What is the rarest R/C part you have
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What is the rarest R/C part you have
Admittedly I don't have a lot of unicorn eyelash type stuff. But pretty sure when you can't find the thing for sale anywhere online, you can officially call it rare.
So... what do you think is the rarest R/C part you have?
I like to think the Chunky RC10T front tires I have would make the list...
So... what do you think is the rarest R/C part you have?
I like to think the Chunky RC10T front tires I have would make the list...
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Re: What is the rarest R/C part you have
It isn't a part, but the rarest RC thing I have is probably my "Team Schumacher USA" hat. I got out of RC to go drag racing shortly after buying it back around 94/95. It is a white hat, from a not-too-popular brand (in the US), doesn't even have the proper logo, meant to be worn at dirt tracks, and nearly 30 years old, so I can't imagine there are very many left.
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Re: What is the rarest R/C part you have
My Novak RC Analyzer is the rarest item I have. It came from a hobby shop in Portage, Michigan and the manual is a copy of the manual from another near by hobby shop in Michigan, so I know there's at least one more of them out there.
https://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?t=47301
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Re: What is the rarest R/C part you have
Over the years, I've accumulated more than a few very rare items, but not sure how to define "how rare is rare?"...
My Lucas Agitator Pro-10 was pretty rare to begin with, but throw in the LiteSink and pair of Sees wheels, not to mention a full set I tracked down later, and it becomes even more rare.


Other Sees and JPS wheel sets that I've sourced for my Optima builds are also among the rarities.
Some Kyosho Option House hardened final pinion gears, and a similar gear from Thorp, are also pretty rare.
My Lucas Agitator Pro-10 was pretty rare to begin with, but throw in the LiteSink and pair of Sees wheels, not to mention a full set I tracked down later, and it becomes even more rare.
Other Sees and JPS wheel sets that I've sourced for my Optima builds are also among the rarities.
Some Kyosho Option House hardened final pinion gears, and a similar gear from Thorp, are also pretty rare.
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Re: What is the rarest R/C part you have
Not NIP, but a pristine TRA 2735, Bumper, Front, White
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Re: What is the rarest R/C part you have
Mine would be this set of NDN aluminum JRX2 front spindles. I was told approximately 20 were made.




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Re: What is the rarest R/C part you have
Would be even more impressive if you had a matching 1625 bumper in white and a 1987 gear cover in white
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Re: What is the rarest R/C part you have
How about this?
1. It's a unique body design;
2. It's a body I painted, with more than one colour; and
3. It's a completed project. At my house. Completed by me.
I mean, I could talk about the Schumacher Daytona nitro pan car, or the Nitro 4x4 (engine-powered Bosscat), but where's the fun in that?
Alex
Rare because1. It's a unique body design;
2. It's a body I painted, with more than one colour; and
3. It's a completed project. At my house. Completed by me.



I mean, I could talk about the Schumacher Daytona nitro pan car, or the Nitro 4x4 (engine-powered Bosscat), but where's the fun in that?

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Re: What is the rarest R/C part you have
The Ron Paris tuned pipe on my GT box art build. Many others have searched as well. The only one I’ve seen to exist is the one I have.
PS, I’m looking for a NIP one to replace my scratched pipe……..
PS, I’m looking for a NIP one to replace my scratched pipe……..
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Re: What is the rarest R/C part you have
Team Durango slim nimh team/prototype chassis for the rc10b4.
or maybe my hot trick rear rc10 shock tower.
or maybe my hot trick rear rc10 shock tower.
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Re: What is the rarest R/C part you have
A MIP 4X custom chassis plate that I believe was built and engraved by Eustace Moore Jr (founder of MIP) in 1985, but this isn't confirmed.
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Re: What is the rarest R/C part you have
A set of pristine yz-834b gears or a running Ishipla Monster , neither are really rocking horse manure though .
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Re: What is the rarest R/C part you have
Well, I guess my Nichimo Spirit or "Marui" modern Hyper Wheelie Mitsubishi Jeep may qualify as rarest parts of my collection... But that's different from genuine vintage parts and in this category, I don't think I have parts that rare...
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Re: What is the rarest R/C part you have
I have an unbuilt X-Factoty X6sqared Ellis Stafford one of only about 20 kits that were made after his BRCA national championships wins. Unfortunately I don't know how to put pics on here.
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