Tamiya DT-03 Neo Fighter Buggy 1/10 Street Tire Test! Louise E-Rocket vs Carson All Terrain Tires!

[@gogotrololo]

Oh my god this video edit was a beautiful homage to the fighter inside this classic "Neo Fighter" design. No good buggy starts it's life at the top... it has to come from the streets, prove itself over and over, and become better over time until it becomes..... (could it be the next RC Tamiya releases?) LEGENDARY !!!

[@NordicRC]

Thanks a lot for the comment, GnarlyKicks! I like the ‘no good buggy starts it’s life at the top’ ☺️

[@matthutch5919]

WOW amazing differences in the 2 types of tyres Another very well made video, love the wildlife hoping in for a look. Thanks for sharing your information, fun & enjoyment. My miss loves to watch them too.

[@NordicRC]

Thank you again, Matt! He he, yeah, City Rabbits love the RC’s too ☺️ And yeah, really a difference when it comes to grip. Changes the whole experience. Nice with the Mrs. You are lucky, I can’t get the Mrs here to watch any RC videos 🙂

[@bijikedelai]

Just bought the rocket tires cant wait for it to arrived ☺️

[@NordicRC]

Nice! I still use the ticket tires! Great grip and durability.

[@BenoitMarcBernardin]

I must say I quite like the LouiseRC tires. I use the st-rocket and Mt-rocket for my ruslter for "car park race" and I am very pleased by them.

[@NordicRC]

Hi Benoit. Nice to hear. I have a keen eye on those MT and ST rockets too. Must try them some day :-) Thanks a lot for watching.

[@daryl9237]

Such a great video as always! I love the look of the Louise tires too...

[@NordicRC]

Thanks a lot Daryl! Yeah, I’m really happy about these. Great grip and great looks. What more can one ask for :-)

[@Andym1159]

Great video 👍 great tyres I’ve a few of the DT’s I’m going to try a set, thanks for sharing and have a Happy New Year 🎉

[@NordicRC]

Nice! Great durable tires with a good grip. Use them with my 4WD as well.

[@scottmills2627]

Love the slow pan to rabbit

[@NordicRC]

He he, they are cute, these City Rabbits that run around :-)

[@AdventureTimeRC]

Made allot of difference love the mash up of all your other tamiya s at the end👍👍💣

[@NordicRC]

Yeah! Plenty of grip with these tires! Best street traction I've ever tired :-) Thanks for watching, my friend.

[@christophercoconis2575]

Sweet run Mikael!! What a difference in traction really impressed 😊👍👍

[@NordicRC]

Thanks, Chris! Yeah, really really impressed with these tires too :-) It’s almost too much traction, which disables oversteer and produces understeer, he he

[@ProcyonAlpha]

Lovely video!

[@NordicRC]

Thank you, bro!

[@unmoderatedahole]

Jconcepts makes a 2wd buggy 2.2 front tire called a Groovy that you may be interested in. It's a rib style which is an ideal all terrain pattern for an undriven wheel, and they are pretty sticky.

[@NordicRC]

Ahhh, good to know. I really like the narrow grooved tires that Tamiya make for the Star Dish front wheels. But I think it's more suitable for off road than on road. Will check out the Jconcepts. Thanks, my friend.

[@RcBasherBoi]

I call that art in motion.😎

[@NordicRC]

He he, testing tires is fun art :-)

[@lr2a841]

Very good music.....👍😃

[@NordicRC]

Thanks! From the youtube audio library 😁

[@hollyhillrc]

Excellent video Mikael. I've never seen Rocket tyres before but they look really nice. The white lettering is a great touch. You always seem to make my shopping list get longer lol : ))

[@NordicRC]

Thanks! Yeah, got the tip from RC Volution on Instagram. He has a lot of cool upgraded DTs, DFs and TTs. And yes, I like everything with these tires. The lettering, the looks, the tread, the compound. So far they just seem perfect :-) Thanks for watching my friend. And I think you probably have enough tires and RCs for now ;-) I keep telling myself that, but my shopping list seems to get longer too every week ... lol

[@hollyhillrc]

Ha ha ha. Yes I do have a lot. But after 2 years of searching I have found and bought the last RC on my wish list. I am waiting for it to be delivered, and, yes it's a Tamiya!. So that's it. No more for me. My money will now only be spent on parts ; ))

[@NordicRC]

Looking forward seeing it! And looking forward seeing if there’s never gonna be another Tamiya :-) I definitly haven’t bought my last. But it’s a cool decision you have made.

