A $tep Too Far Tamiya? New Egress Black Unboxing. Has Tamiya Crossed A Line On This Release?
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- Опубликовано: 25 авг 2024
- Finally, it arrives in the UK!
In this video, we take a good look at the just-released vintage racing buggy from Tamiya, the Egress Black. Can we really justify this price point for this kit or has Tamiya just pushed it too far now.
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Nice video Gavin, and thanks for the mention. It’s a lovely kit once built, and I agree it demands a decent price
beautiful cars and I've always wanted one, but the price has always kept them out of my reach tbh.. I LOVE 'em.. but at over 500$ for a chassis with zero electrics with it kills it for me unfortunately.
Too expensive!
There is a major confusion on this model. The Egress Black Edition, its just like the black edition of the grasshopper, the monster beetle or the lunchbox, just one alternate color scheme.
The Avante Black Special Edition is the anomaly in the range.
Tamiya love is an emotional thing, it never holds up to logic.
Price didn’t bother me. I wanted one. I couldn’t afford one back in the late 80s but I can now.
Nice one Gavin it’s a beautiful kit, but parts are hard to come by that why I got 2 Kyosho buggies so I could run one at my local track.😊
I guess the US got lucky this time. In August Tower Hobbies sold the Avante Black for 562.10 and when the Egress Black went up for pre order in Sept it was 404.60. These prices are before their discounts that are typically 40-80 dollars off. Personally I see the Egress black as a bargain as here it is even priced less than the current price of the Top Force Evo. Granted the Top Force does come with an esc and silver can.
I paid $367 for an Egress Black Edition through Tower Hobbies. If I wanted to get a 2013 edition looking online they are at least double that. If you don't already own an Egress the price is pretty cheap.
@@daves301 considering the what the worth of a dollar is today with inflation, the yen must be terribly performing... Well that explains why a lot of the new releases from Tamiya are so much of a better value...
Gavin, not sure where you're seeing prices but the Avante Black edition is going for at least $150-$200 more than the Egress Black. I picked up an Egress Black for $430...that was the Tower price. Avante black editions are almost $600 (if you can find them)
I know the standard Egress (if you can find one) is going for north of $700. I missed out on the standard Egress so I'm happy I was able to find one at a reasonable price. Although at the price point I do think Tamiya shouldvhave included a motor.
Got mine about a week and a half ago. Did it on pre-order. A little pricey, but still less then trying to purchase a vintage one. It gave me an opportunity to have an egress until I can justify and save for the original.
Btw this was about half the price of an original egress. I paid $470 area and cheapest original I found just now was about $900
In the United States this kit was available for preorder at around $400 with discounts it only cost around $350! That’s an incredible deal! Not sure why it’s so expensive in the UK or so inexpensive in the US?
We have gotten a little spoiled , 5 years any Egress would be a big deal. Enjoy it for what it is. It’s an Egress, if missed the boat on the last run this is a win. Dye the wheels, trade out the hicaps and get MCI decals for the sun. The Egress is ICONIC! And the Egress is already hopped up, MAYBE they could’ve added the titanium screws. Nothing else to upgrade the car with.
Bang on, for the money you could buy the Optima Mid, a motor, and some upgrades. Tamiya are money grabbing with this one and it’s a really poor value proposition. Is it new? No, look at every rerelease still using defective/badly designed parts (A5). Glad Kyosho and Schumacher are hitting the market in force.
What’s up with the A5? I have always wanted an Avante/Egress. Have a RC10CC and looking at a Kyosho Legendary as well (not sure Tomahawk or Turbo Scorpion yet).
I think the real issue is the rip off price in the UK. It’s £309 at Tamico in Germany (about £370 after sales tax at 19%) which is £150 less than in the UK. It’s daft that it is cheaper to buy from Germany and have it individually shipped to the UK for less than you can buy it from UK stores (where they have the benefit of bulk shipping). I don’t think many would complain if the UK price was £370. For context the Egress was £269 in 1989 so this was always a premium rate kit from Tamiya.
I think these socialist countries and these asinine VAT or whatever you guys have to pay combined with inflation is where the heat is at. I can get this from Tower Hobbies for $357USD or $290GBP. $370GBP is $455USD! That is ridiculously overpriced.
It’s £361 at Tamico now, that didn’t last long did it.
@@jaysimpson6857 No, that is the price in Euros. You need to do the conversion to £ which at the current exchange rate is about 311.
