Tamiya is rubbish
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
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love it or hate it you cannot deny that Tamiya are one of the biggest RC brands in the world with an equally large fan base. So why would we say they are rubbish.... Well WE didn't .... MARK did.
Mark and Carl argue about whether Tamiya is good or bad... what side of the fence are you on????
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I built a Clodbuster with my boy when he was a kid. We enjoyed ever second of that build. He’s 26 now and we still pull that Clodbuster out, look at it and talk about how he remembers how fun it was to build it together. That’s folks is what TAMIYA is about to me.
Spot on … more than just an RC car
The best part about Tamiya is building it, and sharing the build with your kids. I HATE ready to run. I want, ready to build!
RTB kits
Tamiya comes down to 1 word..... Nostalgia. We all know that there not the best of cars but like you say, how many of us got into this hobby with Tamiya 👍
Love the content, keep it up boys 👌
I don't think so, because I started in the Hobby in 2019 and I love Tamiyas (I have traxxas too)
Easy too work and mod, the bodies are the best in the market and you need to build it from 0
Tamiyas are much more than Nostalgia IMO
@minigarage9241 did I not say for the majority of us? My bad. If like me you grew up in the 80s when rc cars had wires attaching the transmitter to the car and then you saw a Grasshopper in action..... it was out of this world!
Alot of people that got into the hobby in the 80s, got in through Tamiya so we have a soft spot for them still knowing there are better cars out there. Its great that people now days are still finding the hobby and Tamiya and in 30 years maybe you'll be having a similar conversation 😀
Have a great day and HAPPY RCing 👍
@@philipgreensmith1694
I like Tamiyas because the options. With some tools the posibilities are endless
Now I'm building a CC-02 chasis and trying to reach 313 mm wheelbase to attach a Land Cruiser LC80 Hardbody.
Sounds like a fun project
@@PopalongRC
At the moment is going well, but the most difficult part will start in a few days.
Tamiya is great! I got into the hobby in 82 at the age of 8. These kits taught how to read instructions, build a running car not from radio shack. Painting the body hop up parts and racing with my buddies. Yea they broke but the nostalgic of these kits brings back so many great memories. I have over 75 vintage tamiya and kyosho vehicles. I can now afford the kits i couldn't 40 yrars ago. RC rules!!!!!
There is a trend of us older gents re living our youths
"What is Tamiya to you? Tamiya is all about good clean fun" ...yes this is a quote which I have humbly borrowed. Likely many of you will immediately recognize it. Simply stated, those that criticize Tamiya simply don't understand their intent.
Some of our most memorable moments in RC have been connected to a Tamiya
Gods own chariot came from a tamiya kit. Tamiya is rubbish? tamiya is simply the greatest in the world ever.
Hahahahaha
I've got a few Traxxas vehicles; X0-1, Gravedigger, a red monster truck same range as Gravedigger (can't remember the name) but have owned Kyoshos etc in the past. They're all vastly superior to Tamiya's offerings in terms of performance and quality, but I still can't go past a Tamiya. Nostalgia plays a big part, but I also really enjoy kit building too, and Traxxas etc are 99% RTR cars and while they drive better, I enjoy the Tamiya experience overall. If Tamiya caught up with the modern RC world they'd be unstoppable, but I fear that once us old blokes are gone, and the nostalgia we carry, it won't be long for Tamiya's RC line. Their model kits are good, and will always sell, but I don't know any friends of my nephew that own or even want a Tamiya.
Tamiya and I go as far back as the original Sand Scorcher and Rough Rider and beyond.
They've always seemed to prioritize scale fidelity to performance.
"Not that there's anything wrong with that."
And they're fun to build, too.
It's best to let Tamiya race among themselves, and leave the serious racing to guys like Losi and Associated.
But Tamiya is certainly not rubbish.
Tamiya racing is fun racing
@@PopalongRC
I have a TT01 clone, mostly carbon fiber and blue anodized aluminum.
I like painting bodies so I use it for stuff like that.
I just like having it, that's all.
