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Blue-Box – Hong Kong maker of plastic cars and trucks [11] BoLink – radio controlled cars [12] Bos-Models "Best of Show" – 1:87 & 1:64 1:43 & 1:18 resin car & truck models, owned by the German company : "Model Car World GmbH", made in China; Boss Bodies – Slot car aftermarket 1:32 scale body manufacturer in New Hampshire, USA
Zipzap upgrade accessories used to improve the RC cars performance. Six motors and three gear ratios were offered, ranging from the 10,000 rpm "precision control motor" to the high-speed 34,000 rpm "NX" (named after a popular brand of nitrous oxide). Gear ratios were 12:1 "stock", 9.86:1 "performance" and 8.25:1 "turbo".
The Nikko R/C line contained an expansive number of vehicles that ranged from buggies, speed cars and off-road vehicles to boats, special action vehicles, and air flight. An early Nikko design was the F10 series frame buggy, a 1:10 scale two-wheel-drive dune buggy and sold both by Nikko and RadioShack. There were many versions of the Nikko F10.
Radio-controlled cars, or RC cars for short, [1] are miniature vehicles (cars, vans, buses, buggies, etc.) controlled via radio. Nitro powered models use glow plug engines, small internal combustion engines fuelled by a special mixture of nitromethane , methanol , and oil (in most cases a blend of castor oil and synthetic oil ).
Founded by Jack and May Li in 1999, [1] Jada's first toy was a 1:24 scale die-cast 1953 Chevrolet tow truck, part of their Thunder Crusher line.Though the Chevrolet tow truck toy and other lines proved successful, the company remained in obscurity until the introduction of the urban-themed DUB City brand. [2]
In 1971, Associated moved to Santa Ana, California where they began production of the Husting-designed Associated RC100, a 1:8-scale nitro vehicle. In 1977, the first IFMAR race at Pomona's Thorp Raceway (later to become the Ranch Pit Stop, temporary home of Team Losi) saw the first five places swept by the RC100.
In the 1960s, TYCO changed its focus from train kits to ready-to-run trains sold in hobby shops and added HO-scale electric racing sets, or "slot car" sets. A wide range of slot cars and repair parts, track sections, controllers and accessories were also available. The slot car rage started in 1963. [3]
Tamiya diverted the die to make a radio-controlled car (RC car) version of the Porsche 934. Although sale of the plastic model of the 1:12 Porsche 934 was poor, the RC car version was a great success. In 2006, Tamiya choose the 934 Turbo RSR as the product to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Tamiya's RC car series.