Tamiya DT-02 Custom Sand Viper...

[@rlake349]

I have a Sand Viper and it’s the only Tamiya I own that’s not vintage. It’s a very simple design, guess that’s why I like it.

[@mattridge5986]

Very good job very well done. Nice 1 Glen

[@TAMIYALegends]

Matt Ridge Lovely thanks Matt 😊👊🏻

[@sneetch1369]

My only RC car is sand viper dto2 in banana yellow. 12 years old n doing fine. Used a few sets of rear tyres. Still original fronts. Always wanted the frog when I was a kid!.

[@TAMIYALegends]

sneetch1369 I think the DT-02 is one of the best Tamiya chassis’s to date my friend 🤩👊🏻

[@rcaficionado]

The finished car looks awesome. Really like the decals and driver figure. Very nice job!

[@TAMIYALegends]

rcaficionado Excellent thanks for your lovely feedback my friend 😊👊🏻

[@Bigfurry1975]

Proper job mate!

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Steve Brynan Thanks Steve 😊👊🏻

[@Nick-Antoniou]

Great job well done 👍🏻

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Nick Antoniou Thanks Nick 😊👊🏻

[@gigglehurtz3167]

bought a re re holiday buggy cuz it was dirt cheap, wasnt expecting much. When i started putting it together i was pleasantly surprised how good the dt02 chassis is.

[@darrengrimmer8541]

Really like it Glen!!!. That DTO2 chassis is great to play around with. I like the shocks I think I will get a set of them for the holiday buggy👍👍👍

[@TAMIYALegends]

Darren Grimmer Excellent 😍 I did have to change the front springs to softer ones to improve the steering, but apart from that it ran super sweet 😊 Thanks for watching Darren 👊🏻

[@AZAce1064]

Tamiya has changed a lot over the years When I was a teen in 1986 I built and upgraded nearly everything. I had aluminum two piece wheels, titanium frame, adjustable gas shocks and all the linkages where aluminum etc, etc. I haven’t had one in 25 years do they still make metal aftermarket parts for those buggies?

[@aviano72]

It looks great! The Sand Viper DT-02 is such a great affordable car for beginners.

[@TAMIYALegends]

aviano72 Thanks buddy 😎

[@NewstalgiaRC]

After looking around, I think I'm going to get a Sand Viper for my son to build for his 1st kit that he'll truly do on his own. He'll be 10 next year and until now, he's just been watching me build and run RCs. I really would like him to get into it himself. I'll even get him his own Tamiya tool kit. I was going to get a GH2 or a Hornet, but those are just for me and my Tamiya experience; this one will be his Tamiya memories for years to come.

[@TAMIYALegends]

Big Apple UB That’s so cool my friend, it’s a special moment for us watching our kids get involved with this great hobby 🤩👊🏻

[@NordicRC]

Looks stunning, my friend. Love the driver and the wing. Yeah, perfect! Win! Think I saw this DT weeks ago?

[@NordicRC]

And yeah, the Viper and Gator are the top tuned DT-02’s (Well, apart from the MS)

[@TAMIYALegends]

Nordic RC Visions Thanks for watching my friend 😊👊🏻

[@MikeTheBike58]

Looks fantastic mate.

[@larryJ]

I just got a sand viper and am yet to build it. this video gave me some great ideas and you've earned a subscriber

[@TAMIYALegends]

Hey 👋🏻 Fantastic welcome to the channel my friend 🤩👊🏻

[@jamesnobody1338]

Looks great! Nice job 👍

[@TAMIYALegends]

James Nobody13 Thanks James 😊👊🏻

[@RCHobbyShed]

Clean looking buggy. Looks great! 👌

[@TAMIYALegends]

RC Hobby Shed Thanks buddy 😊👊🏻

[@TheTruthHz]

I've found that taking a photocopy of the decals, and cutting those out instead, allows you to mess around with variaitions until your heart is content. Absloutely love that decal set. I'm already looking for one.

