This was my first RC, my uncle had a monster beetle which I wanted. A trip to Beeties models and they had one built up on a shelf and it was love at first sight. Best looking RC out there.
Tamiya should add you to their payroll Glen. I've been watching your videos for a while now and have since picked up 3 Tamiya re-release kits. Prior to this, the last purchase was 1987/88 as teenager. Keep up the good work, your enthusiasm is infectious.
I love this car. Actually that beetle body in general. I had to have one and i do. 2 weeks ago i even recieved the Chrome edition. That one is easier on the stickers.
Looks great Glenn. I’ve got one to build, which I’m doing in honour of my dads racing colour scheme who used to race f1 stockcars in the 60’s and 70’s, take care
The orange wipers look great. You're going to love running it. I have a Reedy Firehawk in mine, which I know you have in your collection, she goes well!
I polished the black shell on my runner and didn't paint it due to it being a runner.. same with my Blackfoot.. so any scratches you can polish out..or put a layer of black tape on the roll over hot spots..In my experience black colour magic polish is the way to go. The details on the beetle are a bugga.... painting the nose is a must.. it will fade terribly in time.. all that said AWESOME job done mate..👍🇬🇧😎
POP!!!!!!!! These are runner queens!!! I had that problem it looked too nice to run but they look awesome in action and really stand out! Nice one mate!
Love it Glen.. It looks superb.. it looks like one just for having fun with and bashing around.. Same as you I never considered one.. and to think that’s a falcon chassis… surely we will get the falcon one day🤣🤣
Looks great and when I got my kit I couldn't believe how bright the orange was. As you say, the camera doesn't do it justice. I still need to do my hard shell, to speed up my build I put a lexan beetle shell on it. After driving it a couple times I decided to put the DT-02 turnbuckle set on and once tweaked, the handling was much better and I love driving it. You have inspired me to have a look at getting my hard body done once winter is over. 👍🏻
That's it, you've done it now! Gonna get one ordered. I know I'll have issues with this decals, but it is what it is. I do find I look at it and wish those wipers were chrome. Great job though Glenn, except now I'm going to be 160 squids out of pocket haha!
I've never been a fan of the Beetle but this kit is giving me a change of heart. It really is quite the looker and those FLUORESCENT 😉wheels really pop! Not sure I would go box art myself though because I never do go box art, so it would be a custom paint job. I'm thinking maybe all black with the chrome wheels.
Love the blitzer beetle it's a stunner and I totally agree with you on the different shade of orange with the nose cone! I have the metallic special blitzer beetle and it's a whole different gorgeous tamiya certainly put time and effort into making that special😍
Looks great, im not a huge fan of the box art myself. We have a guy who throws his on the track every now and then. Looks spot on when its hammering around the track 👍
Great build👍Build this kit on Christmas holiday, with xl5 and 12t titan motor. I think it's one of the best handling Tamiya. The rear tyres and the plastic wheel hex are a letdown but Proline have 2.2 tyres that perfectly fit the rear rims. Loving this kit. Thanks for featuring this kit. Much appreciated👍
Nice work Glenn! It's looks good, I agree with the wipers too. I have a Blitzer Beetle and it has hands down the worst decal job I have ever done on an RC car. It's a real failure, I also didn't paint the shell which doesn't help. It is a runner, and it has TRF shocks and a brushless system in it so it goes very well, which helps a bit.
It looks really good Glenn. The only thing that bothers me is the nose cone mis match of orange color, but you don't even notice it as the time goes by.Another great job.
Hi mate if it was a full sized VW the body would probably have been handed painted and the front wings have a rubber trim between the wing and the Bonnet so the small gap is more realistic . Plus anything based on some think made in the 70s and 80s is well cool especially with a VW badge on it .
G'day Glenn wow mate it turned out so good. Yeah the colour difference between the decals and the nose cone is disappointing aye mine is the same. The wind screen wipers the side mirrors and just the quarter window in brushed aluminium would make it pop. Love your tire writing. Awesome job mate loved your video can't wait to see you run it 👍👍
Glenn I totally know what you mean, some cars just don't do it for us but if u actually get one and build it n paint it our opinions change, I think your blitzer beetle looks bloody lovely,and like yourself this wasn't on my radar but now seeing this has made me put it on my wishlist, fantastic video Glenn as usual 👍👌🔥
I struggled between getting this or my classic monster beetle re release a couple years ago. I went with the monster beetle because I owned an og back in the day. But this is so cool. Not only am I a classic VW car fan but the stadium truck chassis on this looks so good! I may have to buy this.
You did very well with the build mate! Sometimes the paint will sink in certain areas of the shell, and the decals are awful, after a while they start to peel, great car as a runner though 👍👍🇬🇧
It is a hard one to run hard as I didn't want to mess up the body on mine! I just got a TBG lexan body and some Herbie decals and painted it up as a race run Herbie so I have the fun runner body and the nice one for the shelf!
