Tamiya Blitzer Beetle 2011 Build

In this video I build the Tamiya Blitzer Beetle 2011 which is the re-release of the Blitzer Beetle first released back in 1993. I also make a custom wheelie bar since the buggy will be brushless. I also make a carbon fibre mount for the ESC since it's too big to fit in the usual location. I painted the driver mostly using an airbrush, really just because I wanted to practice my airbrushing.
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[@RDsRCReviews]

Amazing job on this! I'm just started my build.

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks mate. Hope you enjoy the build! 👍

[@satorrotas]

The Tamiya Blitzer is really a mythical rc, your work is perfect and the paint of the pilot is very realistic, really a big thumbs up !! Splendid Beetle !!

[@RCHobbyShed]

It sure is my friend. Thank you, glad you like it! 🙂👍

[@satorrotas]

@@RCHobbyShed 😊👍

[@shaunfisher6268]

Awesome build mate, looks fantastic. Painting was incredible nicely done mate

[@martinneps9387]

That came out real nice

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks Martin! 👍

[@martinneps9387]

@@RCHobbyShed Do you still have this RC car and do you have any other please comment back thank you

[@RCHobbyShed]

@@martinneps9387 Yeah I still have it, hoping to get it out for it's first run soon. This is the only Blitzer Beetle I have.

[@martinneps9387]

@@RCHobbyShed OK I thought maybe you are to used it do you have any other RC trucks or N o

[@RCHobbyShed]

@@martinneps9387 Yeah I have a few trucks and stuff. Trucks the Tamiya Lunch Box and Midnight Pumpkin, Clod Buster, Traxxas X-Maxx and a few others.

[@cathybumgarner3579]

The body work and airbrush skills are top shelf. Thx for sharing video.

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks! 🙂👍

[@stumcfoo]

Good idea with the cotton bud for doing the window trims 👍🏻 nice video

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks. Glad it was helpful. 🙂👍

[@ToddSpringer444]

Thank you for actually showing the painting. This is where I'm trying to improve. Awesome work!

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks Todd. I hope the video was helpful. I'm still trying to improve also. There will be plenty more building and paint videos to come. Some people have asked about airbrushing RC bodies, so I will have an airbrushing video out very soon. 👍

[@ToddSpringer444]

@@RCHobbyShed watching the Pegasus video now lol

[@RCHobbyShed]

@@ToddSpringer444 Haha nice! Hope it's helpful. 👍

[@paulgarwood192]

Thanks for sharing Mick! Came up a treat👍🤓🇦🇺

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks Paul. I'm pretty happy with it. Should be fun to drive... if I'm ever allowed out to play again. 🙂👍

[@paulgarwood192]

RC Hobby Shed ditto mate, the joys of Melbourne! 👍🤓🇦🇺

[@rcfanaticd.garcia6393]

Beautiful job.

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks Marco! 🙂👍

[@juliusdream2683]

It’s perfect 👍🏼. The only thing is I’m not the biggest fan of the box art. I would paint mine orange 🍊 but true to the box art in everything else. I think the orange 🍊 body would pop. Great video great build you absolutely nailed the box art perfectly again it’s growing on me a little . It’s a product of its time 93 was the original year I’m almost positive. So it has that vibe with the black then the super bright orange it’s definitely 90,s .

[@CarminesRCTipsandTricks]

You Sir, are a MASTER with an Airbrush!! I've been Airbrushing for over 4 Decades, and I'm not close to you in fine details. Me best Mate, Mark Bryan had told me to check out your Channel... Good timing here, as I'm about to start my Blitzer Beetle, and I don't build ANYTHING stock!! 😁 So many great ideas here. Subbed!

