Born in 1970, lived Tamiya in the 80s. 100% hit it out of the park for an 80s look. Great job!!!!

1989, I’ve stripped the paint of my first car (Sonic Fighter as you may know) and repainted it. White with neon green, yellow and pink. Wasn’t a week before one of the neighbor hood kids had to have it so bad he traded me a bicycle worth about 4 times the value of the car. The paint definitely matches the era and has taken me right to that “back in the day” time period!! Mission accomplished sir!!

@TAMIYALegends

2 жыл бұрын

Great comment 😍👊🏻

@No1karez

2 жыл бұрын

Well said, and you probably made a lifetime RC Enthusiast so also well done 👍👍

My first Tamiya car. Long live the hornet! Paint looks amazing! Great choice!

@TAMIYALegends

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

WOW , that looks RAD

@TAMIYALegends

2 жыл бұрын

Excellent thanks Joe 😊👊🏻

Can never get enough of The Hornet. Every which version. Cool job.

@TAMIYALegends

2 жыл бұрын

Excellent thanks for watching my friend 🤩👊🏻

Absolutely love it, I must stop watching your vids though as i'm getting an 80's Tamiya addiction developing here!

Beautiful build! I think it rivals the box art. This would have turned heads in the 80’s. Way to lean into it, man.

Damm....... this is awesome. Why didn't anyone actually do this paint job more in the 80s/90s?! The decals really suit it and wheels look great! And DEFFO to the same on the ReRe Grasshopper. Pretty sure the gloss finish should bring it up. That pair would be Ultimate 80s!!! (Very Jason & Kylie)

@TAMIYALegends

2 жыл бұрын

Excellent I’m glad you like it my friend 😊😊😊

Who’s the thumbs down guy? Like seriously get a grip. Almost like you’re doing it on purpose or your thumb is possibly a bit too chunky? Got an idea for you. Add a link to your video and see if we can hit your videos with as much thumbs down as Glenn gets thumbs up. Anyways rant over. Love this Hornet mate. It was my first RC car, a hand me down from my uncle so very sentimental to me and to see this with a modern twist has left me wowed! The paint job is awesome suits the colours and the livery. Top work as always mate. Love your channel. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Love it!!! Very 80's. I'd rock it 100%. Very awesome scheme colours Glenn. It's such an Icon.. It rivals the box art!

Brilliant!! 😉👍 Pure 80s. All thats missing on that car is a mullet and some new romantic make up!!! Awesome!!👍👍

@TAMIYALegends

2 жыл бұрын

Haha fantastic comment 😊👊🏻

love it! always wanted a hornet as a kid (46 now lol) the netting should have been the original design in my opinion the colour really works

This is the car that got me started in rc . I had the hornet and the super hornet when I was a kid. Those were my first 2 rc cars.

@TAMIYALegends

2 жыл бұрын

That’s fantastic Charlie 😎👊🏻

I think the pair would look awsome love the neon reminds me of the cloths I wore in those days .have a great day

I’m loving it already.

@TAMIYALegends

2 жыл бұрын

Excellent thanks Jason 😊😊😊

I think it's awesome. Been watching your channel for years. Love your work

Yeah man, looks brilliant! 😎👍 Personally, I think a Grasshopper in the same livery but fluoro orange (or green?) instead of yellow would be ace.

@TAMIYALegends

2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic I’ve actually now found a Tamiya TS neon Orange, so we could be going down that road my friend 😊😊😊

@ricruiser26

2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same. I love how this car came out and a grasshopper in a different color neon would be a perfect set.

Looks amazing!

That turned out amazing really like the neon paint, and a grasshopper next to it would just be the icing on the cake :) I have never had a Hornet so I may have to pick one up

Looks awesome!

Great choice to use the stock wheels. They look awesome in that neon color.

I'm a fan of custom Hornets . I did a candy red body then had MCI do the decals in red white and blue . Painted the wheels silver . Looked straight out of 1980's America. I loved that thing .

@TAMIYALegends

2 жыл бұрын

That sounds awesome 😎

Looks amazing well done

Definitely better than the box art. Good show

That’s the 80s for me.looks great.the finish looks amazing 🤩

@TAMIYALegends

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ian I’m glad you like it my friend 😊😊😊

Looks great, Glen!

@TAMIYALegends

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

You sir are an artist! True, you're chosen canvas is the form of a 3-dimensional RC car body but you are an artist nevertheless. Yes sir, it IS better than boxart in my opinion. I think Picasso would approve. 😉 Perhaps for the Grasshopper build, use lime or neon green with white and similar stickers to your Hornet?? Anyway, whatever you come up with will be awesome, no doubt about that. 👍

@TAMIYALegends

2 жыл бұрын

Wow thanks so much for the lovely comment my friend 😊😊😊

Mate absolutely fantastic

That looks absolutely fantastic! Well done.

