Excellent video and great attitude. You've done your best to answer all the queries that have come up. Good work.

Thanks for making things clear about the screws that go into the chassis for battery change. Good to know the go into an encapsulated nut so the thread will not wear out.

If I recall the Yokomo 4wd cars and Associated RC10 2wd cars dominated the off-road scene in 1989 and Tamiya's Avante was not well received on the racing scene. However, the Avante was a fun car to own and drive - I loved mine.

@Heathcliff_hensel

2 жыл бұрын

exactly

Great content. Subbed.

It looks like you can mod the chassis to run a battery across the chassis going by the blanking plates on each side of the chassis. Is this the case?

@toolbaggers

2 жыл бұрын

The drive shaft might get in the way.

@RCKickschannel

2 жыл бұрын

@@toolbaggers I think you could be right. Funny to see the blanking plates on the chassis.

@Papinak2

2 жыл бұрын

@@RCKickschannel the driveshaft should be high enough to clear the battery and chassis doesn't have any protrusions that would block transverse battery - so it might be possible.

Can TA06 gear diffs be used both front and rear in the TD4? Thanks.

I would love to see them make a kit called ingress compliment the egress and maybe using the td4 or make a whole new chassis just an idea.

Thanks for the faq answers. Too bad we need that screwdriver for putting in batteries. One of the main reasons I avoid running my XV-01.

I've got one on order; very excited. The box art livery appears to be a bit difficult to reproduce. How about a factory painted body, for those of us who paint best in one color?

Thanks for the great video nice add on suggested items (needed additional items) but some are out of stock of difficult to find could you create a list with items readily available and also not super expensive. I am really interested in buying the super avante but struggling to find Motor, ESC, Servo (low profile) that are good and fit. Ideally two list of readily available parts one less expensive and one more expensive.

Are you runing a sensored ESC and motor in that Super Avante? Thanks! ☺

thanks for all the important and useful information - will definitely be adding one perhaps two to the collection as gotta have a shelf queen one of these bad boys Thanks Again Tamiya USA , Oh and Please re release the Porsche 959 :-)

It would be cool to see some videos on the three new 'Dragon' series cars (Thunder Dragon, Fire Dragon, Saint Dragon).

The TD4 looks to be a very competent chassis with plenty on tuning options for the more serious buggy enthusiasts. Upgrading the plastic parts to fibre infused plastic parts seems that Tamiya are trying to compete with the Arrma’s. Looks good in the eye catching yellow and blue. Great informative video.

@Genicksalto

2 жыл бұрын

Did you say they are going to compete with the Arrmas? Which Arrma came to your mind?

@JF-RC

2 жыл бұрын

@@Genicksalto Arrma Typhon is what I had in mind. I have the Arrma Typhon and it’s an excellent buggy, but it would appear that Tamiya are appearing to challenge this buggy type?

@Papinak2

2 жыл бұрын

Tamiya uses fibre reinforced plastic for mid range chassis for more than a decade

@toolbaggers

2 жыл бұрын

@@Genicksalto Obviously this compares to the 1/10 scale plastic buggies. Or were you thinking of comparing this to a a "1/5th scale" 8s Kraton monster truck?

Very cool! Would be nice if there was a PRO version 🤩

Great channel,

Would these be a good option? Tamiya 54895 TBLM-002S together with Tamiya 300045057 ESC TBLE-02S ? Thanks

I would love a db01 re-release

Nice, but I want reissues of vintage buggies. Please give us The Frog again 😍

Will it handle a 4370kv brushless motor running on a 3s Lipo?

@philthyco1

2 жыл бұрын

It should..My top force does

I have a few questions 1st will you guys make nitros again? Because nitro is really fun and I think you guys did a good job on your nitro kits 2nd how come tamiya car parts are hard to find compared to some other brands It’s very hard to find parts online and in hobby shops

I don't understand how a new kit can be released with known major issues such as the servo mount and diff but? Also the slipper should be included as standard

Liquid polymer?

why don't the yellows match?

What the heck is a liquid polymer battery?

At 2.37 there appears to be something wrong with the tyre! looks like it is split in places :(

@paullaski7939

2 жыл бұрын

Looks like wet glue or clear glue on a big tv?

@ericwood2790

2 жыл бұрын

I think it’s glue also , but it does look like a defect in the tire .

Whens my preorder coming!? 😍

@UncleBobsRC

2 жыл бұрын

Mine too!!!

What's a liquid polymer battery?

@tm5123

2 жыл бұрын

I'm excited for this new tech ^_^

When is it going to be available in the States?

@rexrcs

2 жыл бұрын

I need it in Canada!!! Lol

@UncleBobsRC

2 жыл бұрын

@@rexrcs She's pre-ordered!!

