Tamiya Hornet VS Frog Vintage r/c

[@charliebrown238]

OmG ... I cant believe when i heard the sound of them it triggered so many memories ... they have a sound that you can never forget if you grew up with them :)

[@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC]

Agree... Nothing like the sound of a Tamiya gearbox!

[@charliebrown238]

@@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC HaHa I agree ... and also that "Slap!" sound they make when the suspension allows the chassis to bottom out HaHa!

[@HeyDude93gt]

I agree. 1987 was my introduction to RC with the hornet. I even had that same PRO TECH charger with the hump pack for more punch. Great memories

[@ALT3REDB3AST]

Not just the sound, but the smell! The rubber tires, the plastics and the smell of the 540 motor and axel grease.

[@TooManyCatsRyan]

I got a Frog for Christmas in either in 85 or 86. It was the best Christmas ever. My dad built it while I watched. All these years later, looking at photos of the Frog and especially the box causes a formidable psychological response. Those Tamiya boxes were so cool. Best graphics ever. I still have my Frog packed away in my garage. I'm considering restoring it after seeing this. Remember the Wild Willy? I'd like to get one! Thanks for this video.

[@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC]

Some of the best responses I have had are just this. I absolutely love that it has brought back so many great memories for people. The sights and sounds are second to none in my opinion. Plenty of Frog spare parts are available if you need anything to get your old one up and running again. Merry Christmas friend.

[@oldmanjeepingandbiking9621]

Had both a Frog and a Hornet back in the mid-late 80's. I can't remember ever NOT breaking the frog. every time I took it out, something broke. I also never remember breaking the Hornet, it just always worked. I graduated onto the Associated RC-10 and never had money again.........

[@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC]

Lol...yep. This is pretty much how it went for all of us as. Frog tech was a step up for sure but way more fragile. I just remember searching for dog bones more than we should have been.

[@richardprice7763]

There was something unbelievably cool about those smooth squishy front tyres....I don't know what it was though

[@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC]

Love those front tires as well...lol.

[@fleppie75]

I had the grashopper, my brother the hornet....we both absolutly loved these cars and although in the beginning our friends all had better cars like the fox, boomerang etc.....we loved them and before getting the more "professional" stuff I am greatful to have started with these cars...they learned you how to drive!! If you can drive a tuned up Grashopper with a 21 Turns motor you sure as hell can drive a well suspentioned car. Nothing beats the nostalgic of the old Tamiya cars!

[@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC]

Could not agree more!

[@hanyah916]

I remember getting my Grasshopper for Xmas. Loved that thing. Eventually got the “hop up kit” for it. I thought I was the 💩 Then some kid comes along with the 🐸 frog. I was super admiring his car. His wasn’t all over place with jumps like mine was. Months later an older kid came to our tracks with an RC-10 and blew us away. lol Ahh the 80’s

[@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC]

Yep...pretty much the same sequence of events in my neighborhood. Rc10 was an entirely different beast!

[@japudjuha]

I got the frog for my 11th birthday one of the best things of my childhood was that car. Thanks for reminding me of how great it was🙏

[@MrIdasam]

I had "The Frog", I got it for Christmas in '85 as well when I was 10. I loved that thing. I'd like to have another one for nostalgic reasons.

[@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC]

I also have a reproduction Frog kit. It goes together the same and Tamiya fixed a few bits that were an issue. Even if you pick up one to build and not drive it will be a blast and bring you right back to the 80's. Good times!

[@AndrewBotticelli]

My first RC car was The Hornet, my father has Fox and uncle The Frog. Good Times!

[@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC]

Same on the Hornet. Great times back then for sure.

[@johnm5131]

I still remember working at a hobby shop and selling tons of Frogs & Hornets...then one day a Rep came in with an RC-10. Our Jaws dropped. He ran it for 10 min just in front of the store. My Falcon seemed pretty lame at that moment....The owners chose not to carry the RC-10, so we had to (in secret) get ourselves a few. Then we had to hide them in bags or under towels until the owner stepped out. Then we'd run them all around the shop! LOL! In the coming months, we still sold many Tamiyas to little kids & their parents, but had to be honest to the more advanced racers. We told them that a Fox is never going to run with an Ultima or RC-10. It was a "changing" of the guard...I miss those days!

