This is Why YOU Love Tamiya!

[@Hillbillypunk]

How can that f150 be from 1979? Ford trucks didn't even look like that until the 80's. Look at a '79 Ford truck vs an '80, and you see what I mean. A '79 is what's on a Traxxas high trail. Just sayin.

[@TomleyRC]

You are absolutely correct... it was released in 1981. It was the Sand Scorcher & Rough Rider that were 1979. Thumbnail changed.

[@s1rconstantine]

Hello there good sir. May I ask for some RC shops in Northampton area? I'm visiting my brother next week and I was wondering if there's a good place around there to pick up some parts for my cara back at home? Much obliged​@@TomleyRC

[@bluckfox]

great video tomleya rc

[@markbishop4774]

I’m 55 now, my first Tamiya was a SRB Ranger in’83, the joy of charging for 15 hours for 8? minutes of running with the NiCd hump pack. Happy days 😎

[@cutterbacon]

30 minutes i believe. Not bad for the 80s.

[@gogotrololo]

I'm a Tamiya fanboy, and I have no trouble letting people tell me why we love Tamiyas. There's a real sense of community in it :) We know they suck, but we love what they represent, and the machine spirit in each and every kit

[@cutterbacon]

Suck? are you deluded?

[@TomleyRC]

I mean if you compare them to an RTR of today’s standards then they are certainly not on the same level…. but that’s not what Tamiya is about

[@SR-kv1ic]

The most pleasure you get is from the build in my opinion. Love it.

[@uroprop]

its a nostalgic thing now..first rc cars have a special place

[@michaelrizzo8994]

Tamiya is more about being closer to scale realism instead of 3 digit speed runs or bashing. I wouldn't say they suck. They do break easy.

[@mdtooch]

You and I share the same story. I myself am 56 and had the Frog. Now I share the hobby with my daughter. Who maybe because of my love of rc ,3d printing and Curiosity and building. She is now going to school for Mechatronics. I thank you for your Chanel. I may be across the pond in America. Nice to see we are all kids at heart.

[@ufcfan3940]

The frog was the best I had the fox

[@TomleyRC]

Awesome to hear she has an interest in engineering. Not enough females in that industry 👌

[@mdtooch]

But it's been her passion since she was young and robot wars locked her in

[@StognaBolognaFPV]

I didn't get into RC until I was 29 years old just a few years ago. One of my first cars was a Tamiya tt02 with the mustang gt4 body. I felt so proud of myself when it was finished. I remember just sitting there looking at it in awe thinking "I built that myself". I'll have a love for these "cheap beginner kits" for the rest of my life

[@dangerpainter]

Also, I remember the absolute joy upgrading from a 360 motor to a 540 motor!!!!!

[@chrisprice6405]

And that stuff you sprayed into motor to supposedly speed it up........not sure if it worked or not though!

[@MrGoat73]

@@chrisprice6405 We learned that we could get more RPM out of the basic 540 motors by cutting the tabs on the can, turning it & changing the timing! Maybe it was a picture of the Technigold motor with its timing marks that alerted us!

[@reubroper1427]

as a kid I somehow scored a hornet with a unusual set up, was a kyosho 480 gold with a massive old elec speed control, it had the turnable end like you mention, after that we used to do the same as you with the stock motors

[@MrGoat73]

@@reubroper1427 Great to hear stories & experiences similar to ours. Obviously no internet back then so it was all word of mouth & reading magazines!

[@peterjedlicka8523]

The original Hornet was my first RC Car back in 1987! Tamiya Fanboy for life!

[@JohnDoe-ss8ec]

I think I can watch videos with Tamiyas 24/7 and never get bored ^^

[@Stu_The_Detailer]

The Hornet was my first car, still remember how excited I was to get her built and ready to run, unfortunately it was at Christmas and I didn’t have a battery so had to wait a few days until the shops reopened! This is back in the 80’s! I wasn’t disappointed when she finally hit the road and gravel!! Keep up the great work on the channel 👍🏻

[@TomleyRC]

Yes, it was different back then. Can you imagine kids having to charge a battery over night now!

