Lol.... good man, I love the idea of a 'holiday build', now that's dedication to the hobby! 🙏 Turned out great Addam, loved what you done with the paint to eliminate that big sticker! She didn't stay clean for long, but at least she kept away from the drink this time! 🤣 👍 👍 👍 👍
Thanks! I could not bring myself to putting those big stickers across the roof to get shredded and tattered. This is the third year building something at the beach and I will continue to do it. I already have next years build planned out!!! It really did go from pristine to completely gross super fast! The second time we took it out it was even worse! Poor thing tripled in weight from all the san in it and on it! It was a great time and I did keep this one from attempting to surf!
I did the Blitzer Beetle last year and the Rising Fighter the year before that. It is becoming a tradition now and I am going to keep it up! This time I brought a built on to drive while I was building the other. Thankfully I was building the other as I fried the electronics in the Beetle on its trip out!! The buggy went from spotless to completely a mess really fast! It weighed as much as an 1/8th scale nitro buggy by the time we were done!! I was shocked at how much sand was in it and on it when I picked it up! It was a great time and already have plans for something to build next year!!
Awesome build and run Addam. I have the metallic pink version and ms version to build at some point. Definitely looking forward to it. Great to be able to build a kit or 2 while away with the family.
Oh man, both of those are really cool kits! I recently looked for one of the pink kits and boy have they gotten up there in price! LOL! But then again almost all of the "not in stock" kits have gotten that way! It was a great time doing a nice relaxing build on vacation and then getting to rip it around on the beach! The poor thing weighed as much as a nitro 1/8th scale buggy by the time it was over though!
☆Great idea! Painting the center! I was just surfing the Internet (not 🏄♂️ Cape Hatteras unfortunately! 😔) to look at other paint jobs done to the Neo Scorcher because I am about to paint mine! Yours looks great and it looks like that GT Tuned motor really set it off! I have a Diamond Hobby 25Kg servo, Fire Pheonix XeRun 120a esc, 3800KV - 3652 motor (all in sky blue). I used the same C.F. shox towers you used and I also used other mounting hardware!!!! 🤣. I put a coating of tire C.A. glue around the outer edges of the C.F. towers, helps prevent them from delimitating. I used Tamiya center driveshaft and cups, ball bearings, GPM B.B. steering, GPM Turnbuckles, Z.D. Racing 1/10 silver shox w/ dark blue springs, TT01 Steel gear Differentials, Tamiya A.W. grease with extra up front, I waterproofed all my running gear using M.G. Chemicals Conformal Coating. I have built four TT-02 touring cars & one TT-02 Rally car, so it only made sense to build the TT-02B! I want to try to build or get a TT-02T Truck! But that seems a hard one to find or even get parts for, just need the bumper and the body now but I may substitute the Tamiya VW Amarok pick up truck body for the Sand Shaker body, it seems a close enough style and the last Sand Shaker body I saw on the bay went for nearly $200 used!!! Ty for the video, the advise for painting, the time you took to post it all, and even the music you used! ☆btw, our family has vacationed in Kill Devil Hills, Avon, Duck, Nags Head, Cape Hat, since 1974 and love it more & more every year!😊
I am glad it gave you a few tips. I hate decals that are going to get chewed up on the first roll over so to me painting the roof in made a lot of sense. It is a pretty easy one to mask off as well. You really decked out your build!! It is going to be a real ripper for sure and seems like you covered all the bases! I tend to not upgrade but so much as there are just so many things you can get next thing you now you went from a $150 kit to a $350 kit!! There is nothing wrong with that at all but I would rather have the $150 kit and another $200 kit as well! That is the great thing about the hobby is there is no right or really wrong way to do it. The only wrong way to do is to be a bully or a know-it-all pain to others! LOL! Sadly we had to cancel our scheduled trip down to the beach this year. Just was not going to be feasible. I am going to miss it and I already had my beach build purchased and all ready to go for the trip planned at the end of next month. I am just going to do it here and paint in front of a fan and sprinkle sand in all my gear to make it seem like we are there! LOL!
@@reitplace4765 yeah, I went a little overboard on the diffs but it will work well on the track like that. I need that front end to try and pull the front end around the corners. If it doesn't work I'll yank them and loosen them up some. But the full time 4wd setup did make it bog more in the soft sand.
I just bought a Plasma Edge II that a guy built ran twice and sold. I am tuning it to my taste right now with a 15.5t Tamiya brushless motor and bigger pinion
They are fun buggies and there are tons of upgrades and stuff you can do to the. They struggle a little in the grass with the low chassis dragging but with the 15.5 brushless you probably won't notice it was much! Have fun with it!!!
We love going down there and just getting away from the everyday. We have been going down regularly for almost 30 years now. It is nice since we have done all the touristy things to just be able to sit around and unwind and do whatever we feel like! We had a wonderful time and are back home now so it is time to tear into both cars and clean them all up and replace what I fried on the the BB in its bad boating experience!
Good looking Neo Scorcher, the color scheme looks great without the stickers. Seems to run smoothly on the beach. Thanks for sharing your vacation run. 💯💯💯
Thank Al! It was a fun and relaxing build and was also a lot of fun on the beach! By the time we got done driving the car had tripled in weight from all the wet sand in it and on it! At least this one did not end up trying to surf!! I learned my lesson!!
And Kick sand it does! It looks fantastic Addam ! That blue looked brilliant on an overcast day, can’t imagine how much it will pop on a bright sunny day! Yes that beach sand can and does get heavy closer to the water you are. Thought it handled it like a boss though! Hope you’re having a great vacation. That cabin must be a great stay! Take care brother! 👋🏻🍻😎
It was a ton of fun and the problem I had is pretty much all of the sand was very wet. We could only go out at low tide due to the high winds pushing the surf line up to the dunes most of the day. It was still a bunch of fun running it and you can't imagine how heavy that thing was one we got done, it probably tripled in weight! We had a great vacation down there and enjoyed ourselves all week. Back home now and it is time to do clean up on both cars and get them back ready to run again. Take care Robby!
Hi Addam and what a great project to take along on vacation! As you know I love my Neo Scorcher too! I think you got the perfect upgrades and hop-ups for this build. Also agree about the white paint, the stickers on mine soon looked scuffed and tatty! Looked cool on the beach and no dunking this time! Funny when you drove through that sea foam, gave the lil rig a white beard!!! All the best and enjoy your holiday! :))
Thanks Mark! It is a great little buggy and was a great build to be able to walk away and then jump right back into later, there was a lot of that! It ran pretty well but did get bogged down a bit from all the extra weight of the wet sand in it and on it! I did try and keep it much drier than the Beetle! The sea foam part was funny, I had the lot of them out there laughing at it!!! We had a great vacation and now it is time to get to cleaning them all up!
Nice Build and Paint, Hop-Ups are Nice and The Beach Front Roosting was Great 🎉 RCF4L ✌🤠👍 HFLPRCing =Having Fun Laughing Playing and RCing 👍😎👍 AOAH =Association of Addicted Hobbiest 🙏 SSPH =Stay Safe and Play Healthy Brother Addam 🏁💯🏁
Thank Larry! It was fun out there ripping it around! Poor thing got loaded with wet sand though and it weight at least 3 times what it did before! it felt like a 1/8th scale nitro buggy when I picked it up to leave!!! LOL!
