Tamiya Terra Scorcher Build Guide Part 2

[@fencenaoghen3569]

Thanks Mark, that was great! I really like this build. And thank you also for all these tricks and tips you give, what a talent! Take care and see you soon, my friend.

[@MarkBryanRC]

Glad you enjoyed it, Alex! We all learn from each other in this fantastic hobby my friend, it's good to share ideas with each other. I hope you are well and not working too hard - see you soon! :)

[@3TRCGarage]

Hi Mark, nice continuation of the build. I liked the aluminum part you fabricated to improve and strengthen a stock part. Customizing is one of the addicting aspects of the RC hobby. Take care!

[@MarkBryanRC]

Cheers, Paul - always great to read you, bro! I agree, finding home-made solutions really adds to the hobby and helps make a car more "yours" if you know what I mean. That's why I love Tamiya kits, it's a journey from the moment you open the box! Thanks again and take care my friend. :)

[@VoidXRC]

Nice Mark always good to be getting parts together no matter how fast or slow

[@MarkBryanRC]

You got that right! Thanks Michael, I always appreciate you watching and commenting. So glad we have this hobby to focus on in these strange times - all the best my friend. :)

[@NordicRC]

Hi Mark! Looking good so far! I just love the blue lower arms. I also think the shape of the knuckle arms is a piece of art (how extremely nerdy of me). And good to see your A5 mod again. What was that name of a tool you cut the aluminium plate with?

[@MarkBryanRC]

Hi Mikael - thanks for watching these long-winded build guides! Well, I am a Tamiya nerd, too - so I agree about the knuckle arms! Oh, I cut the plate with a pair of tin-snips, basically a beefed-up pair of scissors! All the best, mate. :)

[@NordicRC]

Mark Bryan RC Thanks for doing these videos, Mark. Ahh, “tin-snips” was the word I didn’t understand. Thanks again.

[@MarkBryanRC]

@@NordicRC Thanks, i think I need to slow down my speaking, I know I tend to waffle on too fast sometimes! Cheers, my friend! :)

[@NordicRC]

@@MarkBryanRC No not at all. Your pace is just perfect. There's just a few words I don't get right, and only because I've never heard them before in English :-)

[@MarkBryanRC]

Thanks, mate, that's very kind of you! :)

[@seant4369]

Some piece of kit this is lots of goodies in in it! Enjoying this series, as always keep up the good work Mark. I finally got started on my Civic Type R kit, will be watching your videos again on that. Keep safe bro 👍🏻

[@MarkBryanRC]

Awesome, thank you, Sean! Yeah, some trick bits on this one. Ohhh - glad you got the Civic, I know you will be enjoying the build, and wait till the first run, you are gonna be smiling from ear-to-ear! Take care bro! :)

[@Remoteaddicted]

Another enjoyable build session with you! Great build. I really like the chassis but I've got fantastic memories with the Thunder Dragon in the 80s so I probably would get a Thunder Dragon. Stay safe my friend. 👍👍

[@MarkBryanRC]

Thanks again, Charlie! Yeah, I had a lot of fun with my Thunder Dragon too - so I have started to restore my original back to it's former glory - not sure about the paint though, never was a fan of the silver, might see if I can get some metallic gun-metal when paint is easier to get! All the best my friend! :)

[@HaydadRC]

Great part 2 Mark; excellently detailed with great tips!👍😊

[@MarkBryanRC]

Thanks Jeremy! 👍 As I always say, this is a great hobby for sharing our little ideas. Take care and I hope all is well with you and yours my friend. :)

[@paulrussell2029]

Great job Mark. Love the homemade hop up. 👍🏻

[@MarkBryanRC]

Thanks Paul - that's the great thing about this hobby, homemade solutions can be made with a few basic materials and hand tools. All the best my friend 👍

[@robbrennanrc]

Great stuff mate. Brings back memories of our original Thunder Dragon builds, even down to the blue wishbones. Those CVD's are a lot better than the original dog-bones. Hope all is well with you Lou and the kids

[@MarkBryanRC]

Thanks my mate Rob! Yeah, I am going to ressurect my Thunder Dragon after this build as it really brings back the memories, like you say. Maybe you could do the same and we can have a 2 Dragon run just like old times? Anyway, we are all good thanks, hope you are too my mate! :)

[@rcrelatedstuff6092]

Very detailed instructions in this video. Very good and many thanks for taking the time for this. Must take a long time to produce these videos.