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks mate! Thank you for the kind words. I've been airbrushing for I guess around 7 years now, but started by practicing on normal "art pieces", and I use that term very loosely... I should really say doodling on scrap paper 😂. Mark is a top bloke, any friend of his is a friend of mine, so welcome aboard! I've subbed back, will be keen to see you Blitzer Beetle when it's done. Cheers! 👍

[@CarminesRCTipsandTricks]

@@RCHobbyShed I'm definitely keen to take a look at more of your work. I say it often.... Doesn't matter how much experience I have or will get. I always enjoy watching and learning new techniques, tips and Art forms!! Anyone who says they know everything is an IDIOT. 😖 I was just chuffed and blown away by the precision that you Airbrushed Belts, Buckles.... LIPS!! Maybe my old Badger can do similar, but I've never tried. ~ And yes, Mark is the most genuine, good Man I've ever met!

[@jesseortega8598]

Awesome Job! Fantastic work mate!

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks Jesse! 👍

[@jesseortega8598]

@@RCHobbyShed your welcome!

[@islandrc-duke1972]

Awesome painting and great build

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks mate! 🙂👍

[@peterrenaud9639]

Fantastic video!!!

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks Peter. 🙂👍

[@mad-beerc3818]

Awesome work mate looks cracking! Good to see you are well mate long time since your last vid! Try not to roll that BB lol all the hard work!!!! Cheers James.

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks mate. Sorry for my lack of videos recently, other things were getting in the way. Plus I think I lost a bit of mojo for YT, was starting to say "I'll do it later" quite often. Oh yeah, will do my best to keep it on it's wheels but whatever happens happens I guess 🤣. 👍

[@mad-beerc3818]

@@RCHobbyShed No worries mate l know how much time and effort that goes into these YT vids plus the time to build and paint these cars its a full time job! Plus every day life stuff added to the mix! l consider you one of the best RC channels mate up there with Glenn at TL you guys just do straight taking with no gimmicks! I think its tough to keep focused on anything these days the way things are mind. Strange times still for sure! Keep up the good work mate😉👍

[@RCHobbyShed]

@@mad-beerc3818 Thanks for your understanding mate. I'm happy (or should I say honored) you put me up there with Glenn. I wish I could pump out the videos at the rate Glenn does, he is an absolute machine! Oh yeah, crazy times we're in right now. I'm hoping to have a video out today/tonight, fitting VW Karmann Ghia magnetic body mounts, which is long overdue. Thanks for the kind words mate! 👍

[@kahmed7328]

Beautiful job on the Blitzer! It’s my favorite runner these days.

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks. Another good report, I've only heard good things about the BB's, that's great! 🙂👍

[@NordicRC]

Fantastic job! Love the wheelie bar and the paint job. Great filming too. Fun to be with you through all the steps and see the air brush work. Just build a Stadium Thunder chassis. Brushless too, but no wheelie bar and amazing paint job ☺️

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks mate. Hopefully it wasn't too boring lol. I will check out your Stadium Thunder, they're a nice truck! 🙂👍

[@keithsmodelsandrcs6593]

Nicely organised im down to building shocks on my one i was blessed wit 2 awsome rc kits from RC ELF HIMSELF just last week

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks Keith! They're one fun car, you're gonna love it. Congrats on the RC gifts from the RC Elf too, he's an absolute legend! 👍

[@keithsmodelsandrcs6593]

@@RCHobbyShed he sure is buddy never in my life was i exspecting it such awsome generous guy, 👍

[@RCHobbyShed]

@@keithsmodelsandrcs6593 Absolutely mate! He's shocked a LOT of people with his generosity. 👍

[@toddbertram6556]

Looks great

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks Todd. 🙂👍

[@Aro800]

Great work. Looking forward to the airbrush tutorial. Thanks for another great video.

