Exciting news......

[scr8p]

http://www.tamiyausa.com/product/item.php?product-id=58441

too bad you can't use just any type of battery in it.

[MelvinsArmy]

http://www.tamiyausa.com/product/item.php?product-id=58441

too bad you can't use just any type of battery in it.

Bah, I'm sure we can figure out how to put a 7.2 pack in there with little effort.

I'm just happy to see it's got die cast suspension parts and that big crazy clear plastic thingy.

btw, what's with the bootleg pictures on the official website there Tamiya?

[longboardnj]

i want one!!! i wonder what the price will be?? now they should make the Sand Scorcher and Ford F150 Ranger ...after that it would only make sence for them to do the blackfoot and monster beetle

[Diggley]

http://www.tamiyausa.com/product/item.php?product-id=58441

too bad you can't use just any type of battery in it.

Bah, I'm sure we can figure out how to put a 7.2 pack in there with little effort.

I'm just happy to see it's got die cast suspension parts and that big crazy clear plastic thingy.

btw, what's with the bootleg pictures on the official website there Tamiya?

I noticed that.

I was kinda freaked when I saw the same photo elsewhere..right after it was posted...I was starting to have my doubts about the whole thing until a day later when I saw the update on the US site.

[rctenracer]

I would think the sandscrocher or ranger would be in the works by christmas, look what happened with the new three speeds and the cr01 .

i want one!!! i wonder what the price will be?? now they should make the Sand Scorcher and Ford F150 Ranger ...after that it would only make sence for them to do the blackfoot and monster beetle

[SMOKE-DOG]

http://www.tamiyausa.com/product/item.php?product-id=58441

too bad you can't use just any type of battery in it.

Wonder if my old school hump pack will fit like it did in the original model.

[murphy3428]

good thing I never really got in to the older tamiya stuff, all those sand scorchers that I seen go for 3,500 to 4,500 on ebay now those people will be lucky to see a grand for them. On the upside anybody that couldn't afford them will be able to now

[mikedealer]

maybe if chevy "re-released" a 63 split window vette or pontiac re-released the '64 GTO (instead of the abortion/grand prix), or ford re-released the "65 shelby gt500 cobra", and kept the body ORIGINAL instead of this modern sleek looking crap, sales would skyrocket. I was excited when they re-released the camaro, but its a joke, looks ridiculous. they need to make the body ORIGINAL, i would buy that in a heartbeat..

tamiya has the right idea. re-release the original, make the few minor mechanical changes to allow for modern internal parts, and keep the outside original, and i think they are doing quite fine nowadays.

[longboardnj]

On the upside anybody that couldn't afford them will be able to now

yea it my not be $3000 but i dont see myself spending like $500+ on a new rc kit...anyone know a price yet??

[MelvinsArmy]

I'm sure prices will come down some, but they won't be reduced to 1/3 or 1/4 of what they were.

[scr8p]

i don't remember where i saw it (another forum), but someone mentioned a street price of around $275.

[longboardnj]

i don't remember where i saw it (another forum), but someone mentioned a street price of around $275.

that would not be too bad..just hope its not crazy priced like all the new rock crawlers..

[Diggley]

i don't remember where i saw it (another forum), but someone mentioned a street price of around $275.

I e-mailed Tamiya USA yesterday, and asked about the expected pricing on the Buggy Champ & the possibility of a Sand Scorcher release.

They're suprisingly quick.



Here's the repsonse if anyone is interested.:


"Dear Tamiya Customer,

I wouldn’t expect anything for around a month or so. The news on the car coming out is still pretty fresh.


Roger Hewson

Tamiya America

Customer Service"

[TomEG]

....and it even has the black bumper.....

[Brandon G]

Yeah, I bet the last guy who bought a used black bumper for a c-note off of ebay is kicking himself right now...


I have noticed quite a few of the SRB's rolling on the bay. Get rid of it while it still has some retail value.