It's a time machine that not only takes you back to the best RC monster truck from almost 35 years ago, but also with performance that matches full sized monster trucks of that era.
brings back great memories. Bought one in 1987 with money I earned washing dishes at an Italian restuerant making $3.35 an hour. Saved for months to get the kit, Futaba Magnum Jr, battery and charger. Stayed up till the sun came up assembling it.
You are taking me way back in time...I had 3 CLODBUSTERS from 1987 til 1992. Various stages of mods etc. Then revisited them again many years later converting to crawlers etc. The CLOD is a LEGEND and will always be. No one can deny that. Thank you for the trip back in time and fond memories. Great video!!!
I still have my original clod buster. I bought it with my paper route money. I was saving up for a Bruiser. When I went to buy it I was told it was discontinued and the clodbuster replaced it. I wasn’t leaving the hobby shop without something. It was big. It was bad. It could drive in the snow, and float in the deep puddles. It was a load of fun.
What a great truck! Looks great in black. I never knew these existed until getting back into the hobby but want one so bad!! Great video as always dude 🙌🏻
The Black editions are pretty expensive now, I just sold 2 on ebay for $600 each, and I was by far the cheapest. I bought them in the spring but fell out of R/C and never built them. Keep an eye out though, this wasn't the first release of the Black Edition, they might run a new batch next year or in the future.
Yes on the Tamiya USA website it says “discontinued “ but if we’ve learned anything from Tamiya, the egress and Avante have been rereleased numerous times in batches. I wouldn’t be surprised if they came out with another rendition of the clod.
Enjoyed that, I bought an original 87 clod recently but I’ve yet to film it I enjoy it for what it is with all its quirks. Loved the building scene in the box ;)
Just a suggestion but keep the dual steering, you can change the way it is done but the dual steering is kind of needed. It take a country mile without. I am sure with enough upgrades up front you may be able to use just front steer but you just can't get enough throw with the stock setup from what I have experienced. Great looking truck and certainly a fun one to drive. Glad you got one and happy for you being able to get out for 2 hours and not flip it once... that has to be a record, I know it would be for me!
Really really good video of the Clod Buster. The first thing I would do to protect your fun. Would be the lower chassis brace where the tailing arm connect. This is the weak link of the clod if one of the front tires takes a hit it usually results in the chassis breaking at that point. The bearing were the only upgrade/hop-up I could think of and you did that. Next would be hop-up motors. I know people hate the shocks and the 4ws but that’s what’s makes me laugh about my two Clod Busters. What class on the race track will it be in.
Awesome! I still have my Super clod buster. Honestly, I give you credit to running the truck for 2 hours and still having fun. I get bored in 20 minutes.🤣. I’m gonna try install 2 HPI firebolt 15t motors. See if that will spice up the truck.😀
Great stuff! I know it doesn't have the bow tie grille, but I honestly think this is the best looking official livery for a Clod! I have a Bullhead laying around in parts that I really need to get up and running. I prefer the Clod body ideally but it was a steal so I grabbed it a couple of years back. Really need to get around to it. Bullhead black edition maybe?
Paint it all black and it would look menacing. Yes, the Clod is a great looking truck and even better with the black edition. Super Clod livery with that super hero looking guy is pretty lame
@@RCRetro Yeah I didn't like the Super Clod design much. Black version is much better. Prefer the colour scheme and they brought back some of the original design elements too. A real winner!
I was so disappointed that the USA-1 didn't turn out to be a Clod killer. Not because I didn't like the Clod but because I was a Kyosho kid. I thought that the 4 wheel independent suspension was far superior on the USA-1. Too bad it was so weak.
Agreed too many weak points. There was a really cool article I remember reading as a kid where they put the clod and USA1 in a head to head competition
Great video! That promo video was hilarious. When did they used to run it, on Saturday morning between cartoons? I only got into this hobby late because of my buddy Mark and his Terra Crusher. Fun times.
Hi. Love the video of the black edition. Questions pls. What brand of ball bearings did you put on the clod buster black edition? And where did you buy them? Thanks
TBH, a few days cause I Did a few steps each night. Believe it or not, I don’t have a lot of time to work on RC. About an hour each night… to busy with other real life stuff lol. But it is a rather easy build….
