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Thanks for another cool video. Growing up in the 80's 1. Avante 2. Egress 3. Vanquish 4. Super Shot 5. Frog first Tamiya and Hobby grade RC Grateful to have all 5.
The BigWig came up lovely... You were right with the black in the cockpit.. Can barely see it anyway but on the vid it looked like you painted in from the inside. I just finished my 2011 Avante and can tell why it's such a loved car so that's my favourite at #1. Gorgeous build and done in the metallic blue box art (and a first for me a perfectly cut and painted bodyshell and undertray/wing) Oh and the driver was done in box art and looks 100%...love it.. Got a Barely used Technigold for it too!!!!! #2 Hornet cos' that's where I started back in late 1985 I drove the living Hell out of that thing... should get another. #3 Wild one That was my second Tamiya in 1987 #4 Fox My third Tamiya car 1987 #5 Frog Picked up a second hand one back in 1988 and had lots of fun with that car... First one I sent to the moon!!! Well 6ft up lol.
I've JUST fallen back into love with Tamiya RC cars (I'm 48). Had a couple back in the 80'ies, but I never got around to getting the one I really wanted: The Hotshot. So I just ordered one and can't wait to get back into building and racing. Thank you for the inspiration, subbed. EDIT: Spelling
Hi Glenn, oh man, definitely the BigWig is up there as an all time favourite. I had one of these awesome Tamiya’s in 1986, like a fool, as I grew up, gave it to my younger brother, who….yes….trashed it. I really wish I could get my hands on a re-release version, but I’m afraid not able to source one in the UK now. Yours is stunning ! Brings back found memories of us lads, getting together at Ascot racecourse, which had a golf course in the centre and thrashing and jumping the sand bunkers! Awesome car, 8.4v NiCd packs, techniGold motor and the original had the 3step forward, 2 step reverse mechanical speed controller. Oh I miss it! Take care and best wishes 😊😉😊
Top five. 1. Clod buster 2. Manta ray 3. Big wig 4. Mud blaster 5. Lunchbox It’s almost impossible to narrow it down to just 5 with so many good kits out there but I’ll go with this for now!!!
My top 5 Tamiya = 1st Avante, 2nd Blackfoot, 3rd Durga, 4th Top Force EVO, 5th Wild One Out of those I only own a Blackfoot! LOL! The Bigwig looks great! It is growing on me the more I see it! Well done on the build!
I had the Hornet as a kid absolutely loved it! I grew up on a small holding, so had plenty of room to mess about with it. I remember my dad tacking me to my first/last rc meet, and all the other kids looking down on me because I had one. End of the meet there was a race, and I won! Walked away feeling proud of myself and never went back!
Still figuring out my top 5. Sonic Fighter is number 1 for me as it was my first 35ish years ago. Your videos constantly stand to change my opinion on cars I didn’t care for much.
Very nicely set up. Nicely painted. The only thing missing is the RX-540VZ technigold engine from the vintage model. Then it's perfect. Kind regards from Austria
Supershot, Blackfoot, Hotshot, Monster Beetle, Boomerang are my top 5. All are fantastic to run and watcj in action. Give me any one of them with a sport tuned motor, 2s lipo and a patch of dirt and I'm a happy man!!!
Fantastic video thanks my top 5 1.Rough Rider 2.Sand scorcher 3. Bigwig 4. Hotshot 5.Wild one Now I’m showing my age with the first 2 but was blown away when I first saw the rough rider and that got me interested in tamiya
Lovely build. Only got my first Tamiya recently but the ones I wanted most as a kid in the late 80s/early 90s (and still like the most): Bigwig, Boomerang, Lunchbox, Monster Beetle, Hornet.
Hello, I am 46 years old and the truth is that for me it is very difficult to make a Tamiya Top 5, because it is a brand that I have used since 1984...but this is my list: 1) Egress 2) Vanquish 3) BigWig 4) HotShot 5) Monster Beetle Greetings from Argentina!
I was most active in the hobby in the mid 80's and until the late 90's. here is my list 1 egress 2 avante 3 clod buster 4 Top force evo 5 midnight pumpkin. Of all the cars on the list, it onley the egress that I have never owned.
Boomerang Madcap Wildone Brat Avante Sorry...... Love looking at the Bigwig, but as a kid..... it was my Boomerang I always liked (cheaper parts probably. Lol) Another great video....... love watching your builds. :)
Beautiful body work! My top 5 models are 1. Vanquish 2. Boomerang 3. Bigwig 4. Hotshot 5. Terra Scorcher This list is from 25 year old guy who started RCing last August.
