Definitely not a competitive race buggy but i love mine. You know when you're carrying it back to the garage with a big smile on your face, Tamiya did something right. Great video as always, keep up the good work. From one Craig to another, two big thumbs up!
Hey Craig, many thanks for watching 🙌🏻👍🏻 Having done this series of hop ups I have learnt that even Tamiya’s most basic chassis can provide hours of fun both on and off the track. The RF even performed fairly well round my Orchard Raceway last year in the time trials. 😁
Hey Dom, the Rising Fighter is a hidden gem in Tamiyas line up for me. It has out performed my expectations as a little pocket rocket! I still have a few more tricks in store for it too! Thanks for watching dude 🙌🏻👍🏻
Cheers Brent, always good to get them on the bench and see what happens when you start swapping stuff out. The Rising Fighter, DT and TT chassis give plenty of scope for that at reasonable prices 😎
Yeah Craig . Once a hopper always a hopper. I did loads of similar changes to mine when I first had it but it still just hops happily along hehe. Great video and hop-ups mate.
Hey Rob, many thanks for watching matey 🙌🏻👍🏻 You can’t easily take the hopper out of a hopper can you! All the upgrades have allowed it to take some extra power so it was all worth it! 🚀
Hey Fil 👋🏻 This series was about extracting loads of extra fun out of Tamiya’s cheapest kit which has been a complete result! I may not have got it any faster but it looks great and is able to take some extra turns on the motor now 🔥🚀
Hey Dirk, just needs a little adjustment. The Rising Fighter is a great chassis and one that I have enjoyed playing about with. Thanks for watching my friend 🙌🏻👍🏻
Hey Jeremy, thanks for watching my friend 🙌🏻👍🏻 The Rising Fighter is an underrated RC which offers so much potential. If nothing else I have set it up to take a beefy motor in the future 😁
Hey pal! It has been hard to fully improve the performance but it sure looks the part now! Should also be able to handle a peppier motor too! Thanks for watching 🙌🏻👍🏻
Nice one, Craig! The Tamiya CVA shocks are definitely better. That thing with the front shocks not returning (not lifting the nose) you can't test it on the bench. I reckon they are working OK, better to be soft. The front wont return because the wheels splay out when you push the nose down, due to the swing arm suspension lower arms. Then the friction of the tyres on the bench stops the wheels from sliding back to the narrower track, if that makes sense? Anyway, great fun, all the best, matey! :))
Hey Mark, thanks for watching matey 🙌🏻👍🏻 It actually seems to work better when under driving conditions as the front doesn’t really come under that level of compression. It was super fun playing about with this chassis and I still think I have some extra to get out of it. Some Schumacher’s arrived the other day to help 😁
Cheers Jim 🙌🏻 I am going to tinker with the chassis a little more over the winter and see what else I can get working differently. Such a fun entry buggy from Tamiya and often over looked. Thanks for watching brother 🙌🏻👍🏻
That's nice to follow along, I think the one I got that is most similar is the Fighting buggy RX memorial, I basically haven't done much to fix it, no idea if it helps... But still good to test, it's just as much a mind game as anything, good way to use the brain cells. I'm loving the Tie Fighter look, and I love that race course of yours!
Hey 👋🏻 Thanks for watching as always my friend 🙌🏻👍🏻 It is fun to try and improve these basic chassis models. The RX is similar but this one has a different battery position (more like the grasshoppers). They are robust RCs that are well suited to my Orchard Raceway 😁
Hi there Craig, a great set of upgrades to the Rising Fighter. Oil shocks certainly are better, albeit, perhaps still some tweaking to be done to the oil weights. Some adjustments to the front steering, due to the upgraded 3mm rods. You mentioned taking the rear brace back out, as the rear was bouncy still, I think the young Mr Wylie has the 5th Shock mod to his Lunchbox, I was wondering if this idea could be applied to the Rising Fighter? Perhaps with a light weight oil, you’ll get that flexibility, but dampened, just an idea. Anyway great work. Take care and best wishes to you and the family 😊😉😁
Thanks John! I will take a look into the 5th shock mod on the hopper. Might be a future upgrade to the old girl as we go forward! At least with all these mods she is ready for a bigger motor! Thanks for watching matey 👍🏻🙌🏻
Great up grades & Run Craig!!!! I'm a bit late to the party (as you may know, COD Modern Warfare 2 launched here in the States) I been busy, LOL. Yes sir, can only get so much out of a buggy of that design but your doing AWESOME Man!!!!! ATB dude to one and all (where are your summer slam vids?).