[@aronmcntre2317]

great vid. just got the frog re release. i plan to get a few more rereleases and have them as shelf queens. i got the super hornet for xmas as a kid, and it was the best present ever

[@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC]

Awesome and thanks! The Frog rere definitely fixes a few issues (especially in the gearbox aera). Enjoy the build and the start of yout new collection!

[@twisterwiper]

I’m a 45 yo dad now and I still revere The Tamiya Grasshopper as the most enjoyable thing I have ever bought, even to this day. The artwork on the Tamiya box was so enticing. I remember going to the store with my parents to get all the boxes needed. I would just sit and enjoy the sight of it all in my room when I got home. And then the whole experience of building it. Getting to know every nut and bolt - knowing I could always take the whole thing apart and put it back together, should a problem arise. I learnt so much about mechanics and electronics from this set. (It probably drove me to become an engineer). To experience a seemingly box of dead parts come alive, was the most rewarding feeling I could imagine. I think I need to buy a new Tamiya set. I always wanted The Hornet, but it was sold out back then. And this time I will get a R/C servo set with fail safe so I don’t have to chase my runaway car when the throttle servo battery dies 😂

[@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC]

Great story! I as well was sucked in by that beautiful box art! One tip I can give you is to invest in a modern 2.4 gig. radio. No more glitches or runaways. No need for a failsafe. The modern esc will also just cut the power to the motor (the cars now use an electronic speed controller and the receiver runs off the main car battery...no more AA batteries)! Hope you get one...it's still an amazing hobby.

[@twisterwiper]

@@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC Thank you for this tip, I didn’t know all this - it is much appreciated! It’s good to hear that the technology has improved. Not having to deal with AAs for the receiver is a big plus! I will sub your channel. I really enjoyed this video. I hope you get more support.

[@beejoutbush3322]

I had forgotten all about these!!! Such a dream to own one that never came true.

[@TheImtoomuch]

They’re all available now so you can make that dream come true! I highly recommend it.

[@Jasbo001]

Same! I had begged for the Hornet for years from my parents. “Combine as Christmas / Birthday / Christmas” I said. I had toy magazine clippings all over my bedroom wall of the cars. The Hot shot and Frog were well out of reach so took the Hornet as a conservative request. Never got it under the tree. Had to settle for the RC Sand Bully by Necca I think. In adulthood I now have the Dark Impact, Frog and still an unbuilt Hornet 🐝 in the attic 😁😎. I see what my kids get now a days with a simple request with Apple devices. They don’t seem to have the same connection with tangible items and the curiosity of how something goes together like I did in the 80’s.

[@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC]

Good time to pick one up! Super fun to build.

[@cutterbacon]

I found a battered hornet back then in a second hand shop but alas decided not to buy as it was battered and also expensive but i did end up with a non running frog.Alas i had the frog forever but didnt managed to raise the funds needed to get it ever running so sad.........back in them days no chance too expensive.

[@Rogue07091970]

I was a lucky kid in 1983 to receive a Frog for Christmas. I'm soo glad they did not bring back the wiper style throttle controller. I had tons of problems with that and very jerky throttle action. I was only 13, but loved my first RC. Broke most parts driving in my basement in Alaska in the winter. Not even sure I made it to my first summer to drive outside. Thanks for this video. Brings back some great memories. I plan to buy the reproduction and let it only sit mostly.

[@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC]

Thanks for the great story! Glad we could help to re-hash those amazing memories. Why we do what we do.

[@FranklinUHyde]

These are the greatest vintage Tamiya r/c run videos on KZbin. Well done and thank you!!!

[@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC]

Really appreciate it, and we are happy to do them! Only wish we had time to do more a year. Thanks for the nice comment and views.

[@donmcmurry6690]

I'm glad I came across this video, brought back memories! I started with the grasshopper and updated with the hornet suspension. Went through several of the Tamiya series. Then in 88 got associated rc10. Never looked back. Thanks again for the rewind!

