So after I made this video and watched it back, I couldn’t help but think I’d like to go back to the track with the MB, but next time run it with the Super Stock BZ motor? I felt it just needed a little more Oomph 🤷🏼♂️
I always imagined the Monster Beetle to be a little faster too. Keep on keeping on, Glenn! Sometimes even lower speeds can be fun as your enthusiasm demonstrates! Here's to a better 2021!
Jumps a bit flatter than the buggies too probably due to the lower speed so you aren’t backing off as much. Great video Glenn here’s to a better 2021 for all of us 👍🏻
The sure brings back memories.. and mate you said it yourself but the monster beetle do crush many of the buggy’s you have had on the track. It totally ruled it, king of the track.
My favourite track run so far. I live the Tamiya Monster trucks, they look so good. I have a black edition to build for use this summer. Can't wait now.
Wow! What a fun truck/buggy! It soaks up the jumps in such a SATISFYING way. It’s doesn’t bounce uncontrollably and it never feels like wet towels like modern RCs. Juuuuuust right for FUN! Love it!
Thanks for another great video. I sure do miss my old monster beetle. That was the first RC I ever had I wish I knew what happened to it now that I’m an adult and back into the hobby.
Awesome running! The only thing to make it better would be if a Blackfoot was racing around with it. It would be like when my brother and I used to play together! Sad that it is last running video because of winter. I used to love it but with my hands going numb faster in the cold weather due to arthritis I cannot hang onto a snowmobile handlebar anymore.
Yeah that would be awesome to have a couple running together 🤩 And yes trying to put a running video together in winter sadly no longer appeals to me 🤣👊🏻 🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶
@@TAMIYALegends Well I have the clothes if I want to go out even down to -40C due to snowmobile suit. Which now has become just cold weather running gear. Except the gloves make finger to fat for trigger
You can tell you're having a blast by hearing your giggle. I run a Le man's 360st in my Monster Beetle and it goes good with that. I'm surprised you didn't lose any of your side view mirrors.
@@TAMIYALegends Like a happy, bouncy puppy with not much sense of direction. That's why I love them! My son has a stock yellow one with a silver can and I have 3 non-stock paint jobs. All have the 3rd shock mod. One has an Ansmann 21 turn motor in it, the other 2 have Sport Tuneds. One is the Rolling Thunder scheme - the real monster van which was the inspiration for Tamiya I believe (stickers from ebay), one is done up like Scooby Doo's Mystery Machine (stickers from ebay) and the third is done in green with Zombie Outbreak Response Team (again, stickers from ebay). I don't think I have a problem!! :D :D
@@stevew4632 Instead of relying on the little wire springs (which easily break) at the transmission and axle pivot point on the chassis pan you also install a small oil filled shock in the centre of that pivot. 3rd shock see? It makes the van wheelie better and more controlled because the axle doesn't slam upwards as violently. Google it for install video and hopefully a better explanation 😆 Cheers
great driving - No need to launch the vehicle. You should bring this out there on the crappiest winter snowy day, I would bet it would do pretty well, great slow-motion, hard to top this video, great time of day for photography. Thanks
Good morning Glen!!! Happy new year as well!!! Something so magical about the re re’s that the newer ones just don’t have ! Sure they handle better and are faster but listen to your videos! Your laughter is pure bliss! Like a 14 year old back in time. So much character and more fun the older ones have and unfortunately that’s what the new ones lack. Keep bring out the awesome videos in 2021! Thanks
This is my favourite tamiya, my first one as a child and will go almost anywhere, mip ball diff and an 8.5 is whats in mine and just so much fun, pleased you liked it too 😀
Nice video and run on the track. I actually treated myself a Monster Beetle for christmas, halfway into the build and cant wait to get it out for a run.
That was great to watch Glenn! I thought it ran really well around there and could handle a bit more power I reckon. Hard to beat a Monster Beetle for fun on a track like that. Awesome.
Nice video, Ive watched a few of your monster beetle vids.. I was chatting to a guy at work about RC and he said I got one an RC car and then pulled out an original Monster beetle with old school speed control and addition battery block to power the servo. He said i can borrow it if i don't smash it it up ... definitely going to do a vid on it soon.
