Building an RC: Kyosho Scorpion (Time Lapse)

[@antonyryan3457]

Best build and best build video format of the kyosho scorpion on KZbin by a country mile

[@Il_Bruno]

My father and my mum gave me this rc model for Christmas back in 1986!

[@MechanicAfterHours]

That was an awesome gift!

[@Il_Bruno]

@@MechanicAfterHours absolutely!

[@onkouth]

Since seeing yourJavelin build i have subscribed I am going back through all your video’s, they are hugely impressive the builds look amazing, the attention to detail is astonishing and I love the chilled music. You really need many more subscribers , I noticed Tamiya legends was impressed and so I hope that sends many more people your way, you deserve it 😎

[@MechanicAfterHours]

Thank you, onkouth! Nice of you to sub and support the channel. I sincerely appreciate it. Builds are therapeutic for me and I enjoy sharing build videos. Glenn/Tamiya Legends is a great guy and probably one of the few to get me thinking again of Tamiya RCs. Thanks again!

[@onkouth]

@@MechanicAfterHours my pleasure, I look forward to many more builds, I can see you love your work, it shows in the quality 😎👍

[@Suesserto_000]

Yellow really looks cool on this car.

[@MechanicAfterHours]

Thanks, justfor temporory! And thanks for watching.

[@verdman54]

My goodness You are even crimping each indivudual wire on the servos Bro! These videos are work of art in themself!!

[@MechanicAfterHours]

Thanks, VERDUCHI MAN! I appreciate the comment and thank you for watching.

[@SuperHelibob]

Love watching an artist at work. Very impressive and great looking buggy. Thanks 👍🏼

[@MechanicAfterHours]

Bob, thanks for the kind words and thanks for watching!

[@chromezeta]

I really enjoy your choices in BGM

[@MechanicAfterHours]

Thanks, Ted F! Glad you like the music and thanks for watching.

[@cjbainbridge]

The flag connectors onto the motor are very neat, I'm going to try them on my next build. Your Scorpion looks fantastic, great video!

[@MechanicAfterHours]

Thanks! Good luck with your next build :)

[@jamesh950]

That is very nice. Best build so far. Excellent paint work for the driver.👍🏻 Just the right amount of upgrades.

[@MechanicAfterHours]

Thanks! Really appreciate it and thank you for watching.

[@jamesmurden1780]

Seriously addictive content🎉😊

[@michaelp.8975]

It looks absolutely perfect… well done

[@MechanicAfterHours]

Thanks, M. Carmichael! And thank you for watching!

[@alekankalogero3830]

I'M born at 83' so i grow up from early 90's with KYOSHO and TAMIYA! The last 7 years i built and fly WW2 Warbirds the last 8 months i fly a p47D razorback 60cc with a KOLM 77V4. AS you understand i lke rc projects(construction) and i have the knowlege to tell you this.....that vid.was slick as a B@$t@rd BRO!!! NICE DAY SIR! !

[@MechanicAfterHours]

Thanks, Alekan Kalogero! I appreciate the nice words and thank you for watching. I don't have experience with RC planes so I'm impressed-those are on another level :).

[@alexalexandre1574]

I love the way you customize your cars. Super cool!

[@MechanicAfterHours]

Thanks, Alex Alexandre! I appreciated the comment and thank you for watching.

[@frankymal8640]

Great video. I watched with extra interest as I have a ReRe Tomahawk waiting to be built. Love the colour combo too. Subbed.

[@MechanicAfterHours]

Thanks, frankymal! The Tomahawk is a beautiful one too! I would've bought one if I had enough $. Have fun building it and take care of it!

[@CheapCheerful]

Such beautiful engineering. Thank you.

[@MechanicAfterHours]

Thanks, Simon! And thank you for watching.

[@コレキヨ-t]

ヨシムラのステッカーがいいね！

[@MrSneakyGunz]

Such a beautiful thing! Love your quality work, Brother.

[@Samkuym]

I'm not a fan of the Scorpion, but this one is just fantastic! Thanks for sharing this build

[@MechanicAfterHours]

Really appreciate it :)

[@Kevin-666]

I love it! Looks fun to run on a beach!

[@MechanicAfterHours]

Thanks for watching!

[@KANINENBDK]

the music is very good with the rc build :) it look so good!

