Everytime i see the big bear, i automatically think of super troopers! Lol "Big bear, he's iron tough, big bear, he's had enough" lmao! My cousin had that truck. He drove that thing everywere!
I remember glaring at The Big Bear high up on the shelf in Hungate's Hobby Shop. I always thought how fun that truck would be to build and bash. Fun factor through the roof!
My friend had one when we were kids. I had the Blackfoot. We used to race em together but I never got to drive his. I won’t drive this one a lot but I’m happy to be the caretaker of such a cool piece of RC history
Thank you Keith.. unfortunately just from running in the yard the stress crack came back on both sides, but ya can’t see it unless you’re looking and it’s not gonna be a daily driver so I’m ok with it .
Thanks Luke. I’m loving it.. sadly the vibration from running brought the cracks back on the rear fenders but I’m not too worried about it as it’s gonna mostly live it’s life on the shelf from now on
Thanks Wade. I hope it lasts another lifetime. Yeah the soldering gun has a trigger to feed it through. I will revisit it in the future but I just couldn’t get it to work well
Delightful restoration fella! So cool seeing such a historical rig up and running again after all those years. Great to see you keeping the original electronics, and that Futaba Attack R was my first ever transmitter..... Still looks great to this day, those things were so well built. Body shell finishes it off a treat. Great work Thad! 👍 👍 👍 👍
Thanks brother.. sadly the cracks came back from the little bit of running I did today, but they’re not noticeable, and I’m gonna put a bit more “re-enforcement ” on the bottom side. Not too worried about it not gonna be a daily runner and hey it’s 38 years old lol
I did run it on the street and it actually handles really well. It’s wide enough to where it doesn’t seem tippy. I posted a short of me running it .. sadly the cracks reappeared after running it just from the vibration. Brittle 38 year old plastic. But it’ll be fine as I’m not gonna run it a lot.
Thanks for watching buddy. I ran a full battery through it yesterday and I gotta say it runs and drives beautifully. But it’s gonna be a show n shelf queen because it’s so rare 😁
Awesome work Thad. For the flat spot try simple green and putting them to a motor that will make them balloon while they are soft. Has worked for me before.
The tires are extremely soft and not dry rotted at all. It’s just sat for 30 years not run.. honestly you don’t notice it when you’re running it really
@@IowaBudgetRCBashers Actually thought that myself while one the tri-pod. Seemed to run great. BTW my fellow Studebaker dude. Got my 55 Studebaker Cab mounted on a 91 Dodge Cummins 5speed 4x4 reg cab chassis recently.
The body looks fantastic, with the tyres what about putting foam inside to make them round again over the hair buns. Shame the soldering iron not that great, I think the tip is a little small for motor wires. I have to say the gearbox sounds very smooth and it runs ok.
Looks great! My buddy had one when I was a kid, I always wanted one. They are so much fun in the dirt, but those tires are impossible to find so I would be careful. By the way you could probably just use some foams in the tires to keep the shape. I'm sure others have suggested that too.
Thanks brother.. these tires are in remarkable shape with no dry rot but sadly the one has that flat spot. I’m gonna try to find a foam that’ll work. I’d put lunchbox tires on it but they’re just not the same
I am gonna pick up some of those dollar tree hair doughnuts today and pop the tire off. I think that’ll work. The tires are still super soft and not dry cracked or anything.. you only really notice it at slow speed
I’m gonna revisit it in the future. It definitely gets hot enough but I couldn’t get it to work well. Grayson wants to play with it so maybe he’ll have better luck. It’s a great concept
Did you see the videos of the Japanese toy fair marui was there but I didn't see anybody go to their booth I want to know is are they getting back into making vintage RC's like they did. But why would they be at that expo? They could make a lot of money they brought those big market for vintage rc.
