Tamiya Subaru Brat First Run Has a Bad Ending!!! 

This was my first RC car back in the early 80's when I was 14 or 15(a hand me down from my cousin). Back then if you broke something it would take weeks for a new part to arrive at my local model shop.

Nice vid Mark….now that’s what you call a wheelie!😄😉

Brilliant video Mark, love the music too. Take care 😊

It’s all fun until parts start flying. Well that’s how you know you had fun any way. 🤷‍♂️ Great run!

Ace slow mo jumps and really nice drifts too! This is exactly how I wanted my Brat to go back when I was a kid running nicads (and four AAs)... apart from the three-wheeling, obviously!

Good to see someone actually driving the BRAT the way it's supposed to be driven!! Too many shelfers and not enough drivers!! Mine is certainly not staying on the shelf, when I finally pull my finger out and do the body!

some pretty nice jumps there......until the last one 💥🤦‍♂

Ah dam. It was going so well Mark lol cracking video mate 👍😎👍

I was never a big fan of the ORV chassis, but it looks like it handles rather well, shame about the breakage but easily fixed I hope! Great video as always!!

Hi there Mark, she looks magnificent doesn’t she? And so does Rob 😂😂😂😂seriously, the Subaru Brat looks amazing, so sorry that the front arm broke, I believe these are a known weak spot, along with the servo rods bending. I believe some put the plastic arms on and turn the servo link rods on, but I cannot remember where I saw that 😂😂😂. Glad you had some spares to repaired the front suspension arm though, so nice thrashing this one around 😊😊😊as always my good friend, all the best to you and the family 😊😊

yeee haw! Launch Lump strikes again! Or this time it was most certainly a top contributor to the wheel flying off :). Beauty! Cheers

Damn! I think you found the limit of what the brat can take, glad it's a cheap easy fix tho. Loving what you've done with the garden dude, those monoliths look great👍

Great video mark that subaru brat looks amazing.and ran well till. Oh no broken front axle 🫣🫣🫣

Hi mate, I must say that, that was a really well thought out soundtrack for a 1970's/80's pick-up. Excellent choice. She caught some big air on this one which, I'd imagine was the cause of the breakdown. Still, I read that you've since repaired it, so all good. A super video mate, and just shame it had to end early. Nice one..🙂👍🏻😍.

Keeping is wheel Mark 👊 Nice action shots 😎

Alright Dave? Just playing catch-up with the half a million or so vids to watch and i thought it wont be long before you are left with 3 wheels on your wagon...... and you said that quote at the very end too. 😂😂😂

Ohhhhh noooo lost a foot! Atleast Scooby Doo made it home😂it was going so well too. Thanks for showing the carnage Cobber😄🦘🇦🇺

Awesome run Mark!!!!! You make driving that Brat look easy... RC + Dirt Pile = FUN!!!! Bummer about the the axle man!!!!

Great run mate, that thing looks delightful in its green finish! That mini stone henge looks like an awesome stomping ground..... loved the close ups of the dust trails and the slow mo:s! The 70s big bush porn music worked a treat with the footage bud, a great edit indeed. And, we've all been there- when the rig ejaculates a wheel it's a sure sign that you're having lots of FUN! 🤣 👍 👍 👍 👍

Hi Mark nice vids and this will be my first comment here. I notice that people don’t seem to know that with the ORV chassis, its a bit of pot luck whether or not the front wheel - one or both - will come off. There is actually a good fix I use. First take off the wheel nut so you have just the front axle. There is the bit attached to the wheel part A lets call it, and part B the bit attached to the chassis. Now get some motor cleaner spray - this part is super important - and with also clean hands (we dont want oil, grease, dirt) clean part A and part B. Now I use red loctite Gel and put a decent amount inside the hole on the chassis or Part B. Carefully with a small hammer, bang part A back into place. Carefully it does not need much of a hit. Let this dry best for two days. It will be much stronger than the original setup and should not fall apart again. I hope this helps out and saves a few bucks.

Funky video Mark. Hoping you'll get the axle soon fixed😮

Wow I love it. Mine is the original with hard body and It drives so well despite the poor suspensions... may be not so poor. Super video,Ciao!

