Tamiya 58391 Remote Control Car Hotshot

Product Information

The nostalgic body and rear wing are made from lightweight polycarbonate material as another modern touch.

The new roll-bar is positioned higher to ensure a raised pilot position for greater realism. To achieve this, the upper frame is also updated.

GENERAL

Length: 390mm　●Width: 235mm　●Height: 150mm　●Weight: 1270g　●Tread: (Front/Rear) 194mm　●Tire Width/Diameter: (Front) 28/82mm, (Rear) 34/82mm ●Frame: ABS Resin Monocoque　●Drivetrain: Shaft-driven 4WD　●Diff. Gear: 3-bevel　●Steering: 2-piece Tie Rod　●Suspension: 4-wheel Double Wishbone ● Gear Ratio: 8.1：1, 10.04：1　●Motor: Type RS540　●Speed Controller: ESC Length: 310mm　●Width: 182mm　●Wheelbase: 189mm　●Up to 25min of normal driving on a fully-charged battery　●Tread: (Front/Rear) 155mm The front gearbox is next and is built much like the rear. It uses the same differential and bevel gear with thrust bearing.

Right: Kit includes metal maintenance stand bars, which can be used together with the battery holder to lift the car. ABS monocoque ★Shaft-driven 4WD ★3-bevel differential gears ★2-piece steering tie-rod ★4-wheel double wishbone suspension ★Gear ratio = 8.70:1 If goods are returned as faulty, generally we will provide a replacement. If the item is of a ‘ready to go’ type model eg. However, the Hotshot would not look the same without it, so our solution was to install a dummy part to remain faithful to the original look. From there, I could get a more accurate location for one of the holes, and draw around it with a sharpie.Oh yeah, which one is more rewarding to build? I'm imagining they are fairly similar in their build. The "Super" version is noticeably faster than the standard due to the upgraded motor, and the independent dampers do improve the off road performance although personally I feel that some of the charm of the original is lost in the transition. I find the model very easy to drive and quite stable both on the ground and in the air. I haven't found any obvious weak points so far. On pavement, the pin spike tires don't grip as well as the oval spike tires from the Hotshot, but the gold wheels really catch the sunlight and look incredible. So get the re release Boomerang first and get the re release Hotshot at a later stage as the Hotshot should be around for a while. With its aggressive-looking body design and low center of gravity, the Hotshot, Tamiya's first shaft-driven 4WD R/C buggy, made waves when it was introduced in 1985. A wide array of Option Parts were produced especially for modifying the Hotshot, and the machine became something that every youth at that time dreamed of.

Also, with the use of a modern ESC, the original Hotshot's rear aluminum heat sink was no longer necessary. Let’s have a look inside the original kit too, at all those dozens of blisters filled with little parts…The Hotshot and the Super Hotshot are nearly the same build, so I'm only including details on the differences here. Please see my Firstly - it's possible I've already started a thread about this sometime in the past, since I already have some photos online from 2020, but I've searched and can't find it, so, well, here goes again!