Many years ago I wrote to a company to do some aluminum control arms do the hotshot... Then one day a package arrived and it was a set of red anodized arms for the hotshot.. I just wish I could remember who the company was... I miss my hotshot.
Great looking car. Have Carlos Startin paint the driver. Not that you can not do great work yourself but he has done some really cool work. Together you can make thing look like a million bucks
I used to play with these type of cars when I was a kid, and now they are available again is awesome. I have a fully upgraded Losi 5T and that has been sitting on the shelf for the last few years.
Wow nice addition to the collection. I had an original but the BESC broke and was not able to find a replacement and also lots of parts were broken and tossed it. Unaware of the value and aftermarket parts later to repair it. Got the re-release now stil in box.
Rear frp shock mount is hotshot hop up, later used on supershot, front shock uprights are hotshot hop ups, later used on supershot, the brace is the added aftermarket part. The colour is red chrome, they also did a blue chrome for the Avante, both shells were Japanese Market only 2018.
That is absolutely gorgeous, I think you should clean it, check it and prepare a fairly gentle but twisty run for it, with a back to back run against the clock run alongside a mildly tuned hotshot. With some of those lovely upgrades it would be great to see the advantages. Whatever you do it's just not worthy of an empty car park run. Its bloodline and tuning really calls for a safe technical circuit. Beautiful car ❤️
Sound to me like you made your mind up regards the painting. Personally, I loved the fact it was blacked out at the rear when I first seen this. Brings more focus to the shell and wing without it being too busy. Anyway, like you said, it is only your time to sacrifice and if you you really want to try it you will regret not doing it. Great video as always. Cheers
DustyFingers No not at all, these were just my thoughts at the time. I enjoy doing this type of video, the feedback and input from you guys is awesome and makes all this more fun for me. As of right now I’m kinda against the paint idea 🤔🤷🏼♂️ Thanks for watching buddy 👊🏻
Very nice! Please straighten the decals on the side pods-they are hurting my brain! RZ motor is a must, leave the roof (silver might look ok on the cage-maybe source another one and paint it then you can swap them around when you feel like it, they are only original once😁)
Hey Glenn beautiful Hot Shot bud!! My opinion for the buggy is paint the frame and driver,wrap the roof, put the new shoes on it, and leave the rest as is. But in all it's yours so do what makes you happy bud :)
Another late review - what a fantastic looking car Glenn, amazing in metallic red. In the 80s when we raced a Hotshot my dad built a similar chassis in fibreglass from a guide in Radio Race Cars/Model Cars Monthly but then fitted it with a fairly rubbish as they are at the time replica body. Would have loved these upgrades back then but most people at the club swiftly moved onto Optimas, RC10s and then the Schumacher Cat (definitely easier to clean with its undertray and snug body shell as we raced in mud often in the UK). Now keen to get a set of alloys for the new Hotshot I'm building for my 8yo.
Congrats for adding this beauty to your collection Glenn! Hotshot is in my top 5 all-time favorite RC car list, and have admired that custom special many times on the groups. Amazing amount of cool kit on it! Looking forward to see it run, and your impression of how all the hop-ups work together vs a standard Hotshot.
Superb car with some great attention to detail. Defo yes to oval blocks. Same gun metal springs for the front. If the gearboxes need attention then you may as well replace. Keep the black spotlights as they add to the stealth look. Keep the silver roof as it complements the tower shocks and defo don't paint the roof rails or the driver. Basically the more you paint, the more it distracts from the star of the show, the shell. That all said it's your car so do what you want!
WOW I love how you do these videos. This brings back so many good memories. The first one I ever had was the Tamiya Grasshopper, then the Hornet, then I got the Hotshot. Then when I started racing I got spanked by an RC10 and came in 2nd place. This was way back in 1984 or 85. Man such good times and great memories. Thanks for these videos.
That’s stunning Glen!!!. For me it doesn’t need to much doing to it. New tyres are a must but it’s got look to it that suggests lots of custom work done on it which of course it has.... But it’s also got a vintage look going on as well if know what I mean... just take care of it Glen👍👍👍👍👍
Hey glen i just joined the fb group.great video.awesome car.....im all for tricking rcs out to suit the owner.so i personally like the idea of customizing the cage.i can also appreciate leaving it alone to keep it "as it was" but you can always put it back the "way it was". Yeah try painting the cage!!! I bet it works out for ya!!