@TAMIYALegends

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

This thing is awesome Glenn.

Great color choice! Great job and a real 80's beauty👍

@TAMIYALegends

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Matt 😊👊🏻

You’ll see that Hornet coming Glenn! I really like it and the Grasshopper sounds great 👍🏻 The 80s was full of awesome neon so I think it looks wicked 🙌🏻

Looks awesome…👍👍

It came out great, looks tight. Good move with the TL stickers, the contrast really works.

Wow ! It looks amazing!

@TAMIYALegends

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Brett 😊👊🏻

Nailed that late 80s look! Nice job!

@TAMIYALegends

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊😊😊

If we are being completely honest Glenn, I absolutely love it!! I'm also an 80's kid, and I remember the neon quite well my friend 😁 I have a re-re Hornet, and did mine in box art, but you nailed it with the white and neon yellow mate! The Tamiya Legends decals are awesome!! Great job friend. And detailing all of the bits like the crash bars, windows, and the rear wing was brilliant 👍🏻😁

@TAMIYALegends

2 жыл бұрын

Wow thanks so much for the awesome comment my friend 😊😊😊

Glenn, Glenn what have you done are you crazy dude??? A Hornet has to be Boxart its a total classic in boxart man!!! 👌( UNTIL NOW ) BOOM!!! Please you used the original wheels too they have a absolute classic look! and double spot lights is mustard! Epic my friend 👏😉 Love it!

@TAMIYALegends

2 жыл бұрын

Haha now that’s a fantastic comment my friend and very very much appreciated 😍😍😍

@mad-beerc3818

2 жыл бұрын

@@TAMIYALegends 😎👍

Brilliant!!!….love it, the extra spotlights are an awesome touch too….well done as ever dude👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@TAMIYALegends

2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic I’m glad you like it my friend 🤩👊🏻

AWESOME JOB....I'm 46 and I think I can still open that box toss the manual and build it from memory! lol Ball bearing kit, Gold Tech Motor, Rooster ESC....RIPPER!!!

@TAMIYALegends

2 жыл бұрын

Haha fantastic thanks for watching my friend 😊👊🏻

I really like it. You did a fantastic job with that build.

@TAMIYALegends

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Brian 😊👊🏻

Looks awesome. I like it. Thanks for sharing.

@TAMIYALegends

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching 😊👊🏻

Love the neon... yes to future paint jobs 👍🏻 Can’t wait to see the running vids!

@TAMIYALegends

2 жыл бұрын

Excellent thanks for watching my friend 😊👊🏻

That looks excellent!

@TAMIYALegends

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sean 😊👊🏻

Nice work. Personal touch matters. Individual. Who cares what others like! Enjoy your builds mate...

Looks great Glenn 👌👍 I'm pretty fussy about box art from TAMIYA but it's not always necessary. I mean it's similar to buying a clear aftermarket body shell that was not part of a kit and then try to conjure up a paint scheme. Great video presentation Glenn 👍👌

Love it :). It makes me want to go flouro on my next build :)

That car looks great. I love how much effort and thought you put into these beautiful rc cars. Always fun to watch and makes me feel as excited about rc's as I did as a kid. Thanks

@TAMIYALegends

2 жыл бұрын

Hey thanks so much for the great comment my friend 😊😊😊

Always a pleasure Glenn!

@TAMIYALegends

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😇😇😇

Looks great Glen I like it.

@TAMIYALegends

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

I'm loving it! Yes do the Grasshopper as well 🙂

@TAMIYALegends

2 жыл бұрын

Excellent thank you 😊

Sharp looking car Glen! I like the window netting.

@TAMIYALegends

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

Looks Awesome Definitely 80's

@TAMIYALegends

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark 😊😊😊

looking good love the neon and the grasshopper would look cool as a pair in your collection

@TAMIYALegends

2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic thanks for your feedback my friend 😊👊🏻

Straight back to the late 80s..day glow school socks and fraggle rock 🤣..good job mate.and ye.. double spots work for me👍🇬🇧😎

@TAMIYALegends

2 жыл бұрын

Fraggle rock 🤩🤩🤩

Those colours+ decals wheels +tyre writing looks just great Glenn 👌👍

@TAMIYALegends

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Craig 😊👊🏻

Looks Great!!!! Best looking original Hornet!!!

@michaelanderson4897

2 жыл бұрын

In fact... I could see a Legends Version from Tamiya.. reaally like it!!!! Look out Watanabe!!!

