After owning a Durga for over two years i've coming to a conclusion. DB-01 is a mat track car. It doesn't like dirt at all, it's a nightmare to clean! I think there will be many disappointed people who bought this. Very nice car but after the dirt gets in, it's not a very nice at all. I have a lot of spares and hop ups for it and sure it's a keeper but pretty exhaustive/expensive to maintain when you have few hop ups. When i bought this over two years ago, almost no one ran it and is it because it's non familiar to hobbyists or was it the belts what deterred people, dunno. If you want a easy maintainable 4wd, look for something else. Kinda funny that after these vids, all the Durgas vanished from ebay. Bought mine 170€ , now the prices are from 250-500€. Not worth it.
Wow thanks for your honest review of the Durga my friend. I haven’t really ran mine in very dirty condition so I have no idea what the clean up process would be. But I have ran many cars on sand at the beach, in my experience it’s just not worth it. 20 minutes of fun, then days of trying to get it clean up 😭😭😭
@@TAMIYALegends I had to write something because kinda fed up with some channels are not telling the truth about cons. Not you Glenn. 😎 Review is a delicate thing, for some it's an opinion and for some it's facts. The best way to recommend an RC car is to get ENOUGH EXPERIENCE from it and not the way " I highly recommend this xxxx car" after driven like 5mins with it. 👍🏻 People are usually biased on some brand or opinions ,nothing wrong with it but you have to remember that you are kinda "selling" these cars or whatever parts in includes. It's sad to see some channels going only for show and not giving whole picture and facts. Show is nice when it's not the whole meaning of it. I'm not ranting but i think people should wake up. These times are hard for everyone of us and we need to have hobbies 👊🏻 Honest reviews are the salt of these videos. Thank you Glenn!
Completely agree with this comment. I too had a DB01 with loads of hop-ups fitted but it was always a constant pig to work on and not rewarding at all. I did find the Baldre bodyshell better at keeping the dirt out compared to the Durga but still it always found its way into the internals. Also yep the front wheel hexes are horrendous, the kit as stand has dog bone front axles which will always fall out so universal shafts are pretty much required out of the box. Another thing it needs to get the most out of was the centre slipper clutch which again is another hop up option. Better shocks also another hop up option. Alloy steering rack another hop up! I ended up spending way too much on the DB01 to even get it remotely competitive and reliable but it was just a waste overall when I could easily have picked up something else for a lot less and a lot easier to work on. Sold the DB01 eventually and I honestly don't miss it at all. It did look nice on a shelf though :P
I always melted my ball diffs and the slipper clutch made it not snappy at all. I had a 5.5 turn brushless LRP system in it though, could've been part of the problem lol.
Bought a Durga about 18 months ago and it's still waiting to be built. (just had no time). This video has got me inspired to finally get mine built so I just ordered the Tamiya screwdriver set to prepare me for the build! Thanks for the video.
TAMIYA Legends yes, I have one of the earlier version and I modded right away. I was able to buy a used DB01 on ebay, and it came with TRF501x balldiff metal outdrive. Took one and swap with my stock diff as well as the aftermarket shocks that came with (I should have kept the whole car).
This is a great buggy. Its basically a plastic version of the TRF 501X /511. It was derived from that chassis. It had alot of adjustability and tuning in it, ( spacers and shimming). I ran one for years , solid and smooth n fast as you want.
Currently building a 2010 tamiya Zahhak buggy. It is also has many of those small plastic spacers and shims. Never seen that before in a tamiya kit myself. Always wondered about the belt driven durga. Will be cool to see it up and running. Another great video man!!
Welcome to Tamiya legends, and once AGAIN thank you for stopping by...I'm wising I had a car to build right about now. Looking forward to seeing how this car runs for you.
Nice build ... You got the updated chassis , the battery section is more cut out on yours Glenn for square edeges on li-po batteries . The first chassis had ribes for the older c type battery 6 cells . Can't wait to see it in Mr Maezumi Trf colours . 👍
Love the build Glenn. Belt drive buggies are great fun - quite smooth and quick to accelerate. I have to say that I cringe when I see grease applied to a part that's exposed to the dirt. Grit will stick to the grease and it will become like grinding paste. It's fine to use in a transmission that is sealed but no where else. Never in my 35 years tinkering with surface RC's have I ever applied grease to a dogbone. I don't care what Tamiya says, it's just wrong. I don't care for Tamiya leaving the belts open. Maybe the body well fit tightly to the chassis tub and keep debris out of the belts. I guess we'll see, right? Keep up the great work. I really enjoy watching your channel - especially now when I'm stuck at home. Cheers!
