I got the hornet when i was 14 back in the 80s and had always wanted a lunchbox. Here i am at 48 in japan thanks to the army and one day while walking around in Tokyo i happened to RANDOMLY walk by a Tamiya playmodel factory (and with the power of adult money lol) i now am the proud owner of a black edition lunchbox!!!!!!
Atsugi used to have a dirt RC track behind the BEQ,if your stationed in Zama you should see if its still there. It was there three years ago so might be there still.
@@mokeimusic it's behind building 1290 behind the ball field. It's stl there just overgrown. I'm stationed on atsugi I'm in one of the barracks close to the gally near there.
@@timbell8208 that's awesome to hear! 1998-2001 Yokosuka. Remember some guys running RCs on flight deck during down time on CV-63. If I could go back in time.... lol
@@timbell8208 I actually worked at two RC car shops after leaving the Navy, One was Rainbow in Atsugi and D-Drive Sports in Yokohama. D-Drive is still there but Rainbow isn't.
My first rc was a Tamiya Wild Willy. My first real wrenching experience, first soldering ever. Loved it! Turned 15, got a moped and started chasing girls for a couple of years while Willy spent time in a box. Got tired of the girls but pulled my Willy out anyway and stuffed a Kyosho Mega motor in it. Made crazy wheelies and had a run time of three minutes... Loved it even more!
I’m 49 always wanted one of these as a child and all the rich kids had them . Just bought one after watching this video and can’t wait to be a 12 year old again
Blimey, these Tamiya RCs take me back. I was OBSESSED, used to read the catalogue over and over again. My first car, as was probably everyone's, was the hornet. The first time that motor turned and the car came alive my heart was sold forever.
I had a Blackfoot in 1990, winter time so I made ramps out of snow. My best friend had a Midnight Pumpkin, which was faster and sturdier... He did an amazing electric blue paint job on it. I loved my Blackfoot, but it seems like the Pumpkin and Hornet were sturdier and faster, but man when that Blackfoot was done it looked amazing out of the box. I think the Lunch Box, Monster Beatle and Midnight Pumpkin were about the same chassis? We knew one kid that had a Clodbuster about 1 hour bike ride away from us, but we had to make the trip just to see that thing. It was a beast! Thanks for the memories.
The Lunch Box was my first hobby grade RC. I built it with my dad as a kid. I found it sitting in a box at my mom’s house and restored it. Now it’s part of the collection I’ve built for my own children.
Yes! I had one as a kid. When we finished building it I thought, we don’t need the wheelie bar. Took it out on the driveway, hit the gas, it immediately wheelied and flipped backwards on my freshly painted body 😂 Took my butt right back inside the house and mounted the wheelie bar!
The original Lunchbox was the first "kit" rc I ever had when I was a kid. Used to race it at the local tracks in the monster truck class. Against Monster Beetles and Blackfoots. I did pretty well with it. Ball bearings, adjustable gearing adaptor and the yellow CVS shocks we had back then. I'm 46 now and I want to get another one. I had such good times with it.
@@johnlangley7521 very sure. The original yes they were like you said for sure. I changed them out to the yellow plastic oil filled shocked Tamiya made. Maybe not called CVS... But they were tamyia. Cv shocks I think they were called.
Recently helped my father in law get back into RC by building a Tamiya Monster Beetle. He said it took him straight back to being a kid again, really enjoyed building it and it was.. Well.. Interesting to say the very least.. But he's now back into the hobby and looking for something faster RTR as he doesn't want to ruin the Beetle as its such a nostalgic trip for him! Just couldn't believe all the plastic bearings! But he enjoyed and loved every minute building it up and that very first run was incredible, knowing its all been built right and running with no issues!
Nice. I still have my kyosho optima and galaxy from new when i was a kid. Im 42 now. I think my dad loved it as much as i did. Complete with le mans gold motor, ball raced, and SC( yes pre E-sc era) and a handful of Ni-cads. I still call on the knowledge gained from building it when working on full size cars these days and understanding chassis dynamics, suspension etc. Great memories. These days i get my rc fix from building and flying fpv race drones which led to my current job hand making prototype surgical instruments/equipment to go inside beating hearts for cardiovascular research. Magic does happen when you truly love and are passionate about something. Thumbs up!
My 3rd RC and my first NEW hobby grade RC. Painted the body red and the wheels white. Shaved the tires to make them lighter, hopped up the motor and battery, and drilled holes in the tub for weight reduction. It was so much fun, and surprisingly stable for being top heavy, and very capable off-road. also trimmed the springs and got a wheel bearing kit.
I’ve got a kit unopened. I tear out all the new electronics from my new cars. I wasn’t going to go brushless but I’m going to now! Just the name of it, we didn’t get the joke when we were younger. Lol, our rich kid had a rc10. I had the Marui Hunter, cheapest at the time, 2 best friends had monster beetle and lunch box. They both died so I’m doing tribute builds. Found all 3! Just bought the Tamiya repops. Marui went out of business in 85 I believe. That was hard to get. Took years of getting all the parts. Cost me double the price of an xmaxx. Worth it for nostalgia. Thanks for the memories and built advise! 👊🔥💯
My first proper RC car was a second hand Lunchbox. Must have been early 1990’s. The school I was at had a man RC club after school. Like everything I owned when I was a kid, I eventually took it apart but never put it back together again. At the beginning of the pandemic, during lockdown I decided to get a kit to build. How great that was. I now have quite a few rereleased Tamiya’s, Traxxas and Arrma RC cars! TRX4 arriving this morning!!