Who'd of thought that clumsy looking thing would go around the arena and look so at ease the slow action is awesome, this has me grinning from ear to ear 😍
I recently bought two sw-01 for me and my 7yo son without any expectation but wow, it's sooooooooo much fun. Tamiya let me know what's the essential fun of RC :)
I'm going going get the big dump truck for me and my grandsons first build together,what I love is he appreciates that I'm on ex forces benefits and spend time building our collection up.
Thats what I call fun, the monster beetle is awesome. I wish I had a track like that to run one on, perfect for it. Think i'd still be there now hahaha.
Awesome. My MB has got a HW brushless in it, ~13T from memory. It goes well. Haven't had the diff issues some have had. What servo saver do you have in yours? I use a Kimborough, the kit one was trash. Probably the most fun RC car ever made. Enjoyed the vid Glenn.
Thanks buddy yep this is just pure fun to run. I’ve actually never had a gearbox issue on any ORV chassis I’ve had 🤔🤷🏼♂️ This is running the standard kit servo saver, no issues as of yet 😅😅😅
Put the bigger motor in as you say and get a polycarbonate basher shell for the track and keep that one for best. Great video Glen and enjoyed it more as just built one over Xmas:-)
Hi Glenn, Fantastic video of the Monster Beetle! Really enjoyed this one. If you need a wiper and a number-late, please let me know. I’ll send you the parts. Best regards, Alex from The Netherlands
Yeah unfortunately that was my last running video for awhile now, the winter is long over here 🥶🥶🥶 But I’ll definitely be back there in the spring with another shed load of cars 🤩👊🏻
Great little car that Beetle Glenn! Imagine how much more fun it'll be with a motor upgrade!?? Also, i think if you found a larger track with longer run ups to jumps, that Beetle would fly high mate! Thanks for a great vid as always Glenn! Wes, Liverpool, UK.
Runs great cool video Glen, funny how something we've never had an interest in we give it a try and love it that happened to me with my wife's dual rider so I got a dancing rider we run together now these are fun rc is amazing
Magical mate!! Such a cool looking tamiya and big fun! I remember seeing the MB for the first time back in the day and it was really decent around the track considering it was a Monster but it was mostly up against the Lunchbox and Pumpkins so it did not have to try too much to look good lol those two are just bonkers anywhere you drive them! But the Lunchbox is still my favourite Monster from tamiya l think...just!! What a classic that yellow van is!
Great video 😀👍. Looked loads of fun and a great looking car. It would be great to see this on the beach or on a long dirt track Also, you're almost at 18,000 subs!!!! Brilliant!!!👍👍
Now Thats A Beetle that looks like a laugh to drive and so much fun too, I should have been more Alert when i made my purchase and bought the correct type , so now ive got the trail Monster Beetle and the complete wrong type of chassis and body to what i wanted well that will teach me to get on the plonk then go clicking hahaha all said and done ill just keep eyes clear and open for the correct version next time great video Glen loos like an awesome track too :-)
Hi Glenn the MB Looked right at home on the track and dare I say behaved better than some of the buggies round there. I don’t think It needs much more power on that track, it looked nice and balanced
Did you find the wiper? Looks like the track was made for the MB, no too sharp turns to flip it over on, and nice jumps that fit the pacing and speed of the MB. Fun watch. Cheers
That looked like so much fun and after running my Blackfoot a few times now I am not surprised at how well it went around that track, Tamiya got the suspension spot on.. I will be buying the Super Stock BZ motor for mine as I feel it needs the extra touque with the big wheels..
Out of all my rc's the monster beetle is my favourite due to it being my first hobby grade as a kid I might have to buy a re re to sit next to my vintage
i d like to see this beetle on tamiya 801x/xt chasiss but its look like tamiya doesnt have interest in 1/8 models. I mean, this is all fine but this is not a basher, cmon tamixa, give us some bad ass 1/8 electric monster. Great video as always mate, put some sock on that mic :)
It is funny that you said that you did not really like the Monster Beetle. I felt the same way and got the Blackfoot. The Blackfoot was cheaper but it did not have oil filled shocks. Of course I am talking about the original cars. Today they both have oil filled shocks. Of course the original half shafts were terrible. The new Blackfoot and Monster Beetle have dog bones which work much better than the original Tamiya half shafts. Thoughts?
