This was my first ever kit. Christmas’88. Sadly was stolen in the mid 90’s. Then, Christmas ‘08 my wife gave me a bnib kit. Now built as a shelf queen. One of the best shapes ever….
@rcicons4915
Жыл бұрын
Awesome. Great story.
@JimBoBJames-no5db
10 ай бұрын
Oh man Tamiya are AWESOME. There is almost no other RC manufacturers apart from probably Kyosho and maybe Schumacher that do this with packaging. But Tamiya is absolutely legendary LEGENDARY with their packaging and the box art, in fact nobody else comes close.even today their are arm couple of special kits available that still use this style of presentation being the Egress black edition and the Avante black edition .Then theirs also the Porsche Valiant 45 anniversary kit and maybe a couple of others. Even their regular production kits are still very special and still use that spectacular box art. And even Tamiya plastic model kits , static model kits not RC cars still are packaged in this way with the awesome box art. There is not too many other manufacturers doing this. And anybody wanting a Super Sabre you are in luck because Tamiya is re releasing this kit this year in 2023 should already be out now in Europe and England and North America and here in Australia will be released before Christmas 2023. It will be a trimmed body shell and pre painted silver but otherwise it's almost identical but with an ESC not mechanical speed control. Enjoy guys and girls 👍👌
@simonbodill
Жыл бұрын
When I was 14 this was on my list of top 5 Tamiya’s I wanted to own after getting my king cab for my birthday/Xmas I never did get to buy one I moved away from the UK and didn’t return to Rc until 2019 sadly getting one of these is very difficult 😞 but great to see you build one in the show ❤
@TAMIYALegends
Жыл бұрын
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again!!! Tamiya please give us this car again 😇🙏🏻🙏🏻
@rcicons4915
Жыл бұрын
I know! I feel bad sometimes building these as I know how many people want them.
@mad-beerc3818
Жыл бұрын
Agreeeeeeeeeee
@JimBoBJames-no5db
10 ай бұрын
It's now available this year should be out before Christmas 2023 here in Australia and probably sooner in Europe and the UK and America 👍.
@All_RC_Fun
Жыл бұрын
Great video Keith. I like the periodic non scripted getting up and grabbing items, it keeps it real. I like the body, it’s maybe a function of my age and what I grew up watching and seeing at car shows / air shows. Have a great day. 😊
@rcicons4915
Жыл бұрын
Appreciate it Trey. Thank you
@adrianharrison5208
Жыл бұрын
Love this kit and I wish Tamiya would give us all another chance to own one, and with the blister pack please 🙏
@catxls1835
10 ай бұрын
This was my first race buggy I used back in 1988. I loved it. It was a great car. Obviously I was always beaten by the like of the Schumacher XLS and the Optima's of the day! I sold the Super Sabre to buy a PB Mini Mustang! Gonna sit back and enjoy the video! Thumbs up!!
@amc_sounds
Жыл бұрын
Beautiful job and I agree it's a superb design, like the Bigwig it's aged extremely well.
@rcicons4915
Жыл бұрын
I think it has gotten better with age. Both cars in fact.
@paulrobinson9355
Жыл бұрын
This and the Hotshot II from my childhood and sold when I got married for pennies and hoping so much that they are re released one day so I can own once again! 🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸 Awesome video btw!
@rcicons4915
Жыл бұрын
I am hoping as well. I have them both built and nib although a rere will allow so many others to enjoy these cars again.
@ponte438
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing, another wish list car that never came to be due to fund availability back in the day. Definitely a joy to watch and glad to know I’m not the only one still spending time under the table during a build. 😊
@rcicons4915
Жыл бұрын
Lol. Always dropping stuff.
@IowaBudgetRCBashers
Жыл бұрын
I’m really surprised you’ve never built one of these before.. super cool car.. another great video Keith
@rcicons4915
Жыл бұрын
Never built a lot of buggies. I grew up with hornets, grasshoppers, orv and pumpkins.
@mad-beerc3818
Жыл бұрын
Keith l was like you and started with the basic stuff and that was the Brat in my case and took a time to finally get my hands on a 4WD Tamiya and was lucky enough one birthday to get a new boomerang that I raced back in the day and was full of passion for all the shots but when the Sabre came out l really didn't feel much for it, l suppose it was like this buggy was a little too late to the shots party! The thing just didn't do it for me and of course next up and a little later on the Thunder shot would of lined up against it too! but damn love it now mate the Super Sabre is a super super cool buggy and really as you said Keith the last of the absolutely legendary shots family! Then the Thunder Shot kicked off a new family tree! Man l love hobby!!!🤩🤩🤩 Great stuff a again buddy cheers James.
@rcicons4915
Жыл бұрын
Thanks James! It is funny how our tastes change as we get older.