I think the designers have to take in consideration the ease of repair and replacement. Why would they make so hard to install a battery?

@acereport8939

2 жыл бұрын

The front cantilever shocks are taking up space underneath the body unlike traditional shock towers that sit outside. Would have been nice if there was a battery compartment underneath the chassis like other models.

Ernsthaft, ich muss den Akku rein und raus Schrauben? 😮

The technical mistakes make this video appear very amateurish. Get somebody from tech support or just an RC enthusiast from warehousing to proofread before posting.

Re-release the Tamiya 959 and Celica Gr.b PLEASE!!!!!!!

What they all fail to mention is the difference tophat nut is made of cheese and as such if you intend to even think about running it you need to but upgrades first, running it with the crap pastic one is death by diff loose! As always tamiya have produced a good looking car and then let themselves down over the quality of parts.

I love tamiyas, 🤦‍♂️but geese all that to get the battery in and out? I think somebody could have made a better design for the battery compartment...hope you never have a lipo go up this one will defiantly be burnt to the ground!

@rcl300018

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, seems like they went backwards with this design. Over complex. Some people might like it, but definitely something I would avoid, sorry but I think its terrible and ugly. Really disappointed as I am a Tamiya fan.

@philthyco1

2 жыл бұрын

You can run a battery across the chassis also

Honestly, I'm underwhelmed. Doesn't seem like Tamiya listens to their customers and then comes out with a car no one asked for.

That spur gear info is all wrong. Firstly, there's not such thing as "metric 48" - it is a 0.6mm module, which is quite far away from 48 pitch (roughly 0.53mm) and this misnomer could confuse people. 0.4mm you mention is identical to 64pitch. It's quite sad to see this in an official video. Edit: did I hear right Liquid-Polymer battery? Are you serious?

@RCKickschannel

2 жыл бұрын

To be perfect is to be Honza.

@toolbaggers

2 жыл бұрын

@@RCKickschannel Small typographical errors are permitted for a small KZread channel NOT for a professional corporate channel. It would would be unforgivable (people getting fired) if Toyota confused a gasoline for diesel or got 0-60 km/hr confused with 0-60 mph times etc. I guess this channel doesn't have a RC literate editor or proofreader? The guy appeared to be from the accounting department filling in for the advertising guy that called in sick.

@toolbaggers

2 жыл бұрын

@@RCKickschannel I've never heard you make these silly mistakes on your channel.

@Papinak2

2 жыл бұрын

@@RCKickschannel so you think it is OK to have factual errors (and in section that's supposed to give correct answer on a question on top of that) and overall quality of amateur Vlog in an official presentation?

@RCKickschannel

2 жыл бұрын

@@toolbaggers I make them all the time :)

48 pitch more durable than 32 pitch.....are you high???

@Papinak2

2 жыл бұрын

We're talking about Tamiya 0.6 (not 32dp) pinions made of butter - ofcourse any decent 48p gears will be more durable

Not impressed with the battery installation .

I will use the emoji with the guy with the hand in front of his face for the batterie change by this car. But only the genderwomenemoji is available, and that i do not use! I miss the good old times.

The little things matter , this was a poor explanation of the car by someone who appears to be ill informed and is more like someone reading a terrible script . As for the car , it's way over priced compared to competition and I suspect will be outpaced by the competition. Another kit for tamiya fans rather than RC fans . All the TRF experience appears to have been ignored . I haven't driven a td4 and the more I see of it the less I want it . Why not work with the competitive db01 and revise its known issues , persuing this as an option would give tamiya and end users far more wins and way more smiles. Allen drivers to remove batteries indeed .

@IntegraDIY

2 жыл бұрын

This new chassis is definitely for parking lot/park bashing.. it’s just to bring back the name with some unique features. People have been asking Tamiya to revise older good chassis but they always completely ignore. This chassis is cool though, a Lipo with a brushless setup and the smallest pinion, it’ll sure be fun after some tweaks to the suspension and possibly some tires. For the average person that is.

@toolbaggers

2 жыл бұрын

The specifically called this a mid-grade car; i.e. not for racing

@toolbaggers

2 жыл бұрын

TRF is no more. Thus Tamiya does not make any race cars.

@ericwood2790

2 жыл бұрын

If you want to race , you’ll need to go to Team Associated. TRF is dead for now , this buggy is an improvement for people who want to run their Tamiya buggies though .

@philthyco1

2 жыл бұрын

I disagree..It's not overpriced but I agree the DB-01 is a darn good racing buggy

My don't tamiya stop re using old classic names? Thus car is nothing like a Avante, so why use it.

That’s a horrible battery design