Man talk about memory lane!
I was really into these things when I was in jr high up until college.
Started out with a Tamiya Blackfoot at age 10
Then a Tamiya Bigwig.
Original RC/10 with the gold tub.
Losi JRX Pro
Kyosho USA-1
RC10/T (this was the one I raced most with)
Right as I left for college I bought a Kyosho Inferno MP6 with a Picco motor. I built the rolling chassis, and never got the damn thing to run. Ended up sitting collecting dust until long after I moved out of my parent's house. When they moved it stayed in their attic. Some new homeowner got a 700 dollar antique 1/8 scale buggy that had never seen dirt.