First Run of The New Tamiya TT-02B Plasma Edge II Gun Metal Edition 

Lovely buggy! I've fancied getting holdd of a Plasma Edge II for a while. It just has the right level of retro styling!

Some great hop ups for this, have probably spent more on hop ups than the original car 🤫 great video as always Glenn, and just shows you can have fun straight out of the box

I think that one goes quite well on either surface, looks great too. Yet another one I need to add to my letter to Santa! 😁👍

fun is all we ever want and upgrades . what a great buggy keep up the great work buddy

This is a fantastic video. Gives beginners a look at how a stock platform actually goes. Nice one man.

Its nice to go back to how Tamiya intended! Great vid!

Awesome video Glenn mate I must say it does look and go the part🤟😎😊🇬🇧👊👍

Looks nice I actually like it , the BZ motor , bearings and the high speed gear set would make a big difference. The thing I don’t like about the tt-02 is how much debris gets into the chassis when your driving it . Great video Glenn . Time to get serious and do some upgrades 👍

Nice Buggy. Those tyres actually wear very well, even on tarmac. I had the neo Scorcher on the TT02B chassis, ran a lot nicer with afew upgrades. Larger pinion, Speed gear set & bearings.

Reminded me of a top force for some reason. Looks nice and planted for a stock buggy. Be interested to see a few upgrades. Thanks for the video Glenn.

Nice to start from stock and see the difference each upgrade makes. Awesome still shots btw!

Great video as always. I'm liking this TT02B. I bought a DF-02 a few weeks back with the same bodyshell so this video has bumped it up towards the top of the restoration ladder. I'm a big fan of the TT01 chassis and I've been thinking of adding a TT02 to the collection. After watching this I think a TT02-B is now a must-have..!! Keep up the great work Glen... 👍

Do a video series on upgrades, what works, makes a difference etc.. 👍🏼😎

I agree, that looks really cool and a well balanced buggy. With a few hop ups, i.e bearings and quicker motor I think it could put in some quick lap times at the track. I too would like to see some GPS speed times before and after bearings. I think bearings would improve the speed and throttle response quite a lot.

Just goes to show not a lot of money gets a load of fun! 👊

I'd love to see a GPS speed meter run before and after bearings with no other changes.

build my son first with no bearing then next build he saw difference,,your the king

I think you are underrating that buggy,it looks great to me.

Another great video glen, glad you haven't stopped yet!

Well that was fine Glen for out of the box!!!. Not to bad at all👍👍👍👍

The torque turned motor seems to go alright. It seems noticeably better than the standard silver can.

hmmm I think that will be a good starting point for a newbie like me.... Like the look too

Thanks for the video, looking forward to the “Tamiya stadium track” I’ve got this kit kicking about in the loft somewhere 🤷🏻‍♂️

Thanks fella a bog standard review with nylon bushings.

Hi 👋 Really enjoyed watching the 3 episodes on this build.. great channel

That's cool. Great video.

Adjustable turnbuckles, ball bearings, perhaps undertray, bit stiffer shocks. The tt02b tends too flip forward in jumps so watch out for that. I'd wait with the aluminium propshaft until you upgrade the power on this it should hold up for a brushed motor still, specially with low grip. If you can measure the motor temperatures at the next video feel free to do so too see if you can go up in pinion gear size on the tt02b without it affecting the stock motor temperatures very much.

Great car Glenn. Love to get my hands on one. Unfortunately in Melbourne at the moment nobody is getting any stock and I don’t want to pay $100 or more to get it shipped from overseas. Keep up the great videos.

Something can be said for simplicity sometimes. Great vid!

Thanks for this awesome video, v interesting watching! Nice looking buggy, slight Top Force resemblance maybe. Keen to see it progress!

That looks like a pretty good buggy. I like the design too. Great video!😃👍

I run a Neo Scorcher with a 13.5T Brushless on the standard ESC with a cheap 2S Lipo, it is so much fun!!! Just fit the bearings & alu propshaft, end cups & high speed gear set with alu motor mount and its cracking... :-)

Great video as always Glenn Looks an interesting project to follow you along the upgrade path with.

Nice buggy and watching it in action kind of reminds me back in the day i used to run standard Terra Scorchers and Fire dragon buggies, then i upgraded them to silly speeds lol.

Would of been cool to of done a speed run as stock without bearings to see if the bearings made any difference in terms of speed. Great little buggy for the cost. Great video thanks buddy 👍🏻

nice colour

What a great buggy keep up the great work buddy.

now i wanna get my butt into gear and start building , that was fun to watch building the neo fighter metallic green first then ill build this as i have been slack lately , taking weeks to finish off this frog want it to be pristine , tyre writing the lot, painted driver no visible cables decals on can silver motor want it to be great for the shelf off course but blackfoot on the way , cr01 Rock Socker ,425 Unimog and Porsche 911 GT1 street also are awaiting building/assembling ,just finished the Hotshot re re and have bought a couple of ready to runs to be honest and also an Axial UMG10 also needs to be assembled and thats a big build kit lots of parts and polly carb to cut , paint and decal so gotta pull my finger out and get cracking on building , also got hold of a kyosho 1/8 Nitro Neo 3.0 Inferno ive been wanting to take out the box and run the motor inn , need to have a bit of fun in between builds but hard to find time tbo, cheers Glen love the Plasma Edge II , its a real looker too and the FaceBook Page Tamiya Legends has so many nice people on there too btw great page love it , cheers again bud :-)

Looking forward to finishing mine

Looking forward to seeing the upgrades 👍

Just got one of these. With a Tamiya 17.5t Brushless motor on 2s and using a 19t pinion I got a top end of 17 mph. Having dynoed the motor the 17.5 turn only put out 18000 or so rpm which is lower than the torque tuned. Going to try a 15.5 soon.