[@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC]

Lol...for many of us that Rc10 changed everything! Glad you enjoyed it...more to come soon!

[@donmcmurry6690]

@@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC and I still have that rc10. I've also have the team losi truck from the 80s

[@stanleysarjali8108]

Thanks for the memories. My first ever RC was the Hornet. A true classic

[@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC]

You are most welcome and thanks !

[@jtveg]

Your daughter is quite a skilled camera operator and your backyard track is absolutely awesome. Thanks so much for sharing. 😎👌🏼

[@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC]

Thanks so much. We really have a good time out there. She honestly comes up with new ideas on how to shoot every time. All of the slow motion stuff as far as camera setting/location are on her. Some stuff is epic...some needs work. We learn every time together. Sorry for the late response...been busy trying to get the new location mapped out.

[@jcshobbiesandrecreation5873]

Excellent video. The Grasshopper was my first car. Parents made me put it on layaway. They put $20 down to start the plan and I had to pay the rest. Took me about 8 months to make enough money cutting grass etc. to pay for it. I'll never forget the price. With tax it was $68.37. I still have that car. I finally restored it using NOS parts about 10 years ago. I've run it a couple of times when the grass in the back yard is cut short but it mostly lives on my shelf these days. It's interesting to see the lack of movement in the rear suspension on the Hornet. I knew it was stiff but it hardly moves at all on that track.

[@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC]

Finding out the Hornet and Hopper were MANY of our 1st real RC cars (have gotten quite a few similar comments). Such a good story my friend! All stock on the Hornet (even used old school oil).The Frog suspension just mops the floor with it...lol. Appreciate the view and comment and glad to have another vintage RC bud along for the ride.

[@bubot17]

Even if you are not a tamiya guy back then, the tamiya models, the box art, everything they produced are memorable, i myself is a kyosho guy, but now i'm building rere tamiya kits 😊

[@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC]

Box art just blew me away as a young lad (still does tbh). I am very much getting into Kyosho currently.

[@BP-iz2lt]

tamiya was AMAZING if you loved working on your car every night i didnt

[@mtbalot]

Finally get to see those sweet cars driven. No shelf-queens here, I subscribe :D

[@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC]

I feel the same...Have a few things on the shelf (but not many). Hornets and Frogs were made to be driven for sure!

[@MarshallLando]

what a blast from the past... thank you

[@michaelqendro9825]

Cool video of a pair of classic buggys running on an awesome backyard track.

[@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC]

Trying to map out track changes for this year right now. Thanks for watching!

[@zzdakota]

I remember all the upgraded parts from CRP and Thorp I used on the Frog. Never had an issue again with the Thorp diff and driveshaft upgrades, which I also used on the Blackfoot back in the day.

[@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC]

@@zzdakota Yes,the Thorp diff was amazing!

[@MadMax-vy9hk]

Oh man you’ve just taken me back to my childhood

[@rchydrozz751]

I loved these. I had the Hornet in '86. At the time, I didnt know the frog was the better one, the shop didnt have one. I did a few upgrades, including a much hotter motor and gears that didnt strip out. I had to upgrade the suspension to match that. That was the fun of it all.

[@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC]

They were good times. For my folks the slight difference in price was actually the factor. My neighborhood was Tamiya land for a few years back then. What fun we had.

[@fightrrrrr]

Duuuuuude!!!! I got one of these for Christmas when I saw in in a magazine. It was the coolest thing ever and when I saw the frame and body I literally went back to the time that I put it altogether and I had to tape it off and paint it the exact same pink and white. What really stood out was that NGK sticker on the hood. Thanks for posting the super cool video and big props to your daughter!!! Great job man

[@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC]

The R/C mags back then were the best!

[@DENMONKEY]

Man , i so wanted one of these back in the day.

[@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC]

Grab a re-pop! Life is too short and these cars are just as good now if not better! Will bring you right back.

[@PizzaMakerNSW]

Well done and your daughter did a great job. Take care from Australia

[@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC]

Thanks so much bud. Appreciate it!

[@RCAddix]

Gave a thumbs up for the quality time you get to spend with your daughter! Cherish it.

