Hi there. It's been a nice project this and a great fun buggy at the end of it. Many thanks as ever for your great support 😁

Thanks for watching and especially for making it to the end 😁👍👍

@@PeteWylieRC what country are you from?

Hi there. Yeah I'm happy with the final result. Oh yes I don't know why I didn't glue both sides of the tyres in the first place. I normally do. Many thanks indeed for your great feedback. Much appreciated 😁👍

Yeah I think it's one of the best from that era. Many thanks indeed for watching and your comments 🙂

Hi Addam. Yeah I always thought that gunmetal would suit this and I'm really happy with it. Oh yeah it was a mistake to only do one side of the tyres. What was I thinking! Many thanks for your great feedback my friend. Best wishes to you 😁

Hi there. Many thanks indeed and hope you enjoy your build when you get to it. I certainly did 😁👍

Hi there. Yeah with this video I was going for an easy watch for the casual viewer as Mark Bryan has already done a detailed build guide for the Wild One. Glad you liked it. Part one is the same fast format. Yes it runs really well and is great fun. Many thanks indeed for your great comments and enjoy what's left of the weekend 😁

Hey that's a nice thing to be doing to remember your dad. Hope you enjoy the build and that it brings back happy memories. Tamiya don't seem to be too good at improving the kits when they bring them back. The shim does seem to do the trick though. Many thanks indeed for watching 😁👍

Hiya Bob. Yeah it is a fun thing to drive. It's a bit like the Turbo Scorpion I thought. Many thanks for your great feedback my friend. Best wishes to you 😁

Hiya John. Yeah I do like this original version and this one is very much a runner. The Blockhead will probably have quite an easy life with a brushed motor! Thank you for your great feedback as ever my friend. Best wishes to you and yours 😁

Hi there. Yeah I'm assuming that the clicking I could hear was the diff. Hopefully sorted now. I don't know why I didn't glue the other side of the tyres in the first place. Many thanks indeed for watching and your great feedback. Much appreciated 😁👍

Hi there. That's a great shame about the one you had to sell 😞 I'm sure that the re-release ones will be available again. I did miss out previously and then they released them again. Many thanks for your great comments and hope you get to own one before too long 😁

Hiya Rob. The dog bones fell out of my FAV sometimes too and that just has a brushed motor in so I guess I'm just unlucky. Cheers for watching mate. Best wishes :-)

Oh yeah but I think the best way to smuggle sand home is to run a short course truck or rally car on the beach and you will have at least half a metric tonne in the chassis. I'm going to leave my Blockhead kit for a little while as obviously it's nearly the same kit. You'll like this build and the end result I'm sure. Many thanks for watching.

Hi there. Yeah I must say that I like the buggies that actually look like real buggies the best. I'm not sure why there aren't more modern ones that look like scale models. Also the handling of this has character and is great fun. I reckon the best one for having the retro looks and being able to cope with a brushless set is the Kyosho Turbo Scorpion. It's got metal gears and fluid filled diff etc. I haven't had many problems with it and it looks gorgeous. Anyway good to hear your thoughts. Many thanks indeed for your support. Best wishes to you 😁

@@PeteWylieRC Agreed mate! Good job that there's lots of 'traditional' tamiya and Kyosho re releases to choose from then eh? I haven't got a turbo scorpion(yet!) but have had similar kyosho models in the past and would totally agree with what you say.... much as I'm a die hard tamiya fan boy, the quality of components/engineering/capabilities of the kyosho models are superior in comparison. I usually stick with good old brushed motors myself, the superstock rz and technigold motors perform very well in most of our mainly tamiya fleet, and are a good match! But.... getting hold of technigold brushes is starting to get very hard now!! 😂 All the best fella, keep up the great work!! 👍 👍 👍

Hiya matey and happy Saturday to you too. Oh yeah I knew that the sides of the body were an issue and I thought that just making them more rigid would be enough but I did need that extra little fix. They can still come loose in a big crash but generally they stay on. A classic as you say and unlike some of the other early buggies, this actually drives really well. I did watch your rally vid yesterday but I needed to crack on with dinner after that so I'll pop back over and leave a comment in a bit. Many thanks for your great feedback on this mate. Best wishes 😁👍

Hiya Steve. Yeah the back could do with softening up a bit but it does run well. Hopefully the shims will do the trick. Many thanks indeed for watching my friend. Best wishes 😁👍

Hi there. Oh yeah but I think slightly fewer issues than the orv. Generally pretty robust now I've done some tinkering. Oh I need to check out Paul's videos to see if he's at the same place. I'll let you know. Many thanks for watching 😁

I think they ALL need a little TLC to get then where we want them .: )

Hiya Nick. Oh yeah I need to slowly peel back the film and maybe play some sexy music over it 😂 Anyway, yes they usually do all need a little tweak here and there to get them right. Many thanks indeed for watching and your great comments. Best wishes to you my friend 😁

Hi there. Yeah the handling of this is so much fun. There are those slight gearbox issues when using a brushless set but hopefully sorted now. I've not had a Tekno kit as yet. I've done a Kyosho Turbo Scorpion which is a really nice kit. Many thanks for your kind comments about the channel. Very best wishes to you 😁

Oh right, many thanks for the information 🙂

Hi there. Well I've not tried this fix in my Blackfoot but some people did say they'd had success using shims. The size of the bearing is 5mm hole, 9mm diameter and 0.3mm thickness. I got a few so I could add more than 1 if needs be. Many thanks for watching 😁

Hi Mark! Yes, the shim in the differential does work.... for a while! But, if you are running anything quicker than a silver can it won't be long before the metal gearbox plates warp and the bevel gears start jumping about and stripping teeth!! 😞 Trust me,I own 3 monster beetles, a blackfoot and a mud blaster.... so can safely confirm this is a blatant design fault that dates back to the eighties! If you want to resolve this issue for good(and improve performance) then the MIP super ball diff kit is AWESOME! It's easy to fit, but sadly not cheap (approx £70)....but trust me, forking out the money was a far better option than nervously waiting for that dreaded clicking to return and having to strip the diff/replace parts time after time! 😤 Good luck fella! 👍 👍 👍

Hi there. It's the 3421kv Absima Thrust combo. These are good and I'd also recommend the Robitronic Razer 10 ones for pepping up an RC. I only tend to run with 2s but they are rated for 3s also. Thanks for watching 🙂

Yeah it's designed for the old school batteries. Depending on the exact size of your battery you may need to run the wires through the side of the chassis which is what Tamiya show in the instructions. I don't like to see wires so I am using that smaller battery and running the wires inside. Many thanks for watching 😁

What battery do you use ​@@PeteWylieRC? I know it is a shorty but which one? I have only seen 2200 MAH shorty packs. Wouldn't last long.