The Big Reveal... Tamiya Super Astute Fully Hopped Up!
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 มี.ค. 2021
- In this video we finish my Tamiya Super Astute. Full carbon, Aeration TRF shocks and a lovely TRF paint job...
Full build video ⬇️⬇️⬇️
• Tamiya Super Astute Bu...
TAMIYA Legends Facebook Group
⬇️⬇️⬇️
groups/16302...
Please consider liking and subscribing to support us on our weekly videos... - บันเทิง
1 second in, I pause the video, press "Like" and grab myself a drink. 'Cause I know I'm gonna enjoy this.
Haha thanks Dan 🤩👊🏻
I just came here to "look at it!" 😂. Looks awesome mate, great work! 👍
Thanks buddy 😊😊😊
The paint theme is much better than box art.
Putting the body is a challenge, the body will crack if it is a regular runner having to play around with the body for recharging every time.
Thanks for watching and commenting Jamie 😊👊🏻
If it was easy, RTR wouldn't exist. Great work and the work is what it's about.
Great comment 😎👊🏻
Love your videos! Your enthusiasm is contagious!
Thanks for watching and leaving a great comment my friend 🤩👊🏻
Don’t think I will get bored off TRF paint
Can’t wait to see it running 👍😃
Thanks Ian yeah personally I love the TRF colours, but I do know now from experience plenty can’t stand it lol 😂
Looks awesome. I totally understand what you mean about how the body fits. Super annoying on both the astute and super astute. Wait until you fit the electronics and run the motor wires out the back of the body. Your probably going to have to make more adjustments. I have a brushless set up in mine with a thicker wire gauge. I found it super annoying to fit the body. Again it looks super awesome. Craig painted me up one of these for my super astute and seeing yours makes me want to stop my current project and jump on over to getting this fitted. I need to stay focused lol....great work my friend and looking forward to seeing this run on the legends arena track.
Thanks Ari, after reading that I think you’ve just put me off running it 🤣👊🏻
Great looking shell Glenn and that carbon 😎
Thanks Chris 😊👊🏻
Awesome car bro good job!!👊
Thanks buddy 😊😊😊
I'm at a loss for words...... amazing!!!
Excellent I’m glad you like it 😊😊😊
I know i'm late to the party but I have this kit and have been putting off the body because I think the box art looks like a kids car. This is yet another stunning car so I now know what direction to go in.
Beautiful build! I'm drooling now!
Thank you my friend 😊😊😊
Your a braver man than me bending the shell glen 👍
I’ve found a better way now 😅👊🏻
LOOK AT IT !!!
Thanks Paul 😊👊🏻
Once again ya knocked it outa the park my dude!!
Thanks buddy 😊😊😊
For the top of your shockers take the ball out and put a bit of heat shrink around the ball and pop it back in that’s what I did and there spot on
Excellent thanks for the feedback my friend 😊👊🏻
That's looks absolutely outstanding....good job..the colour scheme is incredible..top shout out to the dude who printed the stickers,,ye may seem a little expensive, but what a result..👍🇬🇧😎
Thanks Mark 🤩🤩🤩
Great job as always Glen 👌
Thanks Martin 😊👊🏻
wow Glenn mate it looks freaking awesome👍😎🤟😊🇬🇧👊
Thanks Leon 😊😊😊
Back in the day I used an upsidedown spare front shock tower and attached it to to fitted one to give extra height. Replaced the shocks with Kyosho Gold shocks for a bit of bling.
Oh my! Looking absolutely beautiful! 😍
Haha excellent I’m glad you like it my friend 😊😊😊
Good morning Glen!!! Just wanna say we all miss you during the week!!! Guess it makes Saturday morning even more special for us all now but great job buddy!!! Looking forward to all the new videos coming out with all the new re res coming our way in the next few months! Thanks
Thanks Chris there are some midweek videos coming my friend 😊👊🏻
@@TAMIYALegends 👍😊😊👍👍😄😄
Another great project, looks awesome Glen. Thanks for all your work.
Thanks for watching James 😎👊🏻
great looking buggy!
Thanks for watching 🤩👊🏻
I'm lookin, and I'm likin!
Excellent thanks for watching and commenting my friend 🤩👊🏻
It looks like it will have some rake because of the tall tower short shock and arm levels while it lays on the towel( arms not level). I’d be tempted to run long shocks all around with a travel limiter on the front dampers,.. maybe? Gorgeous build! Love the content always man keep up the hard work. 🏁
Excellent thanks for watching and leaving me the feedback my friend 😊👊🏻
Great looking Astute! I think black, gunmetal, blue or pink wheels might make it look even better.