ixlr8 Thanks for your great comment my friend 🤩 Yes you’re absolutely spot on about the grease on the driveshafts and cups 😬 Regarding the two sections on this chassis with the belts showing, that’s actually my mistake, I’ve not fitted the two plastic covers 😳 it should be fully sealed. No idea how I missed that 🤷🏼♂️ Thanks for watching buddy 👊🏻
I have to say it’s such a good looking buggy. I’m all about the vintage and the nostalgia but I really like this. I picked up some DB01 hex wheels in white recently. Looking forward to the running vid.
Hi Glen!! I really enjoyed that video!! Especially in these crazy times we are living in you help fill a big part of our days! Time well spent with you. Can’t wait to get back to work making money so I can start up my hobby again! ( cash is tight now) Thanks again from all of us at the RC community! Never stop doing what you are doing and as soon as I’m back at work I will try to support your channel. Thanks
It's good to see that I wasn't the only one slightly put off by the spacers and the wheel hub design..lol I've got The Baldre and absolutely love this buggy!! Even with it's off quirks. One of the best performing buggies I've ever raced and bashed!! I retired it about 3 yrs ago from racing. Just couldn't perform with the B64/74 and YZ4's and Schumachers..But still love blasting around the yard and on the street with this beast😊👍
Great build film Glenn, not overly keen on all the shimming, but I restore land rovers so nothing new. Hope she settles down after a battery or two. Cheers. D.,👍🏻😊
Nice looking kit ! Looking forward to hop-ups and body reveal. I would love to see a build with all hop-ups i.e don't buy a kit , build one from all option parts ( not all tamiya 3rd party as well ) but I imagine this is gonna cost big time .
@@TAMIYALegends very good three coat hangers later and no sand paper!!! Resorted to using a curbstone and having to put back reshaped and dwarfed hangers back where they came from along with a thick ear a week later !!!:)
Ohhhhhh buddy! This is so on my radar now after watching this! 😍😍. Enjoy my friend and I look forward to seeing the finished body and the running vids! 👌👌. Keep safe mate. 🙏🙏
Hey guys I'm building a Durga right now! What is the cement for the plates I need to use? Bought an open box kit but nothing is saying cement on it. What am i missing? My first ball diff kit, Help!!!
That looks like an awesome car. I’m getting the blitzed beetle I’m set I love the tamiya beetle shell it looks great on the monster beetle and sand scorcher I think it’s the desert blitzer
This looks like a nice kit. Can't wait to see this body shell. Pro painted shells always look amazing. I'd see if you can get a spare shell and paint it yourself for running it and doing your testing.
N W Yes 100%, I’ve hopefully got another Durga coming at some point that’s been donated to the channel. So the plan is to run mine mainly with that 2nd car shell on it 😊👊🏻
The wheel fitment is a Losi one. If i remember correctly they dumped it long time ago. You just have to tight the wheels properly. Not a problem for me tho, for now :)
Interesting Glen.. Never seen one of these in this detail.... I’m working out in my head if it’s what I was expecting?????. I’m sure when all the hop ups go on it will be great. I think for me as an old git it is just very different!!!!!
Darren Grimmer Completely agree, for some strange reason I had in my head that this is the next Top Force! Obviously it’s not and never could be, but I’ve been told they run great so we will see 🤷🏼♂️ It’s funny I’ve got the bug to do another Top Force now, can’t afford it, but it’s still nice making the plans in my head 😂😂😂 Thanks as always my friend 👊🏻
Hi Glenn I know it would be a little mess about but what about measuring the thickness of the bearing and the spacer and ordering some wider bearings? 🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️ Just a thought
Those towers are very durable, so carbon ones are..well.. :) Remember to cut the wing properly like so that it doesn't rip the rear tower when crashing, dunno if the carbon ones resist the impact better. Also those stock shocks are pretty good, using those on my Durga. I don't see a point upgrading those, ofc if you can afford it's a different thing.
Hate making ball diffs as well. What does over tighten mean? I must have adjust them 5 times until I'm happy then you have to do it again once you run them in.
