The Manta Ray was my very first 4wd buggy; bought it back in 1990. I had done a custom red with black tiger-stripe paint job on it, and called it the "Manta Devil" hehe. I recall I put full ball-bearings from Tamiya (NOT CHEAP! lol), a carbon chassis upgrade, a Novak esc and a Parma Cyclone II 11-turn brushed modified motor in it. It positively flew! Surprisingly enough, I don't recall anything breaking on it! So yeah, very fond memories with this one.
Glenn back in the day, i was looking to get a Manta Ray, and mum n dad said would only pay for the QD version, which i really wasn't happy about! lol. Long story short, they surprised me crimbo morning with this proper hobby grade Manta Ray and i kid you not, i was jumping around the living room almost in tears with happiness!! I actually almost smashed it to pieces by almost landing on the box as i was jumping up n down!! haha!! I spent 2 days hibernating in my bedroom building this beauty and those memories are utterly irreplaceable for me Glenn! It's the one thing i miss so so much about childhood, times like that...Thanks as always Glenn! Nostalgia is Golden...Wes, Liverpool, UK
I love the Ray, had one back in 94 i think, with an Dynatech 02H, full bearings and High Caps. My colours were Black and Red. Love to see a white one keep Up with your good work
Awesome addition to your collection. Most definitely have to replace those awful yellow shocks. Really can't wait to the final build. Thanks for sharing.
This was my first Tamiya buggy after I built the mud blaster so will always have a special place in my heart, it’s great to build too and goes together really well. I agree 100% that it looks better in white than silver, I painted mine white back in the day and is one of the very few times I’ve deviated from box art and it looks great, it’s one of those kits that looks better in the plastic than any photos. I’d build it stock to start with then steadily apply hop ups to see the difference they make as you add them. Looking forward to seeing the build and running videos for this one.
Build it stock, but ball raced and build it as a runner. Keep the stock wheels & tyres unless you want to race it on carpet. The Manta Ray was my first 4x4 buggy bought at Woodvale model airshow in the early 90s. I'd had the F150 Ranger some years beforehand though .. I used the stickers but instead of silver I painted the shell a metallic blue. I replaced the mechanical speed controller with an aftermarket ESC upgraded the motor with some kind of Team Losi (I forget the amounts of winds) and went racing at a club which met at a school sports hall in Chorley. I fitted some wide 3 spoke wheels with mini pin tyres and had a blast!. A sea fret at Formby put paid to the electronics and I dumped the car in a box to be forgotten about. However, I found the car recently in a box in my attic, contacted Gavin (RCKicks) and sent it to him for scrap, part out or whatever. He's going to be restoring it this year! You would have been next on my list, Glenn despite the excessive shipping to Canada.
Just buildt it bone stock with plastic bushings and all. Free pick of color. Just what color you have around. Just to get back to the days we had no money but alot of free time and wear it out like we used to do :) And not forget to paint the body with a brush!
Glenn, i bought my son one 2 years ago Like i mentioned in the FB group, this was also my first RC back in the days. When i was building my sons Manta, i only installed ball bearings and changed every screw with M3, drilling deeper holes and threading is a big plus, i also used longer screws. Beside that, i didn't upgrade anything, not even the prop shaft (ok i was running stock motor and Nimh). I didn't even change the motor mount. Now, imagine how a 7yo boy drives, its all about bashing and jumping😂😂😂, beside some rounded off spurs and idlers we didn't manage to break anything. Why im telling you this, i think you should build it as it is and run the hell out of it. Just to show what a beating those chassis still can take 👍 Cheers and thanks for sharing
Manta Ray is the first Tamiya car I ever had contact with back in the day. 2018 re re was one of the first things I bought when I got back into the hobby, that and a Top Force. I went box art then bought a terra scorcher shell to paint up to use when I run it.