[@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC]

Thanks brother. Best times together for sure.

[@Good1vibes]

And you still have the box. Awesome! The Frog was my first Tamiya and it was fun.

[@gavinburton7786]

had the hornet back in 85, upgraded to racing suspension, put hot shot rear wheels on as tyres lasted longer and popped a technipower motor in it, it absolutely flew lol, still have it just rebuilding it but also got the re release few weeks back, forgot how much that back end bounces, thing of beauty

[@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC]

Always a great time with the Hornet! Appreciate the story my friend.

[@John-rw5cx]

Great video man! That really brought me back. I loved how you even had the boxes for the cars. Excellent work. Keep it up.

[@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC]

Thanks for the kind words! Hopefully the weather holds out this weekend for some more content.

[@scott77y]

I've been looking for a hornet for a while now, as it was the first rc car my dad bought me. Just hearing the sound of them both brought back so many good memories

[@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC]

The sound is the best right? New Hornet kits are available. The rere build is just about identical to the original car as well. Same here...my 1st real rc car (the best memories). Thanks so much for watching.

[@bcornbally8424]

Awesome vid!! Had a hornet back in the day...Went out and got a grasshopper a few months back during covid when forced off..Most of it together until motor screws striped trying to put into gearbox...dog bone axel were terrible on frog..Buy in the end both alot of fun!!!

[@rcpete7055]

Awesome vid 👍 u got a new sub here 😀

[@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC]

Thanks my friend. Glad to have you here!

[@barrygiddey9139]

Great video thanks for sharing it with us-This is the beautiful start of RC Cars in so many lives it’s like grassroots stuff- just amazing!

[@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC]

Thanks so much. I could not agree more about the cars. Was super fun to shoot this one and brought back some amazing memories. Really appreciate the nice comment and view.

[@kernzyp]

Oh wow. It was just before Xmas 1985, and I was in Hamleys every day looking at these videos. I had been saving up to buy the Grass Hopper, then the Hornet, then bought The Frog from Beatties in Holborn, London and my Mum came along as I was young. The best day ever. Great video. Thank you. It was the same for all of us, then? :)

[@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC]

I get and remember MANY stories like this. It was a magical time to be a kid for sure. My local was a place called Allied Hobbies. It was dark and dingy and absolutely jam packed with every Tamiya RC imaginable. The box art and display is forever etched in my mind. Thanks so much for sharing this great memory of yours! Would love to find me one of those Beatties RC bags. Very hard to get in the states...but they pop up every now and then on Ebay.

[@kernzyp]

@@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC Indeed, my car came with a bag. Very handie! ;)

[@jdsrcs8061]

Awe YEA!!!! This is the show down in my neighborhood back in the Fox while my friends each had one of the cars racing here. Saturdays at the track were so much fun!!! Your daughter kicks butt!!! My youngest likes to film and do commentary on some of my vids to!!!👍👍👍

[@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC]

Always more fun when the kids and family are involved! Thanks for watching.

[@seant4369]

Brilliant video took me back to my childhood!Great filming 👍🏻👍🏻

[@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC]

Thank you so much!

[@misterthegeoff9767]

I used to have a Hornet and my neighbour had the monster beetle. We used to trash those cars, driving them on the street jumping them off the same jumps we'd set up for our BMXs. That cheap plastic bodyshell was virtually unrecognisable after a few rolls. Eventually I wound up buying a harder plastic bodyshell off of one of the other cars in the range. I want to say it was the shell off the Grasshopper 2 but it's been a few decades and my memory is hazy. I definitely got my money's worth out of that old car even if it was the 'cheap' one.

[@RotorRanch1]

Great job i was one of those 80s kids ... and my kids just bought me a new hornet kit for Christmas 🎄.. 36 yrs later I get to build it again !

[@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC]

That's AMAZING! What a cool gift! Enjoy the build my friend.

[@Scheroemer]

Somehow a retailer got 10 of the 2005 re-released Frogs, and I was lucky to snag one. Looking forward to driving it!

[@Jasbo001]

Love it thanks for the modern assessment of these classic cars!