@@londonpirates Wow, that’s getting close to half of the retail price in the U.K.!
Great video. I think it is a great kit. I got mine about a week ago. Be building it soon. The price was cheaper than the rerelease one.
I’ve ordered , must admit I’d rather have bought from a UK supplier but at £520 couldn’t justify it. I bought it abroad and it was a good £150 less and that’s why I decided to get it on my channel, that and I’ve never had an avante/egress before. Must admit I do like a black buggy ;) and Adams did look rather nice after he’d built it. Cheers for the video good to see it unboxed, look forward to mine now
A good few people have purchased the Egress Black from outside the UK due to price point differences. It's a shame but I can see why people are doing it.
Hi there, cheapest I've found it abroad inc shipping & vat etc is £400. Where did you find it for 370? Thanks
@@frankymal8640 Where was that from?
For the same price, you can get two newly released ProCats, also vintage and better performance. I am outraged that Tamiya thought for one second it was acceptable to pull that "no so cheap" trick. Thank you for the brilliant videos Gavin. You have a heck of a collection! Do you have your eyes on a Hirobo Alien mid or PM Maxima? Would be so nice to see them on the show.
Maybe they testing how far they can go. Some people might defend this as normal company behaviour but I would say shut up 😅
To be fair there is no comparison between the 2 kits though. Not sure if you have built both but the egress is much higher quality with glossy carbon instead of cheap feeling fibreglass etc. I really feel
Like you have to build an egress to understand just how nice the parts are.
Go easy, Gavin.... Mine has only just arrived.
I see your point, but if it wasn't so expensive, we all might suspect that the VQS was a wee bit overpriced. ;)
Thanks for all the great content!
I dont know if you can directly blame Tamiya for UK prices. The Egress Black edition is like 450€ in Europe, so around 390£. Sounds like the price is a UK problem.
What Erks me is they don’t care what their customers think. A ton of companies have made decisions without listening to the customers and most are out of business.
Not that I agree with it but Tamiya don’t really need to care what we think. No matter how much anyone moans these kits will all sell out and don’t forget these are originally Japanese goods. They probably cost 200 dollars in Japan. To get it round the other side of the world and keep a hobby shop in business it has to be a crazy price. Part of importing goods I’m afraid.
If they didn't care what their customers thought, they wouldn't exist - and we would never have gotten re-releases in the first place.
You are right, a nice box and presentation does not justify the money they are asking for this kit.
Regarding prices in Germany, I got mine for 399€ on preorder, so 80€ cheaper than an Avante Black special. For this money, price is justified for me. But I agree with Gavin, it´s a bit to easy done with a little color variations. I just bought it to get gold shocks for my Avante 89 project and have a chassis for a nice Vanquish Carbon Special version. So yes, I´m a butcher this time...
I knew you were going to get one eventhough you said you wouldn't
I have an egress rere box art, but I bought it built never used. I bought the black edition juast to build the egress, my second favourite tamiya car after the top force evo2 I made recently. I have bought some cool stuff for the black ed, I am making a glossy black car with minimal stickers, only silver and white ones. I bought the big bore aireation shocks for it, and some other candy. Just waiting on titanium screws before I start=)
I have the optima mid from before, and finished my javelin in white today. The avante black is a very much less driveable car, if your going to drive it go egress. I upgraded my avante with tourque splitter and hicaps, the egress still drives much better. I need to work on that avante. If you want the advanced build and put it on the shelf get the avante black IMO=)
I love tamiya but they missed the mark again with this rere... among other things mentioned in the vid and comment, I would have liked to see the front shocks bottom extensions included this time around.
i miss the blister packs more than anything, i think. i loved the way they packaged in the 80s.
The Egress and Avante packaging is lovely.
As long as people and dealers are pre ordering and still buying every car that tamiya (re)releases the prices go up.
But for a special edition you may expect more for that kind of money.
And the new generation kids only buy the ready to run traxxis cars and stuff like that. So if we want to make a statement… we should not buy and pre order any more
But thats not gona happen I guess 😂
Gavin, in Austria and Germany the Egress Black Edition is cheaper than the Avante Black rere, it is exact €60 difference between the Avante (499,90) and the egress (429,90)... that is o.k. from my point of view as there is no motor in the egress... thinking about getting one 😁
Great video - ultimately the market will determine the price - whilst I am not a buyer for this model I'm glad it exists - I want Tamiya to be a profitable and successful business so it can keep pumping out these beautiful cars for years to come - some of which I will buy.