I would stick to the Top Force Glenn...Hehe! I am sure the Durga will be good after a bit of tweaking! interesting design and once you get that body and wheels done it will look great but yeah the jury is still out on its performance for me! I will see how you go with it!😉👍
@@TAMIYALegends yeah not much! Maybe the Evo 😁 Great stuff again mate, keep the vids coming and stay safe! One idea for a vid is the most iconic Tamiya's eg most iconic 2wd, 4wd, wheelie car, road car and maybe best scale car and so on..... could be entertaining and will get opinions flowing 👍
Richard Perry Well the one I was after fell through 🤬 So right now the answer is no, but I’m still looking but kinda got my heart set on a particular one 😬 Thanks for watching buddy
Penny pinching of the first water providing plain bearings (bushes) rather than ball bearings for the steering. How much would it cost extra per kit to give four ball bearings rather then four plain bearings , remembering that they are a 'mahoosive ' company that buys (or makes) bearings by the thousand (not just a pack of four from "Fast-Eddy") ? They must have decided that there is zero (or close to same) benefit to using ball bearings there . Especially if they can sell a hop-up part of ball bearings for the very small improvment Joe Q Public thinks ball bearings give them
Another great and very entertaining video!👍. I hope im not being too controversial, but in my opinion, the car itself lacks the character and originality of the old 'classic' Tamiya cars. Even the box lacks the beautiful artwork. When you looked at an old classic Tamiya box, you knew straight away it was a Tamiya product even before you saw the logo. This box on the other hand, looks very generic indeed. Just my opinion though! God! i sound old!!! Ho-hum!!🤔. Anyhoo, great video and great channel. 👍👍
I nearly bought one of these two years ago.. watching this one to see how it is to drives.. and it seems like a strange build with all those spacers, I would love to know what thats all about
adrian harrison These things have a great following and seen to be really popular as a cheap hobby race car. I’m really looking forward to eventually getting it out and running 🚗💨💨💨 I’ve seen a few guys who have just built one and they said it runs great 😎👊🏻 Thanks for watching buddy
A bush is just a bearing that works by slipping. I have worked on plenty machinery with bushes fitted in places were a ball or roller bearing wouldn't last a day. I understand your point of view but a bush is not always a bad thing.
you forgot to insert the dust covers for the belts that go under the front and rear bulk heads. You should not be able to see any of the belt when built. They are inserts.
@@TAMIYALegends no problems. I got the DB01 RRR version. It was the last version of it. Ditch the pin style wheels when you can, they stopped using them on the newer versions.
They are bearings, originally called bearing because they “bear” weight. Actually true bearings. I guess Tamiya like to call things by their true name. Not like the rest of us.
Everything I've heard about these is that they are...or were a great cheap option to go club racing with. Looking forward to seeing how this one goes. btw: don't let the b*stards grind you down :)
Pablo668 Yes that’s what made me buy one, it wasn’t on my radar, but as you said they have a great following. And thanks for your comment my friend 🤩👊🏻
On eBay ATM, the cheapest I can buy a DB01 here in Australia is $370AU. That keeps me on the fence. I do like the buggy though, like a entry level TRF. 😎👍🏻
Rcalltypes Yeah perfectly put my friend 😬 I’m looking forward to seeing it run, I’m expecting it to be pretty good from what I’ve read 🤷🏼♂️ Thanks for watching buddy 😊👊🏻
Really interesting stuff, as always - seems a slightly odd car. I was a bit surprised how rudimentary those diffs look, but I suppose if they work well it doesn't matter. Curious to see what you think of it once it's running. As for the haters, sod them - why are they watching things they don't like? Epic fail on their part... 🤦🏻♂️🤣🤣
RC Crawlers Mid-Wales Yeah it’s very different from what I’m use to 🤔 Can’t wait to get the shell and get it up and running 🚗💨💨 Thanks for watching buddy 👊🏻
PoorManRC Yeah that’s what I thought tbh, it’s not a Top Force, but apparently it would kick a TF all over in a track!🤷🏼♂️🤷🏼♂️🤷🏼♂️ Thanks for watching my friend 😊👊🏻
Now that's weird. Looks like they removed the little brackets for the stick batteries so you can fit lipos. Didn't think they'd ever modify parts throughout production.
Bizarre. TAMIYA builds. Dynahead. 26 plastic bushings. And shit pile of more supposedly metal bearings 🤔bushings. Tiny ones. And a few larger metal bearings. Which is like ummm. But you gave me ball bearings. Also two small metal bearings (bushings.) That lucky i had some to replace the plastic bushes (from a cc01) . Had to get 15 more ball bearings. And at 28 bucks aud. Not the rubber seal ($44) or ceramic ones.. ($60) if i did the tiny metal bushes to ball bearing another 70 odd dollars. As a 6x6 its cheaper tham the traxxas or axial 6x6 cars.. if i was bashing/crawling in mud then rubber sealed would have been needed. But i dont even drive in the wet. 😋🤔..