Would not recomend to do wheelies like that. The gears are weak and costly to replace if you find them. I think my Big Bear is about twise as fast with 23t motor. (I do have a video of it on my channel)
That’s the only wheelies it’ll ever do while I own it anyway. Other than the next video info with it and my vintage Blackfoot it probably won’t get run hardly at all. I’ll check out your channel and subscribe
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My 😮Man Thaddy is a Restoration Genius 😅
Thanks bro tato chip ..
Turned out awesome ‼️👍👍🦾🦾
Thanks brother
Ive never seen a spool gun/soldering gun before! Cool as can be!
The concept is good, but I just couldn’t get it to work good for me. I’ll have to play some more with it
Everytime i see the big bear, i automatically think of super troopers! Lol "Big bear, he's iron tough, big bear, he's had enough" lmao!
My cousin had that truck. He drove that thing everywere!
Hahahaha 😂
My buddy had one when we were kids and I had my Blackfoot.
I remember glaring at The Big Bear high up on the shelf in Hungate's Hobby Shop. I always thought how fun that truck would be to build and bash. Fun factor through the roof!
My friend had one when we were kids. I had the Blackfoot. We used to race em together but I never got to drive his. I won’t drive this one a lot but I’m happy to be the caretaker of such a cool piece of RC history
Now that's funny. I ended up with The Blackfoot a year later as well! Remember those cursed dogbones?
@@KamoKits oh yes I definitely do. I rebuilt a vintage Blackfoot last year on the channel and I got the modern axles for it to eliminate that issue.
Those decals look very good with that blue! 👍😎
Really comes together doesn’t it. I love this truck
Awesome resto. Looks amazing and good to see it up and running.👍😊
It felt great to take it on its first runs in who knows how many years
Thx for the great vid
Thanks for watching
That thing came out gorgeous!
Thank you Keith.. unfortunately just from running in the yard the stress crack came back on both sides, but ya can’t see it unless you’re looking and it’s not gonna be a daily driver so I’m ok with it .
Turned out great Thad 👍
Thanks Peter
Came out great Thad! Nice work on the body!👍😊
Thanks brother.
Turned out great man!😊
Thanks Luke. I’m loving it.. sadly the vibration from running brought the cracks back on the rear fenders but I’m not too worried about it as it’s gonna mostly live it’s life on the shelf from now on
Heck yeah that is a proper big bear!!! Should be good for another 40 years 😃
I had no idea they had auto feed soldering irons wow man!!! 🤯
Thanks Wade. I hope it lasts another lifetime.
Yeah the soldering gun has a trigger to feed it through. I will revisit it in the future but I just couldn’t get it to work well
Delightful restoration fella!
So cool seeing such a historical rig up and running again after all those years.
Great to see you keeping the original electronics, and that Futaba Attack R was my first ever transmitter..... Still looks great to this day, those things were so well built.
Body shell finishes it off a treat.
Great work Thad!
👍 👍 👍 👍
Thanks brother. I love the old futaba stuff. It still works great to this day. And the Marui mechanical speed control was smooth and stayed cool
That body is looking sharp!
Thanks brother.. sadly the cracks came back from the little bit of running I did today, but they’re not noticeable, and I’m gonna put a bit more “re-enforcement ” on the bottom side. Not too worried about it not gonna be a daily runner and hey it’s 38 years old lol
Awesome job. Paint and decals have this looking amazing!
Thank you 🤘
Spectacular results, great presentation too!!
Thanks my friend
Very cool! I was worried you might run it on pavement and accidentally flip it/scratch up that beautiful body! Looking forward to the next video.
I did run it on the street and it actually handles really well. It’s wide enough to where it doesn’t seem tippy. I posted a short of me running it .. sadly the cracks reappeared after running it just from the vibration. Brittle 38 year old plastic. But it’ll be fine as I’m not gonna run it a lot.
Nice model👍🏽🇫🇷
Thanks my friend
Great job Thad. You really made up your mind for the restauration.
Thanks for adding the running footage.
Thanks for watching buddy. I ran a full battery through it yesterday and I gotta say it runs and drives beautifully. But it’s gonna be a show n shelf queen because it’s so rare 😁
Awesome work Thad. For the flat spot try simple green and putting them to a motor that will make them balloon while they are soft. Has worked for me before.