Top 5 Tamiya cars based on my own experience: 1. Egress, never owned but always wanted one 2. Wild One, first Tamiya and build aged 11 3. Bigwig, second car & got me into racing rc cars 4. Frog, had the choice between this and the Wild One at the time, iconic car and now have the re re 5. Grasshopper, purely because if I’d never seen a friend running his I may have never got into this hobby, still addicted now (after a 25 year gap) Loved the Bigwig vid, brought back lots of good memories
Good morning Glen!!! Man your reactions are priceless!!!!!! Your inner child comes out and shines and I’m sure it’s like that for everyone on here!!! Great looking car as it’s been growing on me a lot!! As far as my top favorite... not in order has to be a hotshot, frog, hotshot 2 wildone, and of course the Blackfoot all of which I could not afford as a kid. Also the boomerang!!! Yeah the boomerang! Do a video on that one . Thanks buddy for a awesome video and weekend!
Thanks for the video Glen. Should help a bit with my paint job. My body doesn’t quite sit right. I think it’s catching around the front shock towers but I’ve followed the lines. I think I’ll paint it then have a tinker. Top 5: Bigwig Avante Fox Monster Beetle TRF 201 (just bought a Zahhak so I can build a 201 tribute) Cheers
The marking on the front of the body where the shock towers pass through are too narrow . Look at the rear portion of the shock and notice how much wider it is than the front . For the body to be attached to the chassis requires a great deal of pressure . This is never good . I widened the top and now the body slips down easily .
@@TAMIYALegends I love to build kits I built my Traxxas stampede from scratch and I want to buy a new Tamiya but I fancy a sandscourcher to go with my Rough Rider. The hard bodies are easy to paint .
Ouch, what a question. 1. OG Wild Willy 2. Boomerang 3.Top Force Evolution 💪 👌 4. TA01/02 chassis 5. My original Grasshopper As always, love the channel, and HAPPY RCing 😊 😀
Hey mate the car came up a treat great vid again as always As far as top 5s go extremely tricky I think after the first 2 or 3 it can get muddied up but anyway 1. Porsche 959 Got it when it was released and drove the absolute buggery out of it (you could get parts back then ) 2. The Frog (but it started life as a Lancia Rally)so much fun with that 3. Renault F2 First ever Tamiya, for me always the first one somewhere on the list hahaha 4. The Top Force Evo I like it a lot !!! LOL 5. TRF 415 loved racing with it and it's evo versions Probably not a definitive last few but as I think right now they are in my thoughts Good luck with your picks too ; )
Awesome build of a truly great and unique car! My top 5 are from that era, my top 4 are easy, the 5th could be any of many cars from the early to mid 80"s. No.1 is the Fox, 2 is the Hot Shot, 3 is the Super Shot, 4 is the Big Wig, 5 I'll go for the Hornet just because of its significance and iconic status, staying power and for it's impact on countless numbers of excited kids lives! I need a top 10 really though. Cheers!!
Great Video Glenn love BigWig. Top 5 Tamiya's now thats a tough one.... 1. Blackfoot 2. Hotshot 3. Wildone 4. Vanquish 5. Grasshopper All subject to change 👍
I was one that didn't like to look of the Bigwig. Thought it looked cheap. It has since grown on me after all these years and I almost bought on a couple of years ago at a bargain price and didn't. Kicking myself now. Yours looks great👍
Very tidy job there Glen!!. Not much to say that I haven’t said before.. I so so wanted one these back in the day.. It was very different but I thought it was superb!!. I’m sure you know what I mean Glen... back in the day I spent many hours in the model shop staring at certain buggies... the BigWig was one of those😂😂😂😂😂
@@TAMIYALegends forgot my top 5 Glen.. My picks are not on speed performance or racing heritage just my memories and what they mean to me.. #1. The original holiday buggy #2. The Falcon #3. The Wild one/fast attack #4. The lunchbox #5 The BigWig. Non Tamiya is the Mardave Apache
Hot Shot, Grass Hopper, Hornet, Sand Rover, Wild Willy and Brat. Great job, the Decals really made it for Me, I want one now. Beauty TL, Psyched for My next build .
Looks great Glenn, Cheers for another great video. Its impossible for me to truely have a top 5 but if I had to i guess it would be Lunchbox, Wildone, Egress, SuperHot shot, ThunderSot. Gauranga.
Agree it's difficult to rate the cars, here is a suggestion; 1, Sand Scorcher (for initiating the RC buggy boom) 2; Hotshot (first 4wd), 3 Hornet (production rate / time), 4 Avante (engineering), 5 Top Force (car no 100, hopped-up racer). BTW the Bigwig looks good.