Keep hitting those marks! 😉
Got to love a bit of bling
@@PopalongRC
Nothing wrong with a little eye candy. 🤪
Some of my favourite racing had been done with Tamiya cars , whether it’s all a one make class or against other brands, I love seeing how well I could go against thoroughbred race machines. I always go back to Tamiya , no one does what they do and offers the range of cars they do :)
Fair point
Best video yet guys, had me grinning all the way through and chuckled at Mark's grin at the end. Ace !
The Hot Shot was my first RC car. I bought it to race at a local track. The clerk at the hobby shop highly recommended that I buy the RC10 instead, but, I bought the Hot Shot because of the cool box art and the fact that it was 4WD. I bought a hot 27 turn stock motor and a couple expensive battery packs so I could be competitive with it. The buggy actually handled quite well at the track, but the drive train was so inefficient, that my batteries would always dump before the 4 minute race was over. And yes I had installed a full bearing kit when I first built the kit. Interesting fact is that the buggy was actually quite durable - it hardly ever broke. I bought a Yokomo Dog Fighter shortly after. The Dog Fighter was super fast, but I rarely finished a race with it because the front suspension was so fragile - it would break if you tapped a pipe or bumped into another car every single time. I finally caved and bought an RC10 and it was absolutely brilliant. I guess I should have listened to the clerk. Oh how times have changed :)
This was a really good video. My channel makes me look like a Tamiya fan, but the truth is, I use to think they were toys and nothing more, I was all about race tiered vehicles, until the TA05 came out and they proved me wrong with their TRF products, and then at the start of covid I decided to go discover what Tamiya had to offer and it turns out they have lots to offer. Such a disrespectful snob I was
RC snobbery
I loved Tamiya back in the day when I was a kid. Now that I have my own money I'm buying Team Associated kits. That said if I walked into my local hobby shop and they had a Hot Shot kit sitting on the shelf I'd probably buy it. It would never get run, but I'd build it and put it somewhere to admire.
I had to run mine at least once … hHahaha
I used to break my RC cars when I was younger and that was to be expected the way I drove them, these days not so much unless I am putting stupid power through them.
Also you said it yourself, people start racing with a Tamiya and then move on to something more competitive, if you don't snap something when you are starting out 🤷.
It's kind of like when I was starting out with my CNC router, I would snap at least $100 worth of end mills every month, Now not so much.
I went to my local hobby shop yesterday and he has as usual a Traxxas on the counter being fixed and at least another 10 waiting in the background to be fixed, they all break
All cars eventually reach breaking point
In defense of Tamiya, if you follow the instructions, the parts all fit & the models work. I got the Hot Shot in 1985, the first year it came out. Once, it got run over by a real car. None of the plastic parts broke. Some of the bolts got bent & I had to replace the battery because it got ground into the pavement. It took less than an hour to fix, & I continued to play with it for years afterward. In fact, I still have it. As far as competition performance, I have no comment because I never took it to a track. It was my first RC kit. I have tried other brands & I was very disappointed. All I have in my collection now is Tamiya. I do recommend that the detailed hard plastic bodies be used for display & get a flexible lexan body for play.
Display or play
Still running a Tamiya M03 at my local racing club. The car must now be over 15yrs old. Its now a real struggle to find replacement parts when something breaks. New/replacement parts are as rare as hen's teeth. Still a great car to race.
We shelved our M03’s due to lack of parts
This video is great, and the dislikes prove that not all people watch an entire video before rating it. They start of saying "Tamiya is rubbish", but then go on to explain why Tamiya cars are popular, why they're fun, why they scratch a certain itch, and ultimately why they always bring out a smile. The video then ends with them saying "Tamiya cars are amazing".
It's so easy to just compare a Tamiya car with an ultra high end offering from another brand, and base your comparison on that alone. But as this video points out, Tamiya is more than just the car you see. Ironically, this video is much like what Tamiya is, and personifies the brand perfectly; it's not to be taken at face value.
Cheers for you kind words
@@PopalongRC All good mate, really enjoying your videos. You make a great team, reminds me of the chemistry from Shaun of the Dead!
