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Simple and great idea. I will most definitely use that on the scorpion and tomahawk builds. Thanks for sharing 👍

You got it. Though, good thing it looks like you are one with the force.. It takes a lot of it to get these cars to hang 😂. Thanks for watching 👍

Yes I think so. Thanks good sir 👍

Appreciated 👍

@NoNoRc love the attention to detail

Thanks for watching good sir 👍

Thank you! I’m not 100% certain, and pondered on that myself, but my guess is so it will allow a slight bit of movement between the gears and from the propeller shaft. It’s the only logic I can think of since it has a trust washer much like an automotive crankshaft in a car or truck. Again just speculation. I’m sure you could use a speciality bearing with the right dimensions.. Appreciate you watching 👍

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Thanks mate. Always appreciate the comments. Yes, really happy with these hop Ups. Nice stuff 👍

lol. Us yanks call it aluminum-minumminumminum . Al you mini yum is to proper 😂. Thanks for the comment and laugh 👍

@@NoNoRc hahahaha it's all in good fun mate

Yes indeed 👍

Yes, I saw your video on recommended upgrades for the super Sabre to which was very insightful. It’s how I confirmed the correct front dog bones 👍. It’s definitely worth looking at, though I’m sure shortening your front shock alleviated a lot of your issues. Thanks for watching ✌️

@NoNoRc You're doing good work and been watching a lot of the older videos too. Merry Christmas to you and yours 🌲

@@DustyFingersRC likewise my friend. Super appreciated. Happy holidays and looking forward to what we output in 2025 ✌️

Thanks mate. Fun build. Can’t wait to get her outside. ✌️

Etching primer first for adhesion then Tamiya TS-21 gold.

Thanks mate. It’s currently the best handling buggy I have. Was amazed on how controllable it is. Looking forward to what the turbo optima has to offer.

@@NoNoRc love my Turbo Optima. Will look out for your video 👍🏻

Thank you good sir! Yes, they really are. Will have to swap out the front dog bones for universals as they are a bit short on full turn..

Thanks for that info mate. Yes, learned a lot since this build as it was my second. I’ve since fixed those issue with more preload and a little thicker oil. Appreciate the comment 👍

@@NoNoRc Awesome. I'm buying one tonight, black friday deal from Amain Hobby. I really dont need to spend the money but I had a Kyosho Assualt (same chassis but nitro) when I was 10 back in 85-86. Being a lifelong VW guy and with this new brushless stuff, its pushing me over the edge! Looks like Im getting back into RC cars!

Awesome! You’ll love the build. Especially since the front and rear suspension design is very similar to the classic beetles of old days. Welcome back to the hobby weather your bank account likes it or not 😂 👍

🤟 thank you good sir!

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Thanks mate! I really like the VQS. It’s fast becoming one of my favorite “newer” Tamiya’s. It looks jet like and sinister

Absolutely. It’s the worst handling vehicle in my arsenal and I love every minute of it 🤣 👍

The HH motors are fantastic. It’s all I run on my kyosho’s. For the money they are almost too good to be true. 4mm leads with gold bullets. The internal fan helps to keep them cool and circulate air. I can run a 4000 mah 2s without overheating. 4000 I found are the sweet spot between a good run time and not overheating the motor. Around 15-18 min.. Yeah, the kyosho vintage have a fairly big and heavy pinion in the kits.. I was surprised on the sheer weight when I held it.

@NoNoRc Great, I know you said it had an internal fan in the video but that gives me more to go on. I will have to pick one up. Cheers 👍🏻

Thanks mate! Appreciated. Paint turned out awesome. Yes, it’s normal as the manual was a bit aggressive with the tie rod & steering rod lengths. Great for turn in but as you mentioned straight line will suffer. Just lengthen the steering rod length until you get the desired toe you’re looking for. Thanks for watching and the comment 👍

Great choice 👍 Thanks for sharing.