[@MechanicAfterHours]

Thanks, Daniel Andersson! And thank you for watching

[@JD-if9qw]

By far my favorite one😎😎

[@greaterthanbut]

Awesomeness … kindly list down your cool hand tools make and model… especially the motorized screw driver

[@MechanicAfterHours]

Thanks, M Ahmed! I will one day and will most likely have it on a website. As for the electric screwdriver, it's a Muchmore Racing electric driver, and the other one is a Skil.

[@sirozoppi6677]

It's really very nice...

[@aidanaventures7931]

SWEET!

[@MechanicAfterHours]

Thanks for watching!

[@sirozoppi6677]

FantasticWork! I also own one!

[@MechanicAfterHours]

Thank you! It's such a fun car

[@NaturallyaspiratedJJM]

Awesome all around. Like others have mentioned, the attention to detail, design and even the music is perfect. I also learn a ton of little tips by watching. Do you have a background in some type of semiconductor/electrical work? You seem to be very comfortable working around those printed circuit boards and soldering wires. Looking forward to the next build!

[@MechanicAfterHours]

Thanks again for watching and the positive comments! I don’t have any professional electrical related background but when I was younger I attended a school with a curriculum in mechanical and industrial electronics design.

[@NaturallyaspiratedJJM]

@@MechanicAfterHours ah got it. It's cool to see it all in practice.

[@esmuz]

I love your work, so clean and professional, very inspiring! I agree the black rims + wing are the key! Are the rear tires Hoosier or just a decal / painted with a stencil?

[@MechanicAfterHours]

Thank you! Really appreciate the kind words. And thanks for watching. The rear tires are painted, partially with a stencil and some hand done-because the stencil doesn’t adhere well or it leaves open gaps for paint to scatter. I wanted to do Hoosier instead of Good Year because my kit (#C) doesn’t have the Good Year marking anymore. And I thought it would be nice to be a bit different.

[@viniciusbrito7512]

awesome build! I see other youtubers using the blue tekbond on the screws... is it a must? Maybe for the chassis, so it keeps everything together after bashing it (which I am not sure you'll do... would be a shame to hurt such a beauty)

[@MechanicAfterHours]

Thanks, Vinicius Brito! And thank you for watching. The blue thread lock? It really depends. I haven't fully ran this car so I didn't add it on some of the screws yet (those that go into metal threads). But in other kits I've built and when the manual says to apply it, I do. In my case, it's important because I'm worried of losing a part or screw when running a car. Applying it hasn't really damaged the parts and if it goes on non-metal parts I just wipe it off.

[@nunyadambidness1444]

Got a guy from The hobby shop trying to sell me two of these 1984 scorpions super inexpensive from what I know and neither one of them have even been run they're in perfect shape with extra parts but I'm into the crawlers still considering them but I doubt it though they're very cool

[@homelesszaya.6548]

Great video.

[@ponesm5124]

Your builds are over the top! Attention to detail is amazing. You are a craftsman no doubt. Where can I find the power drivers you use and the stand that holds thee instruction manual?

[@MechanicAfterHours]

Thanks, ponesm! The driver is from Muchmore Racing and stand is just a book stand from Amazon I think.

[@Sandy-ig9pc]

You got your self a new subscriber

[@MechanicAfterHours]

Thank you! I really appreciate it :)

[@Kevin_Beier]

Hello! What a build! Super slick look! What color did you use for the body? Thanks in advance for your help.

[@RConmyMind]

Great work! The buggy looks really awesome!

[@MechanicAfterHours]

Thank you for watching and really appreciate the comment :)

[@TeamMagic01]

The Maximum camber on All of your cars looks strange, the rest is very very nice :-)

[@prw139]

Really Awesome..

[@MechanicAfterHours]

Thanks and thank you for watching!

[@andyjones357]

Sweet

[@MechanicAfterHours]

Thanks, Andy!

[@sathishpillay7178]

Beautiful, what paints colours did you use to match it with the chassis

[@TheTruthHz]

Beautiful build my friend! That colour match with the body paint is prefect. What colour did you use please?

[@MechanicAfterHours]

Thank you! For the top polycarbonate body I use two coats of Tamiya PS-6 (standard yellow) and backed it with a coat of Tamiya PS-7 (standard orange). I think the trick is managing the amount or thickness of coats you apply. Too thin on the yellow coats and it will look darker/orange, too thick and heavy on the coats of yellow and it might be a bit lighter. Good luck!

