58416 1/10 Rising Fighter

[dabigbozz]

Hi there folks:

Not sur whether this was mentioned before but thought you might be interested in this anyhoo:

Tamiya 58416 1/10 Rising Fighter (see attached pic)

Source: http://forums.radiocontrolzone.com/showthr...708#post2360708

Not my cup of tee ...........

Best regards,

dabigbozz

[markbt73]

Sweet... it's the Grasshopper 3!

I do believe one of these will find its way onto my workbench eventually. I love this type of car.

[Danbox]

It looks like upgrading the front shocks might be easier for this one.

Seems to have some ground clearance, too.

[dimblum]

Looks like the Grasshopper2 chassis is making a comeback This is good news for anyone doing a restore. It appears that the rear assembly might have changed a little.

It doesn't appear to use the shock bracket added to the Super Hornet and it looks to use different parts than the original GrassHopper2 (kinda hard to tell in the photo). Still though, I am betting 90% of these parts will be interchangeable with the older GH2 and SH.

[taliesin]

Very very cool.

My GHII is getting a bit haggard looking and parts are not that easy to get. I'm still looking for steering links that [1] are straight [2] aren't complete rubbish like the stock ones, and [3] cost less than the car did.

I think enough people love these old school buggies that releasing a new, old school model is pretty savvy marketing.

[B.M.T.]

Anyone spy the new gearbox?. I hope the gears have not been replaced with more fragile units, one of the best features of the Grasshopper was it's gearbox.

[Danbox]

I was thinking how I might finally make a "Poor man's Scorcher" from one of these.

[highflyer]

UMM, no comment

[bakaguyjean]

Anyone spy the new gearbox?. I hope the gears have not been replaced with more fragile units, one of the best features of the Grasshopper was it's gearbox.

Looks like a Mad Fighter Gear box to me but i could be wrong. It would explain the hex mounts needed for the wheels.

[skip665]

Looks like a cheap bit of fun to me - only have one buggy in my collection - might get one of these to join it

[Danbox]

I wonder if a Grasshopper body would fit on one of these?

[bigoggy]

i like basic buggys, so i may get one