[@isaaclyonsf1]

Nice driving!

[@NordicRC]

Thanks, Isaac!

[@hereismyusername007]

Nice!

[@NordicRC]

Thanks!

[@RCAustralia_Skull]

I'm a big fan of Louise wheels!

[@NordicRC]

yeah, me too :-)

[@RCAustralia_Skull]

@@NordicRC I have 3 sets of the 1:8 sized monsters ( mt-Mcross, mt-rocket, mt-cyclone) and a smaller 1:10 set of mt-mcross wheels all with the 1/2 inch offset and damn I love every set especially the 1:8 sized monsters. Trust me when I say if you buy a set it turns into many😂😂😂. The big wheels are just enormous and even on my 1:8 scale sct I need the 30mm extensions otherwise they rub everywhere! I’ve used them on 1:10 scale vehicles with 12-17mm hex conversions using 30mm long adapters and I’m hooked on Louise as they are drool worthy and everyone who sees them in person their jaws drop😂 Buy a set and be tempted by the dark side💯👍😂😂

[@zqistpvd]

nice!!! finally! now i am thinking of gettin either these or the Maglev for my tamiya fast attack. ehhe

[@NordicRC]

Yeah, these work sweet! The Maglev? Have to google those 😄

[@zqistpvd]

@@NordicRC ahahha yea i am surprise too.... but u can check rcmart.com haha

[@LukesVintageRC]

Great video sir 👍

[@NordicRC]

Thank you very much, Luke!

[@MarkBryanRC]

Cracking video, Mikael - you made this tyre comparison so interesting and watchable. Those tyres are a must for me - my wife is called Louise!!! Thumbs up and have a lovely weekend mate :-)

[@NordicRC]

He he, yeah, over 7 minutes of testing two sets of tires. Maybe I went too far :-) Wow, you definitly need some Louise tires then! Or maybe build an RC for her with Louise tires :-)

[@NordicRC]

And have a great weekend too!

[@MarkBryanRC]

Haha - thanks Mikael - you don't know my wife - she tried to drive one of my RCs once, and I was traumatised! Looked like the driver was deliberately trying to smash-up my car! So I'll stick to putting Louise on my car and driving it myself - haha :D

[@NordicRC]

He he, will save you some repairs. Mine loves a 4WD on the beach or on a large ball field. No crashes there :-)

[@MarkBryanRC]

Hehe Mikael - sounds like your wife has a sense of direction - good for her, and you :D

[@seant4369]

Subscribed and great video. Very in depth info I was looking at the all terrains I may have to give these Louise tyres a go. Is there anywhere in the uk that stick these? Keep up the good work.

[@NordicRC]

Thanks a lot, S43! Yeah, a bit more expensive but definitely more durable and suitable for the on road runs. Thanks a lot for the sub and support, bro.

[@adamspitfire]

I don't like those 90s wheels but adore that 90s shape

[@NordicRC]

Yeah, to be honest, the Tamiya Astral Wheels are one of the ugliest wheels around in my opinion ... Of the standard 1990s buggy wheels that Tamiya still uses I prefer the Star Dish (original from the Top Force etc). But could be cool with a return of the 1980s style wheels too (Boomerang, Grasshopper etc).

[@adamspitfire]

@@NordicRC my favorite would probably be some white slit 5spokes with a different aspect ratio

[@DAATHOS]

nice Hare!

[@NordicRC]

Yeah, cute City Hare 🙂

[@goodlookinouthomie1757]

It's bold as brass. Out here in the country you can't get within 100 yards of them.

[@Andym1159]

I was sick of going through tyres on mine until I found some Schumacher Honeycomb 1/10-rear-yellow-pr-U6863’s for £7.59 and £1.29 shipping off E-Bay. I’ve had them on my Neo fighter since last summer and there still going. The tread is still there I can still do donuts on gravelly surfaces and they grip if I just want to go fast 💨 I like the look of the ones you finally tried but I like my donuts 🍩 too much...🤣. Try them? They are cheap and durable, I swear by them I was just wearing through the Tamiya super grippers and there £16-17 a pair!! And they fit all the rear DT series 👍. Hope you are well? Take it easy regards Andy 🙏

[@NordicRC]

Sounds like some good tires you got there! Yeah, I've seen a lot using different kinds of Schumacher tires. Maybe I aught to try it myself one time :-) All is well here. Hope you are doing good too.