@TheMoonman1952
Жыл бұрын
Another awesome build video Keith I remember that kit as a kid. Looking forward to seeing you finish it. Keep up the cool content. Love your channel.
@rcicons4915
Жыл бұрын
Appreciate it. Hope you like the results. Went rouge and painted the wheels silver. I think it came out great.
@kashmurray1199
Жыл бұрын
Another neat build. If it wasn't a little tedious it wouldn't be as fun to build. That's what I love about Tamiya. I like the body too.
@rcicons4915
Жыл бұрын
Thank you. It is so much better in person. I still look at the box and really get no excitement out of it. The built car on the other hand, wow, does it look good!
@andrewsenior2260
Жыл бұрын
Great build Keith, looks great. I hope they re-re this kit. Thanks for sharing
@rcicons4915
Жыл бұрын
I think we all do. Thank you
@AddamsPlayground
Жыл бұрын
I love the look of this buggy!! I really like the body shell, the color scheme and not seeing shock sticking up all over is cool!! Very cool build and I am looking forward to seeing it finished up and running around a little!!!
@rcicons4915
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Addam. It is ready to go. Hopefully this week I will be getting 12 cars out to run so I will have plenty of footage to get through the winter.
@AddamsPlayground
Жыл бұрын
@@rcicons4915 that is a lot of running!! Looking forward to it!!
@rcicons4915
Жыл бұрын
@@AddamsPlayground my Wednesday vids are usually unboxing or running so I have 6 months of winter to get through. I honestly do not see myself buying a whole lot as I am over 400 now. I still have 10 kits coming from Kenny but my unboxing vids are usually 4 or more at a time so I want a lot of running footage to carry the channel through.
@AddamsPlayground
Жыл бұрын
@@rcicons4915 hold on while I pick my jaw up off the floor!! 😂 If you run out you can just start grabbing some off the shelves and talking about them, where you got them, what the plans or memories of it are and just share that as well. You have so many cool ones there you don't see too often. There is plenty of content over there!
@rcicons4915
Жыл бұрын
@@AddamsPlayground I get it. Can’t wait to show my brushless blizzards in the snow
@rolandlabriejr690
Жыл бұрын
Great build Keith can wait to see the body finished
@rcicons4915
Жыл бұрын
Thank you. Came out exceptional. I painted the wheels silver.
@mattmclafferty6265
Жыл бұрын
Cool, never realised it was in the Hotshot family... I enjoyed building the Super Shot.. Cheers man 🥳 Gauranga 🙂🙃
@rcicons4915
Жыл бұрын
Thank you. Yes, same gear boxes.
@richiedoran6251
Жыл бұрын
Always love seeing theses build’s Keith 👍
@rcicons4915
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Richie
@carlkeig5640
Жыл бұрын
Looks amazing,can't wait to that "lite"run your going to give her😁, I was always amazed at the mono shock as a kid for some reason,very cool
@rcicons4915
Жыл бұрын
Thank you. I know, I can’t help myself when I get them out. I turn into a 10 year old again.
@paulwilkinson4501
Жыл бұрын
Great build vid Keith, super sabre never got my full attention. Boomerang and Bigwig always won. Still got a bigwig, boomerang was always easier to mod than the hotshot cos the chassis is so tight for brushless and lipos 😎👍👍 love the steering setup on my Bigwig tho 🤩👍👍
@rcicons4915
Жыл бұрын
The rack and pinion is awesome. I wish they had used it on other cars but no. I also love the Boom and Bigwig. Will be building them both in the future.
@ChannelClosed1346
Жыл бұрын
Great build of a interesting kit Keith👍 Tamiya should re-re it,they would make a healthy profit i am sure,I would throw my money on them without thinking twice🤣😋
@rcicons4915
Жыл бұрын
I would buy another. It is easy enough for them to do. I think we will see it soon
@Team_RC-Freak
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video, but my inner Monk can´t ignore that the video title says "Tamiya Super Saber", but on the box stands in big letters "Super Sabre"!
@rcicons4915
Жыл бұрын
I am dyslexic. Happens all the time.
@countmurcielago9802
Жыл бұрын
Yes I still lay out my screws and parts on the diagram 😊😊
@rcicons4915
Жыл бұрын
Funny. I probably always will
@philipgreensmith1694
Жыл бұрын
Doesn't do anything for me..... now the boomerang 👌🤌 love it. Thanks for another great video Keith 👍
@rcicons4915
Жыл бұрын
I love the Boomerang as well. How about the Winger? I will be building an original Boomerang at some point. It is my favorite out of that family.