FACOM... TOOLS mate! Another great video. Never been a fan of the Big Wig but I can see why people r! Do you have any idea how much import duties are from Japan to England? Carry on the amazing work! 👍👏
My Top 5: - 1:Lunchbox (my first RC) 2:Avante 3: Mountaineer (Mountain Rider) 4: Escort Cosworth (Zebra Stripe) 5: Top Force The Bigwig looks bob on, I'm impressed with how well the marker works, Think I will use them more for detailing on my next build.
Picking just 5 is really difficult. If we are just talking golden era then my favourites are... Egress Avante Vanquish Lunchbox Clodbuster Although if I can add a modern Tamiya, it would be my go to car for blasting round the garden the Comical Avante 😃
Great video glenn. My top 5 (I think): - 1) Avante 2) Madcap 3) Egress 4) Supershot/Super Hotshot 5) Monster beetle Not sure if 5 is enough and some of those may jump around lol
My top 5 would be: - Top Force (Evo) - Dyna Storm - Egress - Durga - Super Astute I actually like the 90‘s cars better than the ones from the 80‘s (maybe more of my era, hehe). I think especially when looking at the chassis, there were some really goofy designs on the 80‘s cars, so when you look at them from a non-nostalgic POV you think „oh, ok they could‘ve solved that problem much simpler or more elegant“. But beginning with the DF-01 or even the Egress I‘m thinking „yep, this is a good design for its time!“ ;)
I kinda think this would look so much better with a more muted color scheme, it looks like a a Nikko RC car that got a promotion. I guess thats also part of its charm. Its still part of that lovely era when tamiya just did bonkers designs all the time, which makes it great, even if I dont particularly like the looks. Ace vid as always.
Thanks for the video Glenn! I'll list the most desirable that I never owned but always wanted. 1.The Dyna Storm. 2. Top Force Evolution. 3. The Fox. 4. Super Astute. 5. Supershot.
Hi Glenn - great job on the Bigwig - this one really has grown on me over the years, and thanks to videos like yours, I really need one in my collection! As for the top 5, I think mine changes from week to week - I just love too many Tamiya cars! But for sentiment only, as the Monster Beetle was my first ever Tamiya, it has to be up there - along with the Thunder Dragon and Wild One! All the best mate! 👍👍👍
I can't remember being a fan or not of the bigwig back in the day but that looked so good as soon as that stripe went on, I want one now. The Glenn effect must have kicked in because Tamico have sold the stock they had last week. 1, Hotshot 2, Blazing Blazer, 3 Super Champ, 4 Lancia Rally, 5 Egress. 1 to 4 are purely nostalgic and 5 because it's the best looking buggy they made. Great video again Glenn, what is the black pen you used? The finish looked very glossy and even.
Super end result, awesome! My Top 5 Glenn are albeit a very very difficult to rate as I love them all but if I have to it would be 1. Bigwig 2. Avante 3. Terra Scorcher 4. Hotshot 5. Top Force.........just wish I could inc. The Hornet and Monster Beetle in the list
A very very iconic tamiya in so many ways!! Nice job Glenn looks fabulous mate. I can't do a top 5 as l would really do my head in trying to complete it and would probably start an argument with myself!!!😉
Wonderful car. Shame about the marker pen (!) and fully spraying it white underneath would tidy up the rear underside view. I'd love to see it run on a Technigold 8.4v just out of curiosity... 😉 1. Terra Scorcher 2. Falcon. 3. Avante 4. Toyota Celica Group B 5. Porsche 959
Hi Glenn, on the repo sticker!! Sheet the Simpson sticker should be on the helmet, how do you find the rack and pinion steering?, Also the facom sticker's are tool company. Steve. UK.
If I really had to choose these would be my top five but as all below generally has at least one sister car on the same chassis I could just as easily have at least 2. completely different top 5s 1. Porsche 959 Dakar 2. Sand Scorcher 3. Opel Ascona Rally 4. Wild One 5. Hotshot
For the engine plug wire detail, use some wire thats the right gauge instead of tubing. Its much cheaper, and you can choose any colour you want. White or blue would look great. Also, great job on the body.
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Thanks for another cool video.
Growing up in the 80's
1. Avante
2. Egress
3. Vanquish
4. Super Shot
5. Frog first Tamiya and Hobby grade RC
Grateful to have all 5.
Very nice 👌 fantastic job and it looks great , nice info and a great build 👍😍👍😎👍
Bigwig was my first build back in '87, bought at the Toronto Hobby Show. Most desirable models,
BIGWIG
959
AVANTE
Grb Rally Special
Monster Beetle
Excellent thanks for watching and leaving a comment my friend 😊👊🏻
The BigWig came up lovely... You were right with the black in the cockpit.. Can barely see it anyway but on the vid it looked like you painted in from the inside.