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks! Oh yeah, that reminds me, I need to do the airbrush video. I'll try to get one out this week or next! 👍

[@MarkBryanRC]

Now that, my friend, is a work of Tamiya art! Best body job I've seen. The driver came out cool after your airbrush work, and the wheelie bar is pure genius - looks awesome, and after running my Blitzer on brushless, I know you really need one - I may have to copy your idea! Many thanks for the shout-out, much appreciated mate. Great work, gotta give a massive thumbs up for this one! :)

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thank you very much, Mark. It's comments like this that makes the extra effort worth while. Oh yeah, needs a wheelie bar for sure, I've seen your running videos. They almost need wheels on the roof! 🤣. Go for it mate, copy away! I like to think of it as sharing ideas, and I already used your steering mod idea. 🙂👍

[@ansondiego8875]

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[@luccajesus8382]

@Anson Diego Instablaster :)

[@ansondiego8875]

@Lucca Jesus I really appreciate your reply. I found the site thru google and I'm in the hacking process atm. Seems to take quite some time so I will reply here later with my results.

[@ansondiego8875]

@Lucca Jesus It did the trick and I finally got access to my account again. I'm so happy:D Thank you so much you saved my account !

[@dexterbeattie7884]

i ordered a Blitzer Last week. looking forward to the build.

[@RCHobbyShed]

Awesome! You're gonna love it! 😎👍

[@duchess4504]

Good to see you're back with another great video Mark. We've all missed yoy mate. 👍

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks mate. I'll be honest, I got kind of lazy. 😁👍

[@FullOnRC]

Great build. Enjoyed that. I'm thinking of getting one myself.

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks Paul. They are great to build and should be fun to drive. Hopefully will get this one out on the beach in the next week or so. 👍

[@popeye9048]

Superb job 👏🏻👏🏻

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thank you! 🙂👍

[@alexhardwick2855]

Wow that looks absolutely perfect, thanks for the vid really enjoyed 👍

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks Alex. I'm glad you enjoyed it! 👍

[@TAMIYALegends]

Stunning job my friend 🤩🤩🤩

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks mate! Took forever and a day but it's done! 🤣👍

[@rcpete7055]

Breathing very heavy sir 😀 less ham burgers more exercise sorry to say but I used to be very large and I needed a kick up the bum👍🤘

[@RCHobbyShed]

I hear what you're saying, I do need to exercise more...Or start exercising I should say lol.

[@markgreenhalgh8344]

Good to see you back Mick.. Been a while 👍

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks Mark. Yeah I was really dragging my feet with this one. Had some other things do to and time got away from me. 😁👍

[@markgreenhalgh8344]

Just take care mate and keep safe 👌

[@petergoodwin2465]

It's a beautiful job mate , you haven't made a video for a few weeks and had me worried. Thank God you're ok and you really came back with a great build. I learn something each video you make . Wife has bought a traxxas e max, I busted it already, just a shock tower . We bought a radar gun, clocked the losi 8ight at 86 km on long grass . The kyosho phsyco kruiser did 76 , it's stock out of the box. Not bad for a stock kyosho, I'm very interested in see this Blitzer beetle go with this set up. It's going to hammer, can't wait. It's just too much fun with these beasts. Take care mate and keep the videos coming.

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks Peter. I'm still here lol, just been busy with other things and this build took way longer than expected. Wow an E-Maxx, they're a collectable now I think. 86K's in long grass is awesome and 76 for the stock Psycho Kruiser is also very respectable! The Blitzer should be fun, planning to take it to the beach when I'm allowed out again. 🙂👍

[@petergoodwin2465]

@@RCHobbyShed I haven't built anything for a while just breaking things . That Blitzer beetle will fly ,love the wheelie bar, it sure will need it . It's a beautiful beetle, haven't tried the pumkin, infraction, Camaro, or anything on the road in case the cops book us. Plenty of industrial estates around Epping and Thomastown but can't go. Thought I'd make the impala go hard so I'm putting alloy heads and a cam and lifters , roller rockers. Need to take that to a quiet road to. Take care mate and keep the videos coming. Need my weekly builds and tips.

[@RCHobbyShed]

@@petergoodwin2465 Yeah it's a pretty ordinary time right now, can't get out to do the simplest things. That Impala is gonna be a monster! Hoping to have a video or two out this week. 👍

[@G3516dude]

Excellent work and awesome video... I’d love to build one of these!

