Tamiya 1/10 R/C Hotshot 58391

[pininy]

I know this is not a new buggy, but it's great that Tamiya re-release this buggy....

that was my first buggy ever


58391 1/10 R/C Hotshot found it at tamiya USA

[jimmy]

They started slow with some boring (to me) re-releases, but are really impressing me with these great oldies returning. Awesome.

"the eye-catching Hotshot 2WD buggy" - They really know their stuff

[AaronR]

Looks like Tamiya caught their mistake REAL quick!

[jimmy]

haha, darn it. Surprised they caught that one!

[Twister]

I really hoped Tamiya should come to their senses and release the Hotshot.. In my mind the coolest looking buggy ever! Driving it is not that hot, but sometimes looking good is all it takes Right jimmy? Well i'm gonna buy a heap of hotshots, cheers

[jimmy]

I got the HotShot II when I was about 11 / 12, and it was great - ok I really wanted the original but I missed out and had to get the not quite as cool 'II' - but now I have the chance again! yay

[pininy]

it sort of bring back memories....... I'll get a few

[losidan]

i remember the first time i ever went to batley buggy club..it was with my brother who had got a hornet for chrimbo....the hotshot was THE car to have then.....I gotta get me one of these

[budgio]

Heres my brothers old modded hotshot i have just pulled out of my dad,s loft after at least 12 years ...hahaha what was he thinking of

Must scan the bay for a nice body shell

[Northy]

Cool, Tom can get some parts to run his vintage car again!

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[stefke]

Tamiya heard my prayers !!!!

Now an ORIGINAL Avante - talking about the best looking buggy ever - and I'm in Tamiya heaven !!

P.S. : Not talking about the daft looking DF3 Avante

[jimmy]

Is that a statement of your wish or that there actually IS a avante re-release? That would be nice!
Bring back the bigwig! haha

[stefke]

Originally Posted by jimmy

Is that a statement of your wish or that there actually IS a avante re-release? That would be nice!
Bring back the bigwig! haha

I have a mint original BigWig laying around somewhere so no need to re-release it for me

They have been some roumours on various Tamiya fansites about an Avante re-release, but given the tooling costs for that car and the fact that there is a DF3 version now (bwèèèrk) I'm affraid it'll never materialize. . Shame

[jimmy]

I know the bigwig was suppoed to be a bit 'wank' on the track, but I love the look of it, and believed the hype that it was the ultimate racer.. lol

[terry.sc]

Originally Posted by budgio

Heres my brothers old modded hotshot i have just pulled out of my dad,s loft after at least 12 years ...hahaha what was he thinking of

Must scan the bay for a nice body shell

Nice TMS chassis kit there, only the second one I've seen still around apart from my own.

Love the way they completely forgot to included any way to mount the body on it, imagine any company forgetting something so fundamental these days.

Anyone interested in a chassis kit for the rerelease?

[Dirt-Racer]

I think that could be a good project for someone to mass produce eh terry? (good to see your still around)

I remember someone made an aluminium chassis frame which had lots of holes in it to lighten it up a little, not sure who made it but i dont think it was trick bits?

[dallasv8]

ive only recently picked up a parts hotshot so i could complete the one i had.now i think ive pretty got enough to make 2 cars.
i also got the crp front arm brace off ebay and an old parma slipper kit for the hotshot.apparently the slipper just works by the amount of tension on the wheelnut so i dont think ill worry with that.

ive got a friend with a chassis that has the twin shock setup on front and rear,i just have to convince him that its going to a good home

if the re release is a replica of the old,ill be able to get a body

and a new one,it would be cool to see a hotshot with a set of holeshots flogging around with the bj4's and losi's lol.

[BORMAC]

What Im dieing to know is----will it be the same car? I mean will the car be very faithful to the original?

[stefke]

Originally Posted by BORMAC

What Im dieing to know is----will it be the same car? I mean will the car be very faithful to the original?

reading the description on the Tamiya USA site, I'm guessing it will be like the Frog re-issue. There Tamiya changed some small things like the dogbones and shock internals to make it more reliable/cheaper, changes that do not ruin the vintage/original look.

[TRF_Tastic]

The Release does say improved chassis design, so could mea anything.