Out Of Control RC Fix & Flip Restoration Cash Black Hole Continues! (Dumbest RC Channel On YouTube)

[@tomkirbygreen]

Major Kudos for the Blackhole reference. Recursive nostalgia. Watched this again and what I appreciate is the human factor: the budget got smash because of love…

[@neilstothard]

Got a feeling it will have gone over a few heads though.

[@tomkirbygreen]

@@neilstothard maybe, but maybe not if you’ve been in RC since the 80’s.

[@magnumcyclonex]

Total Control RC Fix & Keep Restoration Cash Well Spent Continues! (Smartest RC Channel On KZbin)* There, fixed the title for you. =)

[@RCKickschannel]

LOL nice one Heheheh 👍🏻👍🏻

[@jjeisenhard]

I know the feeling I rebuilt a RC10 Gold Pan, I bought it for 50 bucks at a yard sale, 500 bucks later it looks awesome

[@Mini-z1994]

Save the Mitsubishi body, seal up the holes with another piece of lexan cut into shape & painted as the body color, attach with shoe goo after you've painted the body on the inside of the body & perhaps cover the hood with something like a decal or two additionally if the edge is too obvious & run magnetic mounts ?

[@wadeskelton7585]

Every referb I’ve ever done went down this way - it’s hard to know when to stop. Great job though, you got yourself another primo ride!!!

[@billyoung8141]

As lockdown projects, I did exactly the same with my childhood Cheetah and XR311, they cost me a small fortune but were great fun to restore!

[@michaelthomas8981]

I knew that wasn’t going anywhere! Looks great Gav.

[@pugs1377]

Your doing great on the fix. The flip.....needs some work. Enjoyed the vid as always. Thanks!

[@cjprior88]

To be honest i rather like the car at 15:16 mins in the white wheels look good on it and so does the blue body without the rally stickers.

[@TheFatController82]

Currently doing the same with my orignal Blackfoot. Have a TA02 waiting in the wings, with a Flakpanzer Gepard also waiting. Down the rabbit hole I go.

[@mattyt82]

After a think. I agree you should do at least one resto! I have done a few now and love it, you will not make money but you end up with exactly what you want!

[@cardbaudit]

Great stuff, good tips on the window tinting.

[@nickrobertson2450]

This is why your show is so great. Love your intro, so funny.

[@RCKickschannel]

Glad you enjoy it Nick!

[@jameswesthorp2156]

Looking great Gavin. This is my favourite kit, just finished building my NIB. The only nit pick i have is you missed the black strip on the bottom of the from bar.

[@alexhofstee466]

Not sure if the TA-03F has more value, but I bought the Raybrig NSX ' 99 TA-03R kit NIB which has anti roll bars included for E294,- from Tamico last year... 😅 Allthough I have done dumb things like building TA-02's from parts for way too much money....and then the Calibra got released.

[@whorok305]

Looks so good as is. Blue with the white wheels... mmmm mmmm.

[@nickward4963]

Just like to say I think it looks so awesome as it is now, road style and the white wheels 😀

[@RCACTIONAUSTRALIA]

Looking good 😊 Blowing the budget is just RC life. Might be a keeper Gavin

[@aut0bahn]

You carry $USD?? That’s like me whipping out a wad of Pounds at Winn Dixie. Haha.

[@peterjohnson9243]

And remember, if the KZbin doesn't work out, there's always your acting to fall back on........... Love it!

[@chaddavis513RC]

Thats the truth so expensive but soo much fun! Awesome vid.

[@paulsrc2195]

Mate Well done another great looking model but you also know you have to give yourself an uppercut for going down way too many rabbit holes loving your determination ,these seem to be the only kind of kits I am enjoying too

[@svenvangroen1351]

Restoring is indeed expensive and time consuming if you want to do it properly. But like you said, you have a much bigger connection with the car. That’s why I like restoring way more than just building a NIB.

[@YoShImUrA53]

I kind of always KNEW from the first chapter of the series this chassis wasn't going anywhere but your shelf... Sounds to me this hole fix & flip was an excuse to add yet another fine piece to the collection. Excellent strategy, Gavin! We shall not tell the missus, though...

[@MauzyrockRC]

Awesome Pro tamiya tips, thank you! Painting is one thing, but to get the decals just right on some kits is a feat!

[@David-069]

Hi Gavin the Subaru Impreza is looking great its one of my favourite body shells of all time and i am glad i seen your video because i have the original kyosho verson for the QRC superten but i am fitting it to a fw03 and will be painting it soon so need as many tips as i can get because if i mess this up i can’t just go and buy another because they haven’t made them since 1998 ish. I was actually thinking of using acrylic paint because any mistakes and i can just wash it off and this body will not be used as a runner anyway so what do you think about acrylic paint have you ever used it on any of your rare bodys we used to paint our body shells back in the day with acrylic when we used to go racing indoors and from what i can remember it used to stay on really well no flaking or anything just don’t get it wet lol.