Thanks Tony 😊
Yeah those colours would definitely work my friend 🤩👊🏻
Love it, best looking super astute I've seen!
Oh wow thanks buddy 🤩🤩🤩
What a 180 from the first video. You looked defeated at the end of that one and rightly so. Came out absolutely awesome. You will have to give us a tour of all your craig paint jobs sometime soon. They are starting to get up there in number.
Thanks Keith and yes you’re spot on my friend it certainly didn’t start well 🤣
I’ll definitely be doing a collection update video in the future 🤓👊🏻
The paint job Craig has done is so vibrant and those shiny decals are the icing on the cake! 😎
Thanks Owen 😊
Yours is up next my friend 🤩🤩🤩
@@TAMIYALegends 😮🤓
That’s stunning Glen.. The quality of your projects is right up there at the moment!!!. One thing I had to look away when you put the shell on... I had visions of that beautiful paint chipping off all over the show😬😬😬😬😬😬😬😬😬
Thanks Darren 🤩
I’ve now found a much better way of fitting it 😅👊🏻
Looks fast and aggressive!! What a great looking buggy!! Love your channel Glenn. Every video is just amazing!!
Excellent thanks for the lovely comment Jason 🤩👊🏻
I put tape on the inside of the shell this helps to protect the shell from scratching
Ditto. Or left over decal off cuts works well too 👍🏻
Yeah I’ve actually got it taped up now 😅👊🏻
Really nice job Glenn ... 👍
Thanks Jonathan 😊👊🏻
Just smashed your bell! Good stuff Glenn.
Haha that sounded almost violent 🤣🤣🤣
Wow!!! Love the passion you have towards these projects. I often pick up great tips from your builds. Love to nerd out on your channel. Cheers Glen.
Thank you my friend for this lovely comment 😊😊😊
Welcome back
Thanks Philip I’m always here just posting less videos now my friend 😊👊🏻
Great video and im glad it all came good in the end. The paintwork looks magnificent so i wouldn't be able to bend that shell like that in a million years. Definitely a shelf queen!😄. Leaving that cover clear was a really good idea too. Everything just looks stunning. Inside and out. A great build and a very entertaining video. Best Tamiya channel on TH-cam!! Brilliant!!!😃👍👍
Excellent I’m glad you like it my friend 😊😊😊
It looks great Glenn, the fit of the body is a nightmare, I avoid paint rub by lining below the window where the battery clip goes with tamiya lining tape, I then added circles around the two rear mounting holes and up the back where the body can rub on the rear shocks. I am really glad you persevered, the Super Astute is such a good 2wd buggy, I can’t wait for the running video and your thoughts, I love it
Thanks David yeah I’ve actually taped the inside up now in those key places 😇👊🏻
Thanks for watching and commenting my friend 😊
I would replace the 2 outer front steering shafts aswell with Tamiya part 54845 3x50 shafts, they will look good with your TRF theme but I also found the stock shafts bend really easily under impact and these are much stronger, although you might be a better driver than me 😉 they also allow easier adjustment
Looks awesome 👌
Thanks Mark 😊👊🏻
To answer that hole cutter for rc bodies: it’s called a reamer.
Cheers Nick 🤓👊🏻
Always satisfying when you get to use it. My son is loves that tool too - what kid wouldn't? Although it's been called a "reaper" quite a few times!
Love it 😍. Looking forward to seeing her run.
Thanks Simon 😊👊🏻
Love it Glenn and glad the decals came in useful 👍 it does look rapid just say there 🤩
Thanks Duncan definitely better with those decals you sent me 🤩🤩🤩
Beautiful job Glen! One of the best looking Tamiya's I have ever seen. I love it! ❤
Thanks for the lovely comment Ian 😊😊😊
Wow, that car looks absolutely awesome dude!! Those decals really suit the paint scheme, they really pop. Personally I love it. I agree with you, it looks fast even when it's standing still. Great job!!
Excellent Barry thanks for the great comment my friend 😊😊😊
Wow she is beautiful ❤️
Thanks Paul 😊😊😊
Sweet Glenn very pretty thing and agree looks quick!😁
Thanks buddy I’m very happy with how it turned out in the end 😊👊🏻
Nice build n I get the pushing the shell on…I had to do it on a simple neo fighter shell coz I went brushless on it!! But that super astute with all that carbon just pops….😎👍super build as always mate 🙏😎👍
looks great
Excellent👍! I've put the vqs hi-caps on my super astute so I didn't need to use different front shock tower but the body is still a pig to put on and your right about the height of the body to the battery straps I couldn't work out what the problem was but it's a brilliant buggy excellent idea for the rear wing to move it back!
