That's a major bummer, Joe. Sorry to see that happened to ya man. I've heard of guys over-tightening the long hinge-pin screws that hold the upper and lower a-arms and cracking them, but I've never seen anything like this. This is just beyond crazy. I drive my Hotshot like I stole it, with a 10T brushless motor in it, and it holds up fine, so it's very unusual to see one breaking up like this. Snap a few pics and send them to Tamiya, see what they say?

@JoevsRc

6 ай бұрын

I replaced all the arms for cheap. Tamiya will laugh at me asking about why my 17-year-old arms that broke. Plus, i don't think i can find the receipt lol. Hope all is well

Oh no! Those plastics crack easily. At least you can get the parts. The screw pins cause issues, that's why I heat them up before I put them in. The front arms always seem to break either at the screw pins or that counter sunk screw for the steering knuckle. I just had the same issue with my BigWig, but that is from 1986.

@JoevsRc

6 ай бұрын

I was not expecting this. Lol. The kit could be from 2007. But it has never been run . Lol it gave me something to fix

Has allways been a weakspot on the Hotshot… As a kid it happend to me during racing….

@JoevsRc

5 ай бұрын

I would have loved it if it broke racing. Sitting on a shelf , not so much lol

Well that's a bummer mate! It's very common for Tamiya ABS plastics to go brittle over time, and in reality it's still quite an old car even though it hasn't been run. Ive had many of my vintage cars from the eighties crack just by sitting on the shelf (all raised off the ground with no weight on the tyres or suspension)..... especially in areas where screws or pins are mounted. I feel ya pain man, it's bloody annoying. I've had hubs and arms shatter on my 959 and Celica GRB shelf queen's that have never been run, also Clod buster hubs, Midnight pumpkin chassis and gearbox housing, and multiple components on my OG monster beetle, but once again, these are all originals from the eighties. Interestingly, you never see this on Kyoshos, even the old ones.... the quality/elasticities of their plastics is vastly superior. Hope you get her up and running anyway mate, the Hot Shots a great car! 👍 👍 👍

@JoevsRc

6 ай бұрын

She is all back and ready for run. You are right about not seeing it on kyosho or my old team associated and losi. It just will give me something to do on a rainy day.lol

Back in 2010, I saw a guy in the pits working on a TT01, the Alum Pinion SNAPPED into 2 pieces. Like it went into a log splitter. Cracked in half, from tightening onto the motor from the force of the grub screw. If I didn't see it in person, I wouldn't have believed it. So think of a 20T pinion, split into 2 half moon 10T halves.

@JoevsRc

5 ай бұрын

Thats nuts. lol. Hopefully he got some use out of the car before it broke. Mine was just sitting on the shelf.

It happens that plastic parts break, especially when they are old. But so many on a new vehicle. I hope, even if it is annoying, that it is a temporary production shortage and that you will have a lot of fun with the vehicle again with the spare parts.

@JoevsRc

6 ай бұрын

It gave me something to do on a rainy day lol . Hope all is well

The only issue I've had was with rubber components. I bought two brand new Buggy Champ kits and the rubber switch cover disintegrated into dust on both kits before I'd even finished building the kits! Tried contacting Tamiya to get replacements but they weren't interested.

@JoevsRc

6 ай бұрын

Thats not good especially that they were new. hope you found some replacements.

@BlackSeaRC

6 ай бұрын

@@JoevsRc At the time it was hard to get spare parts and the only ones I could find were on ebay for crazy prices so I didn't replace them. As a long-time Tamiya fan and a believer that their quality was always good, I was a little surprised and disappointed though. I thought they would just send me replacements but they just never responded to my requests.

Humpty Dumpty Brother Joe 🎉RCF4L 😯👉It's Been My Experience that Tamiya Plastics have always been more of a Toy Grade material 👎 and for the cost of the kit's I kinda shy away from them...same issues in the past and no customer support on my end...They blamed me for their inferior plastic's... I now only have one TT02 left in my collection and rarely even look at it, gave it to my Grandson and when it breaks I'll pull it apart and put the useable pieces in the storage bin LOL😆so now I've Chosen to go with RTR's and Update/Upgrade as Needed 🦾🦿🦿🦾 ✌🤠👍HFLPRCing =Having Fun Laughing Playing and RCing 👍😎👍AOAH =Association of Addicted Hobbiest 🙏SSPH =Stay Safe and Play Healthy My Friend and Have a Great Weekend 🎉🏆🎉

@JoevsRc

6 ай бұрын

I do find myself looking more into kyosho kits. I am not a fan of rtr as I love building them

Wow that's strange, I have had issues with Tamiya Plastic over time they have gone brittle. Yes you are right, it was a much older kit just by the ESC, when you put the screws in do not go too tight as that might help a little.

@JoevsRc

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tip! I stopped as soon as i felt a little pressure.

@BasBoyRC

6 ай бұрын

@@JoevsRc I hope it helps with the brittle plastic, but the parts are thin.

wow,that's a bummer,they need to put better plastics in there kits

@JoevsRc

6 ай бұрын

It is an older kit . It did give me something to-do on Saturday 🤣😂😂

Yikes man what a bummer!!!! I thought only the old stuff did this 🤷‍♂️

@JoevsRc

6 ай бұрын

If this kit is from 2007 i guess its kinda old . it might be 17 years old

I only have experience with a TT02 kit from 2022. The plastic motor mount however, did crack when I was putting the motor in and ended up super gluing together. My fault for over-tightening it, but it shattered later on when I crashed into a cone so that was kinda my fault too. 😁Shown in one of the bench talk videos.