Thanks James! It has become a tradition over the last couple years to bring one to build! I already have next years planned out!! I was smart and brought the built Beetle down with me this time so I did not have to wait until this was done to go have fun! It ran really well but man did it get heavy from all the wet sand in it and on it! It triple in weight easily!! It was a blast with both of them and now it is time to tear them down and get them fixed up!
Thanks Jeremy! It was a nice relaxing build and a fun runner on the beach! The wet sand on it and in it did bog it down some but it still did well! It felt like a 1/8th scale nitro buggy when I picked it to leave! Man was it heavy! We got back from the trip yesterday and it was a really great time, we all wanted to stay!!! now I have to get down there and get both of them cleaned up and find out what I fried in the BB!!!
Thanks Michael! These are great kits for the money and have a tremendous amount of potential! They actually drive really well on my track too! The loose wet sand bogged it down a little and it tripled in weight while it was out there! It is too much fun seeing it flinging around the sand though! I have to get it and the Beetle torn down and cleaned up now that we are back home! It was a great time as always and more than happy to share the fun!
Oh it goes so much faster on the smooth sand for sure but it is much more fun to see it slinging the soft wet sand around in the torn up stuff! The poor buggy tripled in weight because of it though so when I went to pick it up I was shocked at the weight of it! It felt like an 1/8th scale nitro buggy! It was a fun build and a fun run and this one did not get drowned in the waves!!! time to get them cleaned up and repaired this weekend!
Thank you! Yeah, I could not bring myself to covering the whole canopy area with white decals, it seemed like such a bad idea! It should hold up a lot better with being painted now! The GT motor did well but the poor buggy quickly tripled in weight from all the wet sand on it and in it so it was carrying a lot of extra weight! It was still a blast to drive even though it got a little sluggish from all the extra weight. time to get them all cleaned up now!
Nice 👍 i think this is one the best buggys that you can get if your new, want something to do just this or want something to hop up. Ive nearly pulled the trigger a few times on one of these, just to have something i can grab off the shelf, run and not worry about to much 👍
They are great buggies and do very well on a loose dirt track. They struggle a little more on thick grass or turf but are still a great buy and a fun build and yes, they have all the hop ups for them! You can build one just out of hop ups almost! They do make a good toss-around car and parts are so easy to find and cheap to get!
It was a fun build to do at the beach house and it was fun to drive on the beach but then almost any are fun to drive on the beach! LOL! I already have my next year beach build picked out! way different than this one! Take care Fil!
It's such a cool buggy, I would even go so far and call it a modern classic from Tamiya! Looks great on the beach, and good thing you didn't flood the electronics on this one, ha ha! Hope you're having a great vacation, buddy!
They are a great bang for the buck and the styling on this one I love! It ran great even while being loaded up with sand on the inside! It tripled in weight while out there collecting the beach in it and on it!! I did manage to not drown this one, lessons learned from the first outing! We had a great time on vacation and we are back now and it is time to get these cars all cleaned up and repaired!
It was a fun build and fun to run out there! I am glad you enjoyed it. There is a bunch more footage of both of them so I will probably mash it all up into one video soon.
Look at those lovely hop ups! The best thing about the TT02 chassis is the available hop ups. As you know, out of the box this chassis is lovely. I prefer the Neo Scorcher body shell but I think you made the right call with the white paint dude 😎
Yeah, normally not much if a hop up guy but I figured why not do a few things to this one and make it a bit better! I am sure more will happen eventually! I ran well but did get a bit bogged down from a bout 3 times the cars weight of sand on it and in it! It was a blast to run it out there though and well worth having to tear it back down to clean it all up! I could not do all the white decals on the roof, I know they would get chewed up quickly so paint was a much better option!
Very nice build and run of the capable TT02B! The Neo Scorcher is the best looking of the lot and it looks great in that metallic blue. Enjoyed watching it tear up that beach!👍😁
It is a good looking buggy and it ran really well but did get bogged down from all the wet sand in it! It felt like a 1/8th scale buggy when we went to leave because it was so heavy! You are no stranger to the sand and surf, so you know what I mean. I see why to stay up on the drier stuff!!! LOL!
@@AddamsPlayground yes you are right! I do tend to avoid the wet sand because not only does it bog down the car.. the salt water in the sand is also not great for the metal parts. Dry sand can be dusted off easily.😁👍
I wanted a nice relaxing build and minimal painting to do while we were down there. It worked out great and it was fun to drive. It quickly got loaded up with wet sand and that slowed it down a lot. By the time the battery was done the poor thing weighed about 3 times what it should!
Other than universals & oil filled diffs, you made that almost a TT-02BR. The TT-02BR don't come with an alum motor mount though. Great build & photos. Awesome run!!!!
LOL, yeah pretty much! It does need the universals in it to get better steering out of it. It seems like they built it this way to force you to upgrade or suffer from poor turning radius! It was a great build and ton of fun out there and I kept this one out of the ocean!! We are back home now and I'll be tearing into them this weekend to get them all cleaned up and repaired. It was totally worth it and will continue doing this every year as long as we can!
Yes, I brought all the stuff with me this time! I did need one tool I forgot, a tiny phillips head driver. Thankfully the house we stay at had a junk drawer with one in there!!! That was a time saver to not have to go get one! I forgot about the tiny screws that close up the differentials! My wife even asked me two or three times did I have everything and went over the checklist of the important items! LOL!
They are fun but I think the tt02 chassis has gotten a bad wrap from just being used so much. They run well, are cheap and have tons of upgrade potential so they are awesome kits! It was a great beach build as it is something I can walk away from sand then hop right back into it! It was a fun run but it did get a bit bogged down from the sand in it and on it. The poor thing felt like a 1/8th scale buggy when I got done with it!
It was too chaotic to get a lot of pics and stuff while building. Lot of conversations and distractions going on so no pics of the build. The risk of building around 6 or 8 other people in a house!
I've had my eye on these for a while. Thought it looked like a fun cheap build. This video sealed the deal for me. It's on the way from Japan right now. 😎
You will have a blast with it! In thick grass it will drag the belly a bit but in dirt or other surfaces it is a blast! There are tons of upgrades for them as well! have fun with it and glad I could twist your arm a little! LOL!!
@@AddamsPlayground Thanks, yeah it I think I will like. I already ordered bearings, turnbuckles, tires and wheels. Squaring up the carbon chassis next lol...
@@AddamsPlayground I was thinking of doing box art on the Neo Scorcher, but since I got the BR kit I think I will just go with a 90's style racing paint job.
it is a good looking buggy and runs really well! it di get bogged down with a lot of wet sand in and on it but it was a ton of fun. I have to get to the clean up this weekend now that we are back home. It is well worth the fun and laughs out there though! Making memories and occasionally bad decisions! LOL! I did keep this one a lot drier than the BB!! Lessons learned....
It was fun and the hilarious thing was there was nobody else out there and as far as you could see in either direction was smooth sand with a few foot steps in it, behind our house the entire beach was shredded! I loved it!!
