Building the Tamiya Grasshopper II 🔧 Unboxing, Overview, and Initial Thoughts, Will it Win at USTE?
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- Опубліковано 21 лип 2024
- With the Ultimate Scale Truck Expo now just a week away, I figure it's probably about time I put together this awesome Tamiya Grasshopper II which I'll be driving in the vintage buggy races. In this video I'll be quickly showing the unboxing and build process, as well as sharing my initial thoughts on the kit. Stay tuned to see how this car performs at USTE! Big thanks to Josh aka RC Everyday for sending this kit!
The Ultimate Scale Truck Expo is next weekend Feb. 19-21. Hope to see some of you there.
Ultimate Scale Truck Expo website: www.ultimatescaletruckexpo.com/
RC Everyday: / dasunddaseinzige
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Can't wait to race! Thanks everyone for watching, I'll of course be doing plenty of filming at the Expo though if you can make it to the event, I'm confident you're gonna have a great time!
That was THE RC car to have when I was a kid in the 80s.....
Nice build-Amazing video-Thanks for sharing 👍
awesome, my first RC was the original Grasshopper, I think I was in grade 7...saved up bought the car, ended up building it myself (brother and dad were taking too long to help) and of course I was impatient...so I managed to build it, yay...and then realized it would take me several more months to save up for the radio etc :(
In 88' my older cousin got the grasshopper II. That was the car that got me into the hobby.
For the few bucks a handful of bearings costs, it is smart to at least install them in rear end during initial assembly. Shooting the body White before the decals will avoid the plastic from "Yellowing" that is inevitable.
Definitely would like to see more vintage buggy events show up around the U.S.A.
My first RC! bought as a teen with money earned from a job during summer holidays . Build a little race track with my buddy, raced against each other all summer long...good times
I recently found my box of old Tamiya RCs. Including a Frog, Grasshopper, some Midnight Pumpkins, a Falcon, a bunch of Clodbuster parts, and my race winning Fox with a bunch of Japanese hop-ups. I loved racing that Fox.
Nice.
This is an awesome starter buggy . i miss mine - glad to hear it was released
Love the Grasshopper II, I had a Jethopper when I was in Primary School in the 80s. I remanded the spotlights only surviving the 1st couple of rolls!
That buggy looks so cool!
R/C Everyday Josh is an outstanding guy. Oh those plastic yellow shocks..... Have fun and very generous of you to take it easy on the competition. ;)
beautiful body shape -even better than legacy Grasshopper !
Good build video ! Enjoyed
I had one of these as a kid. Kept me occupied for years. Eventually became a lowered road runner. Flipped the front arms, went with a 5-link rear.
Still have my brothers original one, such a great unit it was always such fun.
I had the Hornet, way back when, and my buddy had the grasshopper. We upgraded the front wheels with knobblies and put in better front wheel bearings. It improved the handling in looser surfaces like sand or soft mud.
Love the car, stay safe in Florida, covids no joke!
It’s back
Who agrees he should finish the prerunner ?
I love that JX servo, cheap as chips, super responsive and never let me down, I have it on all my RCs and not gonna choose any other brands.
Nice vidéo and i agree your opinion for the New driver.
Great! :D One thing I would do to de body, I would clearcoat it after decals.. They wont ware that quickly then..
With normel clearcoat for cars and stuff?
Do you think this will help and not damage the decals or makes the optic worse?
Awesome
I can attest, it'll hold up to brushless and 3S quite well. Needs mods for the battery to fit of course, but the transmission is more then up to the task of holding up to some pretty gnarly power levels. The hard part truely becomes driving such a crazy beast. ;-) :-)
Hello I got one with the lime green body and I installed buggy light pods on sides that work remotely, has aluminum rear blue shocks and silver aluminum rims. I'll see if I'll post a video of it for you to see 😉. I have purchased a few of your stuff on eBay btw 👍
My first rc car when I was 19
I wish I could come over but we're still in a full lockdown until at least March.
Heck yeah buddy! I was about to not bring my buggy and then I saw your video. Now I have to figure out some electronics for it stat, 2 days before I leave, in a snow storm, lol
Nice! Good luck getting it ready. If you need a servo, I got plenty more of what I used for mine. Hope the storm doesn't hit too hard, weather isn't looking the best for a 13 hour drive on my route to Florida 😅. Might just leave early. Stay safe and see you there. 👍
If I had this version of the grasshopper I would get CVA rear shocks for it only.
The grasshopper I have I run a dirt tuned motor on it and on my hornet that I will be getting I have a GT tuned motor for it.
Have you seen the new release of the Black edition it has four CVA shocks and the front shocks are in a different position that has ever been on any grasshopper.
I would do a suspension upgrade turning them into oil filled shocks if your racing it.
That's if you wanted it box art.
What ever happened to the 72 c10 pre runner project? That was my favorite video series of yours and I was wondering why you stopped.
JD passel he ran an original hornet with a brushless motor so that's not true that they don't hold up to brushless power.
Believe it or not Mike grasshopper came out like an off white but it actually needed to be painted a pure white.
Why didn't you put ball bearings in it?
Still waiting for a FWD chassis and a mark III VW Golf body :))
That would be cool. 👍
I had this car in the 80s when I was a kid, I got the re-re and just disappointed with the shocks
please make a 72 Chevy Cheyenne
Bearings!!!!
I swear this is Freiburger from hot rod
Why did RC everyday give this to you he should have built it?
Just posted video of my Grasshopper for you to see in my channel.