Bought a Dirt Thrasher in 91, still run it. Eventually had to change the electrics to modern, but the motor is original. 👌. Like the idea of fancy paint job. White and blue would look great.
tires look unique- You like your yellow CVAs so no chng on dampers, box art is what i would do, This buggy flies I think very uniform and stable off track jumps, So a great photo video- for the track
This was my best friends car back in the day and it cleaned the floor of our then Terra Scorchers and Thundershots. We ended up upgrading to Boss Cats and Lazer ZX's to keep up (and ultimately pass after a lot of upgrades). I'd love to see this in metallic black with the black Top Force shocks. I remember seeing one back in the day like that and it was superb, mega stealth. It had black spoke wheels although I can't remember what they were from.
Had the original Manta Ray. Raced it from stock and modified it when I could. I always remember Jamie Booths Manta Ray (looked like a Top Force but I believe it was essentially a Modified Ray). It would be great to see how simple mods in stages to see the difference would be. My first mod was bearings (from memory). Keep up the good work, love watching your vids 👍🏻
Manta Ray looks amazing black with the yellow cva's and yellow wing sticker Put bearings in it, set the spring heights half way down the shock bodies add a 17t pinion and just thrash it on the Tamiya test track 👌 I'd love to see that 🤓
Manta ray is like marmite you either love it or hate it I remember when they first came out I had the midnight pumpkin my mate had manta ray I was so jealous love it now you spurred me to get one with a few upgrades but keep it box art stay safe and keep up the good work
I like the idea of doing it stock. Then running it and upgrading it. Just to see if there is an advantage to spending. I think most of the upgrades we do just make the cars more reliable over time rather then performance. But as most of the cars get very light use is any of it worth the spend.?
Ooooh! I havent seen one of these in the flesh before. It would be nice to see it made to factory spec, just to see how it runs, and then later, pimp the hell out of it!!!😄. White shell and everything!!!👍👍. I absolutely love your 'Mad rabbit' so maybe you could work your magic again on this at a later date and turn it into an absolute monster ray!!😆👍. Anyhoo, great video!!
always build the kit stock with bearings, no need to disassemble the entire car just to add bearings, then drive the car stock to appreciate the way it was intended. Once you've realized what needs to be improved, do the mods one at a time so you can see what advantage each mod does and you will get the most enjoyment out of each modification. When you add all the mods at once you won't get a sense of what each mod did or if any improvement was made. Finally the only reason I would install stock bushings is if I never intended to drive it and it was to be a shelf queen forever and even then I'm on the fence. But whatever you do I will watch so have fun.
I like the idea of a time trails box stock, then timed again after a couple upgrades. Timed again and again to see what upgrades make the difference and what are just a waste of money. I know there are people out there that swear by this kit. I just didn't see it but would like to.
Always found the front shock tower was weak on the original Manta Ray, tended to fracture at gearbox mounting. I swapped it for an Alloy mount, eventually changed the bathtub chassis for the twin deck GRP, turnbuckles, bearings, composite prop shaft, HPI wheels. By the time you do diffs, speed controller etc It gets to a point where it’s closer to being a Top Force. Seems like a ball bearing upgrade would be nice for smoother running, certainly the shock tower, and perhaps some wheels and electrics etc, but otherwise leaving it stock would be in keeping with the classic kit.
If you think it looks better in white, then do it in white... anything but box art! Other than that just have fun with it, put a driver figure in it, do a tinted windscreen, upgrade it over time, see how it goes around the track, maybe go to different shocks and the FRP chassis eventually, etc. Any of those sort of things would be pretty cool.
Keep the manta Ray shell, but start off stock and upgrade over time and see what upgrades make most difference to average lap times on the Tamiya Legends Track.