@JoevsRc

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! i will go see the video

Common issue in all those spots with cracking unfortunately. Sorry to see my dude😢. It’s one of the reasons why I used suspension shafts on my hotshot 2 over screw pins. Here are some options: You can boil the plastics, coat the arms with E6000 epoxy, just warm up the tube in some hot water before applying, or there’s always the aluminum arms route. Hope you get it sorted out mate

@JoevsRc

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tip! where did you get the shafts from

@NoNoRc

6 ай бұрын

@@JoevsRc I go over them in my HotShot 2 Blockhead motors custom build part 1 video at around 13:00 minutes. You have to piece them together with some spacers as nobody makes a direct kit for the hotshot 2. RcAidong kit, a couple kyosho shafts and some spacers is what you’ll need 👍

@JoevsRc

6 ай бұрын

@@NoNoRc thanks going to watch now!

Wow, sorry to hear that, hope you get it fixed would like to see it running

@JoevsRc

6 ай бұрын

Its all back together and waiting for me to break it over sitting lol

First Steve now you. I don't dare to check mine. Re and edit: my SHS's fine.

@JoevsRc

6 ай бұрын

LOL go stock up on upper and lower arms

Nice video😊

@JoevsRc

6 ай бұрын

Thanks but I still wish the plastics was better

Beautiful hotshot always wanted one as a kid !!! Had to settle on the hornet !!!

@JoevsRc

6 ай бұрын

The Hornet was my first rc. I got it when it was first released LOL

@That_Nitro_Bug

6 ай бұрын

Yes me too I got mine when I was 12 yo took me a week to build it hahaha 😂

Wow, 2 in 1 week. Shen just had his break and he fixed it and it broke again.

@JoevsRc

6 ай бұрын

I might look into some aluminon arms if i seem to use it a lot

Burn it!! Kidding of course. Sucks that happened I hope the new arms are better!

@JoevsRc

6 ай бұрын

I just hope i get to break it next and not time lol

I have two Rerelease HotShots and havent have any problems but its widely known that the Tamiya plastic is a bit brittle on the older rereleases. Personally i have fallen out of love with Tamiya at the moment ,they are a little bit to toyish compared with Kyosho and other more premium brand rc. Just my personal opinion though. Hope you get your HotShot sorted because they are a blast to run.

@JoevsRc

6 ай бұрын

I have been getting more into Kyosho. Their kits are nice. i have about 5 now they will be on the channel soon.

@ChannelClosed1346

6 ай бұрын

@@JoevsRc looking forward to seeing them!

Hello , If the car has been near a window the UV rays from the sun can have an effect on the plastic I had a rc boat i stored in the window and it literally fell apart🙁 , Hope the hotshot is ok now 👍, just subscribed😀

@JoevsRc

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and subbing! My cars are kept in the heated basemen, not near a window.. she is all ready for a run this weekend. I am sorry about your boat

Wow, that's sick. I had this on one of the brittlest (is that a word ?) Tamiya car ever, the Porsche 959, but it's a known issue. Maybe put something under so the suspension are not under load ? At least, you can find parts to repair 👍 On some older cars, it's like impossible or for the price of 2 kidneys 😅

@JoevsRc

6 ай бұрын

I would have been really disappointed if i could not get parts

I can't tell you how pissed off I am with my nova fox. Front hubs self destructed. Hope that wasn't a thread lock reaction.

@JoevsRc

6 ай бұрын

I would not think that's the case. My hotshot has no thread lock, not in the sun and never ran and it self destructed. lol

@Paul__FC

6 ай бұрын

@JoevsRc if your in the states an email to tamiya USA might be helpful. I sent them 4 ESC'S that I couldn't get working on, and they fixed or replaced them. Some of the best customer service ever. Turned out I got a batch that didn't have the amber LED so I couldn't set it up brushed /NiMh with out knowing when to let go the button.

@JoevsRc

6 ай бұрын

@@Paul__FC Thats good to know they have great customer service.Thanks!

thats bad, i would ask Tamiya over the issue and hopefully get me some free new arms😅i have a similar probleme with my used "older" DF 02 that seams to be made from eggshell plastics🤔

@JoevsRc

6 ай бұрын

Sorry about your DF02 . I wish Tamiya have a warranty from 2007 lol

Ah man that sucks, actually just checked my re-re SHS and Boomerang but they are both OK. I have a ton of spare parts as I know these can break but normally during use. Was it sitting in the sun? They don't look faded so I guess not. I had an issue with the driveshafts in my Boomerang being a fraction too long which caused all the bearings to start overheating but solved it by upgrading everything.

@JoevsRc

6 ай бұрын

It was not sitting in the sun. It is in a climate controlled basement. The kit could be 17 years old if its from 2007

@Retrotoyguysi

6 ай бұрын

I have Tamiya parts that are 40 years old and they don't crack like that. must have been a bad batch or something. Looking forward to seeing it run.@@JoevsRc

That is really disappointing

@JoevsRc

6 ай бұрын

Ya i was surprised when i picked it up. lol