Never Own A Vintage Tamiya Vanquish RC Buggy & Here's Why!

[@davidmayer687]

What a car I now have 7 of these and just in the process of having the g11 part made from alloy so there will be no more worries about the braking .

[@NordicRC]

I admire you for being able to struggle with all this old brittle plastic and vintage parts 🙂 I am lucky, there are still so many many re-releases that I am interested in.

[@RCKickschannel]

Yep some great rere cars about. Fingers crossed we see a lot more in 2020

[@RCRetro]

As you know, I”m a big fan of the Vanquish and was lucky enough to get my hands on one from Eric Swivel who has his own youtube channel. It was in great shape other than part G-11 which i ended up getting 3D printed. I ran mine a few times, jumped it, bashed it and crashed it and nothing broke. But after a few runs, I didn’t want to push my luck so its now restored and shelved. You have to run it at least once just to capture the beauty of it in action. Nothing crazy.... Regardless, great video. Keep up the great work.

[@flynnz]

I gave Gavin the same G11 prints that I gave you :) Hopefully they hold up for both of you. I would think under normal running they will be just fine. And I agree, this car is awesome to run, even if in limited quantities.

[@RCKickschannel]

I should be able to get a running video in the next week or two 👍🏻

[@originalrcfun7368]

Regular driving do not kill"em. Jumping does, and out of shape landings. The last years, jumping is the big thing. Brushless, jumping and being fast. Yes it's in our blood, but back in the days when 1700 mah and a black motor was considered as fast, a four wheel drift in the dirt was great achievements. Well we liked to jump our cars, but the tracks had softer dirt, mostly flat with small jumps setting you off jumping probably a feet high at most. My tip to vintage drivers, is to soften up the dampers with softer oil, or more bypass in the dampers and less preloaded springs and more gentle driving. Have we forgot what time these cars was built?

[@RCKickschannel]

Neon CS Racer She some of these cars are pushing 30+ years bless them.

[@originalrcfun7368]

@@RCKickschannel Yes they are :) But like old people, the worst thing you can do is sitting in a chair all day. Oldies needs sunlight and fresh air. Live life to the bitter end💪😬😊

[@FrankypankyV8]

I still have my Grasshopper. And a Kyosho Raider... Both over 30 y.o. Just baby them, although it was more than 20 years ago when I had a drive

[@alfredyost7972]

You can also buy broken Tamiya cars on eBay. You can then use the parts from several cars to build a nice car. Of course, sometimes the parts you want on the broken car are the same parts broken on your car too. I was able to do this with the Tamiya Porsche 959. I was trying to restore one but ended up with enough parts to build 3. I was never able to get the Porsche 959 body this way. That body is just too rare. However, I was able to get a set of the original decals doing this. I did eventually get the original body too. I found a seller that was selling one on eBay but his listing was wrong. I gave him the correct information and offered to buy the body at a lower price. He was very happy that I was able to help him out and even accepted my offer for the body too. Sometimes you get lucky.

[@RCKickschannel]

Yep I did this for a few cars like the Falcon and Vanquish. I really wanted a Vanquish manual but didn’t want to pay £45 for one so I got it with a car.

[@STEVOD313]

Great info bro, i'm not to familiar with the Vanquish so this was helpful info

[@enigmatwist6548]

Looks so much better with black wheels.

[@rcalltypes8230]

I love the look of them, sort of like an entry level Egress. I hope Tamiya rerelease the Vanquish one day.

[@andrewgibson5970]

I have one and was going to do a full nut and bolt rebuild.....now i may just put the new TBG shell and wheels that i have and give it a good clean then back on the shelf as scared to break it.

[@denozed6554]

Made me run downstairs look up my spares when i restored my first Vanquish. Got enough to make a another restore build!!! Thanks for convincing me cheers. Edit wheels and shocks are a little cheaper now days. Got front wheels for 14$(yes cream ones) Front tires for 20$ and two front shock trees for 20$. Your right other stuff is impossible to find.

[@RCKickschannel]

If you have enough parts 100% build it. These are getting expensive and lots of people would love to be able to get one.

[@denozed6554]

@@RCKickschannel front springs i dont have but going to use re re avante ones. Have three left uprights but no right ones(if you want to sell me one 😉) have to use re re ones it will look wierd but still going forward with the build. I will get a roller together and wait on the bay for parts like always. Thanks for your inspiration on this build its been five years since i restored my first vanquish.

