reenmachine

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You knew it was coming...

http://www.tamiyausa.com/product/ite...oduct-id=58452

Chappy67

Awwww crap this is just awful.

I have my first child on the way and promised the wife I would not buy another rc until after she was born.... I just hate being a liar

dragonracing

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this is the car that wetted my appetite for rc cars back in 7th grade. (long time ago) oh man to be able to have one. showed the wife and she just roller her eyes. and called me a dork. lol

QDRHRSE

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I had one of those in the 80's....and a Super Champ. They didn't even have a diff! Also, they were made mostly of metal and had a sealed plastic case for the electronics. RC has come along way.

RCROD

Cool, I still have the original which I bought around 1982(not running now). The front suspension would pop out constantly + I couldn't find a better drive universal for the spur gear side, which wore out easily with the power I upgraded to. It was fairly heavy duty for back then (so much aluminum & hardly any plastic). I'd like to see some better chassis pics to see what they changed or upgraded. With no ESC, it was difficult to handle with the race motor & home-made 7cell batteries I used to fit inside the waterproof clear case, but it only had 3-5 min runtime back then & constantly heated up. I've been into nitro pro-kit truggies for the last few years, & it's been collecting dust for about 20 years now. With brushless & Lipo, electric has sparked my interest again.

cheers,

HanIce

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YEEEEEEEHAAAAAAAAAA!!!

Now, I can afford one without forking out thousands!!

Thank you TAMIYA!!

HanIce

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Anyone know if it's the same replica as the original one?? Down to decals, molds, body, chassis, etc etc..

Turbojoe

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I'm sure the collectors that have been paying thousands for old N.I.B. SS kits are going to be crying big time. This release is really going to hurt the saleability of the old kits. Even if they price the new release high it'll still be cheaper than an original. PLUS you won't be afraid to take it out and drive it.......

Joe

kufman

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Sweet! I have been waiting for this to happen since I was 10 years old! ... and now I am 31! lol

hairymuffin

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Yes it comes with the hard plastic body!!!!!

tom_chang79

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I don't know about the decals. I think for the Buggy Champ 2009, it was a different decal set since it's a Buggy Champ and not a Rough Rider.

But this time, seems like Tamiya kept its original name. Who knows? There might be some slight difference in decal, I know that the Fire Dragon re-re had slightly different decals, although I couldn't tell the difference since I didn't have the original...

Seems like Tamiya finally corrected the "4wd" to "2wd." For the longest time, I thought it was going to be a variant of the DF-03 or the DB-01 with a Scorcher body...

Tamiya really knows and understands their market. I have the Buggy Champ 2009, and it's an awesome vehicle. So different from the cookie-cutter, "me-too," vehicles we see today...

I have to say, there's many stadium-style chassis that people try to use as an SRB, but this chassis style is truly made TO BE an SRB...

I can't wait to paint mine up, I think part of the fun with these hard shells is the painting, since now, you can do it on the outside!!! Even a RC painting-challenged person like me can tackle it!

cherokee

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One is going to be home with me...my wife says the same thing and just thinks I am crazy....some people just don't understand.

Does anyone know when it is actually hitting the stores....hopefully before christmas.

interplanet

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wow, I am going to have to save for this one, only a matter of time before they release a new bruiser

YDBD

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Here's a few pics:

Running a 13.5 Turnigy Brushless motor.

Driver86

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Tamiyas are undoubtably the best looking cars, but the price on that thing is just ludicrous.