Hotshot1

Snake, thanks for the the link, i meant Supershot fake not Hotshot in my previous post [] Not to bad for a fake.

They actually sell at those prices, let's see.... xxx no live auction links unless they are yours xxx Not a hotshot but a supershot: currently at $881, five different people has bid so far on it, and with plenty of time to spare before it ends. As far as i'm concerned, Tamiya can release a Supeshot as well I like it almost as much as the hotshot 1. Why is it so collectible, yes because it's rare, also because they are different from those you get today. People who know this car, own or owned one, know's it a looker standing out above many others, a car is not always about just how it drives. Like i said many times and other's will as well it's not a bad performer. It was Tamiya's top car at the time, and so many years passed, it still a good performing off-roader. And many people have not seen one in real life, It is how it looks and drives to me. Let them upgrade and work out the bad parts if most people want it, i don't mind if they release it as is, if they do upgrade it, retain the looks as closely as possible. This car would've looked more realistic than the real thing if it was made full scale If you are after world class performance, there are plenty by plenty of other options. Isn't it nice to have a variety in your collection, to me it is. My thundershot is almost complete I'm glad they re-released it. These days, I go into the shop and the cars tell me economy, simplicity, boring ....(this does not apply to on-road cars). Yes they are cheaper, and less complex, many people tend to opt for that option, i did have a grasshopper 2 as well and enjoyed it. If they can make complex touring cars, they can do the same with off-road cars. If it is all about performance to most, upgrade the car retain the unique look. I ask nothing more. I enjoy reading all the posts so far thanks for the responses !

Before the re-releases of the frog, thundershot, grashopper etc... i did not see one of them up for sale for over $1000 like the hotshot currently does. In fact not even close to that amount, meaning, the hotshot1 would obviously sell much better than the frog, thundershot, grasshopper and other re-release. If it was worth it to release the abovementioned which it was because they did re release all of them, then obviously the hotshot1 would be topping sales in comparison with the other re-releases. Also anyone know who the company was that sold those fake hotshot cars i've seen on ebay, the copy on the box looked the same as the tamiya, but it was without any name? Anyone build and drove one?

no one said anything about the frog i mentioned, can anyone tell how well it's sealed? what do you think here 't is: http://www.tamiya.com/english/products/58354frog/index.htm This car should be able to take the punch on a beach keeping sand, salt out. Just maybe the wheels to small for the dunes. I personally will never take any of my cars to the beach, not even to the coast main thing is you have to enjoy it! [Y]

The retro space-freighter stylings of the Millennium Falcon, both inside and out, seem sufficiently practical, weathered, battle worn, and realistic in Star Wars - so much so that you could imagine being on board. Can anyone suggest a real life spacecraft that looks like the Millennium Falcon? <grabs dictionary> "Interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical". That's what it says for "realistic". Even though a full size Hotshot or similar doesn't exist, that doesn't mean the Hotshot isn't realistic. My personal opinion is that realism is about practicality and 1:1 potential. If a Tamiya buggy looks like it could exist, be occupied by a human, and be reasonably practical in 1:1 scale, then I consider it realistic. Whether or not it actually exists, is irrelevant. If it has a cockpit, a driver, window netting, suspension, a roll cage, headlights - then these things suggest it is "concerned with what is real". Familiarity of design plays a big role here too. The chunky shapes, sharp corners and straight lines evident in the designs of most vintage Tamiya buggies draw inspiration from, and are related to, the styles of vehicles that were around in the 1980s (and are still around today). Those designs tap into a shapes we recognize from real buggies, cars or machines. Even though they are original designs, and even though they don't exist in real life, and even though they have exaggerations - they may still appeal to things we know and that are familiar to us. They seem possible, plausible or practical in some way. They seem *right*. Compare this to the more futuristic spaceship-on-wheels designs of the buggies from the late 1980s onward. It's much harder to see the every day relevance of those cars. The shapes do not lend themselves easily to carrying human occupants, and they do not have any reference points in other objects we see around us. Not even NASA's latest Mars rovers look as advanced as buggies like the Top Force. Those kinds of buggies are still beyond us - they are unfamiliar shapes and are still the stuff of dreams and future fantasies. cheers, H. Could not have agreed more hibernaculum, well said! I did stress that i do not intend to compare the car, it was a brilliant car at it's time, and it still goes well. And the new buggies do look more like space buggies, unrealistic indeed, when you look at the Hotshot, you can really see it being a real car, like i said, i do not want to compare the hotshot with other cars, point is, it's more realistic in scale looks and complexity, "tamiya do like to produce non rc scale models. why not again a hotshot" It drives well, and since 1986, mine's still good, some plastic parts have a few cracks due to age, which is a natural occurance considering the age of the kit. i did fix the cracks. Also what's it going to take for such a big rc company as Tamiya to do a RE on it, They have the templates,props, call it what you will locked deep inside some vault at the factory, they just need to go in, get it out and make the car . I know they will enjoy manufacturing it again. Call me in and i'll join in the fun, i'll even work overtime ! Despite Japan being the majority for the Thundershot and other cars, they would increase their audience for catering on a broader scale of entheusiasts. I too like performance, that's why i have a new Evo, and all these new cars are linked to the hotshot in some way, it was the very start or the beginning of a revolution for these brilliant on road car's today. I would be proud if i were Mr Tamiya to release it and say to myself and to all customer's, this was the turningpoint for all future releases. A unique car in all aspects. As long as Tamiya exists, I'll Cast my vote and let it be known... ! Thanks to all for your opinions, i'm really enjoying it!

Thank you for all your replies ) It must be re-released. They should not ignore the value of this car. I will pay more for this kit for you get more.Performance wise,I'm still going out full throttle with mine, and still enjoy it as much as ever. Maybe it does not make competition sense in comparison with other's, but that's not what it's about for me and many other's, this car does perform well in any case. I just enjoy the complexity and seeing it physically perform on and off road with it's complexity is a mind rush every time. It will always be a unique car. I will be waitng for it's re-release, even if so for many many years. I have the '05 thundershot almost finished building it, not a hotshot but it will be interresting to see how it perform, i do like it's looks, less complicated than the hotshot and i will sure enjoy this one. Still need the complicated hotshot, and won't mind the supershot re-released as well, a original Avante would be excellent too, i know the avante had it's problems with the weak aluminum parts, they can upgrade the material used and re-release it as is. Thanks Please keep the re-releases going until the hotshot is released!

Anyone know if Tamiya will ever re-release the hotshot 1? The attention to detail and the interresting mechanics, I can see this Car has been designed and manufactured with inspiration. You just don't find that extra in other sandmaster type off-road racers. This could only be benneficial to Tamiya for they will sell many and i can see no disadvantage for them whatsoever. It's just a selling design, the monoshock design looks brilliant and is unique in it's class. stabilisers front and rear, upper and lower deck tub chassis, The "rollcage canopy" extending towards the back to shield the suspension mechanics, those big aluminum oil damper monoshocks, and don't forget the solid looking thick aluminum dogbones, you just don't find quality like this anymore. This is how i can describe it, if i were to take many off-roaders, different models and enlarge them to full scale The hotshot would get to be the real car simply because it looks exactly like a full scale sandmaster.Tthe triangle wheel hubs which you can see the three dots on the rims where they lock in place, it looks just like a real 4x4 drive system.The akuminum heatsinks. I can write pages... Tamiya will you please re-release the Hotshot 1.

Haven't had one but looking at the re-release of the frog, the rear axle's from the gearbox to the wheels looks pretty much sealed to me, i bet wear would be minimal on this one, anyone own's one? How well is it sealed? I've been thinking of getting one because it's an interresting design.