Tamiya Blackfoot

[bikr1975]

thank god for the rs540 motors, if the sport wasnt as desireable as it is today, we would be using the wimpy 380 motors with a top speed of 8mph! i dont remember much of the early rc cars but i think they are 10 times better as far as reliability goes. yaa, theyre slower and heavier, but thats where it all started. :)

[12Achilleas]

Thaws old commercials are the best

[a400488]

Wowie. Vintage mercial from the late 80s there. that music was popping! 

[raceman73200]

I had a Marui Big Bear that used to own the Blackfoot.. When I got my Big bear I set the blackfoot on fire and druk it around the yard with the Big Bear.

[416honda]

Let's see....

Stripped out dogbones -- check!

Broken speed control resister for one speed in each direction -- check!

Shitty friction shocks -- check!

Plastic bushings throughout entire truck -- check!

Chassis made of impossible-to-glue "special resin" -- check!

1200 mah nicad battery -- check!

Okay, I'm ready to go out and have a mediocre time for about 4 1/2 minutes before my next complete overhaul.

[raceman73200]

@416honda Ha Ha Ha you remember !! Nothing like the classics !

[416honda]

@raceman73200

lmao. I'll take the new stuff all day long. I have a Slash 2wd that I bought when they first came out. I've since converted it to brushless, and so far, I've only ever broken one drive shaft and stripped a spur gear -- and the truck almost 5 years old!!! Wheelies on command, 20+ minute run times, and waterproof!!!! Welcome to the future.

[raceman73200]

@416honda Yeah the new stuff has gotte pretty good. The radios without crystals thing still blows my mind frequency hopping spread spectrum is awesome !

[scooter825]

the dogbones would have exploded by the end of this run...such a heartbreak

[fred420]

Those fucking dogbone drive shafts used to break every other run lol

[indy34096]

you cant even hear what the guy was saying, the music was drowning him out..

[chonyc77]

This is when RC truck where fun to drive. Nowadays they handle like Cadillacs.

[4uway2fast]

your lil joke isnt close to funny and thy ment its offincive to black foot indians dick

[xnihpseht]

I can still smell the glue from trying to fix broken plastic parts. And those shitty hexagon driveshaft joint, man..

[Legobanditsixtyfour]

i gotta say i really like the blue version aroun 0:50 it looks awesome i like how every one of these promos as a double thats blue

[gaaa18]

I still have my Blackfoot from 1988,I cut grass all summer to be able to buy it.

[Legobanditsixtyfour]

my uncle has 2 of these and they are ok shape just one needs a new axle

nice vids!!!!!

[2097hunter]

their not releasing the original, their releasing the Black foot Extreme

[Powershotknecht]

grea Movie!

[jeremy878785]

this is so cool tamiya has the best kits

[nolangreen]

god that suspension is awesome

[s14man]

Did they ever release a white foot, or a yellow foot for that matter?

[WELLAirsoft]

I just bought this tamiya blackfoot and I like it better then any new rc truck from team AE, team losi, and traxxis.

[rctrucknut]

you can't beat a tamiya's detail and reliability

[Terrorist939]

I made a RC truck that costs 100buks and can do better than this (EXPENSIVE) RC truck. IT ISN`T WORTH THE MONEY.

[iliveonjupiter]

the musics too loud and you cant hear it

[freewill51]

Did tamiya ever test this thing? Everyone who had one, stripped the rear axles after about 2 runs.

[TinSoldierSi]

I wish i kept mine, they look so fuckin cool!

[mopzar]

Man i love this car, my dad and i just got out his original blackfoot and have been driving it around. Its in pretty good condition the body is in great shape, we upgraded the engine, the suspension is perfect and its runs like a beauty. We are thinking about selling it. If anyone is interested just send me a message giving me a price and ill talk to my dad.

[luckyphilster]

it has the same chassis as the frog

[Thizlamic]

Monster Beetle > Blackfoot.

[pieter335]

Nice to see this video,

I still have mine, but with the cassis off the Monster Beetle.

It is the same, but with oilsuspention, and a Dynatech Gold 7.2 V 33.000 rpm engine.

The model is 21 yr old but runs en looks like new.

Great work from Tamiya.

[sqeker09]

Clod > black foot

Still azing rc

[jann1180]

LOVE THAT 80'S PORN MUSIC

[electricmonk71]

This model was my first RC build. I had a couple of friends who saw mine and wanted their own so one bought a Midnight Pumpkin and the other a Lunchbox. Used to spend hours racing each other. Great build, lot's of fun.

[deerdestroyer2009]

I would love to have one of those.

[pstman1980]

Does anybody know where to find parts for this car, i have the EXACT one like the video at home but i need a rear wheelhub and drive shaft for it..

otherwise it's in really good condition..

