Tamiya THE GRASSHOPPER Hops on Sand! 

My first RC car. Still remember opening the box as 15 year old kid, the smell of the tires. Later upgrade to 540 motor. I run this car for many hours until it was completely wrecked. I still love it. Thanks for the great video!

Back to the 80`s.... This was my first RC Car💖

Unbelievable...I thought my 12 years old toy only existed in my memory. I discover by chance that it has been re-realeased and moreover filmed on RU-vid with hundreds of comments. Incredible. Thank you so much for the journey

These video's really bring the car to life! So many memories as a kid with my RC's. Tamiya Falcon was my first and will always be my favorite.

Thank you for bringing back my childhood memories, keep them coming!

I had the Hornet in the mid 80's. These are still available. Great for kids to start out on. Unlike the Walmart junk, these have parts available to fix or upgrade them.

My dad wants one of these and I'll be buying it for him for Christmas

What an iconic car in an epic video. Awesome musical choice too. Pure enjoyment, as always.

What a classic and this is the perfect place for it. Again. another fantastic video. Thanks for posting.

Oh these were so fun back then. First car I raced !!! I am 68 years old !!

That was the perfect type of terrain for the Grasshopper! A real joy to watch.

Hours and hours of fun i had with this as a kid in the 80s . Great vid.

Finally, the video of grasshopper... my first rc buggy when I was 14 years old... great job Matteo as alway... thank you

That sure brought back memories! My buddy had the grasshopper & I had the wild Willy’s which is still in my garage on the shelf. Thanks for the video!

Thanks for the slow-mo shots. They confirmed what I had been thinking for a long time - the rear suspension is super stiff and doesn’t move much if at all.

Could watch this all day. You got that slo mo just right for the scale

Another great vehicle from the Golden Age (circa 1981-1988) of Tamiya rc car development and evolution. The chassis concepts and designs that Tamiya engineers came up with just blow the mind (SRB/Frog/Grasshopper/Wild One/Fox). When you consider that this car was the entry level kit that replaced the Holiday Buggy of 3 years before, and when you consider the massive improvements in design and performance, Tamiya was employing genius staff. No other explanation!

Great video! Grasshopper was my first RC from the 80’s too, used my paper route money to get one...I just built one again for old time’s sake! Very inexpensive fun!

There she is! Just superb! Loved it, my friend!

Another brilliant video! This was the 1st Tamiya I drove when a kid.... My friend owned one. Great memories!

These were a blast in the 80s! I had the Grasshopper, the Hornet, Wild Willie's stunt jeep and the Subaru Brat! Hours and hours of fun, especially with the black motors.

My first hobby grade RC car. This is where the magic started for me. So many memories, so much uncontrollable bouncyness.

Yup. My first car, period! Bought it at the Navy Exchange when I was in A school. It helped kill some of the home sickness! Cool vid.

What a great video! Always loved Tamiya cars, once had inherited an incomplete Sand Scorcher! Wish I still had it!

I never expect to saw grasshopper has a charming move like in your video!! So cool!!!

I used to look at the Grasshopper and Monster Beetle in the Sears catalog every Christmas as a kiddo. My parents couldnt afford that level of rc car but I asked Santa every year! Lol

Deine Offroad Buggy Videos sind weiterhin das Beste was diese Plattform zu bieten hat, freue mich schon auf das nächste.

Awesome video. Great running location for Grasshopper. 👌👍

Really nice editing and showing off this classic RC. I remember when this one came out but I was a kid and already had a Wild Will and a Rough Rider soI couldn’t get it!! Your video productions are always so good. Take care!

Great vid, love the movement in those front shocks! Brilliantly captured.

lot of memories with my first RC Galaxy buggy(differ name of Grasshopper) back in 80's. it was so fragile:) I had to change lower chass very often because fracture of front sus upper arm. nice video!!

your video is like a time machine, loved the old grasshopper as a kid.

Wow! This was my prized possession back when I was 12 yo. Awesome 👍

Absolutely brilliant video Great work

Matteo, that was so much FUN!! 😁😎👍👍 Great memories of my Grasshopper back in 1985... Bouncy front end, NO Suspension movement in the Rear! 😲 Just a Classic, fun Buggy. Thanks my dear Friend!! Carmine ✈🚂🚙

Nice, The Grasshopper my first new RC car back in the days.😊 Had so much fun with it. Just like you do in the movie.

Ah man. Waaaaaay back my Dad told me I had a choice to make, the Grasshopper or the Wild One. I went Wild. Seeing this makes me want to get the Grasshopper that I never did, for my son!! Rad video, thank you!!

Nice to see a Tamiya video again on this channel and non other than the classic Grasshopper! You do Tamiya proud! Can we expect a Hornet one next?🤔👍

Soo cool to see the RC car from mid 80's😎😍. Bought a Grashopper as my first RC car, always wanted the Tamiya Holiday Buggy but didnt have the money in the early 80's...😏😏. But finally got myself a Grashopper and was over the moon!!😃😃😍😍😍I modified it engine wise by first switching to a 540 engine and 7.2 V battery, up from the 380 stocker/6V battery, , then I bought a 540 Black engine, and when even that was boring, I ended up buying the most expensive Kyosho racing engine with adjustable rpm's. It was really fast!!😎. Brings back so good memories. 😊

Great video as always Matteo! I had the re release, it was great fun!

Wow that was awesome Matteo! Thanks for the great slow motion.. Now I could clearly see what I always said about these hopper chassis is actually true, that under acceleration these hopper chassis cars rears pull the shock fully open and lock up and the rear suspension so it does not even work... at least the front suspension works on them. 😁

Wow, what a great video of one of Tamiya's most basic but best looking buggies, Nice one Mateo.

awesome video brother, love my grasshopper, still run it quite often;)

Your videography is second to none! Stunning shots.

wonferful slo-mo footage like the original Tamiya promotional video's! Great job!