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks. I say got for it! They're a fun build and by what I've seen and heard about them they're great fun to drive. 🙂👍

[@timvanasen6711]

Outstanding build I have a Sand Scorcher brushless I want a Blitzer too have to have 2 baja VW's lol thanks for sharing 😎👍

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks! The brushless Sand Scorcher sounds like fun and the Baja buggies are always fun. I think you'll like the Blitzer Beetle, go for it! 🙂👍

[@paulobumaye6425]

Just bought me Blitzer after one finally came up for sale. It's hard to get re-releases these days, and the mark-ups are huge when they do pop up. Guess I got to save up for an airbrush and compressor now. What a hobby!

[@RCHobbyShed]

Congrats! Oh yeah, the re-releases can be hard to come by, it like there's millions out there on day and none the next day. You can get great results with an airbrush. Oh yeah there's always something else to buy! 😂👍

[@ericwood2790]

I’ve been putting off getting blitzer beetle, but after seeing how nice yours tuned out I’m thing about getting one real soon. That build turned out really nice Mick . Your airbrush skills make all the difference in those details. Great video . That wheelie bar fabrication was fun to watch .

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks Eric, I'm pretty happy with it. Should be fun to drive. I say you should get a Blitzer, I've only heard good things about them. 👍

[@outbackrcaustralia4895]

Best blitzer beetle I've ever seen! Well done mate 👌 When you kicked it in the guts I thought it was the brushless motor running at full noise, that tornado fans a screemer all right! Lol. I like your compound vice on the drill press 👌 Great video too, the lighting etc was awesome 👌 Looking forward to your run video when you're allowed out of prison you poor bugger! 🍻🦘🇦🇺

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks mate. Oh yeah that fan is loud! It does move an impressive amount of air though. Thanks, thought I'd play with the lighting and be more artistic. 🤣 Should be fun, if we're ever allowed out to play again... At least the paddle tyres should be here by then. Hoping for epic roosters at the beach. 😁👍

[@outbackrcaustralia4895]

@@RCHobbyShed Where are the sand tyres coming from? That should go well on the beach alright 👌

[@RCHobbyShed]

The tyres are coming from Hong Kong, also got some new wheels which are coming from the US. Was looking for some nice sand ribbed tyres for the front but fell asleep while looking lol. Yeah should be fun. 👍

[@rcdays2595]

Amazing job 👍

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thank you! Cheers! 🙂👍

[@alexmartin9951]

Looks great, too good to use ha ha

[@SHAYEN-cd5qw]

You always do great work Mick. Love It !

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks Shayen. Glad you enjoy it! 👍

[@diaspo]

Lovely work mate. The wheelie bar looks great!

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thank you! I'm pretty happy with it. Hopefully it might help keep it on it's wheels. 🙂👍

[@davidfountain6934]

Nice man makes me want to have a Blitzer Beetle now. Gonna sound like my Associated B74 lol, told ya that fan was loud however they are one of the best fans available. can't wait to see it tear some dirt up soon! Take care man look forward to more!

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks David. Oh yeah you were right, that fan is loud! I'm thinking of putting a Hoover or Dyson sticker on it. lol.. It does pump out a lot of air. I have to wait till we're out of lockdown before I can run it (another 5 weeks), I thought of running in the back yard but there's just not enough room for a decent run. 👍

[@Chunky246]

Awesome as always mate!

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks Matt! 🙂👍

[@matttasker6669]

Great build and great video 👍🏼 I think I’ll be getting one when they are supposedly back in stock in a few weeks

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thank you. I hope you can get one, they're great! 🙂👍

[@JF-RC]

Looks awesome! I’ve got one of these great Tamiya’s and I’m looking forward to the build. Got some inspirational hits and tips from you’re build, thank you for sharing with us. Great video. Take care and keep safe and well. 😊😉😁

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks John. Awesome, enjoy the build mate! Glad you enjoyed the video. Cheers! 👍

[@jakewang243]

great job! Could you tell me the paint number of the spray you use on the wheelie wheels in the end of the video?

