Sand Scorcher in Motion

Saturday around midday, the tide was out, and batteries charged.. A perfect day for some Remote Control fun with my Tamiya Sand Scorcher. I loaded up the trailer behind the 40 series and set off to my favourite spot. The journey there and back will feature in other videos, including some of my first winching efforts - stay tuned...
Music from one of the Masters....thanks to the YT Audio Library..
sit back and enjoy..

[@GregDaniel78]

Tamiya never nailed the realistic detail to scale handling quite like this again. The metal parts give it such a cool stance. Awesome work.

[@joliousvideous]

Many Thanks Greg, have to agree ... this one is my favourite Tamiya model !..

[@BigDuke6ixx]

I agree. This was totally jaw-droppingly when it arrived in 1979.

[@_blood_moon_proto_1500]

im thinking of getting one soon, any advice?

[@andrewoldham4462]

Very cool

[@joliousvideous]

Thank You Andrew .. Thanks for tuning in :-)

[@rcdan]

I've always loved the Sand Scorcher.... now after seeing this vid I actually NEED one myself!!! Thumbs up for getting me into this dilema (wife will be spewing)!!! hahaha

[@joliousvideous]

Yes you do...and yes she will :-) Rc dan, swiss hey?...with comments like "wife will be spewing" - you must have learnt English from an Aussie :-) Thanks for your comment and apologise to your wife for me.

[@rcdan]

joliousvideous LOL... Asia born and raised actually, so my Englisch consist of Aussie, Brit and US slang rounded off with a slightly British-Swiss accent :-)

[@joliousvideous]

Cool, LOL

[@caljader3388]

Nice vid 🤓👍

[@joliousvideous]

Thank You friend..

[@Steve-rk6lg]

Great location. Nice filming/edit. Awesome sand scorcher. Love the colour. 👌🏻👍🏻 thanks for sharing

[@joliousvideous]

Thanks for dropping by, I do need to get the Sand Scorcher out again..

[@GTMatukka]

I think what i see here is an art piece. Wonderful! 🙂

[@RoosterRC]

This terrain is outstanding!

[@joliousvideous]

Thank You for watching and your comment..

[@MauriceRCProductions]

Amazing video!Thumbs up!

[@TEAMCHONMAGE]

I love beetle & cool vid!

[@rcadventuresunlimited]

awesome beach bashing with that fantastic rig 👍👍 subbed your channel 😉

[@joliousvideous]

Many Thanks for dropping by and the sub. I need to get again with the Sand Scorcher, long overdue and they are great fun to drive and video :-)

[@rolexr]

AWESOME beach video my friend! I love both cars the FJ40 Toyota and the great looking Sand Scorcher.

[@joliousvideous]

Thanks Man, I have some follow up vids in the pipeline..

[@RocketDogRc]

What an awesome sand scorcher you captured that thing with some footage.

[@joliousvideous]

Thank you.. I wanted to do the Sand Scorcher justice, show it off where it works best.

[@RocketDogRc]

That video sold me. Sorry for the damage :(

[@The52r]

Very cool slomos. I like the colour of your bug ;)

[@joliousvideous]

Thank you again..

[@irockrc]

Very Cool Vid & Nice Rigs! Liked & Subscribed!

[@JaxTellerRC]

This is by Far the best Sand Scorcher I have seen. It is Immaculate! and what a great job you have done capturing it's beauty. Great Job mate!

[@joliousvideous]

Thanks mate, and thanks for the sub.

[@JaxTellerRC]

joliousvideous No worries buddy, Great channel, I will check more of your vids out for sure!

[@Matteomeier]

Nice slomos of your beautiful Sand Scorcher!

[@joliousvideous]

Thanks Matteo, Helps having a pristine beach to start with :-)

[@Pwackthecat]

this is a really great vid bud 👍

[@joliousvideous]

Thank you my friend, long overdue for another run with the Sandscorcher..

[@BaneaGabriel]

super cool good job the vw baja

[@joliousvideous]

Cheers, thanks

[@jahmenrcbuildingasone4254]

Well done getting the broken bug home. It took some sensitive drive to get back true the trailer.

[@joliousvideous]

Jahmen RC Thanks. The steering geometry is pretty good design , with only one wheel steering the other just followed I was amazed that it worked so well. .getting on the trailer was a bit tricky though.

[@MARKLINMAN1]

joliousvideous did you repair it? And if so with what? Great video by the way. 👍👍👍

[@rwallaceiv]

sweet vid

[@joliousvideous]

Thanks Ray

[@RCVHX22]

two thumbs up i ❤ it hit the like button for you👍👍👊 ツ

[@joliousvideous]

+RC VHX 22 Thank you my friend :-)

[@Del350K4]

What a superb piece of amateur film-making! I try my best but I can only dream of getting such beautiful, long tracking shots with the car right in the centre of the screen. I loved your trailer as well. By the way, I thought the music you chose to use made a big contribution to the video´s overall beauty. Congratulations!

[@joliousvideous]

Wow, thanks so much for your kind comments - much appreciated

[@Del350K4]

I did a video called Carisma GT-16 rc VW Baja Beetle. I had asked Matteo of "Matteo´s RC Movies" how he gets his tracking shots and he had replied "I just walk with the camera on a stick" and my Carisma video was my first attempt at doing the same. I tried again in "HPI Coyote pre-production model" using a far heavier camera in hopes of gaining stability but the quality seen in your footage is what I´d like to achieve...

[@joliousvideous]

Del350K4 What is missing from my video is the other 20 mins of footage that I cut out.. I was using a GoPro Hero3 on a 1.2 metre pole, I knew what I was going for, exactly as you described - the long tracking shots close in on the car. The other thing to consider, all video looks smoother in slow motion - most of my videos are at 50% - I shoot at 60fps and render out at 30fps, I was super happy with the 120fps footage, I included pretty well all of what I took. - Keep trying - take lots of video, rerun the same scene a few times - you will get there for sure.. Good Luck.. I will check out your videos..

[@andreamarchetti3917]

very nice video

[@joliousvideous]

+Andrea Marchetti Thank you very much :-)

[@andreamarchetti3917]

☺☺☺👍👍

[@PeteWylieRC]

Superb video. Fantastic location and lovely Scorcher. Well done all round. Thumbs up from me ! Were you driving and filming ? If so even more well done as I struggle to keep the car in shot while running along with the GoPro on a stick !

[@joliousvideous]

Thank you my friend, Yes driving and filming :-)

[@Anathema_Infinitum]

Great build! Wat wheels are those and where did you get them? Thanks!

[@joliousvideous]

Sorry don't remember could've been Asiatees?

[@davefarrell8453]

Brilliant video mate,! What was the metallic blue you used? As it looks stunning.

[@joliousvideous]

Thanks Dave, I believe it was a Tamiya colour..long since thrown the can away..I wanted to be a little different to the box colour..

[@davefarrell8453]

@@joliousvideous Thanks for the reply. Good to hear it was a Tamiya colour.

[@evansmith7489]

SEND ME ONE NOW

[@kieran9867]

Hi what motor do you have in your sandscorcher thanks

[@joliousvideous]

+Losi Micro Guy It's the stock motor and ESC that came with the 2010 rerelease running on a 2 cell Lipo.

[@kieran9867]

+joliousvideous Have you changed any plugs on it and could you do a review thanks

[@joliousvideous]

+Losi Micro Guy Plugs? - yes the Lipo came with Traxxis plug, so changed ESC to Traxxis plug also. I am not a fan of the Tamiya plug.

[@kingevil5738]

Why the music feel so lonely