Tamiya Wild Willy 2 Unboxing and Willy Chat. My Willies throughout the years
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- čas přidán 13. 09. 2024
- Hi all
Just a little unboxing video of the Wild Willy 2 kit and a trip down memory lane of my previous Willies.
Many thanks to Pete Smith who bought me the Wild Willy 2 kit. You are very kind indeed sir.
Hope everyone is safe and well out there.
Many thanks for watching :-)
Iol....Brilliant! Makes me feel like playing with my Willy again!
@Simon Webb lol Simon l haven't got a Wild Willy either!
I've got one but it's not as wild as it used to be 😂
Awesome unboxing and and awesome video Mashup with your fantastic collection. Great info 👍😎👍🇬🇧👍
Many thanks. Yes it was good to have a look at some of the old Willy related footage again. Shame I never took any photos of my WW1. Cheers for your kind comments 😀
Hiya Pete - what a fascinating history you have with your Willy! Great stories, from child to man, and most of it with a willy in your hands! The unboxing was very professional, if a little crispy at times. Your willy sure looks superb, I'm sure you will enjoy the process of producing another upstanding willy. Oh, and thanks for the mentions, my wibbly wobbly and your willy certainly sound good in the same sentence. Great to see the old footage again, funny how most of the time you seem to be getting your willy very wet indeed! Thanks for a fantastic Sunday evening treat - all the best my mate! :O)
Hiya matey. Haha do you think we can do any more Willy gags? I'm sure I can squeeze one in 😃 Anyway, thanks for your great comments. Gave me a good titter. A bit sad to see the old Willie's all nice and then all burned. Anyway I can get on with this kit in my spare time. I'm not going to do a full screw by screw (fnarr) build guide. Will take pics along the way and do a bit of a montage. Cheers for now mate and enjoy the rest of Sunday 😁🍺🍺
Wild willy got me into tamiya in the 80s. You can use the spare parts from the wild willy 2 tree for a damped wheelie bar. The rc metal winch is amazing and a good solid 550 motor and 8.4vs. Wild willy 2 is simply bomb proof had mine 3 years. I rate wild willy 2 10/10.
They sound like great mods. Yeah the Willy 2 is a pretty sturdy bit of kit. Many thanks indeed for your great comments 😁👍
Hello Pete Willy! Nice naughty unboxing for grown ups that one :)
Haha, don't know what you mean 😁 Many thanks for your comments 😀
easy build, fun ride, long last. wild willy teenagers' first RC always.
Hi there. Yeah I had the original WW back in the 80's. Good fun but the Wild Willy 2 is better and more reliable. Many thanks indeed for watching and your great feedback 😁👍
Awesome !! Nice video 😀 These WR-02’s are so much fun . I had a Willy 2 years ago before it met an unfortunate end under the wheel of a car 😂😀 . Much like yourself being a middle-aged man I’m starting to get back into the hobby, just built a Tamiya comical Frog based on the same chassis ... tons of fun 👌🏻
Oh yeah it's such a great hobby for a middle aged chap. Luckily it has the indoor element of builds and mods for the winter/lockdown. I haven't built this one yet but it's on the list. Many thanks for your great comments 😀
Fab to see and hear your Willy history. Sorry to hear about the fire - must have been heart breaking to see all your RCs melted! Look forward though to your progress.
I particularly liked the 4wd / 2wd excisions. Thinking of doing that later once I get my comical up and running after Christmas. My first RC & Tamiya after a 30 year break...
Oh god yes the fire was absolutely devastating because I'd been back into the hobby for about 6 years at that point and put all my spare time and money into the cars. The insurance did pay for the kits but obviously not the time! Anyway that was a couple of years ago and I'm doing well with the new collection. Good to hear that you are getting back into the hobby. So absorbing and now that there is CZcams we can share what we are up to. Many thanks for watching this and your comments 😀
@@PeteWylieRC my pleasure to watch I’m learning and being entertained. At least you got build all the kits again (time withstanding). Allot to be said for build kits rather than ready made.
I’m hoping to get my son involved and into the hobby. Let’s see if Tamiya can prize him away from Fortnite 😬
@@chowettgoes oh yes good luck with that! Kids today mainly like the virtual world where you don't have to worry about driving through dog poo on the grass 😂
@@PeteWylieRC 💩😬😆
Thanks for showing us your Willy, I have been thinking for a wile you needed more Willy on your channel. Although I did enjoy the video of you playing with your Konghead 🤣🤣
Hi there. Yes it's been a while since I had Willy out. Always a fun time playing with him. Many thanks for sharing your love of Willy. Much appreciated 😁
Nice Willy and Wibbly Wobbly and Willy Chat, Pete! Enjoyed it. I know you will make a new beauty. So cool you had one back then. Wild to have a WW at such a young age. My first ever RC was a Taiyo Auto Wheelie Challenger in 1984 (I think) so I will definitely also build a WW2 at some point in my second RC outing 🙂
Hiya Mikael. Yes I was a lucky young man playing with my Willy! I did see that little Willy lookie likey you had. Amazing how many Tamiya copies there were at the time. Anyway, yes there are still a few holes in your Tamiya collection including this and the Lunchbox. Christmas is coming so why not treat yourself? Oh there is the fact that there is a worldwide Tamiya kit shortage ☹️ Cheers for watching matey 😁
Extra the revival pete 👍🙂🇫🇷
Yes indeed! Many thanks for watching and your comments 😁🇬🇧👍
Hi Pete! Great video my friend! I really enjoyed learning all this about you. What an elegant young man you were, and how you stayed ... the years have no effect on you!
