Con-Cor Pioneer Zephyr

As much as I love the big steamers like the Big Boy or Y6B, I love the vintage streamliners like the Dreyfuss Hudson or GS4 in Southern Pacific’s Daylight colors. This Pioneer Zephyr truly symbolizes the golden age of passenger train travel.

Continue Reading >>

Originally posted 2015-05-18 12:44:25.

Tamiya Porsche 959 (1986)

Like its full scale counterpart, the Tamiya 959 was meant to be a technological showpiece. Continue Reading >>

Originally posted 2014-07-27 21:44:30.

Tamiya Leopard 2 A6 – Full Option R/C Kit

Tamiya broke out of the World War II era and offers it’s first modern day scale R/C full option tank. Continue Reading >>

Originally posted 2015-02-20 08:01:54.

Eureka Models AD60 Beyer Garratt

When it comes to model railroads, I’m drawn to big steam, and unusual locomotives. This Beyer Garratt from the Land Down Under fits both descriptions well. Continue Reading >>

Originally posted 2014-11-10 02:45:37.

Weathered Bachmann Spectrum K4 Pacific

I have a fair amount of experience weathering military models like the Tamiya RC Tanks, but this was my first crack at weathering an HO locomotive. Continue Reading >>

Originally posted 2013-05-17 19:20:24.

Wild Willy (1982)

One of the early plastic off-road buggies for Tamiya, the Wild Willy was often referred to as a “stunt vehicle”, because of it’s ability to frequently wear out rear tires doing never-ending wheelies.

Continue Reading >>

Originally posted 2015-05-27 13:18:00.

Random Photos

selected from the RC/GrabBag.com Archives:





Powered by PosterGal beta

Featured Video

Cox Dune Buggy
Vintage Cox .049 Vehicle circa 1975. Video was produced on a vintage Commodore Amiga Video Toaster/Flyer computer system
More videos here

Classic RC/GrabBag

Wild Willy (1982)
One of the early plastic off-road buggies for Tamiya, the Wild Willy was often referred to as a "st...

Planet Bike Protege 9.0 Bike Computer
Since upgrading my bikes, I began riding more, so I wanted to know how far, how fast, and how long ...

Tamiya Porsche 935 (1977)
The Porsche 935 was the third RC car kit produced by Tamiya. I got this one pictured above off of e...

Dragon Lasers Spartan 1 Watt Blue Laser
While waiting for my Spyder III Arctic 1 watt blue laser from Wicked Lasers to arrive, I put in a s...

BLI 1929 Model A Track Inspection Sedan
When originally released (2009?), I was late to the pre-order party and only managed to track down ...

Tamiya Jaguar X JR-12 (1991, 2005)
This model was originally released in 1991 and was subsequently re-released in 2005 with a fully fi...

Archos 605 Wifi (160gb) – Updated with photos.
I've rewritten this article because I decided that the 605 I had originally purchased was defective...

Tamiya Subaru Brat (1983, 2007)
Tamiya's re-issue initiative continues to bring back the oldies. The Subaru Brat was originally iss...