[@dazg553]

Amazing build, I really like the look of the wheel lock nut, what is that and where can i get one?

[@MechanicAfterHours]

Thanks, daz g! And thank you for watching.You noticed them! You do have to tighten them up enough. They are Yeah Racing 4mm Aluminum Serrated wheel lock nuts. Depends where you are. In the US I got them from Amain. Good luck!

[@pieroges]

Love all your customs builds. Have a couple of questions. Where do you find those black wheels. Are they the same stile just painted in black? Did you painted in yellow and orange just the top body or the hole body and was after or before the assembly. Where did you find the rear spoiler and the bracket that is different that come in the kit Thanks

[@Erikootje]

very nice and inspiring build and overall pro rc vid in general, one of the best and pleasant rc channels out there! small question though, where did you get the sticker/decal set? because it seems to be different from whats included in that kit? thx!

[@MechanicAfterHours]

Hi Erikootje and thanks for watching! The decals were just a collection of random decals (some old) I've had and some for other things like static models, and some not meant for RCs-like the Yoshimura one (that's for a motorcycle exhaust). The wing decal is actually the logo from the band Scorpions I got some time ago and I just removed the "s" in the end.

[@Erikootje]

@@MechanicAfterHours nice! And thx again. Do you know where to get that japanese flag decal you got on the wing? Thx again

[@MechanicAfterHours]

No problem. I printed it with an inkjet printer on sticker paper.

[@chrischris6399]

I really like the background music, could you share what are they and where did you get from ? thanks

[@trianggaraps9154]

Nice

[@MechanicAfterHours]

Thanks for watching!

[@xaralampos1959]

Hi. Nice video build. I was looking a video to see how to set the front wheels of an old scorpion that someone gifted to me. I’m trying to figure out if it’s better with toe in or toe out. I tried straighten the wheels with zero toe and with some toe out and it was sliding the front out. Understeer. Thanks in advance

[@MechanicAfterHours]

Thanks, Babis xalkias! And thank you for watching. The front negative camber on my Scorpion is not ideal. It's very extreme and only meant to show a mean stance. I do have a different setup for running. 2WD front toe-in or out will really depend on the track type, surface type, and your driving style. Typically, front toe-in helps with responsiveness and stable acceleration when exiting turns, but might reduce steering when you start to enter a corner. Also good for bumpy roads. Front toe-out is good for corner entry but might be a bit nervous exiting a turn. Then for the front negative camber, helps with turns where it tries to prevent the outer tires from rolling out on turns. But you do have to test different setups in your environment. I think the best negative camber is when most of the lower tire's contact patch still touches the surface.

[@xaralampos1959]

@@MechanicAfterHours can I ask if you had any issue with the small sprocket inside the gearbox? After one minute testing it got loose. I found out that the tiny hex screw was loose. I tighten it and now that I did test it happened again. Should I use thread lock glue or it want do any good?

[@MechanicAfterHours]

I haven’t worked on the original one and unfortunately I don’t have a manual for it. I think you have the one from the ‘80s. I believe their gearboxes are different where the re issued one has a differential. And, almost all the gears on the re-issue are metal and so I’ve never experienced issues. It’s pretty much solid and smooth. If the hex is loose and it mounts to metal then you can try blue thread lock first. And maybe move up from there with red or so. Or see if can find a replacement on ebay. Sorry, couldn’t really help much since I can’t see it. Good luck!

[@xaralampos1959]

@@MechanicAfterHours I think it’s the one from the ‘80s 😅 I don’t have manual either. Don’t worry, you have helped. 👍🏻 I will try the blue thread lock and then a red. I’m more of a racing drone guy but with this old one I will go into car too! Here goes all my money now.

[@xaralampos1959]

@@MechanicAfterHours it got loose again and now I used thread lock blue. I hope it works. And I found out that this model is from 1982. It had a mechanical speed control with servo moving it. I already removed it and put a used brushed esc from a friend. Is it possible that the gears and motor will work with 3S lipo? Thank you in advance again.