Hey Mr Tamyia Legends (sorry I forgot your name) I'd just like to to thank you deeply and profoundly for being there for me. I was raised to be a "mans mans" and with the utmost non disrespect, RC cars and the like were in my world deem to be a child's realm, toys for childish should-be men. What you and the other on this channel have provided me is a community, a family, of like minded people that help me to feel not so alone, a freak. It sounds over dramatic, but it isn't, you have helped saved me from self-deletion, even though thoughts of such still haunt me. I Love RC cars, I have fond memories of racing them, tingeing and fettering them as a youth ( with very little success, in the early 90's) but the thought of Sunday afternoons amateur local community centre meets kept me going through the week. Thanks. I know you done them before, but for me 'The Midnight Pumpkin'' was as still is the ultimate RC car, fun, mad, flawed, wheeling madness but awesome. I enjoy whatever you choose to do with your projects, please keep it up and thank you deeply.Heresy I know on this channel, but for me, the RC10T was the greatest of all time. Please keep creative with your builds and sharing the joy of this hobby with us all here.
I would actually first build it up as completly stock , and then do some custom work to it later on. I think black or white for the body shell would look very cool. However, I dont like the box art grey myself, but its refering to a fish so it makes sense. Lol. Thanks for sharing. 👍
Personally, I think build it stock, see how it goes, then upgrade later with the spare Top Force parts. Bodyshell wise, I like the sound of the black/blue colour scheme :)
Glenn do your own paintwork and put a monster power set up into it for some fun, maybe put the faster gearset in and use something like a 4.5T brushless set up on 4s 😁 and bigger wheels and tyres too.
My understanding is when these came out they did ok in racing because the drivetrain would take modified motors. Maybe build it like racers built them back in the day with ball bearings, alloy parts and a Trinity Monster motor
Following you on this one, Glenn. I have my old Dirt Thrasher, and I really not sure what to do to that one, beside keeping its shell. Really looking forward to more inspiration on it buddy 😊
Full build as stock for video, then later (after TF special) do a video of upgrading to TF spec with left over parts. What ever you do, i'm looking forward to it. :)
I would keep it stock and then upgrade and we can see the differences Glenn. It is a good looking car in the box art my friend. Interested to see what you do with it. Cool video bud!
I’m just getting my Manta Ray out to build! I’m in two minds on route forward but I do have a spare set of Top Force HiCaps that will go on it as well as bearings. I’m hopping up but not too much as my TopForce build will be a special one to. I’d like to see the blue/black Manta Ray. I’ve just used smoke backed with PS4 on my DF03 and that gave a deep dark blue/black colour so what about something like that? Think I’d like to see it stuck with the bath tub chassis as so many Mantas get the fro of carbon treatment. What about old skool fluorescent colouring?
Build it box art first then upgrade but keep it manta ray. I have the exact same situation went from dirt thrasher and ray to top force and top force evo. Kit deserves a build then more upgrades down the road. Just my opinion. It will also add to the total of video for us viewers to reference from. 😉
You can send it to me! I like the way the car looks except the yellow shock looks out of place to me. Would go with those blue/white shocks and springs. I am sure what ever you decide to do with it, it will turn out awesome! PS on my channel I put up the 1987 Tamiya Promotional video!
Yeah I’d build it up stock with maybe a different paint scheme and then hop it up to gauge performance changes.Would be interesting. What about a 70mph manta ray😱
Hi Glenn, a tip for you don't fit part B5 unless you are going to fit a MSC because B5 holds the resistor !!! A rare mistake from tamiya. Lol!!. Steve UK.
Metallic black,candy red,gunmetal,TRF custom without the standard decals as I think they wouldn't work + I think the wing decal is all you end up focused on? I'd fold some paper and centerline on a trf wing, trace one side and transfer to the other for symmetry, I think you can do it with your new tape and a pen to outline on the protective film! I don't mind the pattern, just have no interest in blue and pink! Lol, have you seen the Porsche by singer? Think it's called acs, on par with the 959 but uses a 911!:)
I'm thinking that you could build it chassis wise with the bearings.. but as a different kind of paint scheme.. maybe a NASCAR style with branding (if can get the stickers ) kinda like a futuristic off road racer ..