Wow, that’s really an fantastic car, there is so much cool stuff in it. Lucas did an fantastic job. Really looking forward to see how your touches will look like, i think it will make it even better, because as you say that rear section is a bit dark. But looking on the motors, please use the rz motor in it or at least when it retires, because that red parts on that motor just fits perfectly to the red chrome body.
That is absolutely a stellar find!!! Thanks for sharing it with us. Personally, I wouldn't change a thing other than tires and the carbon fiber roof. And yeah, my OCD would say to center that wing sticker too! ;-)
Harry Bachmann Yeah I’m kinda with you on this right now Harry, tyres, carbon roof and new wing decal and call it done 🤩👊🏻 Thanks for your feedback my friend 👊🏻
Hi I love watching your videos and watching them has got me back into Tamiya from my child hood , I’ve finished working on my hotshot mk1 , I’ve managed to get a genuine grasshopper mk2 , and sorting out the super sabre and boomerang , , keep up with the vids and love your back drop 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
That's an amazing Hotshot..! Some real trick work. That's a supershot rear shock mount and they are Pargu wheels (phoenix copies essentially, I have a set) not Sees, sees never made any for Hotshot.
Just thought, Glen...you could treat it to a pair of aftermarket TA01 front knuckles/uprights, in alloy. Their dimensions are the same as Hotshot 2 knuckles. Thorp used to make some back in the '80's, they fetch a lot these days! Any one of a number of China ebay sellers have the modern take on them in various colours ;)
Congratulations Glenn, this is a beaut! As for changing things, this is a snap-shot of something that was a good as it gets back in the day, would be awesome to just clean it and leave as is, even down to the tires. It's perfect as it is but deffo needs a clean! You're clearly blown away by it so maybe remember why you fell in love with it and leave it at that my friend. Restore to perfection but nothing more is my vote :) To Ad: Cardon on the roof would look nice. Please don't paint the rear end, as it is it throws the allow arms out..maybe the frame work of the roof which would bring the front and rear together.
Great Hotshot, it makes me want to buy one even more. If it's your car now, you do whatever you like to it to make it yours. I like the black chassis, though.
That is so sweet mate!!!! I did leave a comment what l would do but lost connection! Having internet issues Doh!!! Well just don't over do it buddy it's a vintage jewel😉👍less is more kinda thing!
Mad-Bee RC & BB Absolutely my friend your spot on, maybe I’ll just play with this in small steps lol 😂. Just add the new tyres and carbon roof and see what that looks like 🤔👊🏻 Thanks as always for your channel support it’s much appreciated
@@TAMIYALegends yeah Super shot tyres and paint the driver and l agree about the spotlights too! and the decals do look as if they could be better maybe but not a problem! Have you had a look in the gearbox yet? Probably an easy fix those diffs always wore out fairly quickly! Stunning chassis and l do remember seeing Hotshots like this back in the day! But the chassis was white But to be fair my slightly modified Boomer had them in check😉👍
Hi Glenn, that red metallic body was on sale at tamico.de about a year ago. And I did not buy it. This is the best Hot Shot I ever seen, especially arms are superb.
Just new to the channel and you've probably already done most of the work but... For me paint the frame and carbon fibre the roof, that roof would look wrong with silver frame and its current colour. And you won't like this but keep the normal hotshot tyre's, it's one of the things I love about it! Lol, anyways looking forward to whatever comes. Cheers.
Yeah that thing is gorgeous, Tamiya spot lights YES but gotta leave the rest as it is lol the back does look dark but painted it might look a bit much and I think the black does give it a low profile look.... I always ran on hard packed dirt so for tyres I always preferred the Rough Rider tyres and a more realistic tread pattern but no idea if they would fit.
It looks awesome as is, but nothing ventured, nothing gained. As you said, you can easily take it back to standard. As always man, great work. Thumbs up!
