Tamiya Hornet 2wd RC Buggy Unboxing, Build & First Run. Kit 58336 - Subcriber RC Build! 

One of Tamiya's biggest Icons. The very one that got me started in the hobby back in late 85. Damn I struggle everytime I see one in a hobby shop or online. For the price I really should. Haven't touched a Tamiya in 30 odd years and recently built a full box art Avante 2011 and I'm hooked again.. Once Tamiya gets into your soul... It never really leaves. My X-maxx, XRT, Losi Promoto MX, Felony and Typhon 6s etc are just looking on in disbelief lol...

This is the car that got me into RC as a kid. I got it for Christmas, around 32/35ish years ago. I lost interest until very recently, and I've not bought one yet, but when eventually I can scrounge up the money "I'm blind on disability in the US, yes I'm not 100% blind. More like 85 to 90%" this is what I want. I didn't build mine back in the day. It was already built under the tree. Come to find out, the sound I thought was Santa that night, was my dad knocking the tree over with my hornet lmao.

Hornet is always a crowd favorite!! Just subbed. Nice paint on the driver

Those black wheels are worth more than the car now. I was luck to get a set a few years ago before they became impossible to find.

My dad brought me this when I was 10 back in the 80s. I used to live taking it over jumps. I smashed the back wheel cog box so many times and had to change the tyres every few months. I’m here as I’m showing my 9 year old who is ‘buzzing’ (sorry for the pun). To get one…Thanks awesome vid.

Hoppers and hornets.. Great fun for so many years now... and they still sell out!!!

It was 1987 when a got my 1st RC car and this was the car. good times

Very nice

Adding the bearing set & the sport tuned motor was a nice touch. Excellent job on the body, well done.

The hornet is a classic,first buggy i built back in 80s.

That’s funny my Hornet looks exactly like that one , the decals are definitely the hardest part of the build. That one turned out really nice . Great video.

Cool buggy. Thanks for sharing

To stop gearbox slap, I made new torsion springs out of paperclip, a bit stiffer but worked and still kept articulation for suspension

Awesome! I just finished building my Hornet last night.

Nice! Love the hornet👍

Great job Adam. A Tamiya classic :-)

Can't beat the Hornet...Legendary buggy even if its performance is to say the least well you know.....but damn good fun!

Fantastic, love the hornet 🐝 build

Excellent job 👍

Superb as always Adam grwat finish 👍

You should try the 380 Sport tuned motor. Because its lighter, it handles better and actualy fast for the size. I use it in my grasshopper with Traxxas 10t pinion. Speed is about the same as the silver can.

looks great mate love the car

Nice rc channel 👍

O.K., i finally order a XSA Hornet, a set of bearings and a "Sports tuned" motor. I guess I will run it with a very cheap "turbo racing 91803g-vt raido gear, small enough to hand it over to my litte daughter. Let's see if it's fun to drive, in every case it brings back memoris :-)....

Nice work Adam - perhaps the hardest part of the Hornet build is the decals. I struggled a bit with the roll bar decals. Looking forward to more Tamiya stock in the next shipment to Oz.

The motorwires looks unusual. Original is red and black. But all in all a good build.👍

Very nice build! It's been very frustrating trying to buy any Tamiya kits in AUS. Stocks have basicaly been non existant, perhaps related to COVID. Hopefully things pick up early next year.

As I'm nearly 50yo now, I'll be building the new one myself.

Always wanted one as a kid, now 44 and it’s sitting in a box I front of me. The decals are already making me nervous just looking at them, any advice? Great video, you’ve got a new fan. Cheers

Btw , u spray that velg into black color?

Yeah I needed help with the rear rims on my grasshopper and they were like putting a square peg in a circle.

New to RC builds would you recommend something like this for the absolute beginner? I assume the kit needs other parts to run which are purchased separately? Motor etc

Can you get a decent R/C car in self assembley kit form, with everything you need, inc battery, motor and controller for under £160?

Hopefully if I get enough money again hopefully I will be buying the hornet next. I do hope I can find a black sport-tuned motor for it, but it seems it's gone to a chrome can. I do hope you one day we'll get a dirt tuned motor it is a wonderful motor that I've seen so far. I hope you'll get one for one of your builds.

Any Bear Hawk builds?

Hi just built my hornet I am new to building and setting up an RC car the only issue I have is forward throttle there is a slight delay any ideas from a noob lol

Does it includes everything, except tx & Rx ?

include the remote control or need to buy separately?

What type of servo did you use

Hi, i have a Hornet, could you help me ? already have the receiver am with servos, what radio control i must buy?

Hi. Does anybody know if the assambled "XSA" Models from Tamiya are exactly the same as the normal kits in terms of parts and quality? I ask because currently we have a shop in Germany offering the "XSA Hornet" for less than the kit version (100€ instead of 125€)?

How long does it take to build

the one thing i needed to see you skipped right over....how stupid rims go together. i noticed their tricky.

How to charge this car..plz explain

You know there was a special edition hornet that had black rims called the supreme.

In the USA the hobby store I can get it for $129 US.