Love mine Glen.... but got the Bz motor and the hop up shaft and high speed gear set and bearings... makes a real difference.. great vid tho 😃

Looks a good starter project buggy not to pricey decent chassis and can be modded faster

Be good to see the gps before and after upgrades Excellent video 👍👍

I think it looks beautiful Glenn. One of the best looking low to mid priced Tamiya cars impo! Pretty fast too! I’d say about 22-25mph? 💪👍

Tamiya shoukd have put a bit more into this, has a look of the old stool buggies. Woukd have been nice to see a boomerang 2 or hotshot 3 etc etc .

Looks good. Ordered a Neo Scorcher.. 😉

Had the platform great rig. I put and old speed gem motor in it.

On brushed, these tires are stronger than you can imagine. It wasn't till I put a brushless 3s system in it that it started to show signs of wear. Especially on wet surfaces where the wheels spin..

Looks nice Glenn need more videos on the tt02b 👍

Hello Glenn I wos looking forward to more videos on the tt02b with the upgraded parts 👊👊

We have a club that races these Also a group page With the hop ups and big upgrades these tt02b are awesome but end up expensive in the end but well worth it

Looking at getting one of these...Thanks for the. vid!

Great video as always Glen. Been waiting for this one to see how mine compared. Looks like we came to the same conclusion. Needs a bit more grunt and turning circle is a bit wide. Already put a speed precision 10.5t and Hobbywing 10BL60 sensored brushless setup in mine and it rips pretty good now. Got a motor mount to fit and then I'm going to look at strengthening the internals I think. Be interesting to see what upgrade path you take.

Great vid buddy as always,seems to be a great buggy with lots of potential,would a sport tuned along with bearings make a big difference?

Not sure how I missed this one :) it does look good!

Nice little RC, I might buy it, haven't had one in over 25+ years. I don't like the one's that are too loud and big. It's $200 Canadian vs the other ones that are 500 too 1000... It's worth it.

I've wondered if I should get a Neo Scorcher as a lender car to people I have over to drive. I love building kits.

Looks good on the gravel!

Great fun it is!

Cool nice rc looks fast

Looks good balance.

Hi Glenn! I looked this vid. You need to upgrazthe tt-02... It's awesome at the end. I updated the speed gear and some Carbon fun. And it needs a alloy shaft. I runn it on a 17t modelcraft cheep motor but fast like hell. Also i locked the front diff.

Nice car, especially for the price.

Put it to the floor man and watch out lol another awesome review

No ball-bearing??? What must Tamiya have been thinking? Even the cheapest Banggood car models have double ball-bearings on each wheel-hub! It is the 2020s we live in!

Looks nice...A bit faster and it would be awesome!

Upgrades upgrades n upgrades

Say what you want about Tamika but this is dam fine looking buggy

Looks great, I might get one,😀

thats a peach ive got the neo brilliant buggy

Forgive me if I've missed it, but will you be upgrading and testing this buggy again soon? Loving it so far 😎👊👍

Would love to see the difference just gearing would make. My Super Astute with Superstock BZ seems slow, but motor gets hot. If you ran torque tuned plus high speed gear set I bet the tt02b would be close to perfect?

Hi Glenn tried all rear tire is will grip better.

Glad you need to find a tl01 because the drive shaft is followed through and through.

What is the running time running stock ? I’ve been away from the hobby for a long time and in my day you got five minutes !

Great video.. I've just ordered a Plasma Edge 2 for my first model getting back into the hobby after 20 years away. Can you run 2s lipo with the stock motor and esc? If so which do you recommend to fit in the plasma edge. Also I fancy running disc wheels like the ones you used in this video which would you recommend. Many thanks Glen.. 👍🏻

Look quite similar to top force.

I am new to rc cars and I just finished this same buggy and wanted to put on road tires on it like you did. May be a dumb question but how do I determine what size to use? I know the front and rear are 2 different sizes but having a hard time finding online those sizes in on road tires. Also, how do I determine what size foam inserts for both on and off road tires? Like i said, a newbie. Lol

Hey Glenn , just picked this car up from a shop in the states for $129. Looking forward to building g this but think I'm going to get the yeah racing performance conversion kit. Cost more than the car but looks sweet. Have you done it?

Say, can you use the 19 T pinion together with the torque tune motor?

why most of the bumper of buggies are so small?

heloo, awesome viddeoo!:)

John Higgins?

How do you film and drive?

Are there any good dirt tracks within the GTA?

Im sure Tamiya intended for you to fork out for all the hop ups costing more than the car itself

Nice car, but you need to throw those bushings in the trash and get some rubber-sealed bearings!

Good little buggy. Looking forward to get this little sprinter. With brushless motor and some experiments. But shakiness of the video makes me dizzy. Get a gimbal or a cameraperson :-)

No BMX Track 😢

I would never ever built it without ball bearings you got some ball bearings. Lol

So what now? Do you just drive around in circles? I don't get it.

Think that would make a great first buggy for somebody getting into the hobby. I like the looks of it. Not dissimilar to my Gravel Hound