My first RC was/is a Tamiya Lunchbox. I acquired it in 1987. At the same time my brother got a gold chassis Team Associated RC10. My sport was running over his RC-10 whenever he got caught in tall grass (the only place where my Lunchbox could handle better than that buggy). Initially I wanted a Tamiya Pajero. Because of that and because I was saving up pennies it became an easy decision to buy the lunchbox when it was first released. The Lunchbox shares the chassis so later I bought a Pajero body and the parts to modify my Lunchbox into a Pajero, but I ended up converting it back as I preferred the Lunchbox's big tires. As my first RC it was a great start. My second RC was not nearly as good, a Kyosho Double Dare. With dual motors and four wheel steering it was quick, but with a 5 minute run time, a high center of gravity and dogbone munching axles it was always the truck that should have been better. Later I upgraded it to Kyosho USA-1 suspension which helped the roll over issues and the dogbone durability, but the steering servos of the day never had enough power. My third RC was a used Tamiya Kingcab. The reason it was used, the differential. When I started college all three trucks went into the closet. I finally pulled them out in 2018. Since my start the hobby totally changed. Futaba no longer corner's the transmitter/receiver market. Oil filled shocks and speed controls were now affordable. Differentials now take major punishment, Shaft drive won the four wheel drive debate so things like belts - chains - and dual motors are not in play. Crawling is a thing. Batteries can self-destruct and burn down your house. Bashing can now reach extreme levels. Almost everything needs a wheelie bar. Finally, there are many more manufacturers in the game. Thank you for your channel and keeping us up to speed on the ground vehicle side of the hobby. I look forward to your next Lunchbox update.
@@TomleyRC I know more than most, but there is always someone who knows more than I do. Plus I cheated because I was there. Even now I still drool over the old Kyosho Optima, Ultima and Blizzard. I am also still mesmerized by the Tamiya Bruiser (thank you Banggood). I still have a dream of cobbling together my own dual motor 4ws 4wd monster out of parts from other vehicles. I noticed that the JLB Cheetah uses the same suspension parts front and rear which handles the steering part. Add some decent 2wd rear motor mounted gearboxes (still looking for those) and a custom aluminum chassis and I could finally have my Clodbuster killer. The Team Associated Stealth Transmission is the subject my current research. So much for RTR.
This brings back memories. My cousin would let me drive the lunchbox while drives the Blackfoot. My parents couldn’t afford it. Lucky my cousin was well off.
My friend had the lunchbox in school and I had the Blackfoot. Writ off my Blackfoot by hitting a kerb. Wish I still had it now though so I could rebuild it. 😒
I recently built one I know what you mean I always wanted one but as a 40 something adult I have now got one and every time I look at it I have a massive smile on my face.
Love it! Lunchbox is one of the all time classics! I've modded mine so much it's not quite the same thing anymore but I still love it in it's own right. One of my favourites to use. I'm slowly building another one though which will only have hopups and not any drastic mods like the double wishbones and 4-link my current one has. Amusing to see people doubt the strength of the drivetrain. It's probably the most durable all plastic gearbox ever made for RC, especially considering it has no clutch. There's a guy with videos of one running 6s on youtube and even he has only had a couple of issues this whole time and the spares are cheap as chips.
You just brought me back to my childhood from the 80’s! Never had one nor could afford it back then but I always used to go the toy/hobby store (very often) and glance at it thinking it looked so cool and envied people who had it. Thank you for this as I was able to live vicariously through your video and reminisce about that era!
Old video.. but my favourite RC of all time. I had one that had rc10 double wishbone front end, 5th shock, alloy wheels, and a 7.5t motor, 18tooth pinion. Bad boy.
Phil... Theres something so natural about your delivery. There are so many RUclipsrs that come across forced or plastic wheras your content always feels so natural and down to earth! Greag stuff!
Thank you. I have always tried to just be myself. I mean... you do have to be a little more enthusiastic for the camera... but I just can't bring myself to be all loud and over the top. When I meet people that watch the channel, I like that I don't have to act any different to how I am normally.... so far so good :)
@@TomleyRC right well I'll say it again in not such a bloody weird way then... Basically it came to my attention that I don't live a million miles away from where you're based... I live in Grimsby... Literally NOBODY I know is into RC and I was wondering if I could maybe tag along one day when you're out with your cars? I may have originally posted it in a bit of a sinister way... Plus the more I go on about it, it sounds weird now... Yet here I am still typing haha.
Oh haha okay. Yeah not weird really. I’ll be honest… I do a lot of my stuff on my own during the week and kind of do it relatively unplanned… so don’t really go out for long sessions. Now and again I go to events at the weekends, but my RC Life isn’t really a social one most of the time, doing this full time can get really busy
As a kid back in the 80's I wanted and had the tamiya frog, it was the only one for me and I still love it now. But now in my 50's I have the tamiya lunchbox and have to say it is a properly fun truck, not as nimble as my frog obviously and it has the ability to roll very easily but it looks so good and loads of fun to use.
Back in the late 90's, my parents bought 1/24 scale models. If I remember correctly, I had an airplane, a subaru, an apache helicopter. I never managed to put them together. Even if I did, the parts are all in the wrong place. In that single hobbyshop, I saw a lot of the bigger cars. Rc cars. I saw an elderly guy. Start one, it was noisy and it emitted smoke like a real car. I knew it right away it was powered by gas. I went to that shop as a college student in 2010. Bought 1/24 model cuz I still could not afford the RCs. I eventually managed to buy a tt02, then an hpi, an Xray. Thats how i got into the hobby. Now I had brushed/brushles and nitros in my collection.