[cannonski]

Gosh this brings back memories. I built and used to own a Tamiya Hornet and Monster Beetle back in the Halcyon days of the late 80s/early 90s :) I remember lusting after a Blackfoot lol

[MEGAONE302]

Sold my old one on eBay a few years back, was running well, but only got like $50 for it.

[freeed]

Rear was trash, always stripping gears and those "dogboner' axles. Front suspension was useless too. I guess that was the charm of radio controlled cars back then. Anyone remember the Lunchboxes shitty steering? They all had qwirks. How about the Blackfoots hard plastic tires spinning on the wheel. lol I had spinner wheels by accident.lol

[DuratraxCliffClimber]

How much

[YOUHEY19]

It doesn't sell it now.

[GARETH012005]

i have a super blackfoot and im slowly restoring an oringal blackfoot.

[emusicman13]

were can you get the super blackfoot

[GARETH012005]

you can't it's a discontinued model,you might find a mint boxed or used one on ebay.

[kardinaalpwnd]

The Technigold 8.4V for even more BRUTAL power and performance..

gheghe.

[trx1961]

wonder where the announcer is nowadayz?

[trx1961]

wish i still had my SBF. that was the shit!

[gerby1818]

i have one i got it from my dad lol im only 19 and i have like 3 other black foot chassis and frog parts

[reanimate280]

they are re-releasing this but becuz the the world is so politically correct these days the name has been changed from the Blackfoot to African American Bipedal Platform.

[f0615388]

You just made my day XD

[deerdestroyer2009]

@reanimate280 It is probably named afetr the blackfoot american indians

[a456987]

@reanimate280 LOL

[nolangreen]

@reanimate280 lmmfao

[BLOODBOX762X39]

@reanimate280 hahahahahahaah!!!!!!! can you get it with a decal that has "some fucker stole my toy" on it!

[deerdestroyer2009]

@reanimate280 The black foot is actually a native american name

[TheHughjorgann]

damn man i had one of these when i was in jr. high.i am now 41!! i wish i would have kept it..

[Airox2009]

@TheHughjorgann

You can find them on ebay.

[iliveonjupiter]

@TheHughjorgann just get one of the rereleased one

i am

but im not someone who was not interested in the vintage times of this

[tyler7544]

@TheHughjorgann just go to ehobbies.com and look up rc tamiya blackfoot

[Legobanditsixtyfour]

@TheHughjorgann what did u doo with it break or sold?

[Racr4Lyfe]

Is this 4WD?

[othur]

Never have I ever had the fun with a r/c truck like I did with my Blackfoot in 1987. I kept it till 2004!

[helloimnick1]

i still have it. my dad got it the early 80s... then i got into it and loved it.. i now have one. haha

[GJCasino20]

ich hab auch ein

[joplinmacfan]

Just picked up an original Blackfoot with Futaba Magnum Junior controller for 10 bucks at a swap meet in excellent shape. Looks like it's never been off road. Really didn't know what i was buying... but now I'm sure glad I picked it up. The seller said he hasn't ran it in the past 15 years, so I hope I can get it going without much trouble.

[TrustworthyMtgGuy]

should work!

Magnum JR....hot stuff!

Modified brushed motors are cheap now and I put one in my old Blackfoot and fed it some lipo power...I have a vid of it!

[dodgerules889]

They still sell that truck a t Coyote hobbies

[B3nFoxy]

These things r awsom josh lambo is a dick hes my next door neigber hes a retard he thourght higher turn mothe was faster he sed his stock 27 would beat my 9 lol

[387mr600]

This was my first rc when i was 7 still have my wild willy

[oOOjoeriOOo]

yea.. yea...

i didn't understand a fuck...

[crazycat53]

Thanx mate, know my drivings bad, but did you have to tell the world!

You didn't mention how big a jump it did b4 it got trashed! lol

[joshlambo123]

ive got a mate who wrecked his its been trough 10 bods and blown it up it olny runs for 10 mins it eats bat

[1RobotWarsIsTheBest1]

i know someone who gave me a tamiya fox for 7 dollars! i also got a QD avante and blackfoot for 50c each. i also have a real avante and might get a 50 dollar wild willy as well

[ubergamepwner]

i just bought 2 of the orginal ones not the re-realse

[rocksteadykool]

My dad has one. He never lets me touch it tho. O well

[2dazed]

Wish I knew what happend to my early 90's blackfoot and charger just got misplaced now into the Traxxas Slash and Stampede electric brushed ones and the stampede is a damn good jumper and U can beat the shit out of it unlike the blackfoot but I still miss mine.

[tatometal]

i use to have a blackfoot back in the late 80's awsome truck i saw one for sale at this hobbie shop but it was te blackfoot plus or something is not the original one.

laters

[kalmathegratebassist]

looks cool :) i reall want a juggernaut 2 or a clod buster tho :( such a shame they hav stopped producing the juggernout im 14 and really badly want one rofl

[tusweetforu]

lol, thats awesome... I still have mine..

