Building the Kyosho Scorpion 2014

[@rodneychalker715]

Thanks for the reply regarding the gearbox Mick. I'll have another go at it, so I can complete the build. Looking forward to your next video.

[@RCHobbyShed]

No probs at all mate. Hope it helps! 👍

[@ShenRC]

looks great! what a beauty!

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks mate. 👍

[@satorrotas]

Excellent , really great work and splendid Kyosho !!

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks mate. I do love the Kyosho buggies. 😍😍

[@satorrotas]

@@RCHobbyShed 😊👍

[@PusaStudios]

Hi there it's really great to meet you and cheers for Montreal Canada. Got to say I was only planning to come and watch for a little while the became so mesmerized watching you work with such Precision I'm pretty much within 20 minutes from the end now LOL. Really enjoy watching a Crosman do their trade and I am friends with quite a few RC guys and always love what they do and it's a pleasure to meet you. Keep up the fantastic work and I hope you have a fantastic day We are a husband and wife team who do video/photography by day here in Montreal and live streams at night featuring gameshow style shout outs (The wheel of shoutouts & New game called the Pusa Push for under 1k), Q&A's on channel building and growth as well as interviews with Celebrities (two Emmy-award winnings guests and largest channel is 3.5 million followers) and big topics regarding the KZbin platform. Cheers and keep creating

[@jedbeams9829]

Great build! Very detailed and entertaining to watch. Awesome looking buggy too. Will try and watch your Manta Ray and Grasshopper builds soon. Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi!!

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks mate. I was worried it would be too slow and boring. But if you're happy, I'm happy. 👍🙂 Oi Oi Oi!!! 😁

[@davidfountain6934]

Nice build man this brings back memories of my old Cox Scorpion! I'm in the process of restoring my old original Turbo Optima that I got back in 1987 and raced up till 92. I'm glad to see kyosho, Tamyia and others bring back their old kits from way back. Back then, it was all about the build. Little issues like you having to drill the rear nurf bar for example is what made building these kits so worth while and added personality to it and the way you had to adapt to the car while racing it since they had limited tuning capability compared to modern kits today, they also looked way better than today's buggies which are built more for functionality than good looks keep up the good work!

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks David. I agree, there's nothing a good as building them yourself. It is great that some of the manufacturers are bring back some of the oldies, at least people like me can still some of the buggies they dreamed about as a kid but were way out of reach, actually some still are out of reach lol. The Turbo Optima is a great buggy, good luck with the resto. I also remember the Scorpion being sold by Cox too, I'm actually piecing together a replica Cox Sidewinder. Basically I'll use a new Kyosho Beetle and a TBG body, the wheels may have to be (hard to find) originals though. Thanks for watching! 🙂👍

[@ishtiaqahmed3629]

Looks great and thanks for the built video as I enjoyed it a lot 👍👍👍

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks mate. Glad you like it. 🙂👍

[@marktomlin7199]

Kyosho makes awesome cars

[@RCHobbyShed]

Absolutely! You are correct! 👍👊

[@keithrx3c]

That was really good to watch Mick, in a few hours you did more than I've done in over 2 years :P. Now I know how to paint my body.

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks. My video is almost 2 years long 🤣. I did 2 coats of PS-6 first, I'm thinking 3 would be an even closer match. 👍

[@islandrc-duke1972]

awesome build,that came out awesome

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks mate. I'm pretty happy with it. Can't wait to get it out for a run. 👍🙂

[@ralphhowing3473]

Great Mick, just one thing for me that I would detail is that the figure looks to toyish all shiny but superb paint job I would, before removing over spray film is to take a sharp blade and cut the over spray mask around the driver or even the entire cock pit and remove it then spray matt clear over area to knock off the shimmer a bit, and it well keep the over spray away from the body finish! Thank"s Mick Ralphie

[@petergoodwin2465]

Could watch this video a few times, that cars a beast and looks great. The cenrelines look nice, bet it hammers with the brushless setup. These Kyosho cars are well made and worth the money. Not buying any Arrmas for a while ,got the Mojaves and need to build a car . Thanks so much for showing us this build . Cant wait to see this one in action, great fun.