I've just dug my 1990 one out of the loft about 2 weeks ago, still have original box. Plugged original battery into charger for a few hours, connected it and off it went. No adjustments, no tinkering, nothing, brilliant. Last weekend charged the battery for 16 hours on trickle charge. While waiting ordered a 2nd battery and fast charger. Following day took it as battery had charged, 2 minuets later im walking back in to house with it as one of the red front uprights has snapped around the ball joint 😳 Found Modelsport in Otley who have replacement aluminium ones and now just waiting for a delivery and then more time fiddling which is exactly what want to stop me staring at a pc screen. Any tips on what else could do with it, thinking of maybe the speed control as it is a tad rusty 😜
New to the hobby and have been watching a bit of your content today, my thoughts are clearly BIASED but it might help bring in new viewers maybe? Start as stock and use this car as a tutorial on how to take your first car and upgrade it, show the process for example and then you have the one car, used as examples of how it changed over time, using your own footage as the example of why your suggesting what youre suggesting? Much like how slot car channels do with the tuning of the cars but in bigger scale because theres more you can do
I must say Glen I much preferred this shell to the blazing star. As it’s spare how about building stock.... but the shell in a Tamiya legends livery????!?
I had a manta ray as a kid but it was NOT this one. It was smaller and more of a toy grade. It was already assembled and I got it in a mall toy store around 92-94. 2wd and really fun for back in the day. Any info about the cheaper version?
Hi Glen!! Yeah it would be cool to keep it bone stock but I really want to see what you can do with the body. I’m always learning from you. Thanks buddy
A)Super manta ray? B)Monster manta ray? C)Tamiya legends team super ray? D)a double decker ultra mega super monster manta force? E)All of the above??? Just film it all and let us like and subscribe!!!🤗🥰🤪🤣😂😄🤩
This is the one car that never met my expectations. Really disappointed with box stock speed. Ill be paying extra attention to this build. Maybe I just got a bum motor.
Ahhh 😍 this was my first Tamiya Car in 1993 👍😎
I can forsee the future... Painted white with Tamiya Legends decals on it.
I was thinking the same."Glenn "the Tamiya " Legend" as a driver decal. Someone call msi!
I like the sound of building it basic & run it as a runner & then do some hopups & see, that sounds about the best you can do with it,😀😀😀
The Manta Ray was my very first 4wd buggy; bought it back in 1990. I had done a custom red with black tiger-stripe paint job on it, and called it the "Manta Devil" hehe. I recall I put full ball-bearings from Tamiya (NOT CHEAP! lol), a carbon chassis upgrade, a Novak esc and a Parma Cyclone II 11-turn brushed modified motor in it. It positively flew! Surprisingly enough, I don't recall anything breaking on it! So yeah, very fond memories with this one.
Glenn back in the day, i was looking to get a Manta Ray, and mum n dad said would only pay for the QD version, which i really wasn't happy about! lol. Long story short, they surprised me crimbo morning with this proper hobby grade Manta Ray and i kid you not, i was jumping around the living room almost in tears with happiness!! I actually almost smashed it to pieces by almost landing on the box as i was jumping up n down!! haha!! I spent 2 days hibernating in my bedroom building this beauty and those memories are utterly irreplaceable for me Glenn! It's the one thing i miss so so much about childhood, times like that...Thanks as always Glenn! Nostalgia is Golden...Wes, Liverpool, UK
I love the Ray,
had one back in 94 i think, with an Dynatech 02H, full bearings and High Caps.
My colours were Black and Red.
Love to see a white one
keep Up with your good work
Awesome addition to your collection. Most definitely have to replace those awful yellow shocks. Really can't wait to the final build. Thanks for sharing.
