Hard plastic wings?

[DanB4]

I am now 31, used to race when I was 15 and I remember the in thing for all the buggy's (mainly the Cougar 2000, RC10 team and Lazers) were a moulded large rear wing, I can't remember who made them but they weren't lexan, they were hard plastic.....the side pieces hung below the actual main part of the wing and they were available in neon colours and black and white - anyone have a clue? I will search Google for a pic.

Dan

[mikeyscott]

Balistic Buggy wings I had them back in the day and I too am now 31 and have returned to racing this year

[DanB4]

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[DanB4]

Hi Mikey, must be a few of us eh? That is why Tamiya have re-released the old classics I remember drooling at the old Tamiya videos in the window of Beatties model shops when I was a kid!

So, where can I get a Ballistic buggy wing nowadays?

Dan

[mikeyscott]

Originally Posted by DanB4

Hi Mikey, must be a few of us eh? That is why Tamiya have re-released the old classics I remember drooling at the old Tamiya videos in the window of Beatties model shops when I was a kid!

So, where can I get a Ballistic buggy wing nowadays?

Dan

So true I did the same. Mum would go shopping in Sainsbury's and I'd be left in Beatties

Did they go bust?

[DanB4]

Originally Posted by mikeyscott

So true I did the same. Mum would go shopping in Sainsbury's and I'd be left in Beatties

Did they go bust?

Yes I remember when they all closed - I bet some people still have the legendary yellow/black bags you used to get when you bought a Tamiya kit/Acoms package.....those were the days

[mikeyscott]

Can't remember the colour of mine and I think it was on my XX or Cougar 2000

[DanB4]

This would have been the best thing in the world to me 16 to 20 years ago! I still have a couple of the Attack-R tx's.

[jim76]

still have a dayglo pink one on my losi xx in the shed. they were ace. Not sure they are still available these days. Can't for the life of me remember the manufacturer either, been too long!

[mikeyscott]

Originally Posted by jim76

still have a dayglo pink one on my losi xx in the shed. they were ace. Not sure they are still available these days. Can't for the life of me remember the manufacturer either, been too long!

You have a XX with a pink wing... Show me

I'm racing a XXCR at the mo and wanted a blastic buggy wing for it...

[jim76]

Originally Posted by mikeyscott

You have a XX with a pink wing... Show me

I'm racing a XXCR at the mo and wanted a blastic buggy wing for it...

lol, i'll see if i can post a picture at some point. It's the first XX with hydradrive from around '93
I also have a white solid wing on my RC10 stealth team car!

[Si Coe]

I've recently fitted the huge moulded wing from my old mk1 Predator to my B4 - looks odd but it works. However I also found a few hard plastic wings in a box at Bury Metro club and tried one of those - it split was I was making the holes (with a body reamer) and shattered on impact. I suspect the plastic used can 'go off' if stored wrongly.

Worryingly I've owned all the cars in this thread except the Hornet - my mate had one of those but I had a Falcon.

[DanB4]

The Falcon is not to be sniffed at, that also passes the cool test

I had a Boomerang and Thunder Dragon (nearly got a grasshopper) but always lusted after an astute or avante!

Dan

[DanB4]

I remember getting a black one as a present and I was so excited about putting it on my RC10 team car, sad eh?!