I went from having 1 clod to having 5 clods. But all of them are somewhat different. I have an original. A stage 1 looking like king kong. I have a race edition carbon fiber one & a retro one I'm turning into a bearfoot from 94 and the last one is a sassy chassis clodbuster that's very 80s looking with the blacked out headlights etc. Before I customized my original, I bought a custom painted 90s like ekg decal body. But I still have the original blue body with the headlights still. I only updated the electronics since mine was from 1987
Hi. love the video of the SCB black edition. Q pls. What brand of ball bearings did you put on the SCB black edition? And where did you buy them? Thanks
Yes, TS-14 Black is Gloss Black. After I sprayed TS-14 Black I let it dry and cure for a few days. Then I hit it with TS-13 Clear. here is the TS paint chart for your reference www.tamiyausa.com/blog/ts-paint-chips-tamiya-color-spray-paint/
How do you manage the mental dilemma of running these awesome kits. Part of me wants to build and shelf them, keep them pristine and the other part says they deserve to be run.
That's a very good question. I"m not quite sure I can give you a clear cut answer. It all depends on what it is. If it is a restoration, I might run it before I restore it. Once restored it become a shelf queen. If it is a rerelease that I plan on utilizing all the time, then its the "I don't care mentality" if it gets scratched. Some kits I just want to run lightly and try to minimize damage. This Clodbuster is one of them. In the 2 hours of having it out I only flipped it 1x and that was on the grass so there was no damage or scuffs. I pushed my luck and won... A Wild Willy 2 that had a patriotic theme, I ran on a track, only flipped it once... thankfully the roll bar saved it from getting scratched... that's now a shelf queen too.. I just filmed my Super Astute with an alternate body and under tray that is custom painted.. Vid out later in December maybe even January... Yup I'm that far out... But I ran it lightly cause I didn't want to mess the custom painted body up... The buggy itself, arms, hubs are all scratched... it was just the hi cap dampers and body that I didn't want to scratch.. Mission accomplished lol... Sorry for the long rant...But your question is probably one of the best I've been asked.. I have no clear answer lol... It is something many of us have inner debates about....
The CPE suspension links and axle/ c-hub braces are another great upgrade. Oil shocks make a huge difference too.I used my OG clod axles with the CPE parts and a custom aluminum chassis (built by me) to give it a 16.5 " wheelbase with a Newbright 1/6 body. I did a video on my channel if you're interested. th-cam.com/video/Lv0Xeb66HVA/w-d-xo.html
I like to have a clod blue relese back as a XB or RTR editions in near future... i hope them to relese it like that...... blue is the most genius clod if it gets the original chevi grill. What u guess ?
You gotta work on your audio levels your always clipping especially your voice. Need some sort of compression or gain limiter on your mic input. Or just record at a lower level and boost in post.
Thanks for the advice. I'm not really sure about the audio levels. When editing the footage, I reduce the audio levels from 100 to 50. Sometimes even down to 35%. Then when I play it back on my laptop at 100 volume it sounds fine. A few people over the years have made the a similar comment. It is something I'll try to remedy. Thanks.
It's a time machine that not only takes you back to the best RC monster truck from almost 35 years ago, but also with performance that matches full sized monster trucks of that era.
Great video! You can sense the serenity out there as the sun was fading. That's what it's all about.
brings back great memories. Bought one in 1987 with money I earned washing dishes at an Italian restuerant making $3.35 an hour. Saved for months to get the kit, Futaba Magnum Jr, battery and charger. Stayed up till the sun came up assembling it.
You are taking me way back in time...I had 3 CLODBUSTERS from 1987 til 1992. Various stages of mods etc. Then revisited them again many years later converting to crawlers etc. The CLOD is a LEGEND and will always be. No one can deny that. Thank you for the trip back in time and fond memories. Great video!!!
That was a very nice comment. Glad you liked the video and the fact it allowed you to reminisce….
Looks like a BEAUTY!! so much fun the mighty CLOD!! 👍
Thanks buddy. I had a lot of fun with this one.
Sure love that old footage!! Those were the good days
Great video.
I'm building my first Clod Buster gray edition, and it's crazy what a beast this is.
You assembled it with proper modellers tools, that was very nice part of video. And I really enjoyed the wild ride. Perfect!
Lol… I almost busted out the nail gun too lol. Had to add some kind of silly part to it. Glad you enjoyed the video.
Great video, awesome monster truck!
Loved that you included the original promo video as well!👍😊
It’s all about that retro/nostalgic feel. Thanks for the comment
I still have my original clod buster. I bought it with my paper route money. I was saving up for a Bruiser. When I went to buy it I was told it was discontinued and the clodbuster replaced it. I wasn’t leaving the hobby shop without something. It was big. It was bad. It could drive in the snow, and float in the deep puddles. It was a load of fun.
Awesome. That’s nostalgia at its best. Glad you still have it.
The RC elf sent me the super clodbuster.
Another shell painted up without the engine to look like lee majors the full guy pickup would be cool ...great video 😊👍👌
I’ll keep that in mind for the future.