Very nice indeed! The body is just so cool looking I have the metallic avante body which was available at the same time from the perfect guide and I was offered a few months ago £400🤷♂️ for it because allegedly it's even more rare and sought after (I didn't sell it) super shot spiked tyres definitely👍.I personally wouldn't paint the frame I've seen to many painted frames and they just look a bit tacky IMO!
Phil Moffett Wow Phil that’s insane 😳 It is crazy to me why Tamiya made them so limited 😞 Yeah not sure about the frame yet, I probably need to get onto google and have a look at some that have been done 🤔🤷🏼♂️ Thanks for watching buddy 👊🏻
TAMIYA Legends don’t even loose any sleep over them types Glenn wow think your new addition looks absolutely stunning so much work and thought has gone into this car just beautiful 😍 it makes my eyes water though to think of how much this must have cost to build, I’d be broken hearted to let this buggy go ☹️😢😥 fantastic video made even better by the way you just fawn over the car and show us just how much she means to you 🙏🏻👍🏻 stellar job mate 😁👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Dismantle. Clean. Fix what issue is in rear diff. Rebuild. Test. Then on a dry day. In a asphalt car park. Give it a run. And no mud like the rally car.. 😋... then clean and put on display..
I owned the original when it first came out and broke one of the suspension arms the first jump I did. Man I was pissed because I really like the looks of the Hotshot.
Ben Lloyd Yeah I was thinking about the diff upgrade but there expensive, I’ve already got a lot of cash tied up in this car 😬 Thanks for watching buddy 👊🏻
Great looking car. I would put an RC Channel front bumper on if you can get one. I just sold one otherwise I would have just mailed to you. The rear wing decal is always a dilemma as it’s supposed to be off to the left per the box. My OCD was having issues with that too 😂
What I don't get is how can it be so used and dusty and yet so free of scratches? Looks lovely though. Brings back memories. HotShot was I think the second car I assembled back in high school.
I always admired the Hotshot from a distance because I didn't like the single front shock. This looks fabulous, especially with the alloy arm set. I wonder what the weight difference would be between this and other standard Hotshot variants.
I think this might be simply the best looking RC I've ever seem. Just. Wow. Beautiful
Eli Kedrowski
Excellent glad you like it my friend 😊👊🏻
Thats a Bonny wee Buggy Glenn. Love it. 😊👍🏻
Dave Pearce
It certainly is Dave 🤩👊🏻
Many years ago I wrote to a company to do some aluminum control arms do the hotshot...
Then one day a package arrived and it was a set of red anodized arms for the hotshot..
I just wish I could remember who the company was...
I miss my hotshot.
Flying Fortress RC
Oh wow how cool is that 🤩
I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything like that 😍👊🏻
Wow that suspension setup is awesome
Well actually the whole car is awesome
Awesomus Maximus
Thank you for watching it’s much appreciated buddy 😊👊🏻
Great looking car. Have Carlos Startin paint the driver. Not that you can not do great work yourself but he has done some really cool work. Together you can make thing look like a million bucks
Stuart Thorn
Thanks for watching buddy 😊👊🏻
thats just awesome! the 1980's were a good time for Tamiya fans..
I remember the first time I saw a Hotshot and I was just blown away with it..
adrian harrison
The Golden Era of RC my friend 😎👊🏻
I used to play with these type of cars when I was a kid, and now they are available again is awesome.
I have a fully upgraded Losi 5T and that has been sitting on the shelf for the last few years.
Wow nice addition to the collection. I had an original but the BESC broke and was not able to find a replacement and also lots of parts were broken and tossed it. Unaware of the value and aftermarket parts later to repair it. Got the re-release now stil in box.
Sonny
The re-re is a great car and now we have spare parts available again 😊👊🏻
Thanks for watching buddy
I liked the spicky tyres they looked ace 👍
David Turner
Yeah such a shame the Egress tyres don’t have the side wall writing all around 😞
Thanks as always David 👊🏻
Awesome looking car, like the color red metallic.
marco rolleman
Excellent 😊
Thanks for watching buddy 👊🏻
Rear frp shock mount is hotshot hop up, later used on supershot, front shock uprights are hotshot hop ups, later used on supershot, the brace is the added aftermarket part.
The colour is red chrome, they also did a blue chrome for the Avante, both shells were Japanese Market only 2018.
