Well it passed the durability test! That thing was flying out there and seemed to handle everything very well! Lots of great shot of the action and some of the mayhem!!

@PeteWylieRC

Жыл бұрын

Hiya Addam. Yes I do like to give these things a good test without being too silly. Many thanks indeed for watching and your great comments. Much appreciated 😁👍

Great run or flights 😂. This rig's definitively a beast in your configuration

@PeteWylieRC

Жыл бұрын

Ha, yeah it might have spent more time in the air 😂 Many thanks indeed for your kind feedback 😁👍

That thing is shockingly durable! 😮

@PeteWylieRC

2 ай бұрын

Ah yes it did well but I wouldn't recommend it 🤣 Many thanks indeed for watching and your comments 😁

Great run and video as always Pete!!!!

@PeteWylieRC

Жыл бұрын

Hiya Bob. Many thanks my friend. Best wishes 😁👍

You put that to the test Pete!! Once they are scratched at least you can fully enjoy it 😂 Great work pal 👍🏻

@PeteWylieRC

Жыл бұрын

Hiya Craig. Well I can safely say it's scratched and quite a bit of paint fell off so definitely not a shelfer now 🤣 Many thanks for watching mate 🙂

That shell flexed more rhan the paint can handle but good it never broke 👍🏻 It does look very fast, great video 👍🏻

@PeteWylieRC

Жыл бұрын

Hiya Damian. Yeah the shell almost turned inside out at some points. No other issues though apart from slightly bending the chassis rails. Cheers for watching mate. Best wishes 😁👍

pleasing madness! runs well, plenty fast 👍🍺🇬🇧

@PeteWylieRC

Жыл бұрын

Hi there. Yes, maybe a bit too fast as there was a bit of damage. It flew well though! Many thanks for watching :-)

very cool! :) think i will get this to add to slow growing Kyosho collection :) cool content!

@PeteWylieRC

27 күн бұрын

Hi there. Yeah a nice kit for sure. I've got the Turbo Scorpion too and that is my favourite but both very nice. Many thanks indeed for your great comments 😁👍

@tm_vis-rc

27 күн бұрын

@@PeteWylieRC hahah awesome. I enjoy filming my kyosho collection so far! Cheers!

Great video mate 😁👌

@PeteWylieRC

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks indeed. Much appreciated 😁👍

The Beetle certainly demonstrated it can take a bashing,👍 well the chassis at least. I've not had any issues with my Kyosho bodies, but then again I don't run them very hard. The Beetle looked properly fast in the footage!

@PeteWylieRC

Жыл бұрын

Hi there. Yeah with the chassis it's just the main rails that can end up bent if you nose dive it enough. The body was almost turning inside out with some of the landings so I can forgive the paint falling off! I'm going to re-do the speed test because it does seem quicker than the indicated speed. Many thanks for watching :-)

Well Pete I found you were a little light on the throttle there. But not bad.. BAHAHAH 😂😂😀😀 Nah, another fantastic video of course. I have been feeling the need for speed lately. Been playing in the sand a little. Actually had my little Team assoc. 2WD buggy for a rip. Had a blast. Video soon. ;) Great video once again bud. Big Thumbs up

@PeteWylieRC

Жыл бұрын

Hiya Nick. Oh yeah I did blast this a little bit 😂 Ooh I will keep an eye out for your speedy buggy video. It's good to try different styles of RC now and then although I think I've tried slow crawlers enough for now 😂 Many thanks indeed for your support as ever my friend. Best wishes 😁👍

Hi there Pete, just home from hospital and catching up on YT. Oh boy! Would I love a Beetle Kyosho style 😊😂😊. You’ve made the usual PW upgrades and made it into a Kyosho Beetle flying machine 😊😊still, looks like you’ve had some great fun, but, back to the workshop and a shelf body, so that it can ‘puff out’ its chest on the shelf too 😊😊

@PeteWylieRC

Жыл бұрын

Hiya John. Ooh was the hospital visit your new hip? Hope all is well and you're ok. Yeah I can't resist putting a fast motor in these cars and sending them flying. I'm hoping to be able to rescue the body a bit but I will look into a new one. Thank you for watching and your comments mate. Take care of yourself 😁👍

@JF-RC

Жыл бұрын

@@PeteWylieRC hi Pete, yeah, hospital was for the revision L hip replacement. Hated every minute in hospital. Hence in and out in a couple of days. Pushed myself hard to get out quick and do the convalescing at home. The long recovery journey now, lots of muscles exercises etc to do get mobile again 😊😉😊nothing like a PW fast video to cheer me up 😉😊

@PeteWylieRC

Жыл бұрын

@@JF-RC Wishing you well for your recovery mate 😁👍👍

The Fast Show reference!

