Tamiya DT 03 Neo Fighter Buggy Buildup Review, Budget Friendly RC!

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Жыл бұрын

The Tamiya DT-03 (Rising Fighter, Neo Fighter) is a deadly platform to slay RC victims with! It's inexpensive, rad, fast and also super rad.
Buy your own DT-03 at your LHS first! If they don't have it or can't get it, hit flea-bay: www.ebay.com/itm/304447736976...
My ESC: www.ebay.com/itm/384871491100
My Motor: www.ebay.com/itm/144623742971...
Shocks: www.ebay.ca/itm/403749629900?...
Any other questions, just ask, amigo!
Stay Excellent!

Пікірлер: 76

@MarkBryanRC 8 ай бұрын

Awesome review of an awesome buggy, Fil! I totally agree with all the points you made about this one, the design is pretty radical for an entry level kit and the plastics are of great quality. Mine has a 13.5T brushless setup and runs so smoothly. Nothing broken in over 4 years of bashing!!! So I can say I'm really chuffed with mine! Take care dude! 😎👊👍

@poorboysrc 8 ай бұрын

No breakages in 4 years? Now that's pretty impressive! This buggy is tough, and such a blast to drive. Glad to hear yours is holding up so well, Mark. 👊🏼

@powersmodelgarage Жыл бұрын

Neo Fighter is a great buggy. Especially for the low price. Fun to drive and rock solid. Yours looks great!

@poorboysrc Жыл бұрын

Thanks pal, yeah I'm really excited to get it out for a rip this weekend! 🍻

@rcwreck-creation Жыл бұрын

Happy St.Patrick’s day my Canadian brother from the RC mother! 😂🍺🍀

@poorboysrc Жыл бұрын

Happy Patty's day, you wonderful Canuck! Haha! Cheers to Green beers! 🍻

@jdsrcs8061 Жыл бұрын

If the ESC is no water proof, it will at least be water soluble and smooth!!!!🤣🤣🤣 What a cool buggy brother!!!!

@poorboysrc Жыл бұрын

For $25, it can go up in smoke and I'll enjoy the show! Lol! Cheers bro! 🍻

@PsychoticBovine Жыл бұрын

Beautiful build. Your paint work is on point!

@poorboysrc Жыл бұрын

Thanks bro! I'm super happy with how it turned out! ☺️

@JeepsCafe Жыл бұрын

Wow! Neo Fighter is freaking gorgeous. love those blue shocks, cant wait to see it run. Excellent vid Fil.

@poorboysrc Жыл бұрын

It's surpringly cool looking, isn't it? I'm really diggin' it! Have a great weekend pal! 🤙

@DustyFingersRC Жыл бұрын

Paint job looks great!! Nice one 👍🏻

@poorboysrc Жыл бұрын

Thanks brother! 🍻

@caseys_cozy_garage Жыл бұрын

This buggy is really neat! Can't wait for the running video! I'm subscribing

@poorboysrc Жыл бұрын

Right on, thanks for coming onboard! 🍻

@Tony74Jones Жыл бұрын

'I'm chuffed'😂 same as 'I'm stoked' 😉

@poorboysrc Жыл бұрын

Thanks Tony! I'm often stoked, so "chuffed" is my new norm. 😎

@RCBirds Жыл бұрын

Great looking and builded car. Thanks for showing. Tamiya has a racing class for the DT-03. Especial for beginners with the cars in stock version. Maybe that's the reason for the low price, too.

