This was my first true RC car, one without a wire connecting the car to controller lol. I was about 15 (1988) at the time. A friends dad had the Clod Buster and Wild Willy and that was it, went home to pester Mum and Dad. Walked in the RC shop and this was the first car we spotted. Loved putting it together and learning how it all worked. Great times :)

❤️ Tomorrow i pick up my Vanessa‘s Lunchbox at Tamiya Shinbashi Tokyo 🇯🇵

Brings me back to the 1980s 😁

Man I wish I had one of these back then! It’s crazy but back then there was no way to really see these run except in person. Every car was a bit of a mystery and had a magically quality because of it. With our modern hyper connected world I can finally see just how much I would have loved the suspension upgrade over the Blackfoot. Thanks Glenn! Keep up the excellent content. Your content gets better with every video!

Those slow motion shots are bloody brilliant!

Beautifully done! This is my favorite Tamiya and you have done it justice. Thanks for posting!

I'm Japanese and I don't understand English, but I can tell that it seems to be fun😊

Well i never did, I never owned one cause I always thought it would roll & not drive in a straight line with any speed but you have changed my mind. She ran brilliantly 😀😀😀

Thankyou EuroRC and Tamiya Legends for the content. Take care!

These cars are so much fun to drive. The chassis is not too bad and not to good, if it's too good then it gets too smooth of a drive. I have the most fun with a little tumbling and rear wheel drive 😎.

I miss the jump videos glad to see the ramp back 😊

Just purchased this little Monster! I have been watching your channel now since Xmas 2020 and since then, have purchased 7 Tamiya kits. I’m so hooked again, it’s crazy!!!

I got one of these coming in the mail soon.....can’t wait

I've got one when I was young. Thanks for the memory :)

Just wow!🤩 She’s a Beauty. Seems fast enough too. And really nice shots! Thankyou!

Well done Glen and a really nice gesture from Euro RC for the sponsorship.. It looks great an iconic buggy from back in the day.. No speed records just good fun👍👍👍👍

i love the little giggles when you driving it... hehe... giggling with you.... feel like a kid again.

Lots of fun memories from watching this. Thank you.

Love the monster beetle. The body and the gold rims .

It’s a beauty!!!

Great video great shots

Wow ❤️ Brings back such great memories. 😊

Gotta be said..... you're video, slow mo & action footage is top end👍 Cheers for the top content Glenn👊

Quality. Impressed with how smooth she looks to drive 👌

loving these action shots Glenn mate👍🇬🇧😎😎👊🤟

Such a huge step up from the Blackfoot with the lighter body and CVAs. Gold wheels, yellow CVAs, and red body just looks so good too.

Awesome kit. Awesome video. Gotta love your enthusiasm it’s infectious ✊🏻🙏🏻👍🏻

Loving the slow motion stuff, plenty of energy going into those stones!!!!

Another great nostalgic video Glenn 👍 love the "Monster Beetle"

I love these. You're right: They do flip on tarmac, which is heartbreaking because then it scratches the lovely paint job on the body shell! I only run mine on dirt (ideal) or short grass.

Man that looks epic. I love all the Tamiya Buggies with Beetle Shells

No show, just RC! Great again Glenn! 🙂

Love the footage on gravel! The sport tuned is the right match I think. Suits the car's personality. That's what I have in mine. Seeing it running always puts a smile on my face.

Hi Glenn, great video as always, it takes me back to my 1st tamiya (sonic fighter ) happy days

Great vid! Monster Beetle is a great runner!

As always, very pretty running footage!

Wow I loved watching that Glenn. Takes me back when my mate had one. They are surprisingly stable and heaps of fun if you don’t over power them.

Great vid as always Glenn. My mate had one back in the day. Always loved the MB. Might have to get one 🤔

Looks mint, Glenn👌

love it dude, i used to have one back in the 80's, maybe time for a new one

Very cool. I just got a 2016 Blackfoot today. My hobby shop had it and when i saw it i grabbed it. Going to start building it tomorrow.