The secret tamiya brat mode . 3 wheel . I was waiting for it . Great video mate . Loads of great jumps and a nice bash spot 👍

It was a great run. You drove hard until a wheel fell off. Well done. 😊😁😆👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

I hated to laugh at a breakage but that was too funny when the wheel and car parted ways on the jump! It looked great out there and was doing very well up to that point! Hope you get it fixed back up and out again quickly. I love the green!!!

😎👍hopefully a easy fix 🤞

Awesome vid...loved the action and music Mark and top marks to the camera man! That happened to my Frog on its last run Mark! I put some heavy duty thread lock on the end of the shaft and literally used a hammer and hammered it back in! So far its not failed again lol tempted fate now though haven't I chaps. Great stuff guys.

Cool video. Well done.

Great run Mark, but you broke a front axle that did surprise me as I have never broken any Tamiya axles like that.

Great run and collaboration with Rob! Some great shots in this video! Thankfully you’ve got parts on hand to get it patched back up! Have a great weekend Mark!👍😊

It is tough even though the axle broke!! I think if you had the hard body on Mark it would have been destroyed!!! My scorcher axle popped out I use lock tite sleeve retainer stuff it's like lock tight and it never pulled out again.

great footage brudda love that colour on the shell there 👍damn that boulder i guess that was what mangled the hub? looked epic the wheel flying off on the jump 😁😁hope shes up and running again soon bruv 😎

Wow what a great video Mark. Super action shots which really capture the best of this lovely car, and yes another of my favourites. Always wanted one in the 80’s and have got this little gem on my wish list. Take care and have a good weekend best wishes

Nice slow motion and jumps 🤩 With the added bonus of a flying wheel 🙃

Great colour choice on this model mate, looks really cool! Excellent editing as always Mark, great slo mo action, thanks for your upload mate 👍🙏🐱

It jumped surprisingly good and looks nice in that green colour. It´s always that side that break on my Brat, every time left front.

What a great video, Mark! Lovely sunny day and a great location with Rob and a cool RC car! Great footage and that fresh tune really worked well with the pace of the video. Bummer with the axle failure, but replace and keep them running!

Get some loctite bearing fit, problem solved, my rere frog did the same thing!

Wowee this Brats a beast dude love it man and the 70s tunage well cool 😊 it’s a rapid little buggy man are you just running a sport tuned and 1060 ? Makes me want one lol ❤ have a great weekend guys 👍😃

What a superb video - the Brat was clearly having a lot of fun until the...er...event which ended the video. I enjoyed the music, actually, as well as the sound effect you deployed when it all went pear-shaped. Your lexan body is looking great, by the way. ps My spellcheck changed that to "your lean body is..."

I think that I had the same fail with my Kyosho Turbo Scorpion. Reattached the axle using a bit of thread lock and it seems to be ok now

Man that thing can jump 👌

Hiya Mark. Ooh lovely stuff mate. Really good tracking shots and that lump was perfect for launching your Brat. Was that you running with the camera? As you know I like to add fast motors to my Tamiyas but I've left my Brat as brushed and it's perfect for smaller spaces like the garden. I saw the description and was wondering if the problem you had was the same as I had and I think it was. On mine the axle didn't break but it came out of the upright. I put a bit of threadlock on and pushed it back in with mole grips. Apart from that it's a reliable little RC. Hope your weekend is off to a good start. Crap weather forecast which is a shame as there is a music festival going on that we were going to go to. Indoor fixing RC's instead I think. Cheers for now mate 😁👍👍

Loving the music on this one Mark!! Looks such a good finish on that body dude! It is a brilliant chassis and those jumps are total 🔥🔥🔥 Edit - What the F happened there at the end 😂

Thats not normal but easy fix. Seemed to run well ive put a graupner motor in mine at 8.4v.

ooooops! 😀

Hi mark I want to buy a tt02b neo scorcher that I want to run at a local club meet! Any ideas on the best motors and esc I could fit to run around a track ? What tt02b kit would you buy ?

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-O_tygf5zScA.html Had same issue here’s the fix

Typical Tamiya 😅