I think you can’t do anything wrong buying this kit, if you want a rc car. build it and run it, just as it is. Great value for money. Nicer than other brands for the money. And great start to pimp it with nice hopups if you want to take it further as a hobby.
Hi Rob. Without your step by step guide I would not have been able to complete this little RC car. So a huge thank you from me. I have never attempted to build my own before but with your easy to fallow step by step guide I completed it! (did take me around 20 hours right enough 🤣).
Hi Rob, I am very late to the party judging by how long ago your video was made. I normally build and fly RC aircraft, never been interested in RC cars. Now I have a grandson I took a closer look at RC cars and made the decision to buy a Hyper Go 16208. It is absolutely great fun. My prospective son in law then gave me a Tamiya Baja Champ to refurbish. It is a little beyond me to get up and running and having costed the new parts it required, probably not worth it anyway. Hence I started looking at other Taimya kits and came across your channel. The Plasma Edge was the car that interested me. Your video is absolutely brilliant. It’s definitely made me put this kit on my shopping list, knowing that I can reference the video if I ever get stuck with the building. Great tips and advice in the comments section too. Thanks you have have given a 65 year old man child some inspiration and interest.
Great video. Built the standard Plasma Edge II as my first RC car during lockdown and absolutely loved it. Been wanting to build an RC car since I was a kid. Gradually been upgrading it over the past couple of months and having an absolute blast with it now we can get outside.
Plasma Edge II will be my vacation project. I have watched your video and I must say it is perfect and will really help me. The thing with the star decals is awesome. Thanks for everything. Keep going Glenn. I am following your new projects with a lot of curiosity.
Cool build, I like the plastic bearings & the plastic centre shaft 😂🤣(kidding) Glenn, you must try a few drops dish washing detergent & water, in a spray bottle. Spray a little on your fingers, to see if you can feel the soap. Spray a little on the body where you want the Decal, fit the Decal into place, you can move it around. When your happy where the Decal is, then use a Microfibre cloth & work the Water out from under the decal carefully. Then I use a hair dryer to set the Decal. Cheers 👍🏻
Thanks for the video! I've been eyeing one of these for a while. I used to hate putting decals on until I started using warm water with a drop of dish soap, it allows you to maneuver the decal into the right place. Use some tissue to squeeze the excess water out and if needed, hit it with warm air from a hair drier to massage into any tight corners on the body.
@@chriswatson9519 Yeah, the designs are very similar! Luckily for Glenn and his new build, the TT02 is a much stronger design, especially when it comes to the suspension arm lower pivots, notorious for breaking on the DF02 chassis. All the best, Chris!
I'm glad I watched this video Glenn. I was thinking of buying one of these as I am on a fixed income and the price is appealing, even in Canada. Seeing how much aftermarket stuff I would need to fix all the flex has changed my mind. Thank you!
This is my first RC kit I've put together since the original Grasshopper back in the day and my dad built most of that. It's a great starter kit and now I'm on the Avante 2011 which I don't think I could've done without first having a buggy like the plasma edge build experience
Thanks - great video! Obviously the actual build is in the instructions but you gave me some ideas for the decals and the body on mine is not painted or cut so this gave me some inspiration👍🏻
I absolutely love to watch your videos, Glenn and I have learnt loads indeed. Interestingly, I found I missed out owning and building a TT02B at all for some reasons and now I am going to place an order after watching yours. Thank you Glenn. Take care. Brgds, Jeff
TAMIYA Legends if you happen to have some Dual Blocks on large dish wheels, I‘d be curious to hear about your opinion how it handles with those on the track as compared to the default spikes with shorter diameter.
28:45 - those extra 4 star decals, that you added - I think........ - to cover a slightly wonky decal, ended up looking Absolutely A-Mazing! Soooo cool. If they had been put there on purpose, i’l have been like “wow, love the extra detailing, like those two extra stars each side, for example....” great work!!
I've had a PE2 gun metal ready to build for a couple of months now. I didn't realise how much plastic was in the kit - so I've been buying a few 'hop-ups'. Think I'd definitely like metal gears now too before I start! I could have just bought a Top Force but I do love the look of this buggy. Great video as usual Glen
Great to see this back. I’ve hopped up mine: Bearings, gears, prop shaft, carbon towers, dog bones , hexes, battery plate, engine mount, servo steering joint and heat sink. Off to order a motor and some alloy shocks. Plastic is super soft. Watch the screws!
Looks great Glen.. As I said straight out of the box build.. just like when we’re kids!!. Then after about a weeks continuous running there was nothing left of the plastic bushes which meant everything just flopped about😂😂. Ah great days!!
It just wasn’t as important back in the day Darren, we’ll for me anyway lol 😂 Oh do you remember the price of a bearing set back then??? They weren’t cheap 😂👊🏻
I am about done building mine, need to paint the clear shell that came with mine. But I laughed when you commented that this kit took so long to build. This is my first build, but I felt it took much longer than I was expecting. But decided to build this kit in phases and enjoyed learning and accomplishing what I have done so far.
