Thanks mate! I've been collecting (slowly) for over 20 years and still going. 🙂👍

Haha, yeah I think so too... and this is the better one of my two. 🤣

I hear ya mate! The closest I had to a real RC was a Nikko Sand Eagle C5 when I was 12 (I think), which I'll do a video of one day. It ran on 4 AA's and 4 D's and it was sloooow! lol. I bought a second hand Grasshopper when I was about 14 with money from odd jobs n stuff... The rest is history. 😁👍

Awesome! Oh yeah, I think this one was well used. 👍

I think that's exactly what will happen to this one. I've already had the diff clicking on the bench, so I took it apart and added a shim. Also lowered the rear around 5mm to help level the axles. Hopefully it lasts for a run or two at least *fingers crossed*. 🙂👍

@@RCHobbyShed I ordered a part off Ebay it's a shim and 2 nutts and some washers its supposed to be a permanent fix for frog and black foot monster beetle and so on was only 6$ haven't tried it yet

@@AdventureTimeRC Interesting! Let me know how you go with it. Sounds promising. 👍

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Thanks! Congrats, that's awesome. The Frog is a classic that's for sure. I'm glad they (kind of) addressed some of the issues the old Frog had, such as the drive shafts. 👍

Thanks mate! 🙂👍

Awesome! Sorry for my slooow reply, just saw this now. Hopefully you found the Frog. 🙂👍

RC Hobby Shed have to find out we’re my nan has it I wouldn’t think it would of been thrown out

I kinda wanted to keep it as original as possible, AA's and all as much of a pain as they are. Many years ago we used to run power from the MSC using a 1w Zener diode, without the diode a lot of the old receivers didn't last very long on 7.2v. 👍

Awesome! 🙂👍

20 bucks is a bargain! I'm sure your son and nephew will love it. 🙂👍

Great idea! I have used it on wheels but never thought to use it on the frame. 👍

These wheels are from the re-release Frog and also for Hornet. Sorry to say but they're far too big for a Jet Hopper. I'm also looking for some for my Jet Hoppers as they're almost turned to dust. 😥

@@RCHobbyShed Thanks :) I grabbed a red Mini Hopper yesterday for a good price. Would love to see one of these on your channel :)

Thanks. There will be much more Tamiya coming! There's still so many I wanted as a youngster but never had, so I have years of making up to do. lol. I actually took some wires off another speed controller for this one but for the spade connectors I just have a cheap assorted set from ebay. They have 2.8 mm which I use for Tamiya speed controller resistors, the 4.8 mm and 6.3 mm sizes can be used for motors or speed controllers with larger connectors like the Boomerang and others. The sets are around $12aud. I soldered the motor wires in this case but I'm pretty sure the Tamiya bullet head connectors are 4mm and ebay have generic branded ones for around $9aud for 50pcs. Thanks for watching, good luck with your resto! 🙂👍

@@RCHobbyShed Thanks so much for the information on the spade connectors. Will make things a lot easier for me to find. Yes I think most of us 40+ year old's wanted all the Tamiya cars as youngsters and couldn't for one reason or another. I have had a re-re wild one sitting in the cupboard for like 7-8 years and a grasshopper sitting for a few years that is %90 complete for my daughter. So after watching you videos it gave me a kick up the backside and got me back in to it so thank you! Look forward to more great content from you 👍

@@jedbeams9829 No worries, glad I could help. Ooh a Wild One, nice! I used to have one but sold it when I was low on $$. Will definitely get another. Grasshoppers are always fun, I'm sure your daughter will love it. 👍

These were a mix of re-release Tamiya stickers and for the sponsor stickers I used are from MCI Racing. 👍

@@RCHobbyShed thank you.