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Comical Hornet 2.0 Project!

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The retro Comical Buggy series by Tamiya has been pretty divisive in the community with some people loving them or some people absolutely disgusted. 

After owning my Comical Hornet, I can say I fall into the camp of being a fan of the Comical Hornet and its sister cars. Just like the original Hornet was a great first RC kit for kids of the 80's and 90's, I think the Comical Hornet makes a great first car for a lot of kids (and kids at heart) of the late 90's and modern times! I love the original Hornet and this Comical version looks great (especially for a fan  of 1/1 compact cars and RC cars like the Lunch Box) and the WR-02CB chassis really improves the suspension geometry over the original "hopper" chassis. 

Speaking of the WR-02CB, being what I call the "Tamiya corporate chassis", sharing parts with many modern Tamiya cars such as WT-01, GF-01, G6-01, MF01X, some M chassis cars, etc, parts are so easy to find and it's almost like playing with LEGOs. I had some parts laying around and I wanted make my Comical buggy look more like a.. well... buggy! It is still a work in progress but I think the most important part is done! Wider and lower, it handles so much better and I think it should have come like this out of the box!

Below is a video from my YouTube channel detailing this initial step! I hope you enjoy and share your thoughts about this project and the Comical buggy series in general!

 

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A photo of with the WT-01 arms! I think it looks so much more like a buggy now while still clearly being "comical". I think these buggies would've been more popular if they came from the box like this. As far as I'm aware, people's biggest complaint is that it's a buggy that stands like a monster truck and also wheelies. 

With this setup, it still wheelies but only if you force it to. It also never flips over unless a rock or something grabs it. 

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A better angle of the wider track arms. The way I have the A arms set up, the wheelbase is also extended. 

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1 minute ago, JennyMo said:

This is a great idea!

Jenny x

Like I mention in my video, it wasn't originally my idea as I got the idea from RC Car Action magazine's article about the Comical Hornet. I did however go one step further by extending the wheelbase and going with a more off road setup compared to the magazine's. 

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Brilliant, l really like that wider track stance. It’s the thought of having to put these back on there wheels every few seconds that’s put me off them, great fix 👍🏻

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For the first time I see a comical buggy I like. The stance of the buggy is so much better now. Now try this with the new Avante.

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Great thread,  funnily enough I watched your YT video of the HCT at the weekend :) 

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9 hours ago, No Slack said:

For the first time I see a comical buggy I like. The stance of the buggy is so much better now. Now try this with the new Avante.

I was planning on it but when I went to get one this morning they're already all sold out on Tower Hobbies and Horizon Hobby. Everyone else is selling it marked up right now which is annoying. 

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Added Wild Willy back into the driver's seat! Unfortunately I stole his body for my Rock Socker build so he's borrowing the driver from my Brat. I don't think anyone other than the most avid Willy fans would notice though at a glance :P

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I had to modify the head though to work with the Brat driver body and also so the head wouldn't be too tall for the now lowered Comical Hornet body. It's glued on now because i had to cut off the section that houses the nut. 

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He's looking cozy! I also toyed with the idea of just having a normal Hornet driver figure inside but I think because of the WR-02 chassis and its overall Comical nature, it deserves Tamiya's best cartoon driver!

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Are the WT-01 Arms in the front and the Back the Same?

It seems to that you need 2 C-Parts trees and the Dagger Dogbones, right?

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I´ve ordered 2 WT01 C-Parts Trees.

Now i need to get the right Dogbones. My research says that the Wild Dagger uses 39mm Dogbones, also known as Driveshafts....

So i searched Ebay for 39mm Driveshafts and a lot of Dogbones came up but none of them are 39mm.

