Tamiya RC Nostalgia - The beginning of Matteo's 30 Years in RC

2014, Tamiya celebrates 40 Years of RC. I myself celebrate this year 30 years of RC cars. For this reason I show you some pictures of my first RC's. These photos are from the late 80's

[@SteliosRcdrift]

this video reminds me of my rc life which started in 1994.i remember when a 1700mah ni-cad SCRC battery was like a perfect battery for racing and plenty of duration for bashing!i remember buying my first upgrade Ko propo cx-7 esc and trinity 10x3 modified brushed motor.i was not sleeping because of the excitement i had!!i was running my traxxaa rad2 in the street and cars stopped and ask me all the time.good times.this video is so nostalgic and a bit sad for me because life was simpler back then at least for us rc friends.thank you for reading and keep rc where it belongs,in our hearts with so many memories.

[@Matteomeier]

Thanks so much for your nice words! 👍 Excactly as you said, life was easyier definitely, or maybe it was only because we were younger! 😊 But to stay in contact and share our passion arround the world is the good thing of modern times!

[@erwansaputro7691]

Sometimes..... play with my tamiya rc can bring back my childhood... memories... thats why i like tamiya... it.s all bout hobby n journey of my live... thanks.. for your video...

[@Matteomeier]

Erwan Saputro I have the same experience! Thanks for your comment!

[@woorusty]

Brilliant. It’s good you still all the old photos - so many memories. Thanks for sharing.

[@Matteomeier]

Thanks for your nice feedback! 😊😊

[@LMSILVIA]

So lucky to have all those rc cars at that age. I remember as a kid my uncle had a blackfoot and a sand scorcher he always tinkered with and that got me in love with the hobby. Never got hobby grade rcs but i never lost my lking for it and plan to get into it so my son can enjoy it. Great vid thanks.

[@Matteomeier]

Thanks so much for your nice feedback! It's great to enjoy the hobby together with your son! You will have a great time for sure!

[@Nordmann61]

Thank you for sharing your life in rc cars for the last 30 years with us. Your talent for photography and editing shows clearly from a young age, maturing into a world class rc car video maker you are today. Like a fine wine, you only get better as time goes by :). Very nicely buildt cars of yours back then too. Cheers.

[@Matteomeier]

+Nordmann61 Thanks a lot! Nice to read your good words! But I am a really old wine now! Maybe better to be a whisky, they can go much older :-)

[@cradz4979]

I remember going to the local hobby store in 1985 and drooling over the Bruiser. Now I have a huge Tamiya collection and a Blazing Blazer signed by Mr Tamiya.

[@Matteomeier]

WOW! A Blazer, signed by Mr. Tamiya! What a great honor! You are a lucky man! 👍👍😊

[@jono999s]

My child in one video ....thanks so much ,i am now going to find so 80's rc cars

[@Matteomeier]

Good times back then... 👍😊

[@OgreSupreme]

Thanks for sharing your Tamiya retrospective! It certainly brought back memories of my first purchase in 1984/85: The Tamiya Fox. Today, it sits proudly on display in my home computer office. Glad to meet another "old-timer" in the rc hobby ;) Cheers!

[@Matteomeier]

Jimmie Fisher Thanks so much, Yes we are "old-timers" but we can be proud of this!

[@hollyhillrc]

What a wonderful trip down memory lane. I got my first RC at the age of 53 years old in April 2016. I now have 9 and I am totally addicted. I really enjoyed this video and your channel Matteo, thank you. Thumbs up. :))

[@Matteomeier]

Thanks so much for your good words Derek! Nice to see you are infected by the RC virus!

[@howlingmaddmurdock]

Hi Matteo, I'm in my 40's and my first Tamiya RC car was the Frog also. It was indeed a kind of magical time for me and a dream to finally own one of these fantastic RC kits. Some 3-4 years earlier around 1980 I was standing in our local hobby store watching Tamiya's promotional video on the Sand Scorcher and Holiday Buggy. Prior to this I had RC cars from Radio Shack but they were toys. When I saw the Tamiya RC cars in 1980 I knew I had to have one. By 84 I had the Frog and I had a blast with that thing. Many more Tamiya RC cars followed and some non Tamiya too, however Tamiya RC holds a special place in my heart since it captivated my imagination and thrilled me as a young lad.... Great video's Matteo! And thanks for sharing your Tamiya RC beginnings with us.

