![]() Nice big front bumper to limit damage during the inevitable smashĪll these factors made the Hammer a great all-round RC car, and definitely a favorite amongst collectors, with good condition models hard to find.Well designed suspension with shock absorbers all around. ![]() Well sized (but not over-sized) off-road tires that allow it to maintain high torque and good grip.The Hammer itself has many excellent design attributes: 1 across the world for toy radio control in line with Taiyo’s branding since the late 80s “Taiyo No.1”. This was easily Taiyo and Tyco’s best year of releases, and when they were truly No. ![]() And if you go back just a year prior, that’s when Fast Traxx all started (in the US/UK anyway), so it really was a period of intensely cool RC toys for kids like me. Released in the same year as the Tyco Hammer was the re-released 1992 Tyco Bandit 9.6V, the 1992 Tyco Fast Traxx Pickup 9.6V, the Tyco Eliminator (also sold as Super Bandit), the Turbo Blaster, the Hydroplane, and many more ( checkout our full catalog), all 9.6v Turbo models, and all fantastic. An excellent condition Tyco Turbo Hammer The Golden Age of Toy R/Cīeginning in 1986 with the Tyco Turbo Hopper and continuing with several legendary models throughout 19, continuing into 1989 with the Lamborghini Countach Twin Turbo and 1990’s Tyco Baja Bandit and many more, all the way up to 1992, the Golden Age of Toy R/C was about to end… but it would go out with a bang! ![]()
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