[@RCKickschannel]

Hi, no clue at all about acrylic paint as that’s a new one on me. For shelf queens if you could get a paint that works well enough without coming off but could be removed easily to save a rare body in the future. I’ve seen people use plasti dip and that works OK.

[@adrianharrison5208]

but what a nice looking model you have now for the shelf, it turned out amazing

[@garytaylor7576]

Would you sell the white 5 spokes as that would recoup some cash as I’d happily take white 5 spokes and original shell

[@hondofourfivetwo9347]

My personal Tamiya black hole project started it’s life as a Tamiya M1025 Hummer I got a basket case of a kit but it was free so why not unfortunately the body was to far gone and missing to many things (as with everything it might find a home in a different project) I restored it with parts I had lying around from spares and take off parts from my FF01 and stuff I had from previous TA02 chassis. Originally I planned to throw a TC body on it and make it a driver then I got a hold of a NIB TA02 FRP chassis kit and some aftermarket carbon chassis plates (probably will use the FRP ones to restore my well raced FF01 to like new condition) it’s been down the proverbial rabbit hole since 🙄🤦‍♂️

[@mehimrc1314]

By a brand new kit and build it, you get the same end result. Feeling connected to what you've built plus it's all new parts.

[@problemchild1976]

Still need to master the score and fold technique Gav - honestly it’s sooooo easy

[@ryanbaxter4401]

Where did you buy the subaru body from. I have a tg10 that I need a subaru body for

[@RCKickschannel]

L&LModels

[@andrewwww7684]

Hi Gavin, great video as always, can I ask a question about paint though. A few vids back I can't remember which but you said if you were doing a mint/shelf queen you would follow up the body colour with (I think) you siad silver then black, so just wanted to know the order of paint, I'm guessing body colour then silver and lastly black? might of been the Mk2 Escort body?

[@problemchild1976]

Love restoring Gav I ended up with 3 x falcons and 2 x clods Do you have enough parts to create a 2nd car?

[@RCKickschannel]

Getting that way lol

[@awracing17]

it always costs more than you originally plan... my TL01 has had cracks all over from overtightening...

[@rcaddiction1709]

From what shop you bought the Subaru body ?

[@RCKickschannel]

L&LModels

[@robertward5047]

Jesus this is getting crazy. Just buy a car, clean it up fix any badly broken parts, list it for sale with remaining flaws at £10 more than you paid and it will sell eventually. I get that doesn't make for an entertaining video though. Maybe if you sell your xmax too you may just turn a profit.

[@rustyhingepin]

Makes me feel quite good about my Blackfoot. $50 for a barn find OG example + $100 in paint, decals and parts and done. Still cant bring myself to try too hard to sell it !

[@robertlongley9153]

Have to agree with others on here would have left it blue with the white wheels. Because on video it looks really good sitting there with the rally decals. Especially with the white wing decals the white wheels pop.

[@GeneticDrifter]

Beautiful job on that body.

[@paulboyes283]

Hey gav, cars looking great, I've just seen a ta03f roller on ebay up for 100?? Not sure on condition thou 👍😎

[@RCKickschannel]

Condition is everything. The challenge and the expensive part is to get one with no road rash on the underside.

[@mikeymike3240]

Hi Gavin, I wouldn’t fit that one way diff, not everyone can handle it, toooooo freaking easy to really damage your car 🚙. As long as you remember NOT to brake, you will be fine, not, lol 😝. Niiiiiiiiiiice flipping flip it video. 😎👍👍👍🇬🇧 Ps…….again with the rose 🌹 tinted glasses 🤓 hahaha 🤪 Pps…… yah no waa, those white wheels actually look 👀 really cool with the blue body.

[@Lee1075]

Enjoyed watching you restoring a TA03F, unfortunately the decals you bought are for a 1999 Impreza and not a 1997 car (58210). Completely different lights amongst other things.

[@craigbu7755]

Looks mint as it is m8👌I'd just keep it,anyway you can never have too many😊

[@stevenmillar8810]

i think it looks great the way it is like a tuner car

[@natep755]

what was your original budget?

[@RCKickschannel]

£220-£250

[@theonlyjasonkirk]

Come on, you're talking to us - we don't believe for a moment that you ever intended to fix and flip this car, just a great rouse to convince Mrs. Kicks that you'll have to adopt another shelf queen because you won't be able to sell it for a profit let alone, break even... Very cunning idea, I'll try that at some point. 😂

[@1701_FyldeFlyer]

Looks quite good for a money pit!

