Tamiya DT-02 Holiday Buggy - Unbox, Build Tips, and Hop Ups! 

Iol some prefer spiked....so l have heard!😆

@@MadBeeRC OUCH!!! 🤣🤣

Thanks for watching, Mark. I'm gonna wait for some good weather up in Tofino, then I think the Holiday buggy needs to hit the big open beach and catch some sand air! 🌴💨💨💨

Part of my enjoys the challenge of things we're "not supposed to" paint... I thought about getting creative and seeing if I can mix up some good adhesion promoters and get paint to stick to this body... But I really do like the blue. So I think I'll leave it alone, and if I get the chance to grab another body, I will, and I'll try painting that one. 👊🏼

@@poorboysrc I hope you can get a body set, one thing annoying with Tamiya you can get some and others only the main part. Then once you price up the other parts required it works out too much.

I know what your weekend plans are... haha. Fastest Holiday Buggy on planet Earth! Lol! 💨💨💨

@poorboysrc it's drying out today but cold. If it's nice, I'll get my hit shot on the track now you have your hotshot 2 out. Hope Mark is up to getting his out soon.

Woah, I bet it's a rocket with that Castle power in it! 💨💨💨

Isn't that the way it goes? Haha. Cheers! 🍻

Not a bad idea, Paul... A great speed run chassis option for sure! 💨💨💨

Nice, there's something special about inexpensive, fun RC's. 😀

I'm loving the bouncy shocks, but I can see them getting annoying, quick. Oil shocks might have to be in my future.

The Ikea Porsche, you had to put it together and everything! Haha. Thanks for watching! 👊🏼

You betcha! I might need to head north to find a nice long beach to blast away on. 🌴

Everyone needs a little Holiday! Haha! So that's an interesting approach to prepping this body for paint. I've worked in autobody for almost 20 years, and I love a good "can I make paint stick to that" challenge... 😂

@@poorboysrc flame treating plastics as paint prep is a thing for sure! Challenge issued! 😉

@@canuckchuck8836 challenge accepted! Now to find a spare body... 😂

Glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for commenting! 👊🏼

It's pretty much a dad joke at this point, lol! But it still has a special place in our hearts, doesn't it? 😆😆😆

Thanks dude! I'm waiting for some good weather in Tofino, then imma head up there and get some epic beach shots with this bad boy!

Thanks for watching! 👊🏼

Thanks Mark! Hope you're having a great week pal. 🍻👊🏼

Great info, pal. Thanks so much! And yeah, this platform would be an ideal speed run challenge car... Just sayin'... Lol!

Ah, that's wicked, dude! Glad you're here to enjoy the ride with us all. That's a Bill and Ted "Excellent" you hear me use. In fact, I use a few other Bill and Ted quotes, as well. They are the chosen ones and set the golden rule which I share at the end of all my videos: Be Excellent to Each Other"

@@poorboysrc couldn’t agree with you more Brother that’s the golden rule!

I'm thinking Tofino for this little fella. 🏄‍♂️

As long as it can still slide around, the buggy is happy! 🤣🤣🤣

@poorboysrc lol take it easy buddy.

@@MadBeeRC 🤣🤣🤣

Haha, absolutely! 😁👊🏼

Haha, thanks pal. I just keep buying Tamiya goodness, it's amazing how many cars they have available.

Haha, I'll get ya next time! 😉 🍻

GH2 is indeed a pretty easy assembly, and a fun chassis too! You'll love the new Holiday Buggy. The 4-wheel independent suspension will keep it planted a little better than the GH2. While I love all things Grasshopper, the light weight construction and solid rear axle means lots of bouncing around. 😁

@@poorboysrc yes, the build has gone fairly well so far so still a good choice for my first Tamiya kit. The holiday buggy might be the one I get to build with my son, I think he will be able to help build it more so than he has been able to with the gh 2

Haha, you said it! My furry apprentices! 🐈 😻 🐈‍⬛️

Aaaah, that would have been hilarious! Is this where our channels are headed? Just more cat videos? 😆😆😆

@@poorboysrc Who knows matey?..... But, in all honesty it really wouldn't be a bad thing! The best friends I have ever had over the years have been of the feline variety.... and let's face it, just look at how many views a good cat video gets on you tube!! Combine that with RC cars and we have a winner! (have you seen the one by CKhobby shop where he is towing his big ginger moggy in a trailer with his rc car?..... Sooo funny!) I was watching one yesterday of a cat sat in the bath watching Tom and jerry on an iPad! 😂 😸 They say cats take on their owners personality's...... I've already caught Silvie cat drinking my baileys, and now she's snorting Kyosho rubber! Worried she may progress onto the hard stuff..... must keep her away from the Tamiyas! 😂 😅 🤣 👍 👍 👍

@@yodadarksideGreenHawksRC that's too funny, she wants to be just like you! But yeah, those cat videos seem to be a sire thing. Maybe it's time for a channel rebrand. 😂😂😂

@@poorboysrc 🤔........ Pussy boys RC? Poor boys pussy? Hmmm..... I can see this getting the wrong sort of attention bud, think we better stick with cars! 😉 👍 👍 👍

Thanks for the comment! 👊🏼

Cheap, cheery, and it's even got a cool driver. Love it! 🤗

Good advice, thanks pal.