After owning a Durga for over two years i've coming to a conclusion. DB-01 is a mat track car.
It doesn't like dirt at all, it's a nightmare to clean! I think there will be many disappointed people who bought this. Very nice car but after the dirt gets in, it's not a very nice at all. I have a lot of spares and hop ups for it and sure it's a keeper but pretty exhaustive/expensive to maintain when you have few hop ups.
When i bought this over two years ago, almost no one ran it and is it because it's non familiar to hobbyists or was it the belts what deterred people, dunno.
If you want a easy maintainable 4wd, look for something else.
Kinda funny that after these vids, all the Durgas vanished from ebay. Bought mine 170€ , now the prices are from 250-500€. Not worth it.
Wow thanks for your honest review of the Durga my friend. I haven’t really ran mine in very dirty condition so I have no idea what the clean up process would be. But I have ran many cars on sand at the beach, in my experience it’s just not worth it. 20 minutes of fun, then days of trying to get it clean up 😭😭😭
@@TAMIYALegends I had to write something because kinda fed up with some channels are not telling the truth about cons. Not you Glenn. 😎
Review is a delicate thing, for some it's an opinion and for some it's facts. The best way to recommend an RC car is to get ENOUGH EXPERIENCE from it and not the way " I highly recommend this xxxx car" after driven like 5mins with it. 👍🏻
People are usually biased on some brand or opinions ,nothing wrong with it but you have to remember that you are kinda "selling" these cars or whatever parts in includes.
It's sad to see some channels going only for show and not giving whole picture and facts. Show is nice when it's not the whole meaning of it.
I'm not ranting but i think people should wake up. These times are hard for everyone of us and we need to have hobbies 👊🏻
Honest reviews are the salt of these videos. Thank you Glenn!
Completely agree with this comment.
I too had a DB01 with loads of hop-ups fitted but it was always a constant pig to work on and not rewarding at all. I did find the Baldre bodyshell better at keeping the dirt out compared to the Durga but still it always found its way into the internals.
Also yep the front wheel hexes are horrendous, the kit as stand has dog bone front axles which will always fall out so universal shafts are pretty much required out of the box.
Another thing it needs to get the most out of was the centre slipper clutch which again is another hop up option. Better shocks also another hop up option. Alloy steering rack another hop up! I ended up spending way too much on the DB01 to even get it remotely competitive and reliable but it was just a waste overall when I could easily have picked up something else for a lot less and a lot easier to work on.
Sold the DB01 eventually and I honestly don't miss it at all. It did look nice on a shelf though :P
I always melted my ball diffs and the slipper clutch made it not snappy at all. I had a 5.5 turn brushless LRP system in it though, could've been part of the problem lol.
Bought a Durga about 18 months ago and it's still waiting to be built. (just had no time). This video has got me inspired to finally get mine built so I just ordered the Tamiya screwdriver set to prepare me for the build!
Thanks for the video.
Paul Taylor
Excellent Paul 🤩
Thanks for watching buddy 👊🏻
Best looking kit tamiya have done since the vintage kits. Brilliant runner. Smoothest roller ever. Absolutely love it and very very underrated
Lee Hurst
Excellent 😊😊😊
Can’t wait to get the shell and run it 😎
Wow. I did not know the new one has a flat battery chassis now. I envy you Glenn
rese banget
Yes they listened and changed it 😎👊🏻
Thanks for watching buddy
TAMIYA Legends yes, I have one of the earlier version and I modded right away. I was able to buy a used DB01 on ebay, and it came with TRF501x balldiff metal outdrive. Took one and swap with my stock diff as well as the aftermarket shocks that came with (I should have kept the whole car).
Great video. Been looking forward to seeking it. Not many build videos on the DB01. Hope to have one one day.
Aro800
Excellent glad you liked it my friend 😊👊🏻
This is a great buggy.
Its basically a plastic version of the TRF 501X /511.
It was derived from that chassis.
It had alot of adjustability and tuning in it, ( spacers and shimming).
I ran one for years , solid and smooth n fast as you want.
Sam Ameduri
Excellent Sam, thanks for watching and your Feedback my friend 🤩👊🏻
Currently building a 2010 tamiya Zahhak buggy. It is also has many of those small plastic spacers and shims. Never seen that before in a tamiya kit myself. Always wondered about the belt driven durga. Will be cool to see it up and running. Another great video man!!