I just finished my 2011 Avante and can tell why it's such a loved car so that's my favourite at #1.
Gorgeous build and done in the metallic blue box art (and a first for me a perfectly cut and painted bodyshell and undertray/wing) Oh and the driver was done in box art and looks 100%...love it.. Got a Barely used Technigold for it too!!!!!
#2 Hornet cos' that's where I started back in late 1985 I drove the living Hell out of that thing... should get another.
#3 Wild one That was my second Tamiya in 1987
#4 Fox My third Tamiya car 1987
#5 Frog Picked up a second hand one back in 1988 and had lots of fun with that car... First one I sent to the moon!!! Well 6ft up lol.
I've JUST fallen back into love with Tamiya RC cars (I'm 48). Had a couple back in the 80'ies, but I never got around to getting the one I really wanted: The Hotshot. So I just ordered one and can't wait to get back into building and racing. Thank you for the inspiration, subbed. EDIT: Spelling
Fantastic Dan, welcome to the channel my friend 😊😊😊
Hi Glenn, oh man, definitely the BigWig is up there as an all time favourite. I had one of these awesome Tamiya’s in 1986, like a fool, as I grew up, gave it to my younger brother, who….yes….trashed it. I really wish I could get my hands on a re-release version, but I’m afraid not able to source one in the UK now. Yours is stunning ! Brings back found memories of us lads, getting together at Ascot racecourse, which had a golf course in the centre and thrashing and jumping the sand bunkers! Awesome car, 8.4v NiCd packs, techniGold motor and the original had the 3step forward, 2 step reverse mechanical speed controller. Oh I miss it! Take care and best wishes 😊😉😊
Top five.
1. Clod buster
2. Manta ray
3. Big wig
4. Mud blaster
5. Lunchbox
It’s almost impossible to narrow it down to just 5 with so many good kits out there but I’ll go with this for now!!!
19,000 subs!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!👍 Great video and a great looking car. You've made me a Bigwig convert!!😄👍
Yeah that was another little milestone ticked off, now to the big one 20k 🥳🥳🥳
My top 5 Tamiya = 1st Avante, 2nd Blackfoot, 3rd Durga, 4th Top Force EVO, 5th Wild One
Out of those I only own a Blackfoot! LOL!
The Bigwig looks great! It is growing on me the more I see it! Well done on the build!
Hi really like the channel just got back into the hobby from 30 years ago slowly getting a collection together keep em coming 👍🏻👊🏻💪🏻👌🏻
That’s awesome to hear my friend 🤩🤩🤩
Cool
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avante, wild one, hotshot, bigwig , and all the other buggies l love them all.
Love it had original one from the 80s
I had the Hornet as a kid absolutely loved it! I grew up on a small holding, so had plenty of room to mess about with it.
I remember my dad tacking me to my first/last rc meet, and all the other kids looking down on me because I had one.
End of the meet there was a race, and I won! Walked away feeling proud of myself and never went back!
Still figuring out my top 5. Sonic Fighter is number 1 for me as it was my first 35ish years ago. Your videos constantly stand to change my opinion on cars I didn’t care for much.
Haha yes that’s the beauty of this awesome hobby my friend 🤩👊🏻
Nice paint job Glen good tip as well for masking off, am a fan of the Big Wig 👍👏
Great vid as always my friend. 🙏🙏.
Favourite 5..
Avante.
Grasshopper.
Tiger stripe cosworth.
Super blackfoot.
Monster beetle.
Very nicely set up. Nicely painted. The only thing missing is the RX-540VZ technigold engine from the vintage model. Then it's perfect. Kind regards from Austria
Excellent yes we’ll be running this one with the Technigold fitted 😊👊🏻
Supershot, Blackfoot, Hotshot, Monster Beetle, Boomerang are my top 5. All are fantastic to run and watcj in action. Give me any one of them with a sport tuned motor, 2s lipo and a patch of dirt and I'm a happy man!!!
I neeeeeed a BIGWIG! What a legendary car...
Yes you do my friend 😊😊😊
Man, it came out awesome, wish they didn't discontinue it
Fantastic video thanks my top 5
1.Rough Rider
2.Sand scorcher
3. Bigwig
4. Hotshot
5.Wild one
Now I’m showing my age with the first 2 but was blown away when I first saw the rough rider and that got me interested in tamiya
Lovely build.
Only got my first Tamiya recently but the ones I wanted most as a kid in the late 80s/early 90s (and still like the most):
Bigwig, Boomerang, Lunchbox, Monster Beetle, Hornet.