[@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC]

Thanks so much! Was such a good time doing this one.

[@anotherrcdude1552]

Thank you so much for that video sir, I bought my first rc car back in 1985. I got the hornet. I was so happy to build it, I enjoyed every minute. This video has brought back some very good memories of my childhood. Thank you and God bless.

[@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC]

Thank you so much. Love these old Tamiya cars. I can't pick up a Hornet without it bringing me right back that Christmas day! We have a few fun things planned for the spring with them so stay tuned!

[@fullborev8906]

I'm so glad to watch those two head to head. Childhood memories surely came back. I have the Frog but have always wanted to get the Hornet. Now, I might just do that. 👍

[@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC]

Thanks so much. I am glad this video brought back some amazing memories for you!

[@Someone-p2x]

I had a frog and my friend had the hornet , I never stopped mocking him , first run he hit a car wheel and broke the front suspension mount which was part of the chassis. Only think I remember about the frog was the steering ball joint would keep coming off. Good video , those were the days

[@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC]

100% the Hornets achilles heel...lol. Thanks my friend. Agree...those were the days.

[@byggdaddyjayz]

the Hornet was my first RC car. taught me everything. totally loved that car. not a delicate flower for sure. bashed that thing from dirt, sand, concrete, road asphalt. took a beating for sure. hours of enjoyment back in 1986. yeah the frogs hex dog bone was its only downfall. the music is also triggering a lot of memories. thanks for the video.

[@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC]

Thanks for watching and the great story! The memories are a big part of what drives me to do this channel. I also beat the you know what out of my Hornet as a kid. Was an amazing 1st car for sure!

[@donmcmurry6690]

I ended up getting the after market, dirt burner upgrade, I think that was the name. The diff was screwed together and you got dog bones! Ahh the good ol days!

[@sullybiker6520]

I got the Frog in '85, just as the Hotshot was released, but that was well out of my budget. The Frog too me ages to build (I remember that gearbox diff being a pain) but I loved it. Batteries back then were an overnight charge for about 15 mins of fun...

[@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC]

Man...I remember getting that 2nd battery and being so stoaked to be able to run the car a bit longer! Dont think I got my 1st quick charger until a few years later. Thanks for the comment bud.

[@k9-unit-australia275]

I hated the frog gearbox. I stripped it every few days. And to this day have no idea why. I had the 15 minute quick charger that you hooked up to the car battery. And that big ass acoms radio control. Wow they were awesome days the 80s. I still remember all of us kid’s meetings up after school & weekends with our tamiya cars just bashing. As an adult we still do sorta the same thing but now at 100mph 😂😂😂

[@skittou]

Completely agree with your conclusions. Maybe the Frog is better technically, but the Hornet is in my heart forever 🥰

[@bobsrcadventures2137]

Too cool man!! Talk about a throwback!! 😊 I actually just ordered the re-release of the Hornet, one of my very first RC'S! Great video my friend

[@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC]

That's awesome. Hopefully the build went well!

[@bobsrcadventures2137]

@@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC still working on it on my days off my friend. Going very well so far though! It's been super simple and the instructions, as per any tamiya kit, are spectacular 👍🏻 I did end up with an extra gear when I built the transmission though 🤔. I checked, double checked, and even triple checked the instructions and didn't see it anywhere. Even watched some KZbin videos on it and no mention of the gear. Everything works perfectly fine and super smooth sooooo....🤷🏼‍♂️

[@paulblack3608]

Ha love that unique vintage chirping sound of the grasshopper and hornet because the back wheels spent more time off the ground then on it due to a completely nonfunctional rear suspension. nostalgia for the win. In '87 I was 17 and bypassed all three of these and my first was the Falcon. With falcons and foxes at the local track, these three were instantly not competetive any more. Then the RC10's showed up... Cheers!

[@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC]

Lol...I recall the day the 1st rc10 showed up too...

[@gabrielpichardo1492]

Hats off to your daughter! She does some great filming

[@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC]

I agree...and thanks for the positive comment!

[@Paul__FC]

Great stuff. Just relived the big race in punky bruster

[@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC]

Man...I remember that!