This was my first Tamiya buggy after I built the mud blaster so will always have a special place in my heart, it’s great to build too and goes together really well. I agree 100% that it looks better in white than silver, I painted mine white back in the day and is one of the very few times I’ve deviated from box art and it looks great, it’s one of those kits that looks better in the plastic than any photos. I’d build it stock to start with then steadily apply hop ups to see the difference they make as you add them. Looking forward to seeing the build and running videos for this one.
Build it stock and run it round the track, then upgrade and show the improvements each time
Build it stock, but ball raced and build it as a runner. Keep the stock wheels & tyres unless you want to race it on carpet. The Manta Ray was my first 4x4 buggy bought at Woodvale model airshow in the early 90s. I'd had the F150 Ranger some years beforehand though .. I used the stickers but instead of silver I painted the shell a metallic blue. I replaced the mechanical speed controller with an aftermarket ESC upgraded the motor with some kind of Team Losi (I forget the amounts of winds) and went racing at a club which met at a school sports hall in Chorley. I fitted some wide 3 spoke wheels with mini pin tyres and had a blast!. A sea fret at Formby put paid to the electronics and I dumped the car in a box to be forgotten about. However, I found the car recently in a box in my attic, contacted Gavin (RCKicks) and sent it to him for scrap, part out or whatever. He's going to be restoring it this year! You would have been next on my list, Glenn despite the excessive shipping to Canada.
Just buildt it bone stock with plastic bushings and all. Free pick of color. Just what color you have around. Just to get back to the days we had no money but alot of free time and wear it out like we used to do :)
And not forget to paint the body with a brush!
That comment nearly bought a tear to
My eye.
Glenn, i bought my son one 2 years ago
Like i mentioned in the FB group, this was also my first RC back in the days.
When i was building my sons Manta, i only installed ball bearings and changed every screw with M3, drilling deeper holes and threading is a big plus, i also used longer screws. Beside that, i didn't upgrade anything, not even the prop shaft (ok i was running stock motor and Nimh). I didn't even change the motor mount. Now, imagine how a 7yo boy drives, its all about bashing and jumping😂😂😂, beside some rounded off spurs and idlers we didn't manage to break anything. Why im telling you this, i think you should build it as it is and run the hell out of it. Just to show what a beating those chassis still can take 👍
Cheers and thanks for sharing
Manta Ray is the first Tamiya car I ever had contact with back in the day. 2018 re re was one of the first things I bought when I got back into the hobby, that and a Top Force. I went box art then bought a terra scorcher shell to paint up to use when I run it.
My neighbor had a Manta Ray, Avante and a QD Thunder Shot when I was a kid. They still hold a massive place in my heart ❤️
Bought a Dirt Thrasher in 91, still run it. Eventually had to change the electrics to modern, but the motor is original. 👌. Like the idea of fancy paint job. White and blue would look great.
tires look unique- You like your yellow CVAs so no chng on dampers, box art is what i would do, This buggy flies I think very uniform and stable off track jumps, So a great photo video- for the track
This was my best friends car back in the day and it cleaned the floor of our then Terra Scorchers and Thundershots. We ended up upgrading to Boss Cats and Lazer ZX's to keep up (and ultimately pass after a lot of upgrades).
I'd love to see this in metallic black with the black Top Force shocks. I remember seeing one back in the day like that and it was superb, mega stealth. It had black spoke wheels although I can't remember what they were from.
Great to this stock to start with and pitch it against the tt02b at the legends arena. Much love for mantaray
As soon as the fire Dragon comes out I'm jumping on that purchase
Had the original Manta Ray. Raced it from stock and modified it when I could. I always remember Jamie Booths Manta Ray (looked like a Top Force but I believe it was essentially a Modified Ray). It would be great to see how simple mods in stages to see the difference would be. My first mod was bearings (from memory). Keep up the good work, love watching your vids 👍🏻
Manta Ray looks amazing black with the yellow cva's and yellow wing sticker
Put bearings in it, set the spring heights half way down the shock bodies add a 17t pinion and just thrash it on the Tamiya test track 👌 I'd love to see that 🤓
Yeah I had the QD version of this and my mate had the Avante I have to admit Xmas 1990 was a banga 🤙🏽
Hop it up Glenn and make it into a lets call it.... super (stingray)
Great vid buddy.
keep it simple, bearings, alloy mount and props. and better steering. you can even do that with all tamiya hopup.