I have been in the hobby since the early 80's - I'm the same age as you Glenn. my top 5:
1: Hornet
2:Thundershot
3:BigWig
4:Hotshot
5:Frog
Hello, I am 46 years old and the truth is that for me it is very difficult to make a Tamiya Top 5, because it is a brand that I have used since 1984...but this is my list:
1) Egress
2) Vanquish
3) BigWig
4) HotShot
5) Monster Beetle
Greetings from Argentina!
Awesome lineup my friend 🤩👊🏻
959, Bigwig, Fav in civilian clothes. Monster beatle. And sand scorcher. Great job on the bigwig though Glenn.
Great lineup Matt 😎👊🏻
I was most active in the hobby in the mid 80's and until the late 90's. here is my list
1 egress
2 avante
3 clod buster
4 Top force evo
5 midnight pumpkin.
Of all the cars on the list, it onley the egress that I have never owned.
Fantastic lineup 😊😊😊
Boomerang
Madcap
Wildone
Brat
Avante
Sorry...... Love looking at the Bigwig, but as a kid..... it was my Boomerang I always liked (cheaper parts probably. Lol)
Another great video....... love watching your builds. :)
Beautiful body work!
My top 5 models are
1. Vanquish
2. Boomerang
3. Bigwig
4. Hotshot
5. Terra Scorcher
This list is from 25 year old guy who started RCing last August.
Excellent Graham 🤩👊🏻
Cracking job nice attention to details as always mate 👍
1/ sand scorcher
2/ rising fighter
3/ fast attack
4/ holiday buggy
5/ top force
Awesome lineup 🤩👊🏻
Top 5 Tamiya cars based on my own experience:
1. Egress, never owned but always wanted one
2. Wild One, first Tamiya and build aged 11
3. Bigwig, second car & got me into racing rc cars
4. Frog, had the choice between this and the Wild One at the time, iconic car and now have the re re
5. Grasshopper, purely because if I’d never seen a friend running his I may have never got into this hobby, still addicted now (after a 25 year gap)
Loved the Bigwig vid, brought back lots of good memories
No 5 🤩🤩🤩
That’s exactly my story too 👊🏻
Good morning Glen!!! Man your reactions are priceless!!!!!! Your inner child comes out and shines and I’m sure it’s like that for everyone on here!!! Great looking car as it’s been growing on me a lot!! As far as my top favorite... not in order has to be a hotshot, frog, hotshot 2 wildone, and of course the Blackfoot all of which I could not afford as a kid. Also the boomerang!!! Yeah the boomerang! Do a video on that one . Thanks buddy for a awesome video and weekend!
Excellent Chris yeah sometimes my love for these cars comes across on screen 😊😊😊
Nice to see someone paint the cockpit black, so many videos forget this step. Beautiful work as always
Excellent thanks for watching and commenting my friend 😊👊🏻
Thanks for the video Glen. Should help a bit with my paint job. My body doesn’t quite sit right. I think it’s catching around the front shock towers but I’ve followed the lines. I think I’ll paint it then have a tinker.
Top 5:
Bigwig
Avante
Fox
Monster Beetle
TRF 201 (just bought a Zahhak so I can build a 201 tribute)
Cheers
The marking on the front of the body where the shock towers pass through are too narrow . Look at the rear portion of the shock and notice how much wider it is than the front . For the body to be attached to the chassis requires a great deal of pressure . This is never good . I widened the top and now the body slips down easily .
I’d say my top 5 would have to be:
1:Midnight Pumpkin
2:Bigwig
3:Blackfoot
4:Clod Buster
5:Hornet
Great video can’t wait to see more👍
Hi Glenn very cool mid 80's rc buggy. My top 5. RC 10 goldpan. Blackfoot,Nikko thunderbolt f10 , tamiya pre runner. Manta ray .
Excellent that’s a great variety there 😎👊🏻
Magnifique job! Absolutely love this Big Wig Glenn!
Beauty!!! Wings can be such a pain to get the pint in the folds.
Yeah it’s a bit of a pain to paint 😬😬😬
Converted Glenn, that looks spot on 👌
1. Avante
2. Lunchbox
3. FAV
4. DB01
5. TGR
DB-01 🤩🤩🤩
Love the colours of the BigWig they pop nicely, Glenn you influence us too much now i want one lol.
