I am looking forward to getting one and getting it built. I am kind of glad it has the pre-cut and pre-painted body, saves some time and no stinky paint! It does kind of suck if you want to do a custom theme but for a classic like this I am sure 98% will be done in black anyways. Have fun getting it together!!

Look forward to seeing it running, would love to get one of these. But i’ll just make do with your video 😁

Great news looking forward to see how yours going to look like! I have to get one of these my Hotshot rere feels lonely :D

Looks good Andy, very tempted by one of the Hot Shot series cars, maybe a Sabre or Boomerang, can’t decide they all look great.

The reason for the way Tamiya released the shots the way they did was, the supershot suspension was originally just a hop-up kit, they then released the Supershot as a full car whilst still selling the Hotshot. When the Hotshot sales dropped they discontinued the Hotshot and low selling Supershot and released the Hotshot 2 as a replacement for both previous versions, which didn't last very long either as the people were over the Hotshots by then as you had the newer Bigwig and Avante plus it's brothers soon after released, then the Thunder shot and so on. So the Hotshot 2 was really just a last gasp with that chassis along with the Boomerang and Sabre.

Nice to see this one finally come out. Great video Andy

Good for you! The Hot shot looks great. Can't wait for mine to show up.

Nice unboxing! I can't wait to get mine to complete the set

This was my first 4WD car and loved it! Sold it at a carboot after getting married, shelf queen condition, metallic dark green, new unused Technigold motor and fully ballraced with original Futaba radio gear. Sold all for £20! Been waiting for this ever since but oddly I’m not grooving it and can’t understand why …… maybe the buzz and excitement for it has now burnt out with me 😢 I need it but…….

Really like that mate think I’ll start saving some pennies look forward to seeing yours finished 👍

Great looking kit, I wish they gave clear bodies still though. Enjoy the build Andy 👍🏻

Much as I love these re-re buggies, they are a bit too pricey for my liking. Can't wait to see the finished Hotshot 2 mate👍👍

I’ll be doing the same when it gets here 😅 Bearing set & alloy suspension brace & steel pinion gear after I work out what ratio I need, for the 10.5t brushless Tamiya motor. Can’t wait to see how it turns out 👍🏻

Looks great mate. Im glad them cars wernt there wednesday night or i would of been in trouble when i got home haha. Great video pal. Seeya next week 👍🏻

Lovely Andy great kit and l love all the Shots! l am hopeful to pick one up at some point when funds allow l feel its too good to miss! Looks fantastic and just got to have that one of a kind special silver box in my stable! Some gold wheels look amazing on these too! l would probably do that for sure! Cheers pal.

I think Tamiya should re re release but in different colored plastics and with limited run wheel design to add a Sense of exclusivity.

I dont know what it is but there is something really cool about a hs2, i prefer it to the supershot even its just bloody cool! great video Andy. im looking forward to building it

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Nice one mate 👌 I'm a bit unsure about it to honest 🤔

I'm glad you got a BT 01.

I never was a fan of the Hot Shot. I did not like the clam shell chassis. Why? If you have any problems you need to take the car half apart to fix it. With modern electronics this might no longer be necessary to take that far apart. I did however, get the Blockhead motors version of this car. It was on sale. I have not built it yet. Thoughts?

I have ordered 1. I had 1 in 1997 I threw a tantrum because my mum wanted to buy me a hornet and till this day I don't like them.