[@Andym1159]

@@NordicRC yes 👍 I’m good thankyou, maybe give em a try as they didn’t cost much? Take it easy

[@PeteWylieRC]

What an odd name for a tyre but they look great. Like you say those Carson ones aren't all that good or hard wearing really but the wheel design does look good on the Holiday Buggy. Anyway, a very useful test. Will look these up for my next DT-02 build. Thanks Mikael :-)

[@NordicRC]

Yeah, I like the looks of the Carsons too. But I like the looks of the Louise E-Rockets too, especially on modern-looking DTs like the Sand Viper or the Neo Fighter. Guess they will look good on some of the retros too, like the Street/Sand Rover. Hope you will have your hobby room up and running again with new collections of tires and Tamiyas. Still feel so bad for you, for what happened to you.

[@PeteWylieRC]

Nordic RC Visions thanks mate. Be a while before I'm back in the hobby room. Insurance company and builders still arguing about costs. Main priority will be to get the bedrooms back together so the hobby room will be last. Meantime I have bought a Tamiya kit which is the Nissan Titan DT-02. I wanted something super basic that I could put together on the garden table and I managed to get the kit for just 88 euros from Germany. Got the brushless set and radio gear. Just waiting for some tools in the post as they got chucked away too. Still enjoying the Firestorm which is a good job as its the only one I've got! New vids from me soon. Your tyre test here reminds me of what I was planning to do with the Blitzer. I'd taken quite a bit of footage and was just waiting for dry weather to test them in so I had all tyres in all conditions. Don't think I'm going to re buy all those tyres so I think the conclusion was to use the Tamiya tyres on soft surfaces and Trenchers or Gladiators on hard surfaces. Enough nerdy tyre chat. Laters mate 😀

[@bintmeister1]

Hey, nice post. Did you try them on sand and soft terrain? Looks like they have some off road grip as well

[@NordicRC]

I don’t think they will do much good off road

[@rcaddictgarage]

I use these in the normal compound, they last a long time.. Mine still look semi new after about 15 battery packs.

[@NordicRC]

Wow! Thanks for the info. Sounds promising! Looking forward testing them more. That’s the fun part :-)

[@RobertNES816]

Wonder how these will work on my Bandit VXL 🤔 They look really cool! And that DT03 Chassis looks friggin awesome!

[@NordicRC]

Uhh, yeah try them out. That VXL could need some grip in high speed. Yeah love the DT-03. One of Tamiyas most affordable but very enjoyable and cool looking 😀

[@NordicRC]

And thanks for watching, Robert.

[@RobertNES816]

@@NordicRC I'm still running NiMH batteries in my VXL but they're 5000 mah and being charged at 4 to 5 amps so it'll do very high 30"s possibly 40 ish mph.

[@NordicRC]

I’m also still running both NiMHs and LiPos. There’s nothing wrong with NiMHs and handling/charging/storing them is a lot safer 😀

[@RobertNES816]

@@NordicRC Yeah that's my biggest worry with LIPO batteries. Everyone tells me one good hit and they'll puff up. That's $50 doen the drain, plus LIPOs aren't good for as many charge cycles as NiMh batteries.

[@ShenRC]

😊👍nice! the road tires looked awesome! do they make front ones? I can see now you look like you have understeer maybe try softening up the front springs and or stiffening up the rear ones and you will get better fast speed steering.

[@NordicRC]

Yeah, these are actually the rear ones for a 4WD set. Available with both wheels or not. Think I need a 4WD set too, and a similar Monster or Stadium truck set. There’s more asphalt than dirt where I live :-) Ohh, yeah, do you think it will work? Tried different shock set ups with my DT-02 and the understeer didn’t seem to want to go away. But yeah, with rear traction, grip and speed, one will truely experience the understeer of the DTs :-) But Thanks for the tip, will try it out!

[@ShenRC]

HI it should that's how you tune even a real car... you can soften the front springs see how that works and then leave them like that and then try making the rear springs stiffer and see how it then goes... one last thing is to put a more grippy tire up front and change camber but on the tamiya I dont think you can.

[@NordicRC]

I will try it. Thanks. I can change the camber on my DT-02MS but my stock DT-03 has rigid upper arms.

[@valentinosgsxr]

Add as much weight at the very front end as possible. I opened up my chassis and stick approximately 100gr of graded tire weights in the inner gaps of the nose but now the front is as good as can get with the original shocks.