For me it was 100% down to looks only, I was always a Blackfoot guy back in the day. I always looked at the MB as an impostor lol 😂 Even when the MB re re came out I bought one straight away, but I still didn’t love it 🤷🏼♂️ But now a couple of years later I get another one and low and behold I now love the thing 😍. It’s really interesting to see how my interests in Tamiya change to different things as the years go on my friend 👊🏻
What's the difference between this one and the original? At its peak, Tamiya used metal for the core mechanicals and structure in its high-end units. Has it replaced most of these components with plastic parts?
That's the most planted of all the buggies you've taken down there so far. They really got the weight distribution spot on when they designed this back in the day. Not sure how much benefit you'll get from more speed...could mean more wheel spin and trickier handling. Only one way to find out...
Problem I had with mine was the huge , heavy and floppy fron wheels so steering is unpredictable ,espcially on rebound ! anyone ?? Mine was called "Desert Storm" and was painted in the chocolate-chip camo worn by US soldiers at the time . Unfortunately I don't have digital photos of it .
So after I made this video and watched it back, I couldn’t help but think I’d like to go back to the track with the MB, but next time run it with the Super Stock BZ motor? I felt it just needed a little more Oomph 🤷🏼♂️
Yeah please do so, I think it would be epic.
I always imagined the Monster Beetle to be a little faster too. Keep on keeping on, Glenn! Sometimes even lower speeds can be fun as your enthusiasm demonstrates! Here's to a better 2021!
Do it 👍
Jumps a bit flatter than the buggies too probably due to the lower speed so you aren’t backing off as much. Great video Glenn here’s to a better 2021 for all of us 👍🏻
Good call! I bet your loving the stills you got from this and it gets round there so well.
When I was 12 I really wanted one of these. Now I'm 40 I still want one 😁
The sure brings back memories.. and mate you said it yourself but the monster beetle do crush many of the buggy’s you have had on the track. It totally ruled it, king of the track.
Haha you’re absolutely spot on my friend, it went round really easily 🤩👊🏻
I love the way this dude laughs. It's as if a wicked witch had a cool, fun little brother.
My favourite track run so far. I live the Tamiya Monster trucks, they look so good. I have a black edition to build for use this summer. Can't wait now.
Excellent I’m glad you liked it my friend 🤩
I had fun just watching you running it around the track!! I just finished building my very first Frog! I just have to paint the body!
This is what it is all about.. driving the things and having fun!!
I’d say driving them is secondary for me, I love the build process, but with that said this thing I could run every day it’s just soooooo much fun 🤩
Wow! What a fun truck/buggy! It soaks up the jumps in such a SATISFYING way. It’s doesn’t bounce uncontrollably and it never feels like wet towels like modern RCs. Juuuuuust right for FUN! Love it!
Just fun my friend, absolutely nailed it, that’s what it’s all about 🤩👊🏻
She flys really well, especially the last jump into “Full Beans Bends”
Excellent I’m glad you liked it my friend 🤩👊🏻
Thanks for another great video. I sure do miss my old monster beetle. That was the first RC I ever had I wish I knew what happened to it now that I’m an adult and back into the hobby.
Well thank you for watching and leaving a comment Tim, very much appreciated my friend 🤩👊🏻
Monster Beetle!! Stands tall out in the wild. That's a sweet little track.
I expected it to bounce & flip over a lot but it was so planted! Looks like so much fun to drive, thanks for the vid!!!
That was exactly my feelings Wade before I got there, I was expecting to come back with it in a bit of a state tbh 😅👊🏻
By far the best running vid on this track Glenn. Looks sooooo much fun. Its what tamiya are made for....
Thanks Matt and yes a totally agree my friend 😊. This went round so well, I want to get a Lunchbox on there this year 🤩👊🏻
Did you say ‘Tamiya Legends Monster Truck Arena’? Thanks for sharing, that was fun to see!
Hahah I didn’t but I will on the next one, love it 😍
Love those slo-mo shots. Great little track to enjoy a blast. Looking forward to the BZ motor hop up video.
Thanks Steve, yeah just a little more power needed for next time my friend 🤩👊🏻
Awesome video, i still have my beetle from the 80s in perfect shape
Awesome running! The only thing to make it better would be if a Blackfoot was racing around with it. It would be like when my brother and I used to play together! Sad that it is last running video because of winter. I used to love it but with my hands going numb faster in the cold weather due to arthritis I cannot hang onto a snowmobile handlebar anymore.