Dave Coxx
Thanks Dave 😊👊🏻
Interesting build.
tamiya frog
It was my friend 😊👊🏻
Welcome to Tamiya legends, and once AGAIN thank you for stopping by...I'm wising I had a car to build right about now. Looking forward to seeing how this car runs for you.
DAS RC
Thanks for watching buddy 😊👊🏻
Nice build ... You got the updated chassis , the battery section is more cut out on yours Glenn for square edeges on li-po batteries . The first chassis had ribes for the older c type battery 6 cells . Can't wait to see it in Mr Maezumi Trf colours . 👍
Raymond Savage
Thanks Raymond 🤩
The shell has arrived yet, I keep looking out the window for the post lady 😂👊🏻
Thanks for watching buddy
Loved my durga but never managed to get it dialed it right....awesome vid
Alan Rogers
Thanks Alan, yeah it’s all about the set up and that’s not my strong point lol 😂
Thanks for watching buddy 👊🏻
If I were you Glenn I wouldn't run it without the slipper. It saves the ball diffs from melting
Lee Hurst
Yeah I’ve fitted it on the next video Lee 😊👊🏻
I had been looking forward to this video. I still have one in the cupboard to build
FlyingAmbo
Excellent I’m sure you’ll love the build my friend 🤩👊🏻
MA-LIB-DEN-NUM grease. Good stuff.
Bill OBrien
Perfect thank you Bill, my English is the best 😂👊🏻
Thanks for watching buddy
Looks interesting. I love building the kits, no matter what people say about them. Looking forward to seeing it run!
The Houleigan
Yeah you can’t beat the initial build 😊😊😊
Thanks as always for watching buddy 👊🏻
A really interesting build, thanks👍🤓🇦🇺
Paul Garwood
Thanks for watching Paul 😊👊🏻
Love the build Glenn. Belt drive buggies are great fun - quite smooth and quick to accelerate.
I have to say that I cringe when I see grease applied to a part that's exposed to the dirt. Grit will stick to the grease and it will become like grinding paste. It's fine to use in a transmission that is sealed but no where else. Never in my 35 years tinkering with surface RC's have I ever applied grease to a dogbone. I don't care what Tamiya says, it's just wrong.
I don't care for Tamiya leaving the belts open. Maybe the body well fit tightly to the chassis tub and keep debris out of the belts. I guess we'll see, right?
Keep up the great work. I really enjoy watching your channel - especially now when I'm stuck at home. Cheers!
ixlr8
Thanks for your great comment my friend 🤩
Yes you’re absolutely spot on about the grease on the driveshafts and cups 😬
Regarding the two sections on this chassis with the belts showing, that’s actually my mistake, I’ve not fitted the two plastic covers 😳 it should be fully sealed. No idea how I missed that 🤷🏼♂️
Thanks for watching buddy 👊🏻
Awesome man! I've got an old video of my Tamiya Durga running on my backyard track. Thang ran great. Sold it later though! Oh well.
NitroStar
Oh cool I’ll have to check that out buddy 🤩
Thanks for watching 👊🏻
Nice Durga！ Year！！👍👍👍👍👍
RCLoveごっこ
Thanks for watching my friend 🤩👊🏻
I have to say it’s such a good looking buggy. I’m all about the vintage and the nostalgia but I really like this. I picked up some DB01 hex wheels in white recently. Looking forward to the running vid.
Nolan Philpott
Thanks as always for watching my friend 🤩🤩🤩
TAMIYA Legends No worries matey. Hope you’re surviving lock down without the cabin fever!!!
Hi Glen!! I really enjoyed that video!! Especially in these crazy times we are living in you help fill a big part of our days! Time well spent with you. Can’t wait to get back to work making money so I can start up my hobby again! ( cash is tight now) Thanks again from all of us at the RC community! Never stop doing what you are doing and as soon as I’m back at work I will try to support your channel. Thanks
chris venianakis
Oh wow that’s very kind of you Chris, thanks for watching my friend and stay safe 👊🏻
It's good to see that I wasn't the only one slightly put off by the spacers and the wheel hub design..lol I've got The Baldre and absolutely love this buggy!! Even with it's off quirks. One of the best performing buggies I've ever raced and bashed!! I retired it about 3 yrs ago from racing. Just couldn't perform with the B64/74 and YZ4's and Schumachers..But still love blasting around the yard and on the street with this beast😊👍
christopher coconis
Excellent 🤩🤩🤩
Can’t wait to get the shell and get the electrics fitted 🚗💨💨
Thanks as always for watching my friend 😊👊🏻
Great build film Glenn, not overly keen on all the shimming, but I restore land rovers so nothing new.