[@jamespeet7576]

Just dug my old vanquish out from my parents loft. Needs a clean up and new tyres but otherwise all in working order. Worried about the aged plastic breaking on first use though. Is it worth keeping or selling?

[@originalrcfun7368]

Just bought one in mint condition. Mounted my adspec system in it. Think its a great car. Wanted to put my technigold in it, but think I stick with the silvercan. Fortunaly it has a printed G11 on it. Drives well too

[@richardcorfield9926]

I also wonder whether to buy 4WD at all? My use is fun driving not something smart on the shelf. I've enjoyed the 4WD Super Sabre, but note a lot of models are 2WD which will give simpler transmission. How different are they to drive?

[@alanmorris8783]

There’s no chance of me ever getting one of these. I had to put my wife on the game just to get a TT-02 😬

[@santclause1]

Bullshit she would come home owing money lol

[@alanmorris8783]

Ho Ho! I

[@richardcorfield9926]

I wonder how the 2020 release changes the spare parts situation. I have an aging Super Sabre which still runs but I know when it breaks that will be the end of it. My kids now enjoy it, but they're possibly less careful than I was (honest!!) when I was young! The 2020 Vanquish looks an interesting upgrade/replacement.

[@Zeros_Hobbies]

How much for that Vanquish in the window? Very nice video btw its very refreshing to hear a straight foward actual review, thank you!

[@RCKickschannel]

Thanks for your kind words ZH.

[@CmwSpeedrunUk]

Thanks for your video good advice and very interesting

[@RCKickschannel]

Most welcome Chris.

[@aaronramsey5426]

Hi Gavin, I'm a big Vanquish fan. Got one as my second buggy a couple of years after getting a Hot Shot II. Love both cars - I'll have to liberate them both from my parents' attic. I enjoyed the build; it was a step up in complexity and also a much cheaper way to get some of the Avante engineering. I didn't have any problems with it but ran it a lot less than the Hot Shot II. Who knows what state they're both in after 30 years in an attic? I'll dig them out next time I'm back. You mentioned MCI for body shell and decals. Had a quick peek but couldn't see any there. Love the channel by the way, keep up the good work.

[@RCKickschannel]

Hi, It's MCI for the stickers and Team Blue Groove for the body but email them directly. Sorry my mistake.

[@aaronramsey5426]

@@RCKickschannel Cheers, I'll look them up.

[@whome7004]

Well I can put that thought out of me mind

[@RCKickschannel]

Unless you want an expensive challenge

[@JekkieBear]

What was the place you mentioned for a reproduction body shell?

[@marksapollo]

That was a great review. Which car are you going to do next?

[@RCKickschannel]

I have loads in the build holding pattern currently LOL. Schumacher XLS, Kyosho Turbo Optima, Avante MKII, Super Astute,

[@Bandit-Darville]

It's very pretty.

[@RCKickschannel]

Yes it's a great looking car Bandit. Lets hope rere is on the cards at some point.

[@AzraelC4]

hello, do you still need a manual?

[@lames2greg218]

LOVE YOUR SHOW! HAVE YOU SEEN THE BRAND NEW ASCONA ON EBAY? FANTASTIC!

[@lames2greg218]

EBAY FRANCE

[@cjprior88]

does the vqs make this video totally mute ?

[@RCKickschannel]

To some degree yes as you can now get replacement parts to fix the vintage cars.

[@yusmanjamil4794]

I have just within these few years had elevated my hobby from leisure driver,competitive driver to now a collector. I had in my collection now about 250 cars of almost all brands from electric to nitro. And it's keep adding up.

[@RCKickschannel]

250 car! Wow that's good going Yusman.

[@yusmanjamil4794]

But I guess your collection will be more than mine.

[@RCKickschannel]

@@yusmanjamil4794 Not even close to 250!

[@yusmanjamil4794]

I love your Vanquish and Falcon buggies.

[@viper-qi1po]

Its definitely a shame they haven't re released it yet...I love the design but would never run one with no parts availability

[@RCKickschannel]

viper 76 Fingers crossed we get a ReRe Vanquish at some point. It’s possible as the mods to fix the issues are not difficult to address with minor design changes that wouldn’t affect the look and feel of the classic design.

[@TheUsmc0802]

The parts that are going to break are easily available due to the Egress and Avante rere.