Great long video👍 I am finally bringing all the buggies to the barnyard track today... Practice is noon till 8. Bring the cones! I should be there by 2
Peter Renaud I can’t get there unfortunately, no transport on a Saturday. I’m hoping to sort something out for next time. Hop you have a great day Peter 😎👊🏻
Looks a thing of exquisite beauty, really like it.......its like a modern take on the Top Force! Super cool video as always and can't wait for the running video! Will check out Euro RC for my next new kit and spares..... Cheers Glenn
I love this car. nice work! Had one for awhile and had alot of fun with it, went brushless at one point, high speed gear etc. I always find it fun and easy to work on - everything just makes sense. My son traded me a Brat for it so now i'm no longer an owner, rather just the designated serviceman for the Plasma Edge II in our fleet 😊
Great video as always Glen and what a great looking buggy. When I fit decals I have a bowl of soapy water to hand. I actually wet the area the decal is going on this then allows you to easily position it. Once in correct place I just dab off with kitchen roll and no probs with decals lifting. I've just picked up a Tamiya Calsonic Skyline which needs decals so I'll be doing this method again. Love the channel bud.... 👍
Good work and a top looking buggy, Glenn! You are spot on, it's a cool handling car but it does ride too low - it's better if you move the bottom shock mounts to the inside holes on the wishbones. You're gonna love driving this one! All the best, mate! :-)
@@TAMIYALegends Im late to this but i thought id chime in anyways, the Plasma Edge 2 is my first rc kit and after getting it together (partly with help from the vid, thanks :)) i also thought it was real low. To try and alleviate this i designed+printed new rear arms and longer eyelets for the shocks. The ground clearance is now 31mm, an extra centimeter or so. With the extended eyelets in front ive mounted the shocks in the middle slot and for the back they are in the outermost one of the new arms so there isnt a lot of lever action on them as opposed to when moving to the inner slots for extra height. Id be happy to share the STLs for anyone wanting to print their own.
Great video as always.... I’m just installing FRP Front and Rear damper stays as we speak...so much flex in the stock ones!!!...I too have some “ tactically positions” stars on my body 😁..
Brilliant video as always Glen. Great save with the star decals too! I built a Neo Scorcher last year and was really impressed how well balanced it was straight out of the box so I will be interested to see what you think of this one running and how it improves with any upgrades later. Only problem I had was the front drive shafts popping out of the cups on impact occasionally. Otherwise a great car for the money. Love the channel. Happy RCing!
Great vid Glenn. Wasn't keen on the abundant plastics in the kit but I have to admit they appear to work very well. Those decals looked tough. This can be one of the trickier parts for the new builder, it surprised me how tricky the Grasshopper stripes are. If you don't cut those out (they're pre-cut on the kit) there's no way you can get a six inch stripe right.
Nice to watch a build, just when ive got a few kits lined up. This car is pretty cool looking bro. Love the save with the stars, totally works! (Tricky decals..) Always great to watch your stuff Glen, I hope you never stop. Gauranga!
Hey-up Glenn! Top Build Video by the way! That buggy looks awesome now that you’ve applied the Decals to it. I found it looked great even without them, but you may have just twisted my arm into sticking mine on, as it definitely takes it to another level! Gave mine it’s maiden spin the other day on a combination of concrete road, caravan concrete bases and grass verges - she drives very good indeed! So I’ll be intrigued as to how you find yours to be running completely Stock. But remember to use a LiPo alarm if you’re planning on running the TBLE-02S ESC with a LiPo, as the in-built cut-off voltage protection is way too low for them... Great vids, as always, fella! 👍
TAMIYA Legends Hi Glenn, You definitely inspired me into applying the decals on my Plasma Edge II. I delved into it on a very dull Saturday afternoon over the English Bank Holiday Weekend. And I’m absolutely overwhelmed with the results indeed! One thing to to note is that I found by fitting the main bonnet decal first, I could align all the others around it. Cutting them all out was a pain, admittedly. So, it would be super cool if Tamiya could be persuaded into offering pre-cut decals (and also including proper bearings instead of those throw-away plastic malarkey’s...) All the best anyways! Richard
Richard Shelley Totally agree Richard, funny thing is some new Tamiya kits come with pre cut decals 🤷🏼♂️🤷🏼♂️🤷🏼♂️ I do wonder why some do and others don’t 🤔
Great video Glenn. Nice fix with the stars and actually looks better with them. Be nice if all body shells came pre cut it’s the one part of a build I don’t enjoy.