Hi, it’s a vintage aluminum one I purchased online. There’s a couple sellers you can find on eBay that sell remakes or vintage style ones. If you search for scorpion or tomahawk they will come up. Yes, I like them as well. Will add a little weight but worth it imo. Thanks for watching 👍

Rad! An original or re-release? They definitely are underrated.

CRP, yes that’s the one. Thanks for that info. The hinge pins were a little homework on getting the right lengths but definitely worth it. Thanks for the comment mate 👍

@NoNoRc I had to take screen shots for those hinge pins. My mate dug through a load of parts and used iston rods so a clip one side and a nut the other side. You shared some great tips in your video, 👍🏻

@DustyFingersRC yeah I’ve seen iston rods used with great success. Thanks, really glad I could share some info. I’ve also watched many of your videos, great content 👍

@@NoNoRc I appreciate that, I am trying to make a new video at the moment but everything keeps going wrong 😔 I subbed so keep up the good work and I will see you in the comments 👍🏻

Appreciate you. See you in the comments

Thanks for the advice mate. I’m going to try that out as I hate the shinny/ plastic fire suit look lol. Thanks for the comment and watching 👍

@@NoNoRc thanks for the great paint job

@@NoNoRc You have a terrific sense of humor Ralphie

100% agreed. I’ve notice this on the scorpion/beetle 2wd legendary platforms. I took apart the diffs and there definitely wasn’t the amount of grease in it that I like. I’d recommend this even on RTR kits.. Thanks for sharing and watching 👍

@@NoNoRc You bet cha thank You for your reply. Also, I've got the Turbo Scorpion in the box, it's pack so beautifully I don't want to open it, but I well.

lol! that’s a constant struggle I have with all my kits. You’ll never get that back one you open them. And once they are built, you never get to experience it again. Well, unless you afford multiple of the same kit haha. Which currently I can’t. 👍

Yeah. I was a little on the fence with them at first but they turned out pretty good. Fits the buggy. Thanks for watching 👍

Yes, had good success with them as well. Use them on our Arrma and a few others 👍. Thanks for watching 🤟

It really is. Also a great kit to build. Wish Tamiya would have evolved the chassis more.. Definitely has a lot of potential left in the table. Thanks for watching, appreciated 👍

I prefer grease, but it’s all personal preference. I’m use to the way it handles and the way it reacts when driving.. You can tune with different greases very similar to oil.. I generally do the thicker/stickier Tamiya AW grease for front diffs and losi great grease for the rear. Another plus for me is not having to deal with leaky diffs, though kyosho does supply extra diff gaskets, just less for me to worry about. I’d recommend to setup one kit with grease and another with oil and see what you prefer the best. Appreciate the comment and let me know if you have any other questions. Happy to help, thanks for watching 👍

They really are nice builds. Even with being older designs, they aged beautifully and were definitely ahead of the times when they came out. Drive as good as they feel. Thanks for the comment 👍

Thanks my friend. Really looking forward to this one as well. Always good chatting with you. Thanks for watching, video out soon 👍

As am I good sir. Nothing more old school than a classic chain drive. Appreciated 👍

Thanks mate. Appreciated 👍

One of the many allures about these kyosho kits. Still very light but you can feel the quality when you hold and drive them. No chassis flex whatsoever. Appreciate the support 👍

If you’ve never built a Kyosho I’d say don’t do it because you will be hooked haha. I love tamiya kits but building Kyosho’s are my absolute favorite. Specifically the ones from the legendary series. Retro kits are my favorite and they don’t disappoint especially when it comes to quality, build and overall finish. I’ll be doing a few with a chain drive and it doesn’t get anymore old school than that! Check them out, but at your own risk hahaha. Tamiya’s really do have the best manuals though.

@@NoNoRc presuming I can afford it, I will look into it. For some reason, putting a new roof on my house seemed more important recently.