Hey Bob, sounds like you have been busy dude 😎 The buggy is now ready to take a little more power from those motors. (Still haven’t got to that motor repair yet!!) I didn’t have any footage on the time trials so I have held off until the 4 way races 😎 Thanks for watching dude 🙌🏻👍🏻
Looks great Craig,and it seems to perform as good as one can expect from a pretty basic buggy👍 i am tempted to get one just because of its simplicity a sturdy looks🙂
Hey Peter, you should look into it. Out of the box it is pretty cool and it is fun working on the chassis. You should pick one up at some point my friend. Thanks for watching 🙌🏻😁
Great idea! They are a wonderful buggy for entry level RC which actually performed way better than I thought it would! Good luck with the subs dude 👍🏻🙌🏻
Love to know what kind of rare metal or precious stones that Tamiya make the CBA shocks out of, as to covert the price they charge, there has to be an element of Unicorn Wee in them or something 🤣🤔
There is something in them which contributes to the extraordinary price but also the out of the box functionality for me. The TRF ones must be packed with some alien alloy 🔥 Thanks for watching dude 👍🏻🙌🏻
Interesting video. 👍I would have thought your mods would have made a little more difference. I'm currently looking at what mods to do to my Grasshopper 2 for next months race, and my first mod will be sorting out the rear suspension. I think for a smooth, high grip carpet track, locking off the rear will be beneficial. But for a bumpy off road track, it might, like you suggest actually reduce traction. As for the front rebound, I'm no expert, but I'd imagine a little more preload would help. Also make sure the suspension isn't binding anywhere, that might stop it returning to normal ride height.
Hi David, thank you for watching 👍🏻🙌🏻 I think you are right that locking on a nice smooth track would be beneficial but on the Orchard Raceway it is limiting. The front rebound seems to correct itself in future videos due to a upgrade on the shocks 😎
It does seem a bit stiff in the rear. Mine chatters a bit but not as bad as yours. I am trying to remember if I am running the kit springs on them or the springs that came with the shocks. I will have to take a look tomorrow and see. Shock tuning can be a pain in the rear especially with that hopper style rear end!
Hey Addam, I am sure I saw somewhere that you should always try and use kit springs when changing shocks so might have a look at that also. I am convinced that the rear brace has mad things tricker on the Orchard Raceway so it will probably come off for the 2023 season and see if that makes things better also. Although it can now take a peppier motor so clearly the handling mods helped out somewhere 😁 Thanks for watching dude 🙌🏻👍🏻
@@theoagrc In some cases I think sticking with the stock springs is good but the stock ones on this buggy are way too stiff I think and the springs with the oil dampers would probably soften it up a lot and be able to get that power down without all the obnoxious hopping and skipping. Worth a try for sure!
Definitely not a competitive race buggy but i love mine. You know when you're carrying it back to the garage with a big smile on your face, Tamiya did something right. Great video as always, keep up the good work. From one Craig to another, two big thumbs up!
Hey Craig, many thanks for watching 🙌🏻👍🏻 Having done this series of hop ups I have learnt that even Tamiya’s most basic chassis can provide hours of fun both on and off the track. The RF even performed fairly well round my Orchard Raceway last year in the time trials. 😁
You gotta love the rising fighter . Bang for buck and highly customisable. Great stuff Craig 😊👍
Hey Dom, the Rising Fighter is a hidden gem in Tamiyas line up for me. It has out performed my expectations as a little pocket rocket! I still have a few more tricks in store for it too! Thanks for watching dude 🙌🏻👍🏻
Nice testing Craig even if you don't get great results its fun to tinker
Cheers Brent, always good to get them on the bench and see what happens when you start swapping stuff out. The Rising Fighter, DT and TT chassis give plenty of scope for that at reasonable prices 😎
Yeah Craig . Once a hopper always a hopper. I did loads of similar changes to mine when I first had it but it still just hops happily along hehe. Great video and hop-ups mate.