The tires are extremely soft and not dry rotted at all. It’s just sat for 30 years not run.. honestly you don’t notice it when you’re running it really
@@IowaBudgetRCBashers Actually thought that myself while one the tri-pod. Seemed to run great. BTW my fellow Studebaker dude. Got my 55 Studebaker Cab mounted on a 91 Dodge Cummins 5speed 4x4 reg cab chassis recently.
@@playanddisplay3636 nice. I’m hoping to get my studebaker out of moth balls this weekend and take it for a ride
It looks nice! I think somebody added those rear bumper sliders, don't know how you can get those flat spots out of old tires.
Thanks buddy 😁
Looks awesome brother, cool to see it running,I was thinking about getting one of those guns like that, think I might wait a little longer....lol
Thanks brother.. the solder gun may be ok but I’m used to traditional solder methods so I dunno. I’ll try it on some scrap wires and see how it does.
The body looks fantastic, with the tyres what about putting foam inside to make them round again over the hair buns. Shame the soldering iron not that great, I think the tip is a little small for motor wires. I have to say the gearbox sounds very smooth and it runs ok.
If I can find foam to fit I’d do that. It’s really smooth. Took it out in the street tonight and it handles beautifully
Looks great! My buddy had one when I was a kid, I always wanted one. They are so much fun in the dirt, but those tires are impossible to find so I would be careful. By the way you could probably just use some foams in the tires to keep the shape. I'm sure others have suggested that too.
Thanks brother.. these tires are in remarkable shape with no dry rot but sadly the one has that flat spot. I’m gonna try to find a foam that’ll work. I’d put lunchbox tires on it but they’re just not the same
Sick!!!
The original monster
Was waiting for the dog to take a crap. Lol
Haha
I pack soft foam. Sometimes pipe insulation works
I am gonna pick up some of those dollar tree hair doughnuts today and pop the tire off. I think that’ll work. The tires are still super soft and not dry cracked or anything.. you only really notice it at slow speed
I bought one to try and they sent 3. Haven’t tried it yet. I will have to brake it out and see. I always find to more heat the better.
I’m gonna revisit it in the future. It definitely gets hot enough but I couldn’t get it to work well. Grayson wants to play with it so maybe he’ll have better luck. It’s a great concept
Don't some tires come with a foam liner just for that reason ?
Yes. I’m gonna try the hair bun things from dollar tree and see if they help, but honestly you don’t really notice it when driving
Heat the tire thoroughly with a hair dryer to eliminate the flat spots.
Great idea, I will try that
The metal pieces on the bumper are not factory. But it's a great idea to protect the body.
I didn’t think they were..
Did you see the videos of the Japanese toy fair marui was there but I didn't see anybody go to their booth I want to know is are they getting back into making vintage RC's like they did. But why would they be at that expo? They could make a lot of money they brought those big market for vintage rc.
Tokyo Marui is still in business. They make the finest air soft guns in the industry. I wish they’d start making RC’s again
@@IowaBudgetRCBashers I bet you with their vintage RC's they would make more money than they do with those pistols.
Keith from RC icons sent you that soldering iron?
Yeah he ordered 1, they sent him 3, so he sent me one with the dash emperor qd body set he bought
Wish I had a good soldering iron someone said they were going to send me one but he got caught up in his life and forgot to send it.
Get the 45 watt weller off of Amazon. It’s less than 50 bucks and is a great iron
@@IowaBudgetRCBashers I've used ones that are higher than that in recently and I can't get them to solder.
Would not recomend to do wheelies like that. The gears are weak and costly to replace if you find them.
I think my Big Bear is about twise as fast with 23t motor. (I do have a video of it on my channel)
That’s the only wheelies it’ll ever do while I own it anyway. Other than the next video info with it and my vintage Blackfoot it probably won’t get run hardly at all. I’ll check out your channel and subscribe