[@barrysrcdump3557]

Hey dude. Some good info there, yet again. Have you tried running the soft "silver spot" four ribbed front tyres, they reduce understeer a fair bit. I'm going to try them with the soft C compound dual block rears and the normal K compound, to see how it balances.

[@NordicRC]

Thanks a lot! No I’m afraid I haven’t even heard of those tires but if they reduce understeer they sound great. The DT-03 does have quite a but understeer on tarmac now, when the rear tires actually have great traction. I have a lot of Dual Block tires, but so far I haven’t really found suitable surfaces for them. I guess one needs a good buggy race track for them :-)

[@GeckoRC]

Hey, i bought three Neo Fighters this Week (Two for my Sons, one for me :) and i Bought Louise E-Rocket too, because of your great Video. The E-Rocket is amazing! Thanks a lot. Do you think about testing the other tires from Louise for 1:10 Buggys as well? Like the E-Uphill or the E-Pioneer? And what about the E-Orbit (Small tire for the Front) It woul be so cool, if you could test them. There's nothing to find about that tires in the web yet (Only for 1:8) Best regards Markus

[@NordicRC]

Hi Markus! So cool with the three Neo Fighters! Bet you will have fun with them. Yeah, the tires are really great for smooth surfaces. Haven’t seen the others but I might check them out. You got me interested 🙂 Thanks a lot for watching, Markus, and the great comment.

[@marcushaas44]

Do you have any experience with the dt-03 aqroshot tires? These look like nice street pattern and should fit the standard wheels quite well. Greetings from Germany. Love your content!

[@NordicRC]

Thank you, Marcus! I got the Aqroshot tires too. Looks great and very Tamiya'ish (they used the same tires on a number of other cars as well) but extremely hard rubber compared to the Louise.

[@VoidXRC]

I have worn down my fair share of off road tires on asphalt/pavement heh :)

[@NordicRC]

Yeah, me too :-) Hope these will last a little longer

[@Yanik29]

👍👍

[@NordicRC]

Thank you!

[@BasBoyRC]

Great in=improvement for tarmac use. But will they do a little off road running :-)

[@NordicRC]

I aught to try them off road, but I’m afraid it will be a hilarious test run :-) But I think I prefer switching wheels when I’m out. I hope these will be a lot more durable on tarmac in the long run. Will save a lot of tread on my all terrain and off road tires :-) Thanks for watching my friend. Ohh, I heard you gave your DT-03 away, Huh :-)

[@hollyhillrc]

That's because he's AWESOME : ))

[@sullybiker6520]

At least you get some asphalt slicks out of it, haha

[@NordicRC]

😅

[@rccrazer]

Those look just like the Duratrax Bandito tires I'm running on my DT-03!

[@NordicRC]

Hello Colter. Yeah, I've seen a lot of tires from Duratrax that look like the Louise. Perhaps Duratrax rebranded these in the States?

[@rccrazer]

@@NordicRC that's what I'm wondering, and that tells me that maybe they both buy the tire from a single source and get them stickered with their names on the tires. So that would tell me that there could be a cheeper way to get tires if we buy the tires directly from the manufacturer.

[@NordicRC]

Yeah, there could be a company behind all them tires. Although I would expect that the Louise brand is more or less owned by them then, where as Duratrax was pretty known for rebranding a lot of items.

[@rccrazer]

@@NordicRC I wouldn't be surprised if that we're the case either, I love your videos, please keep making them and we'll chat more in the future!

[@user-dz2jv4in5z]

The duratrax ones cost 2x the price of the louise ones and they look exactly the same. Even the rims.

[@RC-ty5ym]

Oh man... A car rolled yesterday over my DT-03. Now I need a new Kit.

[@NordicRC]

Uhh not good 😕At least the DT-03 kits are very affordable. Hope you didn’t out too many optional expensive stuff in it.

[@RC-ty5ym]

@@NordicRC well, the complete front is broken. My electronics are fine. But a repair would be senseless,because the spare parts would cost me 50 €. So, what did I learn? DON'T DRIVE ON A PARKING LOT. LOL

[@NordicRC]

Good that your electronics are good. And yes, with these cheaper kits it's always a good deal just to buy a whole new kit if more than a couple of parts broken. At Tamico you can get a whole new kit for 70€.

