In this episode we build and customize the Tamiya Grasshopper and take it out on its first adventure so see if this classic buggy can withstand the test of time, join us as we find out if this buggy has what it takes to provide us with timeless entertainment in 2024
I got my first Grasshopper in 1985. Just built my second 2 weeks ago. Love the nostalgia. Thanx for the vid!!!
Thanks so much mate, the memories from the 80s just never get old, re living them now is just as much fun 😁✌
me too, right around that time. Great car.
Awesome to see the Grasshopper in action. I could only afford the Falcon at the time, but I saved all my pennies until I could afford it (years of delivering flyers). I had hundreds of hours of fun with it, though I’m sure it took longer to earn the $ to buy it, than the time I spent enjoying it!
Alot of us would have a unique story on how they would of got their first car, I still remember the commercial on TV from Uncle Petes Toys here in Sydney, cheers mate thanks for commenting 😀👍
Great little rc ... Awesome mate 🔥
There's always a place for a grasshopper, cheers mate thanks so much 👍
Hopper head to heads always good. Its just kaos. I love the pearl white
Cheers m8 thanks heaps, scratched the paint a little but was worth the fun, definitely a future hopper head to head is on the cards 😃👍
My first RC was the grasshopper and I loved it soooooo much fun.i had the same tyres as yours but I soon made them bold😂.it got bashed and put back together and bashed again.great little car
That's awesome mate most of us had a hopper as their first car, always left us with great memories , for me I couldn't let go of this hobby ever since, too much fun and excitement to turn my back on , and I've tried a few times 😀✌
If you like the Tamiya Grasshopper you should get the candy green one before it sells out. I got my son one for Christmas. I got my other son Tamiya Grasshopper 2. We had fun building them.
Yep always on the lookout for new kits, hoppers are always an easy fun build and the candy green looks good too, will keep an eye out, cheers mate 😀👍
That was a nice video, lovely story, the Grasshopper, of course! It was in my suggested feed from KZhead, so I am happy I clicked the video and watched, I have subscribed to check more of your stuff you got coming! Yeah, I am actually thinking of getting me a Grasshopper, I had one in the 90'ies, bit of an odd story, I think I need to get me one again, it's a special buggy for sure!
Mate thanks so much I appreciate the support, I grew up with the hornet so these buggies will always have a special place, just a fun car to drive that leaves you with a smile, for the price of these now you can't go wrong 😀 👍
@@rcbloka Yeah, I just ordered one, was about a half hour late to get it shipped out today, ha ha, but better late than never, eh? Got a week of crappy weather looming over me, so it'll be nice with a quick casual build, I already got something fun in mind...
@@madsrcbuggy that's awesome mate , a bit of fun coming your way....also found your channel have subbed 👍, will check it out 😀✌
Can’t go wrong with a hopper! There definitely is something different about building a kit and driving for fun over performance
Yeah I think building the kit you get to know the car inside out and also learn all the other aspects of rc, painting , soldering etc, the more involved the more attached you get, but then comes the fun of upgrades and tuning for performance 😉 👍
These 2 cars are probably why the buggy is what you think of when someone says "RC car" ..Very cool adventure and beautiful view from that lookout! I bet that torque tuned motor is just fine with a small pinion.
Thanks so much mate, so true i think of the hornet as it was my first rc car, but looks i think has to go to the hotshot, just looks so aggressive and cool, the torque tuned motor in the grasshopper is like a sweet spot, its quick enough to have fun with, and keep the car under control for the most part, and not much slower than the hornet with a sport tuned, next will have to pin them up against each other to find out 😀👍
@@rcbloka Right on, brother.. keep up the great work & looking forward to the next one!
@@scaleworksRC Much appreciated, next build is in the works 😉✌
When I painted up my hopper I used the white Tamiya primer and painted it up with TS-7 Racing White, came out looking great. Gives it a vintage look compared to the standard white.
Cheers mate thanks for the comment, that racing white would be abit darker than the standard white , definitely would look great on the grasshopper, vintage look and feel for a vintage car 😁✌
Great video, nice structure. Hope to see videos of the Dark Impact, Blitzer Beetle, and many other kits in the background! Subscribed.
Thanks so much for the support ,much appreciated, yes these cars will be coming in future as well as other brands as we get hold of them 😀 👍
What a fantastic review, love the enthusiasm! The colour came out superb. I wonder how it would have done with the original tires? I've heard they're a bit hard/shiny on anything but sand so probably a good choice to go spikey...
Thanks so much mate, paddle tyres would be good on sand but anything else the spikey would have the advantage , this car will get pinned up against the hornet in a future vid so I wanted to build it in a way that it would be able to keep up and mabey win against it, I think now it has what it takes, will have to wait and see, thanks again for commenting I appreciate it 😀 👍
My first r.c. car was the boomerang.. maybe 1985ish...4wd i think..
What a awesome car to have as a first, love the aggressive styling on the Boomerang and the Hotshot, I have one on the shelf and am looking forward to that build 😀👍
I've still got the F150 ford got it in 1981
That's awesome mate, I wish I still had my cars from back in the day, I only have the parts now from the hornet and the kyosho ultima and optima mid that I used to race 😀👍
Because I couldn't afford a Hornet, a Frog, a Fox, or a Hotshot.
These rc cars were expensive in the 80s, luckily today the hobby is more affordable 👍
Throw a 540 motor on there, and its a Hornet
Yes that's what we put in this car, a 540 Torque Tuned motor, I think it's a good match, should keep up with the Hornet it feels just as quick 😀 👍
@@rcbloka The grasshopper looks better :>
@@tazanteflight8670 I must admit I really do like the looks of the grasshopper, and the more I look at it the more I appreciate it's lines....from every angle.....✌