e325: How Did I End Up With This Many? Well, The Tamiya Zahhak has TRF DNA & I Just Couldn't Resist.

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@ericstevens229 2 ай бұрын

Ari, thanks for the honorable mention in your video. Unfortunately, you won’t see me on social media but appreciate the thank you. Eric

@RCRetro 2 ай бұрын

Hi Eric, Thank you for commenting so that I can thank you directly. Your gesture was super duper amazing. Thank you very much. I did write you direct on ebay and not sure if you received or saw it. I truly appreciated your kindness. Thank you.

@vigilante351 2 ай бұрын

That is unreal to have people still out there that are that generous! Would love to buy one down here in Australia!

@RCRetro 2 ай бұрын

It's wild and I'm very grateful. Very generous on Erik's part.

@GrotrianSeiler 2 ай бұрын

This is one of my favorite KZbin channels. Best content. Great presenter. So cool

@RCRetro 2 ай бұрын

Thank you. Your comment really means a lot. Thanks again.

@rcicons4915 2 ай бұрын

Very nice of Erik to send the extra kit. They are coming harder and harder to find. Love the blue one as well.

@AddamsPlayground 2 ай бұрын

You got a 3 pack of Zahhak!! LOL! Super cool of the seller to send you a second kit, that in itself is unheard of but especially for such a hard to get kit. I have looked for them several times and they always are going for silly money I have always laughed and forgotten about them for a while! It is really cool you got a pre-designated runner and then the NIB kits for shelf queen and NIB ones. You ended up with the complete trifecta! Enjoy them Ari and I look forward to the build and the run of them!

@RCRetro 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Adam. It was just complete luck. A used one, then a NIB pops up and 2 show up. It's wild and I'm very grateful.

@AddamsPlayground 2 ай бұрын

@@RCRetro it works out that way sometimes. Makes the ones that got away more forgettable!

@markn2615 2 ай бұрын

What a treat! Here's to "month makers"🎉.

@barrycheesemore2928 2 ай бұрын

Wow, that is awesome! I always liked the Zahhak, I'd love to see a re-re but I'm not holding my breath. Superb!!

@chrisdixon2807 2 ай бұрын

Looking forward to the build! Eric Stevens hooked you up! Very nice of him. I have a new in box Zahhak keep meaning to build. This is an inspiration. Thank you

@IowaBudgetRCBashers 2 ай бұрын

I gotta say I’ve never heard of this one

@JoevsRc 2 ай бұрын

I am so zahhaking jealous. Lol nice finds

@lo2713 2 ай бұрын

Thats a super gift from a viewer, ive been blest aswell and was totally blown away. Seeing this has now made me look at these. A trf 201 is a car i want to own. Im nearly there with a 201 with the vega chassis. Its super cool to look at but need to push on with finding the parts i need to turn it back into a 201 now 😁

@timdegg182 2 ай бұрын

Tamiya the Zahhak would be such a easy re-release, they are crazy price's due to how much people want this buggie...please please give us a new batch of the Zahhak with box art pink wheels..loved this vid you are very lucky guy...enjoy..

@PeterOhlmus Ай бұрын

"...I can smell the Tamiya rubber right thru the plastic..." lol!

@LukesVintageRC 2 ай бұрын

Great buggies man! My family have Persian history so this is a must have. Thanks for sharing this buggy and the facts. 😊

@IowaBudgetRCBashers 2 ай бұрын

Glad to see ya back in the house

@RCRetro 2 ай бұрын

Thank you. We are very happy.

@RC4X4 2 ай бұрын

Great score! I love that buggy. Tamiya still keeps it on the website.

@agevan6735 2 ай бұрын

Cool cars, looking forward future vids!

@GTMatukka 2 ай бұрын

Oh god.. buyee again..

@RCRetro 2 ай бұрын

I'm taking a break from buyee... need to focus on some project and get ready for the holiday season... its right around the corner..