Those shock towers are shocking! I'd be drilling some 4mm aluminium using the plastic part as a template to anglegrind the shape and a couple of nuts and bolts with a sleeved bushing! I think I would have switched the motor wires instead of servo reverse:)
No way, aloy part will bend and the plastik parts of you screw them to. need reenforced plastic or epoxy/glass parts. The speedo has much weaker reverse than forward. Using the reverse of the speedo to go forward (what you do when switching the cables) will leave you with a slow forward and might eaven burn the reverse fets. The drivetrain graphic on the front of the box is wrong: one of the diffs should be on the other side, car wont drive anywhere that way.
@@jamescunliffe9872 yep, turbo optima mid, se ,special etc all had cfk (whatever the material is called in english) towers because the aloy ones of the original would bend during race. ultima rere they replaced the original aloy ones with plastic since the alloy ones were not practical.
@@schuttrostig5729 I fabricate all manner of stuff for cars mostly but also drones and rc aircraft and never had anything bend when using 6061t6 so I'm guessing the alloy was of the cheapskate variety!:)
This week i buy a used Manta Ray and a Dirt Trasher with a lot of HopUp Options for small money. If i screwed the motor out- surprise. Original aloy motor mount- great. If i check the gear- TA02 hollow carbon gear shaft set 53164- BOOOOOOOMMMMMMM!!! With the stars is a good idea. I have the same problem with my plasma edge black edition.
Got one second hand recently that had a 3300kv motor in. Changed it a bit and but bearings in and a 5200kv motor in and love it but it’s become a bit of a road car but can easily change it to go off road
Plastic on metal doesn't require grease (plastic is self-lubricating). Grease plus dirt equals grinding paste so you're better off not using grease no matter what the manual says. Tamiya is just wrong on the use of grease everywhere. Let's remember they're in business to make money and they make money by selling kits and replacement parts. I really wish they would supply hinge pins with their TT-02 rally car kits, those ball joints on the front suspension are absolute rubbish.😒 Ball joints have no place on off-road vehicles. Another very entertaining video - thanks for posting!! 😁
It is very well worth getting metal versions of the bevel gears that go on each end of the prop shaft. They’re the only things that have worn out on mine, and they didn’t last very long at all.
@@TAMIYALegends it's what I used back in the day. Makes positioning the decals much easier as you can float them to the correct place then press them down.
Another lovely build from you. Nice body and the sticker are epic. Here's the question, with so moch flex on the shock towers why didn't Tamiya rectify this before putting the car into the model shops? Have a good day mate.
Yep that’s a great question 🤷🏼♂️. But as I said in the video, i’m not going to pre-empt or make judgements yet until I’ve given it a couple of runs 😎🚗💨💨💨
Ha, IF you were box standard, you would have used the one small 3g tube of grease Tamiya give you to make the car. Do you use vasaline as grease for the dogbones?
Dantheman No you’re very limited with this kit, not sure if it’s an actual problem or not though 🤷🏼♂️ I’m running it this week at my little track, so should be interesting 🤔
You can mount larger wheels to some degree. I have just gotten hold of beautifully pink TAMIYA large dish wires with dual block tires from the MS series and they help a bit. Still have to test them though.
You don't grease the suspension arms because it'll attract dirt and grit which when mixed with the grease will transform into an abrasion paste. Not only will that muck up the action but in short order it will wear the mounting pins and the chassis tub receiving holes. The reason for the flexi shock towers is for durability. This is intended as a beginner kit, and they are rough on their rigs. The flexi shock towers will absorb repeated impacts. Swapping out to the FRP or aluminum hop-ups can result in snapped hop-up towers, bent shock shafts, or broken suspension arms.
What’s the total build time for the kit? I want to get all the gears and similar metal as I wanna do speed runs is this possible? I’m thinking of getting the neo scorcher first and maybe dark impact depending how this kit works out! How tight do you tighten screws ? What motor and batters and esc would you say for higher speed?
What RC system under $100 would work with this? Bought a $70 one 3-channel radio receiver/ transmitter and the ESC connector is not compatible with the receiver terminal. Manual says Tamiya FINESPEC and it’s very expensive.
@@TAMIYALegends bugger! It was going well....too well (I should have known). Then step 12 ... Trying to get A9 into A12 (these tiny plastic bits)....in the instructions is says they "snap" into place!! I can't get those little buggers in....tried with pliers and they just squashed. I've gone rougue.... And in the words of no Nasa scientist ever.....I'm sure I don't need those bits :)
So I have had a blast building this kit, but HOW did you get the tires on the wheels? That’s all that’s stopping me from completing this kit. Any help would be appreciated!!
Just got back into rc vehicles after almost 20 years. I am a retired Army Veteran. My first truck was a Bezgar HM123 which a buddy and I decided to to get 2 so we could race and jump and do truck therapy(I was in a VA hospital getting treatment and counseling for TBI). Then once I was home I got a real truck Arrma Big Rock. Over 20 years ago my first truck was a Tamiya Blackfoot, then a tamiya 4WD rally car, then a Team associated RC10T. Now that I am back into the hobby I want to do another kit. What one should I do first?