Haha sorry 😬😬😬
Looks perfect Glenn 💯👏👍👌. 19000🎉🥳 #1 porsche959, #2 big wig, #3 frog, #4 top force, #5 grasshopper #5.5 monster beatle😜
5.5 🤣👊🏻
It’s harder than you’d think isn’t it 🤩🤩🤩
@@TAMIYALegends I would still add the avante, egress and all the trf's🤔 ...and the lunchbox bratt and conqueror...😂
I wish Tamiya gave you the option of pre painted shells. You make it look easy
Well it looks like that’s the way Tamiya are going now 🤷🏼♂️
@@TAMIYALegends
I love to build kits I built my Traxxas stampede from scratch and I want to buy a new Tamiya but I fancy a sandscourcher to go with my Rough Rider. The hard bodies are easy to paint .
The galaxy was my first introduction too tamiya rc 👍
The simpson helmet decal is different. The rere says TAMIYA. But awesome job Glenn. Love the BigWig
I know I’ve completely missed that one 🤓. I’ll get it changed over 👊🏻
Ouch, what a question.
1. OG Wild Willy
2. Boomerang
3.Top Force Evolution 💪 👌
4. TA01/02 chassis
5. My original Grasshopper
As always, love the channel, and HAPPY RCing 😊 😀
Great job, love the bigwig 😎
Hey mate the car came up a treat great vid again as always
As far as top 5s go extremely tricky I think after the first 2 or 3 it can get muddied up but anyway
1. Porsche 959 Got it when it was released and drove the absolute buggery out of it (you could get parts back then )
2. The Frog (but it started life as a Lancia Rally)so much fun with that
3. Renault F2 First ever Tamiya, for me always the first one somewhere on the list hahaha
4. The Top Force Evo I like it a lot !!! LOL
5. TRF 415 loved racing with it and it's evo versions
Probably not a definitive last few but as I think right now they are in my thoughts Good luck with your picks too ; )
Geez I love the 80’s music at the end! Yeah love the bigwig.
Mid 80’s was my era.
1. Wild One
2. Frog
3. Hotshot
4. Boomerang
5. Bigwig
Top lineup 🤩🤩🤩
Awesome build of a truly great and unique car! My top 5 are from that era, my top 4 are easy, the 5th could be any of many cars from the early to mid 80"s. No.1 is the Fox, 2 is the Hot Shot, 3 is the Super Shot, 4 is the Big Wig, 5 I'll go for the Hornet just because of its significance and iconic status, staying power and for it's impact on countless numbers of excited kids lives! I need a top 10 really though. Cheers!!
Looks awesome 👍👍👍👍
Great Video Glenn love BigWig. Top 5 Tamiya's now thats a tough one....
1. Blackfoot
2. Hotshot
3. Wildone
4. Vanquish
5. Grasshopper
All subject to change 👍
Subject to change!
Love it 🤣👊🏻
I was one that didn't like to look of the Bigwig. Thought it looked cheap. It has since grown on me after all these years and I almost bought on a couple of years ago at a bargain price and didn't. Kicking myself now.
Yours looks great👍
Thanks for watching Paul 😎👊🏻
Very tidy job there Glen!!. Not much to say that I haven’t said before.. I so so wanted one these back in the day.. It was very different but I thought it was superb!!. I’m sure you know what I mean Glen... back in the day I spent many hours in the model shop staring at certain buggies... the BigWig was one of those😂😂😂😂😂
Yep as I’ve said before to you, I was right there with you 🤩🤩🤩
@@TAMIYALegends forgot my top 5 Glen.. My picks are not on speed performance or racing heritage just my memories and what they mean to me.. #1. The original holiday buggy #2. The Falcon #3. The Wild one/fast attack #4. The lunchbox #5 The BigWig. Non Tamiya is the Mardave Apache
Bigwig, falcon, super hot shot, wild one, sand scorcher
Hot Shot, Grass Hopper, Hornet, Sand Rover, Wild Willy and Brat.
Great job, the Decals really made it for Me, I want one now.
Beauty TL, Psyched for My next build .
Excellent lineup 😊
Great paint job! Lovely car you've got there.
Thanks for watching and commenting my friend 😊👊🏻
I need to add a Bigwig to my collection this year. I only ever new one lad who had one back in the day
Excellent Lee, I didn’t know anyone who had one ☹️
Minty 😎 & so nostalgic for many 🤩 Great work Glenn......as always!
Thanks Paul 😊😊😊
Superbe !!
love this , very good BigWin .
Thank you 😊
Looks great Glenn, Cheers for another great video. Its impossible for me to truely have a top 5 but if I had to i guess it would be Lunchbox, Wildone, Egress, SuperHot shot, ThunderSot. Gauranga.