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks! That paint is Tamiya PS-20 Fluorescent Red. Naturally it is a redder colour than a fluro orange would be but it was all I had at the time and in such a small area it's not easy to notice the difference. 👍

[@RC4X4]

Good job. It's fuuny how everyone does the hands or gloves differently. I did mine in red brown. Some use flesh

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks. Yeah the gloves can't been seen on the box art, so we can go nuts with our colours. 👍

[@tosphol]

That’s look amazing! Keep up good work. Subed.

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thank you and thanks for your support. 🙂👍

[@soma_rc]

Wow, I wish mine looked that good. Great job! Wouldn't dare to run the hard body as a basher. I put my kamtec PC repro body on for bashing.

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks! A lexan body is the best idea for a basher, I should have done that. I'll see how I go with blind luck, maybe I can keep it on it's wheels. 😁👍

[@tofathi195]

Hello and thanks, i was wondering why you did not like the initial black colour. Can you please tell me whitch paints you used for airbrush?

[@RCHobbyShed]

Hi! The Tamiya TS paints tend to dull off after drying and really needs to be polished for a really good shine. Instead of that I decided to do top coats of 2K clear for better shine without the need for polishing, and it also gives a harder, more durable finish. I used DNA 2K Diamond Clear in the airbrush. 👍

[@rcpete7055]

Tamiya sprays cost a fortune now and u used a bunch 😀 I'm a bit more sparing with my applications since they went from 3.99 per can to 9.99 its crazy the inflation in 10yrs 👍👍 Awesome build 😁 RC is getting so expensive no though ⚡

[@RCHobbyShed]

They are kind of expensive, but when you compare them to the DNA 2k clear I used they're very cheap. The 2k was around $220AUD for the 2k, hardener and thinner which might do maybe 10 bodies. I didn't actually use two full cans of Tamiya TS-14 Black paint on the body. The first can was around half full when I began, so I got 3 light coats from the first can and used the second can for one coat. So the job can be done with the one can, I just use up older cans first. 🙂👍. I hear ya though mate, I think even on top of inflation we're seeing a lot of "covid tax" on RC stuff. 👍

[@christophercoconis2575]

Just Amazing Mick!! The paint work is beautiful man. I would be afraid to run it..lol But I still would 😊 The wheelie bar is a must on a brushless Blitzer..lol I'm trying to find one that I can modify to fit since I don't have the tools to make one like yours. Again thou a truly beautiful build my friend!!

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks! Oh yeah, pretty sure I'll be cautious and first when running it but you know how it goes, after the first scratch IT'S ON! 🤣 Check out the FB group TAMIYA - BLITZER BEETLE - STADIUM BLITZER - STADIUM THUNDER & RACING TRUCKS. One the admins of the group (George) recently posted his Beetles with his wheelie bars. He uses a HSP-60153 wheelie bar with some modding to fit. Maybe that will help. 👍

[@Modifier-RCs]

Hey buddy remember me asking about your wheelie bar for my Blitzer Beetle ? Well I got me a HR stainless steel wheelie bar for a Traxxas Stampede today. So I used the stock plastic motor guard as a template to mark the holes, got the (2) end holes done and need to make the middle one for a perfect fit.

[@RCHobbyShed]

Hi Anthony, I do remember. Awesome, that should work well. 👍

[@Modifier-RCs]

@@RCHobbyShedit does, thanks 👍

[@AnalogueRecall]

Very nice. I enjoyed your build and custom parts. I'm also wondering if in a rare event the Blitzer lands hard on the wheely bar it looks to me like some of the energy would be transferred to the gearbox case via the turnbuckles and maybe crack it where the bars screw onto them. Would it be better to just allow the alloy to bend because of that possible event ?

[@adrianharrison5208]

Really nice build and i love the paint work it looks amazing mate, really love this one.. you are making it hard to choise the Blitzer Beetle or Sand Viper right now..