Thanks! It was a fun and relaxing build to do on vacation and it was a blast on the beach. It got loaded up with sand pretty quick so it was lugging around a lot of extra weight! It was still fun to see it slinging sand all over!
Talk about playing with my anxiety levels you and that water line another incredible job paint looks amazing I couldn't get that result in lab let alone on a beach it absolutely rips great run Addam 👊
LOL! this one stayed much drier the the Beetle did! Lessons learned there! The paint job was super easy on the one, masked off the center section and painted the blue then the white on the center. the decals is what makes it look great! It is tricky to paint on the ocean front but there is one little area that most of the wind is blocked and I can leave thins to dry without worrying about it blowing away! It rans pretty well but it did get bogged down with the ton of wet sand in it and on it! we got home yesterday so I have to start tearing down and cleaning both of them up from the fun! We had a blast!
The beach o out place to go and relax and not have nothing to do but also have a bunch of stuff around to do if we want! It is also one of the most fun places to run them around! Possibly the worst place to run them but it is always fun to see them slinging sand all over the place!
Excellent lookin car Addam. You're right that Blue does look pretty awesome man. Great paint job on it. Enjoyed the run at the Beach as well. Really came together nicely./ Enjoyed watching bud. Hope you have a great vacation. :)
Thank Nick! The blue looks really good in the sun! Unfortunately both times I took it out it was overcast and you really don't see the pop of the metallic in the pics. It is a sharp looking buggy though and it was fun the drive. The poor thing tripled in weight from all the wet sand in it and on it. Much like when you go mudding! We got back from vacation yesterday and we all wanted to stay there!! It was a good time, it always is and now it is time to tear down, clean up and re-lube both of the cars!
Thank you! It was fun out there but the heavy, wet sand quickly weighed the buggy down to it felt very sluggish. The poor thing weighed a ton by the time we were done! It was still a bunch of fun watching it throw sand around!
Thanks! It was fun driving in the fluffy, torn up sand but it dies slow it down a lot! it was fun and we were laughing the whole time! I did keep this one out of the surf so it lived to drive another day!! LOL!
LOL!! It did pretty well out there. The soft, wet sand did bog it down some and the por thing weighed a ton by the time we went in. It easily weighed 3 times more than when we started!
Man that looks sensational Addam!!!👌, Great colour choice mate. I really like that buggy and hope Tamiya send some to Oz even another model in its family. Not too expensive but they look so cool. We hope you guys have a great vaccination.... oooops VACATION😂 ahhhhhhh lucky I spotted that but it's still a laugh 🥴😁. Thanks for sharing your beach rip n tear mate👌😁🦘🇦🇺
They are great buggies and nice relaxing ones to build!! I hope you are able to get your hands on one as it is a good looking one too! It is definitely worth the time to paint the center section white instead of the white decals it come with, make it look much better and will be much tougher! We had a great time on vacation and are back home now! It was kind of a vaccination for the work blues!! LOL! Time to get to work on cleaning up and fixing up both buggies from the beach time fun!
@@AddamsPlayground I'm glad you had a nice vacation /vaccination mate👍I bet you needed it too. Im sure Tamiya will send some over in the future, we'll just keep an eye out. Thanks for covering your rc's in salt water in the name of fun and for your fans mate😁👍Legend👊
Hey Addam, great video man. I was wondering which buggy you think I should get. I am looking for a 4wd buggy which is able to run on grass and gravel. Perhaps a higher ground clearance too for those sneaky bumps of grass. So far my options are the DF-03, the manta ray, this, a hotshot 2024, plasma edge 2 or maybe even a squash van. Those are a lot of options so I don’t know which one is the best out of them, or a random one which is better than all of those.
It is a good looking one and it was a blast to drive out there! It did triple in weight from all the wet sand on it and in it so it got a little sluggish towards the end! I did keep this one out of the ocean so it got to out a couple time! We are back home now so it is time to tear them down and clean everything up and fix what got fried in the Beetle!
They are a great bang for the buck! I love the look of this one, it just looks sportier than the Plasma Edge but both are fun! It was a great time out there slinging the sand all over. It is all cleaned up and ready for a try at the track!
It was a great time both building and running it! It is always fun out slinging the sand around! The poor thing tripled in weight while we were driving it from all the wet sand on it and in it!! We are back home now so time to tear them down and clean them up!
That looks awesome Addam really like these buggies great value and they run awesome to and are pretty robust 😊😊😃😃❤️ sand gets everywhere think you’ll need to tear this one down to dude
Thanks! I do like the TT02B and it is a fun and relaxing build! I wanted something easy I could stop and start on throughout the week and had minimal painting to do. It worked out great and other than being weighed down but 3 times its own weight in sand it did great! We got back yesterday so i will be digging into it and the BB to get them all cleaned, lubed and inspected. This one I tried to keep a lot drier than the boating I did with the Beetle!!! LOL!
Hey you did a great job Addam. I had one of those and did the same thing with using paint to do the white rather than the enormous sticker. Looks like it ran really well too. Top job 😁👍👍
Thanks Pete! I could not put all those white decals on there to get torn to pieces! It is super simple to mask off the center and paint it so why not! It ran pretty well but it did get bogged down from the weight of all the sand on it and in it! It probably tripled in weight by the time we got done driving!
You should have used the kits plastic bushings for the beach bash. I have one of these waiting to be built. I will be doing a custom build with a carbon chassis. I was inspired to do this by Tamiya Legends. He did a performance build of the Neo Scorcher. You should go check it out.
You are probably right about the bushings, I did try and keep this one a lot direr that the boating I did with the Blitzer Beetle! I will be tearing into them today to get them both all cleaned, lubed and inspected! I have seen Glenn's TT02B build series. I normally don't do a lot of hop ups on build but for this one I had collected a few bits and pieces for it so why not! one of these days I will probably start doing more upgrades to things I still have quite a few kits I want to collect so I would rather divert the hop up funds to that at the moment. it is nice to look at though, I can see the charm of them!
Hi there Addam, Mrs Addam’s Playground must be really tolerant my friend, my Mrs would be throwing a right fit, if I took a kit or RC on holiday with us 😂😂😂(well, she is 1/2 Italian with that typical Italian temperament 😂😂😂). Awesome photo shoot ! 😊😊Enjoy your holiday. Best wishes to you and the family 😊😊
Hi John, hope you are doing and feeling well! We have done all the touristy things at the beach we want to do and now the trip is all about relaxing and taking time out to do whatever we want and if that means absolutely nothing than that is what you do! She does not mind at all that I take something to build. It keeps me from bugging her for a couple days and she enjoys watching them run on the beach too! she even laughed when the BB pretended to be a boat! We had a great time and we are back home now so it is time to get both cars torn down and cleaned up and ready for the next outing!
Thanks! It was fun and it did pretty well considering most of the run it was loaded up with pounds of extra weight from all the wet sand on it and in it!
It did and it didn't speed it up. It had a bit more pep but it quickly filled the car up with heavy, wet sand and it was dragging around about 3 cars worth of weight! the motor was faster but the car weighed close to 12 pounds once it was done running! It was still fun and I did not drown this one in the surf so all good! We got home yesterday so I will be working on cleaning them up and repairing the Beetle from its poor attempt to be a boat! LOL!