Hope she settles down after a battery or two.
Cheers. D.,👍🏻😊
Dave Pearce
Thanks Dave, yeah I think the build was just different to what I’m use too 🤷🏼♂️
Thanks for watching my friend 🤩👊🏻
Nice looking kit ! Looking forward to hop-ups and body reveal. I would love to see a build with all hop-ups i.e don't buy a kit , build one from all option parts ( not all tamiya 3rd party as well ) but I imagine this is gonna cost big time .
Matt Franks
Sounds like a great project, but I’d have to sell a lung to afford it 😂👊🏻
Thanks for watching buddy
I like belt drive after fashioning bigwig replacement driveshafts from metal coathangers using a blow torch and pliers:)
James Cunliffe
Wow James 😂
How did that turn out???
@@TAMIYALegends very good three coat hangers later and no sand paper!!! Resorted to using a curbstone and having to put back reshaped and dwarfed hangers back where they came from along with a thick ear a week later !!!:)
Ohhhhhh buddy! This is so on my radar now after watching this! 😍😍. Enjoy my friend and I look forward to seeing the finished body and the running vids! 👌👌. Keep safe mate. 🙏🙏
Markys Mods and Models
Lol Mark, I can see No 12 I believe entering your collection 😂👊🏻
Thanks for watching buddy 😎
@@TAMIYALegends shhhh... Don't tell the wife! 😂😂😉🙏🙏
Hey guys I'm building a Durga right now! What is the cement for the plates I need to use? Bought an open box kit but nothing is saying cement on it. What am i missing? My first ball diff kit, Help!!!
That looks like an awesome car. I’m getting the blitzed beetle I’m set I love the tamiya beetle shell it looks great on the monster beetle and sand scorcher I think it’s the desert blitzer
This looks like a nice kit. Can't wait to see this body shell. Pro painted shells always look amazing. I'd see if you can get a spare shell and paint it yourself for running it and doing your testing.
N W
Yes 100%, I’ve hopefully got another Durga coming at some point that’s been donated to the channel. So the plan is to run mine mainly with that 2nd car shell on it 😊👊🏻
hiiii buudddyyy !! know i have time to tcheck out all other channels i'm stuked at home ! stay safe !
many's rcgarage 68
It’s crazy times my friend, stay safe 😊👊🏻
The wheel fitment is a Losi one. If i remember correctly they dumped it long time ago. You just have to tight the wheels properly. Not a problem for me tho, for now :)
Cosmo 1:35
I tried to change it for the standard hex adapters, but no!!! The hex’s won’t fit 😞
@@TAMIYALegends Just use those stock ones. They do work 😉
Interesting Glen.. Never seen one of these in this detail.... I’m working out in my head if it’s what I was expecting?????. I’m sure when all the hop ups go on it will be great. I think for me as an old git it is just very different!!!!!
Darren Grimmer
Completely agree, for some strange reason I had in my head that this is the next Top Force!
Obviously it’s not and never could be, but I’ve been told they run great so we will see 🤷🏼♂️
It’s funny I’ve got the bug to do another Top Force now, can’t afford it, but it’s still nice making the plans in my head 😂😂😂
Thanks as always my friend 👊🏻
Hi Glenn I know it would be a little mess about but what about measuring the thickness of the bearing and the spacer and ordering some wider bearings? 🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️ Just a thought
Parksy1987
Yeah that’s definitely an option, although I’ll run it as is first to see what it’s like 🚗💨💨
Thanks for watching buddy 😊👊🏻
Those towers are very durable, so carbon ones are..well.. :) Remember to cut the wing properly like so that it doesn't rip the rear tower when crashing, dunno if the carbon ones resist the impact better. Also those stock shocks are pretty good, using those on my Durga. I don't see a point upgrading those, ofc if you can afford it's a different thing.
Cosmo 1:35
Thanks buddy, yeah the upgrades are mainly for the looks lol 😂
There are two carbon version Cosmo 1:35, one is carbon reinforced; those are more durable and the recent one is real carbon fiber shock plate
@@r35553h Yes i know.
I think you should go rogue one day, and build a Vintage or re re Kyosho :) Tomahawk or Optima!