[@pauleric5860]

Hi nice video. I've got the itch to build a kit, but it needs to do well in a tight outdoor track with loose conditions. Digging the dt-03, but can it hang?

[@NordicRC]

Hi Paul! Thanks for the comment. Yeah, it's a real fun build and a real affordable and beautiful buggy. It's not really a race-spec buggy, so it depends who you are running with. If it's friends that have similar 2WD buggies you're gonna have fun with this, but if everybody else has race-spec buggies that cost 10-20 times more than this you probably will feel it lacks some performance.

[@pauleric5860]

@@NordicRC I was with you until you said 10-20 times.. At 150 bucks on eBay, is there a similar scale 2wd buggy for 1500-3000 dollars? I don't think so. Thanks for the reply.

[@NordicRC]

Ahh, yes, sorry, maybe a bit far off I agree. Sorry. I was more or less thinking about the whole package. Here a DT-03 kit would go for 60€. Then a suitable entry-level radio and servo for 40€. So a total of about 100€. I bet a lot of 2WD race buggy kits would sell for around 3-500€ and from what I have seen many racer’s electronics would go for the same amount. But yes, probably far from “10-20 times” though I suspect many racers would have a complete set-up (including electronics) of 500€, 1000€ or maybe even more. I have no personal experience, so my answer was non-qualified. Thank you for correcting me. I will think a bit more next time before I just say ‘10-20 times’ 🙂

[@radiocontrolcardevelopment7329]

Hello Nordic! Great channel Michael. Can you already say something of the sustainability of the e rocket design. Do they last or are they quickly used?

[@NordicRC]

Hi R D! They seem quite durable, but everything depends on the surface and roughness of the asphalt, tarmac.

[@TonysRcTechboom]

Beautiful little buggy fantastic video really enjoyed it brother 😁😊😁

[@NordicRC]

Thanks a lot for the good feedback, bro!

[@TonysRcTechboom]

Nordic RC Visions , your welcome my friend well done, keep it going brother 😊😁😊

[@NordicRC]

Thanks again, bro! You too!

[@marcushaas44]

Hey mate, what is your long term experience with these tire? How many battery packs do you get out of these? I race some stock tamiya pin spikes yesterday, and those were gone after 4 packs 😅

[@joecguitartuition8371]

What motor and stuff are you running? This looks really fast!

[@NordicRC]

Stock motor 😊 (and 19T steel pinion and ball bearings)

[@Remoteaddicted]

The carson tires are junk. On all terrains :) Louise tires are pretty good and cheap :) Nice vid.

[@NordicRC]

Thanks, Charlie. Ahhh, wouldn’t call them exactly junk. Have some other Carson 4WD sets that are a bit more durable than these. But I think quality and durability is a reflection of the price. The Louise tires are cheap yes, but the Carsons are even cheaper. But I think in the long run, regarding tread wear on asphalt, the Louise tires will turn out to be a lot cheaper :-)

[@ashdeadite1225]

what servo you running?

[@NordicRC]

It’s just a cheap standard one on this one. A Sana’a.

[@ashdeadite1225]

@@NordicRC ok cool thanks

[@djcutlas1976]

Where do I find the tires?

[@NordicRC]

A lot of RC dealers have them. Plenty on eBay too.

[@neokgatla]

From donuts to understeer.

[@NordicRC]

Ha ha, yeah 😅

[@neokgatla]

@@NordicRC Maybe try using the stock tyres on the rear that way when the back slips out you at least have some control. Use the grippy tyres on front at least they can help the car getting out of corners with grip to add.

[@NordicRC]

Neo Kgatla Ahh, yeah, the stock ones are good all round tires but the spikes wear out very quickly on tarmac ... so I like to save those for grass and dirt

[@cytwlm]

Where to get the Louise E-Rocket 1/10 Buggy Rear Tires + foam inserts (#L-T3188SI) ? can you share the info on ebay ?

[@NordicRC]

Hi Star Chang! Just copy-paste the description into the eBay search and you will get loads of options from different sellers :-)

[@cytwlm]

@@markcuckerberg7492 Difficult to get this in Asia

[@rjdellosa]

Is it 2wd or 4wd?

[@NordicRC]

It’s a 2WD. One of the cheapest Tamiyas around. Love it 🙂

[@barrysrcdump3557]

Hey Dude, to you have a FB account we could converse over?

[@NordicRC]

I have an FB Nordic RC Visions page but I seldom use my own account. But I regularly check the page.