This kit got me into RC cars. I built the body to match the box art for the shelf and did another body to bash. Always wanted one as a kid, I'm 39 now and it was money well spent! Love the channel!
Quick in a straight line and twitchy as Hell on anything other than smooth tarmac, I had countless hours of fun with my original Hornet. Parts of it still sit on my desk in front of me right now, a languishing project that I need to finish. Thanks, Glenn.
"look at the shocks on that". My first RC was a Grasshopper c1986. I loved that car. Picked mushrooms every Sunday for months to save up for Hornet tyres, a Hornet body (painted with a leftover can of black gloss in my dad's shed), and a set of Marui Ninja stickers because they looked cool (or maybe because my local model shop didn't have the Hornet stickers). I'd have picked any amount of mushrooms to get my hands on shocks like that. Love the channel, Glenn.
I remember modifying my hornet back in the day. 12 turn trinity and coldbuster speed controller. Lowered the suspension. It was quick. Didn’t really turn. It mainly just flipped over a lot. I bashed it around regular until the front tyres split due to poor camber. I remember getting in trouble with my parents for driving on the road at night. They would get complaints from drivers they thought it was a cat on the road. Loved the build and thanks for the memories must have been 30 years ago now
Mate , great vid! I just built a grasshopper and these cars are such a time machine, oh and i just want to say I just recieved a Lancia Rally kit, my christmas pressent to myself, Cheers and Happy Days from this Aussie in China!
Completely agree you never get tired or bored with this classic kit build. I think its because for so many of us, the Hopper/Hornet bathtub was our first kit and as kids the constant tune ups, repairs and re builds were so frequent between racing them with mates that now you can just switch off and relax when building it again absorbed in nostalgic muscle memory.....until you get to the Hornet stripes decals that is, absolute nightmare lol! My Hornet reissue kit in original box art has a set of swap out black painted wheels, I prefer the black colour combo to the original whites on it, gives it more of a classic 80s racing car look
Great video. Kinda ironic that I just posted a video how I fix the battery door from falling off today. Grasshopper and hornets are bad for that. Great build. I want a hornet now. Lol
Looool you made me bring back some memories of me thinking woooow those back shocks were so professional looking. When you think about it now, its strange but the hornet was one of the only buggys with metal shocks and beadlock wheels, it just makes it so much more unique.
Another great "simple" build. Seriously, though, while I MUCH prefer more "complicated" builds, a nice "simple" build (such as a Tamiya Grasshopper/Hornet, Traxxas 2WD Slash, etc) is fun to do every so often. Speaking of which, I picked up a Grasshopper re-read kit a couple days ago, and I'll be building it today while I'm 'waiting' for the players of today's bowl game (legally, I can't say location, which team, or which bowl game) to re-board the bus. It'll look great spring next to my Grasshopper-themed 35th Anniversary hydroplane.
Such a simple and charming build the Hornet. The big ballon tyres and 3 piece rims are brilliant and one of my favourites to run. Looking forward to the body shell with those black rims!
What a good way to start the day with a tamiya legends video ...nice build Glenn...My first every seen tamiya was my mates original hotshot . Have a safe and warm weekend 😎👌💪🔥🔥🔥
Great to see a build video, and I totally agree with the wheels. They look superb in black 👌 And big up Pedals RC, not only for this, but as a Kona dealer 👍 I'm an ambassador for Kona so they are my passion as RC is for you.
G'day Glenn I bet you have a lot of unused little tubes of grease and silicon oils Tamiya lock tight. It looked like such a fun build mate. I wish I had of got the hornet instead of another grasshopper I might keep grassy new in box and chase up a Supreme hornet to build one day. Bloody great video mate 👍👍
I love the Hornet, it was my first hobby grade RC. The front friction shocks work arguably better than the rear oil shocks (pogo sticks). Something else to consider, a Hornet built to a more modern spec like the one in this vid is waaayyyy lighter than an original. The original had four AA batteries, and extra servo a manual speed control and a ni-cad battery. That weight kind of helped the suspension do something at least. My OG Hornet has modern electrics so it tends to bounce around a bit.
I think this is a really cool looking kit and I do really like the black wheels as well! Gives it a tough look to it! I am looking forward to seeing the body done up. I will have to go over and check out their website! Take care!
Great build Glenn. The design is too great to hate this kit. Maybe if it's the forst RC and the pilot wants to get it out.🤔. Looking forward for the body. Have a great weekend.