Come on!!!!!! It's got to be yellow!!!!!!!!!! This was my dream rc as a kid. Sadly the shop didn't have them in stock so instead of a Lunchbox for xmas I got the Midnight Pumpkin. Still a great looking truck. Loved it.
@@TomleyRC I appreciate the struggle more than ever now I've done a few of them. Much respect and excited for your channel's future in the new digs! Keep up the great work :)
It's great to see the Lunchbox being built, they are a classic and fun truck. Just to let you know the stock pinion is 10 tooth but I have 18 tooth installed in mine don't know if any other sizes will fit. Just rebuilt my original 80's Lunchbox with new bearings, just have the body to repair and paint and then bolt on the chrome and windows. Already built a second more custom version Lunchy#2 (accidently ordered 2 replacement chassis so I had to build #2) 90mm oil shocks so yours should fit easily, double wishbone arms, esc, hotter motor 21t, monster beetle wheels (going to change them back to standard I think). Got a 3rd ready to go as I managed to repair my original broken chassis so it will be one that may break again but we will see. Got some 3d printed 5 spoke wheels (bit like hot wheels) to use and a 3d printed body of a Ford Econoline pickup to go on it. Haven't decided on the motor yet but will have esc, oil shocks, bearings double wishbone arms and whatever else I can do. Looking forward to seeing this run with the brushless and i'm guessing 2s. Happy Building
@@TomleyRC Yeh just a bit, plus restoring my Hornet, and a frankengrasshopper II which wont be standard due to broken suspension mounts. Only recently dug my old models out of storage for something to do to keep me sane. I fancy a FTX mauler and some sort of crawler but I have enough to do plus budget restrictions.
Yeah yeah yet another lunchbox build... but mate after that intro & seeing you grinning like a Chesher cat... I am so adimiring seeing your passion & emotional high. Fabulous!
Man the lunch box was a legend when I was a kid I also knew someone with a clodbuster lucky devil!! I still have my bushdevil with the pink wheels. Tamiya still makes me feel like a 10 year old 👍.
Great video, I stupidly put foams in the front wheels back in the early 90s when I bought my ‘Lunchbox’. I only had foams to put in 2 wheels, it holds the front end down which I don’t mind, it’s easier to handle, not as fun with the wheelies. I’ve put a lot of mods in my Lunchbox and I still love it at 48!
Good to see you have a Lunchbox. I’ve had 2-3 over the years (1 that I built myself ) but sold it to make way for me to move in 2018 when I got married. I do have an original release Clod Buster which needs a little bit of t.l.c to get it back up and running again.
I know you don't like doing build montages, Phil, but you are good at them. I was just admiring the nice focus pull you did @4:06 when I found myself nodding with approval at the way you pixellated the fingers in the grease pot. This is a family-friendly channel, after all...
Haha... I like them when they are finished, but they take a long time to record and take a lot of memory as I do them on a normal recording rather than a time lapse. I couldn’t resist the grease application 😅
Wow this video takes me back.I was 9 back in 1984 and my mum bought me a hornet for xmas.There was a shop called beatties here in Cardiff and i remember seeing my first RC car being driven outside there, it was a red Subaru brat and i was immediately begging for an rc car Back in mid 80s the cars i was seeing on them Tamiya promo video were cars like hotshot,bigwig,monster beetle.Great memories
No, the one that I can purchase brand new is a king. Blackfoot RC truck by tamiya. That truck was absolutely and pleasure to drive, use, and enjoy. I had so much fun with this truck
G’day Tom, AMPRO have lots of great mods for the Lunchbox. Especially one to give the Lunchbox proper double wishbone front steering! Great build. I got mine in the 90s too, with bearings, a lovely flouro lime green.
I've had mine about 5 years or so. Love it.ime is bone stock but it's fast enough. They're pretty stout. So robust. I still have the pogo stick shocks, 540 motor, and transmission it's the white one. I hadn't ran it in a while, 6 months maybe, and after charging it, I was disappointed. It wouldn't pill a wheelie!!!! It's a problem when a wheelie won't pull the wheels. I wasn't sure of the batt had low amps despite having 7.6 v. It was still pretty fast, but wouldn't lift the front. I had not glued the tires to the wheels. They would spin and then lock tight. A couple drops of CA glue and YEEHAW!!!! Dangerous again!!!! Can you imagine running one of these into your or anybody else's legs? Ouch, maybe the ER.
As for one that love Vans and speciall the crazy 70-80´s van hype. The tamiya lunchbox have been a real dream for me many years. But life been a mess but maybe its on its up and i maybe finally can buy on and make a Rollin Thunder clone
Just stumbled upon your channel great content love the build and definitely most definitely love the lunch box I'm 44 years old I remember growing up and racing my slot cars at the local RC shop and every day staring across from where I sat at was the lunch box next to the cloud buster and I stared at them two trucks always saying I want one of those unfortunately I'm 44 years old never owned a clod buster but I do have a lunch box and I also have the monster beetle and the grasshopper clod buster will be next. All of my retro RC trucks and cars are built stock fresh out the box for shelf and staring purposes. Lol. Thank you so much for the content that you're sharing with all the viewers great job keep up the good work I am now a subscriber and following all future videos will be recommending you to all my other RC buddies so expect more subscribers very soon love that the RCC is so big throughout the whole entire world great job representing the UK thank you so much have a good day cheers mate.
I really like your RC videos. You're not trying to be a 'cartoon' or some RC influencer twat. You are super relatable to the over 30 crowd as well, Cheers! A+ Bru.