[@JPSkriP]

Im 44, and always will be a Tamiya lover. My very first Hobby Grade RC was also a Tamiya. I have couple original ones still, and have bought the recent re-release versions of some of them. Still have my Lunchbox, Grasshopper and my shelf queen JUGGERNAUT!!!. Im hoping they do a re-release of the juggernaut. Tamiya had me hooked from my first one which was the Stadium Blitzer back in the early 90s. Had a Stadium Lightning / Thunder came out late 90s. As of the last decade and half Ive been going through Tamiya's TT-01's, an absolute favorite platform. DId the TL-01 prior to the TT, and man the gears couldnt hang long even with a 10 turn 540. definitely not a 7 Turn. Wow memories. All those hours spending building them and getting finger blisters and blood clots from slipping pliers and pinching fingers from slipping on balljoints. LOL. And Ive always wanted a TR-15. Still looking. HAHAHAH OMG the fast charging NICAD batteries back to back, heating up, running em hot and charging them hotter. Packs lasted a week like that. BAHAHAH!!! I spent majority of the money I saved up from bdays and christmas on batteries mostly till NiMH batteries came out. They lasted longer. I got into Nitro just cuzz of the battery expense, lol. But then, found out u could buy the cells in bulk and solder up your own packs. Im so glad LIPO technology came out and blessed us now days.

[@mswilladsen]

Had my first Tamiya when I was born in '85, a Grasshopper. Build it with my dad when I was around 8 years or so. Drove a lot of RC until my mid teens, but the memory of that first one always stuck with me. This year, I'm 39 now, I got myself a new one and fittet a Sports Tuned motor with appropriate pinion, Quickrun 1060, 2S LiPos, oiled shocks, good bearings and paired it with a FS-GT3C. And, I still love it.

[@Rob_NABS]

Happy days! I've been at it since I was 11, saved up pocket money for a Sand Scorcher and loved it. My Brother have the Hornet. Many memories made. This year I even made my own full kits of an icon, based on Tamiya chassis, 100 of them. A challenge and and a great satisfaction. Now I'm a Tamiya dealer and custom parts maker. If only that 11 year old me could see. :)

[@Chekin6swreckinloofas]

Some folks are negative on tamiya. I stuck a hwing max ten in a TA-08. Solid basically stock build. No gyro, but gps on. I shit my pants well beyond 50mph. It will blow the tires of blipping the throttle. No reason to hate on tamiya.. unreal. Not to mention the xv’s, xm etc. Solid rigs

[@37077]

When I was young, the first hobby grade rc I ran was the hornet, and I was hooked.

[@TomleyRC]

I think a lot of people has the Hornet 👌

[@jvoric]

1:14 the original Tamiya Holiday Buggy was my very first venture into RC in the 80’s! Loved it!

[@TheBusracer]

Me too

[@LukesVintageRC]

I gotta say Tamiya when they put their heart in something it ends up being something special. Thank you Tamiya for giving me some amazing memories. Great vid Tomley with great history of your luv on this amazing company.

[@speeddemon2008]

Im 34, have owned had Hobby grade RCs since I was 6. I never owned a Tamiya until earlier this year, I bought the XV02 Chassis kit. Had lots of fun building it. First RC was a Kyosho stadium truck. Then with my dad we got into Nitro, and I had a Losi XXXNt (Stadium truck). There was a long hiatus in RCs, but buying a Axial SCX10.2 used brought back the desire to get into RCs again.

[@kevtrem341]

I was 10years old. My first proper RC was a Tamiya Grass Hopper 2, built it with my dad on Christmas day, broke it boxing day and repaired it with meccano. Friend of mine had the Monster Bug, and lad along the road had a Monster truck. I still have my Grass Hopper, put a 1080 in it couple months back to run it on the street, massive smile on my face.

[@geetee7154]

Haha, I bought my first Tamiya a Mini, which came as a complete kit with everything inc radio etc., that was from Beatties in Trafford Centre, Manchester, this was December 1994, to put into perspective, I was 36 when purchased & I still do RC today, a kind of born again RC'err 😁

[@TomleyRC]

You’re never too old for a Tamiya!

[@mattdixon6396]

My mate had a Hornet and I had a Frog. We did epic 10 minute tops races after school on the sports oval. The constant repairs and rebuilds as well as the near useless hopups… great times.