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks mate. Yeah the wheels look awesome, if only they were real alloy. Oh well. It should be fun with the brushless. You must have all the Arrmas by now ay? lol

[@petergoodwin2465]

@@RCHobbyShed Just going out the back to drive a couple now , these rcs are very addictive. We bought 2 $17 buggies to attack with the Arrmas , did one on Saturday. Hit it with the outcast and it exploded into bits . Was in tears laughing then the wife towed it behind the 6s Senton , was nothing left of it . Will be watching this video a few times .Great building and very interesting.

[@RCHobbyShed]

@@petergoodwin2465 Hahaha, that would have been great to see. I think you need your own KZbin channel soon! Would be fun to see the carnage. Thanks for your support mate! 🙂👍

[@petergoodwin2465]

@@RCHobbyShed Just like the movie Blade runner exept these things have no hope of escape. This weekend we'll hit one full speed with a Mojave , should explode even worse . Just found the pinion gear was loose on the 6s senton, will take it apart and clean it up and oil the bearings. Wife filled it with mud , ha,ha. Short course trucks get very dirty inside, the monster trucks and buggies stay clean with the wheels on the outside. Having too much fun with these rc cars. Cant wait to see this Scorpion go, bet it hammers. These older designed cars look great.

[@RCHobbyShed]

@@petergoodwin2465 Hahaha, sounds like great fun. Keep me posted on the results! Oh yeah the SCT's get pretty grubby, the great thing about the new waterproof electronics is you can hose them off. Not sure when I'll get the Scorpion out for a run now, too busy with the Ultima/ Triumph thing.

[@spike--]

Just got one. My rear suspension binds when i put the drive shafts in.

[@RCHobbyShed]

They can bit that way. You could try to loosen the swingarm mounts on the chassis while it's all assembled. It might take 6 hands to do it but that's the best way I've found. Just back off the grub screws a tad and move the swingarm up and down to help it find it's best position. Hope that makes sense. 👍

[@spike--]

@@RCHobbyShed Thanks! I tried all kinds of different stuff. It starts to bind before its even tight. Going dremel the shafts. I have a set cvd shafts i haven't tried yet also. Love your collection. Thanks.

[@merdith6]

Awesome. I hope they re-relase the nitro assault with the engine in the rear. I always wanted one.

[@RCHobbyShed]

The closest I ever got to the Assault was looking at them in the Kyosho catalogue. It would be great to see them re-released. 🤞🤞

[@merdith6]

@@RCHobbyShed me too that would be so cool.

[@RCHobbyShed]

@@merdith6 I actually managed to find a couple of Assaults, kind of two unfinished projects. Hoping to make a quick video on them this week. 👍

[@merdith6]

@@RCHobbyShed awesome

[@philiplibby6360]

You sir are talented great vid olive the buggy cant to get mine

[@philiplibby6360]

I ment love the buggy 😆

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thank you, Philip. The Scorpion is a beautiful buggy! 🙂👍

[@RCHobbyShed]

Lol, I figured. ortokorrekt is the work of the devil. 🤣

[@philiplibby6360]

Lol exactly correct

[@VoidXRC]

Nice work on it bro, turned out great!

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks. I'm pretty happy with it. 🙂👍

[@PeteWylieRC]

I've never built or owned a Kyosho but I'm very tempted by this. I love the scale details and all the metal. Looks like your combination of yellow paint colours got very close to the chassis colour. Top work!

[@RCHobbyShed]

They are a great buggy and very nice quality. They're a simple and smooth build. The hardest part is the screws in the motor guard which isn't great for the wrist, so I think my Piano lessons are over lol. Thanks mate! 👍

[@MrSneakyGunz]

This one's on the way to my home. I'm curious if the aluminum parts have any kind of coating? Perhaps anodized? This is what I've heard. I really hope it's all bare/raw aluminum. Thanks for all the videos. Love it!

[@NSRBOY250]

Nice going bro 👍

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks mate! 🙂👍

[@mnmvuk]

I just ordered one of these kits last night. Got the bug for vintage RC recently. Great video, Sir! I've watched several and yours is extremely good in comparison. One thing I noticed on all the build videos is that no one seems to use thread locker on all the metal to metal parts or with the non-locking nuts? I'm just finishing up a Sand Scorcher and they had you use thread locker on almost all metal to metal attachments.