This definitely takes me back to my childhood. My best friend had the original yellow lunchbox and I had a hornet. We spent hours thrashing them round during the summer. Happy times
we must be about the same age, i remember a kid having a Clod Buster at my primary school (late 80s early 90s), i was super jealous, as i only had my brothers hand-me-down basic RC buggy, which was actually faster but took 12 hours to charge the batteries for about 15mins runtime! loved the vid
I just bought a TT02 escort kit. I order a speed gear, Alluminum shaft & screw kit. Need to get oil shocks still. Looking forward to getting started:-).
My neighbour had one of these, I had the Midnight Pumpkin, which was the same car but with a different body. Those cars are fun to drive... My dad had the Clod Buster :D
The foams are a smart move. After a short while, I glued the rear tires, they started to slip really fast, even with my stock combo in it. Recommended also, rear wheel mounts and motor mount from miniature manufacturing (ebay shop, uk) ; glad I got those parts before the GB-EU divorce.
There is not much that beats the experience of building a Tamiya kit!! Either back in the 1990's (I had a King Cab and a Manta Ray) or today. I just wish it had been easier to get bearings and the like, before the interweb, etc, and having to rely on your local model shop (I was lucky having Graham at Bexley Model Centre) or mail order from one of the RC magazines that were about. The black Lunchbox looks absolutely awesome. 👍🏻
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Wow, copying people's titles now are we Tomley! You should be ashamed!
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I got the hornet when i was 14 back in the 80s and had always wanted a lunchbox. Here i am at 48 in japan thanks to the army and one day while walking around in Tokyo i happened to RANDOMLY walk by a Tamiya playmodel factory (and with the power of adult money lol) i now am the proud owner of a black edition lunchbox!!!!!!
Atsugi used to have a dirt RC track behind the BEQ,if your stationed in Zama you should see if its still there. It was there three years ago so might be there still.
@@mokeimusic it's behind building 1290 behind the ball field. It's stl there just overgrown. I'm stationed on atsugi I'm in one of the barracks close to the gally near there.
@@timbell8208 that's awesome to hear! 1998-2001 Yokosuka. Remember some guys running RCs on flight deck during down time on CV-63. If I could go back in time.... lol
@@ricksprings I did deployments on the Kitty Hawk from 2000-2006. I liked that ship.
@@timbell8208 I actually worked at two RC car shops after leaving the Navy, One was Rainbow in Atsugi and D-Drive Sports in Yokohama. D-Drive is still there but Rainbow isn't.
My first rc was a Tamiya Wild Willy. My first real wrenching experience, first soldering ever. Loved it!
Turned 15, got a moped and started chasing girls for a couple of years while Willy spent time in a box.
Got tired of the girls but pulled my Willy out anyway and stuffed a Kyosho Mega motor in it. Made crazy wheelies and had a run time of three minutes... Loved it even more!
I’m 49 always wanted one of these as a child and all the rich kids had them . Just bought one after watching this video and can’t wait to be a 12 year old again
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Blimey, these Tamiya RCs take me back. I was OBSESSED, used to read the catalogue over and over again. My first car, as was probably everyone's, was the hornet. The first time that motor turned and the car came alive my heart was sold forever.
I worked all summer long in my dads auto repair shop when I was 11 (1986) to buy the Tamiya Midnight Pumpkin. Favorite RC ever!
That’s how a lot of us got our first RC… nowadays a lot of kids don’t want to work hard for their rewards
I had a Blackfoot in 1990, winter time so I made ramps out of snow. My best friend had a Midnight Pumpkin, which was faster and sturdier... He did an amazing electric blue paint job on it. I loved my Blackfoot, but it seems like the Pumpkin and Hornet were sturdier and faster, but man when that Blackfoot was done it looked amazing out of the box. I think the Lunch Box, Monster Beatle and Midnight Pumpkin were about the same chassis? We knew one kid that had a Clodbuster about 1 hour bike ride away from us, but we had to make the trip just to see that thing. It was a beast! Thanks for the memories.
The Lunch Box was my first hobby grade RC. I built it with my dad as a kid. I found it sitting in a box at my mom’s house and restored it. Now it’s part of the collection I’ve built for my own children.
Awesome to find it again!
Yes! I had one as a kid. When we finished building it I thought, we don’t need the wheelie bar. Took it out on the driveway, hit the gas, it immediately wheelied and flipped backwards on my freshly painted body 😂 Took my butt right back inside the house and mounted the wheelie bar!
I had my 1st lunchbox in 1986 and a junior too. Got my 2nd one in 2022. Only RC i want and need. My daily joy in life.
The original Lunchbox was the first "kit" rc I ever had when I was a kid. Used to race it at the local tracks in the monster truck class. Against Monster Beetles and Blackfoots. I did pretty well with it. Ball bearings, adjustable gearing adaptor and the yellow CVS shocks we had back then. I'm 46 now and I want to get another one. I had such good times with it.
Awesome fun! Never too old for a Tamiya! (I’m 42)
My buddy raced a midnight pumpkin and I raced a Blackfoot when we were kids. So much fun
Are you sure they wernt MRP yellow shocks ? The original shocks were just chrome plated junk with a long screw shaft, no oil damping at all.
@@johnlangley7521 very sure. The original yes they were like you said for sure. I changed them out to the yellow plastic oil filled shocked Tamiya made. Maybe not called CVS... But they were tamyia. Cv shocks I think they were called.
Bring back good old memories
My childhood came flooding back in an instant as soon as I saw the thumbnail.
Recently helped my father in law get back into RC by building a Tamiya Monster Beetle. He said it took him straight back to being a kid again, really enjoyed building it and it was.. Well.. Interesting to say the very least.. But he's now back into the hobby and looking for something faster RTR as he doesn't want to ruin the Beetle as its such a nostalgic trip for him! Just couldn't believe all the plastic bearings! But he enjoyed and loved every minute building it up and that very first run was incredible, knowing its all been built right and running with no issues!