@TAMIYALegends

2 жыл бұрын

Excellent thanks Michael 😅👊🏻

Well done Glenn I think that looks well cool. I’d be happy to play with that out on the street. I think you made it look modern and updated.. carry on with your vids mate I love em. Ps I’m not a Tamiya owner but I often think about getting one especially after I watch your vids. The Castrol Supra is the one for me if I do. I like FPVing all of my models it puts a new handle on RCing that I like..keep up the good work . Cheers...

@TAMIYALegends

2 жыл бұрын

Excellent thanks for watching and commenting Stephen 😊👋🏻

what a wonderful design . it´s looks great

Looks great! I bought the XB special edition one prob 4.5 years ago.

Just discovered ur channel whilst building my first Hornet and love those neon wheels Wanted one bad as a kid but it was sold out so ended up with Tamiya’s Subaru Brat, the run time was so bad I didn’t use it after that summer Great content ideas 👍🏻

That's the poster child for the channel 👍 just needs some KZread decals added. Great job!!

@TAMIYALegends

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😇😇😇

Looks great Glenn

@TAMIYALegends

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mike 😊👊🏻

Very cool Glenn. That's the kind of creativity people put into the paintung of cars back in the day where I grew up. And you managed to make it look truly 80's despite all the years that have passed. I think it looks fantastic! So much more than a Hornet now.

@TAMIYALegends

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great comment Jon 😊👊🏻

It's a mullet....business up front, party in the back! Looks awesome!

@TAMIYALegends

2 жыл бұрын

Great comment 😂😂😂

Love it brother 😎👍

Love it,great job ;!!!

@TAMIYALegends

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Very nice mate, I like it 👍

Great idea on the grasshopper perfect👌👏👍😀

@TAMIYALegends

2 жыл бұрын

Excellent thanks for watching buddy 😊👊🏻

Love it Reminds me of the fluorescent socks I had in 1983, one pink, one yellow.

@TAMIYALegends

2 жыл бұрын

Haha good times Chris 😍👊🏻

I love it. I think the retro paint is awesome and absolutely it would be killer to have a grasshopper to match.

@TAMIYALegends

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy the Grasshopper is now on the to do list 😅👊🏻

I like it! Always tough moving away from box art and standard colours, the Fluor looks cool 😎

@TAMIYALegends

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jason 😊👊🏻

Now Thats A Beast-Definitely captured the 80's Theme and can still tell its a IConIC Hornet from back in the day , Youve Done it again Glenn Working your magic and its paid off real well , twin spotlights look cool as well as the netting and doing the matching grasshopper would be just as cool, myself have bought the Black edition grasshopper 2 and the candy edition grasshoppper just to be different whether i get the standard white edition to the collection i doubt but who knows and the Fluro colors never get old and always look sharp Nice Job bud well done 🙂

@TAMIYALegends

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for another great comment Andrew very much appreciated my friend 😊👊🏻

Wow looks really iconic 80's race car and looks as if it's going fast just standing there. Cant wait to see the grasshopper build, defo got to make that neon maybe neon green 🌈. Great vid Glenn 👍

@TAMIYALegends

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Alex 😊👊🏻

Awesome man, looks great!!!!! Grass hopper as to be done with some neon green. GFJ my friend, Love It!!!!!!!

@TAMIYALegends

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy 😊😊😊

Looks great job well done it’s special 👍

@TAMIYALegends

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

That's one of those that with first glance Im like yuk but the more I look at it the more I like it. That said, its your car so do it up how you want to. Excellent job as always Glenn.

@TAMIYALegends

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dan 😊👊🏻

Love it Glen.. As you know I’m a big box art fan.. this is just what we did wasn’t it back then.. It really looks great in the neon.. It just so happens the TTO2B plasma edge the family bought me for my 50th is nearly finished and I have bought 2 tins of paint from core RC… it’s the brightest neon pink I’ve ever seen!!!!. It will either look as sick as a pig or superb!!!. Seeing what you’ve done with the hornet gives me the confidence to crack on🤣🤣🤣

@TAMIYALegends

2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic Darren please email the pictures of the finished car buddy, I’d love to see it 😊😊😊

Love it, sure looks like an '80s period piece. I'd love to see a matching Grasshopper in a different colour, like pink or green. I'm restoring an original Hornet at the moment and building a re-re Grasshopper with my 7 year-old, so lots of hopper activity at our place right now.

@TAMIYALegends

2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic Ian I’ve actually now found a Tamiya TS neon Orange to use 😊😊😊

Nice paint job story, this car was my first rc car ever, I wanted to get the ford f-150 ranger but was no more for sale, so I did buy the hornet which is great for a beginner with stock motor, but if you push it faster the chassis will brake in some spots.