[@Weasel8888]

man i love these tamiya videos! all the footage from the tamiya hq/museum was just awesome

[@MarkBryanRC]

I certainly did enjoy that video, Phil! Yeah, great memoroies of Tamiya back in the day and getting started in the hobby. The new Evo looks and runs awesomely well. Wasn't sure at first but now you got me tempted, especially with that BZ motor in the back! 😎👊👍

[@TomleyRC]

Cheers Mark. My first ever Tamiya ‘Stock’ motor. I think it’s a great option if you don’t want to go brushless. It ran nice and cool as well on 2s

[@bacongl]

My first RC was the Tamiya Hornet in 1984. I was 9 and have been in the hobby since. I really want to pick up this Hornet EVO. It fixes several issues that were super annoying about the original kit.

[@TomleyRC]

It’s a great update. They have also strengthened the front towers 👌

[@Solutionsonlypls]

Great video bro. My first Tamiya was Thunder dragon QD. Then I graduated to a Boomerang kit which I bought at 12 years old. That was 1992. Im 44 years old and still love Tamiya’s to this day. I got a collection of 10 cars with beatties bags. My pride and joy are 2 boxed vintage Top force evolution which are built and mint never driven. Keep up the great work Tomley. 😄

[@RandalSaint]

Yup, in my 50’s, born in the seventies, had a Tamiya Falcon, and loved it. I remember. Thanks for the walk down memory lane, and the vocab lesson on how to say, Tamiya. lol

[@neverender158]

Back in the 80's I had a Grasshopper, Audi Quattro Rally and The Frog. I hadn't thought about RC cars since about 1988 and got back into the hobby in 2024. My mind was blown away at all of the advancements in 40 years.

[@TomleyRC]

Yes… things have gone crazy the last few years!

[@n22pdf]

My first buggy was a Hornet, acoms radio, riko charger, 7.2volt hump pack on green crystal.. from Beatties, Birmingham had a blue bag.. when it first came out and getting it for Christmas and building it with my dad 😊❤ good days and memories. I’m 51 now 😊 love Tamiyas still.. Pete 👍👍😃

[@winteronice]

Fighter FX as my first Tamiya! It started a love. It got trown out after 2 decades during 3 consecutive moving homes. It had a 550 tin can and a mechanical 2-speed control with a heatsink. Later it had a 25.000 RPM F1 motor in it.

[@biaggi150]

I have great memories of the late 80s when I was 9, I had a Kyosho Raider and my best mate next door had a Hornet. Great days bashing in the street, only had 1 battery each so waited ages for our NiCd’s to charge and went again. It’ll always be TAM-iya to me too, don’t worry about it! 👍👍👍

[@UKGtrotter2k]

My first Tamiya was a M01 Mini and was luckily enough to purchase a unbuilt one again last year still in the original box with all the hop ups that is sat next to a M02 Fiat Abarth Berliner Corsa that was also still in its original box unbuilt

[@nicksdroid63]

Great video. This year will mark the 38th year that I got into the hobby. It all started with my Hornet. I still have that car today. 7 transmissions, 4 chassis, 3 MSC, 3 motors, 12 sets of tires, etc. I will be getting this 40th and will be putting it next to my original. The second 40th will be going to my 4 year old son..

[@TomleyRC]

Awesome… it’s a really nice update to complement the old one

[@burkeredh]

The two Tamiya models I always wanted as a 1980's kid were the " bigWig" and the "Boomerang" !! loving the channel, keep up the great work 👍

[@Yetiboy_FCTT]

I got my first RC kit for Christmas 1980, was the original Holiday Buggy that I ended up building after Christmas lunch, and was driving it on boxing day 😊 It became my career from 1988 to 2000 when I joined Beatties at the young age of 19. I ended up building the cars for the Christmas catalogues too.

[@isquish]

I was so hoping they'd re-released the Ford Ranger when I saw the thumbnail. My Mum and Dad bought me a Falcon. I've loved Tamiya ever since.

[@WinkelManBearPig]

My earliest memories of R/C cars were the corded New Bright models you would see at Christmas time. I kept asking for R/C cars, and eventually got a Tyco Scorcher 6x6 and drove it until the wheels broke off literally. As a high schooler I still kept asking for R/C cars for gifts and my father eventually relented and got me one of the early RTR Traxxas Rustler with the mechanical speed controller, and I still have this car to this day. I love the old RAM style bodies!

[@disciplinerc]

Seeing 2 of you made my day ❤❤🥰🥰

[@kingjam6433]

The other blokes bit if a ball bag though...