Building Tamiyas is so much fun. Really happy that there are still DIY RCs out there and not only RTR.
I think you can’t do anything wrong buying this kit, if you want a rc car. build it and run it, just as it is. Great value for money. Nicer than other brands for the money. And great start to pimp it with nice hopups if you want to take it further as a hobby.
Richard E3046
Excellent comment Richard, I couldn’t agree more buddy 😊👊🏻
Hi Rob. Without your step by step guide I would not have been able to complete this little RC car. So a huge thank you from me. I have never attempted to build my own before but with your easy to fallow step by step guide I completed it! (did take me around 20 hours right enough 🤣).
I have issues with mine, it keeps stripping the diff gears, still using brushed as well.
I'm happy to hear I was not the only person to struggle with mounting the tires on this kit!
Haha yeah sore thumbs my friend 🤣👊🏻
Hi Rob, I am very late to the party judging by how long ago your video was made. I normally build and fly RC aircraft, never been interested in RC cars. Now I have a grandson I took a closer look at RC cars and made the decision to buy a Hyper Go 16208. It is absolutely great fun. My prospective son in law then gave me a Tamiya Baja Champ to refurbish. It is a little beyond me to get up and running and having costed the new parts it required, probably not worth it anyway. Hence I started looking at other Taimya kits and came across your channel. The Plasma Edge was the car that interested me. Your video is absolutely brilliant. It’s definitely made me put this kit on my shopping list, knowing that I can reference the video if I ever get stuck with the building. Great tips and advice in the comments section too. Thanks you have have given a 65 year old man child some inspiration and interest.
super sick. I just ordered a neo scorcher from Japan. Super stoked, gonna be my first Tamiya build.
Great video. Built the standard Plasma Edge II as my first RC car during lockdown and absolutely loved it. Been wanting to build an RC car since I was a kid. Gradually been upgrading it over the past couple of months and having an absolute blast with it now we can get outside.
Excellent Steve, there’s something strangely satisfying about upgrading slowly 🤩🤩🤩
@@TAMIYALegends Yeah I like to see what difference each little bit makes. By the time I'm finished it'll be like triggers broom :-)
Good looking car, thank goodness for those star decals which actually look great where they are Glenn. Another kit to add to the want list.
Plasma Edge II will be my vacation project. I have watched your video and I must say it is perfect and will really help me. The thing with the star decals is awesome. Thanks for everything. Keep going Glenn. I am following your new projects with a lot of curiosity.
I used to not like the Gravel Hound body, but now I like it. PEII looks great!
Loving the color scheme! Kinda reminds me of the top force
Thanks for watching buddy 😎👊🏻
The star placement was perfect great idea 😎
Thanks buddy 😊😊😊
Cool build, I like the plastic bearings & the plastic centre shaft 😂🤣(kidding)
Glenn, you must try a few drops dish washing detergent & water, in a spray bottle.
Spray a little on your fingers, to see if you can feel the soap. Spray a little on the body where you want the Decal, fit the Decal into place, you can move it around. When your happy where the Decal is, then use a Microfibre cloth & work the Water out from under the decal carefully. Then I use a hair dryer to set the Decal. Cheers 👍🏻
I know I really must adopt this technique 😬😬😬
Thanks for watching buddy 👊🏻
@@TAMIYALegends That you can do it without water is amazing on it's own :P
Your one of the few channels that gets a thumbs up from me before I even watched the video. Awsome vid as always brother 👍 😎👌
Oh wow that’s super kind of you and very much appreciated my friend 🤩👊🏻
I have enjoyed this so much that I have bought a plasma edge 2, thanks for your vlog, happy hollidays👍
Gonna get the normal edition of this soon. It looks really nice. Especially that cover. It's reminiscent of those 80s buggies. Great vid btw!!
Thanks for the video! I've been eyeing one of these for a while.
I used to hate putting decals on until I started using warm water with a drop of dish soap, it allows you to maneuver the decal into the right place.
Use some tissue to squeeze the excess water out and if needed, hit it with warm air from a hair drier to massage into any tight corners on the body.
Thanks for the feedback Paul, much appreciated buddy 😎👊🏻
I agree! I will never put a sticker on again without the soapy water method. It takes all the stress away.
Looks good. I’ll have mine, hopefully Saturday! Thanks for the videos
Great Saturday watching glen the plasma edge kit and body really remind me of the gravel hound,the wheels and graphics do make for a good looking car
Chris Watson
Thanks as always for watching Chris 🤩👊🏻
Good call, Chris - it is exactly the same body as the Gravel Hound! :)
@@MarkBryanRC mark I was also seeing slight changes but in most elements it's a df02
@@chriswatson9519 Yeah, the designs are very similar! Luckily for Glenn and his new build, the TT02 is a much stronger design, especially when it comes to the suspension arm lower pivots, notorious for breaking on the DF02 chassis. All the best, Chris!