Manta ray is like marmite you either love it or hate it I remember when they first came out I had the midnight pumpkin my mate had manta ray I was so jealous love it now you spurred me to get one with a few upgrades but keep it box art stay safe and keep up the good work
I like the idea of doing it stock. Then running it and upgrading it. Just to see if there is an advantage to spending. I think most of the upgrades we do just make the cars more reliable over time rather then performance. But as most of the cars get very light use is any of it worth the spend.?
Ooooh! I havent seen one of these in the flesh before. It would be nice to see it made to factory spec, just to see how it runs, and then later, pimp the hell out of it!!!😄. White shell and everything!!!👍👍. I absolutely love your 'Mad rabbit' so maybe you could work your magic again on this at a later date and turn it into an absolute monster ray!!😆👍. Anyhoo, great video!!
For me one of the best Buggy's simple to build , fast ( with the right motor😉) not fragile end a massive lot of fun..
Build it Glenn then give it to me! 😂😂 Seriously hops and tune up then race it around the TL arena! 👍
always build the kit stock with bearings, no need to disassemble the entire car just to add bearings, then drive the car stock to appreciate the way it was intended. Once you've realized what needs to be improved, do the mods one at a time so you can see what advantage each mod does and you will get the most enjoyment out of each modification. When you add all the mods at once you won't get a sense of what each mod did or if any improvement was made. Finally the only reason I would install stock bushings is if I never intended to drive it and it was to be a shelf queen forever and even then I'm on the fence. But whatever you do I will watch so have fun.
Raunchy looking buggy Glenn, thinking you’re right, white would look so much more striking.
😊👍🏻
Bearings and the rest stock. I wanted this when I was young. Santa got me the quick drive version. 😟
A metallic colour would look nice I recon Glenn
I like the idea of a time trails box stock, then timed again after a couple upgrades. Timed again and again to see what upgrades make the difference and what are just a waste of money. I know there are people out there that swear by this kit. I just didn't see it but would like to.
Always found the front shock tower was weak on the original Manta Ray, tended to fracture at gearbox mounting. I swapped it for an Alloy mount, eventually changed the bathtub chassis for the twin deck GRP, turnbuckles, bearings, composite prop shaft, HPI wheels. By the time you do diffs, speed controller etc It gets to a point where it’s closer to being a Top Force.
Seems like a ball bearing upgrade would be nice for smoother running, certainly
the shock tower, and perhaps some wheels and electrics etc, but otherwise leaving it stock would be in keeping with the classic kit.
If you think it looks better in white, then do it in white... anything but box art!
Other than that just have fun with it, put a driver figure in it, do a tinted windscreen, upgrade it over time, see how it goes around the track, maybe go to different shocks and the FRP chassis eventually, etc. Any of those sort of things would be pretty cool.
Would love to see it built and ran round the track buddy. 👌👌😎😎
Keep the manta Ray shell, but start off stock and upgrade over time and see what upgrades make most difference to average lap times on the Tamiya Legends Track.
I've just bought a vintage Manta Ray on eBay, so I'll be following this closely for ideas 👍🏻
You know where to come for bearings! 👍🏼
Hey Mr Tamyia Legends (sorry I forgot your name) I'd just like to to
thank you deeply and profoundly for being there for me. I was raised to
be a "mans mans" and with the utmost non disrespect, RC cars and the
like were in my world deem to be a child's realm, toys for childish
should-be men. What you and the other on this channel have provided me
is a community, a family, of like minded people that help me to feel not
so alone, a freak. It sounds over dramatic, but it isn't, you have
helped saved me from self-deletion, even though thoughts of such still
haunt me. I Love RC cars, I have fond memories of racing them, tingeing and fettering them as a youth ( with
very little success, in the early 90's) but the thought of Sunday
afternoons amateur local community centre meets kept me going through the week.