Classic RC car from Tamiya. This was a fun build a long time ago when I was a teen. :)

I had the grasshopper!! Thanks for sharing!

Great video! My first rc car in 1988

Nice shot of those ball joints 😊

Ahh, good memories (I had a Grasshopper as a child)... Awesome seeing one in action all these years later. :-)

I have one stored away that I have been meaning to revive forever. So many good memories.

Great shots of the suspension working.

I would love to see a making of video! Your videos are amazing and i‘d like to see how you produce it and which equipment you use! Great work!!

Immer wieder ein Daumen nach oben, für deine tollen Videos!!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Wow! Looks so cool! Love this video and this simple machine. Drives me to buy one too... 😉

This video was 🔥. Makes me want to drive mine now!

I had the Subaru Brat version when I was younger. Spent hours building it and loved that little truck.🙂

Reminds me of the old school Tamiya ads. So cool Matteo!

I used a Grashopper and it's newer twin brother the Hornet and changed it into a halftrack. Very easy to do by attaching the tracks and drive sprockets of a Heng Long RC tank(can be bought separately without the tank). It's very easy to do and makes the off road driving a lot more easy and enjoyable.

i was 6 years old ... we where dirt poor so all i could do was dream, i am not going to buy one today ... i want that feeling from my childhood to remain ... pure - sounds weird i know. Videos like these are perfect though 👍

Great video!! 👍🏼

Wow thats like the most perfect place to run a Grasshopper!

I had an original one of these. I always thought the diffs were indestructible. Until I put a technigold motor in it. A dry lawn and six inches of rear axle hop blew the diff in a couple of batteries. I still have it and tons of parts 30 years later. Along with my original Bruiser as well. Great little cars and still one of my favourites.

Thank you Matteo! Awesome footage

With its massive 380 motor, it was sure to bore any kid of the 80s to death.

very nice shots

Sick footage!

have been waiting for a long time

Enjoyed that!!!. Great fun the hopper👍👍👍

Still one of the all time best looking RC’s.

This was my second Tamiya RC back in the 80s and the first I saved money up for to buy. Really wanted a Frog but couldn't afford it. This it came with 380S motor but swapped it out for standard Silver 540. Still have it including my FAV which was my first Tamiya.

The updated Hornet was my first car in 1984. Had a complete Hornet/Grasshopper race team by 1987 and the hours we raced using real race times and races was as good as the real thing except thousands of dollars cheaper. Still into R/C except I don't have anybody to do it with me anymore. My whole crew has passed away already. Had too much fun I guess

Looks like a real car. Masterpiece!

撮影が本当に素晴らしいです。グラスホッパーが実車に見えます❗日本の岩手で、楽しんでいます。ありがとうございます。

All the way through the 1990’s me & a friend were Tamiya Crazy! Every single day at school all we did was look through the latest tamiya catalogues 😁 never ever doing any work. Back then the ultimate car to have was TOP FORCE! It was good that you got to build most of the cars yourself, not like todays Traxxas & hpi etc....

Great video! It reminds me of the promotional videos from Tamiya.

Been thinking of buying something like this to build with my son they look awesome 😄😄

my first RC car back in 1985. I used to break the rear diff housing almost every 2 weeks from jumping it. I probably ordered a total of 50 of that rear plastic assembly from all the times I broke it. I tried tying coat hanger wire from one side to the other to help strengthen it to tapping to heck out of it, to using fiberglass resin and tape to strengthen the joints. I got a RC-10 after less than a year just due to the cost of replacement rear ends. I had a RC plane and used the 4 channel Tower Hobbies radio from the plane to control it. I lived way out in the country. I upgraded the motor to the standard 540 size and then went to bronze bushings and finally ball bearings. I went thru a couple speed control resistors where they got burnt up. I had so much fun with that car. I ended up starting racing in the later half of the 80's up until 2001. 1/10 scale electric then nitro, then 1/8 scale nitro off road then 1/8 scale on road. I spent WAY too much money over the years racing, but I had a blast and had great racing friends. Kept me out of trouble.

FANTASTIC footage!

Thats just awesome! Need to get my buggies out for a change. I also have to get my Hornet built. Love the video

I had one of these as a kid and it was a blast!! Purely for bashing!!

Love watching those front suspension shafts pogo up and down. As for the rear suspension... :P

Great video, beautiful camera work

Nice vid🎥📼 😀👍 My first RC car was The Bigwig 😉

Klasse Video, vielen Dank, der Grasshopper war mein Kindheitstraum, der sich damals leider nicht erfüllt hat.

Love the channel

Have the Candy Green unboxed ready for the build this weekend need those Hornet shocks though 😁 another great vid 👍🏻

Ahhhh. The first RC I ever owned. An OG Grasshopper circa 1986.

Very cool video!

My first proper RC car as well. I upgraded the motor to the Mabuchi 540 too after a month or so!

Old school Tamiya. Awesome!

This is cool. I had Vanessa's Lunch Box, I wanted one of these too tho!

A good time to be sure. Really like like the way the rails protect the front and rear wheels.

Awesome. The front suspension works pretty good, its the back thats bouncy.

What a cool vide that I see here my friend thank you for sharing it with us, I hit the like button

Such an amazing video!

Great filming, it captures the spirit of the original Tamiya comercial they has running on loop in my local toy store. As a small boy this car and the Hornet where the objects of my desire. A school mate owned the Hornet at some point and it was awesome. (Although super bad quality compared to today's standards)

like a vintage video , good job my friend

I had one in the 80s with a Technigold in it, awesome on the beach😁

I think I grew a mullet watching this