@poorboysrc Жыл бұрын

I would love to see these racing, it seems like it would hold its own quite well on the track. 👍🏻

@RCBirds Жыл бұрын

@@poorboysrc Tamiya Europe call it "Fighter Cup". Idon't know if I'm allowed to post links here, but you should find the videos here on YT😉

@zid_just_zid Жыл бұрын

I picked up the dt03t, shortened the chassi, made mounts for it to take a Scorcher shell and put Blitzer Beetle tires on it for modernized+cheap Blitzer. Nice and simple to work on :)

@poorboysrc Жыл бұрын

Very cool idea! Probably handles 10x better than the OG Scorcher all day long, too! 👍🏻

@madsrcbuggy Жыл бұрын

Excellent, buddy! It is indeed an excellent buggy, I know I love mine, I have three of them, ha ha! I saw you posted to the facebook group, too, lots of good knowledge in that group to be had. Best two tips are probably to add some weight to the front to eliminate understeer, and to chop away bit of the gearbox to ensure more airflow around the motor... And now I know 100 percent for certain your name is Fil! Have a great weekend there, my friend, looking forward to seeing a run video with it, too!

@poorboysrc Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips, Mads! Cheers to a great weekend, my friend! 🍻

@JIPPERR_1 Жыл бұрын

Fil! That buggy looks very nice 👍I hear you about the temptation of thelower price models, every time I scroll through the tamiya touring and rally cars i get a little closer to hitting the button.

@poorboysrc Жыл бұрын

Yeah I hear ya, buddy! The TT-02's and XV-01's are such great buggies, and the friendly price point makes it tough to say no! 😁

@_.Lumi._ Жыл бұрын

The pink and blue worked out well!

@poorboysrc Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yeah, I'm really happy with it, I think it looks great! 😁

@AsurasWrath164 Жыл бұрын

Also love the dt-03t. It also has with The aqroshot an awesome body.

@poorboysrc Жыл бұрын

Very cool truck, I'll have to grab one some day.

@AsurasWrath164 Жыл бұрын

@Poor Boys RC in Germany the aqroshot is sold with motor, Esc and cva oil filled shocks for 90€, which makes it an awesome deal.

@mikeduckworth6691 Жыл бұрын

Great video

@poorboysrc Жыл бұрын

Thanks Mike! 🍻

@mikeduckworth6691 Жыл бұрын

@@poorboysrc thank you for your videos

@poorboysrc Жыл бұрын

@@mikeduckworth6691 my pleasure! I love making these videos, the community, all of it! I appreciate you Comme ting and liking! 🍻

@IowaBudgetRCBashers Жыл бұрын

I keep eyeing the dt-03 also

@poorboysrc Жыл бұрын

They're nice looking buggies, right? Might be time to grab one, Thad! 👍🏻

@captainchaos3053 9 ай бұрын

Love the DT-03 my daughter has one and it's great fun. She is running the sport tuned and CVA shocks and it's more than enough for the backyard. 17t must be fairly fast? Look great keep up the good work.

@poorboysrc 9 ай бұрын

Nice, it's perfect for a beginner. Mine is fairly quick on 17t, but nothing too crazy. I'm tempted to try it on 3S.

@Droidy77 Жыл бұрын

Looks fantastic and a tasteful choice of accessories! I bet a slow servo will drive you nuts on this one 🤔

@poorboysrc Жыл бұрын

If it's painfully slow I'll swap it out. But I remember installing these servos in my Midnight Pumpkin, and while it wasn't fast, it did the trick. Fingers crossed! 😎

@robbrennanrc Жыл бұрын

Hi Fil. Love the DT-03 chassis and although the Noe body is cool I prefer the Super Fighter body. Great overview with some fantastic upgrades. 'Chuffed' Adjective, Very Pleased. I was chuffed with your video What,what. 🤣😂

@poorboysrc Жыл бұрын

Always great to hear from you, Rob. Hope you had a great weekend, and got out RC'ing! 🍻

@robbrennanrc Жыл бұрын

@@poorboysrc Unfortunately it's ben a washout all weekend and still recovering from a cold 🤧😕

@poorboysrc Жыл бұрын

@@robbrennanrc ah too bad, hope you feel better soon, my friend! 👊

@roloreoandy9867 Жыл бұрын

KY is branching out making esc's 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 That turned out awesome!