[@disciplinerc]

@@kingjam6433 😂😂

[@davehughes2687]

I love the tree connection with tamiya.... I've been climbing and cutting trees for the past 28 years... great video too...

[@MapleNachiman]

Fell in love with Tamiya as a kid running those mini 4WD back in the 90s at the local hobby shop.

[@AllInRc1971]

I've been busy building 80 or so Nitros, I have quite a few Tamiya kits to build. Always have a place in my heart for those things.

[@pes6616]

I had a Super Sabre. Built it when I was 10. Loved it.

[@onearmedbandit_nz]

This clip put a very nostalgic smile on my face. I've only just got back into the hobby now with a Kyosho MP10 Nitro but I started as a child in the mid 80's with a Tamiya HotShot. Thanks to my dad I updated it with better shocks, a 540 Tamiya kit motor and full ball bearing kit. Had the 15min quick charger which I ended up melting haha. Sub earned!

[@TomleyRC]

Haha cheers dude. It took me a while to try and get the voice over to sound similar to the 80’s ones

[@billbenedict4664]

I love a good nostalgia video! This brings me back to the early 80's when I was 13ish and pouring over RC catalogs to decide on "the best" RC car I could ask for and keep the whole package as cheap as I could. I researched the hell out of those things, and the Hornet, while looking cool, was out of the running straight away for that solid rear axle and motor mounted on it. I'm glad to see they did a redesign and gave the hornet a decent suspension. In the end I chose the Rough Rider and had a blast with that car for a year or two before getting an RC-10 for my 15th birthday and going racing.

[@jcbever1511]

My first Tamiya was a Rough Rider that I bought around '83 when I was in college. After adding some hop-up parts (Kyosho shocks, Thorpe differential, Aluminum pan, etc.), I started racing it at a local RC track. One of the very first races I remember had Tamiya Grasshoppers, Hornets, and Frogs running around the track. My highly modified Rough Rider won or placed in 2 or 3 races. Then Associated came out with the RC10 and it was history for my Rough Rider. Never won a race again, and I ended up getting a Frog which was not competitive against the RC10, but did allow me to race in something like a "fun" class without having to spend a lot of money (which I didn't have at the time).

[@speckledjim_]

Nothing better than a touch of wistful nostalgia and misty eyed Mills and Boonery

[@budmcfly3311]

Totally they take me back to my best times, being a child had a manta ray growing up in Kenya. Now as a middle aged kid my collection exceeds 55 models..love em

[@Badboyrich1982]

The nostalgia:) I had hornet, grasshopper, bigwig, midnight pumpkin, hours of fun. Still love rc cars now. My dad is fanatical about rc planes, but I always liked the cars :)

[@whatugonnadu]

I have been restoring my original Fox. I have been doing my best to use new old stock parts. In the process of getting the parts and items I need, I now have enough parts to build multiple buggies. I have one that's modern with brushless and carbon Fibre chassis that does wheelies!

[@keithpowell4664]

One of the best videos you have ever put out Phil! Really enjoyed that! Would love more Tamiya content from you (and Gav tbh) now Glenn at Tamiya Legends isnt so active. Great video and lovely to hear a nostalgic story

[@jeremyleblanc2923]

I love the editing and style of this video! Definitely feels like you’ve put a good amount of care into this video!

[@MrGoat73]

I definitely love the odd video of KZbinrs doing content about Tamiyas (old & new) so thanks for this one Phil, excellent stuff! I recently got back into RC cars with a TT-02 Impreza. It was great to be back into it but did not quite hit the spot. The full Tamiya experience HAS to be the classic huge box with beautiful painted art, bubble packed tech bits on show & the classic buggy styling! And of course, getting a set of bearings as an extra to substitute the plastic kit bushes...... I feel an Avante or BBX landing soon (no bearings to buy though 😜)

[@paulrobinson9355]

❤Wow now that's what I call content!! My first Tamiya was a Grasshopper and then I progressed to a Striker, a Monster Beetle and my beloved Hotshot 2 and I'm so thankfully for Tamiya issuing the re.re if the Hotshot 2 so much so I now own 4 ❤ I only hope one day to own a Striker or Sonic Fighter once again! Thanks for this video! 🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@Monkeymike68918]

I started with a rc10t, that my uncle have me. He switched to rc airboats and gave me the truck. 30 years later, I'm still a huge fan of RC