I was going to give you a suggestion but I’m going to start an RC channel the goal is to promote the hobby and that’s it. But it’s going to be action packed and I live in America 🇺🇸 so there’s so many different driving conditions beaches bike trails huge dirt farms were going everywhere. I’m taking inspiration from you well you inspired me I should say. You’re buggy’s and trucks street cars everything you have one of the best collections date I say in the world 🤔🍕🇺🇸👍🏼. You might you have like every Tamiya kit and I love it well done. I want to grow the RC community because I think it’s a good hobby fun and will hopefully maybe Lee people out of trouble if there busy with the hobby. Ok 👍🏼 well done looking forward to the next video.
I had one of these when I was a kid, it might have been the first car I built by myself…. Then I got a rc10 stealth and never really ran it after that.
Looks superb, I bet it's going to look great running. I got one after your last video and hope to get it started next week when I'm off work. I do wonder if one of the TS paints is a slightly better match to the decals for the nose. I'm going to do the wipers like yours and I think I'll paint the rear lights orange if I can find a good match.
Interesting fact, the blitzer beetle re re has clear headlight lenses and windows. The original has tinted headlights and windows and also has a rear window section. The re re has no rear window. Strange they made these changes
That's a fine livery and I agree the colour difference on the front is disappointing. Is there an off the shelf paint that is closer? I reckon it'll look amazing in metallic black, or even matt black. It'd make the decals pop even more 👌
I would like to see it racing. Maybe against different Tamiya buggies to see their different speeds and handling, and let's be honest: personalities lol.
@@robambrose4199 fluorescent red and metallic blue with Sand scorcher decals plus some fluorescent yellow ones. I also am going to use the stadium thunder fluorescent yellow wheels
@@martinhsrc6699 Nice. I'm not a massive fan of the box art on this one, so I'd like to paint one like a sand-scorcher but I bet loads of people have already done that.
I think the worst part is the decals. That was the thing that put me off it. Not a fan of the fluro drip flame. I'm thinking about buying one and just painting it one colour maybe colourshift. Your one still looks good.
Must admit sorry but dont like the orange window wipers or wheels chrome finish would look better in my opinion and different colour on front nose cone!
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This was my first RC, my uncle had a monster beetle which I wanted. A trip to Beeties models and they had one built up on a shelf and it was love at first sight. Best looking RC out there.
So nice 🤩
Looks good. And this was a good advert for this model. I want one now.
Thanks for watching Rob 😎👊🏻
Glenn,it looks Epic! great build.
That Blitzer Beetle loks fantastic, awesome job mate!!
Tamiya should add you to their payroll Glen. I've been watching your videos for a while now and have since picked up 3 Tamiya re-release kits. Prior to this, the last purchase was 1987/88 as teenager. Keep up the good work, your enthusiasm is infectious.
I love this car. Actually that beetle body in general. I had to have one and i do. 2 weeks ago i even recieved the Chrome edition. That one is easier on the stickers.
Super nice! This has to be one of the best if not the best looking RC bugs any company ever made!!
I totally agree now my friend 🤩👊🏻
Nice job Glenn, looks fantastic 👌😎
What a superb kit and totally floats my boat! It screams fun. Personally I love box art 😎.
Yes, super cool!!
Thanks for watching 😎👊🏻
Love it. Tyre writing ✅it would look amazing running on little bit of snow
Yeah it’s -19 today so that ain’t happening Ian 🤣🤣👊🏻
Looks great Glenn. I’ve got one to build, which I’m doing in honour of my dads racing colour scheme who used to race f1 stockcars in the 60’s and 70’s, take care
The orange wipers look great. You're going to love running it. I have a Reedy Firehawk in mine, which I know you have in your collection, she goes well!
Yeah just need winter to go away 🥶🥶🥶
Love the Blitzer Beetle...and love running it.
Awesome job mate.
👍👍
Cool bug good finish look👍👍👍
Thank you 😊
Back in the 90's you could get orange windshield wipers. I think it looks rad!
I polished the black shell on my runner and didn't paint it due to it being a runner.. same with my Blackfoot.. so any scratches you can polish out..or put a layer of black tape on the roll over hot spots..In my experience black colour magic polish is the way to go. The details on the beetle are a bugga.... painting the nose is a must.. it will fade terribly in time.. all that said AWESOME job done mate..👍🇬🇧😎
Great comment thanks for sharing this with us 😇👊🏻
Lovely build - this car has grown on me - love it!!
Thanks Paul, it looks way better in the flesh 😅
I always loved the Blitzer Beatle. Absolutely awesome. Caleb built his as a runner and I look at it an cringe. Lol
Hahahaha
POP!!!!!!!! These are runner queens!!! I had that problem it looked too nice to run but they look awesome in action and really stand out!
