A vintage Tamiya design with modern gearbox!

[@chief6183]

My dad did a killer job. He modeled the chassis in autocad and I 3d printed the prototypes. He then got those files made into carbon fiber. He’s been telling me about ur track for months. So awesome that you were able to run it

[@paranoidzkitszo]

Amazing. That is what I watch this channel for! You & your viewers are awesome. Thank you.

[@68burnout]

Great build Chris! Can't wait to see it run. 👍

[@coygtrc]

Wow, that's genius 😲 Well done, Chris, and thank you, Keith, to show it. Can't wait to see it on the track ✌️🤝

[@VictorMartinez-FV5HX]

That buggy is awesome I like the idea that if you can't get one then make one. Can't wait to see it on the track. Chris should be proud of his work.

[@Okpaintguy2]

Love the custom builds ! Kind of like a restomod in the 1:1 car scene. Vintage stuff with just enough modern touches.

[@PetersRC]

The best of many worlds come together right there. Very impressive!

[@jason.bochniak]

Great motor, Caleb’s going to love it. It has bearings pre-installed too.

[@rolandlabriejr690]

Cool project great way to bring an old design with new parts can’t wait to see it on the track

[@Pablo668]

Very cool buggy. Good idea putting in a modern gearbox.

[@JF-RC]

Hey Keith, Chris has done a super job 😊😊an awesome achievement. Best wishes to you and the family😊🖐️😉

[@Jonathan-Payne]

Nicely put together Chris! will be great to see it running 👍

[@wadeskelton7585]

Chris is a one of a kind dude with an insane level of passion for RC - I’m so glad he was able to pull this off and that you’ll be sending it on your track this is so awesome!!! He must have freaked out when he saw this video 😄

[@rcicons4915]

lol Thanks Wade

[@agevan6735]

Ummmmm,,, Lost for words! A work of ART! TREASURE! Cheers for sharing, this Aussie in China is blown away!

[@KokWuiLai]

Ok yes

[@RCBirds]

Awesome buggy. Cant await to see it run with this gear set-up.

[@mattmclafferty6265]

That is a rad Buggy Chris, nice work mate.. Cheers Keith! Hare Krishna

[@tbrowning9643]

Very cool looking car he made, really like the old and new look to it!

[@reitplace4765]

That's cool. Right up my ally.. hope it rips brother.. might have to try something like that.. Chris Donna great job.. thanks for sharing Keith...

[@IowaBudgetRCBashers]

The astute is one of the best looking 2wd buggies Tamiya ever made. This car is absolutely awesome!!!! Very Well Done!!!!

[@Jaysqualityparts]

Motor looks awesome, that car is sick.

[@Geo_art_RC]

This is pure class. What a great project. I'm sure Chris was delighted when it came together. I'm looking forward to seeing how it goes around the track. I have a real soft spot for an Astute. My friend had one back in the day when I had my GH2 Super G. I was so jealous! It's cool to see someone do what is essentially a restomod. Love it!

[@josephcarrera3953]

That astute is amazing ⚙️😎🔧🏁 beautiful work 👍🏻

[@Paul__FC]

That is stunning. Right up my alley!

[@dennisharold8934]

Love the custom work!!!!❤

[@AddamsPlayground]

Super cool and very clean looking custom build! That could be the Neo Astute!! Very neat and I look forward to seeing it run! I am sure the bit of weight will help it out a little, sometimes the 2wd buggies can be a little too light and skitter and slip around a bit too much!

[@paulus842000]

That is pure beauty, this was my dream car when it first came out,Im just blowen away by this beautiful car🥰😍🤩

[@bigpaulrc3531]

Hi Keith all the way from Yorkshire England nice custom car looks cool should run good have spoken to Glenn at tamiya legends hope he is doing OK miss his content please tell him we miss him keep making your content 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@chriswatson9519]

That looks awesome cant wait to see it run😅😅

[@waynemattera8552]

Beauty!!

[@jason.bochniak]

Stellar work Chris, that looks sub zero cool 🥶!

[@philipgreensmith1694]

Astute is my unicorn from seeing 1 in Beatties when I was 8! Built a super astute but thinking of getting another 1 to do an astute look alike 🤔

[@Meenie66]

Yeah thats a nice build for sure. Haha the pink acto power is exactly what i wanted to see it run with!! I had typed it then you got one out haha. Cant wait for the Super Astute to come out and I cant get over how its actually well bloody priced!! Nice to not have a car come out thats gonna cost us $800 here in Aus!!

[@CCSTUDMUFFIN]

Thanks everyone for the kind words. To add to Keith's excellent presentation: The body is from Penguin, decals are MCI, shock towers are Yeah racing stock replacement in carbon. The chassis was drawn up in AutoCAD as a 2D layout. I had Send Cut Send make the chassis in alloy. It was not very time and cost effect to keep making alloy chassis as the design changed. So Wade Skelton help me with my 2D Cad files and made them 3D. Once the design was in 3D it could be converted to and STL file for 3D printing. My son then printed test chassis so I could test fit the design. This was a lot faster and cheaper especially when I had to move something 1 or 2mm. Once I had the finial design in plastic I had it made in alloy to test. Once the testing phase was complete I had Bezerk make the final product which was awesome.

[@lo2713]

Nicely done, im looking at putting a stealth box in my dyna storm over winter. Should make the car a little more reliable and can easly get parts now 😁

[@All_RC_Fun]

Very very cool.

[@martinhsrc6699]

Astute EVO 👍

[@Nlangkirby135]

Would you do something similar to your vintage astute? I seriously think that is a splendid idea.

[@branpresty]

Excellent build, does the bbx gearbox fit straight onto the chassis or is modification need to be done

[@bradkalman2353]

The gt tuned does over 19000 rpm it is decently fast in a hornet.

[@simonbodill]

Do the egress wheels fit the astute

[@tm5123]

All those parts, now it will break on the 2nd jump, isntead of the first 😅

[@rcicons4915]

Lol

[@spedajunkie2474]

Dont jinx it 😂

[@Nlangkirby135]

Seems like the gearbox of this buggy comes from the bbx... as i typed and said it in the video

[@bradkalman2353]

A retro rig.

[@bradkalman2353]

It looks like a bbx gear box.