@philipgreensmith1694
Жыл бұрын
@@rcicons4915 got a rere that I built.... enjoyed it 👍
@rcicons4915
Жыл бұрын
@@philipgreensmith1694 nice
@totallytamiya
Жыл бұрын
Hi Keith, I think the Super Sabre is a great looking kit. Tamiya need to re-release this kit so that I can be first in the queue for one! If anyone needs proof, see Glenn's post, he's got the right idea too! Love the Hotshot range of kits too. I'm looking forward to seeing you complete this kit. Keep them coming Keith. 👍ATB Darren.
@rcicons4915
Жыл бұрын
Thank you. I knew Glenn would say that. I know this car is in his Top 10 Tamiya cars. I would love to see them rere it. I think it is going to happen and soon.
@koenallard
Жыл бұрын
Great build, Keith. I've seen some aluminium wheels like that somewhere. They would look great on this car when high gloss polished.
@rcicons4915
Жыл бұрын
There is a company in South Korea that makes all kind of alloy wheels for Tamia and Kyosho. They make a set that would look great like you said. I ended up painting the wheels silver and it looks amazing.
@thevectorcave3616
Жыл бұрын
Wow, the hot shot chassis really looks great 👍, never had one myself. The Super Saber body looks cool, better than Hot Shot in my opinion.
@rcicons4915
Жыл бұрын
So the HotShot has a different chassis but the gearboxes are the same. That is why they are in the same family. The boomerang chassis is identical. I think they are both great in their own way. Thank you for watching.
@andersona9
Жыл бұрын
One of my all time favorites! I personally love the body on this car! Great build vid, Keith! 😀
@rcicons4915
Жыл бұрын
Thank you It comes out awesome with the silver wheels
@chriswatson9519
Жыл бұрын
Love the super sabre Keith hope you had as much fun with the c clips as I did when I rebuilt mine 😂😂😂
@rcicons4915
Жыл бұрын
I have a c clip tool which makes it a piece of cake. Best think ever.
@duncanmcgregor7946
Жыл бұрын
What an awesome build to see Keith….another icon 👍
@duncanmcgregor7946
Жыл бұрын
P.s. I love the body!
@rcicons4915
Жыл бұрын
@@duncanmcgregor7946 I came out awesome. I painted the wheels silver.
@agevan6735
Жыл бұрын
Sweet build, and I am super interested in the Boomerang, back then my Ballraced Boomerang was a force to be recconed with, love that car! Cheers for all you do mate, from this Aussie in China!
@rcicons4915
Жыл бұрын
Thank you. I love the Boom!
@stevoc123
Жыл бұрын
Bringing back strong boomerang memories 🥰
@rcicons4915
Жыл бұрын
Looking forward to building my boomerang as well. Next will be the Winger though.
@stevoc123
Жыл бұрын
@@rcicons4915 the white wedge 😂 I’m not sure if the mono shock made ant difference, but it looked cool and that’s all that mattered. Looking forward to the build.
@rcicons4915
Жыл бұрын
@@stevoc123 appreciate it
@hugoperry1452
Жыл бұрын
I've been looking forward to this!!! Cheers!!! Thankyou!!
@rcicons4915
Жыл бұрын
My pleasure Hugo. It came out awesome in the end. Painted the wheels silver.
@hugoperry1452
Жыл бұрын
@@rcicons4915 Great vid!!! Looking forward to the next ones. Silver wheels will look great!!
@roccomarcelli821
Жыл бұрын
Great build!
@rcicons4915
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Rocco
@DustyFingersRC
Жыл бұрын
Great video. So nice seeing it new in box. One of my favourites. Managed to pick up all the parts to build one with a repro body. May do a custom painted shell too cause all those panels lines are tempting. 👍🏼
@rcicons4915
Жыл бұрын
I hear you their. The body does have great shape to it. That is great that you were able to get a parts kit together. I have done that with a few cars.
@leehurst6922
Жыл бұрын
Super sabre was oil dampers. I think the CVA on the hop up list on the box was to add the dual front suspension kit
@rcicons4915
Жыл бұрын
Yes, I realized afterwards. The yellow would look horrible on there though.
@leehurst6922
Жыл бұрын
@@rcicons4915 yeah I know. You would of thought tamiya would have made an upgrade kit with red dampers to match the kit
@alastairmulholland2581
Жыл бұрын
Nice buggy and i prefer this over the boomerang for looks,hope they re release this as i would buy one.The bigwig is a unique build with the rack and pinion steering and have built a re re and love it.Looking forward to seeing these great kits built.
@rcicons4915
Жыл бұрын
I love the bigwig as it is a stand alone car. It shares the gearboxes with the others but everything else is different.
@Pablo668
Жыл бұрын
Good score. The Super Saber, never did much for me, for some reason the same chassis as the Boomerang did, go figure. Edit: I bought an aftermarket axial thrust bearing for where the center drive shaft engages with the rear gearbox. I think it helps reduce drag.