[@MarkBryanRC]

Many thanks! Yes it really does take a long time to make these videos, I probably spend more time editing than building - nice to know it's appreciated though. I really appreciate you commenting. All the best from Mark... :)

[@ShenRC]

😁👍Cool! the scale sway bars are always neat looking on rc's! 👍Mark a tip for you on the CVD drives I always use a little thread lock on the grub screws that hold the pins in them because sometimes they can come lose and then the pins can fall out. the tamiya Jell type should be good to use on them because it don't hold as much as normal blue type so you can take it apart easy if needed.

[@MarkBryanRC]

Thanks very much Steve - I really appreciate you taking the time to give me a tip - I'll do that my friend, I have a little of that Gell type threadlock that my friend Rob lent me - I'm sure he won't mind sparing a little bit for those grub screws! All the best my friend! :)

[@TonysRcTechboom]

Yet another awesome Part 2 Build Mate, its getting there Bro.👍 Am looking forward to seeing the next one as always 👍😁👍 your info and Tips even with backing the Screw out before putting it in 😝 is a good Tip👍, Sounds like a dirty Movie 🤣 its always a pleasure to Watch your awesome videos, I enjoyed every minute as always bro 👍😎👍 keep Safe and well 👍🥰👍 BOOOOOM 💥💣💥💣

[@MarkBryanRC]

Cheers my good friend! Glad you liked the tips, it's great to share our ideas that can help in our great hobby! I appreciate you watching such a long video, TBH I'm just glad if you watch some of it and leave a nice comment, as you always do brotha! Thanks again and keep smiling matey! :)

[@theeviloneohyes]

top tip , add a bit of grease on the tip of the threaded turn buckle , when you screw your joint on it fly's on with virtually no effort , your welcome

[@MarkBryanRC]

Nice one Mukka! Yeah, I learned that one but thankfully these (for some reason) were not too tight, unlike the XV01 turn buckles that gave me blisters! All the best matey! :)

[@theeviloneohyes]

@@MarkBryanRC i am thinking about another kit myself but cant make my mind up

[@MarkBryanRC]

You thinking about a kit for racing at the club or messing about in the park? Just curious, mukka! :)

[@theeviloneohyes]

@@MarkBryanRC even that is a hard one to decide ... lol i was looking at the losi baha rey

[@MarkBryanRC]

Now that's a sweet desert truck mate - lovely but expensive, and worth the money with the spec it has

[@lucodeath]

I modded my original A5 part with a copper roofing strap. Still fitted on 30 years later.

[@MarkBryanRC]

Oh yeah, I had to make a new part out of alloy - remember those days when you couldn't just go on the internet and order a new part? :))

[@AdventureTimeRC]

Great build Mark love the body clip thru the axle tip never thought of that those ball ends can be a real pain some times I just won a vintage avante from Ebay it's a project need a some work but I am so excited hope you are having a wonderful week my friend stay safe and best wishes 👊💯😀🤘🏻

[@MarkBryanRC]

Thanks Brent 👍 Wow - an Avante project - how cool is that! I would be excited too! Looking forward to seeing what you do with it. All good here my friend, hope the same and all is good with you. :))

[@stumpycatvm7115]

got mine all together- been lots of fun- have done a bench run and getting some vibration "visible" around the rear suspension arms, and also something of a noice tapping or clicking- I am thinking I might have missed something in one of the gearboxes- I'm going to have to go into the rear gearbox again- Oh well- I'm going to assume this is not normal and proceed, with checking this out.