[@RCHobbyShed]

Congrats on your Scorpion purchase! Thanks for the great feedback on my video too. I have noticed some of the Tamiya buggies, such as the Sand Scorcher seem to use a lot more thread lock. For the Scorpion I only used it where indicated, at least I meant too, maybe I missed some 😂. It's most important to use it on the front suspension as it can get loose as sloppy very quick. 👍

[@waltv3984]

Am kinda new to this whole RC hobby and I just wanted to ask of the electrics come with the kit, or I would have to get some of my own?

[@jonthomas8487]

It is a great kit. I am however looking at possibly switching the front tires to something softer. Hopefully that'll help the handling

[@RCHobbyShed]

I also noticed the fronts are quite hard. I think too hard for traction any hard surface. I haven't driven mine yet but plan to run it on sand or grass. Let me know how you go with different tyres.

[@jonthomas8487]

I'm taking it to the hobby shop tomorrow and I'll let you know. They've some Losi stuff and Proline. Also once the Ultima kit comes out my guess is the tires and wheels for that will fit and will be much softer and hopefully they'll have after market replacements

[@ripmax333]

Stupid question, but those frame rails weren’t prone to bend during a hard fall from a jump or during a tumble?

[@RCHobbyShed]

No, not a stupid question at all. Because of lockdown, I still haven't run any of my Kyosho buggies with these rails (Tomahawk, Beetle, Scorpion, Turbo Scorpion), but will be running them all very soon. I can say I had an original Beetle back in the day and I never had any issues with the rails bending. They are quite strong, I really think you'd have to run it straight into a brick wall to bend the rails. 👍

[@potatoarms]

Hey, any chance you could do a mini video explaining how your doing the shocks? I dont know what to expect and they either lock up or have air in it, I am not sure what I am doing wrong

[@Chris-sd6os]

Hey Mick just reading-visiting your video as I’m about to start my build. Just a question- do you think the PS 19 Camel yellow backing is necessary? If I only used PS6 would there be an obvious variation in colour to the plastic tub? Cheers

[@RCHobbyShed]

G'day Chris! Yeah there is quite a difference if you only use the PS6, the body will be brighter and more of a lemon yellow colour when compared to the tub colour. It won't be like black and white but will be noticeable. It really just depends how concerned you are with it matching, if you just want it yellow and aren't too fussed if it's exactly the same then just go with the PS6. 👍

[@Chris-sd6os]

@@RCHobbyShed that’s great Mick - thanks for the advice

[@RCHobbyShed]

@@Chris-sd6os No probs at all! Hope the build goes well! 👍

[@I-come-from-the-Future]

​@@RCHobbyShedmight using more coats PS6 and then a little bit of black do the same job? Heard of anyone try it?

[@floridalife7877]

What kind of paint did you use to brush on the driver on the lexan body and helmet? Createx?

[@RCHobbyShed]

From memory I think I used Tamiya acrylics on the helmet and yes, it was either Createx for the driver body... It may have even been Tamiya enamel or acrylic. I sometimes use those in small areas too, even though it's on polycarbonate I've not had an issue since it's only a small area. If I remember rightly the paint I used in the airbrush for the black underneath, it was just Tamiya PS paint that I decanted for the airbrush. The yellow is just Tamiya PS paint. 👍

[@raymondbunce7581]

You did a great job on that, the video was super helpful. What specific paint did you use on the driver's helmet for the silver?

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks, glad it was helpful. The paint on the helmet is actually a pale blue I mixed up myself from some Tamiya blue and white acrylics. I tend to do that quite often if I don't have a certain colour at the time. In this case I just put a small amount of blue and white on a piece of card and mix them until I get the colour I'm looking for. 👍

[@raymondbunce7581]

@@RCHobbyShed I was afraid that silver paint would be too light and shiny while gray would be too dark. Maybe I'll try what you did. Thank you for the information on mixing.

[@KMJ187]

Love it. Thank you for the in-depth video. Did you paint the driver area with just a fine brush and brushed on lexan paint?

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks. That's right, I painted the driver body by decanting some lexan paint and brushed it on. Sometimes I even use acrylic paint and brush onto small areas if I don't have the right colour in lexan paint. 🙂👍

[@KMJ187]

RC Hobby Shed perfect! I have done a ton of rattle can bodies over 30 years. Never did learn to air brush. I just got a turbo scorpion kit and want to derail paint the driver and replicate the blue and red decals with paint. Your build video is excellent

[@RCHobbyShed]

@@KMJ187 An airbrush can be really helpful, I've been learning to use mine for around 5 years now lol. Good for painting around the cockpit area in these type of bodies. On my Javelin and Optima restos i used a mix of methods. In those buggies I painted the seat belts and stuff with a brush. On the Optima I cut little Kyosho name decals for the belts, but the rest is paint. Those Turbo Scorpions look awesome, I also have one to build. I checked out your channel, awesome and subbed. Lovin the Wild Willy M38 resto! 👌 Will keep an eye out for your Turbo Scorpion.👍

[@TheTruthHz]

Hi, how similar is this to the Trubo Scorpion? I really enjoyed that build and like the aestheticsk of this kit. Not sure if I should get both. Suspect if they're too similar there's not much point?

