Awesome video on this little toy. My friend just recently gave me this toy truck since I built couple 1:1 beetles. I didn’t understand why this truck until he showed me the chassis of which is originally a sand scorcher. My gosh, very similar to a 1:1 beetle. I wasn’t much into RC’s, but I see how rare this truck is by checking the videos here on KZread. Since I do love beetles I may acquire a sand scorcher body on this chassis. I know the truck is rare, but don’t really care since I really love the sand scorcher body more and makes more sense on the chassis. It’s great that you rc people love these little toy car collecting. It’s sad how these things don’t run though. I restored couple beetles, and just restored my FD and have a other jdm project and I can never leave my car in the garage and not drive it. Love to drive my cars and will continue to. I guess the little toy cars are better on the shelf than playing with🤣. To each their own, Awesome toy collection though.

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. I actually am this truck yesterday and it did great. It isn’t that you cannot run them, it is more about the cost to get the kit is so high, and it being 40 years old, you run the risk of damage. This model is easy enough to get parts for other then the body but other cars could break a plastic piece and you could be hunting for years to repair it. I wish I could run them all but realistically the value and parts availability dictates the likelihood. Awesome that you build cars. I have always had a love to restoration work of all types.

Love the SRB chassis, I built a scorcher years ago. I waiting for this or the Rough Rider to be rere again then I’ll get one 👍

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

I hear you. The scorcher and champ are affordable right now as they just did runs of both.

The front suspensions are like Mimi-me of Kyosho Circuit Buggy.

They need to bring this SRB chassis back out again it's the only one they haven't brought back out again.

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

Hopefully we see it sometime soon.

Good morning Keith watching your video while I cook biscuit &gravy with bacon for the family here in Virginia. Have a good weekend partner!

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

It's a thumbs up from me Keith. Classic old Tamiya pick up truck

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

Epic

Finally!? He said tamiya correctly.

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

Lol

It's a miserable, wet afternoon here in Northern Ireland so I was glad to have this video to watch! What a cool chassis!

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

I have watched it about 25 times. Just reliving the experience.

I've built an SRB chassy. It can be involved. But satisfying. Can't wait for the body either.

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

Thanks

Another nice build,I'm hoping to get a sandscorcher for the collection one day.My neighbor cleared his loft out not long ago and gave my son a Nikko anniversary F150 from around the year 2000.Its nearly twice as long as our lunchbox!

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

Nice! It must be huge.

Excellent video thanks Keith. I have just restored a rough Rider and agree with you on the rear wheels. They look ridiculous and need some tweaks. I also added rubber bushing to change the bump stop height and it looks so much better. Under normal running I don't really think the springs move at all as the car is so light. It has a crazy amount of stiffness. Looks great on a shelf though😎👍 I guess the Ford isn't much heavier

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

It looks worse on the shelf then when it is running. Those springs are way to hard. I bent the crap out of mine to soften them up.

Awesome. Really enjoyed that builds Looks epic. Looking forward to seeing it finished. I didn't think it would look so good TBH.

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Paul. Actually just got in from filming the run. It was great fun.

Good work on the rear suspension stops. The whole chasis is build for the hornet/sandscorcher wheels which are rounded so they work much better with the camber changes on the rear.

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. I actually talk about that at the end of the running video. Same exact thing. Great minds think alike

Wow what a build my friend 🤩🤩🤩 What I found really interesting was the instructions to get everything water tight, obviously the promo videos were all about this thing going into puddles 💦💦💦 I do wonder how many people actually did all that back in day 🤣👊🏻

@rcicons4915

2 жыл бұрын

They sent a big tube of silicone in the kit

@jason.bochniak

Жыл бұрын

My dad built my original Rough Rider for me when I was a kid, took it heaps serious and did it all to the letter!

@davidhiscock1969

Жыл бұрын

Glenn I have stripped and rebuilt 3 srb gearboxes that were all sealed . Thing is I don't think they used silicone, they used some compound that set hard. Absolute nightmare splitting them 🤪

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

@@jason.bochniak awesome

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

@@davidhiscock1969 this kit had a tube of Tamiya silicone.

I reckon at some point Tamiya will re re this. I really like that you build these vintage kits. There is just no content like this. Keep 'em coming! :)

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

It is what the channel is about. It is so much fun to build them up.

@Funco1979

9 ай бұрын

I would really like to see this one re-released but I don't think it will be. It should have happened by now. The Lamborghini Cheetah is another one I doubt we'll see.

