Anyone remember this?

[CAClark]

Very old school, the Marui Samurai, chain driven 4WD with 3 differentials, which was quite unusual in it's day. Had single transverse shock at the front, not unlike the Hotshot.

The only properly dumb thing was that the wheels had no inside edge lip, which meant no matter how much you glued the tyres, they would end up sliding off the insides of the wheels :lol:

I used to run this with an 8.4v nicad and a Tamiya Technigold motor, and it was pretty quick!

Cheers!

[toyracer69]

God, I'm showing my age now but I remember them, along with the Zerda's and gold tubbed chassis RC10's

[RichB]

Oh yes, I remember seeing one for the first time at the Weston-Super-Mare outdoor track. I'm pretty sure I've even still got a magazine (Model Cars or RRC) with a review in it.

[traffman]

Thats a while back , i never used to glue tyres on .
Back then i never had enough power to rip them off!

[niggs98]

do i know it ..... i used to race one before i got a optima. i remeber the steering being so bad that you would turn 15 foot before a chicane to get through it :woot: i also remember that the chain made them really noisy n all but did enjoy it as it was a big step up from the hornet i had before:thumbsup:

[telboy]

I can remember the Model Cars issue with the review for the Marui Ninja, but cant remember this one.

[niggs98]

I can remember the Model Cars issue with the review for the Marui Ninja, but cant remember this one.

was way before the ninja m8. was before the optima came out to give you a rough idea

[rich67]

I also had one of these many moons ago :o

[BORMAC]

How can anyone not love the Samurai? I bought a couple of these as real basket cases about a year ago then built up one real nice car. Once fully ball raced and fitted with a sports tuned these baby's hammer! Ive been running mine on and off now for the past 6 months and it a real HOOT! :woot:
I like the spot lights you have mounted on yours :thumbsup: well done!