Why I haven't been adding new posts in 2024 and RC Collection Sale
26th May 2024
UPDATED 10/2/2025 (at the bottom)
Hello dear RC enthusiasts from around the World. I hope you are all well.
Some of my readers may be wondering why I haven't added any new posts this year as I promised in my previous post (29/1/24).
The reason for this is that I unfortunately split up from my partner the day after (30/1/24) I wrote that post. I did not want that to happen but my partner didn't want to be with me anymore. I had to leave the home that we shared for more than 30 years and, as you may imagine it has been a very tough time for me. I have had to find somewhere new to live, furnish it (as best I can) and pay some very expensive costs. I also didn't have access to the internet for a few months to update the Blog and keep you up to date with what is going on. I have recently had the internet installed in my new residence, and this new post is to tell you what is happening.
The house I am living in at the moment is only a temporary arrangement as the rent is very expensive and I simply cannot afford to live here long term. I am looking for another place to live, but it is difficult to find somewhere I can afford and be as close as possible to my children. This house only has 2 bedrooms and I need 3 bedrooms so both of my children can visit me and stay over for a few nights if they want. I hope you can understand when I say, I miss not having my children around me every day. This house is also a lot smaller than the house I shared with my wife and I cannot set up a small work area dedicated to my RC interests and the tools I need to work with. All of my equipment, tools and RC essentials are still in the loft at my ex partners house. As you will know doubt be aware, RC cars are very expensive to invest in and I simply do not have the funds I once had to buy the cars. The cars I have, I will reluctantly have to sell to furnish another home as I need to replace everything needed to live. I need new beds, a sofa, a washing machine, cooker, TV, carpets and everything else.
However, I do not wish to give up my beloved hobby and I will try my best to keep the blog running as best I can. The best thing I can hope for is to start again when I am in a better position and funds allow me to restart a small RC collection. As you may be aware, my RC collection has always been very small, but I do love all the RC cars in it. There are cars in my collection that I will not be able to replace in the future. This makes me a very sad as it took me a lot of time to be able to save up for each one, but I must sell them to furnish another house. I can however keep the tools that I collected over the years so as I can at least build new models in the future when funds allow.
I would like the cars in my collection go to a person that would cherish them as much as I have. The cars are like brand new and come with the original box they were supplied with.
The cars were built slowly and with great care as per the instructions supplied. I then painted them very carefully and put them on display in my loft. They have never been used, abused or handled very much and I've ensured they were kept like new. A lot of the cars come with another body shell, wheels and tyres which have again, never been used. The original parts that came with each car will also be supplied in the sale. The cars I am reluctantly selling also have a dedicated recorded build that can be found within this blog that you can copy for your own future reference. The recorded information includes pictures of each stage of the build that I am sure you would enjoy to look at in the future.
I originally bought the cars because I couldn't afford them in my younger days, and as an investment for the future. My cars can now be bought, displayed and again be kept as an investment for yourselves as they will at some point be discontinued by the manufacturer. Some of the cars have already been discontinued and are now highly collectable and valuable.
The cars for sale are:-
Schumacher CAT XLS Masami (Standard)
Includes a genuine new uncut and unpainted upper body, lower body, rear wing, motor cover, decals and window masks.
£450.
Schumacher CAT XLS Masami (Full Option/Carbon Fibre)
Includes a genuine new Schumacher uncut and unpainted upper body, lower body, rear wing, motor cover, decals and window masks. Spare white wheels and Schumacher tyres.
£850
Kyosho Optima (Re-release)
Includes Optima Pro bodyshell, pepper pot wheel and Schumacher tyres. Alloy lower suspension arms.
£350
Kyosho Beetle 2014 (Re-release)
Includes rear wheel hex conversion kit, original yellow wheels and sand super tyres.
£295
Kyosho Optima Mid (Re-release)
Includes genuine Optima Mid Turbo decals
£450
Each car includes the original box (except the Schumacher CAT XLS Full Option), instruction and tools.