Yeah that would be awesome to have a couple running together 🤩
And yes trying to put a running video together in winter sadly no longer appeals to me 🤣👊🏻
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@@TAMIYALegends Well I have the clothes if I want to go out even down to -40C due to snowmobile suit. Which now has become just cold weather running gear. Except the gloves make finger to fat for trigger
You can tell you're having a blast by hearing your giggle. I run a Le man's 360st in my Monster Beetle and it goes good with that. I'm surprised you didn't lose any of your side view mirrors.
Awesome video great action shots .looking forward to your next video.
Thanks buddy very much appreciated 🤩👊🏻
Cracking little model great upload thanks 🙏
Excellent thanks for watching and commenting my friend 🤩👊🏻
Love it! What a great jumping chassis in that guise! I want one!!!!!
Lol well I certainly didn’t expect it to get round there so we’ll 🤷🏼♂️
Who’d of thought it 🤩👊🏻
Forgive me if you've already done so, but how about taking a Lunchbox around that track? They're bonkers enough to enjoy almost anywhere! :)
100% my friend, that will happen in the spring once the snow has gone.
I’m really curious to see how it would get round that little track 🤩👊🏻
@@TAMIYALegends Like a happy, bouncy puppy with not much sense of direction. That's why I love them! My son has a stock yellow one with a silver can and I have 3 non-stock paint jobs. All have the 3rd shock mod. One has an Ansmann 21 turn motor in it, the other 2 have Sport Tuneds. One is the Rolling Thunder scheme - the real monster van which was the inspiration for Tamiya I believe (stickers from ebay), one is done up like Scooby Doo's Mystery Machine (stickers from ebay) and the third is done in green with Zombie Outbreak Response Team (again, stickers from ebay). I don't think I have a problem!! :D :D
@@TachyonDriver sounds great, what's the 3rd shock mod pls? I have a standard lunch box and it's like driving a bouncy skip on stilts 😂
@@stevew4632 Instead of relying on the little wire springs (which easily break) at the transmission and axle pivot point on the chassis pan you also install a small oil filled shock in the centre of that pivot. 3rd shock see? It makes the van wheelie better and more controlled because the axle doesn't slam upwards as violently. Google it for install video and hopefully a better explanation 😆 Cheers
Back here watching this one again, looks like so much fun 😊
another great session Glenn my friend very cool😊🇬🇧😎🤟👊👍
Thanks buddy 😊😊😊
great driving - No need to launch the vehicle. You should bring this out there on the crappiest winter snowy day, I would bet it would do pretty well, great slow-motion, hard to top this video, great time of day for photography. Thanks
Excellent thanks for the lovely comment my friend 🤩👊🏻
So cool to see your monster beetle in action. Great video
it looks so nice out on the track!! Never got one of these but they do look darn good! Nice track run.
Thanks buddy and Happy New Year to you and your family 🤩👊🏻
Good morning Glen!!! Happy new year as well!!! Something so magical about the re re’s that the newer ones just don’t have ! Sure they handle better and are faster but listen to your videos! Your laughter is pure bliss! Like a 14 year old back in time. So much character and more fun the older ones have and unfortunately that’s what the new ones lack. Keep bring out the awesome videos in 2021! Thanks
Thanks so much for the lovely comment Chris 🤩👊🏻
This is my favourite tamiya, my first one as a child and will go almost anywhere, mip ball diff and an 8.5 is whats in mine and just so much fun, pleased you liked it too 😀
8.5 😳😳😳
I bet that goes a bit my friend 🚗💨💨💨
Nice video and run on the track. I actually treated myself a Monster Beetle for christmas, halfway into the build and cant wait to get it out for a run.
Excellent I’m sure you are going to love it my friend 🤩👊🏻
Ha! Love it Glenn, it jumps not too bad considering 😃 another photogenic RC legend 😎
Excellent I’m glad you enjoyed it Paul 🤩👊🏻
That was great to watch Glenn! I thought it ran really well around there and could handle a bit more power I reckon. Hard to beat a Monster Beetle for fun on a track like that. Awesome.
