, more losi in the show. Keep it up mate ❤

[@RCKickschannel]

Hard to do in the UK unfortunately.

[@budbarlang3729]

you are 100% right about sellers posting the cars in its original box I had a few that didn't even had a bag over it, rant over . merry Christmas every one

[@nigelbutters5769]

Hi Gavin, I'm totally with you on the cab forward modern designs - yeugh! - much prefer the look of the 80's 90's buggies. My son did really well in mid 90's racing our Losi xx and Schumi Cat 2000 - great cars. I was more of a Schumacher fanboy with a Cougar 2000. I'm currently building my Classic Procat - quite a fiddly and demanding build compared to later kits. You definately need an RC10T to complete your Associated collection. I've still got my RC10T with full RPM Ultramold chassis conversion from back in the day. A lovely car and the only one I still have from the 90's which my son will get when I'm pushing up daisies. 😂

[@mrlt1]

Welcome to the rabbit hole of collecting old Losi's. They're awesome cars!

[@RCKickschannel]

Yes they are!

[@chrissilver5019]

Great show. I just finished up my original JRX2 and the JRXT shelfers with all vintage electronics. I also have a JRXT that I can run occasionally.

[@RCKickschannel]

Very cool!

[@chocolateapocalypse]

Been a Losi fan since I started racing in '86, helped having a Losi driver running at our local track back then lol More Losi content please, cheers!

[@RCKickschannel]

More coming soon. I might have just purchased a 22 RTR

[@chocolateapocalypse]

@@RCKickschannel Right on! Something to keep in mind with the RTR is the shock caps were specific to it and not on the 1.0, 2.0 or later models. Being an RTR they could be pretty chewed up from flips on tarmac and might be hard to come by. Not 100% sure but something to look at if you're wanting a shelfer.

[@ericchristopher9037]

Merry Christmas Gavin, have a great New Year! Nice buggy, a bit out of my league though.

[@fkfakemusic3172]

daam Rick u living the dream! yes atleast one of us gotta do it!! BRRR

[@Geo_art_RC]

Thanks for all your efforts Gavin, love the channel. Would love to see more Losi stuff but don't bankrupt yourself in the process!

[@63niceguyeddie]

Agreed... The losi stuff seems so expensive.. it may take a long time to complete this venture within a reasonable budget..

[@RCACTIONAUSTRALIA]

Nice one Gavin. Hopefully you get it fixed up for a reasonable price.

[@CornholioMcGeeRC]

Always entertaining and knowledgeable!!

[@craiggreen4388]

Love it. The box art body makes it tbh.

[@RC4X4]

Very cool video. I had RC10's and then jumped over to Losi. Should have kept some of those cars but they were all sold off. The XX4 was very cool.

[@RCKickschannel]

Thanks 👍

[@RCKickschannel]

Thanks 👍

[@kenblockx2010]

the XXX BK2 is a realy great car, i raced it at a local hobbyclub in Belgium , your CAR looks amazing and what a paint job 👍👍👍👍 the losi cars are real good for racing, i also had the XX-4 worlds edition the 4 wheel drive, it drove great !

[@veeza7001]

Great video team losi were a massive part of the vintage racing scene they helped evolve the buggies to where they are today, i raced a losi pro se and xx back in the day the losi xx probably the best 2wd buggy ever. i started collecting a few years ago and have one or 2 vintage losi's 🙂. I have some losi front rib tires you can have.

[@christiancondin4496]

Building a XXX cr was the most gratifying build of all the kits i've built. I even installed the anti-roll bars but never drove it. 😂

[@clives681]

Restoring Losi’s is not the easiest! And can get really expensive really fast! But they are special buggies - especially the kinwald driven ones.

[@IowaBudgetRCBashers]

Totally agree with tge cab forward thing.. they lost their mojo when they did that.. merry Christmas Gavin

[@mikeupton5406]

Merry Christmas and Joyous New Year's!! To you and your family. Thankyou for all the Tamiya lore. You pushed me over the edge and I bought a TT-02-E with the CLK body. And your preview of 2023 Tamiya releases I will be on a Fiat ABRATH like a starving Chihuahua on a pork chop. Two questions if you come across a Losi buggy with a Hydradrive are you going to get it and do an overhaul, really interested in this setup. And I have this friend, and he was wondering if building a Tamiya Holiday Buggy is grounds for having to turn in his Man Card?

[@19Marc79]

MORE LOSI PLEAAAASE 🤘

[@richiedoran6251]

Merry Christmas

[@peterhootonrc1498]

Nice looking car and totally agree about forward cabs, look really rubbish. Merry Christmas 🎄

[@matthewmetzger7012]

I have a couple Vintage Losi's. A XXT and XXXNT. Parts are getting very had to find and very expensive. All Losi cars are expensive and parts are expensive. Good luck with your collecting.