[@christopherhobley5352]

Awesome stuff. What us the music love it

[@MechanicAfterHours]

Thanks, Christopher Hobley! For the music, there's actually a lot in there. It's all licensed but the artist if I recall are: Ooyy, Alex Dovo, Maiwan, Andre Aguado, Duckmaw. Sorry if I missed a few.

[@haohsu6803]

Very nice What kind spray paint on the buggy? Thank!

[@MechanicAfterHours]

Thanks, Hao Hsu! I used polycarbonate paints: Tamiya PS-6 yellow and then backed by a PS-7 orange.

[@shadowracer2311]

🔥🔥🔥👍

[@MechanicAfterHours]

Thanks, shadowracer2311! And thank you for watching.

[@mesharyhd7646]

What is the paint number and from witch brand yellow and the silver roof , where did you get your stickers from ?

[@fishtailfistscale8362]

The Dr. Is in. Please observe and remain silent from shear awe and amazement 🫡

[@sirozoppi6677]

But tell me where you found the aluminum paramotor?

[@Kevin-666]

how did you make such extreme camber in the front?

[@MechanicAfterHours]

I have some extra Scorpion springs and I cut about 7-9mm off on front and rears. I also raised the shock collar to keep the car low. Mostly just for the look, character, and stance. But on the actual run, I will raise it up to a suitable height.

[@gyulatakacs1824]

I built this kit a few years ago. I am not a fan of the front suspension linkage. It just feels like it is under too much stress and wants to come apart. Did you find anything similar?

[@MechanicAfterHours]

I'm in the same boat. I did notice the front part of the chassis when I was building it. In fact the alloy shaft block already had loose threads before I could even secure it. However, if I were to run it hard and use it as a serious runner, I would get Kyosho's optional CNC aluminum shaft blocks and caster locks, hard main chassis rail, an alternative rod end/adjuster that's stronger (even from another racing brand), maybe some Lunsford rods, stronger alloy screws for some areas that are very prone to stress. I also know there's an aftermarket alloy servo horn/saver. I know that sounds a lot but if one serious about pushing this kit that's what I would do.

[@MonsterPartsRc]

#Cambergang

[@revoric]

Hi, Do you have the part numbers of these hosier tyres?

[@mattluszczak8095]

Hey bud with the hobby wing esc what drive mode did you choose? I just left the pin out.

[@MechanicAfterHours]

Hi Matt Luszczak. I have jumpers set to FBR + NiMH.

[@kevinlong2167]

Where did you get your decals from? Did you print them yourself or get them from another model?

[@MechanicAfterHours]

Hi Kevin Long, thanks for watching. The decals are from various sources that I've bought in the last year and I've kept them for this particular build. Some I've had for a while. Some are old, some are from fleabay, some are not for RC cars, like the Japanese exhaust company or the music band, and so on. And then I used some trimmed some decals from the kit and another kit. In short, it's a crazy mix.

[@coopersharp2921]

How did you get the Hosier logo on the tires?

[@MechanicAfterHours]

Thanks for watching, Cooper Sharp. I use paint and a stencil.

[@quanvu6005]

Hi, do you sell this one?

[@nidzdotnet76]

It's a shame all that cool metal gets covered up by that cheap ABS plastic tub.

[@MechanicAfterHours]

That is true :)

[@lcg3816]

Kyosho chassis are far stronger than tamiya one and price are doubled too

[@MechanicAfterHours]

Depends really. Kyosho doesn’t have something comparable to a Hornet, DTxx chassis, or lower priced Tamiyas. If you’re comparing it to similar priced Tamiya kits or Tamiya kits of the same level, I can say the Kyoshos have better quality/value. I’ve built a Super Astute and that is more $ than the Scorpion and the Ultima (which performs way better). Similar to an Optima vs Super Shot. The Optima has better quality and can outperform the Super Shot in my opinion/experience. I do like both brands but they just have different approaches.

[@lcg3816]

@@MechanicAfterHours back in optima days... i was a kid, now want to buy a turbo optima, series after this model are too modern to own 😬 simply go for kyosho inferno ep if people wants performance. I love the vintage feel. Just finish my tamiya blitzer beetle (after watching yours) and amazed by the old design chassis. U will see many theory and reinforce parts necessary from there... but there actually no reinforcement parts by that time and till now... i simply wont hard use it, shame

[@jaywill530]

These are cool cars, but the shocks are TERRIBLE !!