Pretty impressive no rollovers Bro such finesse. I loved the building montage. Your channel definitely deserves to have a Clod in its collection.
Thanks. Glad I was able to get my hands on one before Tamiya discontinued it. The Clod is pretty awesome!
Very enjoyable vid 👌 The Clod is such a class act!
Thanks. Had a lot of fun with this one. From building, running to making the video. Glad you enjoyed it
Such a badass looking machine. Tamiya nailed it from day one and it’s been loved ever since. I’m hoping they re-release the chrome edition again 🤞🏻
Yeah the chrome editions seems pretty interesting. I’d like to get my hands 🙌 n another clod and that would probably be the one… the chrome edition
What a great truck! Looks great in black. I never knew these existed until getting back into the hobby but want one so bad!! Great video as always dude 🙌🏻
The Black editions are pretty expensive now, I just sold 2 on ebay for $600 each, and I was by far the cheapest. I bought them in the spring but fell out of R/C and never built them.
Keep an eye out though, this wasn't the first release of the Black Edition, they might run a new batch next year or in the future.
Yes on the Tamiya USA website it says “discontinued “ but if we’ve learned anything from Tamiya, the egress and Avante have been rereleased numerous times in batches. I wouldn’t be surprised if they came out with another rendition of the clod.
Awesome truck.! Have this a the only model in the fleet of 3 .
Loved the video
I have an original Clodbuster and 2 re-release.
Great truck a lot of fun
Enjoyed that, I bought an original 87 clod recently but I’ve yet to film it I enjoy it for what it is with all its quirks. Loved the building scene in the box ;)
That was super fun, great stuff man
Looks awesome great build 👌.
Just a suggestion but keep the dual steering, you can change the way it is done but the dual steering is kind of needed. It take a country mile without. I am sure with enough upgrades up front you may be able to use just front steer but you just can't get enough throw with the stock setup from what I have experienced. Great looking truck and certainly a fun one to drive. Glad you got one and happy for you being able to get out for 2 hours and not flip it once... that has to be a record, I know it would be for me!
Really really good video of the Clod Buster. The first thing I would do to protect your fun. Would be the lower chassis brace where the tailing arm connect. This is the weak link of the clod if one of the front tires takes a hit it usually results in the chassis breaking at that point. The bearing were the only upgrade/hop-up I could think of and you did that. Next would be hop-up motors. I know people hate the shocks and the 4ws but that’s what’s makes me laugh about my two Clod Busters. What class on the race track will it be in.
The XL monster truck class 😂 I’ll definitely look into that chassis brace. Thanks for the advice
I love it nice video thanks
Awesome! I still have my Super clod buster. Honestly, I give you credit to running the truck for 2 hours and still having fun. I get bored in 20 minutes.🤣. I’m gonna try install 2 HPI firebolt 15t motors. See if that will spice up the truck.😀
Hell Yea Brotha
Great stuff! I know it doesn't have the bow tie grille, but I honestly think this is the best looking official livery for a Clod!
I have a Bullhead laying around in parts that I really need to get up and running. I prefer the Clod body ideally but it was a steal so I grabbed it a couple of years back. Really need to get around to it. Bullhead black edition maybe?
Paint it all black and it would look menacing. Yes, the Clod is a great looking truck and even better with the black edition. Super Clod livery with that super hero looking guy is pretty lame
@@RCRetro Yeah I didn't like the Super Clod design much. Black version is much better. Prefer the colour scheme and they brought back some of the original design elements too. A real winner!
Best truck ever made
I'm glad to see you didn't have the pirate with you...
Lol 😂 Steve the pirate? Not a fan of the pirate 🏴☠️ lol 😆
I was so disappointed that the USA-1 didn't turn out to be a Clod killer. Not because I didn't like the Clod but because I was a Kyosho kid. I thought that the 4 wheel independent suspension was far superior on the USA-1. Too bad it was so weak.
Agreed too many weak points. There was a really cool article I remember reading as a kid where they put the clod and USA1 in a head to head competition
@@RCRetro I still have that radio control action article, the cover was the clod and usa 1 titled battle of the titans
Great video! That promo video was hilarious. When did they used to run it, on Saturday morning between cartoons? I only got into this hobby late because of my buddy Mark and his Terra Crusher. Fun times.
Hi. Love the video of the black edition. Questions pls. What brand of ball bearings did you put on the clod buster black edition? And where did you buy them? Thanks
I'm building one now!
Gotta ask,,,, Is that Newbridge road park???? I grew up down the block.... Great video.... Crazy thing is, I ran my Clod there 30 plus years ago....