Awesome video just curious would this one be worthy to have in a collection i have several tamiyas but no hornet looking for a special edition is this the only one or is there more
Mega seeing this as my first was the Hornet when it first came out. I can't remember if I chose it or whether my dad did, but either way I loved it, that familiar loud click when you go on and off the power as that floating axle setup at the chassis bounces up and down with that little spring in there 😄
There just such an iconic rc car, a lot of peoples 1st rc car, sadly not mine. But i do have a grasshopper 2 black edition. No collection is compleat without one 😎
I've always loved that there was a Supreme Hornet, seems so out there. I wish I knew more about my Hornet, I assume it's an original chassis with re-re body, cause the box I have and chassis seem vintage, but the body has re-re decals on it. There was a destroyed Hornet body in the lot, clear with a bit of orange pain on it, maybe that was the original. It doesn't look like it's ever been run in it's current state, but the body is cracked it some of the corners. But given how my DT-02 Franken-Viper is looking, it's probably best I don't ever run that Hornet.
I had the original Grasshopper which I completely upgraded to the Hornet. Then I bought the fastest motor I could find. According to the Tamiya catalog the motor was not compatible, but I wondered why since it did fit fine. After taking it out for a run I quickly found out. LOL.
Hey Glenn l think there is not a easier more enjoyable buggy to build! You could say the Grasshopper but with the Hornet having those sweet aluminium rear shocks it makes feel that little bit more serious! Totally dig what you say about the shocks! To be honest there still beautiful looking shocks today one of the best looking sets of shocks in my opinion and let's face it good enough for the wild one!!😉👍 I can't wait to see how you get on with that body my friend! Cheers James.
The first Tamiya I ever laid my eyes on was my mates Hornet. I had a little shitty car that ran on 4 AA Batteries with a range of about 3 feet lmao..... The good old days..
I've been wondering if softer rear springs would be of benefit with the lighter weight of ESCs and LiPos compared to the original MSC/servos and NiCads. I know the suspension is a bit of a joke but has anyone tried it?
I do like the look of this car, but having just re-filled my coal scuttle for our open fire at home, this car does now look like someone has just wrapped the shell in a Coalite Smokeless fuel bag !
The rear suspension in these cars are horrible, the frog was light years ahead and even the lower end grasshopper handled better. I got my hornet for Christmas in 1986, what a day that was!
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Growing up in the 1980s this car was one of my dreams to own. Now being 50 yrs old I laugh however still very very much LOVE this car!!!!
Excellent thanks for watching 😇👊🏻
This kit got me into RC cars. I built the body to match the box art for the shelf and did another body to bash. Always wanted one as a kid, I'm 39 now and it was money well spent! Love the channel!
Quick in a straight line and twitchy as Hell on anything other than smooth tarmac, I had countless hours of fun with my original Hornet. Parts of it still sit on my desk in front of me right now, a languishing project that I need to finish.
Thanks, Glenn.
Haha yes it certainly puts a smile on our faces 😇👊🏻
What a great video 😀. The Grasshoppers and Hornets are my favorite hahaha. Thanks again for the shout out...
No it’s thanks to you my friend 😇😇👊🏻
"look at the shocks on that". My first RC was a Grasshopper c1986. I loved that car. Picked mushrooms every Sunday for months to save up for Hornet tyres, a Hornet body (painted with a leftover can of black gloss in my dad's shed), and a set of Marui Ninja stickers because they looked cool (or maybe because my local model shop didn't have the Hornet stickers). I'd have picked any amount of mushrooms to get my hands on shocks like that. Love the channel, Glenn.
Love this comment 🤩🤩🤩
I remember modifying my hornet back in the day. 12 turn trinity and coldbuster speed controller. Lowered the suspension. It was quick. Didn’t really turn. It mainly just flipped over a lot. I bashed it around regular until the front tyres split due to poor camber. I remember getting in trouble with my parents for driving on the road at night. They would get complaints from drivers they thought it was a cat on the road. Loved the build and thanks for the memories must have been 30 years ago now
Fantastic comment, I love hearing people’s memories 😇👊🏻
Mate , great vid! I just built a grasshopper and these cars are such a time machine, oh and i just want to say I just recieved a Lancia Rally kit, my christmas pressent to myself, Cheers and Happy Days from this Aussie in China!
Outstanding enjoy the build my friend 😇👊🏻
Awesome build! Love these old hoppers. Fun and tough as nails. Love the shassis too.
Such an enjoyable build my friend 😅
Great timing for this build, makes me feel so Christmasie circa 1985ish🥰. Love those rear wheels, they remind me of the old trike/quad wheels🥰.