No worries! I am way far behind on videos myself and no chance of catching up at this point! I appreciate you checking it out and checking in as always though! I already have my next year build in mind, it is going to be a bit different I think... we will have to wait and see, it is a long time until next trip!
Glad you enjoyed it. You should be able to dye them black, I have not done it but I have seen it done. They won't be the glossy black the the factory black shocks would be, they will be slightly more of a matte black finish. I did dye a set recently but I was seeing if I could make them red... you cannot! They came out like a rusty/burgundy kind of color, it wasn't bad but not what I hoped for! They went on my NotShot build.
I allso have build me this nice car but not tested it outside yet since I wonder if the esc can handle the tamiya super stock bz 7.2v battery with 23T pinion. I have the orginal spur gear that the car did comes with. I wonder simple what the draw of amp the motor may do. Or if 75 amp esc can be used? The esc I use in that car is Tamiya tble-04s
I amm not sure what the amperage would end up being, I am not good with electrical math! LOL! I know the BZ is a 23t turn motor and the 04S Esc should be able to handle it with the stock gearing. They are not as good as the 1060 ESC most of the new ones come with but I know a lot of guys have run the BZ and lower turn motors with the 04S ESCs without issue. 23t motors are the lowest recommended for that TBLE-04S ESC although others have run 19t on them without issue but I wouldn't push your luck. On stock gearing you should be fine.
@@AddamsPlayground I may try but with cooling fan on that esc. But on long run I think I will change it to: Axial 31480 AE-5L or Mstyle E60WP. The 23T pinion is max recomened for that gear ratio with that spur gear set up. And I think run on flat ground for only short time on max speed will be ok but yes best to change esc on the long runs.
On off-road you don't notice the steering slop as much. It is still there but not as noticeable. I think getting the steel pivot balls is all that is really needed. Inherently all the TT-02 based kits have a fair amount of play in the front end by its design and so many pivoting and slightly loose fitment.
Very nice Addam 😎 Talking about déjà vu 😂 I have forgot my tx , my batteries , and tools 😔I was not pleased with myself to say the least lol . Hope ups are great but normally for most of us who run them now and then stock it's okay 👍. Nicely done and great video 💪
Yeah, the forgetting the radio last year was a giant pain but I made sure to have a full check list this year and had everything I needed. Next trip will have some spare electronics though seeing as the first trip out did not end well for the Blitzer Beetle! I agree that hop-ups are nice from time to time but normally stock is just fine! Take care!
Nice video man. I was wondering which buggy I should get from tamiya. I want something which can be driven on gravel and grass, and a decent ground clearance for the bumps on the grass. So far I am interested in the DF-03, the hot shot 2024, this one, the manta ray, plasma edge 2, or maybe even a squash van. These are only the options I have looked at, so I’m not sure if there are others that are better.
A good all around starter buggy is the DT03s and the Blitzer beetle. The both have good ground clearance and are not difficult to build or find parts for. The only disadvantage to the blitzer beetle is the hard body which makes it a little heavier and can break in bad crashes. I run a lexan shell on mine from Team Blue Grove so it is lighter and tougher. The DF03 is a good one as well but some parts can be difficult to find at times. I have not built the Manta Ray yet but it and the HotShot should do well also. The TT02b like the Plasma Edge 2 and the Neo scorcher sit much lower and don't do as well on the grass and gravel. The chassis drags too much and can slow it down and overheat the motor if in the grass too much.
@@mosescheng5827 Really there is nothing different other than the body. That being said beware of the really inexpensive version, Most of them come with the torque tuned motor and the oil filled dampers but occasionally you will run across a cheap kit on Amazon, eBay or elsewhere, usually around $100 and those most likely are the kits without the oil filled shocks and TT motor included. It is well worth the addition $35-40 to get the better version. In general the Neo Fighter is the cheaper of the two.
Thanks! They are fun and easy builds and do drive will on the dirt. They can struggle a bit on the grass depending on the how tall it is. The chassis is very low which makes it super stable but also will drag a bit in the taller grass. On a track or a ballfield it absolutely a ripper and a great buggy! Tons and tons of upgrade parts too!
Thank you! We go down to the same area every year just because we love how peaceful and relaxing it is! So we have done all the sights and stuff we really want to go out and do so she is fine with me bring stuff to work on and play with as it give her some quite time away from me! LOL!! She helped film this year too so she is very supportive of my addiction!! LOL! I would have brought more wit me but ran out of room in the car!
It is a wonderful house we have rented for a few years now in Corolla in the Outer banks. We love it there and other than the very windy and higher tide week it was a great trip! It was a good time taking the buggies out for some messy, sand slinging fun!
@@AddamsPlayground great places around those parts. Emerald Isle and Ocean isle are where my sisters places are at. I will make it out that way eventually I heard it’s beautiful.
Yes, slinging sand around with them just brings out the little kid in you! It was a blast to drive but the poor thing quickly got bogged down by all the wet sand in it and one it! It felt like an 1/8th scale gas buggy when I picked it up to go in!! LOL!!
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Lol.... good man, I love the idea of a 'holiday build', now that's dedication to the hobby! 🙏
Turned out great Addam, loved what you done with the paint to eliminate that big sticker!
She didn't stay clean for long, but at least she kept away from the drink this time! 🤣
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Thanks! I could not bring myself to putting those big stickers across the roof to get shredded and tattered. This is the third year building something at the beach and I will continue to do it. I already have next years build planned out!!! It really did go from pristine to completely gross super fast! The second time we took it out it was even worse! Poor thing tripled in weight from all the san in it and on it! It was a great time and I did keep this one from attempting to surf!
I think your the first vacation build I ever heard or seen! It was clean you got it real dirty real fast but it looked awesome on the sand!
I did the Blitzer Beetle last year and the Rising Fighter the year before that. It is becoming a tradition now and I am going to keep it up! This time I brought a built on to drive while I was building the other. Thankfully I was building the other as I fried the electronics in the Beetle on its trip out!! The buggy went from spotless to completely a mess really fast! It weighed as much as an 1/8th scale nitro buggy by the time we were done!! I was shocked at how much sand was in it and on it when I picked it up! It was a great time and already have plans for something to build next year!!
Awesome build and run Addam. I have the metallic pink version and ms version to build at some point. Definitely looking forward to it. Great to be able to build a kit or 2 while away with the family.
Oh man, both of those are really cool kits! I recently looked for one of the pink kits and boy have they gotten up there in price! LOL! But then again almost all of the "not in stock" kits have gotten that way! It was a great time doing a nice relaxing build on vacation and then getting to rip it around on the beach! The poor thing weighed as much as a nitro 1/8th scale buggy by the time it was over though!
☆Great idea! Painting the center! I was just surfing the Internet (not 🏄♂️ Cape Hatteras unfortunately! 😔) to look at other paint jobs done to the Neo Scorcher because I am about to paint mine! Yours looks great and it looks like that GT Tuned motor really set it off!
I have a Diamond Hobby 25Kg servo, Fire Pheonix XeRun 120a esc, 3800KV - 3652 motor (all in sky blue). I used the same C.F. shox towers you used and I also used other mounting hardware!!!! 🤣. I put a coating of tire C.A. glue around the outer edges of the C.F. towers, helps prevent them from delimitating.