Hey Rob, many thanks for watching matey 🙌🏻👍🏻 You can’t easily take the hopper out of a hopper can you! All the upgrades have allowed it to take some extra power so it was all worth it! 🚀
I've got to add one of these to my collection, what a great looking buggy!
Hey Fil 👋🏻 This series was about extracting loads of extra fun out of Tamiya’s cheapest kit which has been a complete result! I may not have got it any faster but it looks great and is able to take some extra turns on the motor now 🔥🚀
@@theoagrc cheap fun is always a winning formula, great job pal! 👏
Well upgraded rig Craig👍. You're right, the front shocks need some attention🤔.
Hey Dirk, just needs a little adjustment. The Rising Fighter is a great chassis and one that I have enjoyed playing about with. Thanks for watching my friend 🙌🏻👍🏻
Nice work on the evolving Rising Fighter Craig! Even if some of the upgrades don’t enhance its track performance; now you’ll know!👍😊
Hey Jeremy, thanks for watching my friend 🙌🏻👍🏻 The Rising Fighter is an underrated RC which offers so much potential. If nothing else I have set it up to take a beefy motor in the future 😁
Very neat buggy with that line I figured it might be tough to make changes but where there's a will there's a way
Hey pal! It has been hard to fully improve the performance but it sure looks the part now! Should also be able to handle a peppier motor too! Thanks for watching 🙌🏻👍🏻
Cool RC and mods, great video and information
Cheer Duke. Thanks for stopping by man 👍🏻🙌🏻
Enjoying learning what you gleaned from your tuning. Cheers!
Hey Mauzy, thanks for watching dude 🙌🏻👍🏻 It is such a fun chassis to play about with and shows how much fun can be had with an entry level Tamiya
Nice one, Craig! The Tamiya CVA shocks are definitely better. That thing with the front shocks not returning (not lifting the nose) you can't test it on the bench. I reckon they are working OK, better to be soft. The front wont return because the wheels splay out when you push the nose down, due to the swing arm suspension lower arms. Then the friction of the tyres on the bench stops the wheels from sliding back to the narrower track, if that makes sense? Anyway, great fun, all the best, matey! :))
Hey Mark, thanks for watching matey 🙌🏻👍🏻 It actually seems to work better when under driving conditions as the front doesn’t really come under that level of compression. It was super fun playing about with this chassis and I still think I have some extra to get out of it. Some Schumacher’s arrived the other day to help 😁
Agree with this bud! Also putting limiters in the front shocks will be a big help. Nice video my friend.
Cheers Jim 🙌🏻 I am going to tinker with the chassis a little more over the winter and see what else I can get working differently. Such a fun entry buggy from Tamiya and often over looked. Thanks for watching brother 🙌🏻👍🏻
Nice mods on the Rising Tie Fighter.🙂👍
Thanks for watching dude. It is coming along nicely and getting some lovely handling mods even if they are not fully having the desired outcome 🤣
That's nice to follow along, I think the one I got that is most similar is the Fighting buggy RX memorial, I basically haven't done much to fix it, no idea if it helps... But still good to test, it's just as much a mind game as anything, good way to use the brain cells. I'm loving the Tie Fighter look, and I love that race course of yours!