[@RickOAA]

The Frog was the bomb back in the day. I borrowed my brother's out of his parts bin for a while after he got an RC10.

[@paulreichelt1259]

I remember problems with the rod that joined the tex joints on the gearbox being a problem as well on the Frog.. Great video thank you to both of you. !

[@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC]

Diff gears are not that great either. I keep a few on hand. Thanks!

[@timbell8208]

Love the video. It brought me back to my childhood. I'm currently in japan and had forgotten all about Tamiya till i went to Tokyo one day and randomly came across a Tamiya playmodel factory. Needless to say I'll be coming home with 5 new rc kits.

[@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC]

Man...the birthplace! How lucky you are. Running the old cars is truly a connection with those days (brings me right back). What kits did you get?

[@timbell8208]

The Hotnet (obviously lol), Midnight pumpkin, Lunchbox black edition, Blackfoot, Racing fighter (DT-03). I plan on building a track in my back yard when i get home to TX.

[@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC]

@@timbell8208 Awesome Tim! There is a great page (Backyard RC tracks) on Facebook I joined recently. Lot's of good ideas and helpful folks there. Got to have at least one Hornet!

[@timbell8208]

Awesome thanks just joined!!!!

[@stuartphillips2686]

Excellent video and well done to both of you. I also got an original Hornet in 1985. Currently I have 18 Tamiya and one Marui RC vehicle in my collection, mostly vintage.

[@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC]

Thanks so much (my daughter thanks you as well). Can't get enough vintage r/c in my life. It's a challenge keeping them in one piece for some of these videos but definitely worth it! I can still remember seeing all that Tamiya box art for the 1st time at my local hobby shop... Good old days indeed..

[@stuartphillips2686]

@@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC it is good that your daughter gets interested. It is a very fun, constructive, connective, and instructional hobby.

[@cantgetenoughoutdoors3258]

I got a Blackfoot Christmas of 88 still have it! Love the video I subscribed and tapped the bell thanks to you and your daughter!

[@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC]

Thanks.. Wish a few more of my cars from back then survived my mom's purging of my "junk"...lol.

[@paulm7325]

I worked at a hobby store in the late 80s. I can't tell you how many Frogs, Hornets, and G-hoppers I sold! My first RC car was a Frog, when I was 14, too! And yes, I replaced the hex drive many times, too. LOL

[@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC]

Great back in the day story my friend! Good old days for sure.

[@superstock9261]

Your daughter absolutely smashed it with the videos 👍👌👏👏👏

[@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC]

Thanks so much! Will let her know.

[@lincoln3x7]

Thumbs up for reviewing these classics, never had the money for one back in the day. AND a shout out the the camera daughter, fine job!

[@juniorwest5706]

Awesome video guys, the Hornet was my first love way back when , in 84 I swore I would have one 😎👍

[@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC]

Hornet rocks! You can still buy one new in box. A few small upgrades but the build is just as fun. Will take you right back!

[@dougsholly9323]

My first RC car ever was a Tamiya Falcon. Then later I got a Boomerang. I miss having to assemble the cars from scratch.

[@choke666]

BADASS MAN! I MISS MY OLD CAR THAT I HAD. IM NOT EVEN SURE WHAT IT WAS, I HAV IT NARROWED DOWN TO A COUPLE -BUT ANYWAYS MAN YEA, DEFINITELY A COOL RETRO VIDEO!!

[@NordicRC]

Very nice. And cool backyard track you have.

[@JacobusRC]

Not a huge fan of the looks of the Frog, but it does look and handle more advanced. Great little course ya got

[@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC]

Thanks so much! As long as you like wrenching...the Frog will out perform every day of the week.

[@GeorgeDoucette3]

Awesome video, Grasshopper re-release back in 08ish got me into RC along with my dad and uncles praising them old things. Subscribed!! 👌

[@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC]

Thanks so muck for the kind words! Old Tamiya RULES!

[@RypienGT]

My Grandmother brought my first RC Car, the Grasshopper. I remember the guy at the hobby shop talking her into the less powerful Grasshopper option. Ah, my childhood.