[@Matteomeier]

howlingmaddmurdock Thank you so much for so many good words! We have nearly the same RC history! And I think it's the same with my passion for Tamiya, the early years in the 80es was a magic time!

[@ChapsUnlimited]

Man i love your videos! This one takes me back because I have owned several of the very same ones you have. Please continue the nostalgia series of videos my friend they rock!

[@Matteomeier]

E Chapman Thank you very much, nice to read your words!

[@nighthawkj30A4]

I love all the Vintage Tamiya models I've been in the hobby since 1996.

[@Matteomeier]

You are a long time in the hobby too! We are RC Dinosaurs! :-)

[@hillie47]

I love it, I am a few years younger and those cars were all out of reach in the 80s. Now I have a little boy and recently found out the Lunchbox is still around, so it'll be my first proper RC car. I'll have a ton of fun with my little one. I really enjoyed your pictures, brought back visions of the 80s. Thank you!

[@Matteomeier]

+hillie47 Thanks for your nice comment! Yes, Lunch Box is a funny car! kzbin.info/www/bejne/bKaWoJ94a9ikbsk

[@fullborev8906]

I love your channel. Thanks for sharing all these cool memories of you and your RC cars. Unfortunately, I never documented any of my 80s RC moments. Keep this up!

[@Matteomeier]

Thanks for your nice feedback! Were good times back then! 😊

[@familyman831]

The way you present in videos is first class. You do the best tutorials. And scaled videos on youtube. Well done.

[@Matteomeier]

Thanks so much for your kind words Richard! 🙏😊

[@thommothommo1520]

What a great video, it sounds like you had great fun back then. I couldn't imagine taking my RC cars on an overseas trip as a kid.

[@Matteomeier]

Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it! 👍😊

[@rcBitz]

Wow a special treat to share this with you. Thank you for taking the time. You have had some lovely cars and looks like a lot of fun with RC, glad you have found your way back to RC. Was also nice to see how much passion you had to keep this log and take the pictures - skill and passion RC have brought back to you now. Once again thank you, always a pleasure to watch your videos.

[@Matteomeier]

Thank you so much Martin, It means alot for me to read your awesome words!

[@delhardyrc]

Thanks Matteo, that stirred up some old memories. I wish I'd taken photos right from when I got my first Tamiya, the Grasshopper 31 years ago, well it will be 31 years in june. It's videos like yours, that drive me to put more up, and make a better job of each one. Thank you so much for the trip down memory-lane

[@Matteomeier]

***** I enjoyed it, to read your nice words! Our rc history is nearly the same! Thanks for your very nice comment!

[@BRMN8R]

We can see where your passion of film and RC stems from, Matteo! I wish I had taken more photo's back in the 80's of my Tamiya's. That was a beautiful look into your RC history and thank you so much for sharing it with us!

[@Matteomeier]

BRMN8R Thank you so much for your nice words, it was a great pleasure to read it!

[@JeepsCafe]

Absolutely enjoyed the journey, well done Matteo! The photo album is amazing my friend, thank you for sharing made me miss all my 80's tamiya rc cars. Grasshopper, Frog, Midnight Pumpkin, Clodbuster, Futaba Fx10, Kyosho Motorcycle, Blackfoot, Rc 10's, and Losi Jrx2.

[@NicoLas-zt9ew]

Incredible. Thank you Matteo for your RC memory and your pics. Sorry for the late comment

[@Matteomeier]

Thank you so much Koni! No problem, I appreciate every comment, better late than never!

[@weldmishref]

My first RC was in 1988 from Kyosho. It was the Ultima buggy. Then in 1993 I got the Tamiya Manta Ray and in 1994 I got a Clod Buster. In 2004 came again to the hobby and bought the new release back then Avante Black edition. Now came back for the third time with my son and I brought the 2008 Manta Ray classic release. Just now I knew that the original release date of the Manta Ray is same my birthday:) Great history video keep it up

[@Matteomeier]

Thank you for sharing your RC story with me! Nice that you have always found your way back to the hobby! 👍👍😊😊

[@visualwarp9707]

Very nicely done video. And, great photography! I wish i had created an album back in the 80s and 90s. But seeing these still brought back some good memories. Thank you!

[@Matteomeier]

+VisualWarp Thanks for your nice comment! Glad it remember you at the good times back then!

[@rievich]

Wow! I really loved you video! My first RC was a porsche 959! My friend had a blackfoot and he's brother had a clodbuster. It was nice to see these cars again! Lots of emotions came back! Thanks.