I wanted one of these so bad!!
Nice. I still have my kyosho optima and galaxy from new when i was a kid. Im 42 now. I think my dad loved it as much as i did. Complete with le mans gold motor, ball raced, and SC( yes pre E-sc era) and a handful of Ni-cads. I still call on the knowledge gained from building it when working on full size cars these days and understanding chassis dynamics, suspension etc. Great memories. These days i get my rc fix from building and flying fpv race drones which led to my current job hand making prototype surgical instruments/equipment to go inside beating hearts for cardiovascular research. Magic does happen when you truly love and are passionate about something. Thumbs up!
My 3rd RC and my first NEW hobby grade RC. Painted the body red and the wheels white. Shaved the tires to make them lighter, hopped up the motor and battery, and drilled holes in the tub for weight reduction. It was so much fun, and surprisingly stable for being top heavy, and very capable off-road. also trimmed the springs and got a wheel bearing kit.
I’ve got a kit unopened. I tear out all the new electronics from my new cars. I wasn’t going to go brushless but I’m going to now! Just the name of it, we didn’t get the joke when we were younger. Lol, our rich kid had a rc10. I had the Marui Hunter, cheapest at the time, 2 best friends had monster beetle and lunch box. They both died so I’m doing tribute builds. Found all 3! Just bought the Tamiya repops. Marui went out of business in 85 I believe. That was hard to get. Took years of getting all the parts. Cost me double the price of an xmaxx. Worth it for nostalgia. Thanks for the memories and built advise! 👊🔥💯
That's an awesome gesture. Good luck with your builds I'm sure they would appreciate it.
Awesome stuff mate. Some memories to be had with them builds
@@robsrcinsanity1220 Thank you Rob!
@@TomleyRC Absolutely! Great video! Thank you Tomley!!!!
My first proper RC car was a second hand Lunchbox. Must have been early 1990’s. The school I was at had a man RC club after school. Like everything I owned when I was a kid, I eventually took it apart but never put it back together again. At the beginning of the pandemic, during lockdown I decided to get a kit to build. How great that was. I now have quite a few rereleased Tamiya’s, Traxxas and Arrma RC cars! TRX4 arriving this morning!!
You have the RC Bug again 😎🤟
My first RC was/is a Tamiya Lunchbox. I acquired it in 1987. At the same time my brother got a gold chassis Team Associated RC10. My sport was running over his RC-10 whenever he got caught in tall grass (the only place where my Lunchbox could handle better than that buggy). Initially I wanted a Tamiya Pajero. Because of that and because I was saving up pennies it became an easy decision to buy the lunchbox when it was first released. The Lunchbox shares the chassis so later I bought a Pajero body and the parts to modify my Lunchbox into a Pajero, but I ended up converting it back as I preferred the Lunchbox's big tires. As my first RC it was a great start. My second RC was not nearly as good, a Kyosho Double Dare. With dual motors and four wheel steering it was quick, but with a 5 minute run time, a high center of gravity and dogbone munching axles it was always the truck that should have been better. Later I upgraded it to Kyosho USA-1 suspension which helped the roll over issues and the dogbone durability, but the steering servos of the day never had enough power. My third RC was a used Tamiya Kingcab. The reason it was used, the differential. When I started college all three trucks went into the closet. I finally pulled them out in 2018. Since my start the hobby totally changed. Futaba no longer corner's the transmitter/receiver market. Oil filled shocks and speed controls were now affordable. Differentials now take major punishment, Shaft drive won the four wheel drive debate so things like belts - chains - and dual motors are not in play. Crawling is a thing. Batteries can self-destruct and burn down your house. Bashing can now reach extreme levels. Almost everything needs a wheelie bar. Finally, there are many more manufacturers in the game. Thank you for your channel and keeping us up to speed on the ground vehicle side of the hobby. I look forward to your next Lunchbox update.
Sounds like you’ve got a bit of experience there with the retro stuff 😎🤟
@@TomleyRC I know more than most, but there is always someone who knows more than I do. Plus I cheated because I was there. Even now I still drool over the old Kyosho Optima, Ultima and Blizzard. I am also still mesmerized by the Tamiya Bruiser (thank you Banggood). I still have a dream of cobbling together my own dual motor 4ws 4wd monster out of parts from other vehicles. I noticed that the JLB Cheetah uses the same suspension parts front and rear which handles the steering part. Add some decent 2wd rear motor mounted gearboxes (still looking for those) and a custom aluminum chassis and I could finally have my Clodbuster killer. The Team Associated Stealth Transmission is the subject my current research. So much for RTR.
This brings back memories. My cousin
would let me drive the lunchbox while drives the Blackfoot. My parents couldn’t afford it. Lucky my cousin was well off.
Blackfoot is a lovely truck
My friend had the lunchbox in school and I had the Blackfoot. Writ off my Blackfoot by hitting a kerb. Wish I still had it now though so I could rebuild it. 😒
I recently built one I know what you mean I always wanted one but as a 40 something adult I have now got one and every time I look at it I have a massive smile on my face.
Love it! Lunchbox is one of the all time classics!
I've modded mine so much it's not quite the same thing anymore but I still love it in it's own right. One of my favourites to use.
I'm slowly building another one though which will only have hopups and not any drastic mods like the double wishbones and 4-link my current one has.