Keith❣️ you know, I know Tamiya must rere the Absolutely awesome Ford F150 Ranger XLT. It is so gorgeous just like Kyosho MUST rere the Turbo Rocky ❤️ I loved this episode and now I’m waiting for the painting and run video 😂 as I mentioned, I am converting my rere sand scorcher to the F150 ranger xlt. Just waiting for the body mounts and stickers 😊👍

Great build Keith. I like what you did to give the rear wheels the right stance for this truck. But i wouldn't do it with the cars that in real life are based on a beetle chassis. When you lift a real beetle, the wheels get this kind of stance. As odd looking as it is... It is realistic for VW Beetle-based vehicles.

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

I am fine with the look on the buggies. The truck is different.

Quite simply an absolute classic from when I was a kid.. I know when the body is done you will do it proud... good job mate..👍🇬🇧😎

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. It came out great.

Simply the number 1 car on my most wanted list. A very cool looking piece. I used some 3mm aluminium plate to replace the fibreglass chassis plates on my ones to stop the front chassis flex . Absolutely love building the srb's. Looking forward to seeing how the body comes out. Keith I know you are using modern electronics but you gotta put the old school metal aerial on the rear cage , just looks right 😊

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

Lol

I remember this kit in the model shop. I thought this one is for the big boys. I enjoy seeing these kits being built 👍😃

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Was a blast to do.

Another great kit. Tamiya has so many great ones

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

Agreed

Wow so much metal, love this chassis. I can see you loved building this, it will look great in your collection.

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Yes. It is an awesome kit.

Great video.

Awesome kit! Awesome box art!

What a great kit this is. Really a total pleasure to watch this build. Thanks for sharing all this Keith.

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

No worries. Thank you

I’ve been waiting for this.. I just scored what I believe to be a rare Blackfoot. My original Blackfoot I got in 91 from my cousin was an original issue with a baby blue chassis. I remember when my cousin got it, it had the baby blue body probably leftover from the srb I’d assume. Anyway I scored a Blackfoot with the baby blue chassis just like my old one was. Had a few guys tell me it was a brat chassis, had a few tell me it was a bush devil. But I remember my cousin building the original one he gave me, it was a Blackfoot, and so is the one I just scored. Anyway I’m rambling.. I’d love to build an srb, but I want the buggy or the beetle body srb.. agreed Tamiya should reproduce these

Great build video Keith keep them coming 👍

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

Will do

A great looking chassis, I'm really looking forward to seeing the body finished. I'll have to make do with a Blackfoot body with stick-on Ford badges 🤦‍♂

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

I works. I am thinking of doing another as a rere version.

Yep, watching you build that brought back a lot of memories Keith. Thanks so much for sharing this. Love how you video and edit, no BS,just feels live and raw.

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. I appreciate the comment. You kind of get what you get with me. Lol

love it man !!!

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

Thanks

Nice Build 😎

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Adam.

Technically, you can buy a 2016 blackfoot and a sand scorcher and slap together a pretty nice version. Those lisencing issues are always hard to say from the outside, might even be some other RC company, has bought exclusive rights to do ford RCs, etc. Kinda like what happened with the Lambo aventador. Obviously I dont know what exactly is wrong, but tamiya hasnt renewed a lot of the US trucks licenses, like the Clodbuster etc. REGARDLESS, sweet kit there my man. Pity you're in the states, othervise I coulda offered to paint up that driver figure for as a test, I'm somewhat decent at that stuff. :)

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

No worries. It comes out fantastic in the end.

Awesome job my friend this is just one of those kits that is near and dear to my heart thanks again!👍

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

No problem. Thanks

Great video and love the ranger build

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

Thanks

Love it!

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

Thanks

Great build for a long weekend 👍

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

It was 6 weeks ago but yes. Still a great build.

This truck was the second tamiya I owned that was bought for me by my parents at Christmas time in the 80s... The first being the sand rover. I would buy one of these in a heart beat if tamiya rerelesed it again... I own the other srb kits they've released. And built them up but never ran them in anger and I own both the sand scorcher and rough rider kits new in box for my collection. Looking to get hold of the super champ just to have a boxed car of that variant of the srb... Come on tamiya re release this classic truck. Like you said keith it would sell out instantly if they did release it again....

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

I would buy 2

Cool, Cool, Cool, Cheers mate!