I used Tamiya center driveshaft and cups, ball bearings, GPM B.B. steering, GPM Turnbuckles, Z.D. Racing 1/10 silver shox w/ dark blue springs, TT01 Steel gear Differentials, Tamiya A.W. grease with extra up front, I waterproofed all my running gear using M.G. Chemicals Conformal Coating.
I have built four TT-02 touring cars & one TT-02 Rally car, so it only made sense to build the TT-02B! I want to try to build or get a TT-02T Truck! But that seems a hard one to find or even get parts for, just need the bumper and the body now but I may substitute the Tamiya VW Amarok pick up truck body for the Sand Shaker body, it seems a close enough style and the last Sand Shaker body I saw on the bay went for nearly $200 used!!!
Ty for the video, the advise for painting, the time you took to post it all, and even the music you used!
☆btw, our family has vacationed in Kill Devil Hills, Avon, Duck, Nags Head, Cape Hat, since 1974 and love it more & more every year!😊
I am glad it gave you a few tips. I hate decals that are going to get chewed up on the first roll over so to me painting the roof in made a lot of sense. It is a pretty easy one to mask off as well. You really decked out your build!! It is going to be a real ripper for sure and seems like you covered all the bases! I tend to not upgrade but so much as there are just so many things you can get next thing you now you went from a $150 kit to a $350 kit!! There is nothing wrong with that at all but I would rather have the $150 kit and another $200 kit as well! That is the great thing about the hobby is there is no right or really wrong way to do it. The only wrong way to do is to be a bully or a know-it-all pain to others! LOL!
Sadly we had to cancel our scheduled trip down to the beach this year. Just was not going to be feasible. I am going to miss it and I already had my beach build purchased and all ready to go for the trip planned at the end of next month. I am just going to do it here and paint in front of a fan and sprinkle sand in all my gear to make it seem like we are there! LOL!
Awesome build.. 👍
Thanks! The heavy wet sand slowed it down a lot but it was a great time still!!
@@AddamsPlayground I'm sure the heavy diff oil didn't help.. She'll work in I'm sure.. Thanks for sharing.
@@reitplace4765 yeah, I went a little overboard on the diffs but it will work well on the track like that. I need that front end to try and pull the front end around the corners. If it doesn't work I'll yank them and loosen them up some. But the full time 4wd setup did make it bog more in the soft sand.
@@AddamsPlayground I'm sure it will work in. consider it break in period right ). Keeper RIppin Brother..
I just bought a Plasma Edge II that a guy built ran twice and sold. I am tuning it to my taste right now with a 15.5t Tamiya brushless motor and bigger pinion
They are fun buggies and there are tons of upgrades and stuff you can do to the. They struggle a little in the grass with the low chassis dragging but with the 15.5 brushless you probably won't notice it was much! Have fun with it!!!
We miss those OBX vacations! Hope your enjoying your time off with family and friends!
We love going down there and just getting away from the everyday. We have been going down regularly for almost 30 years now. It is nice since we have done all the touristy things to just be able to sit around and unwind and do whatever we feel like! We had a wonderful time and are back home now so it is time to tear into both cars and clean them all up and replace what I fried on the the BB in its bad boating experience!
Good looking Neo Scorcher, the color scheme looks great without the stickers. Seems to run smoothly on the beach. Thanks for sharing your vacation run. 💯💯💯
Thank Al! It was a fun and relaxing build and was also a lot of fun on the beach! By the time we got done driving the car had tripled in weight from all the wet sand in it and on it! At least this one did not end up trying to surf!! I learned my lesson!!
And Kick sand it does! It looks fantastic Addam ! That blue looked brilliant on an overcast day, can’t imagine how much it will pop on a bright sunny day! Yes that beach sand can and does get heavy closer to the water you are. Thought it handled it like a boss though! Hope you’re having a great vacation. That cabin must be a great stay! Take care brother! 👋🏻🍻😎
It was a ton of fun and the problem I had is pretty much all of the sand was very wet. We could only go out at low tide due to the high winds pushing the surf line up to the dunes most of the day. It was still a bunch of fun running it and you can't imagine how heavy that thing was one we got done, it probably tripled in weight! We had a great vacation down there and enjoyed ourselves all week. Back home now and it is time to do clean up on both cars and get them back ready to run again. Take care Robby!
Hi Addam and what a great project to take along on vacation! As you know I love my Neo Scorcher too! I think you got the perfect upgrades and hop-ups for this build. Also agree about the white paint, the stickers on mine soon looked scuffed and tatty! Looked cool on the beach and no dunking this time! Funny when you drove through that sea foam, gave the lil rig a white beard!!! All the best and enjoy your holiday! :))
Thanks Mark! It is a great little buggy and was a great build to be able to walk away and then jump right back into later, there was a lot of that! It ran pretty well but did get bogged down a bit from all the extra weight of the wet sand in it and on it! I did try and keep it much drier than the Beetle! The sea foam part was funny, I had the lot of them out there laughing at it!!! We had a great vacation and now it is time to get to cleaning them all up!
Nice Build and Paint, Hop-Ups are Nice and The Beach Front Roosting was Great 🎉 RCF4L
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Thank Larry! It was fun out there ripping it around! Poor thing got loaded with wet sand though and it weight at least 3 times what it did before! it felt like a 1/8th scale nitro buggy when I picked it up to leave!!! LOL!
I love it! This hobby can't be left home alone! Lovely little build and run Addam.
Thanks James! It has become a tradition over the last couple years to bring one to build! I already have next years planned out!! I was smart and brought the built Beetle down with me this time so I did not have to wait until this was done to go have fun! It ran really well but man did it get heavy from all the wet sand in it and on it! It triple in weight easily!! It was a blast with both of them and now it is time to tear them down and get them fixed up!
Those pictures you took look great! The buggy sure did scoot well on the sand!
Enjoy the rest of your vacation Addam!👍😊
Thanks Jeremy! It was a nice relaxing build and a fun runner on the beach! The wet sand on it and in it did bog it down some but it still did well! It felt like a 1/8th scale nitro buggy when I picked it to leave! Man was it heavy! We got back from the trip yesterday and it was a really great time, we all wanted to stay!!! now I have to get down there and get both of them cleaned up and find out what I fried in the BB!!!
The car looks great and seemed to drive very well. It's an excellent build.
Thanks Michael! These are great kits for the money and have a tremendous amount of potential! They actually drive really well on my track too! The loose wet sand bogged it down a little and it tripled in weight while it was out there! It is too much fun seeing it flinging around the sand though! I have to get it and the Beetle torn down and cleaned up now that we are back home! It was a great time as always and more than happy to share the fun!
It’s great to see the comparison of the smooth beach to the post run scattered sand. Great looking build Addam.
Oh it goes so much faster on the smooth sand for sure but it is much more fun to see it slinging the soft wet sand around in the torn up stuff! The poor buggy tripled in weight because of it though so when I went to pick it up I was shocked at the weight of it! It felt like an 1/8th scale nitro buggy! It was a fun build and a fun run and this one did not get drowned in the waves!!! time to get them cleaned up and repaired this weekend!