Plenty of other greats brands do a similar thing. Using Porsche as an example, it is relatively easy to buy a Macan, but not many will be able to buy a Sport Classic 911 - the 'value' of which is questionable too.
Great video as always. But Tamiya doesn't make any car worth that. It should be a race platform for that money. I like Tamiya but always bought Associated or Losi or Kyosho. Better engineering and parts are available everywhere. With that said I loved my Grasshopper and love there aesthetics but went straight to RC10.
The Egress is the dream car of my youth and I own at least 15 different RC cars which I got over the past years. I always was looking for an egress and I missed the 2013 rerelease. Did find some new in box over the last year and they all did ask for around 600€. So when I read that there will be another release I instantly preordered. I’d rather have the silver body and the orange decals but I take what I get. So now I have an Egress black and I am afraid to open the box because I don’t want to destroy the image of the dream car I build up in my head.
Hola amigo,,, como ves el coche para competir y de acabado del 1 al 10??
When it was first announced I thought that it would be an opportunity for me to get an egress to build, the price for what you get in the box has just pushed that idea straight out the window.
I'd rather wait for a regular box art reissue.
Tamiya was rather clear that this was just a color change. They didn’t try to hide anything. I paid $310 USD for mine shipped so I don’t see the issue. Nobody is forcing anyone to buy it. I will say, the original color scheme is better.
Your right it's a very expensive kit and definitely should have come with it's own motor for the price of it but it's just so nice😍 my avante black had extra bonus parts and an esc and was £70 cheaper! But I've still bought a egress black because it's all over a stunning kit!
ooooh... I'm Jealous as hell! jammy b@4tard! lol.. enjoy 'em!
Love the show I'm happy you got one for the show and Adam has one already very cool enjoy how you show us different aspects of the car#1 it's more of a display car I really don't want to see you open up those blister packs but oh well it's for the channel got to build it sometime and you should keep one in the box and have it on display those things are fancy
Most Kyosho Legendary's are generally cheaper than this Egress, and in a different league of quality and what you actually get. But at the end of the day Tamiya know a certain generation will just buy this Black Edition Egress anyway, regardless of the price - plus they know they will be scalped too. Personally this kit does nothing for me, even if it was say £100 cheaper. The wheel colour reminds of of the original Sand Rover/Holiday buggy. I'll wait for what Kyosho bring out next thanks, and hand them my hard earned cash.
Not me I want the regular box art Egress.
In isolation, yes, too pricey really. I do however prefer the look over the older version, so after looking at the sums I sold my NIB re-release for just over £500 and bought the Black edition from Europe for £411 to my door. That made it far more palatable.
I'm not a Tamiya fan per sey, but enjoy their unique designs, engineering and the details. It's why I enjoy this channel. I grew up driving Tamiya and Kyosho vehicles in the 80s, but would not drive any Tamiya cars today. They'd be static models for me.
Yeah I see your point. If your like me and missed out on the original or rere I’ll jump on it. And my local shop in Australia’s gave me a great price on it.
I grow weary of re sellers driving up the cost of these nostalgic machine's so high. Its gonna back fire on them. Its just my opinion but associated is the only company doing this rerelease phenomena right. long time lovers of the hobby like me have caught onto the scam. I can get the egress black in Canada for 900 cad ! lol nah ill hang onto my money and wait for the impending crash then buy up all the cheap cars! Well that's my theory anyways. lol ... The ONLY rerelease I would spend 1000 bucks on would be the MIP 4-10 LEDGEND !!!! Thanks for the great work Gavin!!!
not sure what i want a Egress or an Avante Black Edition. the price diff is massive the avante 599 cnd the Egress is all over the place but on average it 900 cnd
Seems that RD Models don't even have the Egress for sale.
I'm kind of on the fence about this one too... the RRP is down right onthefencive.
If the Porsche 959 was announced tomorrow, we all know the pre orders would go through the roof regardless of price. It’s just the way things are nowadays. If this is the only batch of the egress black edition, once supplies have dried up £500 will seem cheap.
RC cars are a great hobby and think you are doing a grand job of bringing awareness of current products. As a father looking to get a child into the hobby , which RC car would you recommend? is it possible to make a video on this matter?
Go with a cheap WL Toys car to get a kid's interest and skill "up to speed."