[@mitsuman5555]

The trick to not losing a lot of money at this hobby is always skip the math at the end 😄

[@NoLimitRC87]

It's a mechanical speed controller not electronic 😂🤣😂 awesome video tho been following it from the start love what you've done with it 👍 👌

[@simong7310]

Yea ta03s are black cash holes lmao. Got several.... Nice sway bars!.... This is turning really funny btw. It's like a parody but it's like exactly my story how it happened lol..

[@sjdz8123]

Yep for sure, learnt a valuable lesson in Tamiya's hop up strategy years ago with my original stock TA03....spent way more than a TRF and still didn't reach TRF standard!!!!!

[@simong7310]

@@sjdz8123 actually I've always cheaped out on buying a used trf for around 300 cause I found it expensive... But if u really look at it, it's a really good deal (if u find one).

[@d.dolphinstriker5737]

Excellent channel this. You only have to learn to flip cars and make some profit 😂

[@RCKickschannel]

Never going to happen lol 😂

[@OrkishEngineering]

You wanna talk stupid rc channels? You should do a video on those fake restoration channels. But I warn thee: the rabbit hole goes deep. Really really deep.

[@skagerstrom]

Still not as bad as Glenns TT01 :D

[@alfredyost7972]

I think when it comes to restoring an R/C car the more collectible it is the bigger the budget you have in restoring it. Why? You can charge more money for a collectible R/C car and get it. Thoughts?

[@RCKickschannel]

It's easy to set a budget, it's much harder to stick to it lol.

[@alfredyost7972]

@@RCKickschannel Yes, it is. You always want to change something else. LOL

[@superjimnz]

I would always prefer to buy a car with unpainted / undecaled body, as it is nearly impossible to get them perfect, so if you do it yourself at least you own the imperfections. Building the chassis is relatively idiot-proof. I would definitely pay more with it unfinished.

[@TheDeLeonGarageCollection]

I purchased a beat up sand scorcher for $600 and had $1200 into it by the time I had finished the rebuild/restoration. Tamiya rereleased the sand scorcher weeks later. I could have saved $800 :(

[@RCKickschannel]

Wow I feel your pain Rob.

[@stephenwebb8456]

I have the same chassis bought mine without anti role bars so made my own they work just as well as as the originals

[@jeffbrundt7740]

Need more US Dollars... Lol

[@mattridge5986]

You need someone to hold your hand in your pocket so you can't get on ebay... 🙄

[@kentsupermad7145]

Just wondering will Tamiya fans accept 3d printed body posts? that will fix the problem right from the beginning. with very low cost. of course, you will need a 3D printer.

[@RCKickschannel]

Not really no due to 3D printed parts looking so different

[@goreyboggs]

Tamiya replacement parts are too expensive.

[@xIGetUm]

Well then, now I don't feel so bad for dumping $200 for a NIB FF01 PIAA Accord kit. 🤣

[@RCKickschannel]

Thats what this channel is for WPG, making others feel better about RC purchases and decisions lol :) The dumBEST RC channel on KZbin

[@xIGetUm]

@@RCKickschannel now I'm torn on whether to build it, or just leave it in the box. 🤣😭 Asked my friends and they told me not to, since it's a 'time capsule' and who knows how many NIBs are floating around now, especially from the mid 90s. 😔

[@fila1445]

Keep the body for TB-01!

[@scalemodelsandrc9366]

thats a funny looking esc lol thumbs up anyway

[@Mini-z1994]

Mechanical speed controller, basically resistors limiting battery voltage & contact plates switching between them before finally just bypassing & going straight between motor & battery. Ofc this is quite wasteful in terms of energy & the resistors heat up quite a bit too when you run at slower speeds.

[@scalemodelsandrc9366]

@@Mini-z1994 i know what it is i just thought it was funny when he called it an esc

[@barrycheesemore2928]

That's the problem with restoring any old-ish RC car, it'll suck all the money out of your bank account and make you look like a financial imbecile ;) It's not something I would do, at least not with the intention of trying to sell the car on later, but I would if I was going to keep it. Great video though!

[@jasonsrcstuff9278]

Tamiya parts are just too expensive.

[@mattyt82]

I am not sure this can be done as the parts are so expensive! Good try though 👍🏼

[@OliversAviationvideo]

Rebeccas response to borrowing £20 is not suitable to be published.

[@malcolmbunny]

Yeah you could have bought something like an Arrma Granite and had some fun!

[@exploringwithgeorgefriends468]

Don't get rid of that body and bumper I would pay of you if you would sell and how much please

[@thefirebuilds]

wait. why are you carrying us currency?

[@RCKickschannel]

From my business travels.

[@Matt-il8zz]

I was excited when this was an EVO. Now I'm disappointed it's a Subaru.

[@RCKickschannel]

Thats OK, by the next video it will be a Super Astute, probably.

[@モロボシダン-z1i]

完成しないのかよ。(・・;)