Good combo with the motor etc Glenn. Looks to drive bang on. Fantastic action shots too, just what you like. Thanks very much. 😊👍🏻

What a blast!🖒

How cool did that look! :)

Gonna have to get one of these

Brillant video mate, love the way she handles and some really spectacular images to show her off ♥️❤️

Awesome action shots mate, takes me back to my childhood big time!

Yeah that looks really cool. It lands really nicely too. Cheers Glenn 🍻

That looks great out in the wild and goes great. The paint job looks awesome, nice and shiny! 👌

Growing up this was my third Tamiya after my HotShot and Ford Ranger :) the Beetle was such a fun runner, great for jumping too. I got the re issue but not built it yet.

Great vid m8. My all-time favourite rc car, brings back some great memories for me. Well done..

Looks great. It's nice to have a big tire RC as they can run anywhere. I think the speed is perfect! ... and the tire stickers didn't fly off. Awesome!

They’re brilliant aren’t they Glen! Back in ‘87 I was in my last year at primary school and I’d never heard of Tamiya. I spent a month or two pestering my folks to get me a Taiyo RTR RC truck (toy grade) I’d seen in a shop in Lancaster (UK). They got it me for Christmas and I was happy for a week or so until we went back to school and my mate brought in the Hornet he’d got for Christmas and another lad brought in a Grasshopper. Both had the Acoms Techniplus Mkiii transmitters which looked great with the needle battery indicator, interchangeable crystals, looong ariels and coloured ribbon on top of the antenna to show what frequency they were on. My truck didn’t seem so good anymore and I spent the next twelve months longing for a Tamiya car. I used to have the cheapest dinner at school so I could save up and put half towards one at the end of the year. I chose the Falcon so I’d be one up on my mate with the Hornet. Christmas came and I got my Falcon, built it on the day and painted it on Boxing day. I gave my mate a call to see if I could bing it round to show him. When I got there excited to race his now battered Hornet I was greeted by the sight of his newly built Monster Beetle (the Hornet had been discarded in box under his bed). The Beetle was amazing and dwarfed my Falcon. He got all the best toys. 30 years later and perhaps as a result of this I’ve now got three Beetles, two still in their boxes and one that I occasionally and carefully run. Cheers, Dave.

Great job on the body, looks awsome running !

That's what its all about 😍👏👍👌. Great work my friend 💯!

Good morning Glen!!! Man are they ever fun!!! Tamiya should ask for your action shots!! Really captures the essence of what they are all about! So much character the older models! Job well done Glen! And who the he’ll dislikes these videos?? I just noticed that? What’s wrong with people? Thanks buddy! Keep doing what you do BEST!!

Thats a big grin on your face Glenn looks like you had fun!

Your slow motion footage shows why the original release front lamps used to snap off the nose cones

Awesome! Very pleased it drove so well. I think it was plenty fast enough. Its one I will put on the buy list now ive watched the video.

Great slow mo work Glenn loved it looking forward to the next run at the track,it jumped well so should be good 👍

It's ultimate fun factor.👍👍👍

Awesome run, I must get a BEETLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Enjoyed Bro Merry Christmas 🎄👍🏻

Very cool. 👊

Lovely video Glenn. Speed seems to be enough and it looks awesome.

I had this as a kid. I didn't realize the control arms were different lengths, so drilled them out so both long ones were on one side and both short ones on the other. This resulted in a lot of negative camber. When I realized my "mistake" I ordered new control arms, but soon discovered that it handled WAY better with the large negative camber- It could corner twice as fast, easy.

Just watched that with my Daughters and now they both want one, It made me really happy this morning to watch how excited they were to watch the MB bashing around :) That will be another two monster trucks in the collection come next year.. What a tease mate! I thought I was going to see the MB at the track lol but what a cool video to watch cannot wait for Christmas now and my Blackfoot build. Also I just found out that Lunchbox tires fit on the ORV monster trucks wheels, they are wider so give a bit more stability

I have the sport tune with bearings throughout but I use a traxxas esc and 7 cell 8.4. Goes very well. I love the video and slow motion Glenn

Awesome RC,great bashing,have a great weekend brother.

