Comments on: Tamiya Rough Rider (1979, 2009)

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:50:35 +0000

Does anyone know the name of the designer of the original Rough Rider model made by Tamiya?

By: rcgrabbag

rcgrabbag — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:10:34 +0000

The best place to sell and get the highest possible price paid is ebay. Make sure you take lots of pictures and describe them accurately, and you will do well. Have a look and see what they are going for by using ebay’s advanced search feature. Select the “completed listings only” option to see what recently sold items like your Rough Rider have sold for. For the Rough Rider, expect get $500 or more for a good one, and maybe around $200 for the Scorcher body. The UK is a very active market for collectable Tamiya items like the ones you have.

By: Will Brazier

Will Brazier — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:15:39 +0000

Hi
I have a original Rough rider complete and un-damaged ( a few scrapes on the body) I also have a fully painted and a complete Sand Scorcher body ( it has the 1/10 vw markings inside the roof )that I never used just in case it got marked that I bought when I purchased the Rough Rider plus the original box for body (slight water damage).
I am looking to sell all of this please can you give me some advise on the value and where the best place to sell it is.
Thanks

By: rcgrabbag

rcgrabbag — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 22:11:05 +0000

Original hump batteries can usually be found on ebay from time to time. You can also make your own by purchasing stick pack sized cells, arranging them in a hump pack shape, and soldering them together to form the pack. You can use heat shrink wrap to keep it all together. Here is a hump pack on ebay fashioned in that way here.

By: Rhino

Rhino — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 21:17:11 +0000

I’ve been in the process of restoring my Original Tamiya 1/10 scale Hornet (bought 1986). I’m having a difficult time finding an original 7.2 volt hump Tamiya Battery. Any suggestions? is there something equivilent to it that would fit?

Any help would be appreciated!
Rhine

By: rcgrabbag

rcgrabbag — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 16:31:18 +0000

Ebay is your best bet for parts. The items you mentioned come up regularly, so keep checking.

By: DON

DON — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 14:56:03 +0000

I have an original1/10 scale tamiya military fast attack vehicile from(78-79). As a kid i built, ran it and had a blast with it.i then put it away in a box and stored for almost 40 years.recently i was in the attic above my shop and once again i found it and it is in store quality,but i am having a hell of a time trying to find some parts,(1) i need a tamiya 1200mah 7.2v humped battery and(2) a 3 pin resistor(ceramic).if any one who reads comment and knows where i can buy these,i’d appriciate it. I really loved racing my car it was awesome!!! Thanks don

By: David W

David W — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:01:18 +0000

I didn’t realize it was that long ago, time flies. I am going to try to tackle painting my Sand Scorcher one of these days. Been kind of scared of doing it due to the masking of all the curves on the body. Once again, nice job on the RR. I will definitely check back!

David

By: rcgrabbag

rcgrabbag — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:14:31 +0000

Wow, that’s awesome! I was thinking of rifling through my old emails and Tamiyaclub posts to see if I could find any contact info for the seller, because I recall that we communicated through email and/or a Tamiyaclub post way back then. That was Fall, 2002 that I bought that from you, shortly after I started collecting. Well, like I said, it was a long road to get the RR restored, but now that it is, it will have a proper home on a nice, comfy shelf next to a Blue/White Scorcher. At some point in the next week or so I’m going to take both vehicles for an outdoor shoot, so check back!

By: David W

David W — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:01:03 +0000

Hello, I’m the one you bought the rough rider from on ebay. Car looks great!, glad to see it properly restored. It was one of those cars that I regretted to sell afterwards, but makes me feel better to see it in good hands. At least I still have the sand scorcher that I got with that car.

Thanks
David