 

BUT there are 39mm CVDs and they would be better anyway, especially for my Wild Dagger, because that Chassis is known for loosing the Dogbones in the front beacause of the Steering.

https://www.ebay.at/itm/39mm-Drive-Shaft-CVD-Set-fur-Tamiya-53792-TT-01-TT-02-TA04-RC-Model-Auto-Zubehor/143986015972?_trkparms=ispr%3D1&hash=item21863c3ee4:g:UD8AAOSwlOZgWYV0&amdata=enc%3AAQAFAAACcBaobrjLl8XobRIiIML1V4Imu%2Fn%2BzU5L90Z278x5ickk7d4nremBkvNKtcC0ZwqXDHaKntiOiWXhtpBV0UyZdtUAl%2FeUqaroISzDdDzmvKf3gEeXTqtBY5Ms%2BMV15QSfEWtn5f7ehjacUO%2FJT8j6cL5dNFFajap4OIi4rEtqykxdXxowQjS%2BgOiJR5wYJZijYo5svX%2BASGqdwI9juPjBThaGFCDfiCY1DIyKamPTKrLqYJoUdTXnQkYyrEhp32o4IzClHmB3mpjvEGaQ7awX2JtO%2B%2BpV4JxvgReA5XU9dD1nCK81unsB%2BA5h4RTyyxXsOvGK3pkdEmowIzFCdzbQ7RvZs0aFwO0hWENFrUFeSv8l1mydA4uvKX5Z6x97h8zGJHFJ6uuDu0CElLB79e6%2B6%2FP0u3jy%2Fy2MwOhT5C8%2FaZ%2BxuHM8nIoooowATJu3ghG0AvEGi%2FVIUVXKZ2AeS2XMGRFjaOkxp7uhfIer5JGr8AbdqOkZur8drF0PvK3smhy6RYLt%2BXuWdOaZuVK7uWOWDRjNGAzaJu2LY5QfqrHsMFKoGycEXYgoEkyQUYwnN9QNup1id6ZddDhmshmw%2FgyQPKiQb0%2BJK5d0YmPvCxSqtetsI3i3U%2BNWHGv%2B%2FAY%2BKGSoebnILCZw6f%2F5nieGoFrSf1glOsFpMQHCja0rLhimBZwjj%2FJJLL4qqFmmildqtEj1sI2EyHdrnSw1yYLj7NjU8zfJpBoNHLQqAb4W03o%2F%2FLKzNxzFwxfi%2BZm6sL3RX6MLIHXxALWMLFHX00xoE0WWgo8Y3h2buDPYISL6uEWaOKR56SVjZKr4xt%2B4t22xH8HAhg%3D%3D|cksum%3A14398601597271150120462c4c96aa6aab7843388124|ampid%3APL_CLK|clp%3A2334524

The CVDs fit TT-01/TT-02/TA04 but would they fit the Wild Dagger and the Comical Hornet with Dagger Arms?? (i think that maybe the outer Drivecups wuld be to short or to long so you can`t  fit the Wheels)

 

PS:

I still don`t know what track Rods are :D is it the ssame as Steeringlinks??

 

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These cars are cool.   I made the trio (Comical GH, Hornet, Frog) and have 2 full sets + Comical Avante factory sealed NIB stashed away in my time capsule.  Will come out in 20 yrs.. I might be dead by then however.. lol

What do you guys think of the Comical HotShot coming soon?  

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I love the comical Look like the Honda City Turbo 2 or the Pajero, but i don`t like the Handling of them.

The Comical Bugys look nice and as seen in the Videos of @HondaHan they perform really well if you widen the Arms and Wheelbase.

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15 hours ago, whahooo said:

I´ve ordered 2 WT01 C-Parts Trees.

Now i need to get the right Dogbones. My research says that the Wild Dagger uses 39mm Dogbones, also known as Driveshafts....

So i searched Ebay for 39mm Driveshafts and a lot of Dogbones came up but none of them are 39mm.

 

BUT there are 39mm CVDs and they would be better anyway, especially for my Wild Dagger, because that Chassis is known for loosing the Dogbones in the front beacause of the Steering.