Totally agree Wade, I’d like to get it back there with the BZ motor fitted 😊🚗💨💨💨
Great video of a legend, Glenn the moment i played this video for a split second i thought you had grown a GREEN Mohican 🤣
Hey if it’ll get me more views then I’m up for that 🤣👊🏻
Nice video, Ive watched a few of your monster beetle vids.. I was chatting to a guy at work about RC and he said I got one an RC car and then pulled out an original Monster beetle with old school speed control and addition battery block to power the servo. He said i can borrow it if i don't smash it it up ... definitely going to do a vid on it soon.
Who'd of thought that clumsy looking thing would go around the arena and look so at ease the slow action is awesome, this has me grinning from ear to ear 😍
Haha excellent Chris, love this comment my friend 🤩👊🏻
Great video bud. Looked like you had the time of your life out there
Thanks Luke, I certainly did buddy it was a blast on there 🤩👊🏻
This is pure love! I take a cooldown rest for my Blackfoot ( Batt change) and enjoy your Vid。
Glennさん、宜しくお願いします 🚗
Excellent my friend 🤩👊🏻
Once in the zone that thing goes well! 😎
Thanks Owen, yeah it could definitely handle a little more power next time I’m there 🤩🚗💨💨💨
Yeah, need to find that sweet spot! 👌🏻
Cracking video Glenn. I think I've just found my next build. 👍
Excellent 🤩🤩🤩
I recently bought two sw-01 for me and my 7yo son without any expectation but wow, it's sooooooooo much fun. Tamiya let me know what's the essential fun of RC :)
Love this comment my friend 😍👊🏻
I like the view from the other end of the track 👍. It’s all about the fun, I think that is why my Comical Avante is my favourite
Yeah I thought watching it back from the different angle, the track looked way bigger 🤔🤷🏼♂️
Wheel decals all came off too :)
It’s a great car
You are a legend mate
Thanks buddy 🤩👊🏻
Man this brings back good memories! I went onto euro rc but they have no stock 😰 I need one of these! 👍
Excellent I’m glad you enjoyed it my friend 🤩👊🏻
Great video! That track looks super fun, I'd be there all the time if I was near that!
Thanks buddy it was awesome with the Monster Beetle, but it’s a little too small for the buggy’s 😤
The Monster Beetle has been out of stock for a long time. Will definitely pick one up if and when is back in stock.
Nice still photos.👍🏻
I'm going going get the big dump truck for me and my grandsons first build together,what I love is he appreciates that I'm on ex forces benefits and spend time building our collection up.
Love the monster beetle! Great fun to run.
Thanks for watching and leaving a comment Jon 🤩👊🏻
Thats what I call fun, the monster beetle is awesome. I wish I had a track like that to run one on, perfect for it. Think i'd still be there now hahaha.
Haha excellent I’m glad you enjoyed it my friend 🤩👊🏻
That little bugger jumps pretty level!!
Haha I was really surprised how well it went round my friend 🤩👊🏻
Nice run! Also, I usually take out my monster beetle's wipers and side mirrors before running. :P
Yeah I’ve learned that the hard way 🤣👊🏻
Awesome video Glenn. I have a vintage and rere beetle. Rere, is my favorite runner out of my collection. Please keep up the fantastic work
Thanks for watching and commenting Tony 🤩👊🏻
Well done! I always LOVED the Monster Beetle. Hopefully I will be able to get one one day. Thanks for posting!
Nice job setting up your suspension👌, it didn't bounce around at all!.
Still shots turned out nice.
Great video mate 👍🦘🇦🇺
Thanks buddy 🤩👊🏻
Awesome. My MB has got a HW brushless in it, ~13T from memory. It goes well. Haven't had the diff issues some have had. What servo saver do you have in yours? I use a Kimborough, the kit one was trash.
Probably the most fun RC car ever made. Enjoyed the vid Glenn.