😂 I’d say a new roof on the house is 1000% more important though if there was a kit I really wanted you bet I’d procrastinate on the roof until the last possible moment 😅. The kyosho legendary 2wd buggies are very adorable. Same price point as the Tamiya’s.. The 4wd kits can get a little pricey but are still under 400$. Kyosho just released some more batches but they sell out fast and they are very slow on production so if able, I’d pick up some if you can. It seems rather than discontinuing them they just come out with very small batches over very long time periods which causes resellers to jack up the price’s astronomically.

@@NoNoRc I’ve noticed that they are out of stock a lot.

Honestly the Arrma really blew me away and I didn’t think I’d like it this much, especially for an RTR. I think they are underrated and extremely durable. Plastics are of the highest quality too. Love driving this thing but the motor does run a little hot in the grass. As always appreciate your feedback my friend. Thanks for watching 👍

😂 No worries, thanks for checking them out. Funny you mentioned about the rcEvologic parts for the fire dragon series. I just picked up a Terra scorcher & fire dragon and was just looking at the parts for them this morning.. I think I’m going to go with his full kit for the Terra scorcher. It ain’t cheap but I feel the kit deserves it. Probably do jazrider parts for the fire dragon.. I really enjoyed upgrading and modifying the upgraded plastic G11 part I found. Look forward to taking it out as I’m not worried about it anymore

@@NoNoRc You should look into a Tamiya TT02BR. The TT02B kit is sort of a standard off road kit, but the basic kit leaves a lot to be desired. But there are zillions of TT02 upgrades out there. The BR kit has most of the best upgrades and leaves out the pointless bling (like aluminum a-arms). It also has no tires and no electronics leaving you to select something you like. The main thing it leaves out (only Tamiya knows why) is the aluminum motor mount, which I consider essential. It comes with a Neo Scorcher body, but minimal stickers. Any body that works on a TT02B will work on this though. This was the last kit I built, almost a year ago.

I appreciate you! Yeah it’s a bitter sorrow when completing these kits. And as far as you holding off on building your Avante, I’m doing the same thing with my Kyosho Tomahawk. It’s one of my favorite all time RC kits. The swap over to the Avante driver in the VQS is a fairly simple one and definitely worth while. Changes the whole look of the buggy. And yes, steal my idea for securing the body haha. Definitely something that’s needed. Thanks for watching mate!

Feel the same exact way about the yellow dampers.. lol, my same exact words.. Though they do go well with some of their kits, I don’t think they go well with all and definitely take away from most. Big Bore shocks are definitely nice stuff. Thanks for watching friend 👍

Haha yes it is. And about the only Avante part that is affordable 🤣. It so much better than the chopped off arms driver that comes with the VQS.. Worthwhile upgrade imo 👍

Yeah not cheap but you definitely get what you pay for and they are super nice. Great parts to have indeed. Thanks for watching 👍

Appreciated mate. Agreed on the servo saver. Think it’s the only thing lacking.. Steering is super direct, definitely one of the better. Thanks for the recommendation and for watching 👍

Agreed. A lot of extra work but worth it. 👍

It’s honestly such a nice kit. Really exceeding my expectations. Definitely my favorite tamiya build to date. Yeah, been mainly running in the evenings.. getting Hot. Thanks for watching 👍

Yes, please do make a video. That would be awesome. Would love to make more carbon fiber pieces myself and get better at it. Thanks for the comment 👍

@@NoNoRc I'll make one later today!

Rad, I’ll check it out 👍

@@NoNoRc It's up, if you haven't already seen it.

Thank you my friend 👍. Appreciate the support. This is turning out to be an amazing one. Thanks for watching and stay tuned.

Me as well. This buggy deserves more quality aftermarket parts. Turning out to be among some of my favorite from tamiya.. Thanks for watching 🤟

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it and that’s for watching 🤙

Thanks mate. Yeah, I’m thinking so too. Good power and battery life is what I was after. Thanks for tuning in 👍