That is absolutely gorgeous, I think you should clean it, check it and prepare a fairly gentle but twisty run for it, with a back to back run against the clock run alongside a mildly tuned hotshot. With some of those lovely upgrades it would be great to see the advantages. Whatever you do it's just not worthy of an empty car park run. Its bloodline and tuning really calls for a safe technical circuit.
Beautiful car ❤️
Those vintage parts are amazing just the detail and craftsmanship.
eskimo joe
Totally agree my friend, thanks for watching 😊👊🏻
Hi Glenn that Hotshot looks awesome so if It's not broke don't fix it.
Garry Morris
Yes that’s a great point Garry 👊🏻
Thanks for watching buddy 😊
I wouldn't change anything apart from a new set of tyres, I think it looks great as it is. That metallic red totally pops on the body.
Timmo
Excellent thank you 😊
Sound to me like you made your mind up regards the painting. Personally, I loved the fact it was blacked out at the rear when I first seen this. Brings more focus to the shell and wing without it being too busy.
Anyway, like you said, it is only your time to sacrifice and if you you really want to try it you will regret not doing it. Great video as always. Cheers
DustyFingers
No not at all, these were just my thoughts at the time. I enjoy doing this type of video, the feedback and input from you guys is awesome and makes all this more fun for me. As of right now I’m kinda against the paint idea 🤔🤷🏼♂️
Thanks for watching buddy 👊🏻
Very nice! Please straighten the decals on the side pods-they are hurting my brain! RZ motor is a must, leave the roof (silver might look ok on the cage-maybe source another one and paint it then you can swap them around when you feel like it, they are only original once😁)
Peter and Paula Baker
Very true my friend, thanks for the feedback 😊👊🏻
Hey Glenn beautiful Hot Shot bud!! My opinion for the buggy is paint the frame and driver,wrap the roof, put the new shoes on it, and leave the rest as is. But in all it's yours so do what makes you happy bud :)
christopher coconis
Cheers Christopher I appreciate your feedback my friend 😊👊🏻
That’s won my heart out of all tamiyas at the min 💪🏽❤️👍🏽 great video
CMW Chris woodward
Wow 🤩
Back in the late 80"s I painted the body Bright Pearl White and change the name on the hotshot decals to "NutShot' it was a hit at the track!
That got to be one of the sweetest hot shots around, the suspension looked like a modern race buggy.
A little change to the Cosmetic's wouldn't hurt.
Tony Allen
Cheers Tony 🤩👊🏻
Thanks for watching buddy
Another late review - what a fantastic looking car Glenn, amazing in metallic red. In the 80s when we raced a Hotshot my dad built a similar chassis in fibreglass from a guide in Radio Race Cars/Model Cars Monthly but then fitted it with a fairly rubbish as they are at the time replica body. Would have loved these upgrades back then but most people at the club swiftly moved onto Optimas, RC10s and then the Schumacher Cat (definitely easier to clean with its undertray and snug body shell as we raced in mud often in the UK). Now keen to get a set of alloys for the new Hotshot I'm building for my 8yo.
Congrats for adding this beauty to your collection Glenn!
Hotshot is in my top 5 all-time favorite RC car list, and have admired that custom special many times on the groups. Amazing amount of cool kit on it!
Looking forward to see it run, and your impression of how all the hop-ups work together vs a standard Hotshot.
Donovan Gladden
Excellent my friend, thanks for watching 😎👊🏻
Superb car with some great attention to detail. Defo yes to oval blocks. Same gun metal springs for the front. If the gearboxes need attention then you may as well replace. Keep the black spotlights as they add to the stealth look. Keep the silver roof as it complements the tower shocks and defo don't paint the roof rails or the driver.
Basically the more you paint, the more it distracts from the star of the show, the shell.
That all said it's your car so do what you want!
al1stare
Excellent thanks for taking the time to comment with your feedback, it’s much appreciated buddy 🤩👊🏻
WOW I love how you do these videos. This brings back so many good memories. The first one I ever had was the Tamiya Grasshopper, then the Hornet, then I got the Hotshot. Then when I started racing I got spanked by an RC10 and came in 2nd place. This was way back in 1984 or 85. Man such good times and great memories. Thanks for these videos.
