e181: Tamiya Blackfoot MAKEOVER Aluminum Parts, New Chassis & New Paint Job With AMPRO FORD Badging

[@anthonygalvez5400]

My first Tamiya in 1987 was a Blackfoot. I was hopping for a special edition Blackfoot. Chrome or gold.

[@homeworkpictureshq]

Awesome video... Veri nice footage

[@benjaminsopcak2146]

Wow that's awesome thank you

[@viper-qi1po]

Dam son. That is sharp. Tamiya better take notes

[@brianboccuzzi7300]

That's awesome! I still have my Blackfoot from 1989.. I'm planning on doing some modification over the winter.

[@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC]

White truck sides with the white wheels are on point! I need to step up my painting game...

[@ericwood2790]

The flat black bed gives it that old school tonneau cover look . It was definitely am improvement. Turned out nice .

[@Cbam871]

Never knew you could get 3d printed lettering. I dig the white KC decals

[@RCRetro]

Yes. Shapeways.com 3d printing. Do a search for tamiya Blackfoot. Gives it a nice finishing touch.

[@Cbam871]

@@RCRetro if I ever get a blackfoot I'll look into it. Currently only have clodbusters haha

[@andyrobinsonrc2480]

Very very sweet looking Blackfoot !

[@phillybrc]

The 2-tone is totally period-correct. Love it!

[@frankiehernandez9465]

Harry gets 2 thumbs up. Yes it looks awesome.

[@tallguygaming409]

Thanks frankie.... he would be lost without me Haha

[@scottfordbrewer4380]

The Blackfoot is a Legend!!

[@mad-beerc3818]

Looks fantastic and black bed was a great move!

[@tallguygaming409]

I know 😎

[@mad-beerc3818]

@@tallguygaming409 😉👍

[@robertlongley9153]

Looks awesome the white rims were the perfect touch late 80 people had the white rims on a lot of 4wd on the beach Red White paint wow.

[@markhinkle3234]

Nice work! Can’t wait to see it on the track!

[@thecretanbull4784]

Dude!!!!!! That looks AMAZING!!!! Fantastic job!! Love the 70’s-80’s vibe!!!! Love this!!!

[@RCRetro]

Yes that was the vision. Glad you like it cause i know I do. LOL

[@Chris-HC]

Blackfoot looks amazing dude, awesome colour choice

[@alexcalderon808]

Look good bro. Good job.

[@ronniecreason7870]

Nice video AC/DC rules

[@ronkemp9528]

Looks great in red good job.

[@richardrawson]

Big props for that King Cab on the shelf! Ever since Tamiya started doing re-releases I’ve been waiting for them to bring back either the King Cab or Hilux Monster Racer- only then will my life be complete!

[@peterschlater5756]

Love the paint scheme! Turned out fantastic

[@Zack-nj3ej]

That looks fantastic. Make him a brother painted in blue. 😁

[@scottkernan949]

Love the lunch box picture on your wall I'm jealous lol

[@QBziZ]

A very good looking color scheme!

[@DudesRC]

sic opening montage

[@philtracyjr3989]

Beautiful job !! I'm currently rebuilding an original Blackfoot . I purchased the truck for $20 back in the early 90s and like a dummy I threw away the Ford body. The lexan body broke and now I am installing a super clod buster body for it. Cool after 20+ yrs on a shelf in the basement and it still ran .

[@semperatis]

What a stunning difference that's made Ari, that's so much nicer than the box art.

[@johnnykat21]

Great color combo. And the beetle tires give it a more aggressive look.

[@pbruteforce1]

Looks good, I might have to do a custom Blackfoot. I have two an original and a re-release my wife bought me for Christmas but they're both box art. The Blackfoot is near and dear to me as it was my first hobby grade RC.

[@arnoldapplewhite3149]

Iv'e always been a fan of the red chassis on the monster beetle, probably because of the red body if painted box art but that black chassis and aluminium look is awesome, definitely a good choice and I think Brian Johnson would agree!

[@twotone85]

The blackfoot is one of the toughest rc trucks ever built.

[@jone7940]

Absolutely awesome! That thing looks incredible. Well done!

[@PeteWylieRC]

Just got this kit. Looking for tips. Yours looks amazing! :-)

[@jw33]

Man, that turned out great.

[@mattiasrc]

That turned out nice, red and white looks good.

[@jadc]

Looks great. Reminds me of the colour scheme on the new brushless Kyosho Mad Van VE.

[@RCRetro]

Yeah I see that now. The original Mad Van was brownish copper. I got my inspiration from the real Ford F-150 pickup truck pics online. Saw a good number of them in red and some with the white panels on the side. Thanks for the comment and support.

[@jadc]

@@RCRetro I like the clean look, but if you got some MCI Black Foot decals with the colours tweaked to suit the new paint job, I think it would look amazing. Even though I have a Mad Van brushless on order, the proportions of the Black Foot are just better. More old school monster truck than almost anything else. Love the channel, it’s great to see someone that cares about all the details and still loves to drive all their trucks and buggies properly.

[@tecnica2001]

Wow, 😳😳 I really like the black chassis, makes everything else stand out, might have to tear mine down and dye my red chassis black 😁👍

[@RCRetro]

Gives it a more realistic look.