[@MarkBryanRC]

Yeah, seems like something must be wrong, as I didn't have vibrating or clicking issues. Oh well, at least you will have a lot of experience with the Terra Scorcher gearboxes when you have finished - I hope you find the problem my friend! :)

[@NSRBOY250]

Oh yes part two I am ready for this one bro 👌

[@MarkBryanRC]

Hope you enjoyed it Kirkster! Glad you got here first, it's becoming a (good) habit my friend - bless you! :)

[@NSRBOY250]

This is coming along just nicely mark you have definitely made me want one I like how you even make strong parts for it to nice touch mark and yes I will definitely be here for part 3 bro 👍👍👍

[@MarkBryanRC]

Thanks kirk! 👍 I do think this is a great kit, just worried that it will break, but we will see after the first few runs. Thanks for the kind words as always, look after yourself and the family my friend! :)

[@fonswalma3574]

Very Nice mark, go on👍👍

[@MarkBryanRC]

Thanks Fons! Your comments are always welcome and enjoyed! I will indeed go on, thanks very much my friend 😃

[@PeteWylieRC]

Very nice mate and some top tips as ever. It's odd that in a lot of ways it's a premium kit with all the bits and bobs like the stabiliser bars and then it's got that really weak spot. At least you have invented a work around. I spotted a little mistake that you edited around as that front stabiliser bar was above the upper arm on the right and then as if by magic it was right in the next shot. You see I do pay attention. I've had things like that in my videos and hope there isn't someone like me pointing it out! Anyway looking good so far. I've just had the Dump Truck delivered from Time Tunnel. Still got the Brat hard body to paint so I can finish that and finish the video. Anyway hope all is well with you and yours 😀

[@MarkBryanRC]

Thanks Pete. Hehe - you eagle-eyed chap! Caught me red handed! Yes, I was focusing so much on the side I was doing I didn't notice the other side was in the wrong position, but spent so much time filming and editing that I couldn't face going back and filming it again, just hoped nobody would notice! Well done, and thanks for paying so much attention, I really am thankful of that! Great you got the dump truck, is it the black special edition? I was eyeing that one too, but at 3 cars in 2 months I've hit my limit for a while! All good here mate, slowly working through little (and BIG) jobs in the garden, just 2 more 50ft high trees to chop down to a manageable height! Hope all is good with you too, catch you later matey! :)

[@PeteWylieRC]

@@MarkBryanRC it's so easy to make these little mistakes and usually nobody it watching! I have bought the standard yellow (actually looks more orange) Dump Truck. I have got an awful lot of black RC cars as it's my go to basher colour for lexan shells. Also the black one comes with various chromed plastic parts and I'm always suspicious that it's more brittle than the normal plastic. The bright yellow/orange should be easy to spot from a distance. Sounds like you've got plenty of work in the garden to be getting on with. Luckily for me the garden is mainly Saran's area of expertise. I only really use it for having a bit of a sit down! Anyway we'll all have some nice new toys to play with when the government let's us go out. I wonder if they will change any rules this week. I predict that they will specifically say it's ok to go out and play with RC cars! Fingers crossed 🤞😁

[@MarkBryanRC]

You got that right! At least you were watching so I'm happy about that. I get what you are saying about the black cars, and yeah I think the chrome plastics are very brittle and prone to cracking. I've cut down one of those trees and doing the other today, but it's so much to chop up into manageable pieces. I ache all over from using muscles that have been dormant for years! Hmmm - not sure it's time to lift the lockdown, except the new rule for running RC's of course - we will see matey! :)

[@PeteWylieRC]

@@MarkBryanRC when I said that usually nobody is watching, I meant when you are doing a build on your own without making a video. I didn't mean that nobody is watching your build videos because obviously they are! Anyway I'm getting a bit fed up with editing the Brat build and it isn't attracting big views so I think the next build video will just be a fast forward one like I did with the Racing Fighter. That tree cutting sounds like hard work. Have you got a chain saw? What a palaver. Still, good way to stay fit during lockdown. Yeah I don't think that the lockdown will change very much apart from them specifically saying that you are allowed to take an RC car for a walk as if it was a dog 😀 Somebody on telly was making a good point in that the curve is at different stages in different parts of the country so it's very difficult to have one set of rules for everyone. I guess it would be complicated if there were different rules in different counties. Anyway meantime I'll see what happens with work. Just hoping that they don't take the opportunity to make a few redundancies while business is struggling. We shall see. Anyway another lovely day today. Hope you are having a good one apart from all the hard work 😁