Amusing to see people doubt the strength of the drivetrain. It's probably the most durable all plastic gearbox ever made for RC, especially considering it has no clutch. There's a guy with videos of one running 6s on youtube and even he has only had a couple of issues this whole time and the spares are cheap as chips.
I’ve heard the lunchbox drivetrain is really strong as well. 3s will test it
You just brought me back to my childhood from the 80’s! Never had one nor could afford it back then but I always used to go the toy/hobby store (very often) and glance at it thinking it looked so cool and envied people who had it. Thank you for this as I was able to live vicariously through your video and reminisce about that era!
Glad you enjoyed it Allen 👍
I was born in 1990 and as a kid I pretty much had every rc car from Walmart and toys R us haha, also great build! That thing is awesome.
Being a Kid back in the 80's & 90's was one of the best times. Before Smart Phones and proper internet!
@@TomleyRC I haven’t had proper internet until I was 18 🤣🤣
Old video.. but my favourite RC of all time. I had one that had rc10 double wishbone front end, 5th shock, alloy wheels, and a 7.5t motor, 18tooth pinion. Bad boy.
Thanks
Phil... Theres something so natural about your delivery. There are so many RUclipsrs that come across forced or plastic wheras your content always feels so natural and down to earth! Greag stuff!
Thank you. I have always tried to just be myself. I mean... you do have to be a little more enthusiastic for the camera... but I just can't bring myself to be all loud and over the top. When I meet people that watch the channel, I like that I don't have to act any different to how I am normally....
so far so good :)
@@TomleyRC deleted that... Bit weird when I read it back haha. Keep up the good work!
haha... I didn't see the original reply. I'm sure it wasn't that bad :)
@@TomleyRC right well I'll say it again in not such a bloody weird way then... Basically it came to my attention that I don't live a million miles away from where you're based... I live in Grimsby... Literally NOBODY I know is into RC and I was wondering if I could maybe tag along one day when you're out with your cars? I may have originally posted it in a bit of a sinister way... Plus the more I go on about it, it sounds weird now... Yet here I am still typing haha.
Oh haha okay. Yeah not weird really.
I’ll be honest… I do a lot of my stuff on my own during the week and kind of do it relatively unplanned… so don’t really go out for long sessions. Now and again I go to events at the weekends, but my RC Life isn’t really a social one most of the time, doing this full time can get really busy
Haha I had one. Had to put drag rails at the back to stop it from flipping over once u boosted it…..thanks for the memories….
So glad to see you putting foams in with all that other stuff. Always wanted to see one of these done this way.
Foams are much better in them tyres
As a kid back in the 80's I wanted and had the tamiya frog, it was the only one for me and I still love it now. But now in my 50's I have the tamiya lunchbox and have to say it is a properly fun truck, not as nimble as my frog obviously and it has the ability to roll very easily but it looks so good and loads of fun to use.
You were very lucky to have an RC club
My very first RC car was the Lunchbox. Kit came with plastic bearings ..3 step wiper speed contoller..no shocks just springs. Had a blast with it.
Back in the late 90's, my parents bought 1/24 scale models. If I remember correctly, I had an airplane, a subaru, an apache helicopter. I never managed to put them together. Even if I did, the parts are all in the wrong place.
In that single hobbyshop, I saw a lot of the bigger cars. Rc cars. I saw an elderly guy. Start one, it was noisy and it emitted smoke like a real car. I knew it right away it was powered by gas.
I went to that shop as a college student in 2010. Bought 1/24 model cuz I still could not afford the RCs.
I eventually managed to buy a tt02, then an hpi, an Xray. Thats how i got into the hobby. Now I had brushed/brushles and nitros in my collection.
Awesome story 👍
The Lunchbox and Midnight Pumpkin incarnate the charm of Tamiyas kits. Cheap, easy to build, great looks and a lot of fun with the wheelies.
Come on!!!!!! It's got to be yellow!!!!!!!!!! This was my dream rc as a kid. Sadly the shop didn't have them in stock so instead of a Lunchbox for xmas I got the Midnight Pumpkin. Still a great looking truck. Loved it.
Yeah, I expect I’ll get a Yellow one at some pint as well
@@TomleyRC I don't have the patience to build one but the original Lunchbox looks good enough to literally just have it as a model.
Brilliant, my second tamiya, and my first build! Back in the day! Got all the Colours now.
Awesome!
What a sweet build and awesome RC in my 58 years IV never seen a lunch box and I luv it As always your video's are fantastic cheers for this one
Thanks David. It was certainly enjoyable to build 😎👍
I love the lunchbox. It was my first model to get back in the hobby 😅
Yep I’m lovin my scx24. Thanks hobby comps , thanks tomleyrc for introducing me to an awesome rc competition site.
No problem Graham. The SCX24 is certainly a nice bit of kit!
Whoever won that Arrma Vorteks and Tamiya XV01 is one lucky chap!Damn!
Yeah I know!
You've managed to make a build video very entertaining. There's real skill to that, seriously. Well done Phil! Love your work :)
Thank you. It’s hard to make a build video engaging. Glad you enjoyed it
@@TomleyRC I appreciate the struggle more than ever now I've done a few of them. Much respect and excited for your channel's future in the new digs! Keep up the great work :)
I got the Black Edition also.... wanted this RC for about 25yrs!! Great video 👍🏾
Awesome
It's great to see the Lunchbox being built, they are a classic and fun truck. Just to let you know the stock pinion is 10 tooth but I have 18 tooth installed in mine don't know if any other sizes will fit.