[@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC]

Man remember the shops back then! What a great time to be a kid.

[@terence79chan]

NICE! This is a great way to compare the duo. Subbed!

[@MrJcoupe96]

The Frog is a better car for handling around a race track BUT if it were a real race between the two, The Hornet would have won for being out on the track for longer than The Frog was. Fastest around the track is not always better. Something that can be reliable and stay out on track for longer will usually be the winner. Either way, they're both great classics and you can't go wrong with either one. Great video and great camera work by the little one!

[@Dartheomus]

Cool vid... reminds me of my Blackfoot that I got when I was about 7. Those were great times, and I drove the heck out of that truck.

[@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC]

Man...I just remember like four or five of us neighborhood kids getting various Tamiya cars around the same time. Life after school was forever changed.

[@chrisbecvar391]

My first car was the Hornet. It was slow, but reliable. At the races, the Frogs kicked my butt all day long. I always wanted one.

[@martinhsrc6699]

Great video. I’ve been looking for a comparison of these two classics

[@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC]

Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@yamatha1474]

Awesome video. Thanks for sharing. And nice job on your daughter for the camera work!! 👍👍

[@tahustvedt]

I love your track. It's very 80's. The Frog was so cool because of that Punky Brewster episode.

[@superstock9261]

OMG I still remember that episode to this day! I think she painted the rims and they didn't let her race because she was a girl 😂🤣 then they let her race and she kicked their butts? 🤣👏

[@tahustvedt]

@@superstock9261 Yeah that's right.

[@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC]

Totally remember that!

[@aspectcarl]

Awesome video and really great camera work, well done ❤️👍

[@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC]

Thanks!

[@billcox87]

thats good stuff right there, great shout out to your daughter brother, i absolutely love when my 2 daughters Rc with me:)

[@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC]

Been great fun for sure. Thanks so much!

[@matthewwiddows6319]

great footage from your daughter, tell her well done. luckily i came into tamiya with a second hand boomerang that had been raced, so ball bearings and an esc (rare in the day).

[@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC]

Thanks so much (consider it done)! Boomers are a great car...Enjoy!

[@michaelandrew4488]

Another great Video - subscribed. Your daughter is a cinematographer in the making.

[@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC]

Thanks for the sub! Agree...she has a talent!

[@tonyjohansson2967]

Thank you for a fun video and I am impressed by the cameragirl 🙂👍

[@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC]

She is the BEST! Thanks for the kind words.

[@sothas_penance8871]

That sound awesome 👌 as a kid i owned the Hornet, great memories

[@jasont2074]

What a top video!! Loved these cars, so good to hear them running

[@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC]

Thanks so much for the positive comment! Glad it was entertaining for you.

[@daysofrc7263]

Wow, surprised that Hornet dropped a faster lap than the SRB in the other video!! That Frog glides on the track!

[@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC]

Aside from it's warts (pun intended) the Frog was/is a great car. With a solid axle and a failsafe front suspension...the Hornet just had a better chance of surviving us beating the tar out of them as kids. Pound per pound the Frog was always faster though. Obviously my heart is with the Hornet because it was my 1st R/C...but the Frog does everything better as far as performance goes. Thanks for watching and the comment!

[@stevenmcguire4312]

I had a Hornet when i was a kid! My Dad and I built it together, it was him that got me interested in how things work from then and to today! Great video, great throwback, fun to watch, and fantastic filming! I'm looking forward to watching your other videos. All the best to you.

[@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC]

Building my Hornet with my dad is one of the best childhood memories I have! Thanks so much for the kind words.

[@petebutler5139]

Amazing! Your Frog, like all of your predecessors, broke in the same places as they all do. I have a Subaru Brat (Frog) with both of the same issues. BUT The Hornet is built like a Timex! 😅

[@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC]

Haha...yes! The old Frog definitely has its issues.

[@BJETNT]

I enjoyed these videos cuz I got into it in 87 !! My dream car back then was a Kyosho javelin and it still is. Except I've got to rerelease one and tricked out with about a seven turn brushless motor system as much titanium as you can get for these things and it just absolutely flies in ways my old one couldn't imagine. I thought that was cool that you gave your daughter that shout out though!! More power to you bro I subscribed

[@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC]

Thanks my friend...appreciate the comment and sub. Need to get my hands on one of those Javelin rere kits. On the list for sure!