Have yourselves a great Christmas and a happy new year :)
I've had a lot of Tamiya cars over the years, and I agree, some of them were bloody terrible, but some of them were totally awesome! The TA-05 was superb out of the box, almost no hop-ups required to be competitive. And the M-07, what a fantastic little car, so much fun, one of the most fun cars I have ever raced. Granted, some Tamiya cars are so bad they should never be run, but they get people into the hobby, and for that they deserve a huge amount of praise!!
That is true
I like how the TT01e runs
@@PopalongRC Im just building a tt01 with 2 motors and 2 gearboxes right at this moment :D amazing fun.
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I remember years ago, reading reports from the euro finals and world cup and all. 1:10 buggies were the thing back then. And Tamiya were nowhere to be seen. I think they might have had some prototype racing but they really never seemed to have anything you could buy outside of the plastic-fantastic toys. Meanwhile, Schumacher, Yokomo, Associated, Kyosho and Losi all ended up having at least a couple of cars in their lineup designed to race at that level. Maybe Tamiya had more of a presence in the UK though?
I grew up with Tamiya and was given my first RC car which was a Tamiya manta ray when I was about 9-10 and I still have it. I love the sound they make too lol I have many cars now and a few are Tamiya! but still would buy another in a heartbeat .
They are suitable for what they are marketed for.
They aren’t overpriced and it is the go to first big brand when people get into rc.
Responsible for getting so many people into RC and RC racing
I've been racing since the mid-1980s, mostly with off-road buggies. The most durable electric 1/10 RC buggy I have ever owned was the Tamiya Baldre/Durga DB-01. A year of club racing, every weekend, from spring to autumn, with a 17.5 BL motor and not a single broken part. Every weekend I had the toughest fights for first or second place with a club friend who drove a Tamiya Plasma Edge (TT-01B). All the Assos, Losis, Schumacher and TTech Predators were not faster. And they weren't more reliable. The only thing I had to do between runs was clean the car and charge the batteries. And every now and then the ball differentials were relubricated and adjusted.
By the way, my most durable 1/8 buggy was from Mugen Seiki.
Awesome
I think most people that say that "Tamiya is rubbish" only look at their toy grade / entry level stuff and then think thats all they do. The mid grade or high end stuff is FAR better. Just take a look at the XV01 or XV02, TA08, TC01, TD4, BBX, or any of the TRF models.
If tamiya is rubbish then why wear the shirts and buy them? The problem today is people are lazy and want everything instantly. Tamiya and Kyosho etc taught one how to build,
Follow instructions, and actually see how the car actually works. When they came out every hobby shop had parts (I was maybe 9). If you look today which you say they just break. Well I work part time at hoobytown usa and I have a backlog of arma and traxxas all broken. Not to mention why don’t have parts for half of them. They are either back ordered or out of stock and we still wait on horizon hobby to get the parts in. Then again people want instant fix and just go buy a new car. Name one car manufacturer where none of their cars break: some people want to race for fun and they don’t care if they don’t win. Your thought process on this is not well thought out. Any plastic that sits for 30 years is going to be brittle. Is tamiya perfect no! But my son hasn’t broken any of his tamiya and he drives them but always has to fox his arms and axial. Cant drive his typhoon because they don’t have the spur gear and has been waiting for 6 months now. His car isn’t even a year old.
that story about tamiya in the racing clubs was hilarious😂😂
Good times
@@PopalongRC haha i’m sure😌
My first Black foot and grasshopper and I still have both of them today and those two got me into the hobbies and now I have over 300 remote control cars and I still buy Tamiya
Tamiya sells kits, that alone beats most other brands as building is the best bit plus you know how to fix it as you put it together. Most of the so called top brands are all RTR. If anything this makes them more of a toy does it not? 🤔
Your not wrong
I was going to waitron comment but I can’t. Tamiya is (NOT) really meant for competition racing. Tamiya is built for fun. And if you’re breaking you’re kits constantly perhaps 🤔 you have a motor or gearing that’s to fast for that kit. I rarely break my buggy’s and trucks Tamiya’s I’m talking. So if you wanna race in America 🇺🇸 my home go with Team Associated or TLR Kyosho anything really but Schumacher they are hard to get parts for here in the states. I would recommend Team Associated 100%. Tamiya is the best straight up gun kits to me. Remember most of Tamiyas stuff is from the 1980,s there 40 year old designs most and are still just a blast to run. Good show fellas I thought you were going to just harp on how Tamiya is not a great choice for a racing buggy or SCT stadium truck . There a great choice for everything else and some kits with a good driver can hold they’re own on a track…🍕👍🏼🇺🇸.
