Damn that thing looks so darn good! Excellent build video. Makes me want one…. Very cool! Red and black I’ve always been one of my favorite color combinations! I have heard good things about those Amazon servos… good to know! Plenty quick for that thing.
It's very reasonably priced.. Just need a tx/rx, servo and battery to complete it. It was a fun build and can't wait to take it out this weekend. $20 us for four of those metal gear servos is cheap and so far can take some abuse.
Both my cats like to come hang out in the hobby room or even the basement lounge when we are making videos. It’s like they want to star in the videos lol
This is making me want another. I had the original back in the 80's my 1st R/C that I even took to my local indoor track for off-road and oval. 1st thing I had to upgrade was the half-shafts wow were those garbage. Those things stripped out the 2nd time around the track but aftermarket dogbones went in. I had to buy a whole new diff for those to work. 2nd weak but still lasted some time was the front steering knuckles. They eventually snapped. Aftermarket back then came out with SOLID blocks that had holes drilled in them. You will NEVER snap those. I have no idea if those are still available. Other than that, everything held up. I had more fun with that truck than any R/C in my life. I was 15 years old maybe, now 51. lol
I just turned 48 and always wanted one back in my teens but couldn't afford one cause I had the Kyosho Vanning.. This rere Blackfoot is awesome! I have a video running it in the mud and it held up great on 3s..
My dad built the original Blackfoot as a special project for when I was born in 1987. He did put a lot of aftermarket suspension parts into it. I loved playing with that truck as a kid. But as the years went on, it fell into disrepair and the batteries went obsolete many years ago and eventually died altogether. I've been looking at the modern version.
The switch is part of the esc and wouldn't fit in the stock location. It's normal with these rere kits. I built around 10 different styles of reres and none of the switches fit. Thanks
@@nwirc yeah the reason I'm waiting for that one is because the rear shocks are in the normal direction and not leaning towards the front like the normal Blackfoot. Otherwise I would have just gone with a normal one.
It's all good.. This esc came included with this kit from Hobbywing. It could be the same esc they put in the Bully 2. BTW I want one of them which may happen in the near future. It looks like it could crawl over any optical.
Looks good to bad it's not 4wd but it's the tamiya frog chassis with some suspension upgrades. You should have painted though you put the decals on and by use they'll get chewed up as well so I would have painted the body maybe even change the color. looks great. Ralphie
I planned on upgrading the servos but it seems to steer and throttle great so far. Flysky makes a good rx/tx for a great price. I use that product on all of my rere kits. Hope you get it running soon.
@NWI RC man that truck brings back memories. Neighbor sold me two in the box with a grasshopper, indy car (I still have) and a ton of parts for 200 bucks in 1989 lol
Damn that thing looks so darn good! Excellent build video. Makes me want one…. Very cool! Red and black I’ve always been one of my favorite color combinations!
I have heard good things about those Amazon servos… good to know! Plenty quick for that thing.
It's very reasonably priced.. Just need a tx/rx, servo and battery to complete it. It was a fun build and can't wait to take it out this weekend. $20 us for four of those metal gear servos is cheap and so far can take some abuse.
Cat looked like he was waiting to get in the box , excellent thorough build and well explained
Both my cats like to come hang out in the hobby room or even the basement lounge when we are making videos. It’s like they want to star in the videos lol
That's so funny. They seem to know every time I'm about to film.
@@nwirc cats are a strange animal lol
What the name/part number of the ESC part and also for the controller?
This is making me want another. I had the original back in the 80's my 1st R/C that I even took to my local indoor track for off-road and oval. 1st thing I had to upgrade was the half-shafts wow were those garbage. Those things stripped out the 2nd time around the track but aftermarket dogbones went in. I had to buy a whole new diff for those to work. 2nd weak but still lasted some time was the front steering knuckles. They eventually snapped. Aftermarket back then came out with SOLID blocks that had holes drilled in them. You will NEVER snap those. I have no idea if those are still available. Other than that, everything held up. I had more fun with that truck than any R/C in my life. I was 15 years old maybe, now 51. lol
I just turned 48 and always wanted one back in my teens but couldn't afford one cause I had the Kyosho Vanning.. This rere Blackfoot is awesome! I have a video running it in the mud and it held up great on 3s..