Great vaccation build and beach run, i like that you did go for paint instead of the decals and the GT-Tuned motor seems just right for the buggy.
Thank you! Yeah, I could not bring myself to covering the whole canopy area with white decals, it seemed like such a bad idea! It should hold up a lot better with being painted now! The GT motor did well but the poor buggy quickly tripled in weight from all the wet sand on it and in it so it was carrying a lot of extra weight! It was still a blast to drive even though it got a little sluggish from all the extra weight. time to get them all cleaned up now!
Nice 👍 i think this is one the best buggys that you can get if your new, want something to do just this or want something to hop up. Ive nearly pulled the trigger a few times on one of these, just to have something i can grab off the shelf, run and not worry about to much 👍
They are great buggies and do very well on a loose dirt track. They struggle a little more on thick grass or turf but are still a great buy and a fun build and yes, they have all the hop ups for them! You can build one just out of hop ups almost! They do make a good toss-around car and parts are so easy to find and cheap to get!
She's right at home on the beach! Nicely done! 🍻
It was a fun build to do at the beach house and it was fun to drive on the beach but then almost any are fun to drive on the beach! LOL! I already have my next year beach build picked out! way different than this one! Take care Fil!
It's such a cool buggy, I would even go so far and call it a modern classic from Tamiya! Looks great on the beach, and good thing you didn't flood the electronics on this one, ha ha! Hope you're having a great vacation, buddy!
They are a great bang for the buck and the styling on this one I love! It ran great even while being loaded up with sand on the inside! It tripled in weight while out there collecting the beach in it and on it!! I did manage to not drown this one, lessons learned from the first outing! We had a great time on vacation and we are back now and it is time to get these cars all cleaned up and repaired!
Very impressive results and a great run, thank you for the video!
It was a fun build and fun to run out there! I am glad you enjoyed it. There is a bunch more footage of both of them so I will probably mash it all up into one video soon.
Look at those lovely hop ups! The best thing about the TT02 chassis is the available hop ups. As you know, out of the box this chassis is lovely. I prefer the Neo Scorcher body shell but I think you made the right call with the white paint dude 😎
Yeah, normally not much if a hop up guy but I figured why not do a few things to this one and make it a bit better! I am sure more will happen eventually! I ran well but did get a bit bogged down from a bout 3 times the cars weight of sand on it and in it! It was a blast to run it out there though and well worth having to tear it back down to clean it all up! I could not do all the white decals on the roof, I know they would get chewed up quickly so paint was a much better option!
Very nice build and run of the capable TT02B! The Neo Scorcher is the best looking of the lot and it looks great in that metallic blue. Enjoyed watching it tear up that beach!👍😁
It is a good looking buggy and it ran really well but did get bogged down from all the wet sand in it! It felt like a 1/8th scale buggy when we went to leave because it was so heavy! You are no stranger to the sand and surf, so you know what I mean. I see why to stay up on the drier stuff!!! LOL!
@@AddamsPlayground yes you are right! I do tend to avoid the wet sand because not only does it bog down the car.. the salt water in the sand is also not great for the metal parts. Dry sand can be dusted off easily.😁👍
Great choice with the TT-02B 👍 Nice beach run too!
I wanted a nice relaxing build and minimal painting to do while we were down there. It worked out great and it was fun to drive. It quickly got loaded up with wet sand and that slowed it down a lot. By the time the battery was done the poor thing weighed about 3 times what it should!
Other than universals & oil filled diffs, you made that almost a TT-02BR. The TT-02BR don't come with an alum motor mount though. Great build & photos. Awesome run!!!!
LOL, yeah pretty much! It does need the universals in it to get better steering out of it. It seems like they built it this way to force you to upgrade or suffer from poor turning radius! It was a great build and ton of fun out there and I kept this one out of the ocean!!
We are back home now and I'll be tearing into them this weekend to get them all cleaned up and repaired. It was totally worth it and will continue doing this every year as long as we can!
Great video Addam and cool you got everything with you. Some mistakes only happen once😉. Very coll run👍
Yes, I brought all the stuff with me this time! I did need one tool I forgot, a tiny phillips head driver. Thankfully the house we stay at had a junk drawer with one in there!!! That was a time saver to not have to go get one! I forgot about the tiny screws that close up the differentials! My wife even asked me two or three times did I have everything and went over the checklist of the important items! LOL!
These are good looking buggies. I dunno why they don’t get more attention. Great beach build
They are fun but I think the tt02 chassis has gotten a bad wrap from just being used so much. They run well, are cheap and have tons of upgrade potential so they are awesome kits! It was a great beach build as it is something I can walk away from sand then hop right back into it! It was a fun run but it did get a bit bogged down from the sand in it and on it. The poor thing felt like a 1/8th scale buggy when I got done with it!
Where's the build?
It was too chaotic to get a lot of pics and stuff while building. Lot of conversations and distractions going on so no pics of the build. The risk of building around 6 or 8 other people in a house!
I've had my eye on these for a while. Thought it looked like a fun cheap build. This video sealed the deal for me. It's on the way from Japan right now. 😎
You will have a blast with it! In thick grass it will drag the belly a bit but in dirt or other surfaces it is a blast! There are tons of upgrades for them as well! have fun with it and glad I could twist your arm a little! LOL!!
@@AddamsPlayground Thanks, yeah it I think I will like. I already ordered bearings, turnbuckles, tires and wheels. Squaring up the carbon chassis next lol...
@@AddamsPlayground I ended up ordering the TT02BR chassis kit instead. It comes with all the sweet TRF stuff in the box.😁
@@justindurand9110 It is a loaded kit and comes with the Neo Scorcher body so you just have to find some decal and paints and you are good to go!
@@AddamsPlayground I was thinking of doing box art on the Neo Scorcher, but since I got the BR kit I think I will just go with a 90's style racing paint job.
I like the paint scheme, don't envy you the job of cleaning it though, at least you didn't drown this one 😊
it is a good looking buggy and runs really well! it di get bogged down with a lot of wet sand in and on it but it was a ton of fun. I have to get to the clean up this weekend now that we are back home. It is well worth the fun and laughs out there though! Making memories and occasionally bad decisions! LOL! I did keep this one a lot drier than the BB!! Lessons learned....
Great run Addam ripping that beach up
It was fun and the hilarious thing was there was nobody else out there and as far as you could see in either direction was smooth sand with a few foot steps in it, behind our house the entire beach was shredded! I loved it!!
Beautiful buggy dude, fantastic beach run,great fun 👍👍👍😀
Thanks It was a fun and relaxing build and was a blast running on the beach. Best thing is, I did not drown this one in the waves! lol!
Great build. Looks awesome running on the beach
Thanks! It was a fun and relaxing build to do on vacation and it was a blast on the beach. It got loaded up with sand pretty quick so it was lugging around a lot of extra weight! It was still fun to see it slinging sand all over!