Excellent lineup 😊😊😊
1. Boomerang ( First Kit )
2. Bigwig ( The one i wanted )
3. Hotshot
4. Fox
5. Falcon
All where prime in the 80s when i first got into the Hobby
Agree it's difficult to rate the cars, here is a suggestion; 1, Sand Scorcher (for initiating the RC buggy boom) 2; Hotshot (first 4wd), 3 Hornet (production rate / time), 4 Avante (engineering), 5 Top Force (car no 100, hopped-up racer). BTW the Bigwig looks good.
Excellent comment 😊👊🏻
Nice video, And the bigwig is awesome. My 5 would be.
1. BigWig
2.Avante
3.Boomerang
4.Hotshot
5.Grasshopper
Fantastic 🤩
Great painting job, Glen. Now I need one 😍
Haha excellent 🤩👊🏻
FACOM... TOOLS mate!
Another great video. Never been a fan of the Big Wig but I can see why people r!
Do you have any idea how much import duties are from Japan to England?
Carry on the amazing work! 👍👏
My Top 5: - 1:Lunchbox (my first RC) 2:Avante 3: Mountaineer (Mountain Rider) 4: Escort Cosworth (Zebra Stripe) 5: Top Force
The Bigwig looks bob on, I'm impressed with how well the marker works, Think I will use them more for detailing on my next build.
Oh you’ve thrown a Mountaineer in there 🤩
That’s funny it’s a truck I didn’t think I liked but recently I can’t stop looking at them 🤩🤩🤩
I love them, great job again Glenn 🙌 I loved the build.
My top 5 (not in order)
BigWig
Avante
Falcon
Frog
Egress
Great lineup Duncan 🤩🤩🤩
Wow, that Bigwig looks awesome! I always quite liked the Bigwig, thought it was a great looking car. Great video as always!!
Thanks Barry 😊👊🏻
Picking just 5 is really difficult. If we are just talking golden era then my favourites are...
Egress
Avante
Vanquish
Lunchbox
Clodbuster
Although if I can add a modern Tamiya, it would be my go to car for blasting round the garden the Comical Avante 😃
Stunning video Glenn, my top 5 tamiya cars are.
The supershot
The Hornet
The Astute
The Egress
The Thundershot.
Have a great day😊👍
Apauline.
Top lineup my friend 🤩🤩🤩
Great video glenn.
My top 5 (I think): -
1) Avante
2) Madcap
3) Egress
4) Supershot/Super Hotshot
5) Monster beetle
Not sure if 5 is enough and some of those may jump around lol
Top lineup Lee 😎👊🏻
My Top 5:
1. Avante Black Special
2. Vanquish
3. Avante 2001
4. Egress
5. Dash 1 Emperor (Thunder Shot chassis)
Great lineup 😊😊😊
remember seeing this at the local shop as a kid
My top 5 would be:
- Top Force (Evo)
- Dyna Storm
- Egress
- Durga
- Super Astute
I actually like the 90‘s cars better than the ones from the 80‘s (maybe more of my era, hehe).
I think especially when looking at the chassis, there were some really goofy designs on the 80‘s cars, so when you look at them from a non-nostalgic POV you think „oh, ok they could‘ve solved that problem much simpler or more elegant“. But beginning with the DF-01 or even the Egress I‘m thinking „yep, this is a good design for its time!“ ;)
Great comment my friend and also good to see the Durga in there 🤩👊🏻
I kinda think this would look so much better with a more muted color scheme, it looks like a a Nikko RC car that got a promotion. I guess thats also part of its charm. Its still part of that lovely era when tamiya just did bonkers designs all the time, which makes it great, even if I dont particularly like the looks. Ace vid as always.
Great comment my friend and yes I can totally appreciated that view point 😊👊🏻
Thanks for the video Glenn! I'll list the most desirable that I never owned but always wanted. 1.The Dyna Storm. 2. Top Force Evolution. 3. The Fox. 4. Super Astute. 5. Supershot.
Yep that’s a top lineup my friend 😊😊😊
Hi Glenn - great job on the Bigwig - this one really has grown on me over the years, and thanks to videos like yours, I really need one in my collection! As for the top 5, I think mine changes from week to week - I just love too many Tamiya cars! But for sentiment only, as the Monster Beetle was my first ever Tamiya, it has to be up there - along with the Thunder Dragon and Wild One! All the best mate! 👍👍👍
Hey Mark 👋🏻
Yeah it’s such a tough question, I can’t do it, I’ve tried many times 🤣👊🏻
Top Five: Big Wig, Hot Shot, Boomerang, Wild Willy, Wild One (without thinking too much about it)
Excellent lineup 😊👊🏻
I can't remember being a fan or not of the bigwig back in the day but that looked so good as soon as that stripe went on, I want one now. The Glenn effect must have kicked in because Tamico have sold the stock they had last week. 1, Hotshot 2, Blazing Blazer, 3 Super Champ, 4 Lancia Rally, 5 Egress. 1 to 4 are purely nostalgic and 5 because it's the best looking buggy they made. Great video again Glenn, what is the black pen you used? The finish looked very glossy and even.