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

Really special looking truck the Ranger! Can't imagine the heat that kit experienced to do that to the tyres? So hope tamiya rere the Ranger soon🙏I have a Mk1 Scorcher built Keith and its my favourite in my collection! Fantastic thing! But will say l actually like the odds rear camber angle especially on the Scorcher! Pure SRB! Loving your channel mate really is pure vintage magic!

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. I also have an original scorcher to do. Looking forward to it.

@mad-beerc3818

Жыл бұрын

@@rcicons4915 fantastic look forward to that too! Classics galore!🤩🤩🤩

Love the build buddy and can’t wait to see more

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Joe

@joelawson6319

Жыл бұрын

@@rcicons4915 great collection, and enjoying the kit builds. Wish I had a lot of those kits myself , nothing better than building a new kit , great job buddy

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

@@joelawson6319 thank you

Excellent video👍 probably the best so far for me because it was the truck that started all for me the ranger was my first ever rc and I've never seen one built other than my one back in the late 70s and my one was the mk1 because it had the small wheel arches at the front yours looks like the mk2 eather way it doesn't matter because it's a fantastic truck😍😍😍

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

So I measured mine at 80 mm and I believe the large are 90 mm.

@philmoffett366

Жыл бұрын

@@rcicons4915 r ok so it's the first one? I was just thinking the mk1 the front wheel arches are more rounded but I could be wrong as I've never seen them side by side🤷‍♂️ excellent video keep them coming👍

G'day Keith SRB chassis is a good fun build nice stuff mate it's funny how bad the SRB drive's for something that looks so dam cool. Awesome video mate 👍👍

Hey Keith,love your channel and your build vids,would have like to see u build the shocks in this build but what I would like to see is some of the running footage especially this truck.be something different from your studio recordings 😜

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

This truck is getting run tomorrow. You should see it in the next few weeks.

The should definitely re-release this one. Or even do what I did and make mounts and release a kind of new version on the ORV chassis. But they should do something, they have the capabilities to do it.

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

People are screaming for it. I would have rather had the Ranger then the evo. The evo is great but they literally flooded the market. They will be for sale for the next 5 years.

That negative camber is because the suspension was designed directly off the Volkswagen Beetle, which has that same issue. That’s part of the reason vw’s always had such narrow tires from the factory because any wider and they kicked in with negative camber..

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

You are correct. Great for the buggies. Fords didn’t look like that though.

@IowaBudgetRCBashers

Жыл бұрын

@@rcicons4915 agreed my friend

I really hope they rerelease this one!

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

So do I. I would order one immediately.

i like the camber, looks like a carrier A7E Corsair 2, camber on mains before carrier recovery

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

Lol

@stumpycatvm7115

Жыл бұрын

@@rcicons4915 understand, in the cabinet display would be problem

That weird look is scale for a 1960's Baja bug with raised suspension.. It's not an anomaly or something wrong with the design, in terms of scale appearance for e vehicle with swing-arm suspension rear, it is correct. The difference in front to rear ride height is because you dropped the rear suspension in your effort to get the arms to sit parallel to the ground.

Loving the channel Keith! Its so great to see you and Glenn enjoy the hobby so much, it really helps your viewers to keep enjoying the hobby too! Sometimes it can get frustrating and expensive, but watching you guys reminds me why its so much fun. Im looking for a decent condition technipower motor (for my original boomerang restoration, im keeping it as original/box art as possible and want to put the recommended hop ups into it like the box says!) - you dont know where i could find one do you?

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

Honestly, I only have 2. One in my supershot and one nib in my display. Unfortunately I am not on Facebook so most of my stuff is sourced on eBay which can be costly. Are you on Tamiya Legends selling group?

New subscriber 😊😊

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

Awesome. Thank you. Hope you like the content.

Tamiya must still have a relationship because they recently did the TT-02 anniversary GT

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

Yes but who knows. Maybe another company like CEN has all the truck rights.

This is my Unicorn 😩

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

It is definitely a great one.

Be nice if you can find the whole grail toyota hilux 4x4. But this is 👍

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

I have one to do already. And a blazer.

Please sort out that boomerang it breaks my heart seeing it like that and the 959 needs the right blue on it. Great video on the 150 not my cup of tea but love seeing them being built👍🏻

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

300 cars. Anything else I can do to make the viewing more pleasurable? Only kidding my friend. The boomerang is becoming a winger next week. Building a nib to replace it. Honestly, I could care less about the 959. Have a nib to replace that one which will become a giveaway car. To much work to strip the blue to repaint it. Kind of is what it is. Those are both early purchases before I got my hands on kits to build. Just out of curiosity, what is your cup of tea?