Talk about playing with my anxiety levels you and that water line another incredible job paint looks amazing I couldn't get that result in lab let alone on a beach it absolutely rips great run Addam 👊
LOL! this one stayed much drier the the Beetle did! Lessons learned there! The paint job was super easy on the one, masked off the center section and painted the blue then the white on the center. the decals is what makes it look great! It is tricky to paint on the ocean front but there is one little area that most of the wind is blocked and I can leave thins to dry without worrying about it blowing away! It rans pretty well but it did get bogged down with the ton of wet sand in it and on it! we got home yesterday so I have to start tearing down and cleaning both of them up from the fun! We had a blast!
I need a beach holiday, you’re making me jealous
The beach o out place to go and relax and not have nothing to do but also have a bunch of stuff around to do if we want! It is also one of the most fun places to run them around! Possibly the worst place to run them but it is always fun to see them slinging sand all over the place!
@@AddamsPlayground yeah I know what you mean (best and worst) I have the designated beach lunchbox that will eventually fall apart due to sand & salt
Excellent lookin car Addam. You're right that Blue does look pretty awesome man. Great paint job on it. Enjoyed the run at the Beach as well. Really came together nicely./ Enjoyed watching bud. Hope you have a great vacation. :)
Thank Nick! The blue looks really good in the sun! Unfortunately both times I took it out it was overcast and you really don't see the pop of the metallic in the pics. It is a sharp looking buggy though and it was fun the drive. The poor thing tripled in weight from all the wet sand in it and on it. Much like when you go mudding! We got back from vacation yesterday and we all wanted to stay there!! It was a good time, it always is and now it is time to tear down, clean up and re-lube both of the cars!
Beautiful work Adam, love it.
Thanks! It was a fun build and fun run on the beach. The car got loaded up with pounds of sand but it still did pretty well!
Looks really cool Addam!👍😀
Thank you! It was fun out there but the heavy, wet sand quickly weighed the buggy down to it felt very sluggish. The poor thing weighed a ton by the time we were done! It was still a bunch of fun watching it throw sand around!
Great run, Addam! You really tore up that sand!
Thanks! It was fun driving in the fluffy, torn up sand but it dies slow it down a lot! it was fun and we were laughing the whole time! I did keep this one out of the surf so it lived to drive another day!! LOL!
That goes like a SON OF A BEACH!🤣
LOL!! It did pretty well out there. The soft, wet sand did bog it down some and the por thing weighed a ton by the time we went in. It easily weighed 3 times more than when we started!
Man that looks sensational Addam!!!👌, Great colour choice mate. I really like that buggy and hope Tamiya send some to Oz even another model in its family. Not too expensive but they look so cool. We hope you guys have a great vaccination.... oooops VACATION😂 ahhhhhhh lucky I spotted that but it's still a laugh 🥴😁.
Thanks for sharing your beach rip n tear mate👌😁🦘🇦🇺
They are great buggies and nice relaxing ones to build!! I hope you are able to get your hands on one as it is a good looking one too! It is definitely worth the time to paint the center section white instead of the white decals it come with, make it look much better and will be much tougher! We had a great time on vacation and are back home now! It was kind of a vaccination for the work blues!! LOL! Time to get to work on cleaning up and fixing up both buggies from the beach time fun!
@@AddamsPlayground
I'm glad you had a nice vacation /vaccination mate👍I bet you needed it too.
Im sure Tamiya will send some over in the future, we'll just keep an eye out.
Thanks for covering your rc's in salt water in the name of fun and for your fans mate😁👍Legend👊
Hey Addam, great video man. I was wondering which buggy you think I should get. I am looking for a 4wd buggy which is able to run on grass and gravel. Perhaps a higher ground clearance too for those sneaky bumps of grass. So far my options are the DF-03, the manta ray, this, a hotshot 2024, plasma edge 2 or maybe even a squash van. Those are a lot of options so I don’t know which one is the best out of them, or a random one which is better than all of those.
Beauty Buggy! Great area too!
It is a good looking one and it was a blast to drive out there! It did triple in weight from all the wet sand on it and in it so it got a little sluggish towards the end! I did keep this one out of the ocean so it got to out a couple time! We are back home now so it is time to tear them down and clean everything up and fix what got fried in the Beetle!
Great run . The tto2 b are great value kits . 😊👍
They are a great bang for the buck! I love the look of this one, it just looks sportier than the Plasma Edge but both are fun! It was a great time out there slinging the sand all over. It is all cleaned up and ready for a try at the track!
Looks like a ton of fun!
It was a great time both building and running it! It is always fun out slinging the sand around! The poor thing tripled in weight while we were driving it from all the wet sand on it and in it!! We are back home now so time to tear them down and clean them up!
That looks awesome Addam really like these buggies great value and they run awesome to and are pretty robust 😊😊😃😃❤️ sand gets everywhere think you’ll need to tear this one down to dude
Thanks! I do like the TT02B and it is a fun and relaxing build! I wanted something easy I could stop and start on throughout the week and had minimal painting to do. It worked out great and other than being weighed down but 3 times its own weight in sand it did great! We got back yesterday so i will be digging into it and the BB to get them all cleaned, lubed and inspected. This one I tried to keep a lot drier than the boating I did with the Beetle!!! LOL!
Hey you did a great job Addam. I had one of those and did the same thing with using paint to do the white rather than the enormous sticker. Looks like it ran really well too. Top job 😁👍👍
Thanks Pete! I could not put all those white decals on there to get torn to pieces! It is super simple to mask off the center and paint it so why not! It ran pretty well but it did get bogged down from the weight of all the sand on it and in it! It probably tripled in weight by the time we got done driving!
You should have used the kits plastic bushings for the beach bash. I have one of these waiting to be built. I will be doing a custom build with a carbon chassis. I was inspired to do this by Tamiya Legends. He did a performance build of the Neo Scorcher. You should go check it out.
You are probably right about the bushings, I did try and keep this one a lot direr that the boating I did with the Blitzer Beetle! I will be tearing into them today to get them both all cleaned, lubed and inspected! I have seen Glenn's TT02B build series. I normally don't do a lot of hop ups on build but for this one I had collected a few bits and pieces for it so why not! one of these days I will probably start doing more upgrades to things I still have quite a few kits I want to collect so I would rather divert the hop up funds to that at the moment. it is nice to look at though, I can see the charm of them!
@@AddamsPlayground Right on. Tamiya kits can easily turn into a rabbit hole with the option parts.
Hi there Addam, Mrs Addam’s Playground must be really tolerant my friend, my Mrs would be throwing a right fit, if I took a kit or RC on holiday with us 😂😂😂(well, she is 1/2 Italian with that typical Italian temperament 😂😂😂). Awesome photo shoot ! 😊😊Enjoy your holiday. Best wishes to you and the family 😊😊
Hi John, hope you are doing and feeling well! We have done all the touristy things at the beach we want to do and now the trip is all about relaxing and taking time out to do whatever we want and if that means absolutely nothing than that is what you do! She does not mind at all that I take something to build. It keeps me from bugging her for a couple days and she enjoys watching them run on the beach too! she even laughed when the BB pretended to be a boat! We had a great time and we are back home now so it is time to get both cars torn down and cleaned up and ready for the next outing!
Great build and run 👌🔥🔥🔥
Thank you! I am glad you enjoyed it, we had a lot of fun watching it sling sand everywhere!