[@RCHobbyShed]

I haven't build my Turbo Scorpion yet, but they are very similar. Of course they both look awesome so if you want both, definitely get both, "collect them all!" 😂. The Beetle, Scorpion, Turbo Scorpion are all very similar. The odd one out of the bunch is the Tomahawk. It's different to all the others as it has the deck style chassis rather than the tub other the others have. Hope this helps. 👍

[@TheTruthHz]

@@RCHobbyShed yeah that's very helpful. I simply love the Turbo Scorpion so could definitely contemplate another, as the build is so interesting. Kyosho KNOW how to make kits. IMHO they leave Tamiya in the dust but in regards to the build, quality and performance. Keep making the videos pal. I'm loving them. 👍 I'm wanting to run a 10.5 Tamiya Brushless in my Top Force build so your video on the fan for the TBLE02S was incredibly helpful. 👍🍻

[@andrewmagro7703]

Love this video , i just clicked on the 2014 Scorpion from Crazy Hobbies, ended up paying $269 with the discount , my gift card lol , and also haggled Oscar as i bought a 1/14 Globe liner Truck and trailer as well so i was in the ball park for a haggle lol , anyhow i'd like to put a heritage kyosho setup in it some time if i can get this guy in Belguim to source a motor for me but ive got a 3300kv Brushless setup from china and esc the ribbed orange type do you know or think that will be ok for this on 2S ?,as this will be my first Kyosho since the turbo optima around 30 yrs ago ! , mainly Tamiya These days but this is kit 42 so yeah time for some Kyosho colour among kits,, and i saw the legend series you have so im going down that road - gotta love them but i also would like to have a run and some fun without damaging anything hopefully cheers any tips would be great

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks Andrew! Congrats on your Scorpion purchase, and what a fine job of haggling, that's a great price! The 3300kv system and 2s will run fine, it will be quite quick too. You really wouldn't want any more power than that. Great to hear you're getting some nice Kyosho buggies in your collection. I still haven't run this one yet but hope to VERY soon, so you'll get an idea of how it runs on brushless and 2s LiPo. Have fun with your Scorpion build! 🙂👍

[@coopersharp2921]

Are the wheels locked onto anything like a hex or pin? Or are thy just bolted on?

[@RCHobbyShed]

At 29:25 I fit the wheel adaptors. They're held on with a screw which goes through the axle. Unlike hexes, they don't fit inside the wheel, the wheel basically tightens up against it. 👍

[@coopersharp2921]

@@RCHobbyShedCool. Have you ever had problems with the wheels slipping, since they aren't on a hex?

[@RCHobbyShed]

@@coopersharp2921 Haha, I've still not actually driven this one. However I did have the original back in the 80's which is the same and never had any issues with it. You could also change the round adaptor to Ultima hexes if it does become a problem. 👍

[@coopersharp2921]

@@RCHobbyShed thanks!

[@Erikootje]

ai, you didnt have to grease the pinion, heard it on another build and the manual also doesnt show it...

[@RCHobbyShed]

It's just something I've always done as I figure the pinion and spur are doing the same amount of work as the rest of the gears and are made of the same materials🤷‍♂. Some others might not do it so they don't get their pretty fingers dirty when changing pinions. 😂 👍

[@MikeTheBike58]

Is the body precut?

[@RCHobbyShed]

It sure is! The body comes pre cut and pre drilled. 👍

[@MikeTheBike58]

@@RCHobbyShed Fantastic I bloody well hate cutting out shells,I probably have done a good job...however I'm so critical of my own work.

[@malelonewolf80]

No loctite? Would think that loctite were used due to the amount of metal.

[@RCHobbyShed]

I used thread lock where indicated, there's really no need to go crazy with it. It's used mainly around the front suspension, you can see it at 42:07. 👍