I'm glad I watched this video Glenn. I was thinking of buying one of these as I am on a fixed income and the price is appealing, even in Canada. Seeing how much aftermarket stuff I would need to fix all the flex has changed my mind. Thank you!
Looks great, the decals really make it pop! 👌👍
Thanks Mick, next stop is the track 🤩🚗💨💨💨💨
@@TAMIYALegends Will be great to see... Send it! 🤣👍
This is my first RC kit I've put together since the original Grasshopper back in the day and my dad built most of that. It's a great starter kit and now I'm on the Avante 2011 which I don't think I could've done without first having a buggy like the plasma edge build experience
Thanks - great video! Obviously the actual build is in the instructions but you gave me some ideas for the decals and the body on mine is not painted or cut so this gave me some inspiration👍🏻
I absolutely love to watch your videos, Glenn and I have learnt loads indeed. Interestingly, I found I missed out owning and building a TT02B at all for some reasons and now I am going to place an order after watching yours. Thank you Glenn. Take care. Brgds, Jeff
Excellent 🤩
Thanks for the great comment my friend 😎👊🏻
You should have way more subscribers than you have. Amazing content always
Nice Build & I love the Kit 😎 Be nice to see how it Runs 🎥
Yeah I’m very curious to see how it does on my little track, it’s got very low ground clearance 😬
Should be fun 😂👊🏻
TAMIYA Legends if you happen to have some Dual Blocks on large dish wheels,
I‘d be curious to hear about your opinion how it handles with those on the track as compared to the default spikes with shorter diameter.
The stars look brilliant 👌great looking buggy
28:45 - those extra 4 star decals, that you added - I think........ - to cover a slightly wonky decal, ended up looking Absolutely A-Mazing! Soooo cool. If they had been put there on purpose, i’l have been like “wow, love the extra detailing, like those two extra stars each side, for example....” great work!!
👍 Looks great! I bet she will run nice the TT02 chassis is a good one!
Yeah hoping to get it out soon and get a couple of batteries through it 😎🚗💨💨💨💨
Well done 👍🏻 dude. That is a bit tricky looking those decals. Way to Jerry rig those stars it looks great.
I've had a PE2 gun metal ready to build for a couple of months now. I didn't realise how much plastic was in the kit - so I've been buying a few 'hop-ups'. Think I'd definitely like metal gears now too before I start! I could have just bought a Top Force but I do love the look of this buggy. Great video as usual Glen
John Penfound
Yeah I think just for longevity there’s a few must do upgrades needed John 😬
Thanks for watching buddy 👊🏻
Great to see this back. I’ve hopped up mine: Bearings, gears, prop shaft, carbon towers, dog bones , hexes, battery plate, engine mount, servo steering joint and heat sink. Off to order a motor and some alloy shocks. Plastic is super soft. Watch the screws!
Looks great Glen.. As I said straight out of the box build.. just like when we’re kids!!. Then after about a weeks continuous running there was nothing left of the plastic bushes which meant everything just flopped about😂😂. Ah great days!!
It just wasn’t as important back in the day Darren, we’ll for me anyway lol 😂
Oh do you remember the price of a bearing set back then??? They weren’t cheap 😂👊🏻
TAMIYA Legends Not wrong Glen!!!. My paper round money had to stretch a long way!!!!
I am about done building mine, need to paint the clear shell that came with mine. But I laughed when you commented that this kit took so long to build. This is my first build, but I felt it took much longer than I was expecting. But decided to build this kit in phases and enjoyed learning and accomplishing what I have done so far.
Iol nice save with the stars Glenn!!!👍
This buggy looks pretty cool to be fair! Never seen much in these before but yeah like it!
Cheap and cheerful, not sure how it will fair on my little track though 😂🚗💨💨💨💨🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤷🏼♂️
Well done Glenn looks amazing, looking forward to see the run video.
Cheers Gary, yeah I’ll hopefully get it out this coming week 🤩🚗💨💨💨
Great long video👍 I am finally bringing all the buggies to the barnyard track today... Practice is noon till 8. Bring the cones! I should be there by 2
Peter Renaud
Excellent are you racing tomorrow?
@@TAMIYALegends I am not ready to race tomorrow. but I sure need all the practice I can get😁. Bring your Durga? You can drive my b74 today....
Peter Renaud
I can’t get there unfortunately, no transport on a Saturday. I’m hoping to sort something out for next time.
Hop you have a great day Peter 😎👊🏻
@@TAMIYALegends I will gladly pick you up!!! You can bring your camera.... Think of the footage....
Peter Renaud
I’ve PM’d you on messenger Peter 👊🏻
Great video and awesome build,looks sweet.