Thanks buddy yep this is just pure fun to run. I’ve actually never had a gearbox issue on any ORV chassis I’ve had 🤔🤷🏼♂️
This is running the standard kit servo saver, no issues as of yet 😅😅😅
Smooth and steady
Yeah who’d of thought that my friend, I know I didn’t 😂👊🏻
Put the bigger motor in as you say and get a polycarbonate basher shell for the track and keep that one for best. Great video Glen and enjoyed it more as just built one over Xmas:-)
Excellent I’m glad you enjoyed it my friend 🤩👊🏻
Hi Glenn,
Fantastic video of the Monster Beetle! Really enjoyed this one. If you need a wiper and a number-late, please let me know. I’ll send you the parts. Best regards, Alex from The Netherlands
Hey thanks for the lovely comment my friend 🤩👊🏻
Wow that was a bit of fun, how did you get on with the other motor & will we see it good or bad,😀😀😀
Yeah unfortunately that was my last running video for awhile now, the winter is long over here 🥶🥶🥶
But I’ll definitely be back there in the spring with another shed load of cars 🤩👊🏻
Wow, that Monster Beetle looks so good round the track, not fast but jumps really, really well!! Great video as always mate!!!
Thanks Barry, it was really surprising just how well it went round without any dramas 🤩👊🏻
Great video. I was laughing with you. what a great little track. I think Im converted.
That's looks a like a fun track.wish I had something like that near me.
Ian
Thanks Ian, yeah it took me while to find a place like this, just wish it was a little bigger to run the buggy’s on 🚗💨💨💨
Thanks for watching buddy 🤩👊🏻
Blitzer Beetle would be good to see also stadium truck less likely to roll over!
I use to have a Tamiya Lunchbox that rolled at every bend!!
Yeah I actually have a Stadium Thunder to restore, I think that will be on this track come spring 🤩👊🏻
Is this gear box the same as the lunch box, I was worried about the noise on mine sounds the same👍🏻
No it’s completely different my friend, the Lunchbox has the hopper gearbox, which is pretty much bulletproof 🤩👊🏻
I got one of these last week and I’m so happy with it and I’ve had about 20hrs play already
Great little car that Beetle Glenn! Imagine how much more fun it'll be with a motor upgrade!?? Also, i think if you found a larger track with longer run ups to jumps, that Beetle would fly high mate! Thanks for a great vid as always Glenn! Wes, Liverpool, UK.
Thanks Wes, I’m always on the lookout for new places to run 🤩🚗💨💨💨
Runs great cool video Glen, funny how something we've never had an interest in we give it a try and love it that happened to me with my wife's dual rider so I got a dancing rider we run together now these are fun rc is amazing
You’re absolutely spot on, it’s happening to me a lot now as I get older. Things that never interested me are now really appealing 🤷🏼♂️
Magical mate!! Such a cool looking tamiya and big fun! I remember seeing the MB for the first time back in the day and it was really decent around the track considering it was a Monster but it was mostly up against the Lunchbox and Pumpkins so it did not have to try too much to look good lol those two are just bonkers anywhere you drive them! But the Lunchbox is still my favourite Monster from tamiya l think...just!! What a classic that yellow van is!
I couldn’t agree more my friend, the Lunchbox is just a guaranteed blast wherever you run it 🤩🤩🤩
Did you find the wiper?!? Awesome video 👌 I live for the jumps🥰😍. Setting the bar high this year with that there😄
Thanks buddy 😊
No didn’t find the wiper 😤
Just to cool man, killer little light basher.
Thanks for watching buddy 🤩👊🏻
Great video 😀👍. Looked loads of fun and a great looking car. It would be great to see this on the beach or on a long dirt track Also, you're almost at 18,000 subs!!!! Brilliant!!!👍👍
Thanks buddy 😊
Yeah all being well in the spring I’ll be taking 5/6 cars to the beach, I did it last year and it makes for great footage 🤩👊🏻
Keith Lemmon really loves this monster beetle 👍👍
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@@TAMIYALegends only joking, great content 👍
Now Thats A Beetle that looks like a laugh to drive and so much fun too, I should have been more Alert when i made my purchase and bought the correct type , so now ive got the trail Monster Beetle and the complete wrong type of chassis and body to what i wanted well that will teach me to get on the plonk then go clicking hahaha all said and done ill just keep eyes clear and open for the correct version next time great video Glen loos like an awesome track too :-)
Looks good,would love to see the blackfoot on that track too.
Yeah both running together would be amazing 🤩
Very nice! U make me wanna buy a tamiya monster, sir!
Such a great little buggy. Jumps really well. Would be interesting to see the other Tamiya ORV's go around this track too.