Nice one mate!
Looks trick that Glenn. Such a good looker
It really looks great good job dude
Love it Glen.. It looks superb.. it looks like one just for having fun with and bashing around.. Same as you I never considered one.. and to think that’s a falcon chassis… surely we will get the falcon one day🤣🤣
Yeah I’ve run a couple of Stadium Thunders and it was sooooooo much fun to drive 😅
Looks awesome Glenn!🙂👍
Very nice Glenn 👌
Thanks buddy 😊😊😊
Looks great and when I got my kit I couldn't believe how bright the orange was. As you say, the camera doesn't do it justice. I still need to do my hard shell, to speed up my build I put a lexan beetle shell on it. After driving it a couple times I decided to put the DT-02 turnbuckle set on and once tweaked, the handling was much better and I love driving it. You have inspired me to have a look at getting my hard body done once winter is over. 👍🏻
Looks great! I was lazy when I did mine. I didn't paint the black. Just put the stickers on. The paint really makes it pop
That's it, you've done it now! Gonna get one ordered. I know I'll have issues with this decals, but it is what it is. I do find I look at it and wish those wipers were chrome. Great job though Glenn, except now I'm going to be 160 squids out of pocket haha!
Those are really neat. Looks great. Just a fun runner.
Had this kit on shelf for some time, think build day tomorrow!
Haha fantastic enjoy the build my friend 😅
Awesome! I love this one! This will be my next build. Thanks for the tips!
I've never been a fan of the Beetle but this kit is giving me a change of heart. It really is quite the looker and those FLUORESCENT 😉wheels really pop! Not sure I would go box art myself though because I never do go box art, so it would be a custom paint job. I'm thinking maybe all black with the chrome wheels.
Looks phantastic, you did a good job there. I had some accidants on mine so i didnt put the stickers on at all.
Yeah I did find the decals tricky 🤕
Such a nice build and it's going to look amazing in the collection, I would be worried about scratching up that body but I'd also have to drive it 😀
Looks great Glenn. Very tempted to get one after seeing this. Torn between this and a Monster Beetle. Tamiya at their scale model best.
This was my first tamiya when it first came out...I loved it
Love the blitzer beetle it's a stunner and I totally agree with you on the different shade of orange with the nose cone! I have the metallic special blitzer beetle and it's a whole different gorgeous tamiya certainly put time and effort into making that special😍
This car is a lot of fun! I have the kamtec repro lexan body for running. Also check the steering mod for the bump steer issue.
Turned out amazing Glenn great job! I bought one to do the street rod version.
Great job mate 👌
Super cool brother 😎👍
Done a cracking job sir them decals are a nightmare I gave in 😆 hats off buddy 😊👌
Looks great, im not a huge fan of the box art myself. We have a guy who throws his on the track every now and then. Looks spot on when its hammering around the track 👍
That’s awesome 😎
True Legend ♥
You got me wanting one.
Haha sorry 😅
@@TAMIYALegends Not a bad thing Glenn.
Great build👍Build this kit on Christmas holiday, with xl5 and 12t titan motor. I think it's one of the best handling Tamiya. The rear tyres and the plastic wheel hex are a letdown but Proline have 2.2 tyres that perfectly fit the rear rims. Loving this kit. Thanks for featuring this kit. Much appreciated👍
Is that Fireball XL5 th-cam.com/video/6ifS2nP53Zs/w-d-xo.html
Thank you for watching 😇👊🏻
@@michaelandrew4488 😂No, Traxxas XL5. Cheers.
Looks the bomb!
Looks great
Nice work Glenn! It's looks good, I agree with the wipers too. I have a Blitzer Beetle and it has hands down the worst decal job I have ever done on an RC car. It's a real failure, I also didn't paint the shell which doesn't help. It is a runner, and it has TRF shocks and a brushless system in it so it goes very well, which helps a bit.
Oh noooooo we’ve all been there my friend 🤕 But! as you said running it puts a big smile on your face 😊😊😊
It looks really good Glenn. The only thing that bothers me is the nose cone mis match of orange color, but you don't even notice it as the time goes by.Another great job.
Looks great Glenn..
Hi mate if it was a full sized VW the body would probably have been handed painted and the front wings have a rubber trim between the wing and the Bonnet so the small gap is more realistic . Plus anything based on some think made in the 70s and 80s is well cool especially with a VW badge on it .
Great comment my friend 🤩👊🏻
G'day Glenn wow mate it turned out so good. Yeah the colour difference between the decals and the nose cone is disappointing aye mine is the same. The wind screen wipers the side mirrors and just the quarter window in brushed aluminium would make it pop. Love your tire writing. Awesome job mate loved your video can't wait to see you run it 👍👍
Popped into my LMS an they mentioned the Boomerang is getting a Re'Re in a couple months.... Just in time for my B'day!!