https://www.ebay.at/itm/39mm-Drive-Shaft-CVD-Set-fur-Tamiya-53792-TT-01-TT-02-TA04-RC-Model-Auto-Zubehor/143986015972?_trkparms=ispr%3D1&hash=item21863c3ee4:g:UD8AAOSwlOZgWYV0&amdata=enc%3AAQAFAAACcBaobrjLl8XobRIiIML1V4Imu%2Fn%2BzU5L90Z278x5ickk7d4nremBkvNKtcC0ZwqXDHaKntiOiWXhtpBV0UyZdtUAl%2FeUqaroISzDdDzmvKf3gEeXTqtBY5Ms%2BMV15QSfEWtn5f7ehjacUO%2FJT8j6cL5dNFFajap4OIi4rEtqykxdXxowQjS%2BgOiJR5wYJZijYo5svX%2BASGqdwI9juPjBThaGFCDfiCY1DIyKamPTKrLqYJoUdTXnQkYyrEhp32o4IzClHmB3mpjvEGaQ7awX2JtO%2B%2BpV4JxvgReA5XU9dD1nCK81unsB%2BA5h4RTyyxXsOvGK3pkdEmowIzFCdzbQ7RvZs0aFwO0hWENFrUFeSv8l1mydA4uvKX5Z6x97h8zGJHFJ6uuDu0CElLB79e6%2B6%2FP0u3jy%2Fy2MwOhT5C8%2FaZ%2BxuHM8nIoooowATJu3ghG0AvEGi%2FVIUVXKZ2AeS2XMGRFjaOkxp7uhfIer5JGr8AbdqOkZur8drF0PvK3smhy6RYLt%2BXuWdOaZuVK7uWOWDRjNGAzaJu2LY5QfqrHsMFKoGycEXYgoEkyQUYwnN9QNup1id6ZddDhmshmw%2FgyQPKiQb0%2BJK5d0YmPvCxSqtetsI3i3U%2BNWHGv%2B%2FAY%2BKGSoebnILCZw6f%2F5nieGoFrSf1glOsFpMQHCja0rLhimBZwjj%2FJJLL4qqFmmildqtEj1sI2EyHdrnSw1yYLj7NjU8zfJpBoNHLQqAb4W03o%2F%2FLKzNxzFwxfi%2BZm6sL3RX6MLIHXxALWMLFHX00xoE0WWgo8Y3h2buDPYISL6uEWaOKR56SVjZKr4xt%2B4t22xH8HAhg%3D%3D|cksum%3A14398601597271150120462c4c96aa6aab7843388124|ampid%3APL_CLK|clp%3A2334524

The CVDs fit TT-01/TT-02/TA04 but would they fit the Wild Dagger and the Comical Hornet with Dagger Arms?? (i think that maybe the outer Drivecups wuld be to short or to long so you can`t  fit the Wheels)

 

PS:

I still don`t know what track Rods are :D is it the ssame as Steeringlinks??

 

Think u need 19805551 mantaray dog bones & 19805583 tie rods (or just cut some 3mm threaded rod 2x 71mm) 

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On 5/13/2020 at 3:53 AM, HondaHan said:

He's looking cozy! I also toyed with the idea of just having a normal Hornet driver figure inside but I think because of the WR-02 chassis and its overall Comical nature, it deserves Tamiya's best cartoon driver!

20200511_192535.jpg

Do you have list of all the part numbers you used for this modification? It looks like a great upgrade for the Comical chassis, I'm keen to try it on my Comical Hornet and the wife's Comical Frog.

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I will try to make a List:

(You need 3 Components)

 

2 Dogbones

Tamiya Drive Shafts (2 Pcs.), Part No's. 9805551 (19805551 & 4305025 & 50336)

Total length 76.5mm.

Pin to Pin Length 70mm.

 

2 Tamiya C-Parts for TL01 WR01 WT0

Tamiya Part no. 10005688

 

Steeringlinks/ Tie Rods

Tamiya Part Number 19805583 or just cut some 3mm threaded rod 3 x 71mm like @J@mes said.

 

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On 4/18/2021 at 5:03 AM, c64orinoco said:

Do you have list of all the part numbers you used for this modification? It looks like a great upgrade for the Comical chassis, I'm keen to try it on my Comical Hornet and the wife's Comical Frog.

Unfortunately I don't have the part numbers because I used the parts I had laying around in my parts bin. 

On 4/18/2021 at 6:46 AM, whahooo said:

I will try to make a List:

(You need 3 Components)

 

2 Dogbones

Tamiya Drive Shafts (2 Pcs.), Part No's. 9805551 (19805551 & 4305025 & 50336)

Total length 76.5mm.

Pin to Pin Length 70mm.

 

2 Tamiya C-Parts for TL01 WR01 WT0

Tamiya Part no. 10005688

 

Steeringlinks/ Tie Rods

Tamiya Part Number 19805583 or just cut some 3mm threaded rod 3 x 71mm like @J@mes said.

 

Thanks for making the list!

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