Yeah I’d also love to get a Lunchbox on there too Matt, I think that could be fun my friend 🤩👊🏻
Hey just picked one of these up, super machine!! what battery could you recommend? Cheers pal👍👍
Hi Glenn the MB Looked right at home on the track and dare I say behaved better than some of the buggies round there. I don’t think
It needs much more power on that track, it looked nice and balanced
Thanks Andy and yes I agree my friend 😊👊🏻
Did you find the wiper? Looks like the track was made for the MB, no too sharp turns to flip it over on, and nice jumps that fit the pacing and speed of the MB. Fun watch. Cheers
Excellent thanks for watching and leaving a comment, very much appreciated 🤩👊🏻
Excellent video 🥰
Thanks for watching 😊👊🏻
That looked like so much fun and after running my Blackfoot a few times now I am not surprised at how well it went around that track, Tamiya got the suspension spot on.. I will be buying the Super Stock BZ motor for mine as I feel it needs the extra touque with the big wheels..
Excellent my friend 🤩👊🏻
Man this is a cool vid.
Thank you 😊
Love it, proper good intit 👍
Out of all my rc's the monster beetle is my favourite due to it being my first hobby grade as a kid I might have to buy a re re to sit next to my vintage
Excellent Glen, yeah I’d imagine the MB launched 1000’s into the hobby my friend 🤩👊🏻
Seems fast what motor and esc and gearing you running?
Looks like a good little track
It’s the best I’ve found so far 😊👊🏻
i d like to see this beetle on tamiya 801x/xt chasiss but its look like tamiya doesnt have interest in 1/8 models. I mean, this is all fine but this is not a basher, cmon tamixa, give us some bad ass 1/8 electric monster. Great video as always mate, put some sock on that mic :)
Yeah I’d like to see them do a modern day 1/8 basher. Not sure if that’s going to happen though 🤔🤷🏼♂️
It is funny that you said that you did not really like the Monster Beetle. I felt the same way and got the Blackfoot. The Blackfoot was cheaper but it did not have oil filled shocks. Of course I am talking about the original cars. Today they both have oil filled shocks. Of course the original half shafts were terrible. The new Blackfoot and Monster Beetle have dog bones which work much better than the original Tamiya half shafts. Thoughts?
For me it was 100% down to looks only, I was always a Blackfoot guy back in the day. I always looked at the MB as an impostor lol 😂
Even when the MB re re came out I bought one straight away, but I still didn’t love it 🤷🏼♂️
But now a couple of years later I get another one and low and behold I now love the thing 😍. It’s really interesting to see how my interests in Tamiya change to different things as the years go on my friend 👊🏻
@@TAMIYALegends Me too. I now have a re-release Monster Beetle. I like it, but I still think the Blackfoot looks better. Thoughts?
What's the difference between this one and the original? At its peak, Tamiya used metal for the core mechanicals and structure in its high-end units. Has it replaced most of these components with plastic parts?
Awesome fun!
Looks a good tamiya bsher, never had 1😅
For a monster truck it did great round the track
Thanks Eddie, it actually did better than the cars I’ve taken there lol 🤣👊🏻
I’m waiting for the black edition to come back into stock at my local
Awesome video Glenn! Love the Monster Beetle! It has to be my all time favorite Tamiya RC. If I could only pick 1 this would be it.
Is that a bmx track or an rc track
Okay, I want a monster beetle now lol
Haha excellent 🤩👊🏻
Where is that track? Never mind, Mclellen park Kitchener, I thought I recognised it. I walk my dog there.
That's the most planted of all the buggies you've taken down there so far. They really got the weight distribution spot on when they designed this back in the day. Not sure how much benefit you'll get from more speed...could mean more wheel spin and trickier handling. Only one way to find out...
Yeah that’s a great point, a little more power could actually have a negative effect 🤔🤷🏼♂️
Drives better than the TRF201 around this track in my opinion😆
Haha I think you’re right my friend 😂👊🏻
Problem I had with mine was the huge , heavy and floppy fron wheels so steering is unpredictable ,espcially on rebound ! anyone ?? Mine was called "Desert Storm" and was painted in the chocolate-chip camo worn by US soldiers at the time . Unfortunately I don't have digital photos of it .
Faster as the Avante 🤣🤣🤣
Pmsl 🤣. Yeah I think it got round quicker 😂