I agree, the color matching the decals is my concern. Wonder if there is a paint that matches the decals better? Your car looks great!
Awesome glen
Glenn I totally know what you mean, some cars just don't do it for us but if u actually get one and build it n paint it our opinions change, I think your blitzer beetle looks bloody lovely,and like yourself this wasn't on my radar but now seeing this has made me put it on my wishlist, fantastic video Glenn as usual 👍👌🔥
I struggled between getting this or my classic monster beetle re release a couple years ago. I went with the monster beetle because I owned an og back in the day. But this is so cool. Not only am I a classic VW car fan but the stadium truck chassis on this looks so good! I may have to buy this.
You did very well with the build mate! Sometimes the paint will sink in certain areas of the shell, and the decals are awful, after a while they start to peel, great car as a runner though 👍👍🇬🇧
Nice kit.
It is a hard one to run hard as I didn't want to mess up the body on mine! I just got a TBG lexan body and some Herbie decals and painted it up as a race run Herbie so I have the fun runner body and the nice one for the shelf!
I would 100% shelf queen that.
I was going to give you a suggestion but I’m going to start an RC channel the goal is to promote the hobby and that’s it. But it’s going to be action packed and I live in America 🇺🇸 so there’s so many different driving conditions beaches bike trails huge dirt farms were going everywhere. I’m taking inspiration from you well you inspired me I should say. You’re buggy’s and trucks street cars everything you have one of the best collections date I say in the world 🤔🍕🇺🇸👍🏼. You might you have like every Tamiya kit and I love it well done. I want to grow the RC community because I think it’s a good hobby fun and will hopefully maybe Lee people out of trouble if there busy with the hobby. Ok 👍🏼 well done looking forward to the next video.
I had one of these when I was a kid, it might have been the first car I built by myself…. Then I got a rc10 stealth and never really ran it after that.
Looks superb, I bet it's going to look great running. I got one after your last video and hope to get it started next week when I'm off work. I do wonder if one of the TS paints is a slightly better match to the decals for the nose. I'm going to do the wipers like yours and I think I'll paint the rear lights orange if I can find a good match.
Fantastic Tony, enjoy that build my friend 😇👊🏻
Gauranga👌
Interesting fact, the blitzer beetle re re has clear headlight lenses and windows. The original has tinted headlights and windows and also has a rear window section. The re re has no rear window. Strange they made these changes
That's a fine livery and I agree the colour difference on the front is disappointing. Is there an off the shelf paint that is closer? I reckon it'll look amazing in metallic black, or even matt black. It'd make the decals pop even more 👌
Not built mine yet ! How do you glue the wheels
Hi. Love the channel. Did you use primer before spraying the black, or any lacquer afterwards?
Keep up the good work.
Glen, did you use warm water and washing up liquid for the decals? Makes them really easy to do, you can just slide them into position.
Tire decay… where from? I need em for mine 🔥
The nose is a different color orange on purpose. It’s supposed to emulate tri colored flames or slime balls in this case
I would like to see it racing. Maybe against different Tamiya buggies to see their different speeds and handling, and let's be honest: personalities lol.
Personalities 😍
Nailed it with one word my friend 😎👊🏻
Good morning from the USA. The bug looks great. Do you have any information as to whether or not the Subaru Brat will ever be re-released?
Do you have to undercoat the body prior to spraying?
I left the guard decals off - prefer the black
Thanks for watching 🤩👊🏻
Hi Glenn. What type of glue do you use? Thanks
21 turn in mine.
Is the body same as monster beetle? Will it fit
Still not 100% convinced by box art. I think my own idea is gonna look good
Fingers crossed 😅
What colour scheme or plan are you gonna do ?
@@robambrose4199 fluorescent red and metallic blue with Sand scorcher decals plus some fluorescent yellow ones. I also am going to use the stadium thunder fluorescent yellow wheels
@@martinhsrc6699 Nice. I'm not a massive fan of the box art on this one, so I'd like to paint one like a sand-scorcher but I bet loads of people have already done that.
I ended up painting the front end black because I couldn't stand the difference in colour.
I think the worst part is the decals. That was the thing that put me off it. Not a fan of the fluro drip flame. I'm thinking about buying one and just painting it one colour maybe colourshift. Your one still looks good.
after watching this video , ive bought a blitzer beetle
Why don't rere have rear window lmao?
Put a hamster in the seat and give it a ride😊
Must admit sorry but dont like the orange window wipers or wheels chrome finish would look better in my opinion and different colour on front nose cone!
Boring more building less blah blah blah plz
I always loved the Blitzer Beatle. Absolutely awesome. Caleb built his as a runner and I look at it an cringe. Lol
Haha yep one wrong turn and it’s over lol 😂