Matt Taylor
Hey 👋
There’s a couple of Optima Mid videos on this channel 😊😊😊
Oh and a Schumacher Cat Xls 😉
Thanks for watching Matt 😊👊🏻
@@TAMIYALegends Awesome I'll check'em out!
Hate making ball diffs as well. What does over tighten mean? I must have adjust them 5 times until I'm happy then you have to do it again once you run them in.
Aro800
Yep 😬😬😬
Thanks for watching buddy 👊🏻
Them wheel mounts are well strange lol 👍
David Turner
I thought so 😂👊🏻
Thanks for watching buddy
Finally!
Cosmo 1:35
Lol 😂👊🏻
I would stick to the Top Force Glenn...Hehe!
I am sure the Durga will be good after a bit of tweaking! interesting design and once you get that body and wheels done it will look great but yeah the jury is still out on its performance for me! I will see how you go with it!😉👍
Mad-Bee RC & BB
Not much can beat the Top Force in my book, what a car 🤩🤩🤩
Thanks as always for watching my friend 😊👊🏻
@@TAMIYALegends yeah not much! Maybe the Evo 😁
Great stuff again mate, keep the vids coming and stay safe!
One idea for a vid is the most iconic Tamiya's eg most iconic 2wd, 4wd, wheelie car, road car and maybe best scale car and so on..... could be entertaining and will get opinions flowing 👍
Looks like a fun build! Would it be an advantage to cut at least the beginning of each screw with a tap? Good luck with the build!
RC ModSquad
Yeah tbh it wasn’t as bad as people had said, a little more forearm needed lol 😂
Thanks for watching buddy 👊🏻
TAMIYA Legends 👍🏻👍🏻
I ment haven't seen you this bewildered.
Parts availability still good?
Hi glen . R u still doing a Tamiya nitro .. thanks rich 🇬🇧🇬🇧
Richard Perry
Well the one I was after fell through 🤬
So right now the answer is no, but I’m still looking but kinda got my heart set on a particular one 😬
Thanks for watching buddy
Penny pinching of the first water providing plain bearings (bushes) rather than ball bearings
for the steering. How much would it cost extra per kit to give four ball bearings rather then
four plain bearings , remembering that they are a 'mahoosive ' company that buys (or makes)
bearings by the thousand (not just a pack of four from "Fast-Eddy") ?
They must have decided that there is zero (or close to same) benefit to
using ball bearings there . Especially if they can sell a hop-up part
of ball bearings for the very small improvment Joe Q Public thinks ball
bearings give them
Yep it still blows me away every I get a new kit with bushes 😞
Thanks for watching buddy 👊🏻
Hi what glue should I use for the diffs
I second this questions....@tonysimpson5310, what did you end up using?
@alexpruneda2854 a glue called shoe glue.
Another great and very entertaining video!👍. I hope im not being too controversial, but in my opinion, the car itself lacks the character and originality of the old 'classic' Tamiya cars. Even the box lacks the beautiful artwork. When you looked at an old classic Tamiya box, you knew straight away it was a Tamiya product even before you saw the logo. This box on the other hand, looks very generic indeed. Just my opinion though! God! i sound old!!! Ho-hum!!🤔. Anyhoo, great video and great channel. 👍👍
I don't think I've seen you this bawilded in a long time.
Brad Kalman
Lol 😂 Brad, yeah I found bits of this kit very different from the Tamiya kits I know 👊🏻
I nearly bought one of these two years ago.. watching this one to see how it is to drives..
and it seems like a strange build with all those spacers, I would love to know what thats all about
adrian harrison
These things have a great following and seen to be really popular as a cheap hobby race car. I’m really looking forward to eventually getting it out and running 🚗💨💨💨
I’ve seen a few guys who have just built one and they said it runs great 😎👊🏻
Thanks for watching buddy
Belts will free up after running
Lee Hurst
Cool that’s what I thought 😊
A bush is just a bearing that works by slipping. I have worked on plenty machinery with bushes fitted in places were a ball or roller bearing wouldn't last a day. I understand your point of view but a bush is not always a bad thing.
you forgot to insert the dust covers for the belts that go under the front and rear bulk heads. You should not be able to see any of the belt when built. They are inserts.
Aaron Cameron
Well spotted my friend, yes I don’t know how but I missed them 😭
Thanks for the feedback, it’s much appreciated 👊🏻
@@TAMIYALegends no problems. I got the DB01 RRR version. It was the last version of it. Ditch the pin style wheels when you can, they stopped using them on the newer versions.