Looks awesome!
Thanks! It was fun and it did pretty well considering most of the run it was loaded up with pounds of extra weight from all the wet sand on it and in it!
That turned out really nice! Hard to tell in the video whether the GT tuned motor made a lot of difference. What did you think of it?
It did and it didn't speed it up. It had a bit more pep but it quickly filled the car up with heavy, wet sand and it was dragging around about 3 cars worth of weight! the motor was faster but the car weighed close to 12 pounds once it was done running! It was still fun and I did not drown this one in the surf so all good! We got home yesterday so I will be working on cleaning them up and repairing the Beetle from its poor attempt to be a boat! LOL!
I’m so late to the party! Yay beach build 🎉 always love your vacation build, Addam☺️
No worries! I am way far behind on videos myself and no chance of catching up at this point! I appreciate you checking it out and checking in as always though! I already have my next year build in mind, it is going to be a bit different I think... we will have to wait and see, it is a long time until next trip!
Thanks for another helpful video! Can you sure the yellow shock parts black?
I meant to ask, can you dye the yellow shock parts black? Thank you
Glad you enjoyed it. You should be able to dye them black, I have not done it but I have seen it done. They won't be the glossy black the the factory black shocks would be, they will be slightly more of a matte black finish. I did dye a set recently but I was seeing if I could make them red... you cannot! They came out like a rusty/burgundy kind of color, it wasn't bad but not what I hoped for! They went on my NotShot build.
@@AddamsPlayground Thanks so much!
I allso have build me this nice car but not tested it outside yet since I wonder if the esc can handle the tamiya super stock bz 7.2v battery with 23T pinion. I have the orginal spur gear that the car did comes with. I wonder simple what the draw of amp the motor may do. Or if 75 amp esc can be used? The esc I use in that car is Tamiya tble-04s
I amm not sure what the amperage would end up being, I am not good with electrical math! LOL! I know the BZ is a 23t turn motor and the 04S Esc should be able to handle it with the stock gearing. They are not as good as the 1060 ESC most of the new ones come with but I know a lot of guys have run the BZ and lower turn motors with the 04S ESCs without issue. 23t motors are the lowest recommended for that TBLE-04S ESC although others have run 19t on them without issue but I wouldn't push your luck. On stock gearing you should be fine.
@@AddamsPlayground I may try but with cooling fan on that esc. But on long run I think I will change it to: Axial 31480 AE-5L or Mstyle E60WP. The 23T pinion is max recomened for that gear ratio with that spur gear set up. And I think run on flat ground for only short time on max speed will be ok but yes best to change esc on the long runs.
Does the ne scorcher go straight? I have TT-02 but I'm annoyed at sloppy steering, and upgrade cost half of what I paid for the car.
On off-road you don't notice the steering slop as much. It is still there but not as noticeable. I think getting the steel pivot balls is all that is really needed. Inherently all the TT-02 based kits have a fair amount of play in the front end by its design and so many pivoting and slightly loose fitment.
Very nice Addam 😎
Talking about déjà vu 😂 I have forgot my tx , my batteries , and tools 😔I was not pleased with myself to say the least lol .
Hope ups are great but normally for most of us who run them now and then stock it's okay 👍.
Nicely done and great video 💪
Yeah, the forgetting the radio last year was a giant pain but I made sure to have a full check list this year and had everything I needed. Next trip will have some spare electronics though seeing as the first trip out did not end well for the Blitzer Beetle! I agree that hop-ups are nice from time to time but normally stock is just fine! Take care!
@@AddamsPlayground 👍 you too 🤟
Nice video man. I was wondering which buggy I should get from tamiya. I want something which can be driven on gravel and grass, and a decent ground clearance for the bumps on the grass. So far I am interested in the DF-03, the hot shot 2024, this one, the manta ray, plasma edge 2, or maybe even a squash van. These are only the options I have looked at, so I’m not sure if there are others that are better.
A good all around starter buggy is the DT03s and the Blitzer beetle. The both have good ground clearance and are not difficult to build or find parts for. The only disadvantage to the blitzer beetle is the hard body which makes it a little heavier and can break in bad crashes. I run a lexan shell on mine from Team Blue Grove so it is lighter and tougher. The DF03 is a good one as well but some parts can be difficult to find at times. I have not built the Manta Ray yet but it and the HotShot should do well also. The TT02b like the Plasma Edge 2 and the Neo scorcher sit much lower and don't do as well on the grass and gravel. The chassis drags too much and can slow it down and overheat the motor if in the grass too much.
@@AddamsPlayground Thank you so much. Where would I be able to find a blitzer beetle le a body?
@@mosescheng5827 I get mine from Team Blue Groove.teambluegroove.com/products/sand-scorcher-body-baja-bug-beetle-monster-tamiya-clear-body-only
@@AddamsPlayground Which DT03 is better performance wise, the neo fighter, or the racing fighter?
@@mosescheng5827 Really there is nothing different other than the body. That being said beware of the really inexpensive version, Most of them come with the torque tuned motor and the oil filled dampers but occasionally you will run across a cheap kit on Amazon, eBay or elsewhere, usually around $100 and those most likely are the kits without the oil filled shocks and TT motor included. It is well worth the addition $35-40 to get the better version. In general the Neo Fighter is the cheaper of the two.
Great video mate 👍 I'm thinking of getting one 😁
Thanks! They are fun and easy builds and do drive will on the dirt. They can struggle a bit on the grass depending on the how tall it is. The chassis is very low which makes it super stable but also will drag a bit in the taller grass. On a track or a ballfield it absolutely a ripper and a great buggy! Tons and tons of upgrade parts too!
@@AddamsPlayground Thanks for the advice mate 👌
Nice one Addam! My wife would kill me if I took my RC cars on vacation. 😆😆😅
Thank you! We go down to the same area every year just because we love how peaceful and relaxing it is! So we have done all the sights and stuff we really want to go out and do so she is fine with me bring stuff to work on and play with as it give her some quite time away from me! LOL!! She helped film this year too so she is very supportive of my addiction!! LOL! I would have brought more wit me but ran out of room in the car!
@@AddamsPlayground it's good to hear sharing quality time around RC. Enjoy your vacation. Looking forward to your next video. 😊
Why is the ESC so small
It is just a Hobbywing 1060, it was just in the package sideways so it looked extra small in the beginning.
Looks like one of my sisters places at OIB.
It is a wonderful house we have rented for a few years now in Corolla in the Outer banks. We love it there and other than the very windy and higher tide week it was a great trip! It was a good time taking the buggies out for some messy, sand slinging fun!
@@AddamsPlayground great places around those parts. Emerald Isle and Ocean isle are where my sisters places are at. I will make it out that way eventually I heard it’s beautiful.
@@Jaysqualityparts I have not been that far south but we have been near there. The coast is always a fun place to visit!
Nice
Thanks! The under-glow finished off the 90s perfectly!
Can’t beat s beach sesh )
Yes, slinging sand around with them just brings out the little kid in you! It was a blast to drive but the poor thing quickly got bogged down by all the wet sand in it and one it! It felt like an 1/8th scale gas buggy when I picked it up to go in!! LOL!!
cool,,
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!