@PeteWylieRC

Жыл бұрын

Haha, yeah you know I say things from TV shows so often I forget I'm doing it! Many thanks indeed for watching and your great comment 😁👍👍

Great video Pete buddy , I got to be honest that seems like fun at that speed . As you said mind still fast for that little buggy . I have to say at the moment I'm preferring the Kyosho kits over tamiya . Just a personalized preference. Hey on another note , those shock tower plates you made for the Arrma 3s trucks do you make them as I'm rubbish with metal myself , could do with some for my Heavily upgraded Big rock v3. Great work again Stay safe Chris 😎🤙

@PeteWylieRC

Жыл бұрын

Hi there. Yeah I'm starting to wonder if my speed GPS got broken in one of the many crashes I had during the speed test. Looked like it was going 40mph at least. These kits are really nice quality for sure. With the Arrma tower brace I don't really want to get into making them for sale as I don't enjoy the process that much. I have seen proper alu upgrade parts available for these so maybe check those out. Many thanks indeed for your watching and your comments 😁👍

Well you proved one thing, Pete, this Kyosho is tough! No way would a Blitzer Beetle take that abuse without flying into a thousand parts! But mate, 5000mph scale speed is far too much for a 1/10 RC buggy. I know I'm right 'cause I checked out a video about you and used the guys maths. 🤣🤣 Anyway, very entertaining footage of a smashing car from Peter Smith! I'd put a fast brushed motor in it and save that lovely body! All the best my mate and hope your Sunday was a good 'un! 😎😎👌👌👍👍

@PeteWylieRC

Жыл бұрын

Hiya mate. Oh yeah I broke my Blitzer Beetle with much less than this. The only issue (apart from the body) was a suspension grub screw coming a bit loose despite the threadlock on everything. Oh yeah to be scale this should be going about 4mph 😂 I'm going to see how this is with the current configuration on the flat sand when the tide is out. I'm thinking it will be great like the Wild One. Yeah great Sunday here thanks. No RC but a walk and a couple of pubs so can't be bad. Hope you had a good one too. Need to check the group chat. Cheers for now 😁👍

Terrific action today! What a ripper. How did those front arms (and bits) hold up with all that awesome abuse? Much damage? Cheers

@PeteWylieRC

Жыл бұрын

Hi there. No damage so far apart from bending the chassis rails a bit. They are now hammered back to the right shape. Other than that it's sound as a pound. Many thanks for watching :-)

Oh, man, it's fast! I have the low gearing in mine, but I don't even think with higher gearing mine will be that fast... But still fast enough to take some tumbles, ha ha! The paint sticks fine on mine, still, also after a lot of roof landings, but I used airbrush paints on mine, plus I reinforced with fiberglass tape and Shoegoo, so that probably helped it stick, so far...

@PeteWylieRC

Жыл бұрын

Hi there. Yeah I might change to the low gearing on mine but I'm going to try it down at the beach first to see how it is. I will try again with the paint on this one. I think I can rescue it. Many thanks indeed for watching and your great feedback. Very much appreciated 😁👍

Pete you drive um like you stole it as the saying goes! Fantastic!!! Did you have any breakages? that bug received a good workout! Cheers James

@PeteWylieRC

Жыл бұрын

Hi there James. Oh yes I do get a bit carried away sometimes 😬 Apart from the paint on the body I just had the rear suspension pivot come loose despite threadlock. Otherwise it's been sound as a pound. Many thanks for your great comments as ever. Much appreciated 😁👍

@mad-beerc3818

Жыл бұрын

@@PeteWylieRC Wow tough little bug then! I would love to get one sometime its got to be great on the beach sure looks the part! The sand traps shows that! Great entertaining vid Pete you always give it beans my friend!

Wow Pete you do like to punish you cars mate. Great editing dude. Is there really a need for a second body though just for the shelf?

@PeteWylieRC

Жыл бұрын

Hiya Rob. You make a fair point. With the price of Kyosho spares, maybe I'll just tart this one up a bit and have done with it. Cheers for watching mate 🙂

Ive been wondering whether to pull the trigger on one of these kits as they are pretty expensive. But that thing is awesome 😊 id be afraid of bashing it though 😂

@PeteWylieRC

2 ай бұрын

Ah yeah it's a great kit and I probably wouldn't launch it down a hill like I did 🤣 I'd say that if you haven't already got one that the the Turbo Scorpion is a better handling car and I think it's a similar price. Thanks for watching 😁

I agree with what Simon W said below Pete I'm shocked that it's only 34mph WTF? But this buggy drives like a speed demon I could see it does seem a little hard to control maybe the low speed gearing will be the way to go to help make it more stable to control? Thanks for posting new of your latest R/C Car m8😁😁👍👍😎😎

@PeteWylieRC

Жыл бұрын

Hi there. Yeah now I'm thinking about it I'm wondering if my GPS device got damaged in one of the many wipeouts the car had in the car park. I will try to re-test because it looked a load quicker than my Turbo Scorpion running the lower gear ratio which was 33mph I think. Many thanks for your great feedback and support as ever 😁👍

@3DMOFO2020

Жыл бұрын

@@PeteWylieRC Cool Pete looking forward to seeing you do a re-test?