Fantastic 😇😇😇
Completely agree you never get tired or bored with this classic kit build. I think its because for so many of us, the Hopper/Hornet bathtub was our first kit and as kids the constant tune ups, repairs and re builds were so frequent between racing them with mates that now you can just switch off and relax when building it again absorbed in nostalgic muscle memory.....until you get to the Hornet stripes decals that is, absolute nightmare lol! My Hornet reissue kit in original box art has a set of swap out black painted wheels, I prefer the black colour combo to the original whites on it, gives it more of a classic 80s racing car look
The Hornet is a Great Build. Fun easy and rewarding 😊
Very rewarding 😇👊🏻
Supreme build that Glenn 😎 I really like this version…and love the radio set
Thank you 😊
Great video. Kinda ironic that I just posted a video how I fix the battery door from falling off today.
Grasshopper and hornets are bad for that.
Great build.
I want a hornet now. Lol
Haha fantastic my friend 😇👊🏻
Looool you made me bring back some memories of me thinking woooow those back shocks were so professional looking. When you think about it now, its strange but the hornet was one of the only buggys with metal shocks and beadlock wheels, it just makes it so much more unique.
Haha so I’m not alone in thinking that 🤣👊🏻
Another great "simple" build. Seriously, though, while I MUCH prefer more "complicated" builds, a nice "simple" build (such as a Tamiya Grasshopper/Hornet, Traxxas 2WD Slash, etc) is fun to do every so often. Speaking of which, I picked up a Grasshopper re-read kit a couple days ago, and I'll be building it today while I'm 'waiting' for the players of today's bowl game (legally, I can't say location, which team, or which bowl game) to re-board the bus. It'll look great spring next to my Grasshopper-themed 35th Anniversary hydroplane.
Fantastic enjoy the build my friend 😎👊🏻
Such a simple and charming build the Hornet. The big ballon tyres and 3 piece rims are brilliant and one of my favourites to run. Looking forward to the body shell with those black rims!
Thanks Wade 😎👊🏻
What a good way to start the day with a tamiya legends video ...nice build Glenn...My first every seen tamiya was my mates original hotshot . Have a safe and warm weekend 😎👌💪🔥🔥🔥
Have a wonderful weekend my friend 😇👊🏻
Great video. Happy Christmas to you all hope you have a great one . Hopefully Glen you are on Santas Good list
Wishing you and your family a very merry Christmas my friend 🤩🤩👊🏻
A fine addition to your collection! :D I think you need a Super Hornet to sit next to it ;D
Oh yeah I’d love one 😅
Great to see a build video, and I totally agree with the wheels. They look superb in black 👌
And big up Pedals RC, not only for this, but as a Kona dealer 👍 I'm an ambassador for Kona so they are my passion as RC is for you.
Oh wow that’s awesome 😎
@@TAMIYALegends Tamiya and Kona in one shop...remind me never to visit unless I've remortgaged the house 🤣
G'day Glenn I bet you have a lot of unused little tubes of grease and silicon oils Tamiya lock tight. It looked like such a fun build mate. I wish I had of got the hornet instead of another grasshopper I might keep grassy new in box and chase up a Supreme hornet to build one day. Bloody great video mate 👍👍
Haha yeah I have a ton of that stuff in a draw lol 😂
I love the Hornet, it was my first hobby grade RC. The front friction shocks work arguably better than the rear oil shocks (pogo sticks).
Something else to consider, a Hornet built to a more modern spec like the one in this vid is waaayyyy lighter than an original. The original had four AA batteries, and extra servo a manual speed control and a ni-cad battery. That weight kind of helped the suspension do something at least.
My OG Hornet has modern electrics so it tends to bounce around a bit.
Haha yes you make a great point my friend 😇👊🏻
I think this is a really cool looking kit and I do really like the black wheels as well! Gives it a tough look to it! I am looking forward to seeing the body done up. I will have to go over and check out their website! Take care!
Thanks buddy 😎👊🏻
My hornet is mothballed somewhere...need to find it put it back in to the collection...up in loft I think...was always great fun
You definitely need to get it on show again 😇😇😇
Great build Glenn. The design is too great to hate this kit. Maybe if it's the forst RC and the pilot wants to get it out.🤔.
Looking forward for the body. Have a great weekend.
Thanks my friend 😎👊🏻
No problem with that Glen.. The hopper’s and hornet’s say it for a lot of us from way back then!!!. I like this version of it as well👍👍👍
Love the Hornet build 😍
Thank you 😊
Great build my friend.
Thanks buddy 😎👊🏻
Love the hornet my first tamiya some great memories with that car 😅
Cheers Chris 🤩👊🏻
Love it great video mate 👌
Thanks Mark 😇👊🏻
Great building video. I am curious how the paint job and the decals will come out. 🤘😎
I’ll have the next video out soon my friend 😅
Grasshopper was my first build and yes I was also amazed by the shocks. My 13 year old brain was in complete disaray.
