The BEST Tamiya Off-Road Buggy in 40 Years!

The Tamiya BB-01 BBX is a Brand New Tamiya! Not a Re-Release or an old chassis, this a brand new RC Car. I've put a Castle 7700Kv Motor in mine paired to a Copperhead 10 ESC. So Smooth!

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[entropyalwaysincreases.]

Just bought the Sand Scorcher. I'm 56. I had one when I was a kid and loved it. You don't stop having fun because you get old. You get old because you stop having fun.

[csj]

Tamiya has the absoloute BEST box art ever.

[sambagogo]

Respect to Tamiya for edging ever closer to 1990s standards of technology.

[myharryface]

It was 1982. I was 9 years old and I had saved up enough money raking the neighbors' leaves and mowing their lawns to purchase the Tamiya Rough Rider. I spent at least a week building it and painting the body. Putting the decals and lights all in the right spots. I had never spent that much time on a body before as I was not really into model making, but I did love RC cars and I thought this thing would look so cool. -- It's all done and while I know it's for the dirt I just wanted to do a couple quick passes on my street before my dad came home to drive me somewhere I could really use it.-- I got a little too excited and gunned it on the last run. It rolled about 87, 000 times ... or at least it seemed the way to my 9 year old brain. What were once perfectly aligned decals, smooth paint and beautifully mounted lights ... were all shaved off, broken or torn. I remember even one of the "driver roll bars" snapped. -- Boy did I learn a lesson that day. I've yet to ever invest more than minutes on painting a body since. -- Loved the video ... but it was also triggering. :)

[titusgreen]

The 'tire sniff' is truly one of the unappreciated pleasures of the new-build.

[chipmunkotter]

So..today is my 40th birthday.. and 30 years later I still remember my cousins Tamiya RC that looked identical to this one in blue.!! That thing was so good and handled anything in front of it ..many good memories from then. I have yet to get a legitimate RC car..I'd love one of these for sure.!!

[marca]

You have reminded me why I fell out of love with RC cars & that is that they break every time you take them out! 💚🇬🇧🌱

[neildaniel]

Really good to see a Tamiya kit that is up-to-date with Hex hardware, decent shocks and bearings! Makes them much better value for such small changes. Hopefully it's a sign of them waking up to the fact that relying on Nostalgia for sales isn't good long-term. Tamiya have felt like a sleeping giant for a very long time now, if they can produce more kits to this type of standard (and better) then they can easily lead the market for quality scale cars. Leave the big stuff to the others and focus on their core strengths. A decent carpet racer, crawler and Touring car chassis to this level would be mint.

[Chunky]

So good to see a Tamiya modern long travel buggy. Rather that the usual floor scrapers.

[rncstuff]

Tip for doing the snap rings I've always used, I pull out a clear plastic bag that's large enough for the part, tool and my hands and do the assembly inside the bag. Then on the off chance it "pings" and shoots off it will almost definitely end up inside the bag instead of lost in the void. I do this for anything I'm building/assembling that is small and has a part under tension like a spring, snap ring, etc. Works a treat and has saved my butt many times for just the cost of a ziploc gallon freezer bag. This buggy reminds me of the Grasshopper I had when I was a kid nearly forty years ago, I might have to order one of these!

[dMb_]

That driver is the same one I got with my 1983 Racing Buggy Sand Scorcher and it used hex drive fasteners, all aluminum suspension and oil-filled shocks as well. Its still running today. From what you say it would seem Tamiya are getting back to their roots. Best hobby I ever had.

[ralphhowing]

You said, what a great car Tamiya built, you built it brother Tamiya just designed it.

[mguarin]

Your enthusiasm is contagious. My first car was a Grasshopper. I remember making my own suspension upgrades and added a 540 motor. 35 years ago. 😂

[Lee.gRC]

The speed/handling on 2s looks smooth and controlled,
Old school styling with modern engineering 👌 😎

[halmakenreuther]

Always loved the look of the old school buggies.

[jasont]

Tamiya has always been number 1 in my opinion.. the fun of painting the drivers, the hop ups available, the cars just have character that you don’t forget.
I will always remember by Tamiya hornet, had a dozen cars from other manufacturers that are quicker in all respects but I can’t remember what they were…

[subliminalsystem]

I've never owned a Tamiya (but always wanted one as a kid!) and I'd been looking at this for a while. Watching this video pushed me over the edge I've just bought one (on eBay from a German seller but looks legit). Can't wait to make some free time and build this kit!

[feelincrispy]

I never really watch build montages on YouTube, they’re boring and I’ve just seen too many but I actually happily watched this one. I liked how you edited it

[coloradocj]

Wish they still made the Rough Rider. My dad had that car when I was around 4 years old and I still remember the incredible excitement when he let me drive it. Years later he gave it to me when I was old enough (around 8) to not wreck it right away. I still remember that clear plastic body.

[lukeroberts]

I'm absolutely not a Tamiya fan, but this is the first time I've seen something by them I've really wanted. Absolutely think you chose the right green for it and rate the green roof!