Just rebuilt my original 80's Lunchbox with new bearings, just have the body to repair and paint and then bolt on the chrome and windows. Already built a second more custom version Lunchy#2 (accidently ordered 2 replacement chassis so I had to build #2) 90mm oil shocks so yours should fit easily, double wishbone arms, esc, hotter motor 21t, monster beetle wheels (going to change them back to standard I think). Got a 3rd ready to go as I managed to repair my original broken chassis so it will be one that may break again but we will see. Got some 3d printed 5 spoke wheels (bit like hot wheels) to use and a 3d printed body of a Ford Econoline pickup to go on it. Haven't decided on the motor yet but will have esc, oil shocks, bearings double wishbone arms and whatever else I can do.
Looking forward to seeing this run with the brushless and i'm guessing 2s. Happy Building
Sounds like you have some cool builds mate 😎👌
@@TomleyRC Yeh just a bit, plus restoring my Hornet, and a frankengrasshopper II which wont be standard due to broken suspension mounts. Only recently dug my old models out of storage for something to do to keep me sane. I fancy a FTX mauler and some sort of crawler but I have enough to do plus budget restrictions.
Never seen a Lunch Box with that much torque, straight up got the power up and won the game! nicely done!
Even more to come from this 😎
ermmm its was that powerful even back in the day, there a anti wheelie bar behind to stop it from flipping
Yeah yeah yet another lunchbox build... but mate after that intro & seeing you grinning like a Chesher cat... I am so adimiring seeing your passion & emotional high. Fabulous!
Yes, was very enjoyable to build and run 😍
I remember my mate got one of these in yellow and bought a grass hopper love every minute of it
Man the lunch box was a legend when I was a kid I also knew someone with a clodbuster lucky devil!! I still have my bushdevil with the pink wheels. Tamiya still makes me feel like a 10 year old 👍.
The Bush Devil is a cool truck 😎
Great video, I stupidly put foams in the front wheels back in the early 90s when I bought my ‘Lunchbox’. I only had foams to put in 2 wheels, it holds the front end down which I don’t mind, it’s easier to handle, not as fun with the wheelies. I’ve put a lot of mods in my Lunchbox and I still love it at 48!
It’s such a fun truck!
Cool video , I love the lunchbox my mate had one , also a smashing pumpkin
Good to see you have a Lunchbox. I’ve had 2-3 over the years (1 that I built myself ) but sold it to make way for me to move in 2018 when I got married. I do have an original release Clod Buster which needs a little bit of t.l.c to get it back up and running again.
Can’t beat a few Lunchboxes and a mini track. Good fun!
It's cool to see these are still a fan favorite! And still available!
Love how you smell the tires haha. I have some stomper 4x4s from 1980-1981 and every time I dig them out I have to smell them 🤘🏻😂
That is one thing I've always wanted is the Tamiya lunchbox. Growing up my dad had the Tamiya sand scorcher
Sand Scorcher is an awesome buggy
I know you don't like doing build montages, Phil, but you are good at them. I was just admiring the nice focus pull you did @4:06 when I found myself nodding with approval at the way you pixellated the fingers in the grease pot. This is a family-friendly channel, after all...
Haha... I like them when they are finished, but they take a long time to record and take a lot of memory as I do them on a normal recording rather than a time lapse. I couldn’t resist the grease application 😅
@@TomleyRC You're very good at montages of all sorts.
I run the same shocks and put the soft blue springs in the rear and black firm sprints up front. Drives great. I did buy the AMPRO axle brace too.
Yes, I noticed they do a set of springs with different rates. I’ll have to get some
I couldn't imagine having an rc club as a kid. That would have been amazing
Yes it was pretty cool. Although I used to just watch 😅
Wow this video takes me back.I was 9 back in 1984 and my mum bought me a hornet for xmas.There was a shop called beatties here in Cardiff and i remember seeing my first RC car being driven outside there, it was a red Subaru brat and i was immediately begging for an rc car
Back in mid 80s the cars i was seeing on them Tamiya promo video were cars like hotshot,bigwig,monster beetle.Great memories
No, the one that I can purchase brand new is a king. Blackfoot RC truck by tamiya. That truck was absolutely and pleasure to drive, use, and enjoy. I had so much fun with this truck
Dude!! You are pretty much living out my childhood dream here!! Owning a Hornet myself, this was the unachievable truck for the rich kids
Nice build. You have to admire Tamiya's thinking and kit leveraging. Lots of parts are lifted from the grasshopper and Hornet.
Yes 👍
Tamiya make good things. Their static models are reliably well engineered, almost put themselves together if you just shake the box for long enough.
That’s a lot of shaking for e amount of boxes you have 😅
@@TomleyRC This is true.
That was a "wheelie" good vid mate!! Loved it...
Haha 😅
G’day Tom, AMPRO have lots of great mods for the Lunchbox. Especially one to give the Lunchbox proper double wishbone front steering! Great build. I got mine in the 90s too, with bearings, a lovely flouro lime green.
Yes, I need to check them out!
its on my hit list and i have a great idea for it - hope it pans out
This was my first rc car as a kid, loved it
AMPRO engineering makes a few good suspension mods for the front and rear. They fix most of the Lunch box's quirks.
Yes, I need to take a look
+1 for ampro , I put his brace on a rising fighter and it worked perfectly.
@@TomleyRC they make a bulletproof diff for it as well
@@RhoryBurnside I’ve got Ampro parts on my Nikko F10, and Grasshopper and they’re probably the strongest parts on either car.
@@SteliosRcdrift "they" is supposed to mean MIP
I've had mine about 5 years or so. Love it.ime is bone stock but it's fast enough. They're pretty stout. So robust. I still have the pogo stick shocks, 540 motor, and transmission it's the white one.