The reason I love Tamiya is the build and nostalgia with a sheer quirky fun factor!
agreed
Your Tamiyas fell apart? Well you did build them
Hahaha
Tamiya specialise in plastic models…they don’t have to make top flight rc cars….not many manufacturers make perfectly scale rc models…in the end you can make any car a race winner with the right prep…
Yeah there were TT01s going faster than my Touring car at the iconic
It’s all about cost
I’ve had tamiya kyosho and losi I wouldn’t go racing with a tamiya but as a kid I would never have been able to buy anything other than a tamiya
And even today they do loads of cool looking cars so I’d still buy them even if it was based on looks alone
The tto2 just breaks all the time😂😂
Dog bones 🦴
'Rubbish' ? Depends heavily what you expect from a car. Comp-buggies? Touring cars? Monster trucks? Crawlers? Tamiya has them all, but stopped marketing them as 'competition cars" They're innovative, but often chose the most complex solutions for simple things. Great fun if you were a hobbyist that relishes the building, but not the competitions, like me. I raced competitions in the 90's, but got sick&tired of the 'He who shoves the most money in his car, wins, and everything cheaper is rubbish'' attitude that prevailed.
For me Tamiya is the brand with originality. Kyosho is a close second. The rest? Nice for comps, but all samey-samey. No character whatsoever. Admittedly, Losi is starting to become a real innovative and good looking brand from a scaler's perspective. (Not talking Crawlers here.. that's a whole different bag 'o apples)
What mainly made Tamiya the 'brand' was the fact that they were widely available from the get-go in the 80's, even in Toy-stores, unlike the comp-oriented stuff, especially the stuff that came from the US. Good luck finding an RC10, or a Team Losi buggy in the 80's/90's and NOT having to pay extortionist-prices. (Especially in main-land Europe) Added to that their refusal to go metric. Kyosho? Available, but iffy afa spare part availability. Traxxas? Not yet ' a thing'. etc. etc.
'Rubbish' Yes, if you rammed it into others and the side boards the early Tami's would shatter, especially when it was cold. Having said that, the much hated, but loved (and somewhat brittle) HotShot sent shock-waves through the buggy comp scene for a while, until others properly caught-up (Not talking the Yokomo pig-dog here. That butt-ugly conflagration of hand-filed parts and tie wraps was only for the serious tinkerer)
In the end, people can piss and moan about Tamiya's 'Rubbish Materials' to their heart's content and Tamiya will be cryin' .. All the way to the bank' As they say.. :P
For a soldering iron a weller 45 watt works well, but if you’ve got a bit of money to spend, a pace soldering station is the way to go
Good to know
I had a good few Tamiya cars, started with the Countach CS special and bought a Wild Willy, Hotshot and Wild one, built loads for other people as well, the Countach and the Hotshots would eat motor pinions, mate used to make me batches out of phosphor bronze as I was fed up buying them, the Hotshots suspension system was crap, weak pivots that would wear and driveshafts that would come loose.the Hotshot was much more fun built as a 2wd, I bought a Kyosho Ford Sierra and couldn't believe how well made the chassis and gearbox were compared to Tamiya.
That is a great collection
Also, I have thought this for a long time lol, it's meant with love and a laugh but I swear to god you two are the reincarnation of Laurel and Hardy but in RC lol. You even fit the bill visually, great channel, great comradery. You two work well together. Excellent stuff.