I will sell the whole collection together for £2000 which is £395 less than buying each car separate/individually. I know this is a lot of money but if you include and the extra body shells, wheels and tyres, you may realise how much this collection cost me a lot more than the money I am asking for.
Please rest assured, each car is in perfect condition and unused.
I am very sad to sell my RC Car collection, but it must go.
I will sell to overseas collectors, but the buyers must arrange and pay for shipping costs.
I do hope the collection goes to someone who will care for, and enjoy owning these cars as much as I have.
If you require any further information please email me at:-
Please keep visiting my blog, as I will try my hardest to bring you more RC car modding and building content in the future when I am able to do so.
For now, please take care and God Bless you all.
Please pray for me during these difficult days, as I will pray for you.
catxls 26/5/24
Update 10/2/25
Hello dear RC enthusiasts from around the World. I hope you are all well.
When I wrote the above words, I was in dire straights. I was in a privately rented bungalow and the monthly rent was so high that I struggled to pay all my bills and I was in a panic. At that time, I decided to sell my beloved RC car collection to pay the bills and rent and I put the cars into storage ready to sell them. The cars were advertised in many different places and I had a lot of interest in people wanting to buy them. However, they either wouldn't give me the price I was asking for them, or they wanted me to post them abroad. I wasn't prepared to take the money they were offering or send them out of the country. Over the next few months I faced some major health, relationship and financial difficulties that I had to deal with which took up all of my time. Problem after problem came my way and I nearly didn't make it. As you can imagine, what with all these difficulties, I forgot about the RC cars for many months until the 28th of December last year. Early in November of last year, I finally found an affordable 3 bedroom house that was a lot closer to my children. The house I found needed quite a bit of work doing to it before I could move in, so I got to work making it clean, tidy and furnished. As I said, I was suffering with health problems so it took every ounce of my physical and mental capacity to complete the house and to move my belonging's into. I moved in to the new place on the 28th of December 2024. It was on that day that I remembered about the RC cars that I put into storage and I quickly went and collected them and took them to the new house. By the time I moved in I was completely exhausted both mentally and physically.
In all honesty, without God, I wouldn't be here today and I truly thank Him every day for his grace. I believe He has carried me and cared for me each day for the last year.
So, I'm in my new forever home and it's lovely. It's comfortable, warm, affordable and most importantly, the kids love it. They now have a bedroom each and they are currently personalising their own space. For the first time in more than a year, I can say I'm happy and content.
Some people may wonder why I am leaving this post here. My answer is quite simple. I'm leaving this post on my blog to remind myself of what I went through to get to this point. I also want this post to act as a beacon of hope to anyone who is/has gone/going through hard times and to remind you and myself that things do/will get better. Never lose hope my friends. A new beginning is just around the corner.
Now, let us talk about the real reason you are here....
RC CAR's
I know I'm very lucky to still have my humble and beloved RC car collection. I'm so pleased that in the end, I didn't have to sell them. I would have struggled to ever replace them as I simply wouldn't have the money to do so.
During the last year, I have also neglected this blog of updates and promises I made to my readers. In the last year, I have not had the mental or physical energy, the time or the money to give you any new content. However, I do plan to bring you some new content as soon as my funds will allow me to do so. I will be saving every spare penny I can to buy a new RC car kit so that when I build it I can bring all the details and pictures to you all.
Until then my friends please stay safe and may God bless you all.
Before I close this post, I would like to thank the following people for leaving a comment:-
David D for his kind words, compassion and encouragement to get me back into my beloved hobby. I really appreciate your words David, you are a very kind person.
Andrew Yin for his genuine interest and appreciation of my full option Cat XLS. I really enjoyed our conversation we had on WhatsApp my friend.
Clifford for showing interest in buying both of my Cat XLS's. You obviously have great taste in RC cars.
catxls.com 10/2/2025
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