Until today I have always been reluctant towards this kind of kits I told myself that it was neither a car nor a buggy, but watching your video I said to myself that it must be really fun to build and drive this kind of gear.
I remember you told me that the LunchBox was really fun to drive, so I think for next year a little Willy will be welcome in my little collection.
A big thank you to you for this sharing, I hope all is well for you and the family, take care mon ami.
Hiya Alex. Oh yes I can talk for ages about playing with my little Willy as a boy! Hope the double entendres aren't lost in translation! Anyway the Wild Willy 2 is a bit of a top heavy model and best for doing wheelies and handbrake turns. Does topple over a fair bit. I'd probably recommend the lunchbox more unless you want a bit of a painting challenge with the Jeep body. The Lunchbox does need a few mods as explained in my build vids. Also think about the GF-01 kits which are a good laugh. Anyway an elegant young man you say. Don't think you have said that if you'd seen me falling out of various pubs at the time! The years have been cruel to my once luscious hair! Anyway how is it with you? You were talking about having some time off I think. Hope all is well. Best wishes to you 😁
@@PeteWylieRC Yes, I'm better my friend. My doctor stopped me for a few days otherwise I would explode. I went to the hospital for tests and analyzes but everything is fine. I resumed classes yesterday. Things are back to normal. I hope that one day you will take me to one of your favorite pubs and tell me about your crazy youth. In the meantime take care mon ami.
Glad you are better mate. Just too much on your plate before. Not been a good year apart from the RC bits 😁
Great video. I'm currently restoring a wild willy original that belonged to my son in law. I was an avid model builder in my younger years but have never tampered with anything rc. I must say that so far it's been an extremely enjoyable project that I think is going to be a success, mainly due to videos like yours that let me see what I'm aiming for, and I have to say that the quality and engineering of these Tamiya models are very good, which is a big help. Best wishes 👍
Hi there. Sounds like a great project. When you say a Wild Willy original, do you mean the one from the early 80's? Parts for that are a bit hard to come by. If it's a Wild Willy 2 then that's a bit easier. Anyway, hope it comes together ok. Many thanks for your kind feedback 😁
@@PeteWylieRC Hi Pete, yes it's one of the first types. It's a long wheel base and I believe that the very first one's were short wheel base. So far I've only had to replace the battery pack, and it had one of the lower suspension arms broken that I have luckily been able to source on ebay. So once the mechanics are sorted it will be mostly cosmetic. It's a great excuse for spending more time in the den and hopefully get something as iconic brought back to life. 👍
I despise when the manufacturer prebuilds things in a *kit.* I buy *kits* to *build* them myself.
On a more positive note, your Willy was bigger & shinier that I imagined. With those added bearings, a smooth ride too!
Yeah it is pointless when you need to take it apart to put the bearings in. Like you say the point of a kit is to build it. I always find that with RTR RC's you need to take them apart and build them properly. Anyway yes my Willy is a thing to behold! Many thanks for your great comments :-)
Great vidéo !!!
Many thanks indeed 😁
Hilarious mate phaaaa
Cheers mate 😀
@@PeteWylieRC Pete Willy from now on I think lol
@@bigpythons1983 Oh yes very amusing I'm sure!
Too funny 😂
Well you know I was just talking about my RC car but now I look back at it I think some of this might sound a bit rude! Many thanks for watching 😀
Great willy chat Pete. Can't wait to see you getting out in public and giving it a real good thrashing fnar, fnar. All the best mate.
Oh yes I don't get it out as much as I did as a teenager but I manage it from time to time. Many thanks for watching matey 😀
Werde ich mir auch holen geil.
😂 had me in stitches! Including the references to Mark and Simon too, talking about Simon, have you seen his latest Audi V8 master piece? Anyway, lovely model, will love to see the finished model. In the meantime do keep safe & well. 👍👏😉
Hiya John. Ha yeah so you spotted the Simon tyre sniffing reference. Yeah I saw his latest video. What a great job he did on the video and the model. Anyway glad you enjoyed my Willy related video. Be a while before this one gets completed. Cheers for your feedback. Best wishes to you 😁
I would love to see a comparison between the original (1980s) Wild Willy and the modern Wild Willy (2) vehicles. I would like to know if Tamiya’s updated (2) vehicle is actually better than the original or not? Or was it just a movie to standardize this class of vehicles and save on production costs or to make them better? If it is better? How so?
Hi there. Oh yeah that would be good. From memory the original Willy had more of a tendancy to fall over. It was good fun but I think the Willy 2 is a better design and a bit more stable. It's still very top heavy though so it will never be a racer. Many thanks for watching and your great feedback. Best wishes to you 😁👍👍
I still think this has to be one of if not the most "playful" rc driving experience.
Oh yeah it's certainly not a serious RC car. Lots of fun. Many thanks for watching :-)
Hi Pete
Did you get your clear plastic window for the front please?
Brett
It was definitely in there because I remember thinking that I mustn't lose it. By the time I came to build the kit I had lost it. I think it can be easily mistaken for packaging or something. Have you not found yours?
@@PeteWylieRC
I did find it. Lol
Thanks again
Brett
Ive been in a fire aint nice shame about the cars but life is important.
Hi there. Oh yes it was a difficult time for sure but everyone was ok and that's the main thing like you say. Many thanks indeed for watching and your comments 😁👍
@@PeteWylieRC Yeah i went into a burning pig house and got 120 weaned pigs out before they burnt to death. Long time after the fire brigade arrived and they was proper pissed at us.
I enjoyed a great video let's be friends.
우리 친구 해요.!!!
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Many thanks for watching and your comments. Best wishes to you 😁
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Many thanks 😁