@@warbuzzard7167 will I find spare parts? Because I suspect it will brake sooner or later.
If price is the only real issue then it’s time to shop around. I won the customs lottery so only paid £330 for mine (yes there was postage but I bought other things so it was spread out a bit), but even if I’d lost it would still only have cost £396 which isn’t bad for a kit like this.
I fancy a gamble - where did you buy from please? thanks
@@wrster123 Tamico
@@Non-fixed_Abode Much appreciated - Royal Mail or DHL? Last question! cheers
@@wrster123 I go Royal Mail as they are less competent than DHL, less likely to do customs properly 😂 Also make sure it’s sent to a residential address rather than a business address, I think it’s less likely to be noticed. I’ve managed about a 50% win rate 😀
@@Non-fixed_Abode I like the logic! I'm going to order now, thanks for the help!
I was thinking that very thing, Egress or Avanti. I would of thought this would come with a motor and esc, esp at the price point. So i now need to find a nib Avante 😎
You are totally right, the kit has no motor and is still extremly expensive. I dont like the route they go, first the td4 with some flaws (no slipper, diff with plastic nut, flexible servo mount, hard to access rear gearbox), then butchering up the hotshot 2 and destroying the design and now totally overpriced egress. If blockhead motors would have designed a new car that would have been great, instead just hijacking the classics.
I bought the Avante 2011 black special the other day instead of the Egress black special. Cost me $381 instead of $330, but worth the cost. However, I think the Egress would actually be a better performing kit.
It looks like a nice kit, I've seen a video where it was built, but 520GBP is too much for me.
I’ve released a video of a detailed build of the Egress Black
steering made of aluminum and a high-end motor pinion that would be the least you can expect.
What's the difference in performance between the two? Maybe you can compare the two and determine which is better in regards how it will be used. For a shelf queen I would definitely lean towards more metal parts and bling.
Egress drives better than the Avante for sure.
I could have bought it for over £130 less than UK retail price and I still thought it was too expensive !! Lots of plastic, no motor and a different set of stickers !! WOW. Sorry Tamiya you can keep this one !!
Hello, im hesitating between this tamiya egress black edition and the kyosho turbo optima. Meant for running it, no shelf queen. Which you recommend ? Thanx
Turbo Optima
@@RCKickschannel ok, what i thought. And now tonight im between optima mid and turbo optima. Would build stock. Carbon fiber upgrades too much for now
Gavin are you thinking about the traxxas xrt maybe a reveiw. I think that is lot of money I think they should added a brushless motor considering a lot of models are including them
I would love to get more Traxxas on the show but the cost for my little channel is unfortunately totally unsustainable but As soon as it’s possible, 100% but the channel needs to double in views before then.
What would you say about the re release top force Vs the Egress Black? I have the Top Force new in the box. When I have time I will build it. However I was super excited about the Cat xls re release and I hated it. I always saw them as a kid and wished i could afford one when I was rocking my Boomerang. It was a piece of Junk. The cat was a huge let down and a bunch of money spent as I purchased literally every upgrade for that car. The Avante was another dream car and it was ok. Honestly my boomerang out performed both of them.
At least the Avante was a great build. My Javelin as well was a fun build and good car to run. I am excited about the Top Force, And the Egress is suposed to be a better running Avante, so.... from that point of view what do you think.?.? and........ how about a Astute Black Specal, Really!
I mean at the the end of the day it’s just business. If a product sells fast at an overpriced amount anyway do you really think a company is really going to think hmm it had no problem selling out but let’s just lower the price because its the right thing to do.
In a time where we are having less to spend on hobbies, Tamiya releases an 80% plastic 1/10 scale buggy for $650 us? I'll stick with Kyosho Re-re's for $350 and mostly metal.
Prices are going up on everything, why are they charging more, because they can.