@rcicons4915
Жыл бұрын
It is funny how that works.
@kkiwi96
Жыл бұрын
Killer build Keith🙂
@rcicons4915
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Paul
@RCACTIONAUSTRALIA
Жыл бұрын
Great Buggy. I’m very lucky to own a very nice original never run built one of these. Previous owner brushed painted with the old PS paint. I wonder if we will see a re re?
@rcicons4915
Жыл бұрын
I think we will see it very soon tbh. Thanks Adam
@prophetate
Жыл бұрын
It is pretty cool you got 2 different pinions in the kit 😊
@rcicons4915
Жыл бұрын
Yes. Not typical in todays kits.
@prophetate
Жыл бұрын
@@rcicons4915 indeed and as usual awesome episode, I’m about half way through 😊😊❤️
@lee4741
Жыл бұрын
I’m going to have to build mine now 😂
@rcicons4915
Жыл бұрын
Awesome! I would love to see pics. Boxart?
@adrianharrison5208
8 ай бұрын
So I got one as we all know the re re is out but without the blister pack 😔 but so happy to have one now for my collection 🙂
@davidrency7055
Жыл бұрын
It is a cool car to look at🚗
@rcicons4915
Жыл бұрын
Thanks buddy!
@bradkalman2353
Жыл бұрын
The bigwig could fit an 8.4 volt battery the other ones could not and it has a totally different suspension system I swear it was a different chassis.
@rcicons4915
Жыл бұрын
It is a different chassis. It is in the family because of the gearbox
@Geo_art_RC
Жыл бұрын
This is one of the few Tamiya buggies that do nothing for me. It's nice enough but just doesn't excite me. Maybe I'll change my mind when I see yours completed!
@rcicons4915
Жыл бұрын
I was the same way until it was in front of me. Could care less about it. In front of me though, just wow!
@Geo_art_RC
Жыл бұрын
@@rcicons4915 yeah, I've never seen one in the flesh, I'm sure I would change my mind if was there in front of me!
@justinsmagula9579
Жыл бұрын
Always wanted one of these cars I hear you talk about Taiwan Kenny all the time can anybody buy from him
@rcicons4915
Жыл бұрын
Yep He is on eBay. You can contact him through his stores. Go to my about section of the channel. You will see my email. Message me with Kenny in the subject and I will send you his store names.
@SEAN-fx5dm
Жыл бұрын
Great stuff Keith 👍, but I have to ask, what is a "winger" 🤔
@rcicons4915
Жыл бұрын
A Winger is a body set that Tamiya did back in 86. It is a body and decal set that you bought and it would go on a Boomerang chassis. They did the blue Saint Dragon, super dragon and Dash Emperor as well for the Thundershot family cars. Very rare now. I have an original Winger set from Tamiya that I am going to use. TBG does the shell and MCI does the decals so you see them done here and there but not usually original stuff.
@bradkalman2353
Жыл бұрын
I want them all too bad I don't have the money and they haven't re-released it yet.
@rcicons4915
Жыл бұрын
Some day hopefully.
@Abszurdista-fatalista
10 ай бұрын
Good looking body. Would a 10mm longer can fit or would it rub against the rear right wheel?
@pedrosolenoid2898
Жыл бұрын
Personally I would like to see the Boomerang for a re re
@rcicons4915
Жыл бұрын
Do you mean another run?
@pedrosolenoid2898
Жыл бұрын
@@rcicons4915 Sorry, I'm just so used to saying that. It is one of the few I longed after as a child and has stuck with me. I run XV01's and an XV02 and love them so I dont really need a Boomerang but still dream.
@rcicons4915
Жыл бұрын
@@pedrosolenoid2898 I was only asking about another run as the boom has been rere years ago.
@pedrosolenoid2898
Жыл бұрын
Buggy wise I have a DT03 for fun but I guess similar to you if i got a Boomerang I would just want to build it then only run once. Well mabye 3 or 4 times ha Thats the reason I have never bought a pre built one and I can't afford NIB so come on Tamiya... That said even if they did would be a push to get one, I'm just happy with the cars I have.
@rcicons4915
Жыл бұрын
@@pedrosolenoid2898 lol, I have runners outside my collection. Those get beet up for sure. My collection is just that. A collection. I run them once basically for the viewers. Sometimes for me if it is a car I haven’t run in the past.
@rarairaraira6247
Жыл бұрын
Is it reproduct?
@rcicons4915
Жыл бұрын
The super Sabre has never been rereleased.
@neilfirth7239
Жыл бұрын
Red cvas are shorter than the yellow boomerang ones..lower centre of gravity with this thats why its named after a sharp sword
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