CBR Wix
Yes it’s all about the memories and nostalgia my friend 🤩
Thanks for watching 👊🏻
I want one! only have a semi, m03l and a frog I just started but your channel has me wanting all the vintage stuff.
Wolfgang Kovac
Excellent my friend, thanks for watching 😊👊🏻
That’s stunning Glen!!!. For me it doesn’t need to much doing to it. New tyres are a must but it’s got look to it that suggests lots of custom work done on it which of course it has.... But it’s also got a vintage look going on as well if know what I mean... just take care of it Glen👍👍👍👍👍
Darren Grimmer
Absolutely Darren, maybe just the tyre change and leave it at that 😬
Thanks for your input my friend 👊🏻
one of the best looking models I have seen. enjoy Glenn
gary murphy
Thanks Gary 😊👊🏻
WOW , shes a thing of beauty , im so jealous . I cant wait for your next video show casing this buggy. Please hurry . Great content my friend
johnnysacco100
Excellent thanks for watching buddy 😊👊🏻
That's a Bad Joker! The suspension arms are amazing! Never seen them before.
Vinny M
I think you can still get them from there website 👊🏻
So impressive! You have so much gold!!! 👍
We Really Don't Know What We're Doing R/C
Thanks for watching buddy 😊👊🏻
That looks great. Tempted to get mine from the loft and actually build it
0bannion
Excellent you definitely should my friend 🤩👊🏻
Thanks for watching
Hey glen i just joined the fb group.great video.awesome car.....im all for tricking rcs out to suit the owner.so i personally like the idea of customizing the cage.i can also appreciate leaving it alone to keep it "as it was" but you can always put it back the "way it was". Yeah try painting the cage!!! I bet it works out for ya!!
That body also came with the Hotshot Metallic limited edition. Rare as hens teeth to ever find another one. Well done 👍🏻
Rcalltypes
Cool 😎
Thanks for watching buddy 👊🏻
That was the same type of chassis I was telling you about that won the Tamiya challenge in the 1980s Glenn , it was on a modified super shot .
CiganoBoxer
Excellent I’ve been looking at some old articles on the vintage custom chassis’s, very cool stuff indeed 🤩👊🏻
Wow, that’s really an fantastic car, there is so much cool stuff in it. Lucas did an fantastic job. Really looking forward to see how your touches will look like, i think it will make it even better, because as you say that rear section is a bit dark. But looking on the motors, please use the rz motor in it or at least when it retires, because that red parts on that motor just fits perfectly to the red chrome body.
Odd-Arne Bjørklund
Thanks as always my friend your feedback is very much appreciated 🤩👊🏻
That is absolutely a stellar find!!! Thanks for sharing it with us. Personally, I wouldn't change a thing other than tires and the carbon fiber roof. And yeah, my OCD would say to center that wing sticker too! ;-)
Harry Bachmann
Yeah I’m kinda with you on this right now Harry, tyres, carbon roof and new wing decal and call it done 🤩👊🏻
Thanks for your feedback my friend 👊🏻
Beautiful
CMW Chris woodward
Cheers Chris 😎👊🏻
Hi I love watching your videos and watching them has got me back into Tamiya from my child hood
, I’ve finished working on my hotshot mk1 , I’ve managed to get a genuine grasshopper mk2 , and sorting out the super sabre and boomerang , , keep up with the vids and love your back drop 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Frenchpaul4
Excellent well thank you for watching my stuff, it’s very much appreciated my friend 🤩👊🏻
hell yeah carbon the roof and the bumper :D
chloe devereaux
The bumper as well hmmm 🤔 that would be different 😊👊🏻
@@TAMIYALegends would look awesome
That's an amazing Hotshot..! Some real trick work.
That's a supershot rear shock mount and they are Pargu wheels (phoenix copies essentially, I have a set) not Sees, sees never made any for Hotshot.
nice paint - I have an vintage Italian road bike- with that color of paint- they call it Chromovolado
Paint the cage silver and put the Tamiya lights on, the lights on there now look too large. Awesome car thanks for the video!!!
Josh Coker
Thanks Josh 🤩👊🏻
That thing is Awesome!!!