Awesome video just curious would this one be worthy to have in a collection i have several tamiyas but no hornet looking for a special edition is this the only one or is there more
Mega seeing this as my first was the Hornet when it first came out. I can't remember if I chose it or whether my dad did, but either way I loved it, that familiar loud click when you go on and off the power as that floating axle setup at the chassis bounces up and down with that little spring in there 😄
There just such an iconic rc car, a lot of peoples 1st rc car, sadly not mine. But i do have a grasshopper 2 black edition. No collection is compleat without one 😎
Thanks buddy 😎👊🏻
+1 here for using the open grease first 👍🏻😂
Haha fantastic 🤩👊🏻
I ordered some vintage tamiya Sponser decals from mci and some Shell 'fuel' decals. Put the origionals on my Hornet She looks AWESOME!
I've always loved that there was a Supreme Hornet, seems so out there.
I wish I knew more about my Hornet, I assume it's an original chassis with re-re body, cause the box I have and chassis seem vintage, but the body has re-re decals on it. There was a destroyed Hornet body in the lot, clear with a bit of orange pain on it, maybe that was the original.
It doesn't look like it's ever been run in it's current state, but the body is cracked it some of the corners. But given how my DT-02 Franken-Viper is looking, it's probably best I don't ever run that Hornet.
So cool 😎
Thanks for watching 😇👊🏻
I had the original Grasshopper which I completely upgraded to the Hornet. Then I bought the fastest motor I could find. According to the Tamiya catalog the motor was not compatible, but I wondered why since it did fit fine. After taking it out for a run I quickly found out. LOL.
aarrrhhhh Glen, my OCD could not cope leaving the servo wires not plugged to the correct terminal.......did you put them in correctly? 🙏
Man a live. 😅 these old kits are great 👍
Thanks Ian 😎👊🏻
Definitely one of the coolest hornet’s ever. Not worth the extra money, but still cool.. but I love anything with flames lol
Haha yeah I’ve also got a thing for flames 😇
Hey Glenn l think there is not a easier more enjoyable buggy to build! You could say the Grasshopper but with the Hornet having those sweet aluminium rear shocks it makes feel that little bit more serious! Totally dig what you say about the shocks! To be honest there still beautiful looking shocks today one of the best looking sets of shocks in my opinion and let's face it good enough for the wild one!!😉👍
I can't wait to see how you get on with that body my friend!
Cheers James.
Thanks James 😇👊🏻
@@TAMIYALegends pleasure as always 🤩👍
Another classic!
The first Tamiya I ever laid my eyes on was my mates Hornet. I had a little shitty car that ran on 4 AA Batteries with a range of about 3 feet lmao..... The good old days..
Cheers Glenn.
Gauranga
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Boing boing boing! 🤣 Black wheels do look good.
Perfectly put 🤣👊🏻
Been watch a year. Well done merry Xmas.
Ps I watched twice to try to get the video to 20000k, and I commented twice too. Get that track car ready so we can go play🤞🤞🤞
Haha I love your channel commitment 😇😇😇
Glen, could I just ask, I've got the chance of getting a tamiya max spirit nitro for under £100, looks never run, do you think it's worth getting?
I've been wondering if softer rear springs would be of benefit with the lighter weight of ESCs and LiPos compared to the original MSC/servos and NiCads. I know the suspension is a bit of a joke but has anyone tried it?
Hmmm interesting idea 😇👊🏻
I do like the look of this car, but having just re-filled my coal scuttle for our open fire at home, this car does now look like someone has just wrapped the shell in a Coalite Smokeless fuel bag !
But you forgot to put the decals on the Blitzer Beetle build. 👀
Agree. Looks mean 😈 you should build a hornet blind folded, live, for a charity or something👍🏻
What?!?!? No Grasshopper in the collection?!? Glenn Barclay shame on you!!!
Haha I’ll be putting that right soon 😅
I expected to see Diana Ross....😅
Certainly better looking than the car my friend 🤣👊🏻
Be nice if you join me on Tuesday when I have a live chat like to see you on the video side of it.
the only toxic thing is the resellers trying to get $600 on ebay for these
The rear suspension in these cars are horrible, the frog was light years ahead and even the lower end grasshopper handled better. I got my hornet for Christmas in 1986, what a day that was!
Run it please.
I think it's a cheap money grab. There's no difference between this and original.
Yeah I agree to an extent but as I said in the first video. This kit wasn’t aimed at the rc market. It’s an oddball for sure 😅
@@TAMIYALegends ya, at least the grasshopper Ii had a modified look. They cheaped out.