My friend nice work . Box art is always a safe way to go , however the Hornet has been around for such a long time , we have seen the typical black and yellow colors more then enough. I certainly can appreciate the change . It keeps the hobby interesting , change is good and illustrating it your way keeps the hobby fun .

@TAMIYALegends

2 жыл бұрын

Excellent comment my friend 🤩👊🏻

The colour/livery is perfectly fine. Its the sponsor decals I would have fiddled around with a took a bit of time to replace or put in combination with others. My eyesight is going off due to old age, and I appreciate the high vis yellow very much. Great build. Thanks for sharing.

@TAMIYALegends

2 жыл бұрын

Excellent thanks for your feedback my friend 😊👊🏻

Ah yeah that’s gold or should I say neon gold!!! So done ✅ well Glenn nailed it:)

@TAMIYALegends

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Brett 😊😊😊

Damn fella, that Hornet looks absolutely amazing in those colours, I love it!! I think the Grasshopper in the same colours would look awesome, definitely go for it :) Awesome video as always!!

@TAMIYALegends

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊😊😊

Very nice Glenn. Grass hopper go for it mate

@TAMIYALegends

2 жыл бұрын

Operation neon Orange Grasshopper is now on my friend 😊👊🏻

The hornet looks great in those colors. I love it!! Never seen one that wasnt the normal colors

@TAMIYALegends

2 жыл бұрын

Excellent thanks for watching and leaving a comment Gabriel 😊👊🏻

@gabrielpichardo1492

2 жыл бұрын

@@TAMIYALegends you’re very welcome my brother

That looks brilliant, great job. If I were going fluro, and had the skills, I'd use the original stripe pattern as a basis to use fluro yellow, green, blue and pink; the marker pens many of us had in our pencil cases back in the day. Backed in white, it'd pop like nothing else. For the grasshopper, you've got to go fluro green if you can.

@TAMIYALegends

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks as always for watching my friend 😊😊😊

Looks amazing.do grasshopper amd frog all like that

I love it! 100% do a matching Hopper (maybe reverse the color placement as to body section). I painted my Yamaha livery inspired Hopper with Lexan paint and cleared over it (no issues so far).

@TAMIYALegends

2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic my friend 🤩👊🏻

Glenn, I have never fancied the look of The Hornet, but you’ve made this one look great! I love it! Conversely, a box art Grasshopper is always pretty. Nevertheless, some bright orange could be fun. Thanks for the great content. Cheers.

@TAMIYALegends

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great comment my friend 😊👊🏻

I ‘m glad you brought out the hornet.. and goodness! It looks absolutely fantastic in “Tamiya Legends” fashion! The only weakness I see, is that the 4 neon spotlights are blending into the neon body. I think off-white color would look better for the spotlights.

@TAMIYALegends

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you my friend I appreciate your feedback 😊👊🏻

Looks great, I like the idea of doing something different. I would like to see different ideas for the Frog.

Not being a fan of the neon colors or the color of yellow in general. I have to admit I really like what you done to this kit. Great choice of yellow. The color stands out, such an eye catcher. Thanks for sharing. PHENOMENAL JOB!

@TAMIYALegends

2 жыл бұрын

Wow thanks for the lovely comment John 🤩👊🏻

Wonder no more Glenn… you have to do the Grasshopper🤩🤩🤩… love it 😍🤩😎

@TAMIYALegends

2 жыл бұрын

Excellent thanks Neil 😊👊🏻

Love it can't beat a big of 80s florescent colours, yes I did have bright pink and yellow soaks back then lol just finished a non box art one to run at revival next year in mattaljc blue white and flluro pink

@TAMIYALegends

2 жыл бұрын

Excellent thanks for leaving a comment Craig 😊👊🏻

It looks great! It actually looks like a 1:1 scale off road buggy paint job from the time period. Neon, tie-dye and flashy sunglasses.. stuff of the 80's. Also would fit in with the other cars on the cover of the 1988 Car Action magazine.

@TAMIYALegends

2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic thanks for the great comment my friend 😊👊🏻

and yes try the same with the Hopper Glenn!😉👍 but then back to some Boxart on your next projects mate lol l can't help it l love Boxart! But on this occasion it would be awesome having the Hopper done like this too👍 Great vid again buddy.

@TAMIYALegends

2 жыл бұрын

Project neon Orange Grasshopper is now on the to do list 😅👊🏻

@mad-beerc3818

2 жыл бұрын

@@TAMIYALegends 🤩👍

I love it!!

Nailed it. I really like it.

@TAMIYALegends

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Neil 🤩👊🏻

G'day Glenn mate wow that is my favourite it's the best car you have done yet mate it's a work of art I love it. I'm inspired by you mate. Yeah do the grasshopper same 👍👍

@TAMIYALegends

2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic thanks for another awesome comment my friend 😊😊😊