[@Matteomeier]

+Patrick Hamelin Thank you so much for your nice comment! Glad to hear this!

[@MSP03]

I was obsessed with Tamiya in the '80s. The Hornet was my first, followed by the Lunchbox and the Thundershot, and I love them to this day. Great video! Subscribed!

[@Matteomeier]

MSP03 Was a great time, back then! Thanks for your comment!

[@nomusicrc]

I’m glad I could go down memory lane with you

[@Matteomeier]

Nice! Thanks Steve!

[@zonegamma8197]

Very nostalgic. Thanks

[@AlansRC_World]

That was so cool to see these rc's from the 80's...

[@Matteomeier]

Thanks! Glad you like it!

[@JimiGRCrazy]

That was great thanks for taking me on a trip through your RC life I hope you get back into the RC's life

[@Del350K4]

Thank you for coming out from behind the camera and introducing us to your incredible rc history. Such an impeccable standard of build, right from the very beginning! Your early creativity is expressed not only in the composition of the photos but also in the album itself. It´s astonishing to think how, in the pre-digital age, we were building, driving and photographing rc cars (often Tamiyas) in different places and countries all over the world, having parallel experiences in isolation. I remember lying in the grass taking nearly a whole film of photos as my girlfriend jumped my Midnight Pumpkin past me, then going home with no idea whether we´d got a single useable photo...often we didn´t! I think it´s testimony to to excellence of this video that it has so far had eight views and eight "likes"...

[@Matteomeier]

Thanks for your great words! It was not easy, I had to force my self out, to came out from behind the camera! It's nice to hear all the good memories and stories behind our hobby all around the world!

[@Del350K4]

One question - why was it that in the early days you just bought Tamiyas? I wondered whether it was because other brands were often focussed upon racing whereas Tamiya gave us cars designed to be fun rather than competitive, or whether it was the fact that Tamiya offered us such wonderful scale bodies. I certainly bought my Midnight Pumpkin all those years ago because I´d fallen in love with the body!

[@Matteomeier]

Del350K4 At first it was only coincidence. I went with my parents back then to a small hobby store, and the staff recommended me the Frog. So we bought them. With this, my passion for Tamiya starts. But of course, after then, I own not only Tamiya's. In the early 90es I moved in to nitro cars and own some cars from Kyosho, Graupner and others, and also electrics from Kyosho. But over all the time I saw a different in the quality in the kits from Tamiya to others. In all the years I had never a Tamiya kit with missing some parts in it, or some faults in the manual or so. With others I had many things like this. (For example: My daughter bought some time ago an SCX-10 from Axial. It was impossible to put together the front axles, because some parts are wrong in the kit. And later by assembling the gears it was another wrong explanation in the manual) Of course the detailed bodies of Tamiya cars I like very much, and its a big different to other brands, and another reason. And since I restart my rc car activities I concentrate me on Tamiya, because I have no time and effort to to everything. And without the re-releases maybe I won't move back in the hobby....

[@Del350K4]

The re-releases were a stroke of marketing genius. I still get a lovely warm feeling whenever I think that I could buy my own Sand Scorcher, Brat, or any of the other cars I wanted as a teenager but couldn´t afford, right now! All I have to do is get out my debit card and I can buy the car of my dreams, sitting on my own sofa, here and now! (Actually, I´d better not think about that too much...)

[@ishtiaqahmed3629]

That's exactly the year I got my first RC car which was Marui Big Bear in 1984 April 8th then I got Marui Sumurai and love all your videos and keep them coming.

[@Matteomeier]

+Ishtiaq Ahmed Nice, bring back good memories! Thanks for your comment!

[@daz1975ify]

Brilliant film very well presented. Love the old pictures and the storys great stuff.

[@Matteomeier]

***** Grazie mille!

[@EbutEm]

Mateo, your video was very enjoyable, very well done and you took fantastic photos with everything considering. Being a fan of Tamiya RCs this brings back many happy memories. Thank you!

[@Matteomeier]

EbutEm Thanks for this nice comment! I really appreciate it and it's nice to hear about the good memories coming back!

[@mattiasbecker7508]

Thanks for sharing this Matteo. The video clearly shows how special these years were for You, a feeling I know very well. Those were the days...

[@Matteomeier]

Mattias Becker Thanks a lot Mattias, you are absolutely right.