[@SXFoxstar]

My first car as a child was a Taiyo Mini Hopper shortly followed by a Tamiya original Monster beetle and I loved it. Been looking (after getting back into the hobby a few years ago) at doing my first build and have my eye on the Escort Mk2

[@Acknockout1]

Bro just wanted to tell you, and not kissing anyone's ass, but I really think you are doing exactly what you were meant to do in life. For real. I feel the love you have for rc. For someone that loves the hobby, I need to be able to trust a person that has not only the knowledge but that can be completely honest about the product . There is so many people that do these types of videos but you really stand out from the others. But you do a really good job in editing and putting your videos together ,very entertaining, funny , and knowledgeable. So thank you bro. Keep doing what you do

[@Davivd2]

I grew up in California playing with RC's in the 90's. My experience was pretty different. We had one hobby shop in our town and they had a few Tamiya's but nobody bought them. Losi, Traxxas, and Team Associated were the popular brands. Losi in particular. JRX Pro's and LXT's were killing it when they came out. Tamiya's at the time didn't have a lot of interchangeable parts. My friend had a Grasshopper 2. No oil shocks. I remember when we dinged part of the front suspension and the car was just cooked because it wasn't replaceable. I'm kind of shocked that people loved these so much.

[@nervecentral]

The Monster Beetle was my first “real” RC car at maybe 11 or 12. I got it because it had oil-filled shocks. I upgraded the motor and battery. I vividly remember building it. It was so fast and I loved it dearly.

[@slowstang88]

I bought a TT01 with a Subaru Impreza WRC body from a junkyard in northern Japan. I guess someone left it on a vehicle that was sold to them. It was complete including battery and transmitter. It came with street tires and i lifted it slightly and put knobby tires on it, put a Reedy 540 mod motor on it and a dynamite NIMH pack. Talk about a blast! Wish i still had it

[@PetersRC]

Building a Hornet at 10 years old in 1985 as my first hobby grade RC was the best experience!

[@alxgu198]

I still have my Manta Ray in the garage, in it’s Beatties bag! 😂🤣

[@TomleyRC]

Memories 🤘

[@alexdolling]

Richard Konstam is synonymous with Tamiya in the UK - my dad worked next to their offices in Hemel and got my Thunder Dragon from a ‘mate’

[@PaulTurner24]

I remember the 1st Tamiya I saw was the sand scorcher. Was in 5th or 6th grade in 1980. Friend got one for birthday. And the school yard was pea gravel snd the rooster tails where awesome!!!

[@nitzerebbhead]

I had an original Hornet as a kid. I upgraded it with bearings. Those studded tires were burned off really quickly. I had a blast with it. I had to use a piece of aluminum I made from a soda can to keep the battery compartment closed as the cover would fly off all the time. I really lusted after some of the AWD vehicles like the the HotShot back then, but the Hornet ended up being my only hobby grade RC car. Finding girls as a young man put a damper on the RC hobby.

[@TheMoonman1952]

Brilliant video. I had a tamiya hornet for my for rc when I was 9..... I still have it too.... but it sits with approx 60 more vintage tamiya in my collection. Love your content. Always great watch! Cheers Bruce Swallow New Zealand

[@agathodemonic]

I lived in Hemel Hempstead through the 1980s and 90s and remember visiting the RIKO shops and warehouse getting parts for my Falcon and dreaming of one day owning an Avante.

[@TomleyRC]

Things were much cooler back then I think

[@agathodemonic]

@TomleyRC Yeah, definitely. My friends and I also bought the Tamiya Jr.'s from there. I looked online recently for a Falcon Jr. and couldn't believe what they wanted for it. I wish that I'd kept mine.

[@mattytarrant1717]

I have never owned one but I have seen many over the years. the history behind Tamiya rc is so cool I used to see them in old hobby shops as a kid Maybe one day I’ll get one

[@SionCorn]

OMG, I nearly fell off my chair when I saw your T-shirt at 2:45 because I had the exact same one. I did have a different Tamiya though - I had the 'Grasshopper'. Keep up the good work 👍

[@powersmodelgarage]

My first RC was a Tamiya Frog in the mid/late 80s. Loved that car and ran it until the wheels literally fell off. Because as a child of the 80s, cars had to take big jumps. I got the ReRe a couple years ago. Still my favorite.