Thanks. I know you done them before, but for me 'The Midnight Pumpkin''
was as still is the ultimate RC car, fun, mad, flawed, wheeling madness but awesome. I
enjoy whatever you choose to do with your projects, please keep it up
and thank you deeply.Heresy I know on this channel, but for me, the RC10T was the greatest of all time. Please keep creative with your builds and sharing the joy of this hobby with us all here.
Wow what a fantastic comment my friend 🤩👊🏻
Build it then hop it up👍 I painted my one a few years ago tamiya ps14 copper it looked so cool with the blue ( I thought so anyway)
I would actually first build it up as completly stock , and then do some custom work to it later on. I think black or white for the body shell would look very cool. However, I dont like the box art grey myself, but its refering to a fish so it makes sense. Lol. Thanks for sharing. 👍
my Manta Ray is still in the box waiting for some attention. Can't wait to see what you do
Personally, I think build it stock, see how it goes, then upgrade later with the spare Top Force parts. Bodyshell wise, I like the sound of the black/blue colour scheme :)
Glenn do your own paintwork and put a monster power set up into it for some fun, maybe put the faster gearset in and use something like a 4.5T brushless set up on 4s 😁 and bigger wheels and tyres too.
My understanding is when these came out they did ok in racing because the drivetrain would take modified motors. Maybe build it like racers built them back in the day with ball bearings, alloy parts and a Trinity Monster motor
Following you on this one, Glenn. I have my old Dirt Thrasher, and I really not sure what to do to that one, beside keeping its shell. Really looking forward to more inspiration on it buddy 😊
Full build as stock for video, then later (after TF special) do a video of upgrading to TF spec with left over parts. What ever you do, i'm looking forward to it. :)
Basic build and run followed by incremental hop-ups would be great to see as would a white body.
Top vid👌
Build it stock Glenn and paint it white then do the upgrades to never had a manta ray always wanted one keep up the good work 👍👍
I would keep it stock and then upgrade and we can see the differences Glenn. It is a good looking car in the box art my friend. Interested to see what you do with it. Cool video bud!
I’m just getting my Manta Ray out to build! I’m in two minds on route forward but I do have a spare set of Top Force HiCaps that will go on it as well as bearings. I’m hopping up but not too much as my TopForce build will be a special one to.
I’d like to see the blue/black Manta Ray. I’ve just used smoke backed with PS4 on my DF03 and that gave a deep dark blue/black colour so what about something like that?
Think I’d like to see it stuck with the bath tub chassis as so many Mantas get the fro of carbon treatment.
What about old skool fluorescent colouring?
Build it box art first then upgrade but keep it manta ray. I have the exact same situation went from dirt thrasher and ray to top force and top force evo. Kit deserves a build then more upgrades down the road. Just my opinion.
It will also add to the total of video for us viewers to reference from. 😉
Build it box art just change the bushes for bearings.
You can send it to me! I like the way the car looks except the yellow shock looks out of place to me. Would go with those blue/white shocks and springs. I am sure what ever you decide to do with it, it will turn out awesome! PS on my channel I put up the 1987 Tamiya Promotional video!
Yeah I’d build it up stock with maybe a different paint scheme and then hop it up to gauge performance changes.Would be interesting. What about a 70mph manta ray😱
Hi Glenn, a tip for you don't fit part B5 unless you are going to fit a MSC because B5 holds the resistor !!! A rare mistake from tamiya. Lol!!. Steve UK.
