There was only about 4 from the late 70's and most have been rere. The blazer and ranger won't get rere unless Tamiya pay for licensing, which is why the sand scorcher, rough rider and superchamp have all been done in the last couple of years. Even the blackfoot lost it's ranger body with ford embossed on it along with the ford decals.
Another vote for Blazing Blazer, maybe Tamiya could de-badge/re-name to get around licensing. It would be an expensive kit though, guessing £400 at least.
For the XM-01 rally chassis with 3 lengths of wheelbase available (S,M &L), S:210mm, M:225mm, L: 239mm, A 959 body would work perfectly for the short wheelbase…
Yeah I seem to remember there were rumours of the Falcon ,and Porsche 959 being re released. Maybe they're still on the way. Or possibly it was only wishful thinking . I'd like to see them be rereleased. And the astute also. Gavin I'm definitely interested in the Hot Shot 2. It's about time Tamiya did this right instead of the blockhead motors paint scheme.
2:57 that’s awesome, finally they rereleased this body. I have all the original NSX bodies that were released on the TA03, now I can get more and custom paint them!
Saw these on the socials a few hours ago. The Opel Kadet sold here in Australia as Holden Gemini and has a following. Hyped for it, the Celica, NSX and Audi.
Manta Ray, Top force and the Black Metallic Clod buster are DEFINITELY what I will purchase this year. I’m actually looking forward to be able to purchase the Manta Ray again. I had two of the back in 91’. The Tamiya Manta Ray was my first kit so it has a special place in my heart. It’s worth noting that the Manta Ray (DF-01 chassis) was the forefather of the TA-01,02 series chassis, Ff-01, buggy variations, rally cars, stadium trucks. The Top Force was midrange favorite because it contained a lot of performance parts included most would upgrade the Manta Ray withand The Top Force Evo was the “TRF” for advanced racers.
Thanks for this video! I love the Kadett. In New Zealand and Australia they were called Holden Geminis and were popular racing cars! Please consider reviewing some of these classic rally/touring cars in future! 🙂
I have wait for the Hot Shot II for 10 years!!! YAY FINALLY!!! I love my Super Shot and it is better than the HS II but, there is just something about the HS II that is so cool!
Good morning Gavin from Canada! Really hoping Tamiya re re the Fast Attack Vehicle. Any ideas or clues you may have picked up in as our news in Canada from over seas is non existent. We rely on you guys. Thanks and so appreciated!
I'll be ordering a Manta Ray it seems a rare car to get hold of for some reason not many come up. I've got the Hotshot 2 on order hopefully that arrives soon
Actually Gavin the early TRF 400’s are reasonably priced for what they offer. I have TRF414 and TRF 415 Rheinard for couple hundred each. Great looking machines too with carbon etc. great videos as usual. Thanks
Lovely chassis and some stunning hop ups included but £900! That’s XRAY money and some right? Who is the customer at that price? I’m suspecting it’s loads less in the US and Japan but in the UK?
After the BBX I thought they might do another one on that chassis. I built mine recently and it is really really good. All of this feels a bit weak. I love Tamiya but not especially impressed with this they are capable of so much more.
That 1st car is called a Gemini here in Australia, probably sell more here than anywhere if people know about them. Still - nothing spectacular in those releases unfortunately. We all know what we are wanting....(Falcon / Super Astute / and maybe some TRF vehicles)
Really excited about the manta ray chassis coming back, not the body the chassis I believe it shares the chassis with the dirt Thrasher which I have been wanting to do for a long time hopefully MCI and team blue Groove have the body and decals!
Great stuff Gavin! Was hoping for different ones but a few of these look interesting. The Citroen interests me just for the look. Guess we’ll see if anything else gets released or if that’s it.
Hey man, once again a great video! Im a little behind due to life lol but I am super excited for re re of the manta ray!! Just ordered one at a great price of £125 (plus full ball bearings upgrade and esc) never built a 4wd and couldnt afford a top force so great compromise. Super excited 👏🏻👏🏻
Well, lots of nice body that we did not know (NSX, DS, Kadett); but no new rere 😮 The Hotshot 2, we know since several months, Manta Ray and Top Force were done several times. Highly disappointed 😢 Where are Astute, Avante 2001, Falcon, Super Hornet, ... and some old F1 or Group C. Well, wait and see. Not much on Kyosho's side either 😢
Looking forward to the XM-01 - proper 4WD on an M-chassis, I have a body tucked away that’ll work great on that. Also pleased for the NSX, the body set will rescue an old restoration project! The Celica body was rereleased not so long ago but it’s nice to see, especially with the correct Castrol decals.
I was always very impressed with Tamiya. Unfortunately, this is becoming less and less over the years. I still have an original Hotshot II, unfortunately after the news of the reissue it is no longer worth much. Of everything they are going to release now, I think I like the Opel Kadet the most.
I also like it when the driveline-type match. And also i think the tirewidth should be scale. So wider tyres in the rear on a car like a Supra or NSX.... The expensive chassis are not for me. I like the process of building. The driving is not so important to me 🙂
Your TRF Comments made me laugh 😂 I feel like this with Kyosho. Im just not going to look into them at all as I dont have to pockets to get into Kyosho as well as Tamiya’s 😂
I’ve got my Kyosho group, my Schumacher group, my Tamiya group, my Team Losi group and my Team Associated RC10 group. I just can’t start another lol but the carbon and blue look so nice 😊
I'm excited about the releases. I admit the the MB-01 is getting very nice bodies, even I'm not a big fan of the chassis itself. The 1998 Honda NSX body i will get that! XM-01 looks also very nice and i fancy it, but no use for one just now.
Def wanted a manta ray, don’t really care about anything but buggy’s, as daft as it sounds our collections wouldn’t mean half as much if we could just buy any of them at any point. You seem to get a lot of people who get very angry about it and a lot of people who defend them no matter what but it is what it is they’re conspiring to take all our money but at the same time we love it even when they break as long as we can find the parts
The thing about Kyosho keeping vehicles in production, they'd be insane to destroy the tooling so then it is only set up in production. I do cnc work, if a customer wants more of part x, I kept all the programs so all I have to do is mount the material, insert the correct bit, and run it again. I just ran off 50 pieces for 1 customer and if they come back next year for another 50, I can run em off again, no prob at all.
@@RCKickschannel I'm just waiting for the re-release of the 959, I need an upper front A arm and not willing to pay $250 for one. With the re-release the parts should be "normal" again.
No Monster Racer / King Cab. Sad face. Mantaray is cool but just a re-rere. DS looks good, imagine a grid of them 😂 Totally lost with all the different chassis that are there with Tamiya now, as you say, few are related to the car they represent but that's nothing new. Kyosho Legendary are beautiful things, can't wait for a ZXR, AS I had one back in the 90s.
Nope, typical Tamiya.. have a couple cool things, and the rest is full plastic chassis and old rereleased bodies. It’s about making profit by selling loads of hop ups to noobs, and getting attention with the new bodies etc
The Opel Cadet looks amazing and I'm sure will be a great seller for them. Most people buy Tamiya kits because if the outside look not what's underneath
@@ksmith1298 Short Course race class is dying out in most places and it comes and goes with bashing on popularity. Stadium is making a come back though. The problem is anything new Tamiya produces is usually too expensive compare with other manufacturers so doesn't usually sell well