[@BudgetGuyrc1967]

Awesome well done thanks for giving me a look at your life in rc thru the years have fun rcing

[@Matteomeier]

Your welcome! It's a pleasure for me!

[@caseMasterxL]

Thank you for sharing the Tamiya from the past. There is a lot of love for these early chassis and you have very good taste in favorites. Cheers and keep RC'ing!

[@Matteomeier]

Thanks so much for your nice comment! RC'ing forever! 👍😊

[@stelioskopanitsanos5391]

Thank you for sharing ....the nostalgic..... years of childhood with more screwdrivers and less keyboards..Actually October of 2014 was my 30 years rc universary and steel active...

[@Matteomeier]

Stelios Saber Very nice! Locking forward to the next 30 years! Thank you for your comment!

[@RCMarty]

Brings back so much memories !! You are lucky to have owned all the best Tamiyas at the time, the Porsche 959, the Bigwig and the Avante !!! I, myself owned a Clod Buster and a Vanquish back in the 80's and I loved those RCs

[@Matteomeier]

Thank you, such a good time, right?

[@RCMarty]

It sure was !!! So much that I bought a vintage Blackfoot and a vintage Vanquish recently just for the fun of it.

[@GTiR23]

Loved this video! I had a blackfoot as my first RC, probably around '92 when I was really young, 24 years later and I still have an RC collection, used to race 1/10 TC at a high level but I just 'bash' now, always wanted a Clodbuster but couldn't afford one at the time, I might treat myself for old times sake now they have re-released the kit. Your video brought back lots of great memories for me, so thank you!

[@Matteomeier]

+GTiR23 Many thanks for your nice comment! Glad you liked it and brought back good memories to you!

[@markpooley6156]

It's a story for lot of RC'rs captured the way most of us wish we had done back in the day, thanks for sharing.

[@Matteomeier]

Thanks for you comment!

[@swampjajc]

Tamiya Falcon was my first car in the 80s and like you Matteo, I stopped RC'ing for a while but then got back into it.

[@Matteomeier]

Thanks! Glad to be back in the hobby! 👍😊

[@DerMeisterVid]

Great idea for a movie. I wish the next 30 years of great fun!

[@Matteomeier]

DerMeisterVid Thank you! Yes, lets have fun for the next years!

[@elvenwizard12]

Great vintage archive collection. Early years of Tamiya was the best.

[@Matteomeier]

***** That's true, had good times back then!

[@kingsxfan99]

Awesome video. Great use of all thise old pics. You had a hell of an RC collection

[@Matteomeier]

Thank you! 🙏 😊

[@CarminesRCTipsandTricks]

Amazing look back Matteo!! I enjoyed it and was very entertain ed! Except for the Porsche 959, I had all of those in da 80's. It was a great, simpler time, that unfortunately is gone forever. I think that's why people like us enjoy those Tamiya earlier vehicles so much. They were a big part of happier days!

[@Matteomeier]

I agree 100%, It was good times back then. Nice to hear, my video brought back good memories to you!

[@devolutionrc8016]

Thank you for sharing your amazing story:-)

[@GTFour]

You had an awesome RC collection for the time! I bet it was a lot of fun and you documented it so well. I enjoyed watching 🙂

[@Matteomeier]

Thanks for your nice feedback🙏😊

[@binbinben7782]

Thank you for sharing this photo album with us. This is the way I conceive the model making, with love. These authentic photos express perfectly the atmosphere which made us dream in the 80s. Personally I began in 1986 with Marui Samurai.

[@Matteomeier]

Thanks so much! A lot of us began at these days, and its nice to get all these fine feedbacks from you!

[@jongeddes09]

That was so cool to see! Thanks for letting us have a peek at your history with RC!

[@Matteomeier]

Jon Geddes Thank you for this nice comment!

[@officialclownbusiness7788]

a very nice collection you have there. I especially liked the photo of your monster beetle doing jumps at the beach.

[@Matteomeier]

+Pat Eldridge Thank you! Yes, back then the Monster Beetle was my favorite car!

[@mrbeefy71]

Wow that was an excellent look back on the rc's. Even back then the pictures looked great. I have pictures of boomerang and v lunchbox from that era, I really must find them. Thanks again for sharing your rc history

[@Matteomeier]

Thank you, glad to bring you good hold memories, hope you find your photos!

[@Matteomeier]

nukky thompson Thanks a lot, I'm pleased that you noticed that!