C Garcia
Thanks for watching buddy 😊👊🏻
Just thought, Glen...you could treat it to a pair of aftermarket TA01 front knuckles/uprights, in alloy. Their dimensions are the same as Hotshot 2 knuckles.
Thorp used to make some back in the '80's, they fetch a lot these days! Any one of a number of China ebay sellers have the modern take on them in various colours ;)
This was my very first R/C buggy.
It went through many transformations and upgrades .
David Gross
Excellent David 😊
Thanks for watching buddy 👊🏻
It just needs ball diffs and a painted driver, Hotshot perfection
Snappy 1
Excellent 🤩
Thanks for watching buddy 👊🏻
Congratulations Glenn, this is a beaut! As for changing things, this is a snap-shot of something that was a good as it gets back in the day, would be awesome to just clean it and leave as is, even down to the tires. It's perfect as it is but deffo needs a clean! You're clearly blown away by it so maybe remember why you fell in love with it and leave it at that my friend. Restore to perfection but nothing more is my vote :) To Ad: Cardon on the roof would look nice. Please don't paint the rear end, as it is it throws the allow arms out..maybe the frame work of the roof which would bring the front and rear together.
Chris Lee - UK
Excellent comment Chris, what’s that saying, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it lol 😂👊🏻
@@TAMIYALegends haha Yeah I guess buddy lol. 😂
Absolutely fantastic, never seen anything like it 😵, she’s a keeper mate 👊🏼👍🏼
Ben Walker
Cheers Ben and thanks for watching my friend 😊👊🏻
Great Hotshot, it makes me want to buy one even more. If it's your car now, you do whatever you like to it to make it yours. I like the black chassis, though.
One Thirty Eight
Cool 😎
Thanks for watching buddy 👊🏻
That is so sweet mate!!!! I did leave a comment what l would do but lost connection! Having internet issues Doh!!! Well just don't over do it buddy it's a vintage jewel😉👍less is more kinda thing!
Mad-Bee RC & BB
Absolutely my friend your spot on, maybe I’ll just play with this in small steps lol 😂. Just add the new tyres and carbon roof and see what that looks like 🤔👊🏻
Thanks as always for your channel support it’s much appreciated
@@TAMIYALegends yeah Super shot tyres and paint the driver and l agree about the spotlights too! and the decals do look as if they could be better maybe but not a problem! Have you had a look in the gearbox yet? Probably an easy fix those diffs always wore out fairly quickly! Stunning chassis and l do remember seeing Hotshots like this back in the day! But the chassis was white But to be fair my slightly modified Boomer had them in check😉👍
Epic car. I agree to painting the rear frame. Can't hurt can it.
Matt Ridge
Cheers Matt, that’s my thinking 🤔 if it doesn’t work it can come back off without too much drama 👊🏻
Yeah paint the frame and driver and change the spots with the carbon roof will look 😎
Ian Lindsay
Thanks Ian 😊👊🏻
Great looking buggy. Yes to fixing the decals as quite a few are on the piss. As always a technigold would be best 😎
C Marshall
Thanks buddy I appreciate you taking the time to comment 😊👊🏻
Hi Glenn, that red metallic body was on sale at tamico.de about a year ago. And I did not buy it. This is the best Hot Shot I ever seen, especially arms are superb.
MilosRCerny Černý
Excellent I’m glad you like it my friend 🤩👊🏻
Just new to the channel and you've probably already done most of the work but... For me paint the frame and carbon fibre the roof, that roof would look wrong with silver frame and its current colour. And you won't like this but keep the normal hotshot tyre's, it's one of the things I love about it! Lol, anyways looking forward to whatever comes.
Cheers.
Michael Kornet
Hey welcome to the channel Michael and thanks for your feedback 😊. It’s much appreciated my friend 👊🏻
Go for it !! Improve it 👌🏻👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Ben Walker
Thanks Ben 😎👊🏻
I would put leds in the spotlights and one in the cabin, new boots then decide if it needs more.....amazing car
Chris Stitt
Thanks Chris 😎👊🏻
That frame would look good in yellow against the red and black.
darkiee69
Oh that’s different, never thought of yellow 🤔
Great shout buddy and thanks for watching 😊👊🏻
Let’s see you build a custom hotshot...go crazy...I’m sure you have an old hotshot laying around you could customize..😏
Adj Man
Lol 😂 my friend, not a chance yours is going back to all original and nice and shiny 😎👊🏻
TAMIYA Legends...not mine...it’s yours to love as you see fit.