[@anthonyv2858]

Looks amazeballs 👍🏻 Really nice!! You could call it “Red Solo Ranger” 😝 If I did one this colour I would need to put a white maple leaf on the hood 😉.. again though, super sharp looking ride. Looking forward to seeing it in action on race nights.

[@jasondionne1214]

That’s awesome man 👍🏻

[@GyuHobbyRC]

Nice review.👍👍👍 Thank you for sharing a great video. Have a good day. 💪😊💪

[@Andym1159]

A really nice job it’s turned out spot on 👍

[@madmickmalone]

it’s a ripper mate, great effort

[@mitymike]

I'm impressed I want to do something similar with my clodbuster

[@wesleyhorne6985]

That looks amazing Dude!😀

[@bradstaffotd4715]

Looks great nice job

[@christophercoconis2575]

Looks awesome bud👍

[@martinhsrc6699]

Looks amazing 👍

[@jdpaslRC]

Looks very good.

[@bigrig4630]

Looks awesome. That one of my favorite rc trucks.

[@thatstoicdude4239]

Looks like a real deal ‘81 XLT Ranger 😎

[@kattmandu]

That looks awesome, man!

[@ubedthchannels8400]

Great job, Dude 👊 Not only you, everyone loves it also

[@brianargo9306]

U need to just do the 400 grit! Then prime! To give ur prime something bond to! Then prime and sand with 600 and the will show u ur high and low spots! Then once u get it smooth and level. Spray another coat of primer! Let dry sand light with 600 making sure u don’t sand through the primer. Then paint with ur color! And then u can start ur cutting & buffing and that means wet sand with 2500 and 3000. And then buff it out and ur done

[@tallguygaming409]

Yeah dont think he was gunna spend that much time on a runner thats gunna be in races but good to know

[@stevenbeer2350]

Damn that turned sweet man

[@craigpimlott204]

Bit of brake fluid in a tub .drop the bad part in for a few hours .then wash it of it’ll take the paint off to the plastic base .then prime again then paint your Colour .takes a bit longer if the paints been on a while .just make sure you wash off the brake fluid out of the nooks and cranny’s.you can use it to strip lexan bodies along with nitro fuel .

[@YOOPDLRC]

Great 👍🤩👍~~~!!!!!!

[@bradkalman2353]

The gold springs today have different tension than the Chrome or silver ones?

[@IowaBudgetRCBashers]

Looks awesome!!

[@crousehouse10]

Looks great!

[@jasonrackawack9369]

Love the factory style 2 tone paint, if it had the wheels and tires from the subaru bratt it would almost pass as an early version F150 with the SRB chassis

[@paulsrc2195]

Brilliant finish mate looks awesome hope it gets you 1 place higher this year .Just a side question is it the same size as the King Cab Maybe you could put a repo Nissan body on it to race ??

[@RCRetro]

I've thought about that before. Maybe in the future as I'd like to do a custom paint scheme on a Kiing Cab body. Thanks for the comment and support.

[@fogt1430]

Looks good but needs The original BF Goodrich all-terrain tire decals. I wish so bad I could come across some for my black foot they make the truck.

[@powerdawg]

Your Blackfoot looks awesome! Where did you get the decal sheet? I would like to get my hands on a sheet like that for my upcoming Blackfoot project. Thanks.

[@RCRetro]

mciracing.ca. and then changed the color to all white.

[@powerdawg]

Were you happy with the decals from MCI Racing?

[@joespizzallc]

Where can I find those tires for my black foot? I'm have an original 1980's black foot from when I was a kid and need tires

[@RCRetro]

tons of tires and wheels right on eBay. I took yellow ones and spray painted them white.

[@bradkalman2353]

So what do you do with the original red chassis?

[@martinneps9387]

Where did you find this on eBay and Do they make it for the king black foot please comment back very very interested in this set up thank you so very much for this video Thank you very much again

[@RCRetro]

Hi and thanks for the comment. I am not that familiar with the King Blackfoot. I found all the aluminum parts on eBay. I would start there by doing a search. They're on the pricey side though. Good luck.

[@martinneps9387]

@@RCRetro Thanks

[@martinneps9387]

@@RCRetro Who makes the parts that you purchased Out of aluminum can you turn me on to that person please comment back I have 4 of these trucks 1 is 1 is a shelf Queen Would love to know please comment back and let me know if you could thank you

[@martinneps9387]

@@RCRetro If you are going to be running this truck on blacktop or concrete you might want to pick up another set of wheels in a set of midnight pumpkin or the lunchbox tires they are wider and the truck does not roll over as easy and pick yourself up a wheelbar So you do not tear up your back bumper this truck came out real nice Good luck with it

[@martinneps9387]

​@@RCRetroNever received a comment back on where I can get these parts

[@captainamerica8561]

1 thumbs up for saying "money shot"

[@jone7940]

Where did the white wheels come from?

[@RCRetro]

Spray Paint. Gloss white spray paint. If you are going to do that, make sure you get a spray paint that is primer and paint in one and take your time. Light coats. not to heavy or else you will get runs in the paint.