[@ChrisBroadwayRomero]

awesome memories. I had a midnight pumpkin, it was so much fun!

[@Matteomeier]

Yes it was! Thanks Chris! 👍😊

[@JDMbyBlood]

Matteo, thanks for ALL the GREAT rc videos!! Brought back many memories from when I was a kid. Purchased my first RC car back in the mid 80's. It was also the Tamiya Frog.

[@Matteomeier]

JDMbyBlood Great, we are brothers in time! Nice you like my videos and thanks for your good comment!

[@Winobie75rc]

Thanks for the nostalgia. I raced a Hornet for years until I got a Thunder Dragon. Some years after that I had a Manta Ray. I still love the classic Tamiya RC cars.

[@Matteomeier]

Winobie75 Thanks for your nice comment!

[@Mrtojo]

Thank you for sharing your RC history! Many cool RC!

[@Matteomeier]

Thanks for the comment, glad you like it!

[@Zsport_RE]

Thanks Matteo, nice video and photos, no digital cameras back then! Ah the memories. Love the Williams F1 car. My first proper RC was a Madcap that I picked up second hand in a swap for a Commodore 64 disk drive and joy stick! Later on I had a TL01 Calsonic Skyline R33. I don't have those anymore but currently have a TA05 Mobil1 SC430 and F104W Lotus 102B which I used to race.

[@Matteomeier]

Thank you so much for your nice feedback! Always a pleasure to hear from other rc enthusiasts!

[@40aday]

what a treat to walk down memory lane with you. Great video. 👍

[@Matteomeier]

Thanks so much! I really appreciate your nice feedback!

[@RCTanksTrucks247]

Really enjoyed this video. Thanks for bring me back to my childhood :) My first RC was the Tamiya Hornet. Loved it. Quality video as always

[@Matteomeier]

RC Tanks & Trucks 24/7 Nice! So many of us have good memories from back then! Thanks for your comment!

[@Watzmann27]

Vielen Dank für dieses Video. Mit meinen 42 Lenzen hab ich mir gestern einen Tamiya Bausatz gekauft in Erinnerung an die 80er Jahre. Damals habe ich mir einen Grasshopper zusammengespart...mein erstes RC Auto! Die Videos von Ihnen und ihr Kanal sind hervorragend und eigentlich müsste Tamiya schon längst an Ihre Tür geklopft haben um Ihnen zu danken:-))

[@Matteomeier]

Ja, da kommen schöne Erinnerungen hoch! (Duft der neuen Reifen, Tamiya Oel Spray usw.) Viel Spass beim Zusammenbau! Vielen Dank auch fürs schöne Lob! 👍😊

[@Retoblablabla]

Perfektes Video, grosses Dankeschön an Matteo. Er bringt damit meine Jugendzeit zurück!!!

[@Matteomeier]

+Retoblablabla Vielen Dank für dein nettes Feed Back! Schön das zu hören!

[@SuperBQuiet]

Wow! I wish they gave awards for best KZbin videos. This is the best video I've watched this year. Thanks so much for sharing.

[@Matteomeier]

Wow, this is a superb comment! Thank you very much!

[@SloTDI]

Great video, loving all of the ones you make, brings back so many memories, ive been around RC for around 30 years myself now too. I remember my first car, The Fox, lots of fun, and many breakages with that one too, I remember once i repaired it and then proceeded to break the chassis on the same day haha.

[@RonI-qz2tz]

1984 I got the hornet and then the super champ. The a few years later the hotshot. Loved them all then got into nitro. Thanks for the video

[@Matteomeier]

Thanks for your nice feedback! 😊

[@robs_questionable_hobbies]

Matteo, your contribution to the hobby is fantastic! thank you for taking the time to share your memories and amazing video's! :-)

[@Matteomeier]

1975RobAllen Thank you so much, comments like yours are a great motivation for me!

[@MrBen2177]

Wow, you really had an legendary collection. You went all out. Couldnt afford these myself.

[@Matteomeier]

Thanks! 😊

[@ryanhodges2296]

This was really a great treat. It brought me back to my own youth and the RC cars I had. It was great to put a face with these great videos.

[@Matteomeier]

Ryan Hodges Thank you! It's nice to get so good feedbacks of brought back memories from other RC enthusiasts!

[@danielsmith4319]

Hi Matteo That was great! A trip down memory lane for me. I had a simillar collection during the 80s and like you gave them away over the years. It's great Tamiya have re-released many again for us. My collection is growing again.....