[@TAMIYALegends]

Talos242 Excellent thanks for watching buddy 🤩👊🏻

[@TheTruthHz]

@@TAMIYALegends Thanks for making these. 👍 Btw if it was me, I'd make use of the large orange sweeps and overlay them on the pink so they match the central ones. Btw btw the DN-01 is the Zahhak. Just received mine so very excited to find I can use this shell on that too.🤯 I've got a lovely orange one that I did to replace the Neo Falcon body and wing. Can't wait to get it built this weekend.

[@davepearce6359]

Bob on build that Glenn. Amazing work with the paint and decals. Love it. 👍🏻😊

[@TAMIYALegends]

Dave Pearce Thanks Dave 😊👊🏻

[@johntesoriero2657]

DT-02 is alot of fun to Build.. I like your TRF Version more (More Color) you should try the TRF only Different Colors

[@coryn1980]

Hello Glenn great video I have just ordered a sand viper but iam not sure what colour to do the body as box art is yellow and not a fan of yellow apart from on the lunchbox any ideas mate would be a big help thanks

[@TAMIYALegends]

coz Google the DT-02 MS car 🤩 Those reproduction decals are available from MCI Racing, stunning looking thing, two colours white and blue, although you’ll probably need to get the same wing to finish it off 🤔🤷🏼‍♂️ Just an idea buddy 👊🏻

[@coryn1980]

@@TAMIYALegends ok mate thank you for your help mate

[@ShenRC]

Looks awesome man! and it's a nice chassis that takes a good beating!!

[@TAMIYALegends]

Shen RC Thanks buddy 😊👊🏻

[@davidturner2365]

Nice !👍

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David Turner Cheers David 😊👊🏻

[@stuartgains]

Nice vid buddy, my old ken block styled dt02 is coming back to me in January so hoping we will have another dt02 event soon to race these fun cars in again

[@TAMIYALegends]

Stuart Gains Hey Stuart 😊 Great to hear from you buddy 👊🏻 Yeah you guys are lucky over there to have all these race meetings and obviously the revival, nothing like that over here 😞

[@MarkBryanRC]

Great video, Glenn! Loving the DT02, and I certainly have had a lot of fun with my Sand Viper. The driver was a great call, I think all Tamiyas look better with a driver installed. You are gonna enjoy running this one my friend! :))

[@TAMIYALegends]

Mark Bryan RC Thanks Mark 😊👊🏻

[@GTMatukka]

Hello Glenn! How's things in Canada? Are you going to do more DT-02 videos and other DT-02 Tamiyas? Would love to see. 🙂

[@TAMIYALegends]

Cosmo 1:35 Very cold 🥶🥶🥶 Yeah I’d like to do another one, I absolutely love the DT-02 chassis 🤩🤩🤩

[@GTMatukka]

@@TAMIYALegends All the snow has melt here in Finland but up north in Lapland there's snow. Enjoy the freeze :)

[@milosrcernycerny5537]

Hi Glenn, I would change stickers on the roof, left for right and right for left. Because that black line will match better with black line in wing. But otherwise its perfect. I like it white with white shocks (nice detail) and with driver. This buggy is cheap and suitable for custom painting, I must buy one. Thanks for idea.

[@TAMIYALegends]

MilosRCerny Černý Yeah that’s a great point my friend 👊🏻 Thanks for watching buddy 😊

[@ridgeahmed3088]

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[@warwickeioncampbell4737]

I have just finished assembling a DT03. I had spare ball bearings. Deciding on how to paint the racing fighter body

[@TAMIYALegends]

Warwick Eion Campbell Excellent thanks for watching buddy 😊👊🏻

[@andysmith5152]

looks ace mate, ive a holiday buggy on same chassis, love it

[@TAMIYALegends]

Andy Smith Thanks Andy, great car I’m definitely on the lookout for another one 😊👊🏻

[@mitymike]

Stick the last red and orange decals between the two pink ones down the body sides. she will look perfect 👍

[@TAMIYALegends]

mitymike 1996 Thanks for watching buddy 😊💨

[@leehurst6922]

DB01 is the zahhak. Awesome

[@GTMatukka]

What DF-03 wing is that exactly? Dark Impact? Part number?