[@visoak]

Cool video. I love the nostalgia and heritage these vintage models have, and that they can still be enjoyed.

[@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC]

Thanks so much! If we have it...we do our best to drive and document how it handles.

[@gerry8796]

Great video! Certainly brings back memories. I had a Hornet and Grasshopper, and then a Boomerang. The Boomerang was head and shoulders better than the others (4WD, much much better suspension) but I'll always have a soft spot for the Hornet and Grasshopper. I also had a Playtron Doberman, which was pretty much a clone of the Frog (same space frame chassis etc) and was almost as brittle!

[@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC]

Will need to look up that Playtron..never heard of it. Thanks!

[@krisjato]

Great video, man! I remember wanting a Frog as a kid, in 1985 I was 10 years old but I never got one. In 1987 (I think) I got my hands on a used Tamiya (Ta-my-ya) Midnight Punkin truck, that was my first "hobby grade" RC, I loved working on and driving it! I remember my mom buying me a Quarterflash Quickshot "stock motor", probably in 1988. I put that motor in and it sounded like something was slipping, the wheels were spinning inside of the tires. LOL! My brother who is 11 years older had a 1973 Plymouth Barracuda streetcar and he had screws going through the back wheels into the bead of the tire so I did the same thing, got some tiny little self tapping screws and screwed them through the bead of the wheel into the tires and when I did THAT THING WAS FAST! I tore the back bumper off doing wheelies! LOL! Anyways, to this day I'm a huge RC enthusiast, I have six of them! Your video sure brought back some memories, thanks for sharing! Maybe you could find a Midnight Punkin and a Lunch Box and do a video on those. Thanks for sharing!

[@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC]

I have them...plan on doing some Monster truck stuff this year!

[@bradkalman2353]

My first car in 1982 was a hornet that was hobby grade. And now I have a grasshopper. Want to get the hornet back again.

[@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC]

The reproduction kits are almost identical. Very few changes on the Hornet kits.

[@DaveyGa]

Wow your kid does a great job of filming! I got a 2nd hand Frog as a kid and recall the driveshaft, diff and front stub axle problems well - the stub axle is still an issue on the re're.

[@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC]

Lol...they were such an issue. Mip ball diff on the Rere helps for sure. Keeps the diff side of the cups in place better. I will let her know what you said. She has a talent for sure!

[@marcushaas44]

Big compliment to your little girl, that camera work is awesome 👌

[@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC]

Thanks so much! I will show her this. I have tried to follow a car and am nowhere near as good. Wish I had those kid reflexes again...lol.

[@vsci79]

Excellent video and well done! I can appreciate your effort in putting this comparison together. Subscribed!

[@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC]

Thanks...good things to come this spring if you like vintage stuff!

[@choke666]

YOU ROCK BRO! MY DAUGHTER IS RITE THER BY MY SIDE 2. FAMILIES THAT RC TOGETHER, STICK TOGETHER! AWESOME VIDEO.

[@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC]

That's awesome! Agree!

[@craignewell8216]

I remember one called the ‘big wig’ nice looking car also loved the hornet

[@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC]

I have a Bigwig...Iconic Tamiya car! Been busy with work... but going to do my best to get some new content in before winter. Would love to do a 4wd shootout for sure!

[@ShenRC]

😁👍Yea but the hornet looks much better than the frog 😜... never liked the frog like you said it broke down a lot back in the day. 👍Nice video

[@jamestkirk8687]

Well done to the camera girl proper job 👍 And good video loved my hornet till it totally broke it’s back then lunchbox time but not the same.

[@mcsdk1128]

Well done! I love your channel

[@timpriddy349]

I broke A-arms nubs on The Hornet about every weekend....aluminum would have helped....the wing was junk after you rolled it over a few times........and the rear end bounce too.....but yes I loved it...now restoring an RC 10ce I got for 10 dollars