@poorboysrc Жыл бұрын

Hahaha, you liked that, eh? 🤣

@roloreoandy9867 Жыл бұрын

@@poorboysrc Yeah, I nearly choked on my coffee! 😃

@poorboysrc Жыл бұрын

@@roloreoandy9867 hahaha, amazing! Cheers bro! 🍻

@classicvwbugs Жыл бұрын

You da man brother! That buggy looks cool. What do you think it will top out at speed wise?

@poorboysrc Жыл бұрын

Thanks Chris! I'm not too sure on speed yet, but from what I've read online, on 2S with this 17T motor, I'm thinking 35 Mph? I might have to strap the GPS to it to find out! 👊

@classicvwbugs Жыл бұрын

@@poorboysrc awesome man, will be good to see it.

@poorboysrc Жыл бұрын

@@classicvwbugs absolutely! I can see this buggy on our local indoor offroad track. I want to see if I can run a few laps with it. 👍🏻

@ericwood2790 Жыл бұрын

Dt03 is a good reliable buggy . The only issues I’ve had is the servo saver failing,so you might want to get the hop up one from Tamiya because it will fail . I have 4 of them and all of them have failed unfortunately. There are a couple of other hop ups that you’ll need if you jump it a lot . The gear box bridge and aluminum servo mount are must haves . Turned out nice , ready for a good bash .

@poorboysrc Жыл бұрын

Ah, fantastic advice! Thanks Eric! I'll order up those hop ups this weekend. Is there a specific servo saver you can point me to? 👊

@ericwood2790 Жыл бұрын

@@poorboysrc I think 51000 is the high torque servo saver and 54369 is the aluminum servo horn.

@poorboysrc Жыл бұрын

@@ericwood2790 perfect, thanks pal!

@alphawlff Жыл бұрын

I have 2 of the Racing Fighter DT03. And I have a 17T(?) brushless in one and a 15T brushed in the other. I would recommend the DT-03 to anyone. They can be very competitive on a budget.

@poorboysrc Жыл бұрын

I bet they are. I'm getting mine out for her first run tomorrow, can't wait! 😁

@SpeccyMan Жыл бұрын

Rising Fighter is not on the DT-03 chassis! Perhaps you meant Racing Fighter. Chuffed means very pleased.

@tonydelovski8088 26 күн бұрын

Hi, any info on how you rack mount your cars behind you? Thanks

@poorboysrc 26 күн бұрын

@@tonydelovski8088 I get those storage shelves from Home Depot. They're available in the closet/organizer section. Just bolt the rails to the wall and insert the arms wherever works for you. Easy peasy! 👍🏻

@cbigbie191 Жыл бұрын

What’s the part number for the shocks?

@zonoskar 4 ай бұрын

Colors look great! I left the sides of teh body a bit lower on mine, it covers the chassis a bit more. And forget about the sway bar option, it doesn't seem to do anything, even with the stiffest bar, money wasted.

@poorboysrc 4 ай бұрын

Thanks dude! With these stiff shocks, I'll keep away from sway bars, don't need 'em, lol! Thanks for watching! 👊🏼

@muddfoot69 10 ай бұрын

Seems like if tamiya would include a slipper clutch option and the ability to use alternative spur gears, they’d be onto a good beginner level racer

@poorboysrc 10 ай бұрын

Yeah the .6 mod gearing can definitely be a challenge to work around. But all in all, this is a great bang for the buck buggy.

@muddfoot69 10 ай бұрын

@@poorboysrc agree…just seems 1 more common upgrade would be so awesome (as I think it could compete in the rookie class)…as a tamiya fan I’d probably get one anyway…lol

@poorboysrc 10 ай бұрын

@@muddfoot69 this buggy is so much fun. For the price point, you can not go wrong.

@leehurst6922 Жыл бұрын

Phil do you have a link for the dampers please

@poorboysrc Жыл бұрын

Absurdly, pal. My bad, I forgot to put it in the description box. I'll update it later today, but for now... www.amazon.ca/dp/B0B3D42QF6?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share