It's a shame that people lie and scam people buying Tamiya cars. Thanks for exposing everything that's wrong with the car.

I use fake parts all the time. They are cheap and they are ideal for prototyping. I don see any wrong in using them for PRACTICE and TESTING. But if you're going to take part in offical competitions. respect the rules and the organisation.

We got your back. Keep it up Madtang

blackscammer is real thanks for exposing this opverprice reseller

Thanks for the info.very usefull

Thanks for this video... it's very useful

Good job madtang 💪💪💪

Very helpful! Thank you!

Thank you for the useful information. It saddens me that in my region, official races tolerates the use of copy parts.

The seller of this car is "mad" at you 😂

Thank you bro I found a few fake items in the car I purchased, fake ex wing, fake carbon s, fake wheels👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️

about time some one did this

thanks for this video.

very helpful video.

Seller just saved a lot of money

BLACK TUNERS!!! MITARI RTR OVERPICE!

thanks madtang for this review... 😭😭😭

This is why we only do box stock racing 😁

Wow nice cowl

I always wondering which is the fake and the real one particularly for HG carbon part because of the price is increasing by the time. And i affraid to be foolish by builder when order to them to make my own tamiya. Thanks once again. Credit for u !

I do use copy parts coz of its cheaper price.. you can race it depends on organizers.. But u cant play it with official race competitions..

i think i saw this being posted by the seller just before shipping.

It absolutely sucks to get scammed, in this case thinking you were getting an official race ready car and then having it come with fake parts. As for fake/replica/aftermarket/non-tamiya parts, nothing wrong with knowingly buying those for testing/prototyping or for keeping costs low if you just want to have some fun.

Im from the PH, have no issues with fake parts. As the saying goes 'you get what you pay for'. But to declare them as authentic is another thing. That's straight up scamming. Btw, the seller is notorious for overpricing parts. Like waaaaaayy over the roof overpriced.

In my country we hav the official race and community unofficial races, the unofficial ones are literaly any part goes etc etc But there arent many races in my country buying CMC parts, the super FM "evo" skeliton by CMC is unofficial race only

Tamiya is like the Iphone in the mobile phone category.

Hi Jonathan, can you please let me know where I can find mini 4wd racing glossary of terms?

I have a real set of those blue double rollers... you can have to share comparison...

Hello and good day, At 9mins 15secs mark, you mentioned that tamiya made blue double aluminum rollers 15years ago,are you talking about the 1st generation blue double aluminum rollers,the one with the bushing type in a green packaging? Or tamiya made a blue double aluminum rollers after that which isn't Lightweight. Because I cannot see anything from google beside the 1st generation which is in green packaging ang the Lightweight version. Thank you in advance.

What is the difference between tamiya(blue pack) and HG and AO?

Tamiya 🏁⚡

wow

I think he explain about his friend buy a full set up tamiya.. and i think is verry expensive but some parts are fake.. Thats call scam.. If you buy not tamiya brand or copy parts thats not a scam.. thats your choice... because some seller they put is not a tamiya brand its copy parts..

Yo... thanks for sharing. Regarding the lock nut, as I know tamiya did release the 4.0 lock nuts on tamiya AO parts #94690. The one in the video is fake tho', cause tamiya AO locknut never came in black colour only silver I guess. Correct me if I'm wrong. Thank you

Where can we order the original tamiya??? Help please

in indonesia we call it rep or replica. and cannot enter official race, only for fun or wild race lol

I have 1 question ? Do know or who knows the websites from china sale the tamiya spare part ? I need vendor from china or others the important cheep price , due to i need a lot of part in here

Thank you sir mad tang for exposing... for the new racer it is better to build your own car so that you can enjoy it or get some help to someone who has a experience to guide you... me I enjoy more making my own car than playing... just my opinion...

I purchased item 15514 Basic tuneup parts set for FM-A chassis from an official Tamiya Distributor here in the Philippines today. And guess what, the holes on the front and rear FRPs are also tight when i inserted the pinion of the motor. Are you saying that Tamiya also sells fake/copy parts? I have the receipts with me.

This give me a real idea to inspect an item and how to identify if it's original or not. But the real question is PINOY ka ba brad? 😅

whos the seller?

this work looks familiar.

Are you pinoy?

I use fake part only because that part is cheap easy to buy people like me…

Fudge.. my local distributor might be selling me fake stuff. My frp plates have no tamiya logo and the holes are a bit tight.

Shame there are such scammers... Especially that i come from the Philippines..

need a list of all these fake sellers and fake sites out there

Check tamiyablacktunersjapan instagram page. You can see there that car.

The fact that Tamiya didn't registered his mark is questioning. I think every experienced racer can recognize what's fake from what's original, but that's even Tamiya's fault. I don't think these "stuff" are sold where Tamiya original parts are easy to get. Even here in Europe Tamiya mini4wd parts are are starting to disappear with races. Sadly it's pretty easy for beginners to find these sellers, especially when the parts they're selling are pretty cheap. Good luck to the organizers at controlling every part of every car of every racer. I still enjoy building cars and seeing races, but I'm happily retired now.

Thx for tick and unearth Tamiya Focking Blacktuner . seller can sell but don't scammer. So mad tang wht u think about FM-A chassis can fight MS or Not thx For Ans. The truth never dies [thx Madtang]

are you a filipino?

Duration too long..

Can you sponsore me some parts. Of tamiya

The fake stuff is fine, It's cheap has good tolerances and performs. The only negative I've seen is that the bearings have plastic ball races.

bogus seller same jayson ang with her partner

maganda lang build ng blacktuners puro copy parts lang naman

#tulfo

Actually i am very puzzled. Do racers love the hobby itself or love Tamiya? Sure Tamiya and Auldey created and grow this hobby. But unless they patent this hobby itself, they can only at best stop people using non-Tamiya official merchandise from paticipating in Tamiya-organized race. Fair enough. Letting Tamiya dictate what you can put into your cars so that their corporate profit don't get eroded by third party sellers is unhealthy market behaviour and do no good for innovation. If you guys surf AliExpress, you will be very shocked at what is on offer. Price is cheap but what is stunning is the workmanship of the parts. If people decide to spend their money on non-Tamiya parts, there is nothing wrong at all. So what if it break easily? At USD5.00 for 10 FRP, you will have great difficulty breaking all 10 FRP. Someone asked what will then happen to shops who carry Tamiya products if these non-Tamiya products become too well-received. These shops simply have to drop carrying Tamiya products and switch to carrying the more competitive third party products. If Tamiya is serious about their market shares, they will lower their price or risk going bankrupt. This is pure economics.

Here's your proof, boy. ibb.co/SBkc1RY I'm not salty. Just making sure everyone knows that Jonathan used to sell fake parts. Or maybe he still is. He claims that JCup has never caught him using "aftermarket" parts. Let me know if you want proof of that, too.

Trashtuners