Hey 👋🏻 Thanks for watching as always my friend 🙌🏻👍🏻 It is fun to try and improve these basic chassis models. The RX is similar but this one has a different battery position (more like the grasshoppers). They are robust RCs that are well suited to my Orchard Raceway 😁
Hi there Craig, a great set of upgrades to the Rising Fighter. Oil shocks certainly are better, albeit, perhaps still some tweaking to be done to the oil weights. Some adjustments to the front steering, due to the upgraded 3mm rods. You mentioned taking the rear brace back out, as the rear was bouncy still, I think the young Mr Wylie has the 5th Shock mod to his Lunchbox, I was wondering if this idea could be applied to the Rising Fighter? Perhaps with a light weight oil, you’ll get that flexibility, but dampened, just an idea. Anyway great work. Take care and best wishes to you and the family 😊😉😁
Thanks John! I will take a look into the 5th shock mod on the hopper. Might be a future upgrade to the old girl as we go forward! At least with all these mods she is ready for a bigger motor! Thanks for watching matey 👍🏻🙌🏻
Great up grades & Run Craig!!!! I'm a bit late to the party (as you may know, COD Modern Warfare 2 launched here in the States) I been busy, LOL. Yes sir, can only get so much out of a buggy of that design but your doing AWESOME Man!!!!! ATB dude to one and all (where are your summer slam vids?).
Hey Bob, sounds like you have been busy dude 😎 The buggy is now ready to take a little more power from those motors. (Still haven’t got to that motor repair yet!!) I didn’t have any footage on the time trials so I have held off until the 4 way races 😎 Thanks for watching dude 🙌🏻👍🏻
@@theoagrc Oh ok man, thought maybe something went wrong with footage. BTW the campaign for MW2 is/was bad ass!!!
Looks great Craig,and it seems to perform as good as one can expect from a pretty basic buggy👍 i am tempted to get one just because of its simplicity a sturdy looks🙂
Hey Peter, you should look into it. Out of the box it is pretty cool and it is fun working on the chassis. You should pick one up at some point my friend. Thanks for watching 🙌🏻😁
I’m gonna give one of these away when we hit 500 subs
Great idea! They are a wonderful buggy for entry level RC which actually performed way better than I thought it would! Good luck with the subs dude 👍🏻🙌🏻
Love to know what kind of rare metal or precious stones that Tamiya make the CBA shocks out of, as to covert the price they charge, there has to be an element of Unicorn Wee in them or something 🤣🤔
There is something in them which contributes to the extraordinary price but also the out of the box functionality for me. The TRF ones must be packed with some alien alloy 🔥 Thanks for watching dude 👍🏻🙌🏻
Interesting video. 👍I would have thought your mods would have made a little more difference. I'm currently looking at what mods to do to my Grasshopper 2 for next months race, and my first mod will be sorting out the rear suspension. I think for a smooth, high grip carpet track, locking off the rear will be beneficial. But for a bumpy off road track, it might, like you suggest actually reduce traction.
As for the front rebound, I'm no expert, but I'd imagine a little more preload would help. Also make sure the suspension isn't binding anywhere, that might stop it returning to normal ride height.
Hi David, thank you for watching 👍🏻🙌🏻 I think you are right that locking on a nice smooth track would be beneficial but on the Orchard Raceway it is limiting. The front rebound seems to correct itself in future videos due to a upgrade on the shocks 😎
Good luck with the GH2 mods
@@theoagrc Thanks!
@@theoagrc Thanks!
It does seem a bit stiff in the rear. Mine chatters a bit but not as bad as yours. I am trying to remember if I am running the kit springs on them or the springs that came with the shocks. I will have to take a look tomorrow and see. Shock tuning can be a pain in the rear especially with that hopper style rear end!
Hey Addam, I am sure I saw somewhere that you should always try and use kit springs when changing shocks so might have a look at that also. I am convinced that the rear brace has mad things tricker on the Orchard Raceway so it will probably come off for the 2023 season and see if that makes things better also. Although it can now take a peppier motor so clearly the handling mods helped out somewhere 😁 Thanks for watching dude 🙌🏻👍🏻
@@theoagrc In some cases I think sticking with the stock springs is good but the stock ones on this buggy are way too stiff I think and the springs with the oil dampers would probably soften it up a lot and be able to get that power down without all the obnoxious hopping and skipping. Worth a try for sure!