Hotshot 2 Blockhead motors on its way.

[Super ally]

Rc kicks has a video up on his channel saying that Tamiya is bringing out the hotshot 2 blockhead motors version.I know that a lot of you have been wanting this so its good news for you all.

[Chest Rockwell]

Yeah, saw it on Modelsport's Insta as well!

[Super ally]

6 minutes ago, Chest Rockwell said:

Yeah, saw it on Modelsport's Insta as well!

Could be a bit pricy.

[toyolien]

£269 on Modelsport

[moffman]

Mmm very peculiar if it's like the pictures I've seen! Wonder if tamiya will re-release the original hotshot 2?

[Cynan]

1 hour ago, moffman said:

Mmm very peculiar if it's like the pictures I've seen! Wonder if tamiya will re-release the original hotshot 2?

Hope so! With the red parts, D tree and with the original off white wheels too!

[Smirrors]

4 hours ago, moffman said:

Mmm very peculiar if it's like the pictures I've seen! Wonder if tamiya will re-release the original hotshot 2?

Whats peculiar about it? I saw lots of comments saying it looks like the Wild One. What are people expecting when it's a Blockhead edition?

[GeeWings]

I really liked the Blockead Wild One, it was like a perfect marriage but the Hotshot Blockhead isn’t doing it for me. Too lazy and too many corners cut. Others (some here at TC) have already done it much better.

[TWINSET]

Just in case;

 

Pic and video link from @Mokei Kagaku on FB

 

 

Reminds me of

 

[moffman]

7 hours ago, Smirrors said:

Whats peculiar about it? I saw lots of comments saying it looks like the Wild One. What are people expecting when it's a Blockhead edition?

Well if it's like the photo that @TWINSET has put on it kinda looks peculiar in the fact it looks like a car of many different cars! But I don't mean it's awful! Just tamiya at it's best!..........peculiar! And would I get one? Probably if funds permit at the time! But i would prefer the original in its silver box!

[moffman]

10 hours ago, Cynan said:

Hope so! With the red parts, D tree and with the original off white wheels too!

Yeah let's hope and with the silver box? Tamiya do things their own way which makes it more interesting to do a re-release as a completely different livery is tamiya and that's what we all love about the company the unpredictability! 

Apart from when they announce releases many months before they actually appear!

[Champ85]

Box art screen grab from the end of the Tamiya video:

[tamiya3speed]

I certainly do not like it as much as the Wild One.  But it isn’t too bad.  I would maybe drop the number plates off the side.  They feel like too much.  Was really hoping the next Blockhead would be a Monster Beetle!

[madmickmalone]

Really looks toy grade

[moffman]

42 minutes ago, tamiya3speed said:

I certainly do not like it as much as the Wild One.  But it isn’t too bad.  I would maybe drop the number plates off the side.  They feel like too much.  Was really hoping the next Blockhead would be a Monster Beetle!

Yeah me too! Although I'm not really after any monster truck anytime soon but looking at the blockhead Instagram over the last year I was thinking the grasshopper because that kept on popping up and tbh the hotshot only made an appearance a few times but well done tamiya for springing that on us!

[Baja500]

May pick one up. Guess tamiya won't re-re the original after this re-designed colour scheme.

[Wheel_Nut]

The colour scheme is an exact copy of the Blockhead motors Wild One.   Jun Watanabi has a reputation as a designer, so I think he should have come up with something original for this release.

[Grotty Otty]

On 11/11/2022 at 9:37 AM, TWINSET said:

Reminds me of

Yup, that's what's not quite right. Oddly the box art looks great?! Maybe it just needs to be lowered? 

[Saito2]

To be fair, this BH HS2's scheme is reminiscent of the Super Hotshot they did about 4 years ago which might pre-date the WO.

 

[Grumpy pants]

On 11/11/2022 at 10:29 AM, moffman said:

Well if it's like the photo that @TWINSET has put on it kinda looks peculiar in the fact it looks like a car of many different cars! But I don't mean it's awful! Just tamiya at it's best!..........peculiar! And would I get one? Probably if funds permit at the time! But i would prefer the original in its silver box!

Instantly made me think of Meccano 😂 

[moffman]

3 hours ago, Saito2 said:

To be fair, this BH HS2's scheme is reminiscent of the Super Hotshot they did about 4 years ago which might pre-date the WO.

 

Now that's a good looking super hotshot not many none boxart super hotshots look better than the boxart but that definitely does well done on that one

[markbt73]

Not a fan of the silver wheels, but I think that's just memories of everyone (usually badly) spray-painting Hotshot and Boomerang wheels silver back in the day. I always thought they looked awful. A regular HS2 (or Super Sabre!) with the red parts would have been more interesting to me.

[GTodd]

I love it!!! And I have a set of hicaps waiting for a car. MYbe it should’ve been called Hotshot 3 but this looks great. More details than a Boomerang, better suspension that the Hot Shot 1, and iconic shock layout. Sign me up. I’ll be in for one. Looks like a great typical Tamiya Basher!

[skinned]

I think it's cool cause it's a different kind of hotshot2....

[Cynan]

Can’t be certain but from the video it looks like the bottom battery plate is different to the original. Darn. I wonder if they beefed up the rear shock tower now too.