[@TAMIYALegends]

Cosmo 1:35 Yes buddy it’s the Dark Impact wing, just been looking but can’t see a part number for the wing 🤔🤷🏼‍♂️

[@GTMatukka]

@@TAMIYALegends Yeah, same here. There's the DF-03/TRF/DB-01/DB-02 etc also but.. it's the racing one and it's kinda bland as you already know. I have it on my DB-01. I like the Astute one 😋

[@gregoryeskridge1899]

I like it good job

[@djleighl]

How do you mask like that and cut the masking tape with out cutting the shell?

[@TAMIYALegends]

Leigh Love I always use a really sharp blade, you really don’t need to press very hard to trim the masking. Thanks for watching buddy 👊🏻

[@coryn1980]

Hello Glenn need some help building my dt02 got to the front steering and the servo head is hitting the top plate and I have put the servo in the right way round mate I have no clue what's wrong

[@TAMIYALegends]

coz Can you email some pictures to [e-mail]

[@coryn1980]

@@TAMIYALegends I have sorted it mate I had the servo posts the wrong way round I am a dick head lol its bin a long day

[@anfivius9309]

cool ‼︎

[@TAMIYALegends]

anfivius Thanks man 😊👊🏻

[@RetroWolf13]

New to the channel subbed up I used to love this models as a kid and still do I think I might have to get one

[@TAMIYALegends]

retro wolf 13 That’s awesome my friend thank you 😊. You’ll like my Blackfoot running video tomorrow then 😊👊🏻

[@RetroWolf13]

@@TAMIYALegends awesome can't wait buddy

[@chrisstitt6234]

You are the master 👊👍

[@TAMIYALegends]

Chris Stitt Lol 😂 Don’t know about that Chris 🤓 Thanks for watching buddy 👊🏻

[@beetlebailey9510]

Nice job Glenn 👍 looking forward to a 2wd run video .. brushless?

[@TAMIYALegends]

beetlebailey No I actually went for the RZ 23t on 2s on the gravel 😊 Thanks for watching buddy 👊🏻

[@stephenstott5898]

Hi Glenn, I think the wing mounts look like eyes and together with the sticker looks like the head of a Japanese cartoon character. Steve MCR UK.

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Stephen Stott Lol 😂 you’re right Stephen, I’d not noticed that 😂👊🏻

[@jessicalatex2539]

I just had a thought with the stickers.. that most likely in future using some see thru tracing paper.. to map the body and this see where the stickers could sit as well as like in this case with the big vs the small sticker you had to choose from for the front of the body .. The driver head my thought was using a belt sander to remove the base of the body (thats if have access to one..)

[@TAMIYALegends]

Jessica Latex Fantastic feedback thanks for that my friend 😊👊🏻

[@tonyh5068]

What wheels are those?

[@skagerstrom]

Sweet! Made me remember that I hadn't cleaned my Kumamon Buggy since the last drive this summer :P It's such a fun car. Probably a bit different to this one though :P

[@TAMIYALegends]

Roger Skagerström Excellent 😎 I’m posting the running video tomorrow Roger 😊🚗💨💨

[@skagerstrom]

@@TAMIYALegends Looking forward to it! :p I have so many subscriptions that I'm always one week behind though haha :P But I'll get to it ;)

[@gimmefuel7268]

Hiya Glenn !!!

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Anthony Church Hi buddy 😊👊🏻

[@BasBoyRC]

Looking good, but marker pens are fine I use them as well.

[@TAMIYALegends]

Bas Boy RC So much easier than a brush for me buddy, I have to say my painting skills aren’t improving with my age 😂👊🏻

[@BasBoyRC]

@@TAMIYALegends I find i'm the same now. But masking tape and Sharpie does not bleed and did that on the side of the Scooby van.

[@bamboozledbob3298]

The DN-01 is a cheaper version of the trf201, without the alloy shocks or suspension mounts. Good value, the body (Zahhak) isn't exactly a looker though.