Woukd you say the brushless is too much for it? Iv just built mine and am contemplating a brushless set up but looking at it im not sure now. Iv got a superstock RZ tamiya motor so qas thinking of just putting that in instead? Great content as always 👍

@PeteWylieRC

11 ай бұрын

Hi there. Yeah the brushless was good in the Turbo Scorpion but seems a bit much in this somehow. Might be mostly to do with too much grip with the back tyres if the Beetle. Maybe try brushed and see how you get on with it. Many thanks for watching 😁

Seriously cool looking buggy buddy ! I went out to the shed earlier this year to find my batteries have faults and don’t work, they were nimh , so it maybe time to move on, I have only a few tamiyas, they mostly have the cheap hobby wing esc as I do like to get em wet, what would you say is the best and most practical brushless set up and lipo for tamiya, I’m guessing 2 cell looks the right size, i was just wondering if you could recommend a brand that you have found fits well in tamiyas, I have a FAV, a lunchbox and a hopper, any advice will be much appreciated 👍

@PeteWylieRC

Жыл бұрын

Hi there. Pretty much all of my Tamiyas have the Absima Thrust BL eco motor/esc combo and not had any go wrong yet. Also a few have the Robitronic Razer Ten combo which is possibly a bit smoother and again I've had no issues. For the battery I use the Gartpot 2s 4000mah rounded pack which fits in all the Tamiyas other than really old ones like the Sand Scorcher. For that I have the shorty lipo pack. That will also fit your FAV. I made a video about that which shows what I did. Oh also the Lunchbox with a little mod although you can use the rounded ones in that if you don't mind that they are more visible. Hope this helps. Many thanks for watching the video 😁👍

@M.A.S.Ked-Crusader

Жыл бұрын

@@PeteWylieRC Hi Pete, thank you so much for your time, this is exactly what I needed 👍 I will be doing an order this weekend for sure, it will be nice to get out with the rcs, didn’t bother much last year and haven’t yet this year, but the sun is here, it’s time to give them a new lease of life, and I think the new set up will do exactly that, thanks again 👍

@PeteWylieRC

Жыл бұрын

@@M.A.S.Ked-Crusader Oh yeah the brushless motors will liven them up! Make sure you are safe with lipo charging and storage. Maybe get a batt safe. Have fun 🙂

@M.A.S.Ked-Crusader

Жыл бұрын

@@PeteWylieRC thank you very much for that, hadn’t thought of a batt safe, will get on that 👍

It seems a lot faster that 34mph. I'm surprised!

@PeteWylieRC

Жыл бұрын

Hiya Simon. Yeah you know I'm starting to wonder if my GPS device got damaged early in the speed runs. It did come flying off a load of times. I might need to re-test and report back. It looked like it was doing 40mpg on the grass! Hopefully catch up soon 😁👍

I put a 3800kv Castle sidewinder sc in mine. I have no idea how fast it can actually go, cause it wheelies at 1/4 throttle hahaha I will say, the Kyosho Beetle will take an absolute beating. The frame will bend if you hit multiple trees (or the same tree multiple times)

@PeteWylieRC

2 ай бұрын

Oh yes I think that this is a bit too wild with the brushless set really. The Turbo Scorpion is fine with the same set though and I think that's down to less grippy tyres and a wider stance. Yours does sound a bit mad! Many thanks indeed for your great feedback. Much appreciated 😁👍👍

Dude are there any alternative shells that you could make work and still look good?? Getting hold of a replacement bodyshell I may as well buy a another kit they are that expensive 😂😮 if you can even find one. Any advice?? Parts particularly bodyshells is something that is putting me off buying one

@PeteWylieRC

2 ай бұрын

Hi there. No I've not found a shell like the Beetle as it's slightly an odd shape compared to a Sand Scorcher or whatever. Kamtec make a Scorpion shell that should fit this as they are essentially the same car. Would need the rear wing support though. I don't know if you already have one but I would go with the Turbo Scorpion out of the Kyosho re-releases. Handles better and looks fantastic 👍👍

@banksy444

2 ай бұрын

@@PeteWylieRC thanks for the reply Pete, I thought you'd say that. It's the beetle I wanted because I love the look and the bathtub enclosed chassis. It seems Kyosho are basically only making stuff on limited runs. Interesting could kamtec possiblyly make a shell for the beetle in the future do you think? (Patents copyright etc etc haven't a clue)

That’s why I’m not gonna go brushless on my beetle. Gonna put a Holmes Hobbies retro sport in mine since I burned up the torque tuned on 3s

@PeteWylieRC

Жыл бұрын

Oh yeah I possibly overpowered mine although I'm enjoying it. Your setup does sound more suitable though. Many thanks for your great feedback 😁👍

how is absima stuff, i never see anyone use it but see it on alot of sites

@PeteWylieRC

Жыл бұрын

Hi there. I haven't had any of these pack up on me and I think I've got them in about 20 of my cars. Reliable and quick I've found and about right to pep up a Tamiya or Kyosho. I also like the Robitronic Razer Ten sets that are possibly a bit smoother off the mark. Many thanks for watching 😁👍

What turn or kv motor

@PeteWylieRC

2 ай бұрын

It's 3500kv brushless. It was a bit much for this to be honest. Thanks for watching 👍

I put a bz motor in mine.

Mine is very fast with just a bz.

@PeteWylieRC

Жыл бұрын

Hi Brad. Yeah that's probably a good motor to use. Thanks for your comments :-)