{"id":7055,"date":"2025-07-09T11:00:45","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T11:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/?p=7055"},"modified":"2026-01-15T09:05:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T09:05:43","slug":"vintage-nikko-big-dictator-rc-conversion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/?p=7055","title":{"rendered":"Vintage Nikko Big Dictator RC conversion"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">Although intended as a mass-market RC rather than hobby-grade, the Big Dictator impresses with its fully proportional digital radio control, front and rear differentials, and functional suspension with shock absorbers\u2014all uncommon for its time and price range<\/span> . <span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">This combination of features set it apart from other toy-grade models and even rivalled entry-level hobby buggies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Still, the electronics are outdated so we convert the car to using modern RC electronics.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250709-WA0001.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7056\" src=\"http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250709-WA0001.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250709-WA0001.jpeg 960w, http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250709-WA0001-225x300.jpeg 225w, http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250709-WA0001-768x1024.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250709-WA0001-113x150.jpeg 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250709-WA0003.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7057\" src=\"http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250709-WA0003.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250709-WA0003.jpeg 960w, http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250709-WA0003-225x300.jpeg 225w, http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250709-WA0003-768x1024.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250709-WA0003-113x150.jpeg 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250709-WA0005.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7058\" src=\"http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250709-WA0005.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250709-WA0005.jpeg 960w, http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250709-WA0005-225x300.jpeg 225w, http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250709-WA0005-768x1024.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250709-WA0005-113x150.jpeg 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250709-WA0007.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7059\" src=\"http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250709-WA0007.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250709-WA0007.jpeg 960w, http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250709-WA0007-225x300.jpeg 225w, http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250709-WA0007-768x1024.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250709-WA0007-113x150.jpeg 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250709-WA0009.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7060\" src=\"http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250709-WA0009.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250709-WA0009.jpeg 960w, http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250709-WA0009-225x300.jpeg 225w, http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250709-WA0009-768x1024.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250709-WA0009-113x150.jpeg 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The original servo is not a standard one- it has 5 wires so you cannot use it with standard RC receiver.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250709-WA0011.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7061\" src=\"http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250709-WA0011.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250709-WA0011.jpeg 960w, http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250709-WA0011-225x300.jpeg 225w, http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250709-WA0011-768x1024.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250709-WA0011-113x150.jpeg 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250709-WA0013.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7062\" src=\"http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250709-WA0013.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250709-WA0013.jpeg 960w, http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250709-WA0013-225x300.jpeg 225w, http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250709-WA0013-768x1024.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250709-WA0013-113x150.jpeg 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250709-WA0017.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7063\" src=\"http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250709-WA0017.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250709-WA0017.jpeg 960w, http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250709-WA0017-225x300.jpeg 225w, http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250709-WA0017-768x1024.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250709-WA0017-113x150.jpeg 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250709-WA0019.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7064\" src=\"http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250709-WA0019.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250709-WA0019.jpeg 960w, http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250709-WA0019-225x300.jpeg 225w, http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250709-WA0019-768x1024.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250709-WA0019-113x150.jpeg 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250709-WA0029.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7065\" src=\"http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250709-WA0029.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250709-WA0029.jpeg 960w, http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250709-WA0029-225x300.jpeg 225w, http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250709-WA0029-768x1024.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250709-WA0029-113x150.jpeg 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250709-WA0031.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7066\" src=\"http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250709-WA0031.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250709-WA0031.jpeg 1280w, http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250709-WA0031-300x225.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250709-WA0031-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250709-WA0031-768x576.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250709-WA0031-150x113.jpeg 150w, http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250709-WA0031-200x150.jpeg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You may find this book useful:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"YGoBBQTG3w\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/?p=2586\">Nikko RC Car Conversion to Real RC<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Nikko RC Car Conversion to Real RC&#8221; &#8212; \" src=\"https:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/?p=2586&#038;embed=true#?secret=TQhh871gCF#?secret=YGoBBQTG3w\" data-secret=\"YGoBBQTG3w\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"RCPRESS vid vintage Nikko Big Dictator RC upgrade\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/b_XGcnu2Qf8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"RCPRESS vid Nikko Big Dictator vid 2\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MTUV-mcffzg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/youtube.com\/shorts\/sMOSRn2pRJo?feature=share<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although intended as a mass-market RC rather than hobby-grade, the Big Dictator impresses with its fully proportional digital radio control, front and rear differentials, and functional suspension with shock absorbers\u2014all uncommon for its time and price range . This combination of features set it apart from other toy-grade models and even rivalled entry-level hobby buggies. 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