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks Adrian! Tough decision there as they're both great cars. I guess with the Sand Viper you won't need to stress over damaging the body so much. 👍

[@chriscraft2]

your paint job came out really good... im in the process of making a video and the paint job is not going as smooth as yours did...

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks Chris. I'm sure yours will look great! 👍

[@alonzoaportadera3721]

What chassis is it I got a 1993 version I’m not sure what kind of lipo I use

[@RCHobbyShed]

It a Blitzer Beetle re-release chassis. Same chassis as the original 1993 model. I use a Gens Ace 4000mah 2s LiPo in mine, fits quite nicely👍

[@Mini-z1994]

Pretty for a basher is certainly not always needed as long as the 4 wheels stay on you can keep on going heh. In the future perhaps a lexan body might be a good idea rather then the plastic body for durability, should be one from TBG i think for like 30 usd or so.

[@RCHobbyShed]

I had thought about a lexan body but didn't bother. Although I call it a basher, it really won't get a lot of use. So unless something catastrophic happens it should be fine... "it should be fine" famous last words ay. 🤣👍

[@Barbaric_Iron]

Pretty new to the RC cars, and looking forward to gaining more knowledge... Thank you for the sharing the info..... Airbrushing never crossed my mind, but you made it very interesting. What's a good size airbrush?...Cheers! 🤩👍Paint job looking awesome! 😉👍🆙💯%

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks! I'm actually planning to do an airbrush video, it would only be a short video as I have a few videos where I airbrush bodies or parts. I'm thinking the video will be more about airbrush type, compressor, paint types and thinning. Hopefully the video will be out in a week or two. The airbrush I always use is an Iwata HP-C Plus which uses a 0.3mm needle. It's great for fine detail work, but can also move enough paint to spray a whole body. Hope this helps till I get the video out. 🙂👍

[@frankymal8640]

Best blitzer beetle build I've seen, superb attention to detail. I have a stadium blitzer in bits waiting for a restoration, and am seriously considering building it as a beetle now. Out of interest what did you use to cut/trim the carbon fibre sheet for esc mount?

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks, glad you like it. The Stadium Blitzer is cool as is but will also be cool as a Beetle. For cutting the carbon,I don't actually remember. Since it's only the one small piece I would have used either a hacksaw or the Dremel with a metal cutting wheel. Both work well for small pieces, the Dremel is faster of course but it creates more dust. Then just some sand paper to smooth the edges. 🙂👍

[@CommiePinko101]

This makes me want to build a Blitzer now. Curious about the hex adapters for the rear wheels. Are they 12mm?

[@RCHobbyShed]

They're fun to build and great fun to run. Yeah they use 12mm hexes on the rear. 👍

[@CommiePinko101]

@@RCHobbyShed Thank you. I ended up buying one, and it should be here in a day or two.

[@Kevin-666]

those tires must wear out in no time with those small spikes!

[@RCHobbyShed]

I haven't run this one yet but from what I've seen of others, they seem to wear quite well. I'll have this one out for a run very soon so we'll be able to see for ourselves. 👍

[@TheDeLeonGarageCollection]

Very nice job. I purchased an unfinished 1993 Blitzer shelf queen last weekend. The previous owner left the body unpainted and never apply the decals so I am going to now finish it. A few questions if you don’t mind. I noticed you did not paint the nose and left it the original molded orange color. Did you do this for a better color match to the decal set? Do you attach your decals wet to get them to align better without live in bubbles or do you just attach them dry right off the decal sheet? I noticed your body had the two sand scorcher holes at the top. Did the 2011 version use a different body than the 1993 version? Thank you

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks Rob. Awesome! Yeah I left the nose unpainted purely to match the decals, it actually matches much better on camera than in real life too. I apply my decals either way, in this case I applied them dry. Usually if I think I'm gonna have issues, I'll grab the soapy water. Yeah, my body is same as Sand Scorcher, I can't say if it's the same as the '93 Blitzer Beetle though as I don't have one... I just looked at the '93 manual and I'm not seeing the holes in the body. I'm thinking Tamiya got lazy for the rere Blitzer and used the Sand Scorcher body. 👍

