No Prep Drag racing is Taking Off here in America, I almost got sucked in but then decided it will be less pathetic to race alone on a closed circuit track, than in a straight line. So I have decided to build the M-08 Concept and get the Mk2 1800 Body when it becomes available, I would rather Rally about the countryside myself.
Absolutely awesome video presentation with this project Gavin! Very detailed and informative. Please keep up the great work as it's genuinely appreciated. 👍
I thought the M08 was great quality and a fun build. It was a first to have to break out the drill bit. The TA07 was the first car for me that I had to cut away some plastics from a Tamiya. Great video!
Coincidentally/conveniently I picked up that exact kit late last year to race at our local club, so I’ve set it up with far too many of the go faster goodies. BUT. Our club will be done in May, so you can likely guess where my MK2 body is going to end up 😆 It did bother me that Tamiya have released the Escort on a 4wd chassis (kinda the opposite of the old Brat - whoever heard of a 2wd Subaru😆) I can also tell you as someone who has raced Tamiya Minis for quite a few years, that the 08 is my favourite to date, in terms of club racing. The build was quite straightforward, but maintenance is a bit of a pain. Getting to the diff in particular requires quite the tear down, and as I do swap between geared and ball diffs that can be annoying.
You make it look too easy! I recently built one last month. Of course, it was my first Tamiya build so it was unfamiliar. The instructions are sparce. My main trouble I had was with the pivot points for the steering as I understood the instruction to mean that they should be bolted down straightaway rather than wait for the upper housing. I used the shortest wheelbase and the car does have a definite rearward bias and will do 360's without difficulty on a smooth surface.
Thank you for the video. I'm assuming most of your viewers are Tamiya fans with experience building kits so I understand why you sped up the building process, but the M08 is my introduction to Tamiya and kit building in general, and would have liked to see you build in real-time. Perhaps consider a how-to library for us newbies getting into RC and Tamiya kits. Your videos are of the highest quality and you seem to have a wealth of knowledge - thanks for sharing.
Hi Edgar, Unfortunately this level of detail would result in hours of footage that unfortunately hardly no one would watch. I am always trying to find the balance between level of detail and viewer attention levels.
What A GREAT idea!💡 Wish I had thought of that..........................😖 It's a Pro Level Kit, so there's some things that many Tamiya lovers may not be used to. The Control Arm trimming is because this shares that part with the M07 Pro. Most M Chassis Cars (except for the M01-M03), feel a bit "soft". But they are a bit flexible and quite durable! The Plastic Spider Gears do seem naff... but they're Delrin Plastic, and DO hold up well. The Diff Oil they supply seems too THIN. Like about 2000-4000 CST. I'm currently building a FF-03 Pro, and it also came with that. I used 50,000wt instead, and the Diff is very smooth, but will actually act like a limited slip Diff. 😉 Carmine ✈🚂🚙
Oh, I agree with you on it being a little too flexible stock. The blue alloy and carbon parts do sort that out, but while those DO absolutely make a difference, if you are not racing it then I wouldn’t bother upgrading unless you maybe break something then you can upgrade at that point.
Great channel! I'm around same age as you, had the Grasshopper when I was around 14 years old. Girlfriend got me the Hornet re-release for Christmas, currently building that. Love the music tracks as well...
You could compare it to the mf01x chassis in rwd form. The differences between the 4wd and 2wd are more obvious than what they could be between a stock 4wd and the mf01x with the main shaft taken out to work as a rwd.
I really like the look of the M-08, I'm planning on getting one later this year. I'm going for an MX-5/Eunos bodyshell, my plan is to make it like a touring car a la Gran Turismo ;) And it'll be bright yellow too!!
Great video as always Gavin. This chassis (apart from it being 2wd) looks like it would go nicely under the Porsche 959 body, especially with the 210mm wheelbase. Future project maybe...?? 🤔
Be interesting to see what the comparison shows up between the 4wd and rwd chassis. Personally, I don't get the criticism of the kit being 4wd and therefore not true to life. Well, no, but then I seem to remember the real escort being bigger than the Tamiya model, not powered by an electric motor etc etc. It is just a model and won't recreate the real thing perfectly! Apart from anything else, are there any RC front engined rwd chassis out there?
The battery is the lions share of the weight in an RC car, rather than the motor, so motor positioning is less critical. With that in mind, the driven wheels do make a difference to the scale experience of the model. One of the first things that comes to mind about the Mk1 and Mk2 escorts as rally cars is their RWD handling. 4WD is by definition so neutral that it takes a lot away from how the Ford should drive. I like 4WD models, I have two of them, but they are both cars which are 4WD in 1:1 form. I am a huge fan of the real classic Alpine A110. Tamiya re-re'd it loads of times but all on different chassis with different drivelines. One FWD, one 4WD and a couple of RWD. One of the biggest characteristics of the A110 is Rear engine RWD handling. A FWD Alpine is not an Alpine, and so I cannot fathom why Tamiya would produce a 4WD version, let alone a FWD version. It's just too far from what makes the 1:1 car what it is.
Hi Gavin did you know you have to email EuroRc to place order because of brexit you can’t use the order form online as United Kingdom is not there to complete order
Hi Gav, super build video as usual. Having built an M08, I'm a little concerned about the angle of your front c-hubs. They seem to be tilting forward; is that right? Given that most cars have caster that tilts the c-hubs backwards, my concern is that you may have installed those little C6 parts the wrong way around. I may be wrong though, but worthwhile to check just in case.
Nice video as ever. Will we be getting a video of the alloy banger body build at any point. I was eagerly awaiting that as it's so different to anything else I have seen?
I have to get another SWB kit from Kamtec and I don’t have the £100 budget free currently. I have everything else but as soon as I have some free cash I will place the order. Shipping is quick so it won’t be long. Between you and me I’m really looking forward to building that as it’s so different and I love the metal body.
@@RCKickschannel Bummer - thank you for checking. Do you know another chassis that would work with the Porsche body? I can still get the body but not the full kit (at least not for a reasonable price)
They likely only use high quality Japanese or German bearings, which would drive up the costs on the lower level stuff, refusing to go for cheap (chinese) bearings like on most RCs these days.
Ok I'll put my money where my mouth is and build a proper MKII chassis for the body just give me a few minutes (joke). I think it needs a ladder chassis but tight coil over rear solid axel with a locked diff the old Mac front suspension and plenty of grip and allot of grunt. There done WRC 1970's criteria.
Mate no no you got it all wrong escorts have a straight axle rear end not a double wish bone. you need to use a CC01 with front drive disabled then you will have a close nostalgic connection but a double wish bone front rear with 2WD won't be close to an escort. Think about a racing quad bike it has a hard kick ass rear end locked up well that's kinda what these cars had in the 60's and 70's no double wishbone magic no sir.
it's an awesome kit.. check out some M chassis racing on youtube. You'll definitely want to drop a 21.5T brushless kit in it and get racing. Unbelievably fun racing the M chassis.
