yes, a lot of good memory for me too, 1981 when i am just 12 years old, i got my first 4 ch RC toyota truck with 4wd system!!! the second improve must be DIY soft leaf spring for this classic pick up, than change MT tire. I will improve my first series Toyota pick up, as i still got 2 first series Toyota Hilux pick up.
early 80s Tamiya 1/10 Toyota 4x4 pick up and next year (1982 ) Chevrolet Blazer both got front manual free wheel hub, 3 speed gear box, 1st gear got 4WD, 2 nd and top gear just rear wheel drive. The semi elliptical leaf spring use wrong metal and wrong construction, the main leaf spring and second leaf both end joint together, wrong design this make the leaf spring can not work when got load. This make suspension not working!!! only i know this at 1982, I use clock spring to DIY, they are so realistic and in scale and soft for my Hilux and Blazer. Bruiser from 1985 to 2012 use 750 motor, new long leaf spring and front wheel one way bearing, so good for turning but not good for off road, when truck use 1 st gear to reverse no front wheel drive! after sand go inside no front wheel drive any more too. Today Bruiser (RN36) and mountain rider use new gear box and 540 motor front, rear axle got diff inside, can manual lock, but take 15-20 min to do 2 axle lock or unlock , as the lock pin hole on the top of both axle, can not believe. but it is still fun at 80s.I got so many expensive Hilux at 80s and i DIY 2 in to 6X6 and one be semi track all leaf spring and hand made rear 2 axle with see saw automatic balance . on the read use middle axle drive, off road use 6x4, max deep mud or climbing at rock area use 6x6, it is so fun at 80s, you can see this at 80's Radio Control Magazine in HK and Japan. This (RN36) use today's battery and vehicle weight drop a lot and now we just keed one main leaf spring, take out 2 small leaf spring, move the rear shackle bracket 6 mm to make the best shackle angle and use diff at open position, so it is like 1980's real Hilux, you need to learn how to off road, , with open diff this truck not easy turn over on the road, it is so fun. next month i will put a soft off road tire to test again. if you want to know more about Tamiya history go to vist our FB, it is Chinese but you can use google translate.
@@victorma1141 I'm just saying people in the hobby desperately want to see the 95912 scale and the blazing Blazer they hope they bring them back for their 50th.
@@victorma1141 yeah they should make it where you have to pull out piece and turn it to lock the diffs in the leaf springs you were talking about. But offer the original leaf springs if they want them.