[@andersmalmgren6528]

Im 44 years old, the Hornet was my first proper RC. Good times

[@anthonyrawsthorne656]

My first was a Frog! (mainly as someone else had ths Hornet, and i didnt want to get the same)... The endless video loop, of them bashing (?) in the dunes got me hooked 😁 Glad to see they're improving on the basic design, just could do with a slipper......

[@s737500]

I miss the old Tamiya catalogs. My local hobbyshop had these and I was able to browse them and see all the rc models, and all the setup tips pages. New catalog each year with fantastic pictures. Premium stuff. I just bought the Celica tt02 yesterday , and have ordered some castorl decals for the rally version and other bits :-)

[@rcjunior888]

I can definitely relate to what you loved. Started loving RC Cars at 9. Had my First Traxxas at 10. 15 now, And I’m still loving the hobby as a teen! ❤ RC Cars for life!

[@G.M..]

I just bought a comical hornet, and it's so much fun to ride. A small 3300kv brushless, 2s Lipo, 20t pinion and that's enough to keep you smiling for 30 minutes

[@GoWstingray]

The unmistakable sound of the Hornets tyres on tarmac, they have a certain bass sound to them. The Hornet was the first what I called real radio controlled car I was introduced to when my brother told me that sisters friends older brother was driving it on the street round the corner. We both rushed out to see this spectacle, waiting for his next drive for what seemed like an eternity, he emerged and set it down the street, that tyre sound was what I remember and that car seemed rapid!

[@landscapingspecialist]

Yeah good ol Tamiya! Around the same time you traded your gameboy, I had gotten my first hobby grade RC for Christmas. Was a Tamiya Super Blackfoot. And I was one of the coolest kids in the neighborhood! Man I miss those days.

[@markrusk2870]

So fun thanks for sharing. I had many Tamiya but got away when associated and others were building more performance . Recently found an old Futaba FX10…grasshopper knock off and it made me sad that I got rid of all my Tamiya. Time to start paying big buck to get all my old stuff back. Keep up the great vids

[@rodneysrcgarage2512]

Been one of my favourite of your videos Anything tamiya is always a good watch

[@rrrccc1571]

Very enjoyable watch. Made sure I waited to watch this longer video when I could relax and watch it all in one go without distractions

[@tonycruz2296]

When I joined the Air Force back in 84, my first duty station was Okinawa,JA. I purchased my first RC in early 86 and it was the Bruiser. Now I used drive a fully decked out 1980 Toyota 4x4 so that was my passion at the time. The price for Tamiya kits (in yen)used to be on each box on the side just below the Tamiya logo from the factory. If I remember right the Bruiser was listed for 39000 yen and the exchange rate in Japan was awesome back then…it was around 240-245 yen/dollar so yeah…I bought it for around $163. I kept the truck until 2021 when I moved back overseas and needed to downsize. I should’ve bought a few more but my focus was rc racing so I moved on with Kyosho as their kits were more competitive. Tamiya kits have their place an are fun to start off on.

[@RCDriftTok]

Really cool video! I had my first Tamiya in a beatties bag like that. It was a Mad bull.

[@vijagamer]

i know you keep apologizing for giving us history but i am thoroughly enjoying the history lessons.

[@chriswhite5843]

Still got my M01 Mini and TA03R-S GT1 911 as well as the RIKO fast charger. Brings back memories.

[@fedu5212]

i still have my first clod buster from 1982 and my grasshopper...I still love them

[@BrettB-n1s]

I got into “real” rc’s in my 20’s when I could finally afford it. The Tamiya Wild Dagger was my first real rc. The hobby shop convinced me to splurge for the cutting edge FM radio!

[@mtsmasher1]

My first rc was the tamiya hornet and it came a beatties hornet bag. I have restored a original hornet with new old stock and vintage decals. I also have original thundershot and a thuder dragon . I have restored those cars and enjoyed doing it. 😊

[@schon74]

Turned 50 this year ,got the tamiya bug about age 14 in 88 with a grasshopper ,got about 25 tamiyas today lol all time fave is the escort cosworth pilot ❤

[@essexboydave]

A trip down memory lane My first tamiya was a second hand Subaru bratt that got me into the hobby And I bought the re-release version a few years ago (which I’ve not get round to building yet) but I still like them

[@Adam.iam1144]

Beatties!! Loved that store, they had toys you could play with n the Nintendo console we'd wait hours in turn to play.. Them were the days!!

