Frog Jumper 3662 Posted December 24, 2021 5 hours ago, Morinstal said: Since thunder dragon never showed up in my LHS and i miss the previous terra scorcher, ill put this one for 2022 rc shop list. But if kyosho release optima mid at the same time, well sorry tamiya XD You should buy both. No regrets! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fruitfly01 596 Posted December 25, 2021 On 12/16/2021 at 3:39 PM, Fruitfly01 said: Have Tamiya released a two colour pre painted body in the past? I'm thinking about the Vanquish and VQS. The original had to be painted black and silver. The VQS was pre painted black and had silver stickers for the cockpit area. If the Thundershot is pre painted, it'll be all white with a lot of dark blue stickers. Something tells me that the new Thundershot will have an unpainted body shell. Tamiya's masking tape for curves will be very useful on this one. Latest info suggests that the bodyshell will indeed be pre painted in two colours https://tamiyablog.com/2021/12/details-of-tamiya-58706-thunder-shot-4wd-2022-painted-body-with-some-updated-parts/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Raman36 1657 Posted December 27, 2021 On 12/14/2021 at 12:50 PM, Saito2 said: Tamiya Employee (TE) "Have you heard the news from Kyosho?" Tamiya Management (TM) "Kyosho? They're still in business?" TE "Yes and still producing some fine RC vehicles. They have announced the return of the Optima Mid!" TM "So?" TE "We should do something to counter them." TM "Sigh, ok make a special color edition of something, I don't know a purple Monster Beetle or Lunch Box or something." TE "I'm not sure if that will do..." TM "Ok, ok, how about a Comical something or other" TE "Most respectfully, I was thinking something a bit more spectacular...the King Cab and 959 among others have been requested for some time and... TM cuts off Tamiya Employee "I've got it! The Optima Mid was 4wd, right? We'll bring back the Thundershot!" TE "I don't know, I mean it has been done once already and we just saturated that chassis market with the Thunder Dragon and Fire Dragon..." TM completely ignoring the concerns of the employee "It will be great! All we will need to do is throw a different body in and change the box top from the Thunder Dragon to the Thundershot and the fans will buy it up like crazy! Best of all, it takes absolute minimal effort on our part! I'll get a promotion for this!" My that was snarky on my part, but I couldn't resist. Forgive my cynical sense of humor at times. I was probably channeling the thought process of my personal employer's management team rather than Tamiya's. For lovers of the Thundershot, I honestly am happy for you. Technically, no truer words have ever been spoke 😂🤣 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gixxer 3 Posted December 31, 2021 Perfectly painted body. I wonder what the new shocks look like? Anyone have pics? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
taffer 948 Posted December 31, 2021 Shocks are CVA V2, same as new Saint dragon 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rwordenjr 1890 Posted December 31, 2021 6 hours ago, taffer said: Shocks are CVA V2, same as new Saint dragon those are different than rere terra scorcher and thunder dragon ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
taffer 948 Posted December 31, 2021 Yes, same as modern dt-03 etc but yellow. Wierd that they released the limited editions with the older type, except the Saint dragon? Although I prefer the older type for a rere (rerere!) I'm glad it's coming back again 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FromageTheDog 65 Posted January 1, 2022 Been waiting so long for the ThunderShot re-re (-re) after kicking myself for missing out on the 2005 release! Can't wait. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GTodd 1350 Posted January 1, 2022 Im excited for the release. Why? I have a vintage thunder shot that I had converted to a Terra Scorcher and want to return to its original formal. I HATE painting bodies I’m looking forward to purchasing a painted one and the front shock assembly as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Norco Kid 62 Posted January 3, 2022 On 12/31/2021 at 5:11 AM, taffer said: Shocks are CVA V2, same as new Saint dragon That sucks! They clearly have the originals available so why not include them? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slimleeroy 241 Posted January 4, 2022 I agree the v1 cvas look way better than the newer v2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Britaff 28 Posted January 5, 2022 I wonder if the optional wing is included this time like the first rere Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frog Jumper 3662 Posted January 5, 2022 1 hour ago, Britaff said: I wonder if the optional wing is included this time like the first rere "– Contains separate rear wing (pre-painted white)." https://tamiyablog.com/2021/12/details-of-tamiya-58706-thunder-shot-4wd-2022-painted-body-with-some-updated-parts/ I'd love for them to re-re the metal bits from #50339... https://www.tamiyabase.com/?option=com_joodb&view=article&joobase=10&id=1001&Itemid=775 Terry Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rc4ever 30 Posted January 6, 2022 On 12/14/2021 at 6:11 AM, MadInventor said: Would have preferred to see a Hotshot II Ya me too Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alangt4 123 Posted January 6, 2022 9 hours ago, rc4ever said: Ya me too Yes hotshot 2, or super sabre possibly now the t shot chassis cars are done. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RC4x4 142 Posted January 15, 2022 Looks good. I missed the fist go around. I'm gonna get two of these. I like the decals on the new one, and these are a great chassis and easy to maintain. I'm just waiting on the Saint Dragon as well. Cory Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rwordenjr 1890 Posted January 15, 2022 34 minutes ago, RC4x4 said: Looks good. I missed the fist go around. I'm gonna get two of these. I like the decals on the new one, and these are a great chassis and easy to maintain. I'm just waiting on the Saint Dragon as well. Cory Aren’t the decals the same ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RC4x4 142 Posted January 15, 2022 Just now, rwordenjr said: Aren’t the decals the same ? They look a little different. They added that black one to look like a air scoop. I don't know, They just look different. Cory Share this post Link to post Share on other sites