[@Matteomeier]

Daniel Smith Thanks a lot for your nice comment! Yes, the re-releases bring me back too!

[@まかQ]

Very interesting history of Matteo and Tamiya RC. It is a wonderful old precious photos have left.

[@Matteomeier]

Thank you so much!

[@scootergti]

Thanks for the great videos, great retrospect of your early RC days!

[@Matteomeier]

Thanks for your good feedback! Glad you liked it!

[@michaelhoyle3266]

Great trip down memory lane! The Frog was also my first hobby grade RC vehicle.

[@Matteomeier]

Thanks again! Was good times, back then... 👍😊

[@scalereality4840]

this is amazing you kept all those great photos of those excellent Tamiyas - thanks for sharing!

[@Matteomeier]

ScaleReality Thanks for your comment! Glad you like it!

[@Georgieframe]

This is very nice, thank you for sharing your story and great Pictures from the past. I bought my first rc-car in 1988 but still have no Tamiya. Maybe it's about time...

[@Matteomeier]

+Georgieframe Thanks for your nice comment! It's definitely time... :-)

[@jessej9613]

Thanks for sharing, great pics and sound you had a great time!

[@Matteomeier]

Thanks Jesse!

[@guadalupecovarrubias3487]

That's awesome 👍🏻👍🏻 those are the RADIO SHACK DAYS!!!!😁😁

[@Matteomeier]

Thank you! 👍😊

[@robertlongley9153]

Thanks for that look into your history. Very cool

[@Matteomeier]

Thanks for your nice feedback Robert! 🙏☺️

[@lorenzomisani7885]

Matteo, always a pleasure to see your videos on youtube!

[@Matteomeier]

Lorenzo Misani Thank you, glad you like it!

[@MariaDifranco4020]

Sweet Sweet Rc`s back then thanks for sharing :)

[@Matteomeier]

Nice! It means a lot for me to hear this from you! Thank you!

[@MariaDifranco4020]

Your welcome please if you have any more pic's would love to see more.

[@onkouth]

So many great pictures, I loved my Porsche 959 and my Wild One but sadly no photos, luckily I still have both cars and they are fully restored along with the period running gear. You look like you had a lot of fun with your cars, great pics and really enjoyable film.

[@Matteomeier]

+onkouth Thanks so much for your nice comment! Good you have still the originals from back then, I have only the pictures! But I enjoy the fun now with the re-releases!

[@sprather84]

Oh i love this such great memories my 1st car was the grasshopper in 85 i believe and how i drooled over that 959 it was so amazing

[@Matteomeier]

Thanks for your nice feedback! Was good times back then! 😊😊👍

[@drog343]

Great stuff, you run one of my favorite RC channels, and this look into your own personal history with the hobby was very cool, and thanks for sharing.

[@Matteomeier]

Thanks for your wonderful feedback! 😊 I'm very pleased to hear this!

[@bigchungus-oj8zz]

Thank you very much for sharing. I enjoyed every moment immensely!

[@Matteomeier]

Thanks so much David! I'm so pleased to hear this! 🙏😊😊

[@gsf1200s]

It is really nice to have such an album about RC hobby!! I started the hobby in 1989 but don't have any pictures of my cars.. what a shame.

[@Matteomeier]

Thanks Pang! Yes, these are nice memories... 😊😊

[@scalebuildersguild]

What an amazing document of your history in RC. Great work sir!

[@Matteomeier]

8imthatguy8 Thank you, it means alot for me to hear this from you!

[@RJO6581]

The pictures brought back some memories from a while ago. I'm sure I still have a burn mark somewhere from those old mechanical speed control heat sync's haha

[@Matteomeier]

+RJO998165 Hahah! Nice! Thanks!

[@Ytternes]

Thank you so much for sharing! I can really relate to this, I had so much fun growing up with Tamiya RC cars! And we drove them EVERYWHERE ANYTIME! I also built a lot of cars for friends and neighbors :-) I have some photos, just wish I had more...

[@Matteomeier]

Thank you! This was the golden era of RC cars! 👍👍😊

[@starfoxnerd88]

What a great time to be alive eh I was born in 1990 90s where awesome too such a cool video you put together it was like a time machine lol thanks for sharing this I really enjoyed it

[@Matteomeier]

Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it! 😊👍

[@PaulWarren555]

Thanks for sharing your great collection of photos. It reminds me of my early years in RC as well, and of how things have changed so much since then. Keep up the good work. Paul

[@Matteomeier]

Thanks Paul, glad to hear that! Yes, the changes in some things are big, not only good but over all better, I think.