I give you a prime example
I own a mk8 golf GTI 21 plate clubsport
it justifies the price increase over a 245 bhp golf GTI
soon as I got it vw then brought a clubsport 45 edition (45 years)
It literally the same car as I have, nothing different, suspension, same bhp
You get 4K exhaust but that’s a option on mine
Basically you’ve paid another 3/5k for 45 badges
They all sold instantly and they are now more to buy used than a new one
What I’m getting at is this black edition will be the same, nowt different just resale imo
Gavin, why does this cost so much in the U.K.? Before a coupon.. the EBE was $404.??.... After said coupon and Tax.. $355.96 or something... So I was surprised , that the EBE is pricey for what is and isn't there... I was more surprised to see the pre-order at such a low price. Compared to the price of the 2013 really release.. another thing that's blowing my mind is that the pre-order for the Hotshot II blockhead edition.. is listed at a price of $214... Which is way cheaper than the re re of the original hot shot... Which costs less than the blockhead wild one but like $35 or something like that... Usually a four-wheel drive car would cost more... In conclusion... While the EBE isn't that special as the avante one... I'm glad I was able to get it for the reduced price that I could.... It's still a beautiful car... But I agree with a lot of what you're saying about it.
It just shows how much extra we have to pay in the UK, from the extra 20% sales tax to the extra links in the supply chain. The UK Pound value is low so all this adds up.
@@daves301 the egress Black edition on tamaya USA cost a lot more than it does through Tower hobbies or horizon hobbies.... Everything there is MSRP
@@RCKickschannel Gavin, looks like horzion /tower hobbies might not get much if any stock of the Egress black in the USA... Listing has gone to Discontinued before its arrival date of later in December..... last time this happened was the 45th anniversary Porsche 934.. i did get one... nine months later...
Kyosho does the best re-releases. As for this, if it's your biscuit you'll spend the dosh. And Tamiya knows the fans will bite, regardless of that sticker shock.
Say its pricey but it still sells out so why would they sell it cheaper?
That is a really good point Richard.
Isn't the Egress more sought after vs the Avante in general? Makes sense why it retails for more with less upgrades. Seems like regular ReRe Egress kits go for more than the Avante standard kits on Ebay.
I just had a look and you could get a shelf queen vintage Egress for £341 in the UK. That makes no sense when a rere is £500+
I think is the new math, where you get less for more and it's supposed to be better (for Tamiya). I for one will wait for the special, special edition with a motor that includes a special decal that reads "Egress Black Special Special Special Edition" 😂. Or I will not buy one. It's disgraceful from Tamiya, a motor with a sticker would have made me, and many more customers, consider buying one. But... que será será!
Inflations a global thing and it'll be those who are wealthy enough to buy seemingly 'overpriced' Tamiya kits today that'll ensure it as a company can survive till tomorrow for the rest of us.
How come it's so much cheaper in the US? I just paid 325 GBP for an Egress Black over here.
The Avante Black is quite a bit more -- over 400 GBP -- which makes sense with what's in the box. The Optima Mid I just paid 320 GBP for, so very similar to the Egress Black in price.
Brexit innit...
Costs are high guys. Pay is up for employees, raw materials are higher, real estate is crazy, energy is high, transportation is high. I'd rather have higher kit costs a than a bankrupt company or one that treats employees like underpaid slaves like China does.
All good points but why can you get an Avante Black today for less NIB?
@@RCKickschannel don't know.
@@RCKickschannel The price is mostly dictated by the sales forecast. The price per piece of any given part is much higher for smaller volumes. It is a catch 22.
I paid $500 plus for the Avante Black Special and only $367 for the Egress Black edition.
People will pay it stick it on a shelf, never use them. I've got a mint jugg 1 rare as rocking horse...... Sits on a shelf but not worth anything. They have issues but what does that matter if its a shelf queen, (with precense) I'd never sell it.
Ps. Please get rid of hit it Charlie.
Sin mirar el precio que puntuación le da a este coche para competir del 1 al 10??
You want to take it vintage racing?
@@RCKickschannel ESTARIA CURIOSO ...... no soy especialista, pero el coche se ve con materiales de mucha calidad..
o solo piensas que es para coleccionistas ??
I would love to have one but they are asking too much for it. Probably going to pass
It's kind of neat but they should give you a motor for that kind of money.
Price = because Tamiya.
No Eggres should cost more than an Avante purely because it's cheaper to produce being mostly plastic.
The fact it has no special motor added is a big slap in the face, maybe Tamiya have looked at the market and realised half of these won't even get built and the other half will just be put on a shelf so why bother adding a motor.
Also Tamiya has such a huge Japanese and Asian Market that they cater to that they price them how they want to. I guess they think we give you so many good cheap budget and medium price kits you won't mind paying more for this as it's mostly collectors buying them.
I make you right Gav. They've definitely conned us. I won't get it. I felt guilty getting the avante black. I have no spare money. I'm saving for kyosho legendary series. And the dasun 240z build kit. A must.