[@TAMIYALegends]

Bamboozled Bob Yeah that shell isn’t the best for me lol 😬 Thanks for watching buddy 👊🏻

[@GTMatukka]

@@TAMIYALegends I might get one 🤤 along with DT-03 Racing Fighter.. I have plans for the DT-03 😋

[@TAMIYALegends]

Cosmo 1:35 Excellent 😍😍😍

[@GTMatukka]

@@TAMIYALegends How's the weather in Canada? Here in Finland it has been snowing but it has changed to rain atm. I was driving my CR-01 and had to quit because it rained so much. Now i'm sipping sum 8 YO Whisky and watching RC videos 😊

[@TAMIYALegends]

Cosmo 1:35 Haven’t had the snow yet, but the temp is now -0 degrees during the day 🥶🥶🥶

[@GTMatukka]

Btw, i suggest to get a carbon front shock tower brace to support the towers. Or if you go cheaper way you can use thread shaft also.

[@TAMIYALegends]

Cosmo 1:35 Yeah I’ve seen lot’s of guys do that brace 😊👊🏻 Thanks for the heads up buddy

[@GTMatukka]

@@TAMIYALegends I installed a ball diff to the other SV. Goes very well with a 15T Orion Method.

[@leehurst6922]

Glenn we have got a sand viper body dressed up as an astute and it looks awesome. I can send a pic on messenger for you to have a look at

[@TAMIYALegends]

Lee Hurst Wow that sounds cool 😎 Yes please do Lee 👊🏻

[@leehurst6922]

@@TAMIYALegends do it tonight for you

[@bradkalman2353]

It is called the zahhak the DN 01 you need to get there free catalog for RCS call them 1-800 Tamiya. The DN 01 is in the 2017-2018 ones and the2019 ones are out the catalogs have volume 1 and volume 2 they come out with 2 a year. Please look into it for your self Glenn.

[@jamescunliffe9872]

In theory you could get the other wing at the right angle with a door wedge piece of plastic premounted to the tower with additional holes to bolt the wing on and two more bolts to fix it on?lol

[@TAMIYALegends]

James Cunliffe Yeah I just think the shape of it isn’t quite as good 🤔 Thanks for watching James 👊🏻

[@richwrag3308]

I'm sure the zahak was on the DN01 chassis. It's been a while so can't say 100 %

[@rcrallymatty]

Basically the DN-01 is like the base model of the TRF201.

[@58slugbug]

Yep put driver in after a gentle trim ;)

[@TAMIYALegends]

58slugbug Yeah it was a bit rough wasn’t it 😬 Thanks for watching buddy 👊🏻

[@58slugbug]

@@TAMIYALegends Not a problem cheers for the video. Glad you put a bit more colour on the driver too looks good.

[@jodyblackwell9012]

It's your car do it like you want it don't worry about how anyone else thinks they didn't pay for it you did.

[@TAMIYALegends]

Jody Blackwell Very true Jody 👊🏻 Thanks for watching buddy

[@GSXRflykiller]

You could try it with Pink wheels.

[@bradkalman2353]

Did you get those shocks from the dark impact?

[@TAMIYALegends]

Brad Kalman Yes I did buddy 👊🏻

[@bradkalman2353]

What do you think the next 100 vintage tamiyas will be?

[@TAMIYALegends]

Brad Kalman Don’t know Brad, but it’s a great question 🤔👊🏻

[@Elios0000]

needs pink wheels

[@TAMIYALegends]

Elios0000 Yes that would finish it 😍👊🏻

[@jamescunliffe9872]

Front end before looked to sloppy,half the suspension travel was taken up with it just sitting in sag,also it appeared to have zero damping so the front!??now it should corner like it's on rails!!

[@bradkalman2353]

The pink ghost should be it's nickname.

[@TAMIYALegends]

Brad Kalman Love it Brad 😍👊🏻

[@bradkalman2353]

I think you should bring that decal down further on the front.

[@bradkalman2353]

You should do a box art desert gator.

[@bradkalman2353]

I prefer the bottom hinge of the shock should stay white.

[@philmoffett366]

The dn01 is the chassis that zannak (i think that's how its spelt) 2wd thing is on

[@TAMIYALegends]

Phil Moffett Yeah I’ve not seen many of those about Phil, hopefully get hold of one at some point in the future. Thanks for watching buddy 😊👊🏻

[@bradkalman2353]

The driver should be a little further back.