Why don't we get decent RC promo vids from Tamiya!!

[Wooders28]

Most of us found our passion for RC, sparked by the 80's Tamiya promo vids in our local modelshop.

The likes of the recent DT04 official promo vid, that concentrates on it having steering (that understeer like mad, not sure why you would use that footage..) and the ability of being able to remove the (Nimh..😳) battery easily, but drives really slow , is a bit..... 😴

Do the big companies now depend on other unboxing/run vids from 'influencers ' to create the buzz?

Nothing creates the spark like the 80's Tamiya promo vids, with cars getting flung (probably literally when you look back...) off dunes ,and look to be doing 100mph.

Well, recently saw the vid Big Merica RC posted, and oh my.....😳

(Yeah I know it's not a manufacturer vid, and the engine noise is added, but as a vid show casing the new Losi gyro tech in 'freestyle' mode , I'm not sure if I need to go find myself a paper round! 😁) 

 

 

 

[Kowalski86]

The DT-04 is aimed at kids in Japan, parents probably like seeing that it's a safe RC to run so you get NiMH batteries (oh the horror! Old tech!), slow top speed, and predictable handling.

The old Tamiya promotional videos were created when Tamiya had a much larger presence in the US, and we'd run those videos at LHS's.

[mtbkym01]

Wow, thanks for posting that, what a great job was done on that Video editing. I loved the old Tamiya promo vids back in the day, and still watch them from time to time to relive that nostalgia.

[Re-Bugged]

Great to be able to watch something/one just having fun 👍🏻 

[njmlondon]

One of my favourite YouTubers, Scale Builders Guild, really got into the spirit of those old videos with this wonderful BBX review. Put a smile on my face!
 

 

[Wandy]

Full marks of appreciation for copying the stuttering & hesitation in the narration style of the vintage vids. 

Whenever I watch those old vids I just envisage the guy reading from his script and not being able to read or understand a word of what he is saying. 

[Wooders28]

4 hours ago, Kowalski86 said:

parents probably like seeing that it's a safe RC to run so you get NiMH batteries (oh the horror! Old tech!)

I don't know any parent with young kids, (outside of my old gen X RC world), that care or even know what Nimh is tbh!!!

Most of them only know lithium, they've had IPhones in their pockets for getting on 20yrs (and yes, I'm the oldest parent at the school gates..🫣) 

They're now just hooked on the Kev Talbot kind of vids.

 

 

 

[MadAnt]

1 hour ago, Wooders28 said:

They're now just hooked on the Kev Talbot kind of vids.

I'm sure Talbot may be a nice person IRL, but I can't sit through most of his content, he's just too loud and ADD like. I prefer the more mellow youtubers, I even enjoy content from DJmedic2008 which is a good few crazy levels down from the ADD insanity Kev and the other shouting content creators put out.

[Wooders28]

1 hour ago, MadAnt said:

 I can't sit through most of his content

There's a few of his vids that give the cringe, but the point was that ,kids don't want slow, kids have never wanted slow even back into the tamiya heyday, it was the 'mabuchi 540 providing the power and speed' not , providing the nice slow and safe speed, as who'd pester their parents for a slow and safe car off Santa!?!?! 

[MadAnt]

12 minutes ago, Wooders28 said:

There's a few of his vids that give the cringe, but the point was that ,kids don't want slow, kids have never wanted slow even back into the tamiya heyday, it was the 'mabuchi 540 providing the power and speed' not , providing the nice slow and safe speed, as who'd pester their parents for a slow and safe car off Santa!?!?! 

A lot of those old tamiya promo videos showed almost all the action in slow motion too.