..........Aaand I still want one :/
What motor and esc combination would you put into this car?
Two choices really, you can go vintage race brushed period correct or something like a HobbyWing Combo brushless system but don’t go nuts on the KV
@@RCKickschannel thanks for the response. What do you think about “BLC50 Masami Combo 13.5T”. I know it was made for G Force but it might be an awesome addition to Egress given that it comes with Tamiya connector and the color matches with the shock. Just curious… thanks! Your videos are always informative and entertaining! I watch all your videos! :)
There were in stock at Amain for a short bit, $568.00 usd, I had to pass.
Why don't they include metal gears for the transmission all Tamiya kits are plastic geared why?
Not all Tamiya kits are plastic geared. The DT03 and TA02 do have metal gears it the transmission.
I think there will be some cheap ones on special in 6 months time
It’s too expensive for a 1/10 kit and much too much for a tamiya
That's the cost of genuine Tamiya bearings.
£2000 a set. Possibly a little less ;)
The Egress is a great looking buggy, and the Black is no different, but it's way too expensive for what you get. Tamiya have seriously dropped the ball on this one, especially if you compare with the Kyosho kits. Not that I can afford any of them anyway.....
just changing the colors of things for that price is ridiculous when they could of done more, changing the wheels/tyres would of been an easy thing to do for example
Just ordered mine today 8 SEP 23
from MB model (England)
£299 if any ones looking for a bargain
When you show that the kyosho is £100 cheaper tamiya are taking the piss way overpriced for the egress
@@daves301 But it's still a better value. Kyosho took the time to reengineer it. Tamiya hasn't done that with any of the rereleases.
Yes, too expensive. I've seen carbon fiber kits cheaper.
Your paying for the nostalgia.
A great kit, ruined by a gigantic price tag. None of the Kyosho Legend cars are even that much. My Yokomo CAL3 wasn't even that much, and it's a proper racing buggy!The fact that it's a Special Edition, still doesn't warrant the price tag, no special one off parts, (ESC or motor to commemorate it's release), just a black set of wheels and body. I'm sure the collectors that have plenty of cash don't mind, but those of us that try and budget, surely won't justify the spend... Like myself. Tamiya didn't even need to create any extra special tooling to make the kit, as they already have the 2013 model tooling.
That’s ridiculous that price
Cheaper to buy outside UK😢 361 euro vs 519 gbp. Anyone has purchase a kit from tamico and shipped to UK? How much is the tax If there’s any charge.
20% tax on the kit price, including the shipping price. Handling fee will be £8.00-£12.00
Not enough aluminium parts for the price. Too Expensive!!!
It did feel too expensive. I have seen some really good deals on these now in the UK as it just didn't sell that well so shop around
In Germany the original Egress was 799DM (400€) back in '90. Compared to this today's price is pretty decent.
The Egress was the upgraded version of the Avante. The one piece uprights and all this were performance upgrades compared to the Avante.
For me 300-350 euro its ok
I thought you were from the UK but yet the thumbnail is US money...
Just graphics
Ouch! That's pricy.
Yeah the price stopped me from getting my hands on an Egress finally!... Sooo looks like it's a never gonna end up with one now.. Why couldnt they just do another bloody batch of the std silver Egress...
I almost admire Tamiya's gusto in milking the nostalgia market so hard because there absolutely will be people out there foolish enough to spend that kind of money!
This is a cash grab but this is not a car for everyone. Back in the day this was super high grade and only a few folks were willing to pay for it. Now...same thing. Got to pay to play.
It seems to me that Tamiya are just seeing what they can get away with, i just don’t see the value here.
Boy is that a LOT of MONEY for what you get...
If you want your kits to command that sort of price Mr Tamiya perhaps include a motor and ESC worthy of the kit when I got back into this hobby I really wanted to get an egress and avante but when your looking at the best part of £1000 I just could not justify spending that sort of money 😳
why they dont put a bl set in the box , some more metal parts and tadaaaa everyone is going to be fine wirh the kit but not for this rip-off
But that pricing seems to be a UK only problem. The Egress is at 400-420 euro in Germany. Avante 470. But I agree...tamiya demands to much money for those, especially for the "effort " they put in. Kyosho at least revisit their cars to get them to modern standards!
Beside that, I got a 1/8 Losi Hammer Rey RTR for less than 400 wich puts a strange taste to the tamiya and kyosho pricing.