Metallic black,candy red,gunmetal,TRF custom without the standard decals as I think they wouldn't work + I think the wing decal is all you end up focused on? I'd fold some paper and centerline on a trf wing, trace one side and transfer to the other for symmetry, I think you can do it with your new tape and a pen to outline on the protective film! I don't mind the pattern, just have no interest in blue and pink! Lol, have you seen the Porsche by singer? Think it's called acs, on par with the 959 but uses a 911!:)
I'm thinking that you could build it chassis wise with the bearings.. but as a different kind of paint scheme.. maybe a NASCAR style with branding (if can get the stickers ) kinda like a futuristic off road racer ..
I would like to see it in box art but a different color...pearl white or metallic green.
Please please please get rid of the yellow cva's use the black Top Force ones and do a black out build with some Egress wheels 😍😍😍😍😍
Gone full circle Glenn lol 😁
I've just dug my 1990 one out of the loft about 2 weeks ago, still have original box. Plugged original battery into charger for a few hours, connected it and off it went. No adjustments, no tinkering, nothing, brilliant.
Last weekend charged the battery for 16 hours on trickle charge. While waiting ordered a 2nd battery and fast charger.
Following day took it as battery had charged, 2 minuets later im walking back in to house with it as one of the red front uprights has snapped around the ball joint 😳 Found Modelsport in Otley who have replacement aluminium ones and now just waiting for a delivery and then more time fiddling which is exactly what want to stop me staring at a pc screen.
Any tips on what else could do with it, thinking of maybe the speed control as it is a tad rusty 😜
New to the hobby and have been watching a bit of your content today, my thoughts are clearly BIASED but it might help bring in new viewers maybe?
Start as stock and use this car as a tutorial on how to take your first car and upgrade it, show the process for example and then you have the one car, used as examples of how it changed over time, using your own footage as the example of why your suggesting what youre suggesting?
Much like how slot car channels do with the tuning of the cars but in bigger scale because theres more you can do
Hey Glenn what about doing a TRF version? (Your interpretation of what you think it would be like if Tamiya did a TRF of it)
I must say Glen I much preferred this shell to the blazing star. As it’s spare how about building stock.... but the shell in a Tamiya legends livery????!?
Paint it mainly black
With some blue and silver
Build it as a Manta Ray to look at with custom paint but have a full spec 100% parts correct Terra Conqueror chassis under the shell
Let it sit downstairs. PM me your address and when you're not home.
Do it up in chrome 😎
Standard then as u hop up do the time/speed differences
Paint it in TRF colours
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I had a manta ray as a kid but it was NOT this one. It was smaller and more of a toy grade. It was already assembled and I got it in a mall toy store around 92-94. 2wd and really fun for back in the day. Any info about the cheaper version?
Sounds like the Tamiya QD range (quick drive) 👊🏻
Hey Glenn, did the original box art show the resistor cover? That’s the only difference i can think of in the box art.
I have the opportunity to purchase one of these , would you recommend this kit ? Is it a hard build for a beginner ? Regards
Hi Glen!! Yeah it would be cool to keep it bone stock but I really want to see what you can do with the body. I’m always learning from you. Thanks buddy
What u paid on the top force? Wher dya get the majority of ur kits?
I would say make a swap to a Terra Conqueror.
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A)Super manta ray? B)Monster manta ray? C)Tamiya legends team super ray? D)a double decker ultra mega super monster manta force? E)All of the above??? Just film it all and let us like and subscribe!!!🤗🥰🤪🤣😂😄🤩
and paint it yourself too.
The trick is to drive it but no get the nose of the body clipped off.
Wasn't the dirt thrasher DF01or df02? I had a dirt thrasher.
I think you should put a brushless motor in it and the ball bearings and box art. And brushless motor should be over 3,000 KV.
After all those particular hop-ups keep it stock.
Too bad you can't use the TL01 drive shaft in it.
I think the box art for that car is best for it.
just do it stock first then upgrade...more videos lol
This is the one car that never met my expectations. Really disappointed with box stock speed. Ill be paying extra attention to this build. Maybe I just got a bum motor.