[@RCKickschannel]

@@TheUsmc0802 Wrong parts if you want to keep it OEM.

[@Mr4fksake]

NO NO NO NO no re re thanks, let's just keep it special !! 😀

[@lazyman1011]

RCKicks may you help me with my Vanquish?

[@lrmbvv]

The Ree Ree is interesting- hard plastic chassis- support arms also- I will try not to run it hard

[@desertfoxnelsonromel627]

Nice video of the Vanquish but please don’t hate me, I have some Tamiyas like TT01 Drift car, A Blackfoot Xtreme MT and a Plasma Edge and a Racing Fighter of which I converted then all into a brushless. Honestly I only appreciate Tamiya because some of their Rc products are made in my country but I never like the way Tamiya makes and design their RC’s because it’s so unrealistic even if they do some real branded Rc body shells

[@Aro800]

Thanks for another great video, I use to say owning an Alfa Romeo is like dating a super model. Look great drive great but emotional. Now after six months of trying to get my Vanquish on the road, I would have to say this is much harder. Totally not for a beginner. I think I have spent more money than what I paid for it 30 years ago trying to restore it. Hey that's why it's called a hobby. 😅

[@RCKickschannel]

100% know what that feels like :) Fingers crossed for a rere if you ask me. These cars are 100% ready for the shelf until then. I will run one for some footage but its going to take some replacement parts lol.

[@TinyTiresRC]

What are the odds the body will fit one of the other Avante based cars?

[@RCKickschannel]

I can have a look and see how close it is sure.

[@TinyTiresRC]

Awesome! Thanks man!

[@nickdeadman4942]

Have you sold that 3rd car yet if not message me, thanks

[@keithrx3c]

Why not pick up an old Optima Gavin?

[@RCKickschannel]

Will do at some point :)! That and a RERE Mid when that comes out.

[@keithrx3c]

@@RCKickschannel Man I'm hangin out for the Mid re-release, hopefully a Lazer ZX after that.

[@christopheduchesne7864]

Wall looking full. Need to make space

[@RCKickschannel]

A load of space at the top and lower down. More cars to follow heheheheh

[@PiriyaSambandaraksa]

I don't own a Vintage Vanquish.... I just have a Vanquish for over 20 years... still can't find my left upright parts.

[@flashtech6492]

how about lets have a show about cars available today that maybe destined to be collectible in a few years...

[@RCKickschannel]

That’s a hard one. Picking a classic early, mmm Possibly the Traxxas TRX4?

[@chrisgiles5389]

What a bad review, I've owned one of these from when they came out, very good racer as good as any Tamiya car of its time and easy to maintain and setup.

[@chrismlarge1]

I disagree, how is it easy to maintain if you can’t find parts? also as the video shows they are very fragile.

[@chrisgiles5389]

@@chrismlarge1 you can buy parts from the new re re??

[@chrismlarge1]

Yes exactly, that’s why this kit should be at the top of your list!

[@chrisgiles5389]

@@chrismlarge1 I got 3 already, but no way would I pay the price of the re re kit for a plastic car.

[@chrismlarge1]

@@chrisgiles5389 wow 3 Vanquish? I have OG Falcon,Boomerang,BigWig and Toyota Celica GRB, all needing a bit of TLC. Am restoring the GRB at present but am struggling to find tyres at a reasonable price.

[@dave691974]

For sure Tamiya re-re these please !

[@RCKickschannel]

Yes please Tamiya!

[@Mr4fksake]

No to a rerelease as this is what makes this model so special the fact that it is so rare

[@Primus32]

Ironic... Never buy one of these buggies.... I have 3.

[@smellurfingerrcdejesus9176]

I like it for the detail silver black modern day concept wheel's design lil bit 1980s do most race cars have the diamond design chassis hmmm make it into a stadium truck a rich man stadium truck may be a mt custom build it's nice tho for shure a master peace but always good to make it custom build who knows maybe somebody on Mars will buy it at the right price us "US" guys love us some rc kicks man I need better English lessons kjv✝️🤤 ur cars are super fragile broken on a shelf u need to check ur elf's loljkv on the shelf winging it's way too the top I think their is someone in ur bushes

[@smellurfingerrcdejesus9176]

Look it's a scion apex team associated rocket bunny with the Lamborghini body lol made u look the word for the day is concept chassis dust isn't that a sentence nope dust

[@mkendall8393]

You tell everyone not to buy it but you have three lol.