I use the sharpie paint pens, ultra fine tip oil based my friend 😊👊🏻
Super end result, awesome! My Top 5 Glenn are albeit a very very difficult to rate as I love them all but if I have to it would be 1. Bigwig 2. Avante 3. Terra Scorcher 4. Hotshot 5. Top Force.........just wish I could inc. The Hornet and Monster Beetle in the list
Haha 😂 it’s really tough isn’t it 😊👊🏻
i don't know if you've done one before, but i would like to see a video on how to prepare your rc for winter use.
Hmmm 🤔 interesting I’ll have a think about that 👊🏻
I've never seen any better masking tape than the Tamiya masking tapes. That's all I buy now as they never bleed.
Yeah totally I learnt the hard way unfortunately 😂👊🏻
A very very iconic tamiya in so many ways!!
Nice job Glenn looks fabulous mate.
I can't do a top 5 as l would really do my head in trying to complete it and would probably start an argument with myself!!!😉
Haha I love this comment 😂
That’s exactly what happens to me 🤣🤣😭
@@TAMIYALegends lol 👍
Another great vid ,
1 Sand Scorcher
2 Rough Rider
3 Top force evo
4 Hot shot
5 Big Wig
Some of them end up showing your age😂👍
Haha they certainly do 😂👊🏻
Wonderful car. Shame about the marker pen (!) and fully spraying it white underneath would tidy up the rear underside view. I'd love to see it run on a Technigold 8.4v just out of curiosity... 😉
1. Terra Scorcher
2. Falcon.
3. Avante
4. Toyota Celica Group B
5. Porsche 959
That curve tape really works
Yeah I’ll never be without it now 😅👊🏻
Hi Glenn, on the repo sticker!! Sheet the Simpson sticker should be on the helmet, how do you find the rack and pinion steering?, Also the facom sticker's are tool company. Steve. UK.
Thanks Steve, tbh I’ve never had a problem with the steering, it’s odd and quirky and not the best, but for me there great fun to drive 🤩🤷🏼♂️
If I really had to choose these would be my top five but as all below generally has at least one sister car on the same chassis I could just as easily have at least 2. completely different top 5s
1. Porsche 959 Dakar
2. Sand Scorcher
3. Opel Ascona Rally
4. Wild One
5. Hotshot
For the engine plug wire detail, use some wire thats the right gauge instead of tubing.
Its much cheaper, and you can choose any colour you want. White or blue would look great.
Also, great job on the body.
Excellent cheers Mike 😎👊🏻
Falcon
Avante
959
Egress
Top force
Very cool video Glenn! By the way wiggy is my number 6 😉😉
Falcon in number one spot 🤩🤩🤩
My top five from back in the day is:
1. Terra Scorcher
2. Egress/Avante
3. Top Force
4. BigWig
5. Lunch Box
Great shout 😊😊😊
The BigWig is an awesome looking one😎
Totally agree my friend 🤩🤩🤩
As far as the top 5 older vintage buggys I would say 1.avante 2.egress 3.top force evo 4. dyna storm 5. hot shot.
use old tamyia motor wires for the HT leads...... they will bee a nice snug fit just secure with a drop of superglue :D
Yeah a few have said that, I’ll have to give that a try 😊👊🏻
Love the bigwig
Yeah she’s a classic Chris 😊👊🏻
Certainly is Glenn I'm not sure why it's marmite 🤔🤷
My top five would be Avante. Egress , Astute, Hotshot 2 and Schitzer BMW M3 Evo Glen 👍
TGX Mk1 Porsche 911 GT1 (really neds to be re-released!)
Sand Scorcher
Avante
BigWig
Top Force
Excellent the 1st Nitro I’ve seen in a top 5 😎👊🏻
@@TAMIYALegends IAnd it's my Holy Grail too. No idea why the nitro side of Tamiya went into oblivion.
Looking pretty sweet. Snow run would be good
Yeah I’m definitely hoping to have it out soon 🤩👊🏻
My Top 5:
Wild One
Black Foot
Lunchbox
Ford Ranger XLT
Monster Beetle
But I can't be without a Grasshopper either.
Yeah lol 😂. It’s harder than you think to get a definite top five 😊👊🏻
I love it
Thanks Steve 😊😊😊
Could also use black thread for the spark plug wires
Yeah that’s a great shout my friend 😊👊🏻