It most certainly is newbridge road park 😆. I grew up in south Bellmore and now live in north Bellmore. Small world.
I love how all the measurements are in millimeters lol like I know what it is in inches off the top of my head haha
Great video mate. The only problem is… your making me want to buy one 🤦🏼♂️🤣
How long did it take you to put together? I have 1 sitting here ready to be assembled
TBH, a few days cause I Did a few steps each night. Believe it or not, I don’t have a lot of time to work on RC. About an hour each night… to busy with other real life stuff lol. But it is a rather easy build….
I went from having 1 clod to having 5 clods. But all of them are somewhat different. I have an original. A stage 1 looking like king kong. I have a race edition carbon fiber one & a retro one I'm turning into a bearfoot from 94 and the last one is a sassy chassis clodbuster that's very 80s looking with the blacked out headlights etc. Before I customized my original, I bought a custom painted 90s like ekg decal body. But I still have the original blue body with the headlights still. I only updated the electronics since mine was from 1987
Hi. love the video of the SCB black edition. Q pls. What brand of ball bearings did you put on the SCB black edition? And where did you buy them? Thanks
All after market bearings I buy from Fast Eddies Ball Bearing on eBay...
I must say in the original Tamiya Ad they did, they no way had just silver cans in them, if they did the Ad would have been 90 minutes long 😂
LMAO that’s pretty funny.
Question what color is the black version clod buster is ts14?
Yes, TS-14 Black is Gloss Black. After I sprayed TS-14 Black I let it dry and cure for a few days. Then I hit it with TS-13 Clear.
here is the TS paint chart for your reference
www.tamiyausa.com/blog/ts-paint-chips-tamiya-color-spray-paint/
How do you manage the mental dilemma of running these awesome kits.
Part of me wants to build and shelf them, keep them pristine and the other part says they deserve to be run.
That's a very good question. I"m not quite sure I can give you a clear cut answer. It all depends on what it is. If it is a restoration, I might run it before I restore it. Once restored it become a shelf queen. If it is a rerelease that I plan on utilizing all the time, then its the "I don't care mentality" if it gets scratched. Some kits I just want to run lightly and try to minimize damage. This Clodbuster is one of them. In the 2 hours of having it out I only flipped it 1x and that was on the grass so there was no damage or scuffs. I pushed my luck and won... A Wild Willy 2 that had a patriotic theme, I ran on a track, only flipped it once... thankfully the roll bar saved it from getting scratched... that's now a shelf queen too.. I just filmed my Super Astute with an alternate body and under tray that is custom painted.. Vid out later in December maybe even January... Yup I'm that far out... But I ran it lightly cause I didn't want to mess the custom painted body up... The buggy itself, arms, hubs are all scratched... it was just the hi cap dampers and body that I didn't want to scratch.. Mission accomplished lol... Sorry for the long rant...But your question is probably one of the best I've been asked.. I have no clear answer lol... It is something many of us have inner debates about....
1:12 into the vid...bet he breaks it jumping "ramps"
Sorry didn’t break anything. Yet….
The CPE suspension links and axle/ c-hub braces are another great upgrade. Oil shocks make a huge difference too.I used my OG clod axles with the CPE parts and a custom aluminum chassis (built by me) to give it a 16.5 " wheelbase with a Newbright 1/6 body. I did a video on my channel if you're interested. th-cam.com/video/Lv0Xeb66HVA/w-d-xo.html
Is there another channel where I have to catch up on racing with you guys cuz I was not told where it is?
Lol nope. But when it happens we will let you know.
I like to have a clod blue relese back as a XB or RTR editions in near future... i hope them to relese it like that......
blue is the most genius clod if it gets the original chevi grill.
What u guess ?
You should race it in your races you do with the guys.
So clod vs usa1?? Let’s have drags and slalom tests. Finish off with a good ol tug of war.
I like that idea but my original USA1 would probably break in half lol.
@@RCRetro I have two sitting boxes that I just can’t be bothered trying to fix anymore. As soon as you fix one thing something else let’s go.
A true test would be a clod and a double dare
You guys haven't done much racing this year.
We have just not every race has been filmed. Plus there are some races that have not been edited yet
You gotta work on your audio levels your always clipping especially your voice. Need some sort of compression or gain limiter on your mic input. Or just record at a lower level and boost in post.
Thanks for the advice. I'm not really sure about the audio levels. When editing the footage, I reduce the audio levels from 100 to 50. Sometimes even down to 35%. Then when I play it back on my laptop at 100 volume it sounds fine. A few people over the years have made the a similar comment. It is something I'll try to remedy. Thanks.