[@turboboostHoonicow]

Very nice video Gavin👍 I like to see more competition buggies! Also I never had a Losi, TLR was and is competitive every time! The history is also quite funny, Gil Losi won the ifmar championship with a Yokomo 834b, worked for Associated and later build his own cars! You got only one mistake the Picture of your Associated is a b44.3(4wd) and not a b4.1(2wd).

[@Ultegra10SPD]

Hmm. Hated that car. Could not get the understeer out of it. Won a track title with it but man a struggle. Pink spring just so soft. Lipo coming around at time thru weight balance for loop. -U10

[@rcicons4915]

So frustrating. I had someone ship me a Tamiya vintage body by taping the body box on the bottom and attaching the shipping label to the top. No joke. Couldn’t believe it when it got to me.

[@akaduy255]

Just seen your videos. You have an amazing collection. At least the body is in good hands now.

[@rcicons4915]

Free shipping is no longer free

[@rcicons4915]

@@akaduy255 lol Thank you

[@michaeltherrien160]

Don't forget about the TQ10!

[@shadesinblack1]

I think I have a spare of that front top part. Will need to check to make sure. I'm in Belgium. Let me know if you're interested. I have the SCT version. Great car.

[@RCKickschannel]

Thanks Bart but I have one coming from the US now. If it never arrives I will take you up on your offer. :)

[@shadesinblack1]

@@RCKickschannel good luck! But anyway we haven't talked euros yet 😄😉

[@andyrobinsonrc2480]

It’s a beauty of a buggy Gavin, still more of an associated fan, always will be but Lodi did sone great buggy’s the JRX’s the Xx’s Etc well worth investigating if you can, it’s just a case of money, condition of vehicles and room to put them ;)

[@RCKickschannel]

"it’s just a case of money, condition of vehicles and room to put them" I hear you on that Andy lol :)

[@lonemeno]

i have a b4 i can part with but im in the states it a complete roller

[@liamRC5487]

Hi. I agree with you on the seller inaccurate description. I always ask everything I want to know and ask for pictures. If they don't reply , I don't buy. I look forward to losi stuff. Are u getting just buggies or newer stuff like there r.t.r? Have a great Xmas. 👍

[@RCKickschannel]

More the older stuff as I don't race and really can't get past the cab forward look. I now have a 22 RTR coming

[@liamRC5487]

I don't race either. I'm a bit tired of buggies. I've got the lasernut and baja rey 1.10th

[@RCKickschannel]

@@liamRC5487 The lasernut is epic.

[@homeboyrc]

Nice but would of gone for a bk1 or bk2 if I was you and if you need the top bulkhead I've got one you can have for not alot of money

[@clives681]

Gav - not sure that chassis is correct. Majority of EA3 chassis were stamped - like your rear plate is. Later ones were unmarked, but the colour should still be lighter.

[@RCKickschannel]

I’ve seen some replacement chassis but not a single one has any markings.

[@darkstorm303]

Cab forward trend has to stop ....looks like a nice buggy Gavin I'm sure you're get her fixed up ...Happy Christmas to you and the family 🎅🎈🎁🌲

[@RCKickschannel]

Yes I agree, it's just makes racing buggies look so horrible (in my opinion) that I don't want to collect them. It's not the chassis design as the modern stuff is beautiful and well engineered but OMG, the blocky box front cab look and style. JUST NO!

[@darkstorm303]

@@RCKickschannel 100% agree

[@markbruton-young9228]

xxcr is the one to collect, way ahead of its time and forced AE to make the B2 in response.

[@gregorseehofer4160]

I bought a almost new xxcr today. One or two little scratches on the bottom that's it. The seller believed its an LRP. 100 Euro completely crazy!

[@JuusoHuttunenOfficial]

You are gathering rather big collection. I wonder would a RC Museum work? Would people actually visit such a place if they could see each car properly presented on stands etc.

[@maxpaul11]

I have a graphite front bulkhead new in package still. Let me know Gavin if you still need it. If your seller doesn't work out, give me ring!

[@RCKickschannel]

will do :) Thanks

[@kashmurray1199]

Yes, not a fan of the cab forward style myself.

[@Jaysqualityparts]

I would like to see you build a Db01 tamiya.

[@fila1445]

i have complete chassis minus shocks and a lot of spare parts, i was looking to sell it but i can't bring myself to do it :P

[@ianhobbies]

Is the Tamiya 2023 Catalog available as a pdf? Cheers Mate.

[@pongosp]

Good Day Gavin i was wondering if you were thinking of selling your Opel Calibra Ta 02 and how much?