I hadn't ran it in a while, 6 months maybe, and after charging it, I was disappointed.
It wouldn't pill a wheelie!!!! It's a problem when a wheelie won't pull the wheels. I wasn't sure of the batt had low amps despite having 7.6 v. It was still pretty fast, but wouldn't lift the front.
I had not glued the tires to the wheels. They would spin and then lock tight. A couple drops of CA glue and YEEHAW!!!!
Dangerous again!!!! Can you imagine running one of these into your or anybody else's legs? Ouch, maybe the ER.
I also had the Lunchbox Junior as a kid! Recently built my own Lunchbox, brilliant!
Awesome
Awesome video Tomely, love that lunch box!
Cheers Chad
As for one that love Vans and speciall the crazy 70-80´s van hype. The tamiya lunchbox have been a real dream for me many years. But life been a mess but maybe its on its up and i maybe finally can buy on and make a Rollin Thunder clone
I remember one kid who got a Clodbuster for Christmas, it was unbelievable!
Great video, I got the Black, too. Brushless she don't need😉
Oh so you waited 30 years!! Now you finally have the chance
OMG! That looks nice!
Just stumbled upon your channel great content love the build and definitely most definitely love the lunch box I'm 44 years old I remember growing up and racing my slot cars at the local RC shop and every day staring across from where I sat at was the lunch box next to the cloud buster and I stared at them two trucks always saying I want one of those unfortunately I'm 44 years old never owned a clod buster but I do have a lunch box and I also have the monster beetle and the grasshopper clod buster will be next. All of my retro RC trucks and cars are built stock fresh out the box for shelf and staring purposes. Lol. Thank you so much for the content that you're sharing with all the viewers great job keep up the good work I am now a subscriber and following all future videos will be recommending you to all my other RC buddies so expect more subscribers very soon love that the RCC is so big throughout the whole entire world great job representing the UK thank you so much have a good day cheers mate.
Thanks Steven, good to get some more Subscribers from the UK. You're a couple of years older than me.... but I remember them days well :)
This is exactly the build I was considering ..gonna use my old dr10 electronics in it ..looks like it works great
Awesome!
I remember as a kid with the Tamiya Monster Beetle, I had to save my allowance to purchase bearings. Man I was stoked.
I really like your RC videos. You're not trying to be a 'cartoon' or some RC influencer twat. You are super relatable to the over 30 crowd as well, Cheers! A+ Bru.
This definitely takes me back to my childhood. My best friend had the original yellow lunchbox and I had a hornet. We spent hours thrashing them round during the summer. Happy times
Nice Slicers I wanted a Lunchbox for xmas but ended up with a Midnight Pumpkin and my mate got The Hornet.
As a teen we used to do the same. Good times!
@@TomleyRC I just got the ftx Kanyon to play with. Happy as a pig in shit 😂
have the same memory, thank you for making this video
No problem dude
I got the hornet, I love driving it in loose gravel, so much fun
Yes, lots of fun 😎🤟
Getting the funk out. Project Boxy
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This definitely brings back a lot of memories from 89 , awesome vid👍👍
we must be about the same age, i remember a kid having a Clod Buster at my primary school (late 80s early 90s), i was super jealous, as i only had my brothers hand-me-down basic RC buggy, which was actually faster but took 12 hours to charge the batteries for about 15mins runtime! loved the vid
Yes, I’m 42 👍
I had the original Traxxas sledgehammer kit. Loved that thing
The original yellow one was my first r/c getting into the hobby a long time ago lol I loved it
Nice 😎👌
@@TomleyRC that was really cool that you replied! I am really liking your channel and I am all the way over here in VA! Keep up the awesome videos!
This video is uploaded in the perfect time. I just built an tt01e With the man truck body shell and it was awesome. Im in a tamiya hype right now
Awesome 😎👌
The lunchbox was the car that first got me started in RC
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you just brought all my childhood memories back i used to have a grasshopper :)
Awesome… Pleased you enjoyed it
IT HAS MOOR POWER THAN IT NEEDS. THAT TRUCK WILL FLY
Original and the best. Hopefully I will be getting myself one this week 😃😃😃
Great video 👍👍👍👍
Awesome
I just bought a TT02 escort kit. I order a speed gear, Alluminum shaft & screw kit. Need to get oil shocks still. Looking forward to getting started:-).
The Escort looks really nice
My neighbour had one of these, I had the Midnight Pumpkin, which was the same car but with a different body. Those cars are fun to drive... My dad had the Clod Buster :D
Love the vintage Tamiya rc stuff, my first ever hobby grade was the Tamiya Terra Scorcher.
Nice 😎
The foams are a smart move. After a short while, I glued the rear tires, they started to slip really fast, even with my stock combo in it. Recommended also, rear wheel mounts and motor mount from miniature manufacturing (ebay shop, uk) ; glad I got those parts before the GB-EU divorce.
Yes, foams make a big difference for sure! A few more tweaks and this should be good
⭐My first hobby grade RC & it holds a place in my heart. Thanks for sharing the build 🙆🔥🔥👍Salute 😎
Built one of these an original back in 1985ish painted it white, great fun. 👍 had the clodbuster too, painted that blue.
There is not much that beats the experience of building a Tamiya kit!! Either back in the 1990's (I had a King Cab and a Manta Ray) or today.
I just wish it had been easier to get bearings and the like, before the interweb, etc, and having to rely on your local model shop (I was lucky having Graham at Bexley Model Centre) or mail order from one of the RC magazines that were about.
The black Lunchbox looks absolutely awesome. 👍🏻
This is a really good channel.
Great, now I want a Lunch box!
Thanks dude