They are bearings, originally called bearing because they “bear” weight. Actually true bearings. I guess Tamiya like to call things by their true name. Not like the rest of us.
FlyingAmbo
Probably my mistake as I’m jabbering on in these videos 😬
Thanks for watching buddy 👊🏻
Did you remember to flip the riffs over in one of the steps. The manual isn't very clear
Lee Hurst
Riffs? Not sure what you mean buddy
@@TAMIYALegendsmeant diffs lol
Everything I've heard about these is that they are...or were a great cheap option to go club racing with.
Looking forward to seeing how this one goes.
btw: don't let the b*stards grind you down :)
Pablo668
Yes that’s what made me buy one, it wasn’t on my radar, but as you said they have a great following.
And thanks for your comment my friend 🤩👊🏻
I wonder when Tamiya will finally give bearings as standard for their kits 🤣
Lol 😂 I don’t think it will ever happen 😬
Thanks for watching buddy
On eBay ATM, the cheapest I can buy a DB01 here in Australia is $370AU. That keeps me on the fence. I do like the buggy though, like a entry level TRF. 😎👍🏻
Rcalltypes
Yeah perfectly put my friend 😬
I’m looking forward to seeing it run, I’m expecting it to be pretty good from what I’ve read 🤷🏼♂️
Thanks for watching buddy 😊👊🏻
Glenn put a super fast brushless motor on it.
Brad Kalman
You’re going to love my speed run content that starts on Tuesday Brad 😎👊🏻
🚗💨💨💨💨
Really interesting stuff, as always - seems a slightly odd car. I was a bit surprised how rudimentary those diffs look, but I suppose if they work well it doesn't matter. Curious to see what you think of it once it's running. As for the haters, sod them - why are they watching things they don't like? Epic fail on their part... 🤦🏻♂️🤣🤣
RC Crawlers Mid-Wales
Yeah it’s very different from what I’m use to 🤔
Can’t wait to get the shell and get it up and running 🚗💨💨
Thanks for watching buddy 👊🏻
One car I wish I never had to sell:(
3rdaxis
Oh so you liked it then 😊🚗💨💨💨. Thanks for watching buddy 👊🏻
Where is part A9 step 6 and 9
André Weiler
Thanks again buddy 😬👊🏻
It's an inexpensive option.... But those Wheel Mountings!! 😖😳 They've done better. Overall not a bad bit of kit.
Carmine ✈🚂🚙
PoorManRC
Yeah that’s what I thought tbh, it’s not a Top Force, but apparently it would kick a TF all over in a track!🤷🏼♂️🤷🏼♂️🤷🏼♂️
Thanks for watching my friend 😊👊🏻
Very Sexy as a raw chassis. Beautiful belt drive set up. cheers. Matt Gauranga.
Matt McLafferty
Thanks for watching Matt 😊👊🏻
Now that's weird. Looks like they removed the little brackets for the stick batteries so you can fit lipos. Didn't think they'd ever modify parts throughout production.
Bamboozled Bob
Well spotted my friend, yes they did and the funny thing is not many people new that.
Thanks for watching buddy 😊👊🏻
Len Gwinnett body from Spain comes back you're going to have to really disinfect it because Spain having a real bad time with the Coronavirus.
Sorry I ment Glenn.
Something tells me that you are going to hop this car up so much the only original parts are going to be the suspension arms and body posts😁
mitymike 1996
Pmsl 😂
I can’t afford to do that 😂
Thanks for watching my friend 👊🏻
lol it's pronounced mo lib dee num
chloe devereaux
Lol 😂
I made a right mess of that didn’t I 🤪🤪🤪
@@TAMIYALegends lol it is a bugger to say..... it's fish grease :D
Molybdenum.
You have a lot of tantrums don't you Glen
Bizarre. TAMIYA builds. Dynahead. 26 plastic bushings. And shit pile of more supposedly metal bearings 🤔bushings. Tiny ones.
And a few larger metal bearings. Which is like ummm. But you gave me ball bearings. Also two small metal bearings (bushings.) That lucky i had some to replace the plastic bushes (from a cc01) . Had to get 15 more ball bearings. And at 28 bucks aud. Not the rubber seal ($44) or ceramic ones.. ($60) if i did the tiny metal bushes to ball bearing another 70 odd dollars. As a 6x6 its cheaper tham the traxxas or axial 6x6 cars.. if i was bashing/crawling in mud then rubber sealed would have been needed. But i dont even drive in the wet. 😋🤔..