as as small spotty (slightly overweight ) billy one mate kid i drooled over a early tamiya countach "pan type Car" with my one mate he wanted the stablemate but i cant remember what it was . thats as far as it got drooling and dreaming
i did get a cox pt19 trainer control line aircraft from same model shop (lasted 1/2 a circuit before gravity won
roll on a few years about 1990 i started work in a garage and one dinner a mechanic pulled out what i found out was a alloy chassied cat XLS 1400 red scr cells 15 turn tanaplan brushed motor and wassed it round the car park
"f***** cool* roll on 2012 still playing with toy cars although no 1 son is way better than me and mins ago bought a b44.1 off oople so still havent learnt my lesson
big big thanks to all the organisers that keep me out of B&Q and garden centers at the weekend

dave fid (louth radio out of control car club original member since 1995)