Thanks buddy 😊😊😊
Awesome vid nice build.
Thanks buddy 😎👊🏻
Love the build videos
That looks awesome buddy 👊🏻👊🏻
For me the tt02b looks better with neo scorcher body and white shocks, great vid as always.
Yeah I totally agree 😊
Thanks for watching and commenting 🤩👊🏻
Looks sweet!
David Cotter
Hopefully having out out this evening 🤓🚗💨💨💨
Been waiting on this one, and you got me hooked. Definitely wanna grab one of these too.
Dragon Heart
Excellent thanks for watching buddy 😊👊🏻
Looks a thing of exquisite beauty, really like it.......its like a modern take on the Top Force! Super cool video as always and can't wait for the running video! Will check out Euro RC for my next new kit and spares..... Cheers Glenn
Thanks as always for watching and commenting Paul 🤩👊🏻
I love this car. nice work! Had one for awhile and had alot of fun with it, went brushless at one point, high speed gear etc. I always find it fun and easy to work on - everything just makes sense. My son traded me a Brat for it so now i'm no longer an owner, rather just the designated serviceman for the Plasma Edge II in our fleet 😊
Great video as always Glen and what a great looking buggy. When I fit decals I have a bowl of soapy water to hand. I actually wet the area the decal is going on this then allows you to easily position it. Once in correct place I just dab off with kitchen roll and no probs with decals lifting. I've just picked up a Tamiya Calsonic Skyline which needs decals so I'll be doing this method again. Love the channel bud.... 👍
Excellent thanks for watching Phillip 🤩👊🏻
Good work and a top looking buggy, Glenn! You are spot on, it's a cool handling car but it does ride too low - it's better if you move the bottom shock mounts to the inside holes on the wishbones. You're gonna love driving this one! All the best, mate! :-)
Mark Bryan RC
Thanks Mark, looking forward to taking this one to my little track 😎🚗💨💨💨💨
@@TAMIYALegends Im late to this but i thought id chime in anyways, the Plasma Edge 2 is my first rc kit and after getting it together (partly with help from the vid, thanks :)) i also thought it was real low.
To try and alleviate this i designed+printed new rear arms and longer eyelets for the shocks.
The ground clearance is now 31mm, an extra centimeter or so.
With the extended eyelets in front ive mounted the shocks in the middle slot and for the back they are in the outermost one of the new arms so there isnt a lot of lever action on them as opposed to when moving to the inner slots for extra height.
Id be happy to share the STLs for anyone wanting to print their own.
Great video!!
Fun vid! Thanks very much
Thanks for watching 😊👊🏻
You gonna love this comment..I dont mind those plastic bearings..please pack the kit and have it ship to my place..😛
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Great video Glenn as always think I might get one of them looks good.did have a neo scorcher blue metallic
Sweet thanks for watching and commenting buddy 😎👊🏻
Wow ! You're right : stickers change everything 👍. The wheels are awesome !!
I don't try the tt02b on tarmac : it's a good idea 😊
Thanks buddy 😎👊🏻
Great video as always.... I’m just installing FRP Front and Rear damper stays as we speak...so much flex in the stock ones!!!...I too have some “ tactically positions” stars on my body 😁..
Lol 😂 Gareth so I’m not the only one to do the star decal upgrade 🤪🤪🤪
Brilliant video as always Glen. Great save with the star decals too!
I built a Neo Scorcher last year and was really impressed how well balanced it was straight out of the box so I will be interested to see what you think of this one running and how it improves with any upgrades later. Only problem I had was the front drive shafts popping out of the cups on impact occasionally. Otherwise a great car for the money.
Love the channel. Happy RCing!
Thanks for watching and commenting Andy, very much appreciated buddy 🤩👊🏻
Every decal sheet should include stars :)
Can't wait for the running video. Can you do a speed test as well?
Mark G
Yeah all being well I’ll be doing a couple of videos with it next week 😎🚗💨💨💨💨
For decals.. use soappy water.. then use a hair dryer and set them..pro finish.
Thanks for watching buddy 😊👊🏻
this one with the green irricadence however its spelled body arrived yesterday, currently waiting on bearings, ordered it from Eurorc too :D
Thanks for the detail info.
Great vid Glenn. Wasn't keen on the abundant plastics in the kit but I have to admit they appear to work very well. Those decals looked tough. This can be one of the trickier parts for the new builder, it surprised me how tricky the Grasshopper stripes are. If you don't cut those out (they're pre-cut on the kit) there's no way you can get a six inch stripe right.
Nice to watch a build, just when ive got a few kits lined up. This car is pretty cool looking bro.
Love the save with the stars, totally works! (Tricky decals..)
Always great to watch your stuff Glen, I hope you never stop.
Gauranga!
Thanks Matt, we all love a build day my friend 🤩🤩🤩
Looks great .
