Yeah i think the Tamiya trucks like the Bruiser and High lift trucks was what set off scale trucking and the more hardcore crawlers.
But compared to todayโs trucks they drive really bad, the Axial SCX10 in its many forms are a excellent truck right out of the box.
The RC4WD trailfinder 2 i drive is another ballgame with most its parts being made in ALU
BTW the boat above, thatโs our bait boat ( a modified Robbe Norderney ) we use it to sail delicate baits and floats out to sea, so far out you need binoculars to see where its going, even if it have navigational lights too.
Pretty simple as you cant cast a float that far, and also my friend have busted shoulders so surfcasting is out of the ballgame for him now.
The boat then also got fitted with bottom light and a TV transmitter so we on shore can see what it see.
Mostly cuz we can, i do think the light would frighten any sea-trout that might be near to the coast for me and my fly rod to get a chance.
My involvement in R/C in the last 15 years has been minimal, at best.
I also have a World Scale - JackRabbit in my collection. JackRabbit
I was into the hobby heavy for a long time. Nitro & gas boats (clocked by a cop @ 65+mph) pickle fork & off-shore), nitro & gas planes (wing spans from 32"- 10+ feet (clocked by a cop @ 134+mph), 2-stroke, 4-stroke
All mine had the batteries pulled from the electronics, and the engines pre-lubed for long term non-use.
Yup, I've used my bigger boats (4ft) for fishing as well. I had a custom fishing rod attached to a platform on the back, and at times pulled a fly, or spinner.
When a fish too the bait, IT WAS FISH ON!! who would win the pull...LOL