Laurel and Hardy
Hahahahaha love it
I've just gotten myself an XV-01 Pro & WOW.!!!
What a special car it is.!
Absolutely sublime.!! 👍 👍 👍
I use an Atten soldering station for use in the workshop, but I rarely use it these days after I got a T100 soldering iron. I bought a T100 to use at the track where you don't have mains power and I now have a selection of bits for it to cover all circumstances. It runs on 12-24v and I've made a lead to connect batteries in series as if you run T100 on a 6S battery it heats up instantly and it is powerful enough to solder ESCs and motors.
Sounds good 👌🏻
Get the Hakko FX888D it's the best and a good price it's my go to soldering iron and you may actually get a good solder joint done 😂
Awesome ..nice one
Aliexpress is selling these soldering irons that work similarly to a hot glue gun, you literally pull a trigger to feed the solder to your iron. $15, with solder spool, and you can pick your plug for all us non-Chinese outlet users (US, UK, lookin' at you...). I have 4 soldering irons now. They all have pro's and cons.
Had one hotshot back in the day. Was impressed, at the time. Came back to the hobby big just a year before the pandemic, and, still have not picked up another Tamiya. I like that Mad Bull, I like the Lunch box... But it's nice to see a couple of fans bickering the pro's and cons. It's organic. I appreciated it. I subbed for it.
I've seen you guys around several of the other channels within the RC community, and it's been a treat. Lookin' forward to rifling through your content!! Keep up the great work, fellas, and, thanks for what you do!
Cheers buddy thanks for watching enjoy the channel
If your looking for a pure race performance RC car with extreme durability, Tamiya is certainly not the choice to make. They are pretty much cheap Tyco or Nikko RC cars but with replacement parts, in all honesty.
I got a used TT-01 least year and I was pretty happy,but then I got a new chassis BC I wanted to build a rally car and didn't have enough money for new electronics and that stuff.but for newbies to RC hobby Tamiya is great in my opinion
Responsible for so many people joining the hobby
I recommend the Sequre SQ-A110 soldering iron. You can adjust the temperature and change out the tip.
So you can use it for some heavy duty soldering like connectors and such. And also for small circuits soldering.
Nice one
Ya'lls comedy and genuine brightness made my morning!! Thanks guys!!!!
Cheers for commenting
Mark your voice reminds me of Ronnie O’Sullivan.
hahaha
Ti22 rc products sell a great one for mains and goes up to 500 degrees with a digital temperature control and its very affordable
Ah yes, RC race clubs....... the classic 'new people turned up'...... They used to turn up to 'our' race meetings..... 'Them'... 😆😁
hahaha
Sad but true
Tamiya = memories whether you are in your 40s like me or just picking out your first one. You should be saying they suck as a race platform as they dont suck as an rc car to have fun with Tamiya made fun rc cars not race cars
Tamiya proposes simple cars with the nicest bodies of the market for half the price of any other manufacturer.
Sure, you wont have best perf out of the box, but for most of users it will be enough. And if you want to upgrade, you could still have fun. Worst default in my mind is you need to buy a full grape when you break something...
Best bodies for sure
Tamiya was the thing when I was a kid in the early 70's. But they decided to not keep pace with the rest of the world. So they are just "old" cars to me now (and for a long time) ... and I'm not particularly nostalgic ... I want awesome vehicles. And they don't have them.
Nothing is more nostalgic though
@@PopalongRC So are rotary phones. :)
Tamiya cars are either great handling indestructible tanks or great handling brittle cars or terrible handling brittle cars or terrible handling tanks
Ticks all the boxes then
Tamiya makes some amazing scale 1/14th offerings. Got to love the Semitrucks.
Yes they do
Tamiya TRF has multiple world championships. Enough said.
True but not anything recently ….
Just bought the Tamiya MK2 Rally Escort for my school RC club....really for me but I'm letting the kids build it.
Keep on posting guys as you keep the small wheels real and on the ground
Thanks Paul
ABS Tamiyas are models. Anything TRF or touring car is fine, but you need lots of spares.👺😼
While I have a lot of tamiya cars and trucks in my collection kyosho is my favorite back in the 80s and the 90s.