I just Googled the stripper, and even with my safe search off, the first thing I found was that old VW! Very cool!!! Now back to research... 😂😂😂

I had an original Sand Rover back in the early '80's. I replaced the kit 380 with a 540 and soon thereafter I called it the 'stripper' because as soon as the open top gearbox got a whiff of dust it stripped out all the plastic gear's in an instant. 😭

Hahaha, glad you got a chuckle out of it, Craig. 🤣🤣🤣

Yours looks so good! 😍

Yeah oil shocks would be the #1 upgrade I'd go for on this guy. I'm keeping the friction shocks on because I really Luke the look of a slightly bouncy cheap kit hitting jumps in slow motion, lol! 😆👊🏼

@@poorboysrc fair enough!

Aha! I was hoping a Canadian would catch that joke. Cheers pal! 🍻

My man!!! 💪 -- Yeah the pre-painted driver face and hat is a nice bonus! 👌

Thanks Dirk! Have a great day, pal. 👊🏼

Yeah I think it took longer to paint the small bits and pieces that came with the kit, than it did to build the entire chassis. Funny how that goes, isn't it? 👊🏼

Hahaha thanks pal! Glad you got a good laugh out of it! 😆😆😆

I just came across your channel. I had to subscribe. I have their dune buggy, the Sand Rover. I set it up to match my real Manx.

@@SnoMoJoe1 right on, thanks for subbing, my man! 🍻

I saw those on Tamiyabase recently, very cool! 🤩

Oh yeah, I believe it! Those are good little motors. 👌

Yeah, all the accessories need to be hand painted. I used Tamiya XF Acrylic hand paints. 👍🏻

Did you get them to fit well up front? I was wondering how they'd fit, given the shock goes through the upper a-arm.

@poorboysrc Yes they have fit on fine.Ride nice and smooth now.I was going to follow the manual,and get the 2 sets it said,but I asked Mark Bryan and he said to get the dt03 ones.They just fit in exactly as the standard springs did.

@@iancadwallender9779 Mark's the man! Good advice, thanks for letting me know. I am curious what it'll ride like with the stock shocks, so I'm going to start there and upgrade down the line. Cheers!

Oh, interesting... I was worried the pinion wouldn't fit, but it did, with about 1mm of extra shaft to play with. Wait, that sounds inappropriate... 🤣🤣🤣

@@poorboysrc Bwahaha

Yeah I think that's the issue when one chassis gets used with so many different body configurations. 🤔

Hahahaha, you liked that one, eh? 😂🍻

Not sure... My money is that it's just a funny Tamiya name. I think the names can get goofy in translation. 😆

Very close, hey? I'm pretty sure they're a little different, but I'd have to do a side by sode to compare. 🤗

These new generation Holiday Buggies are built quite tough, and can handle a lot more juice than the original.

@poorboysrc yeah it was nicad batteries and mechanical speed control, all changed now I bet. Had some good fun as a kid. I remember a RC car called a rough rider used to burn my buggy off easily, never did get round to fitting a bigger motor.

Can't make toast... lol! Sounds like my older sister. 🤣 Back to the kit, I think this is the perfect kit for a fella that age to get started. The 380 motor will keep him out of trouble as he learns to drive it. There's tons of hop ups available, so he can modify it as he gets more comfortable driving it. It's a great first RC! 👌🍻

@@poorboysrc cheers and make sure you buy the correct "protection" for when you and the wife have the "love vibes" going on in the bedroom. only because..you never know.

@@garykee1 hahaha, appreciate the advice, brother. I'm all over it! 😂😂😂

Hahaha maaaayyybeeee... 😄

Yep, sure was. 👌

Sure am! Why do you ask?

@@poorboysrc The cat's name, Teela.

@@christianrambissoon1141 oh my God, hahaha. Sorry, I'm doing three things at once again! Lol! Yeah Kevin Smith's He-Man on Netflix was amazing (have you seen it?). Teela starts off as the main character, and when we got our second cat, we wanted a female, it was my name to puck, as my wife chose our first cat's name. I wanted her to have a strong name, and I was watching He-Man at the time, so it just clicked. Teela it is. Haha. She's not much of a warrior princess, more of a cuddle puddle mess, but we love her anyway. ❤️ 😂

@@poorboysrc Hahahah. I haven't seen it, will defs check it out!

@@christianrambissoon1141 oh well if you're a fan of He-Man, you're not gonna want to miss it. It's so well done!!! 💪

Hahahaha, OUCH!!! 😆😂