My dad built the original Blackfoot as a special project for when I was born in 1987. He did put a lot of aftermarket suspension parts into it. I loved playing with that truck as a kid. But as the years went on, it fell into disrepair and the batteries went obsolete many years ago and eventually died altogether. I've been looking at the modern version.
did the esc and motor come with it
Yes, it sure did..
Nice work. Your build came out great. It was a real bonus to see it all come together. Thanks for the link to the upgrade parts and servo.
No problem at all. It was a fun build.
Hi! Great video I had received a Blackfoot kit back in 1989. And I still have it and use it to this day! I'll be doing some modifications on it also.
That is awesome. What upgrades do you plan on doing to it?
Hi! I'll be adding some new aluminum parts to the frame. Also new shocks and new gears and rear end.
@@brianboccuzzi7300 That sounds sweet.. What brand names are you going with? You got me wanting to upgrade mine now.
Very great build. I like this car more than the Beetle.
Thank you. I have the Monster Beetle on my list. Need to build the Lunchbox first. I'm very impressed with how this Blackfoot turned out.
Had to go back and watch the build video since I missed it last week
Thank you.. This was a fun build. 30+ mins is a long time for a video but I really don't like doing them in parts.
cool kit and great build,looks awesome
Thank you. It was a fun build. Next build will be the Lunchbox.
How did you install the on/off switch? Did it plug into something? This is a great video!!
The switch is part of the esc and wouldn't fit in the stock location. It's normal with these rere kits. I built around 10 different styles of reres and none of the switches fit. Thanks
This had ne scratching my head as well... I just glued it into the hole, not sure how long it will last though.
this brings back memories my very 1st rc was the super blackfoot im patiently waiting for them to rerelease it
I didn't know about the super Blackfoot. I'll have to look into that one.
@@nwirc yeah the reason I'm waiting for that one is because the rear shocks are in the normal direction and not leaning towards the front like the normal Blackfoot. Otherwise I would have just gone with a normal one.
I know I'm 10 months late. Do I see a RC4WD Bully 2 ESC 😂. Nice 👍🏻 that came in my stock moa.
It's all good.. This esc came included with this kit from Hobbywing. It could be the same esc they put in the Bully 2. BTW I want one of them which may happen in the near future. It looks like it could crawl over any optical.
Really Awesome And wonderful build Even beautiful video i have one vintage with his original radio square TECHNIPLUS acoms its everything vintage l😂l
Nice. That's awesome. I have a couple of nice vintage rc's as well.
Looks good to bad it's not 4wd but it's the tamiya frog chassis with some suspension upgrades.
You should have painted though you put the decals on and by use they'll get chewed up as well so I would have painted the body maybe even change the color.
looks great.
Ralphie
I do plan on getting a new body to paint. Thanks
Great video! Did you mention if you painted the body? Looking forward to building mine soon.
Thank you. I left the body unpainted. I use mine and would hate to scratch it up a nice paint job. I would have if it was a shelf queen.
@@nwirc thanks for the quick reply! Mine will also be a runner so I may leave it unpainted too. Yours looks great regardless. Cheers!
Hahah my cats do that something. 😅😅😅 Always up in my hobby building. 😂
They love being center of attention lol..
@@nwirc lol always
Nice you should put a mip ball diff in it
Did you have an issue with the on off switch not going to the correct place
Yes. I built 13 kits and all that came with the esc never fit in the correct place. It's kinda disappointing but easy to find an area to mount it.
"Tamaya plug?" Also you should oil the bearings. It's called sealed, but oil easily seeps in between.
Thanks for the info.
Was hoping youd show how it went togeather not after you already did it.
Sorry about that. Wasn't sure how to make a build video without it being 18 hours long.
Still have the original. I just need to shake dust off of it and put modern electronics and battery into her...
I planned on upgrading the servos but it seems to steer and throttle great so far. Flysky makes a good rx/tx for a great price. I use that product on all of my rere kits. Hope you get it running soon.
Oops I been calling it Ta-me-ya since 89. Had two blackfoots back then🥳🥳 no mechanical speed controller? 😂😂
I've heard it pronounced both ways for years so I just chose they way I said it lol.
@NWI RC man that truck brings back memories. Neighbor sold me two in the box with a grasshopper, indy car (I still have) and a ton of parts for 200 bucks in 1989 lol
@@buckrogers2752 200 isn't bad at all. I've never own a Blackfoot back in the day but these rere kits are awesome to build.
My first rc car...87 or 88 ❤