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    How to quickly restore a Tyco RC car, including what replacement battery to use, how to clean it, fix the most common problems, and where to get more help.
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    I've always loved the box art on Tyco R/C products. And so when AI video technology became good enough, it was the first thing I wanted to bring to life. I hope you enjoy watching it as much as I did making it :)
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    The Early Bird Show was a Saturday morning live kids TV variety show filmed in Melbourne Australia between 1985 - 1989.
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    As you may have seen from our Taiyo & Tyco Collectors around the World page, you can create a great looking display of your best items using Transparent Shoe Boxes from Amazon / eBay. But wait! Save yourself time and money by ensuring you get the right type and size!
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    This Tyco Mini Hopper is a small 1/20 scale radio controlled car manufactured by Taiyo (Japan), and released onto the US, UK, and other markets worldwide in 1989.
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    The Radio Shack Wild Pony is a 1/18 scale radio controlled truck custom manufactured by Nikko for the Radio Shack company, and for sale in various Radio Shack and Tandy…
  • Nikko Wild Horse Box Front

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    The Radio Shack Wild Horse, or Tandy Wild Horse, is a huge 1/10 scale 4x4 radio controlled truck manufactured in…
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    The Taiyo Super Fast Traxx was a radio controlled vehicle manufactured by Taiyo (Japan) and released into the Japanese, European,…
  • 60597 Kenner XRC Crashback Box Front

    The XRC Crashback was a radio controlled car produced by Kenner under their XRC (Extreme Radio Control) toy line in…
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TycoCollectors is the ultimate reference for 80s, 90s, and 00s Toys

I began building Tyco Collectors in 2022 as a personal project following a wave of nostalgia I felt when purchasing my first Tyco Mini Hopper from eBay. As a kid, I owned a Mini Hopper, Typhoon, Jet Hopper (Turbo Hopper), and others, yet there seemed to be almost no information online about these items that I cherished. And so I resolved to build a central database of every R.C car ever produced by Tyco Toys (USA / Global), Taiyo Toys (Japan), Metro RC (Australia), Dickie Toys (Germany) and more. Later I would add slot cars, HO scale trains, and general toys produced in the 80s, 90s, and 00s.

There are currently over 400 products documented here covering US, UK, Japanese and European brands, each with history, reviews, photos, a ballpark / estimate of potential worth, and whether or not they can be purchased today (and if so, where).

As an Australian dad with young kids and a full time job, it’s consumed a massive amount of my personal time, and costs a fair amount of money to keep the site online and updated, so in 2023 with hosting fees and plugin costs increasing, I added Google Adsense and eBay Affiliate links to the site to help pay those costs and make it somewhat self sustaining.

My hope is that the site will inspire others to preserve the history of these companies, and the memories of our generation so that they won’t be lost with time. TycoCollectors is not associated in any way with any toy company.

Want to know more about Tyco History?

Check out The Golden Age of Tyco RC for a history of Tyco at its best. 

Did you work in a related industry? Share your story!

I’d love to hear from people who work or have worked in the industry and would like to chat about your favorite memories or new opportunities, maybe you have some artifacts collecting dust in the attic, or simply wish to pass on some information that helps us better understand and appreciate any of the topics we’ve discussed on this site.

Feel free to contact me via our form or admin@tycocollectors.com  or use our  contact form. 

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