G FORCE GENOVA 2WD 1/10 RC Buggy Unboxing and Overview
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 ต.ค. 2024
- Excited to reveal my latest build, the G Force Hobby Genova! 🥳
The what? 😁
The Genova is the first RC buggy kit by Japanese RC equipment maker G Force Hobby. Just released at the end of July 2022, the Genova is a mid level 2WD rear motor mount 1/10 RC buggy with a design supervised by legendary driver Masami Hirosaka.😎 If you're into vintage styled buggies, but want more modern underpinnings, then this might interest you. Sadly, at the time this goes live the Genova is not available outside of Japan (officially), but that may change in the future.
This is my first unboxing video, so apologies for the clunky presentation! 😅
Link to G Force Hobby home page:
www.gforce-hob...
(Viewers outside of Japan may recognise their products as SkyRC. I do not know if G Force are rebranded SkyRC products or vice versa.)
TH-cam video (in Japanese) with Hirosaka San giving a detailed look at the Genova:
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Love the old school look. I really can't stand cab forward modern looking cars.
Nice video David. It's such a shame we can't get them in the UK. I'm trying to get one on the show but not having much luck. Keep up the good work :)
Hi there! Just saw your community post that you have managed to get one on order! Congrats! I think you’re gonna really like the Genova. And it will be good to see it on your channel, bring attention to a much wider audience and hopeful build popularity for this buggy from G Force! 👍
Thanks for taking the time to comment!
@@KaiCityRC Hi, yes it’s on its way now. I’m really looking forward to receiving it as it’s a totally new buggy but with the lovely vintage style vs all the cab forward designs we see today.
The instant I saw it , I was thinking AE Rc10 B3 with maybe with an after market front shock tower.
My thoughts also! 👍
Hirosaka didn't designed the whole car. Only the body and he "supervised" the making process.
Hello, great video enjoyed that, I’m keen to get one of these myself , hopefully soon. Looks are a e I think. Bits of rc10b3/b4 bits of ECX as well , body has a bit of a Mardave cobra look as well. That’s just what I saw anyway. Can’t wait to see it built :)
Thanks! The vintage styling is what really drew my attention to this buggy. Modern designs are nice and all, but it's nice to see someone bring out completely new chassis with a vintage styled body. 👍
Not sure on the value proposition at 26k Yen (~£160), I don't know what the equivalent race kit from Yokomo, Associated etc costs in Japan. But this is a lot more dear than a DT03, I hope the included parts make it worth it.
That's exactly what I thought when it was first announced and why I've waited for a while (well, two weeks! 😁 Resistance was futile) before hitting that buy button. On the surface at least it is a little expensive for what it is. I'll have more thoughts once I've completed the build, but price wise it is the same as the TD2, (~¥26,000), way cheaper than a Ultima RB7(~¥45,000). Way more expensive that a DT-03 (~¥9,000), but cheaper than Yokomo YZ-2 (~¥43,000) and way cheaper than any imported kits from the likes of Associated etc. 🙂
Just stopping by to say I appreciate your videos. Nice calm presentation as always. Nice work :)
Thank you for taking the time to comment! 👍 I really appreciate it. ☺️
reminds me of a tamiya dt03
Love at first sight. What a beautiful car. Too bad there is no distributor in Europe.
The Genova is certainly a looker. 👍
Keep up the videos they're great! Your reviews are enjoyable to watch
Much appreciated!
I was curious about this kit too. Think it’s only domestic sales for now. Masami san seems to be fronting all the marketing so it should be good ? Looking forward to seeing your build and running videos of this!👍😊
Just about to upload the "build" video, so stay tuned for that. Spoiler: very pleased with most aspects of the build, but there are a few minor issues.
At the moment the Genova is for the Japanese market only, but I guess depending on the success (uncertain at the mo as the price seems to be a sticking point for most) they may make it available in other markets.
@@KaiCityRC watching part 2 right now!😁
Its a beautifull buggy, no doubt in that but at € 366 its a bit expensive, buy this is the price that i saw on ebay. A guy On another channel bought it for €250 via Amażon japan which i think its a good value for what you get. Hopefully they will also start to import these in europe, they look very promising.
That's expensive! Over here they retail for around ¥25,000 or about €200 or so. I think the kit is reasonable value, but spares and hop up are relatively expensive.
@@KaiCityRC Spares ,is also another thing that puts me off to buy this kit.
Brasil🚙👍👍
Very cool new buggy! Looking forward to hearing your impressions on how the build goes and how it drives.
I do really love the design of it a lot. I agree it has that classic RC 10 style body on there and it looks great. I looked and do not see it available in the US, only through eBay from Japan. I will be very interested in the build and what you think of it. I enjoy seeing stuff like this that I have never seen and probably won't be able to get my hands on easily! Thanks for sharing and looking forward to the next video of it!
Thanks! Been a busy day, so only made a little progress. Impressed so far. 👍 As many parts come pre-assembled I don't think it will take very long to put together at all. The kit is mostly plastic, but of a very high quality. Looks like it is designed to take some abuse. Will put out a full review once I finish the build. 👍
The eBay seller pricing of $400 USD is a bit steep though. Tough price to swallow. 2600 yen is about $195 USD so those eBay sellers are price gouging for sure.
@@kattmandu That is way too steep for what it is!
I’m really loving this buggy! I hope I can find a retailer that ships to the US.
Very interesting stuff 👍🏼 So cool for a totally new buggy to be released with a solid background. Thanks for sharing. 👍🏼
Thanks for watching! ☺️ Yeah, it's quite rare for something totally new to enter the market.
That looks really nice and interesting! Thanks for showing this to us, otherwise I would have had no idea this exists. I'm definitely looking forward to seeing more of it, whether it be a build video or you jump straight to a run video, I'll watch it!
I made a start on the build today. Shot some video too, but not sure if it's any good. Will keep everyone posted on progress. So far, so good. 🙂
Nice to see you building this. I've notice this kit just a week ago and the appearance reminded me on rc10b2 or b3. Really interested in your upcoming review! I hope they will ship this kit to Europe 😅
Thanks! Once I've finished the build I will of course put out a full review, so stay tuned. 👍
Looks very nice.. hope we get these in the UK like the vintage styling 🤩 look forward to seeing the build and running vids 😀🤩👍🚴
Thanks! 👍Hopefully G Force will make the kit available in other markets. I'll hopefully make a start on the build later today. Looking more closely at the contents and manual, it looks like it shouldn't take very long at all to complete. 🙂
Hey David, I think it looks like a really great buggy! Shame it will probably never make it over to the Uk but if I see this kit I am getting one 😎 Thanks for sharing and I am looking forward to seeing your videos on this
Thank you! Made a start on construction earlier today and so far quite impressed with the build. I think G Force will be watching carefully to see how the buggy does in the domestic market before making a decision on whether or not to export. 🙂
@@KaiCityRC I will be watching your build videos etc closely as it looks great. I like that there is some nice extras in there as standard like the slipper and universals