@coygtrc 2 ай бұрын

They are quite rare and now you have 3 😮 Kudos to the ebay seller, very generous ✌ I think the DN01 would have been a perfect re-re when there was the Dirt Master and Genova craziness (basically a "vintage looking" rear motor 2WD) 🤔🤝

@Glocktologist 2 ай бұрын

Not to mention the killer AE had in their hands with the RB10. All they had to do was put a classic-looking body on it and reap the sales in the retro market. Too bad they kept that butt-ugly body on it, and wouldn’t even release it as a kit.

@Nlangkirby135 2 ай бұрын

I hope tamiya re releases the Zahhak again! Parts are getting scarce especially in the USA.

@RCRetro 2 ай бұрын

Tamiya has a funny way of doing things.... hopefully one day it rereleased. I'd love for them to come out with another TRF buggy.

@Nlangkirby135 Ай бұрын

I did find parts available in Germany.

@Nlangkirby135 Ай бұрын

I also want to emphasize... the trf201 slipper clutch is compatible with this car.

@Nlangkirby135 Ай бұрын

You could get the td4 slipper clutch set if you want a spare spur gear.

@Jaysqualityparts 2 ай бұрын

Well dam Ari 😂😂😂😂. Only difference is plastics and better shocks blue aluminum motor mount and turnbuckles.

@RCRetro 2 ай бұрын

Yes it seems that those are the main differences. Regardless, I got my hands on a TRF201and will still do a comparison...

@Jaysqualityparts 2 ай бұрын

@@RCRetro awesome I love em it’s an expensive addition collecting them all. Or you can do the real dumb way and source all the parts and build them for 3 times the price 😭😂

@Benny_painter 2 ай бұрын

Man I dunno how you found a reasonably priced one of them on ebay... any i have seen are crazy money like the ones on there atm for $1023 and $1170 lol. Aus dollars that is but still stupid money for a basic kit! I bought a built TRF 201 on market place never used with box and instructions for $250 Aus but it was for sale for 7 weeks and his starting price originally was $750... So i gave up on the Zahhak back then seeing as the attraction was that it was a copy of the 201. Great finds tho.

@RCRetro 2 ай бұрын

Thanks... and in the middle of all this i found a 201 on buyee that was maybe used.... can't tell... maybe on carpet but it looks like it was never used to me.

@bmxguy73 2 ай бұрын

lucky!!

@RCRetro 2 ай бұрын

Absolutely. Lucky and grateful.

@WigglesTTH 2 ай бұрын

Yakety yak! 3 Zahhak's!

@kashmurray1199 2 ай бұрын

Vary cool.

@GearWorksRc 2 ай бұрын

I’d use that first car as a runner and when you ready to shelf it put the new chassis on it and then swap out your other one as a runner just shelf the new one for a while.

@jeramiahweston8095 2 ай бұрын

I want a zahhak so bad! Can't find them and if you do they are high rent!

@Alan-cg8gx 2 ай бұрын

I have a new in box one in the UK that came from Japan and it has the pink wheels.

@Glocktologist 2 ай бұрын

The TRF 201 and, by extension, the Zahhak is a really good buggy. Tamiya is not a racing brand, but people don’t seem to take even TRF as seriously as the other top-tier makes like AE, Yokomo, and TLR. European drivers Lee Martin and Jamie Booth have won a plethora of national and European titles with TRFs. Winning with those things is only up to the driver, there’s no handicap from the vehicle of choice. That being said, the similarity between the 201/Zahhak and the AE B4 is striking. It’s like Tamiya made a metric version and beat AE in their own game; the B4 series were the last to use imperial bearings and fasteners, the B5 was all metric. If you feel that the differences between the Zahhak and 201 are not that numerous, would you consider dropping a B4 or an RB10 next to them on the table? It would make for an interesting comparison. People are putting Sand Viper bodies on their RB10s because it has the classic looks we prefer on a rear motor buggy.