My first Tamiya rc set was The Hornet, way back in early 1984, I was 14. Then later in that year i bought the Wild One. Had a great time with those RC Buggies, those were the best days. Now I'm 52
Some great memories. First "kit" level car I ever saw was my neighbor's Hornet. Within a month I got a Grasshopper. Realized it was slower than his and got a 540 "Endurance" tuned motor. Then he got a 540 "Sprint" motor...and the hop ups and quest for more speed hasn't stopped since. LOL But it all started right here. Thanks for posting this.
Great video. Tamiya Brings back great memories from being a teenager. I saved and saved and ended up with 3 Tamiya RC buggies with my parents help. I had The Frog, Wild Willy Jeep and the Boomerang. I preferred the Boomerang as if recall, was 4X4 and also seemed quicker. I made my Father laugh once as just before going to school one day I put The Boomerang under an empty box with Ariel sticking out. Bin Men/Garbage Men came to throw rubbish in the wagon. One came for the box as I watched from a window in my house, he got closer. When about to pick it up, it shot off up the street at speed. It frightened the life out of him. LOL!!!!! I would love to get another and do a review on it as now an adult.
I had the tamiya Manta ray for my first proper rc car - later i had a schumacher cougar 2 works , which was awesome - wish id never sold them and still had them now!
Loving this one thanks for sharing very important information giving thanks blessed love to all knowledge is power hopefully everyone pays attention keep up the good work lol all of these are wanted when growing up still wanted them all the good old days every weekend going to the park and just watching everyone till it's your turn 🙏🙏🙏🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲💪💪💪
Great childhood recap of what was on the shelf at the hobby shop in UK!! I did build & "Thrash" a few of those in there! where's the Bigwig man!!? Thanks for sharing. Thumbs up!
Hornet frog grasshopper black foot clodbuster lunchbox I had quite a few! Still have.my all original clod and a vintage frog never opened!! Might go to an Rc auction someday
I had the Tamiya Nissan king cab , with a Futaba remote control. I loved that truck. My uncle had it for about a year then he sold it to me when I was 12. My mom ended up giving it away, how I miss that truck ;(
I still have an original Sand Scorcher, Frog & Kyosho Scorpion. They all need to be restored though. Sand Scorcher has lots of parts missing. Have such fond memories of my rc cars & bmx's.
Sorry but the best part of those old promotional videos is the voice over guy talking about the cars like he never read the scripts before. His delivery is amazing.
Back in the days of mechanical speed controllers and having to yell out your frequency number or color. I have just started to collect some of these NOS Tamiya unbuilt kits and parts. I could not afford some of these back then and I canʻt afford these today! I have always enjoyed Tamiya quaility and variety.
It kinda upsets me that they put a stupid little 380 in the grasshopper which I think behind the hotshot is one of the best looking buggies Tamiya made . At the time.
Auto Scotty here is the link...sorry about the delay.... the video had a bunch of footage of various tamiya RCs... the King Cab footage is about 9 minutes in.... th-cam.com/video/b-qHQLfQJ1g/w-d-xo.html
Just buy 5200mah or similar Nimh 7.2v pack for longest run times & nothing more powerful than a brushed 15-turn 540 motor. Hell, these cars are so light & nimble a well cleaned Chinese el crappo motor should give a decent service life.
I was an 80's kid and had an original Hornet and Avante. Wish I still had them today. I didn't appreciate what I had back then.
That & my Amiga 500 computer. Us 80's kids were the last of the fearless.
What a good time the 80s were
My first car was a Grasshopper. I wanted an Avante. I ended up with a Kyosho Laser instead
My first Tamiya rc set was The Hornet, way back in early 1984, I was 14. Then later in that year i bought the Wild One. Had a great time with those RC Buggies, those were the best days. Now I'm 52
Some great memories. First "kit" level car I ever saw was my neighbor's Hornet. Within a month I got a Grasshopper. Realized it was slower than his and got a 540 "Endurance" tuned motor. Then he got a 540 "Sprint" motor...and the hop ups and quest for more speed hasn't stopped since. LOL But it all started right here. Thanks for posting this.
Even though this is vintage..... it’s still the best rc video ever!!
Just love old rc maybe that is why I spend all my money on rc restorations👍
Great video. Tamiya Brings back great memories from being a teenager. I saved and saved and ended up with 3 Tamiya RC buggies with my parents help. I had The Frog, Wild Willy Jeep and the Boomerang. I preferred the Boomerang as if recall, was 4X4 and also seemed quicker. I made my Father laugh once as just before going to school one day I put The Boomerang under an empty box with Ariel sticking out. Bin Men/Garbage Men came to throw rubbish in the wagon. One came for the box as I watched from a window in my house, he got closer. When about to pick it up, it shot off up the street at speed. It frightened the life out of him. LOL!!!!! I would love to get another and do a review on it as now an adult.
