Time to build! Here is the 1986 4WD RC Icon, the Tamiya Boomerang 2008 Re-release, fresh from the box and to the finished buggy! Just in time for it's 10th Anniversary!
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For me, this is simply one of the most beautiful and iconic 4WD buggies from the 1980ies! So happy Tamiya re-re-released this again last year, 2017.
This Build Video is a little different than normal. The main part consists of photos of the complete steps, initially used for Instagram. But for those who prefer a video and one click, here it is. I added the additional footage I had. It was really never intended for a video, as I build this in several steps in the evening time, with no studio lights, while my son was sleeping. I know it's a long video, with no images flickering by in a rush, but I hope it will interest the few, with a keen interest in the Hotshot family.
More footage of the final result, first tests and first run coming up very soon!
Part 0 "New Arrival": https://youtu.be/4fW7X34_OaE
Part 1 UNBOXiNG: https://youtu.be/JbrgUDgTk2g
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Tamiya The Boomerang 2008 (#58418) Specifications:
- Original released in 1986 (Tamiya #58055)
- Drivetrain: Hotshot Family Shaft Driven 4WD
- Chassis: Boomerang/Super Sabre ABS Resin Bathtub Frame
- Body/Wing: Boomerang Polycarbonate
- Length: 385 mm
- Width: 234 mm
- Height: 153 mm
- Weight (dry): 1160 g
- Tread: Front=196 mm, Rear=194 mm
- Tire Width/Diameter: Front=30/88 mm, Rear=38/88 mm
- Tire Hotshot Family Spiked
- 3-Piece Steering Tie-Rod
- Front and Rear 3-Bevel Differential Gears
- Gear Ratio: 8.7:1 or 10.04:1
- Gear Box Metal Ball Bearings/Metal Bushings
- Wheel Axle Plastic Bushings
- Metal Drive Axles (dogbones)
- 4-Wheel Double Wishbone Suspension
- Front Suspension Stabilizer
- Oil Filled CVA Shocks (mono front/dual rear)
- Mabuchi RS540 Type Brushed 27T Motor (Silver Can)
- TBLE-02S ESC (included in the 2017 Edition)
- Optional Polycarbonate Chassis Cover (new re-release feature)
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Optional/additional parts used in this particular build:
- Tamiya TEU-105BK 60A ESC
- Tamiya TP-S3003 Analog Servo
- Tamiya TP-R132JE 27 MHz 2-Channel AM Receiver
- Tamiya Adspec GP (TRU-03) 27 MHz 2-Channel AM Transmitter
- Tamiya PS-1 Polycarbonate Paint (body)
- Tamiya Plastic Paint (driver)
- Carson 15T 0.8 Mod Steel Pinion
- Additional 1150 and 850 Ball Bearings
- 7.2v Battery & Charger
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This video features homemade footage of my own radio-controlled unit, the Tamiya Boomerang (Tamiya 58418), from my personal RC model collection. All rights reserved.