Thanks for the code just purchased a xv-01 long damper spec .
Fantastic Tony 🤩👊🏻
Love to know what servo you recommend for the steering also you were lucky my shell is uncut and not painted
Hey-up Glenn! Top Build Video by the way!
That buggy looks awesome now that you’ve applied the Decals to it. I found it looked great even without them, but you may have just twisted my arm into sticking mine on, as it definitely takes it to another level! Gave mine it’s maiden spin the other day on a combination of concrete road, caravan concrete bases and grass verges - she drives very good indeed! So I’ll be intrigued as to how you find yours to be running completely Stock. But remember to use a LiPo alarm if you’re planning on running the TBLE-02S ESC with a LiPo, as the in-built cut-off voltage protection is way too low for them...
Great vids, as always, fella! 👍
Lovely thanks for watching and commenting Richard 🤩👊🏻
TAMIYA Legends
Hi Glenn,
You definitely inspired me into applying the decals on my Plasma Edge II. I delved into it on a very dull Saturday afternoon over the English Bank Holiday Weekend. And I’m absolutely overwhelmed with the results indeed! One thing to to note is that I found by fitting the main bonnet decal first, I could align all the others around it. Cutting them all out was a pain, admittedly. So, it would be super cool if Tamiya could be persuaded into offering pre-cut decals (and also including proper bearings instead of those throw-away plastic malarkey’s...)
All the best anyways!
Richard
Richard Shelley
Totally agree Richard, funny thing is some new Tamiya kits come with pre cut decals 🤷🏼♂️🤷🏼♂️🤷🏼♂️
I do wonder why some do and others don’t 🤔
Great video Glenn. Nice fix with the stars and actually looks better with them. Be nice if all body shells came pre cut it’s the one part of a build I don’t enjoy.
Thanks Wade, I do think Tamiya could be heading in that direction 😊👊🏻
Any idea where I can get the A arms and drive shafts from want to give my TT 02 a wider wheel base
Hi Glenn, just doing a catch up, miss the channel 😊🤩👍
MattyG
Hey buddy, check out my little video I posted today 😊👊🏻
Looks good
Had same prob on my madbull.so covered weak points with nylon sealing compound flexible water proof. not araldite or hot glue.
BOOM! Another fine build, you need an assistant or grow a third hand to hold a camera.
Those shock towers are shocking! I'd be drilling some 4mm aluminium using the plastic part as a template to anglegrind the shape and a couple of nuts and bolts with a sleeved bushing! I think I would have switched the motor wires instead of servo reverse:)
Yeah I think the shock tower upgrade could be a must James 😎👊🏻
No way, aloy part will bend and the plastik parts of you screw them to. need reenforced plastic or epoxy/glass parts. The speedo has much weaker reverse than forward. Using the reverse of the speedo to go forward (what you do when switching the cables) will leave you with a slow forward and might eaven burn the reverse fets. The drivetrain graphic on the front of the box is wrong: one of the diffs should be on the other side, car wont drive anywhere that way.
@@schuttrostig5729 take for example the optima mid?
@@jamescunliffe9872 yep, turbo optima mid, se ,special etc all had cfk (whatever the material is called in english) towers because the aloy ones of the original would bend during race. ultima rere they replaced the original aloy ones with plastic since the alloy ones were not practical.
@@schuttrostig5729 I fabricate all manner of stuff for cars mostly but also drones and rc aircraft and never had anything bend when using 6061t6 so I'm guessing the alloy was of the cheapskate variety!:)
Use soap and water to apply them. Makes every tamiya decal job a peice of cake
This week i buy a used Manta Ray and a Dirt Trasher with a lot of HopUp Options for small money. If i screwed the motor out- surprise. Original aloy motor mount- great. If i check the gear- TA02 hollow carbon gear shaft set 53164- BOOOOOOOMMMMMMM!!! With the stars is a good idea. I have the same problem with my plasma edge black edition.
Excellent my friend it’s always nice to find cool extra parts in the cars we buy 🤩🤩🤩
Got one second hand recently that had a 3300kv motor in. Changed it a bit and but bearings in and a 5200kv motor in and love it but it’s become a bit of a road car but can easily change it to go off road
Plastic on metal doesn't require grease (plastic is self-lubricating). Grease plus dirt equals grinding paste so you're better off not using grease no matter what the manual says. Tamiya is just wrong on the use of grease everywhere. Let's remember they're in business to make money and they make money by selling kits and replacement parts. I really wish they would supply hinge pins with their TT-02 rally car kits, those ball joints on the front suspension are absolute rubbish.😒 Ball joints have no place on off-road vehicles. Another very entertaining video - thanks for posting!! 😁
Thanks for watching and commenting my friend, much appreciated 😊👊🏻
absolutely correct to go grease less I use dry lubricant on the plastic with good results
Just got one almost done building it. What colour for shell would u recommend.
great, i've been waiting for this :)
Hope you enjoyed it buddy 😊👊🏻
It is very well worth getting metal versions of the bevel gears that go on each end of the prop shaft. They’re the only things that have worn out on mine, and they didn’t last very long at all.