[@TheDeLeonGarageCollection]

@@RCHobbyShed Thank you for the reply. I think I’m going to follow the same route as you did and just paint the body black minus the nose. I will also probably stick with the stock motor Like I did for my sand scorcher to keep from having too much fun with it so it stays nice For the shelf. I have plenty of other vehicles I can beat up

[@RCHobbyShed]

@@TheDeLeonGarageCollection No probs! Yeah not much point in painting the nose. I know what you mean, anything more than the stock motor will eventually lead to a broken body. I plan to run mine of soft surfaces, it's first outing will be the beach. Still will have fingers crossed it doesn't roll over. 🤞👍

[@_blood_moon_proto_1500]

im oddly tempted to clone the ftx rockatans electrics(because they are bonkers and fun) for my blitzer beetle (if my package ever gets here)

[@andreamariani9015]

Very good job! I love your blitzer beetle! What airbrush do you use? And which nozzle diameter you use for the details?

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks! Glad you like it. I'm using an Iwata HP - C Plus with the .3mm needle. 👍

[@andreamariani9015]

@@RCHobbyShed one of the best airbrush! What pressure do you use?

[@RCHobbyShed]

I think I ran it on around 15PSI for the detail stuff, usually around 30-40PSI for the primer and 2k clear. 👍

[@mac305mia01]

Great job, I just recently brought one mainly because of this video. Going brushless! What are you using to keep the lipo battery holder to work?? Or what batteries are you using that can fit?

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks, that's awesome! Welcome to the Blitzer club. I'm using a Gens Ace 4000mAh 2S 7.4V 45C Lipo which actually fits quite nicely. The model number is GA29-4000-45C-H. 🙂👍

[@vicenteirurita3636]

What is your opinión in that motor after some time using it?

[@RCHobbyShed]

I run this setup in a few cars, never missed a beat. Good power and reliable. I usually run on 2s though, can't really say how they are on 3s. 👍

[@guymarotta2596]

What size pinion gear did you use for this build?

[@RCHobbyShed]

I just used the kit pinion. 👍

[@spaceyrat]

I'm torn between this and the Kyosho 2014 Beetle!

[@RCHobbyShed]

The Blitzer Beetle is fun if you plan to run it brushless but the body may not last long. At least the Kyosho Beetle has the Polycarbonate body, and the gears maybe more durable too. On the other hand, parts are easier to find and cheaper for the Blitzer Beetle... That one is a hard decision!

[@spaceyrat]

@@RCHobbyShed Orrr a sand scorcher : P

[@Tamiya-Fun]

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[@michaelfitzgerald5272]

Where can I get Tamia Blitzer beetle

[@RCHobbyShed]

There's loads of them on eBay. Metro Hobbies have them for $239.99. Crazy Hobbies have them for $249. Both of those shops will sell them on eBay or directly from their stores. 👍

[@michaelfitzgerald5272]

Where can I purchase one

[@RCHobbyShed]

They can be found on eBay or most hobby shops. I believe I bought this one from RCMart but I don't really remember.

[@garymurphy5133]

Flipping the steering uprights does cure the bump steer nicely BUT you have to limit and lose a lot of travel. Now i know its 2WD and you can flip the back out with power BUT it just dont seem right!!!!!! It really annoys me with my blitzer. Only thing i hate about mine,is i went HW senserless and the cogging drives me mad at low revs,will never buy a SL motor again,

[@RCHobbyShed]

Yes it's probably not the perfect cure. I've heard a lot say it doesn't make much difference to steering performance in either configuration. For me it's just more about how it looks when I push the front down, I can't stand the wheels pointing in all directions lol. Can't say I've noticed much cogging with SL motors, that said I'll probably notice it more now and it'll drive me mad too! 😂

[@SPEXWISE]

You can't bash that around. You've done too good a job to even risk a single scratch.

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thank you! Think I'll only drive it on soft sand and grass... In the beginning at least. 😁👍