Don't get a new soldering iron , get a soldering (blow) torch and use paste.
Grasshopper 2 with a 540 at building site 1990 'say no more'
I never got Tamiyas for their performance, some of them are not too bad. They are different animals
Tamiya is a good starting starting point for most. The low end entry level vehicles are good for experimenting. You can run a low level Tamiya with the high level vehicles. But you have to heavily mod it to do so.
Give a tip driver a Tamiya and they will make it look good
i love tamiy a kits, fun affordable i recommend them. Especially if like me you just like building the kits for fun.
They are great project cars and enjoyable builds
I love this hobby because it's easy to do what you want and have tons of fun. I may try a Tamiya kit someday, but I'm not a racer (I'm not a very good driver), I like the RTR bashers. If I (by mistake) ran a Tamiya car into the curb in front of my house at 50mph that car would explode, my Rustler MIGHT break an A-arm....
That is true
Get the right car for the job at hand
my tto1E is bulletproof w bearings . does 50 with cheepy brushless
They are a good base
Wow. Strike this page off the list of videos to watch. No context at all. Tamiya had a sense of purpose and is still fun to build. Comparing apples with pumpkins here.
That was brilliant. Perfectly capturing the enigma that is Tamiya. I have more Tamiya than anything else.
Think it came across as a balanced argument
I use the TrakPower TK955 (Duratrax) for soldering. Would buy another if this unit failed.
Cheers buddy
@@PopalongRC No problem, love your channel, glad I could help.
plus tamiya had years before associated losi and kyosho to win nationals and worlds which they did NOT, associated losi kyosho ruled competition racing in the late 1970's threw the present time. tamiya gets credit for building a few good cars and some wins in sedan racing, the rest is collection shit for the masses who play and bash, thats it. you want hardcore rc, you get associated losi kyosho. have ya noticed the thousands of shelf queen youtube tamiya, siting looking pretty !!!! ha ha ha, that being said, i own a few tamiya rc's also. nice discussion video. good day.
Where's the fun in driving a car that goes where it's supposed to 🤷😄
Some Tamiya' s are good some are bad. I have a Tl01b that is almost indestructible and thats on brushless with over 500 battery packs run through it. Then I have a Df01 Blazing star and before I even ran it the front hubs cracked and I dropped it on my bed from about 1 foot high and the front shock tower broke off... would be nice if they were all the same quality.
I have Radio shack buggies to Kyosho to Hsp and they all seem to have the same quality problem as Tamiya it just that Tamiya has it the worst.
Seems like its all just part of the RC game.
Tamiya make plastic models that happen to move. That’s all, I love them.
fair
I have always been mainly Tamiya with a smattering of others. I got into racing 'back in the day' with the FF01 and took part in the Tamiya Eurocup in '96... that was awesome. Now I have mainly Tamiyas including the TT01e truck. Would love to compete with the M-chassis FWD but wouldnt want to pay for an Xpress FWD so would possibly go for an M-05 or M-07 and see how I got on with them. While racing now I usually hope to get my times better rather than win. Its the taking part I enjoy 😊😊😊
Off to the iconic cup today which is basically euro cup rules
@@PopalongRC oooh cool..... 😁😁
Tamiya, wasn’t so bad in the 1980’s & early 1990’s. Tamiya has just failed to keep up with brands like, Arrma & Traxxas. Even Wltoys, are proving cheap brushless rtr buggies. Nostalgia keeps them going, I’m just happy they have rereleased so many classics 😎
We are all collectors of the classics …. So happy for the rere cars
You're Rubbish RC builders if your cars are falling apart 😂
We know
I would have to say that TLR car was pretty rubbish, when it snapped a shock shaft!🤣 and Mark built it😂.. Just had to poke you there😅.. I do agree some Tamiya's are rubbish, but they have some good cars out there. The TRF/TB-EVO cars are really good.. And for cheap cars the TT-01, and the TT-02 cars are pretty good (on and off road). FYI I have been building a racing Tamiya's (and other cars) since 1980 when I got my first car a Tamiya Rough Rider. The front suspension and front steering would fall apart, and I loved it!