Excellent thanks for the feedback my friend 🤩👊🏻
Great in-depth build is this slow or pretty fast? Basically needs everything upgraded must be pants standard
Glen do you use water an washing up liquid to put the decals on?
No I’m old school my friend 😬
@@TAMIYALegends it's what I used back in the day. Makes positioning the decals much easier as you can float them to the correct place then press them down.
Will this body fit on the neo scorcher?
Glen,in stage 2 what are the white things either side of the spur gear???? : )
I’m actually unsure Gary, there normally silver and made from metal 🤪👊🏻
Any must-have upgrades?
Another lovely build from you. Nice body and the sticker are epic. Here's the question, with so moch flex on the shock towers why didn't Tamiya rectify this before putting the car into the model shops? Have a good day mate.
Yep that’s a great question 🤷🏼♂️. But as I said in the video, i’m not going to pre-empt or make judgements yet until I’ve given it a couple of runs 😎🚗💨💨💨
Ha, IF you were box standard, you would have used the one small 3g tube of grease Tamiya give you to make the car.
Do you use vasaline as grease for the dogbones?
Any recommendations for better clearance for this kit?
Dantheman
No you’re very limited with this kit, not sure if it’s an actual problem or not though 🤷🏼♂️
I’m running it this week at my little track, so should be interesting 🤔
@@TAMIYALegends alright thanks.. I think it's a cool model but its offroad capabilities are very limited by ground clearance
You can mount larger wheels to some degree. I have just gotten hold of beautifully pink TAMIYA large dish wires with dual block tires from the MS series and they help a bit. Still have to test them though.
@@poltergeist_lim yes I have done it but it appears to put alot more pressure on the diffs. Specifically the rear diff
nice car
Thanks for watching 😊👊🏻
You don't grease the suspension arms because it'll attract dirt and grit which when mixed with the grease will transform into an abrasion paste. Not only will that muck up the action but in short order it will wear the mounting pins and the chassis tub receiving holes. The reason for the flexi shock towers is for durability. This is intended as a beginner kit, and they are rough on their rigs. The flexi shock towers will absorb repeated impacts. Swapping out to the FRP or aluminum hop-ups can result in snapped hop-up towers, bent shock shafts, or broken suspension arms.
What’s the total build time for the kit? I want to get all the gears and similar metal as I wanna do speed runs is this possible? I’m thinking of getting the neo scorcher first and maybe dark impact depending how this kit works out! How tight do you tighten screws ?
What motor and batters and esc would you say for higher speed?
Those decals look like a nightmare. I wish these shells would just come pre painted with decals straight from the factory
Stuart Thorn
I think it could e heading that way buddy 😊👊🏻
What RC system under $100 would work with this? Bought a $70 one 3-channel radio receiver/ transmitter and the ESC connector is not compatible with the receiver terminal. Manual says Tamiya FINESPEC and it’s very expensive.
Which is the velocity of this tamiya?
I've got mine in the box ready to build tomorrow.....those stars are going on! I didn't realise the shell was pre cut, that'll save some swearing!!!
David Arbery
Excellent enjoy the build David 😊👊🏻
@@TAMIYALegends bugger! It was going well....too well (I should have known). Then step 12 ... Trying to get A9 into A12 (these tiny plastic bits)....in the instructions is says they "snap" into place!! I can't get those little buggers in....tried with pliers and they just squashed. I've gone rougue.... And in the words of no Nasa scientist ever.....I'm sure I don't need those bits :)
That front does look a bit funny how it sticks up
adrian harrison
Yeah it’s not the best looking thing 😂👊🏻
I have always thought the body should stop just before the diff cover
So I have had a blast building this kit, but HOW did you get the tires on the wheels? That’s all that’s stopping me from completing this kit. Any help would be appreciated!!
I got em on! It was a real pain lol
Check the amount of oscilation and vibration on the rear stub axle when you tested it without wheels!!
Yeah it was all moving around Rob 😬😬😬
Hopefully get it out this week to see how it runs 😊🚗💨💨💨
Forgot to say, looks awesome either way!
4 stars for the save
Just got back into rc vehicles after almost 20 years. I am a retired Army Veteran. My first truck was a Bezgar HM123 which a buddy and I decided to to get 2 so we could race and jump and do truck therapy(I was in a VA hospital getting treatment and counseling for TBI). Then once I was home I got a real truck Arrma Big Rock. Over 20 years ago my first truck was a Tamiya Blackfoot, then a tamiya 4WD rally car, then a Team associated RC10T. Now that I am back into the hobby I want to do another kit. What one should I do first?