[tatometal]

dude i wish i had mine still but i saw one for sale the other day but i really wanna get the lunchbox i think is the same motor and chassi if i'm not wrong take care your blackfoot your still runs good?

[div8trans]

I had one the rear end sucked on that truck. I ended up getting the thorpe rear end set up and ran a twister red label motor. It was a lot of fun

[isphius]

you can see how crappy the front suspension is by the way the tires change direction when it compresses. I moved the steering links on mine and it works much better

[leachie19840]

i just got given a blackfoot with an iluminous pink tamiya acto power motor? is this motor any good???

[blondes4mee]

It's a faster motor. A very nice combination, by the way.

[leachie19840]

i got it running and its absoluty banzai nut i only get about 6-8 mins run time from a vintage 18mah battery is this ryt???

[isphius]

yes newer batteries are much better

[xismxist]

whats the stock speed for a blackfoot?

[quiksilvermanblue]

Mommy, can I have one? I want it so bad.

[xxnick232xx]

And another thing for being probably older than me this thing goes FAST even though the batteries are so old they die in like 10 minutes

[xxnick232xx]

My dad is letting me get his original blackfoot. Gonna restore and put new electronics in it,gonna be sweet

[Airox180]

Just got a new built Blackfoot with box and manual off ebay. Can`t wait to get it and put it on display.

[RcPrO33]

i dont think that cars are made as good as they used to by any company

[tommy2timez]

they sure knew how to make you want to go out and buy these cars

[Airox180]

Oh yeah, I was so after 80`s Tamiya cars as a kid and today. There`s just something magic about them ;-)!

[Michi123654987]

my father got a "monster beetle". it's the same chassi. do you knw where he can get the h-parts of it?

[jnoble12]

I got mine in '87....spent God knows how much money getting the damn gears to stop stripping and the infamous dogbone halfshafts replaced with the Thorps. I think I spent more time taking the thing apart and fixing it then running it. The funny thing is by the time I worked out all the weak spots in it, I lost interest in RC cars and took up bass guitar. I still have it, last ran it three years ago. I'm paranoid if I break something I won't have the time or patience to fix it like I used to

[madplaces]

lol i gave mine away last week

[Jabbajawz4life]

How long does the battery last on the new blackfoot by Tamiya?

[sohchx]

I still run mine today and its still awesome cant take big jumps though LOL

[dhonda200]

niiicccceeeeeee sweeet a promotion vid theese are awsome

[blondes4mee]

We want to see your latest find, Derek! That Black Foot must be a great runner!

[dhonda200]

i will if it dosnt rain today

[speedfreek500]

wonder how many dogbone's they broke?

[velikon]

lolol alot i reckon! I went through about 5 pairs in a couple of months when i had a Mud Blaster!

[kiwiMe233]

it doesent have any fucking suspention

it goes over a peble and jumps thats crap

[f0615388]

wow apparently ur a youtube 30 seconds watch hater i bet u only saw like not even one minute by the middle it shows the whole car and it has double wishbone suspension reatard so watch thi vid before hating

-f0615388

[kiwiMe233]

sorry but wishbone its not good I'm sorry it bounces around like anything.

[jp198780]

wat yr is this video?

[blondes4mee]

1986

[xismxist]

remember the days! what an awesome truck this was - and still is!

[espltdm251playa]

music reminds me of when i was in school watching those old drinking and driving movies they always had that cheezy music lol

[skamatt23]

Love the "too loud" music and the stupid nerf bar fog light that keeps flopping over!

[backfrom44]

The one I had never handled like that it was alwayys rollin over.And strippin the dogbones out.

[spud888]

Couldn't of picked better music.

[GARETH012005]

I remember there was a design fault with the gear boxes for these trucks and the Monster Beetle as they shared the same chassis, have a Super Blackfoot which I haven't long restored.

[Lastog561]

Very good Blackfoot commercial. A+!

I have the King Blackfoot.

[rcfreak363]

hey can you try to get the super blackfoot version cause im trying to restor one, and cant find how some things go. any try would be helpfull, thanks.

[Zamblee]

Pretty hard to beat the music in this commercial.

[jdmikeg4]

hey i remember this! bf was my 2nd r/c ever! they make it look so good in this video lol! I remember the back didnt have dog-bones and wore out in 2 hours, other than that it was awesome!

[Fantafare]

Two hours huh? Not even with an 11 turn motor would it wear in two hours; although, they did wear out, thank God for Thorp making a replacement set for the rear driveline!

[jdmikeg4]

i remember getting the Clodbuster size rims, where you can put either Clodbuster tires or 2 Blackfoot tires on each rim...but i only got 2 rims, no tires lol

[backfrom2222]

suspension never worked that good neither