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Good camera work and nice job with the paint.

Hey David, thanks for sharing. Interesting clip. I have a task for you - you live in Japan. I'm trying to source a Tamiya TG10 mk2 (44055). This is a nitro 1/10 touring with a carbon topdeck, threaded shock adjusters and all. Could you see if it's available in Japan anywhere? Cheers old chap.

I think a point that's often overlooked is Tamiya is a scale model. From a model making company. They're unique in that way. Performance is confined by scale. Kyosho and almost anyone else is about performance with scale realism way lower a priority. I love Tamyia for its commitment to its model qualitys. Tamyias are best running with each other. Everything else fits together cause they're not models, or scale. And that's a different class in my opinion.

I can't wait to get my first Kyosho Rc kit the beetle

I can’t wait to get the kyosho beetle this Saturday at my local hobby shop the Tamiya sand scorcher will probably be my next car kit or some of the other kyosho car kits

I own all of the Re-Release Kyosho off road buggies, and i agree with everything you said in this video. The Turbo Scorpion is my favorite, being a good mix of modern and vintage. Great review!

Excellent review! Subscribed!

For 2wd drive I use 30t to 40t much better for drivability

I love this video

Love this video. Brilliant overview and detail on the best rc car range ever put together in my opinion.

I have this ez series cart! And after 13 races with lipo and stock motor, the spur gear teeth have been damaged... what grease do you recommend putting on the spur gear and the pinion to lubricate? Any metal sprockets you recommend for this 2wd? Can they be any sprocket regardless of the teeth? greetings friend! and thank you very much for sharing! wonderful and detailed review!😊😊😊

Interesting to see that failure of the shock. They must be fundamentally different to traditional yellow CVAs. Thank goodness for the Hi Cap option 👍🏻

Back in the day the Turbo Optima had a wider body for a 7 cell battery. It came with a "modified" motor and a speed control that could handle the extra current. Also in the box was bearings and a belt drive which were optional on the Optima and Javelin, and larger wheels. Lastly the shocks were larger in diameter and taller (making the shock towers larger as well) but they were still a locking collar and not threaded. Threaded shocks were available about a year later. I used to run my Optima with a Turbo Optima body with the Javelin inner roll bar underneath.

The chassis of the Beetle, Scorpion, Turbo Scorpion, and Tomahawk is based on the real VW bug chassis.

I really like the 48p gears over the old 32p. With 48p you can actively get any pinion as they are widely used today. I have the Turbo Scorpion, Tomahawk, Optima, Javelin and the Turbo Optima. When I was a kid I had the Optima but I bought a Javelin body and would run it as either one.

i'm amazed by your follow shooting. how did you do that? you can't be just running together with the rc car, can you? they are fast!

Thank you for sharing David 🙏

Very nice. But I am on the fence about "Elite" buggies like this. While it is good that it exists.. parts support is gonna be virtually nonexistent.

you have induced me to become a beetle maniac also.🤦‍♂

Did you order one ??

better strap a 4s in there and launch it off some sweet jumps.

So cool to see other models race besides AE, Losi and Xray like here in the states.

What a really cool video and it was great to see them unveil it and talk about it. Thanks for taking the time to translate it for us! I would love to have one but I can adda lot of other kits to the collection for the price this one is going for. I don't think it is overpriced but just too much for me to justify spending on a single kit. Thanks for the video David!

It was an exciting day, wasn't it? ( TALL AMERICAN HERE! ) Your video looks good.

A dream car come true. Maybe the most beautiful 1/10 buggy ever made !

Great video! 🏁

Truly a work of art by two legends of this hobby 😊 Let's see which TH-cam creator will snatch one 🤔 You ordered one ? 😁

I think you can comfortably say that one is going up in value as we speak. What a machine. What a legacy. Hero car right here.

WOW!

What a great "human" video to watch, thank you. You can see this is an emotional moment for father and son. And it's a beautiful buggy to boot.

Wow, looks beautiful what a buggy 😊 Wowee super nice man.. thanks for showing this David.. Pete 😊❤

Awesome video, very well put together 😍😍😍

How awesome to see both those legends of RC and the be at the launch. It is a beautiful looking car and a real collectors item. Be great to have one I just can’t justify spending that much.

That chassis is a masterpiece. And all that shiny anodized gold. Absolutely.

Awesome! Thanks for sharing! It’s great to see it being driven by Masami. 😎🙌

Update: After seeing how capable and quick even near standard 870c's can be on the track, I've come to the conclusion that the difficultly I had in jumping (well, landing) was more due to my lack of driving skills!! That said, a bumper modification recommended by other 870c drivers really helped to reduce the forward flips on jumps. 👍 If you want to see what skilled drivers can do on a track, check out my G Force Competition Cup video.

Very nice

Great race. Very good driving.

I'm nana-chan's dad. Thank you for taking the video. I look forward to seeing you again!

We could hear you speak japanese (sugoi, only word I could catch) 😊 Must have been something to see the Legend 😮 Great driving, huge thanks for sharing 🤝

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I can't believe they were running two wheel drive with four wheel drives at the same time

The track battle was very exciting to watch! What a great atmosphere. You drove very well too. Thanks for sharing!

Nice to see a Thunder dragon racing (my first Rc)

That was amazing!!! Great driving by the way :) Masami is a great driver for sure, but wow great job Nana Chan.. Such a epic battle!!! Great atmosphere too. Subscribed and notification bell on :D Defiantly the type of content and quality I have been looking for. Good luck on you're next RC race and too everybody in it.

Masami heat run. His corners are so short . By half track he had shorted the track by a couple meters. Crazy. Thanks for sharing it must have been a memorable day

There's nothing like that around here. I'm jealous.

You did well David! Must be nerve wracking being on track with Masami 😅 And Nana Chan maintaining composure with Masami chasing her down.. Wow! Thanks for taking the time to put these videos up for us 👍👍

im waiting for the monte carlo Z.