Yeah that thing is gorgeous, Tamiya spot lights YES but gotta leave the rest as it is lol the back does look dark but painted it might look a bit much and I think the black does give it a low profile look.... I always ran on hard packed dirt so for tyres I always preferred the Rough Rider tyres and a more realistic tread pattern but no idea if they would fit.
joss67uk
Excellent thanks for your feedback buddy it’s much appreciated 🤩👊🏻
It looks awesome as is, but nothing ventured, nothing gained. As you said, you can easily take it back to standard. As always man, great work. Thumbs up!
Cat xls
Thanks man your feedback is greatly appreciated my friend 😊👊🏻
Very nice indeed! The body is just so cool looking I have the metallic avante body which was available at the same time from the perfect guide and I was offered a few months ago £400🤷♂️ for it because allegedly it's even more rare and sought after (I didn't sell it) super shot spiked tyres definitely👍.I personally wouldn't paint the frame I've seen to many painted frames and they just look a bit tacky IMO!
Phil Moffett
Wow Phil that’s insane 😳
It is crazy to me why Tamiya made them so limited 😞
Yeah not sure about the frame yet, I probably need to get onto google and have a look at some that have been done 🤔🤷🏼♂️
Thanks for watching buddy 👊🏻
What a gorgeous kit !
Ron Cosby
Thanks for watching Ron 😊👊🏻
The rear shock mount looks like the Hotshot HP CVA Suspension conversion kit part. There’s a lot going on in that video! Mind boggling car.
Sean Conway
Thanks Sean, yes you’re right there’s a lot to see 😎
Thanks for watching buddy 👊🏻
superb built! one more part you can upgrade, metal/ alloy front knuckle :-)
I'm not usually into tamiya buggys but dam that's a beauty
Cam Mac
Excellent 🤩
Thanks for watching buddy 👊🏻
Wow great looking car, a 1 off,😀😀😀
Absolutely stunning! Best looking Hotshot...PERIOD! Be kind to it! :-) As for tires, try the DF-03 (black Dark Impact) wheel set on it?
zombiethon
Thanks for watching buddy 😊👊🏻
Carbon roof against chrome roll cage would look epic.
Craig Garrett
Nice 😊
Thanks for watching Craig 👊🏻
Always watch your vids.
Not a favourite buggy of mine, but it does look cool with the upgrades.
Great vid yet again why has one person disliked it? Enjoyed it. Can't beat a hotshot👍
Jack Henderson
Cheers Jack 😊
Yeah I have a few haters who love to watch what I do lol 😂
TAMIYA Legends don’t even loose any sleep over them types Glenn wow think your new addition looks absolutely stunning so much work and thought has gone into this car just beautiful 😍 it makes my eyes water though to think of how much this must have cost to build, I’d be broken hearted to let this buggy go ☹️😢😥 fantastic video made even better by the way you just fawn over the car and show us just how much she means to you 🙏🏻👍🏻 stellar job mate 😁👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
kenneth campbell
Thanks Kenneth 🤩
I really appreciate your support and feedback my friend 👊🏻
Dismantle. Clean. Fix what issue is in rear diff. Rebuild. Test. Then on a dry day. In a asphalt car park. Give it a run. And no mud like the rally car.. 😋... then clean and put on display..
Jessica Latex
Sounds like a perfect plan 🤩👊🏻
Looks neat 👍
tamiya frog
Thanks man 😎👊🏻
I think the bars would look sick in silver. Would match the suspension arms. And that RZ motor will match the body! It will probablt look amazing :P
Roger Skagerström
Thanks Roger 🤩👊🏻
Nice car. 😎
RC Action Australia
Thanks Adam 😊👊🏻
Epic!!! Would be great to see what you can do to it.
Oliver Kite
Thanks for watching Oliver 😊👊🏻
I owned the original when it first came out and broke one of the suspension arms the first jump I did. Man I was pissed because I really like the looks of the Hotshot.