Excellent Phil I’m glad you liked it my friend 😊
Yeah that body shell is such a pain to fit! 😤😤😤
That's cool man 😎
Thanks buddy I’m glad you like it 😊👊🏻
Look at it 😳
Thanks for watching buddy 😊👊🏻
Awesome job, as always, Glenn. As you said, from all your TRF styled cars, for me this is one of the top 3. 😎
You know that you will have to make a TRF family shot soon, don't you? 😉
Excellent I’m glad you like it my friend 😊😊😊
i love it. Very nice build.
Thanks Hannes 😊👊🏻
I just love your videos. Im starting a top force evo build today, that is if my hex screws come today...... I have 4 running cars now, Im back in the hobby after some years doing other stuff for a couple of years=)
Fantastic my friend, thanks so much for the channel support 😊😊😊
Wow 🤩 very cool 😎
Thanks Andre 😊👊🏻
Hey Glenn just catching up on vids :) I have to say I love the look of this and for me its way better than stock, with that said and please don't take this the wrong way if I owned it it would be staying on the shelf looking pretty as I'd find that body on/off process far too tedious and probably end up snapping it - brilliant job though and worth the effort :)
Excellent I’m glad you liked it my friend 😊😊😊
Hi Glenn, for the servo you could fit a servo mounting arrangement like a Lazer ZXR, with a separate plate? It would mean getting a ZXR servo mount bracket and drilling / countersinking another hole in the chassis though. No idea if it would work they way you want it too but I don't see why not. That way you can have a sliding screw for adjustment of servo widths that does not protrude and both the other screws countersink to the chassis.
Amazing looking car Glenn! I would also be a bit annoyed at the chassis situation, but at the end of the day it looks great. Awesome shell and wing. Be great to see this at the Tamils Legends Arena some day!
Thanks buddy 😊
Yeah we’ll definitely get it to that track at some point in the future 😊😊😊
ohh yeeaahhhh what a thing of beastness, and Yes Glen the putting on of the body was a little gut wrenching tbh , but hopefully once its all done you wont have to be doing that literal operation many more times , but again hats off to the design outcome of that carbon beauty , id have that sitting up front and center on my shelf any day lol, cheers buds and great to see yet another awesome video from TL :-))) by the way,, DONT BE MANHANDELNG MY GIRL, lol !! ;-)))))))))))))))))))))))))
Thanks Andrew I’m really happy with how this one turned out 😊😊😊
Nice car !
Thanks Andre 😊👊🏻
Hi Glen, why don’t you fill the servo hole up with super glue and the black fillings, smooth it off and re drill the hole 🕳, job done ✅. Nice rc and nice video Glen. 👍👍👍
Oh ok that’s an option I’ve not thought about 🤓👊🏻
@@TAMIYALegends
It works wonders
Very nice Glenn, that chassis is just sexy. Love the astute look and body. Never been a fan of these rims though - I don't know what it is about them? The original astute black rims are superb though. Even though I'm not a TRF paint fan, I reckon this would look even better with those black rims. Thanks again for giving me a moments peace watching your video :-)
Excellent I’m glad you like it my friend 😊😊😊
Love it and the wing position😍. That shell fit would be super frustrating. Still needs a Barclay driver sticker though🤔😜? P.s. Barnyard is open next month🤞
Thanks Peter 🤩👊🏻
Like you I was surprised how much you have to manipulate the Super Astute shell to fit the body but after several attempts it sits really snug. As usual great vid and the buggy looks awesome.
Thanks Gaz 😊
Yeah I’m a little more use to fitting it now, there’s almost a technique for getting on, but it’s still a pain 😤
Looks awesome Glenn. Best looking super astute I've seen. I wonder if the egress ball ends that go in the shocks would work on those aeration ones.
Excellent my friend thanks for the great comment and feedback 😊😊😊
I think speed runs would suit this build and does it look fast already -ohh yeah , it sure does "100-MPH Mission" she can do it - Go on Glenn ,Excite Yourself again , haha cheers bro.
Haha I’m so easily led just reading this and already I’m thinking yeah great idea for a video series 🤣👊🏻
Remove the front shocks from the top mounts, slide the body on then refit the shocks.
Thanks buddy 😊👊🏻
Looks Gorgeous Glenn, just need to clean those tyres so they look new with a slight shine.