😁👍Awesome...It looks like the perfect beach runner!

That's great! I remember wanting one of them when I was younger, I think I might have to get one at some point.

Looks like fun! I am building one, black edition.

My first true hobby grade RC, ahh the memories

Great choice of motor we put something like 21 turnmotors in our lunchboxes years ago it was quite fast but we modified the rear end to stop the wheelies lrp touring car special is a favorite of mine for on road chassis like the ff02 and some others gave 30 minute run times with a fair turn of speed .

Looks like great fun Glenn, would love to see it wheel to wheel with the lunchbox

I agree, that Monster Beetle is perfect as is.

back in the day I put my Technigold motor in my Blackfoot...that was fun!

I got a spare body for running my mb.Lost the number plate to on first run, so screwed the thing on.Extra laquer on the roof, and no damage after rolling.good video Glenn👍🎅

Cranky little thing Glenn, all the fun they're supposed to be. Bring back more memories of my Sand Scorcher days haha :D

Damn do I need one of those I might need one of those

By the time I made enough money to have an RC car, I was able to afford Associated and Losi (90's), so I skipped my childhood dreams of having a Monster Beetle, Midnight Pumpkin, and King Cab. Now I'm thinking about getting back into RC, but this time... Tamiya. To me it feels like they were / are the original. Team Associated became more famous in the late 80's because they came up first, I think, with oil filled shocks. Otherwise, OG always has been Tamiya.

Glenn bring back the good old days . how about yours blackfoot & beetle tug of war next .

It definitely looked good jumping on the grass verge .when my rat rod scorcher is finished you have inspired me to try and video it .

Personally I think it is up there in the looks department and the way it runs and takes them jumps with ease

Hi Glenn after watching all your videos of the Monster Beetle I've just ordered one off Fusion Hobbies.

Bloody fantastic! I have a built rere MB on my shelf that ive only driven in the kitchen. Thanks for the inspiration. GAURANGA :-)

Super bello

Tamiya make a great abs resin cement for gluing the plastic when you need to. It is better than super glue. I still have the arm on my fast attack vehicle driver and it’s rock solid.

This was my first hobby grade rc when i was kid and let me tell you if you put a fast motor it will fly and it really never rolled but i also had a lot of mods in it was such a fun truck i would love to have one again brings back memories .

Very stunning video my friend ☺️👍

Great running video again,540 motor is fast enough for these trucks.

Definitely doesn't need anymore speed! You would just destroy the body! Cool video again👍

Great vid 👍🏻 I also have a sports tuned in my beetle. It's defo fast enough to sit on my garage shelf 😂

Hi Glen, just bought a monster beetle from Euro RC, got the discount - that was great. Have now found out they don’t sort customs and it’s not clear on VAT. Had I known this I wouldn’t have bought from them as it’s now going to be more expensive than UK shops. Might be worth warning UK customers. Appreciate Brexit has mucked things up but it’s not clear on Euro RCs part...

This was my first real rc car

After the number plate the mirrors will come off next ;_) I now velcroed the number plate to the body. On my Sand Scorcher body I did not even mount the mirrors and sold them while they still were brand new (did not take long to find a buyer 😂). If you fill the mirror holes and paint them according to the body color, it looks even better in my opinion. Same is for the rear lights, which also don´t last long and sell quickly. Only the number plate is an optical must on the body, I think. I also removed the front bumper with the 3 lights as it broke quickly...

Sponsored or not, you may just have sold me a monster beetle. This car looks great, your video was very inspiring.

Still Classic! 😀 regularly, no need for upgrades, it's very rare one.👍🤨

Happiest man in the world😂

glenn see beetle on little jump, instantly becomes 9 yrs old :D awesome