[@MarkBryanRC]

Ahhh - sorry mate - the printed word hides true meaning so many times, it's very difficult sometimes, but thanks, I get your drift! Glad you watched it all anyway my friend! Oh yeah, these build guides are so much work, I don't know why I bother sometimes, but then I get some nice comments and it's all worth it in the end. Stick with it Pete, you are really good at it and the views will come. Yeah, I used a chainsaw and Sh*t myself so resorted to the handsaw! As you say, giving me some much needed exercise. Yeah, it's gonna take a while to sort out this mess before we get to normal - I see you are going back to work - good on ya mate and look after yourself! :))

[@TamiyaRC]

Great kit. Awesome build video! You really go through each step thoroughly, and it is very easy to follow along. I can't wait for Part 3! I liked (on 3 different accounts 🤣😉) Keep up the great work, Mark!

[@MarkBryanRC]

Thanks a bunch Max! You are too kind (or is it 3 kind?!?!?!) I try my best my friend, a bit long I know, but hopefully not too boring! All the best from Mark... :)

[@CarminesRCTipsandTricks]

You know WHY those bloody screw pins??? Because people complained "stop putting SO many C-Clips in the Kits!!" 😖 You can't win! Back to video....

[@CarminesRCTipsandTricks]

THICKER Sway Bar in the REAR?? It's set up for near flat to Oversteer Handling. 👌👍👍

[@CarminesRCTipsandTricks]

Ahhh... Got the Gearboxes and suspension done ✔!!!! I really like that Kit - except for the front Bulkhead! 😖 I believe you've sorted that well though! 👍👍🇬🇧 I see there's some nice hop up bits included, very NICE. I've started on my Unimog last night.... *MISSING AN E CLIP for the Shocks!!!!* 😖😠😠😡 I could only build 3.... Axial is sending a package of clips, but that could be 3-5 DAYS 😭😭 Going smoothly otherwise. Decided that since this may be my LAST chance at a nice Rig.... I've spared no expense - I've fitted a 550 Can, 21T, 5 slot Motor, with MORE Torque than I've ever had!! 😎😁 Cheers 🍻 Mate and take care! Carmine ✈🚂🚙

[@CarminesRCTipsandTricks]

@Small Blue SO MUCH for Legos for the Grandkids then!! 😠

[@MarkBryanRC]

Hi mate! Yeah - crazy idea, replace a great solution with a crap one! You are correct - we really can't win! Thanks for watching bro! :)

[@MarkBryanRC]

Great you got the Unimog - I watched your vid last night but was too tired to comment sensibly, so will watch again today. Very unusual to have parts missing in any kit! Bummer! You'll see me commenting later bro! :)

[@CarminesRCTipsandTricks]

OH DEAR!! The Fire Dragon comes with front and rear DOGBONES!!! 😠😭 I'll want CVDs for at LEAST the front. Problems for another time.....

[@MarkBryanRC]

Oh yes! I must admit that I've had no issues with the dreaded dogbones, but an upgrade would be worthwhile. All the best, mate! :)

[@CarminesRCTipsandTricks]

I thought the Terra Scorcher had CVDs.... I was looking online, two for the front are only $17.00!! 😊 Of course that means nothing to me at the moment, but at least it's not a disheartening figure.

[@thervlogs5109]

Full package, +1 like and +1 red button pushed, hope you return the favor, awesome. Building guide it was a lot of Fun, can’t waif to see more building videos

[@MarkBryanRC]

Thanks! That's very nice of you!

[@ronsmusclecardiecast]

Great video my friend. Love watching the work that goes into the assembly of one of these rigs. Looking good so far.. BTW I do a lot of content on rare diecast muscle cars and trucks maybe you might want to check it out and we can trade subs to help each other out. Thanks for sharing

[@MarkBryanRC]

Cool, thanks for the comment, Ron! Laters! :)

[@ronsmusclecardiecast]

No problem. I am a new subscriber