Thanks Paul 😊, yeah that horrible mould residue is 😤😤😤
TAMIYA forever ♥
😍😍😍
I'm not usually a fan of the flames, but on this build it looks fantastic. You can get those wheels in chrome would that be something you'd consider to match the stickers? Or maybe that would be too much bling. Could you trim the edges of the under tray and inside edges of the front shock tower to help the body go on easier? It seems a shame to lock all that lovely carbon under the body for fear of scratching it taking it on/off.
Great video!
Thanks for watching and commenting Chris 😎👊🏻
To put on the shell slide the front down first while holding the back at the height of the spoiler, then put the back down. will be much easier to get it on.
Excellent my friend, thanks for watching and the feedback 🤩👊🏻
dont forget you owe us a responsible moderate, track run on this, the dark blue on the TRF, really makes it legit, my S. Astute is destined to original Astute colors and MCI decals, no paint job friends.
Haha yes we’ll be getting this to the little track in the future my friend 😊😊😊
It looks great! What dampers are they?
Start with the front iv found then bend the rear slightly over the under tray
Yeah funny enough I’ve been experimenting with it recently, getting the front in position first is definitely an easier option 😊👊🏻
I don’t recall the body being that hard to fit. Maybe I cut more off the back of the pods.
I’ve dug out the photo of mine and I positioned the wing similar to you. Will post it on the Facebook page.
Thanks Robert yeah I think you are spot on, it needed a little more trimming at the back 😅👊🏻
That is stunning fair play but when
It comes to fitting the body wouldn't it be easier to go front to back. Any awesome looking car thanks for the vid 👍
Thanks Alex, yes you’re spot on fitting the front down first is the key, I learned the hard way 🤣👊🏻
I love the tasteful interpretation. Who do you go to for the trf paint jobs?
As cool as the TRF paint is, I would have gone black and gold for that build. It does looks great though, well done build mate!
Thanks buddy yes in hindsight it would of been a different colour 😊👊🏻
Oh, I think I've seen a Black and Gold desert gator, and it looked mean (in a good way haha).
I have a super astute, and I think it might be easier to put the body on front first. That modified front shock tower might be making it harder. Also, a flat head screw for the servo mount should sit flush with the chassis, and not go through.
Excellent thanks for watching and commenting my friend 😎👊🏻
bit of heat shrink on the shock posts should take up the slack.
Excellent idea Neil, I’ll give that a try my friend 🤓👊🏻
Great video. Keep 'em up. Where do you get your Tamiya tools from?
Cheers
Del
Thanks Del, I got them off eBay buddy 😅👊🏻
Amazing, where can I buy such TRF decals. not locally available. my spare body still unpainted.
Nice car!
Can you put a bit of heat shrink over the astute shock mounts to lesson the slop?
Yeah a few have said that, I’ll have a go and see if I can improve it 😎👊🏻
Glenn paint the rear rims in the TRF blue could look just that bit more spesh P.S. Build the bloody Dyna Storm ; )
Dynastorm coming soon my friend 😊😊😊
One more thing . Those wheels are not good enough for that fantastic shell. Jc racing now make 2.2” astute fit egress wheels as you probably know
They would look amazing!
Thanks for bringing this to my attention.
Yeah I’m hoping to have some from JC soon 😎👊🏻
He is really very very handsome.
I would like to have one me too, you make me want Gleen.
the slipper looks very good, you will tell us if it is as beautiful as I hope.
Thank you .
Thanks for watching and commenting my friend 😊👊🏻
I like the shocks, I can’t find a complete set of those . I think on my Super Astute I pit the nose piece down first when fitting the body . It’s a pain.
Thanks Eric, yes getting the front end on first is definitely the key, I’ve now got a better technique 😇👊🏻
Hey Glen I have that problem with the stock chassis with the the super astute
Yeah it’s just a tight fit 😤
Thanks for watching Bruce 😊👊🏻
Do you feel the carbon chassis was worth the trouble?
Sexy car Glenn ..job well done ...wheels in pink same as body colour ?
Yeah that might be happening soon my friend 😅👊🏻
When it comes to putting the body on, have you tried putting it on nose end first?
Yeah that’s the technique I use now Ben 😬👊🏻
@@TAMIYALegends thats because your a legend 🙌 😉👍
I’d give my left one to get a super astute kit 😢
stop stressing over nothing..it looks great
Thanks buddy 😊😊😊
Sorry for wasting your time but, is there any way we could send you a picture of a tamiya car we found from the mid 90's so you could probably tell us anything about it (like if its worth anything)?
Email me pictures to,
Tamiyalegends@gmail.com
Did you show off a Transpeed MS motor recently? 🤔
That would look the tits on this thing!
A reamer
That’s the one 🤓👊🏻
There called remers.
Thanks Brad 👊🏻
The original Astute was rubbish.