[@RCKickschannel]

Hi Paul, I upgraded it to the Tamiya carbon chassis kit so I'm not looking to sell it off I'm afraid. That plus it would be expensive when you add in all the upgrades lol.

[@pongosp]

@@RCKickschannel ok just wondering if you would Thanks, Your channel is so awesome🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@nicholassimon1038]

With all the rc10’s I’m surprised you didn’t mention the rc10ds

[@RCKickschannel]

Not a fan of the DS sorry

[@hondofourfivetwo9347]

I was originally with you on the whole hating the cab forward look on buggies but I’ve been racing with them for a while and the look has grown on me and it’s a good divider between Vintage and the current generation cars. If you think you hate the look of cab forward buggies I give you the cab forward 1/8 Truggies 🤢

[@memememe2674]

You can not have that many TA Rc10,s without getting some Yoko, s

[@briana2137]

I don't see an EA3 mark anywhere on the chassis. If there's no EA3 mark on that chassis then it's not the right chassis for the CR buggy. On a Losi car they mark every part if it's graphite or EA3. The non graphite and non EA3 parts tend to be much cheaper and easier to get so those parts end up on restorations.

[@72twink]

I was just about to say this as well, my XXX CR has EA3 printed big and bold under each side pod, so that chassis is a standard XXX one.

[@cowboy21745]

I don't like cab forward either

[@Norcopunk]

I have to ask because I wonder every time.. Where does the "hit it Charlie" come from? Is that a UK thing?

[@RCKickschannel]

When you know, you know. ;)

[@richardjohnston2217]

Gavin try FF racing uk model shop has lots of vintage parts rc10 and losi.

[@RCKickschannel]

I had a look and yep, loads of cool parts but no Bulkhead.

[@takayatakeuchi3685]

Next up, Brian Kinwald and Matt Francis versions

[@RCKickschannel]

I better get selling some more stuff lol

[@bespincustompropsbombarta8300]

Do yourself a favour and get a db pro to run Gav, you won't regret it

[@michaeldiener8148]

Hey mate just subscribed to your channel videos look good so far. I am a massive losi fan and have around 60 of their cars. I have a xx4 WE, xxt G+ and a xxxt MF2 for sale. Let me know of any are of interest.

[@RCKickschannel]

Drop me an email [e-mail]

[@RCKickschannel]

Drop me an email [e-mail]

[@Pablo668]

I've been looking at Losi's lately. Basically overpriced and thin on the ground, add in high shipping prices. The market has been nuts for a while, though slowly improving. I just wish people would get it out of their heads that they are sitting on the Mona Lisa or something.

[@guymarotta2596]

Losi is okay, but you should keep your Tamiya cars.

[@douglaspuglas6888]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z5-pZIh7bKmpotE Im not sure if youve seen this buggy before but theres no doubt the Jegs Stadium truck is a Genova and it doesnt look like anyone knows. I havent got one so id be intersted to know what you think? Its an RC scoop 😆

[@ianjohnhorwood2605]

Which ever way you look at it, to me they are not worth that sort of money, or from any seller that is asking that sort of money for them. The fact is that a car like that, that is made from very cheaply made parts with a very cheap build quality in materials alone is not worth a silly value asking price. Just because they are a now an old, and no longer made sort of collectable, does not mean they are worth paying silly money, or any sellers silly asking prices like 5 or 6 hundred pounds or more for them. For that sort of money today or a bit extra you can buy a top grade very high quality RC car today. Dont let your heart rule over your head by giving in to pay over the top silly prices like this. If nobody pays these silly over the top prices, then the sellers could not ask any price they liked and get the money they asked for, for what is in fact simply a very cheaply made parts and build quality RC car.

[@RCKickschannel]

I could be wrong but I don't think thats how commerce works Ian. People pay £100k for a 1972 PORSCHE 911 2.7 T vintage car that will never out perform a 2022 Toyota GR Yaris but thats not the point. It's about nostalgia, styling and rarity due to age that add to its appeal. Once demand outgrows supply, the price increases and will continue until a balance is found. This happens every single day with almost everything. Thats why a rere XLS is £370 and a vintage SWB Cat is £1000.

[@Heathcliff_hensel]

Cheap build quality? You obviously never owned one have you?

[@RCKickschannel]

@@Heathcliff_hensel I think this video kind of covered that Heathcliff. Thanks for watching :)

[@billobrien3676]

Sold off all my Losi cars. Sucky.

[@RCKickschannel]

Sorry to hear that Bill

[@padthai411]

Is this an april fools?

[@RCKickschannel]

Nope

[@adrastos123]

Love my xxx and xxxbk2