I had a Fox my mates had a Wild One, Boomerang and my cousin had a Hornet happy days 👍
The Falcon was my first buggy! Awesome to see these videos!!!
My brain goes for what's new, realistic, and high performance; but my heart goes out to these oldies every time...
I like how the Wild Side lyrics sound like a cassette player on low battery nice touch.
Some awesome rigs! Very cool to see them from back in the 80s 👍😎
The nostalgia is killing me! I can smell them hot NiCads!
I had the tamiya Manta ray for my first proper rc car - later i had a schumacher cougar 2 works , which was awesome - wish id never sold them and still had them now!
Thanks for sharing, been picking up some of the re-releases. Brings back memories.
Glad you like it. It’s all about nostalgia. Enjoy the re-releases...
Loving this one thanks for sharing very important information giving thanks blessed love to all knowledge is power hopefully everyone pays attention keep up the good work lol all of these are wanted when growing up still wanted them all the good old days every weekend going to the park and just watching everyone till it's your turn 🙏🙏🙏🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲💪💪💪
I had a hornet, frog, falcon, hotshot, Blackfoot, lunch box, beetle, fox, and worked on getting a few others back then!
Great video! But where was the Frog?
These videos are great!
Brings back memories 😊
Awesome video and that's my kind of soundtrack! Double thumbs up. 👍🏻👍🏻
Fantastic stuff . Great to see them all in one place . 👍
Great music !!!!!
Great video.👍. I could still feel those white bushings wearing down in the sand.
Great childhood recap of what was on the shelf at the hobby shop in UK!! I did build & "Thrash" a few of those in there! where's the Bigwig man!!? Thanks for sharing. Thumbs up!
cool video...ahhhh...the memories...
Hornet frog grasshopper black foot clodbuster lunchbox I had quite a few! Still have.my all original clod and a vintage frog never opened!!
Might go to an Rc auction someday
Missing a few....great clip
I had the Tamiya Nissan king cab , with a Futaba remote control. I loved that truck. My uncle had it for about a year then he sold it to me when I was 12. My mom ended up giving it away, how I miss that truck ;(
Epic classic!
So cool!
Cool video-Happy time’s back then-Hornet was great-I just got the re release built
omg the hornet was my first RC car! wowowowow
I still have an original Sand Scorcher, Frog & Kyosho Scorpion. They all need to be restored though. Sand Scorcher has lots of parts missing. Have such fond memories of my rc cars & bmx's.
Thanks
Brilliant
Always wanted an Avante! They were the top end model at that time I believe?!
i had the hornet, but oh man i really wanted that hot shot!
I just pulled out some vintage Tamiya neon wheels from the 80s for my niece's car.
Sorry but the best part of those old promotional videos is the voice over guy talking about the cars like he never read the scripts before. His delivery is amazing.
still got mine the old grass hopper Tamiya did some cool cars & the hornet
Had grasshopper. Wanted lunchbox. lol wow the memories
I know a guy who had a hot shot and a hutch trixstar!!!! in the world of kiddom he was a legend!!!
Hopefully all these show up for Crappy Buggy class
No Frog??! :P
DaveyGa Maybe in the next video..... I few other iconic Tamiyas are missing....
Back in the days of mechanical speed controllers and having to yell out your frequency number or color.
I have just started to collect some of these NOS Tamiya unbuilt kits and parts. I could not afford some of these back then and I canʻt afford these today!
I have always enjoyed Tamiya quaility and variety.
The Tamiyas of today are just if not more expensive. Plastic gold.
I've still got my Fox at home, I wish the body still had the original Graphics though.
Wish I could have them all......
Yes Sir me too!
Hornet in 1989 (i was 20!) lol
It kinda upsets me that they put a stupid little 380 in the grasshopper which I think behind the hotshot is one of the best looking buggies Tamiya made . At the time.
Have you got a link for the King Cab original footage advertisement?
Auto Scotty here is the link...sorry about the delay.... the video had a bunch of footage of various tamiya RCs... the King Cab footage is about 9 minutes in....
th-cam.com/video/b-qHQLfQJ1g/w-d-xo.html
OMG keren
How do these compare to modern equivalents? Price, power, run time, speed, durability, aftermarket modifications?
Just buy 5200mah or similar Nimh 7.2v pack for longest run times & nothing more powerful than a brushed 15-turn 540 motor. Hell, these cars are so light & nimble a well cleaned Chinese el crappo motor should give a decent service life.
No frog?!?!
🐸 no frog 😕
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i still have a tamiya frog car and brat car...
i put traxxas parts on the frog car
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What about the Clodbuster!
Bigwig was.cool 2
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Frog.......... Bigwig............. 959..............?
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