Thanks buddy. I had a lot of fun with this one.

That was a very nice comment. Glad you liked the video and the fact it allowed you to reminisce….

Awesome. That’s nostalgia at its best. Glad you still have it.

It’s all about that retro/nostalgic feel. Thanks for the comment

Lol… I almost busted out the nail gun too lol. Had to add some kind of silly part to it. Glad you enjoyed the video.

I’ll keep that in mind for the future.

Yeah the chrome editions seems pretty interesting. I’d like to get my hands 🙌 n another clod and that would probably be the one… the chrome edition

Thanks. Glad I was able to get my hands on one before Tamiya discontinued it. The Clod is pretty awesome!

Thanks. Had a lot of fun with this one. From building, running to making the video. Glad you enjoyed it

The Black editions are pretty expensive now, I just sold 2 on ebay for $600 each, and I was by far the cheapest. I bought them in the spring but fell out of R/C and never built them. Keep an eye out though, this wasn't the first release of the Black Edition, they might run a new batch next year or in the future.

Yes on the Tamiya USA website it says “discontinued “ but if we’ve learned anything from Tamiya, the egress and Avante have been rereleased numerous times in batches. I wouldn’t be surprised if they came out with another rendition of the clod.

The XL monster truck class 😂 I’ll definitely look into that chassis brace. Thanks for the advice

Agreed too many weak points. There was a really cool article I remember reading as a kid where they put the clod and USA1 in a head to head competition

Paint it all black and it would look menacing. Yes, the Clod is a great looking truck and even better with the black edition. Super Clod livery with that super hero looking guy is pretty lame

@@RCRetro Yeah I didn't like the Super Clod design much. Black version is much better. Prefer the colour scheme and they brought back some of the original design elements too. A real winner!

Lol 😂 Steve the pirate? Not a fan of the pirate 🏴‍☠️ lol 😆

LMAO that’s pretty funny.

It most certainly is newbridge road park 😆. I grew up in south Bellmore and now live in north Bellmore. Small world.

TBH, a few days cause I Did a few steps each night. Believe it or not, I don’t have a lot of time to work on RC. About an hour each night… to busy with other real life stuff lol. But it is a rather easy build….

Yes, TS-14 Black is Gloss Black. After I sprayed TS-14 Black I let it dry and cure for a few days. Then I hit it with TS-13 Clear. here is the TS paint chart for your reference www.tamiyausa.com/blog/ts-paint-chips-tamiya-color-spray-paint/

All after market bearings I buy from Fast Eddies Ball Bearing on eBay...

That's a very good question. I"m not quite sure I can give you a clear cut answer. It all depends on what it is. If it is a restoration, I might run it before I restore it. Once restored it become a shelf queen. If it is a rerelease that I plan on utilizing all the time, then its the "I don't care mentality" if it gets scratched. Some kits I just want to run lightly and try to minimize damage. This Clodbuster is one of them. In the 2 hours of having it out I only flipped it 1x and that was on the grass so there was no damage or scuffs. I pushed my luck and won... A Wild Willy 2 that had a patriotic theme, I ran on a track, only flipped it once... thankfully the roll bar saved it from getting scratched... that's now a shelf queen too.. I just filmed my Super Astute with an alternate body and under tray that is custom painted.. Vid out later in December maybe even January... Yup I'm that far out... But I ran it lightly cause I didn't want to mess the custom painted body up... The buggy itself, arms, hubs are all scratched... it was just the hi cap dampers and body that I didn't want to scratch.. Mission accomplished lol... Sorry for the long rant...But your question is probably one of the best I've been asked.. I have no clear answer lol... It is something many of us have inner debates about....

Lol nope. But when it happens we will let you know.

We have just not every race has been filmed. Plus there are some races that have not been edited yet

I like that idea but my original USA1 would probably break in half lol.

@@RCRetro I have two sitting boxes that I just can’t be bothered trying to fix anymore. As soon as you fix one thing something else let’s go.

A true test would be a clod and a double dare

Sorry didn’t break anything. Yet….

Thanks for the advice. I'm not really sure about the audio levels. When editing the footage, I reduce the audio levels from 100 to 50. Sometimes even down to 35%. Then when I play it back on my laptop at 100 volume it sounds fine. A few people over the years have made the a similar comment. It is something I'll try to remedy. Thanks.