[@cutterbacon]

Totally awesome shop that and stockton modeller.

[@TomleyRC]

Yes indeed… those were the days 👌

[@wolfenher6937]

I started getting into the Rc hobby since 2013 when I was 16 years old. My very first Rc was the HPI Racing Sprint 2 Flux and it was quite expensive for a very first rc car especially when I was getting into rc 11 years ago. I feel like I made a mistake the time when I was 16-17 years old cause I remember Tamiya was there and I remember they were cheap, but there was one problem I had with them. They were meant to be kits only and you have to built them on your own. I didn’t have that skill to built one and I didn’t have anyone who knew how to built an rc car. I was more into RTRs at the time cause it was much easier to setup and just drive it around for fun. 11 years later for me at the age of 27, I bought myself a Group C Mercedes-Benz C11 Group C that came out 2 years ago as a pre released and I tried to built it myself. I was happy and excited and I now realized how much fun is building a Tamiya rc car really is! I ended up buying a TT02 SRX and then bought myself a F104 Pro 2 and started building those. I can’t believe I missed out so much on Tamiya kits and I slept on all of them for 11 years. As me growing older nowadays, I’ll be getting into building Tamiya kits or at least I will try to.

[@playanddisplay3636]

You my friend have a great collection of Tamiya's. Just recently got my first, the forklift kit, which I have put on my twin stick flight radio and abandoned the corded controller it comes with. 33:15 Have one nitpick as a Ford boy, about the Ford truck body. That body style F-series debuted as a 1980 model, which Ford would have had on their lots in late 79. This was a very informative and fun video, thanks for sharing.

[@MikeGray-ct6hb]

One of my earliest and fondest memories is seeing my brother run his Blackfoot around and me being mad because my little toy grade buggy couldn't keep up lol. Think it was actually a Niko of sum sort??? Really making me feel old Phil!

[@mmartian1969]

I still have my Grasshopper from 1987. Unlike that original hornet, the grasshopper rear end had hard mount pivots for the rear end and did not have the sudo-independent rear suspension. I had bought the upgrade kit later and added the sliding pivot mount for mine.

[@stephenpheonix6549]

That was awesome! Thank you. Great nostalgic trip down memory lane too. Most other reviewers also said the Hornet Evo is lacking steering too. Maybe a set of tires on the Scorpion Turbo or Tamiya equivalent would help?

[@anthonystownsend]

My very first rc car that was all mine was a used Tamiya Boomerang i bought with my pocket money from a garage sale. My dad helped me fix it up and replace some of the parts. Eventually had to upgrade it to an ESC after we couldn't buy the mechanical speed controllers anymore.

[@canuckchuck8836]

Nice trip down memory lane! I wish there was more Tamiya support in Canada...

[@daveeagling9372]

It’s like a trip down memory lane. I also remember the Midnight Pumpkin.

[@Ronnie9919]

Brilliant vid! I saved up for a Ford F150 as a kid. Beaties bag; the lot. I was devastated when I realised a full charge only lasted 5 mins. These days my crawler battery lasts me 3 outings and that original F150 would be worth more than my car...

[@robertmckinlay7242]

It's great to see this Hornet Evo build drives as good as it looks.

[@ShenRC]

Nice story about your love for tamiya RC cars! The Hornet EVO is nice but it sure will feel weird driving it seeing it as the hornet but it don't make all that clanky clunking sound when driving it!

[@DREADeric2019]

The lunch box was my first kit, my dad and I built them together. 18 years later and I rebuilt the same one to give my daughter for her 7th bday.

[@beaudidlyno1]

My first memory's of Tamiya is at my local model shop. On a stand in the middle of the shop was a stand with sand and gravel in it with a Sand Rover and I think a Holiday Buggy or perhaps a Rough Rider? But from then on I wanted one....Roll on a few years ,I get a paper round and the saving begins. 1st a Hornet, Then a Falcon...Then I switched to Kyosho with the Mclaren F1 nitro car. Nitro! 10 second refills and yout off again..Brilliant... Fast forward to now, Just bought a ReRe Optima as back when I got the Falcon, which is actually what I really wanted. But Stan the guy who owned the shop, persuaded me that the Kyosho was to complicated. Live long regret sorted 👍...Awesome car ,worth the wait...