@pydpipper

Жыл бұрын

@@rcicons4915 they are just my two favourite tamiya cars fot the boomerang in 86 and I still hold it close and the 959 is just one of the best tamiya cars they have done but very fragile. I'm lucky to have both and the grb Toyota

@pydpipper

Жыл бұрын

@@rcicons4915 I'm now more into the road cars, the trfs and tb evos but the avante chassis cars are the one that I would never sell got them all from the 88 to the vajra

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

@@pydpipper that’s awesome! I also have a very nice grb. I have enough 959 parts to put 2 cars together and then I have the 2 kits. Looking forward to giving the 2 pieced cars away and building one from nib. Same situation with the boom. Figured I would do a winger with the broken one. I love onroad as well. I have a 420 and 415 Msxx to build. Just finished a tb05r off camera. That kit was amazing. So much bling. You should send me some pics. My email is in my about section of the channel. Would love to see them.

@pydpipper

Жыл бұрын

@@rcicons4915 if you like your bling look at the tb evo kits, I'm on tamiya legends just look for the batman symbol drop me a pm and can send loads of pics of my 959 and some of the ones I've moved on to help other collectors. Glenn will vouch for me. Keep up the good work saving these old classics

Loved the build of the SRB chassis Keith but can I ask are the front wheels more dished than the rears?!

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

They have different offsets for the difference in axles.

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

They have different offsets for the difference in axles.

So the gear ratio you used is a 4.66 gear. Should be good for torque and a little speed too 😁

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

I figured it would be fine for a little put around.

Let's go! (Brandon) 😂👍

Loved the F150 body...., BUT, it should have a double I beam front end and a live rear axle. - They could have modificated the 3 speed Hilux/Bronco chassis for this truck. I borrowed a Tamiya F150 from a friend back in the day and the SRB Chassis never seemed right for this truck. Just my opinion.

You know Keith that's probably why Ford didn't like that model because of the VW Beetle suspension

TAM EYE UH, TAM EEEE UH, TAMMY UH, they’re all correct lol tomato tomato

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

Lol

Keith, what say you, isn’t a rere wild willy a must? I guess its called wild willy 2 now but should I get one? It is a very classic Tamiya RC 😊

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

I love the wild Willy. Wouldn’t matter to me which one but my collection wouldn’t be complete without one. I have 3 original. 1 swb that needs a restore. 1 swb mint and 1 Lwb mint. They look great together in the cabinets. If I didn’t have them and my only option was a wild Willy 2 then I would be all over it. No limit with possible detail. I might look to get one in the future for a runner.

@prophetate

Жыл бұрын

@@rcicons4915 ❤️ I hear you 😊 thanks for mentioning the SWB how big of a difference is there? Also I have realized that if possible, I would rather buy a rere than vintage, why you ask well usually the plastic is brittle and the ”glue” on the stickers is gone and the rubber tyres have turned into plastic 😂😂 but if no rere you have to go for vintage nib 😂

@prophetate

Жыл бұрын

@@rcicons4915 with that said, I HAVE to get a wild willy ❤️

@prophetate

Жыл бұрын

@@rcicons4915 thanks for your knowlegable comments 😊

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

@@prophetate the problem with vintage Willy’s is they are expensive. A nib will run about $1,500. Crazy money. The rere is affordable.

Keith my man, will tomorrow be the day we see the finalized Ford Ranger? 😊❤️

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

The body gets painted in tomorrow’s video. Had trouble with the original decals so that part happens in the running video or part 3.

@prophetate

Жыл бұрын

@@rcicons4915 haha awesome, ”a cliff hanger” 😂❤️ I want to give Glenn some space, not only is he moving but yesterday queen Elisabeth past away unexpectidly but you as a Yankee works on and I live❣️ I also love you live in conneticut been there once and it never left me 😂 but RC Retro he also lives in Conneticut, do you know each other? ❤️

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

@@prophetate Ari and I talk at least once a week although he he on Long Island New York and I am in New Hampshire. About 6 hours between. We are friends though.

@prophetate

Жыл бұрын

@@rcicons4915 but don’t you both got a NY accent? ❤️ you do have some canadian touch on your eastcoast accent 😊❤️👍

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

@@prophetate mine is definitely worse then his but yes, we both have a northern US/Canadian accent.

Go the low ratio gears mate they are too heavy for the high speed gear