Robert S
Oh no that sucks Robert 😞. Although I’ve been there myself a few times 😬
Thanks for watching buddy 👊🏻
Jaw dropping 😱😍
Mr Me
Excellent glad you like it my friend 🤩👊🏻
Great looking car, Super shot pins will be good, please don't carbon wrap the roof, silver cage is spot on. How about Mip ball diffs front and rear???
Ben Lloyd
Yeah I was thinking about the diff upgrade but there expensive, I’ve already got a lot of cash tied up in this car 😬
Thanks for watching buddy 👊🏻
Frame would look good in gold I reckon
Marietta Corsini
Oh that’s a great shout my friend 🤔. Thanks for your input, it’s much appreciated 👊🏻
Great looking car. I would put an RC Channel front bumper on if you can get one. I just sold one otherwise I would have just mailed to you. The rear wing decal is always a dilemma as it’s supposed to be off to the left per the box. My OCD was having issues with that too 😂
Robert Ashurst
Pmsl 😂 Robert, that decal is causing me a headache lol, as you say that’s how it’s supposed to be 😬
Thanks for watching buddy 👊🏻
Chrome red rocks it!
All of the other hop ups are awesome structurally, not sold cosmetically on the A arms.🤓🇦🇺👍
Paul Garwood
Thanks for watching Paul 👊🏻
Those wheels... ❤️❤️❤️❤️😍
RC Crawlers Mid-Wales
Nice 🤩🤩🤩
Awesome car !!
Awesome!
Gaz R
Cheers Gaz, thanks for watching buddy 👊🏻
Love this major mods👍🏻
Cam row drone
Excellent my friend, thanks for watching 🤩👊🏻
Front bumper is a jg mfg. one Glen (John Gudvangen)...the roof decal probably came with it :)
They made hop-ups back in the day...
Daniel Collard
Oh wow Daniel, thanks for the information, I was only going from the guy I got it off 😬
Thanks again buddy 👊🏻
@@TAMIYALegends No problem bud...glad to help!
I wish I brought that Hot Shot when I had the chance 😀 If you paint rear frame white it will looked epic 👍
Kevin Doherty
Thanks Kevin 😊👊🏻
It looks awesome I think you should use the correct spot lights and the driver definitely needs painting
mitymike 1996
Excellent thanks for your input my friend 😊👊🏻
I'd painted up I like the silver framework that would be nice
Darryl Wunder
Excellent thanks for watching buddy 😊👊🏻
Paint the framework & driver figure. Very nice car tho. I'm it will look good when you've got it finished. 👍
stephen manley
Cheers Stephen thanks for watching buddy 😊👊🏻
I would try & paint the back end silver, & do the roof carbon, see what it looks like,😀
When we was younger we drove them loved it broke it,fixed it ,now I wouldn’t use that buggy it’s to nice 👍
lyndon webber
Yeah I agree, although my runs are pretty gentle 😊
Thanks for watching my friend 👊🏻
Very Cool
SHAYEN 2320
😊😊😊
Thanks for watching buddy 👊🏻
i want lol awsome glen
stephen preece
Lol 😂
Thanks Stephen it’s a thing of Beauty 🤩👊🏻
I never knew this was such a cool car, and I thought it was 2wd for some reason.....
Oh yeah it was Tamiya’s first 4wd buggy my friend 🤩👊🏻
What I don't get is how can it be so used and dusty and yet so free of scratches? Looks lovely though. Brings back memories. HotShot was I think the second car I assembled back in high school.
Don Sambandaraksa
It’s only been run lightly on some light gravel, so it’s mainly just Australian dust everywhere on it 😂👊🏻
Thanks for watching buddy
I always admired the Hotshot from a distance because I didn't like the single front shock. This looks fabulous, especially with the alloy arm set. I wonder what the weight difference would be between this and other standard Hotshot variants.
Rear shock Mount off supershot. Hotshot 2 had boomerang rear suspension with shorter dampers
Lee Hurst
Excellent cheers Lee 😊👊🏻
Leave it big man
CMW Chris woodward
Thanks for your feedback Chris 🤩👊🏻