Cheers!
We all love Tamiya deep down and tech has come on a lot in recent years
@@PopalongRC Yep, Tamiya has come a long ways and we love them for all there flaws (well not always )🤪. Thanks for all the video's! Keep up the good work.
Cheers!
No worries,😱 Mark Apology Accepted 🤣😂🤣, Yes Tamiya rc cars have there Flaws as lots of Rc's have but i do agree with the trf cars my 415MS i had to put alloy arms on the rear as they kept exploding with the littlest of knocks but the nostalgia of Tamiya is second to none and having around 1/3rd of the first 100 whether its vintage or a re release i really love them and collect them mostly as there so much more affordable and an abundance of a variety , thanks again guys for a proper laugh and cracker of a show today cheers men🙂
Tamiya are rubbish, yet passion demands extreme love for such character built rc fun! Love all buggies!,
You’re not wrong
Think you need to wear all your shirts that way round ,could be new popalong trend
Kriscros a make ya
Its the hop ups. You start out basic and Learn.
Tamiya, the marijuana of the rc world, where all the beginners start 🤣
When are you guys coming to stotfold? We’re running out of summer, I know you’re fair weather racers. Karl can race my car so it’s fair between you both (scratch that, you have a TLR 🤢)
Hahahah
Have we had a summer yet
TAMIYA IS HAPPY WITH THIS VIDDDEO HAHAHAH
If they watch it - yes
If they only look at the thumbnail - no
Tamiya is for stock racing at best. They can't hang with the new racing.. i mean nobody uses abs as much as Tamiya..
I found your channel because of the iconic videos, and I’ll hopefully see you tomorrow in London 🤘🏻
Hope you had a good one at Iconic
Lost track of all the people we spoke to throughout the weekend
Great time had by all
Get a BBX for the show....
Maybe
Tamiya is a great historic brand but compared to current standards they are not race grade. They are expensive toy grade with brittle plastics, even the newer ones like the euro trucks. We tried to race TT-02s at our local carpet track and you couldn't finish a race without 1/2 the field breaking. Get an AE, or Xray and you will be 100x happier in the long run. I even think the traxxas vtech is a better car. For a new person getting into RC the Traxxas Slash 2wd is the BEST starter vehicle, Ask anyone who is a serious RC racer.
There are other great brands for sure ….
Bodger and Badger come to mind i think im a Bodger too 😂
That on point
Spend the minimun, get a tt02r, find a club and race it to the death. U really, withot losing your mind into overpriced stuff and hop hups, having fun on a budget. The second u get to over 200 euro priced buggy or other tamiya models u either ented in the vintage/rerelease shelf queens or amazing racing machines (xv01, formula one etc)
The ABS leaves a lot to be desired.
2:43 yes tamiya is rubbish but I absolutely 💯 love them ❤
Hahahaha seems to be a common theme
I've had kits other than Tamiya and they seem to break just as much. Just my experience.
Tamiya Lunchbox ❤
Blazing Blazer
lol yeah they are. Tamiyas are like beautiful women, right down to getting worse with age. You can write volumes about all their flaws. Lollin every time I see nylon bushings and friction shocks, but unlike a woman you can actually fix a Tamiya.
Aldi do a great soldering iron kit with stand and everything included for around £14!
Cool will check it out
This was the perfect viewing, while I was working on my Tamiya TA03F pro David jun edition 👍 and I agree they are rubbish while being brilliant all at the same time lol .
That sums it up perfectly
Get yourselves a ts100 soldering iron boys 👍
We will take a look
you are radish then.
😘
Please get your super selves to Chippenham so I can race you with my rubbish Tamiya 😁
We hope to Popalong
milwaukee or ryobi cordless soldering irons are fantastic.
Good to know
Amazing indeed. Cheers!
Thanks Troka
Get yourself a ts100 soldering iron, you wont regret it.
Will look into it