[@DocterJones]

Thanks for sharing! Some great RC's have grown over the years!

[@Matteomeier]

Thank you, yes it's a long history!

[@maverick744]

Excellent video! Thanks for the throwback! My first car was the Grasshopper and that’s when I caught the bug. Started in 1984 and haven’t stopped yet. With the re releases I’ve been able to restore my favorites, The Fox, Frog, Bigwig and my Monsterbeetle. You are absolutely right it was a different time back then. I’m not into the RTRs as anyone can open up a box and start driving but it takes passion to build, like I’ve always said...”if I can’t build it” I’m not getting it! Cheers my friend

[@Matteomeier]

Thanks so much for your excellent feedback! 🙏👍I see you are an old rc enthusiast too!

[@luelmoenrique]

Many thanks for this so lovely back in time moment, Matteo ! My preferred photo : your garage exposed in stairs... vintage and taste together ! Keep preciously you (and our) passion and thanks again to share it !

[@Matteomeier]

Thanks so much Enrique, for your nice feedback! 😊

[@JaxTellerRC]

Fantastic video Matteo, I loved it mate. I am now a 42 year old man and I am so happy that I got to be a child of the 80's when all these great Tamiya and Kyosho cars were the best thing ever! Each and every car that came out was like something new that had never been done before and it was all so exciting! All the cars these days are just improvements on cars that were already here. My favorite car that I owned at the time was the Kyosho Optima and I still have it to this day, although it has been picked apart for parts over the years. I hear these are quite the collectors model now. I can see why your vids are so good, I think you have had the love for RC and photography of RC cars your whole life! Great work my friend (o;

[@Matteomeier]

Jax Teller WA Thank you very much for your great words! It's fantastic to get so many nice feedbacks of others, who had the same great time back then!

[@JaxTellerRC]

***** Thanks for letting us relive them with you (-;

[@markamd1]

Wow! a great timeline here. Amazing history, thank you for sharing :)

[@Matteomeier]

Thanks Markus! 😊👍

[@-Dash-]

Excellent movie. I love the Tamiya vintage collection. I wish they were more available to buy. I had a Hotshot2 and a Midnight Pumpkin. The 1980s were the best times. Now I would like to own them all!

[@Matteomeier]

Thanks! Yes, it was a good time... we were young!

[@austingupton8829]

Wow! That was cool. Totally different time. Those pictures are amazing!

[@Matteomeier]

Many Thanks Austin! 🙏😊

[@rcalltypes7008]

Cool video, brings back the good old days. In January 1986 I got a Hotshot, asking my fokes for one (time & time again lol)Liked it but when I found out I could upgrade it, I now loved it. First up was the ball bearing kit, then a ESC followed by a Twister Hurricane 15t mod motor with the Tamiya 7.2v 1700mah gold battery pack, last was the Supershot cva shocker set, the little buggy went so well after that compared to stock, even more fun. Cheers

[@Matteomeier]

+Rcalltypes Nice RC history you have! Glad to see you have good days with your RC!

[@buffalodiehard]

i have watched this video 9 times and it gets better every time :)

[@michaelthomas3262]

Was für eine schöne bewegende lebendige Geschichte. Einfach Toll!

[@Matteomeier]

Vielen Dank!

[@filipgruner4255]

Fascinating photo documentation from your RC begining!!! Nice! Thank you.

[@Matteomeier]

Filip Grüner Thank you Filip!

[@TheCarTakerGarage]

Hey Matteo. Just watched your video,and my god it was sooo coool to watch. Love it! Liked.and keep up the good work.Best regards from Tamiya fan from Norway :)

[@Matteomeier]

fuckinlowdowndrummer Thank you so much! Glad you like it!

[@MULIES4EVER]

Thank you for sharing. That was really fun to see the old pictures and hear your story. I got my first Tamiya rc car in 1987 and it was a Fox. I still have it today.

[@Matteomeier]

Thank you! Oh yes the Fox, was one of my favorites too (with his gold platted wheels!), but never own one! I have to think about the Nova Fox!

[@MULIES4EVER]

***** Yes My wife bought me a Nova fox for Christmas last year. It is still unbuilt in the box but I think I will build it soon and set it next to my original.