[@jone7940]

@@RCRetro Thank you. Much appreciated!

[@tallguygaming409]

Looks good. If you would have left the bed red i would have unscubscribed. It looks like a good 2nd place monster truck behind my beetle 😉

[@ericwood2790]

🤣🤣

[@RCRetro]

Perhaps... perhaps not. tide might turn...

[@tallguygaming409]

@@RCRetro it wont i promise

[@Tailgatesntoolboxes]

I really try not to box art lol i give it my own flair lol

[@Mini-z1994]

Do you still have the kyosho outrage buggy ? Done any upgrades or work on that ? It shares quite a bit of parts with the kyosho ultima buggy you got as well so could do some interesting upgrades too it for durability & handling. Think it could be a good buggy too race with if you upgrade wheels, tires & shock towers from an ultima, ultima pro, or ultima pro xl, maybe put in a motor with adjustable timing as well & turnbuckles front & rear so you can adjust camber & toe in or toe out in the front.

[@tallguygaming409]

Me and ari both sold our outrages last year

[@Mini-z1994]

​@@tallguygaming409 Agh third comment it removed instantly... google search " rc10talk ultima pro xl " it should show a build thread or two on rc10talk & mentions some mods that can be done too that platform.

[@tallguygaming409]

We also cant use motors with adjustable timing we try and keep things super simple and easy to complete. I sold my putrage when i bought my ultima 2. It was a big upgrade in cars so i didnt see why to keep outrage

[@lonestartransporting5034]

Got links to all upgrades?? Looks awesome!

[@RCRetro]

Just recently, I took off all the aluminum parts and switched back to plastic. Phil gave me some CRP parts for the front end that are a strong type of plastic. Those you can’t find anymore because they are vintage. The aluminum pieces are great aesthetically to look at but weren’t very functional and did not handle very well.

[@77syrinx]

Could you tell me where you got the plain decals from Thanks

[@lowercentenary]

Pretty sure abs plastic can be just painted on straight with simple paint like rustoleum without all these excessive additional steps...

[@tubaplyr4]

Looks great! I’m going to do one in the darker red for my dad for his birthday like his original Blackfoot. Question! How did you glue down the badging?

[@RCRetro]

Testors model cement… very minimal amount. I use a toothpick to apply to the back of the badging

[@Mr1stlevel]

do you have a blackfoot with the front and rear ampro wishbone suspention ?

[@kennethbossio2489]

Do you have a link or know who the seller of the aluminum front end is ?

[@philthyco1]

Beauty!!!!!

[@mikeohare4000]

Hi! Please coikd you send me link for where I coukd get the aluminium front steering mount! That's awesome! PLEASE!

[@cheto2952]

Boss you should of sanded the paint it looks like rino liner

[@RCRetro]

Wouldn’t sanding it dull the paint? Can you elaborate on the process?

[@Aaron11411]

Quick question if you don't mind. I have an original unpainted Parma lexan Blackfoot body. Is it worth keeping and painting or are there better options nowadays? Thank you

[@thescooterswig]

There are a lot of options today but the Parma Blackfoot body is super cool itself. I would say to paint it if you haven't already. I had one myself back in the day and wish I still had it.

[@brianargo9306]

But that’s y ur paint had a bad response is because u sand ur base to smooth and ur paint didn’t have anything to bond to! Because ur never supposed to sand with anything finer then a 400 grit paper. And it is more critical doing it The way I suggest because it’s a hard plastic. And also u can I eliminate a lot of steps and processes that you’re going through and really necessary. Believe me when I say I’m not trying to I am your man anything that you have done I’m just so at that with my own experiences being since I do have a background in painting RC and full-size. But if you will try it the way I yesterday you will see you will never have a problem with your pain lifting or flaking and you will get a more smooth or better paint quality.

[@davidreza3749]

Hi, I’m trying to get my Old Tamiya Blackfoot RC Truck running again and I need a new SA1 resistor widerstand resistance part. It’s the white block with three wires on the drivers side attached to the frame. I’m new to restoring this truck so I appreciate any help you could can offer. Thank you

[@RCRetro]

if you are on facebook, join the tamiya blackfoot group. people on there are restoring blackfoots and post parts. Or try ebay "tamiya ceramic heat sink" Good luck

[@hellofromsoutheastalaskarc7517]

Hello from southeast alaska do you have any stickers for my rock crawlers.

[@bradkalman2353]

I'm not mistaken I think that body was also on an SRB chassis before they put it on that which is chassis and everybody loves the F-150 too bad they haven't released it yet and the SRB.

[@RIKDDY]

Wow

[@bradkalman2353]

Now this red body would go with the red chassis better in my opinion.

[@homeworkpictureshq]

Cool... Just upload my new Blackfood video

[@maggs131]

Back in the day my blackfoot was the tits and was hard to beat out of the box for what it cost

[@bradkalman2353]

Have you watched any of my videos I just did one on my GT tuned hornet a couple of them one with a lipo and one with nickel metal hydride 3600.

[@tallguygaming409]

What channel?

[@bradkalman2353]

@@tallguygaming409 my channel it's under Brad Kalman.