My first car was a Frog that had been turned into a Blackfoot... It had all the Hot Trick composite chassis upgrades you could get along with a Thorp diff and drive links. It was a racing truck before racing trucks really existed (JrXT, Traxxas Eagle, RC10T and so forth). I bought it off some guy in the parking lot at the pizza place near where I lived who was selling all his stuff to pay his bail bondsman.
the Frog was the first Tamiya buggy to utilize light weight plastics to replace heavier metal parts. This massive weight reduction resulted in a significant performance advantage making the Frog extremely popular with both the average enthusiast and the hardcore racers. This also generated strong support from aftermarket companies with a vast selection of performance upgrades.
they drove okay and the hornet was pretty much indestructable but the frog just has way too many parts for its own good. team losi vehichles later on were still much better handling in the latter 80s. on my tamiya hotshot, well the plastic really didnt age well, mind you this is in hawaii so there is no chance of the plastic drying out and cracking. they shouldve used some better polycarbonate plastic
This was a classis. The Chevy Impala of RC buggies. The Frog, Hornet and Fox ruled the day back in the early 80's. Great stuff! Still a ton of fun to run today!
the rough rider and sand scorchers were before these and they were better made and lasted longer i still have mine from 1982, these cheap buggies we only about 60 bucks when they came out so they were of course crappy, but they sold alot of them
I only have small memories of these, I remember only a few had them. The rear independant suspension must have been superior to that of the hornet. Hornet was cheaper maybe that was why so many bought it compared to the frog. I wonder how many people actually painted their frog pink as the box shows??? I think I would have substituted the pink for white if I had one...
This is like Retro RC Porn.
sharms888 1 year ago
My first car was a Frog that had been turned into a Blackfoot... It had all the Hot Trick composite chassis upgrades you could get along with a Thorp diff and drive links. It was a racing truck before racing trucks really existed (JrXT, Traxxas Eagle, RC10T and so forth). I bought it off some guy in the parking lot at the pizza place near where I lived who was selling all his stuff to pay his bail bondsman.
digiprez77 1 year ago
the Frog was the first Tamiya buggy to utilize light weight plastics to replace heavier metal parts. This massive weight reduction resulted in a significant performance advantage making the Frog extremely popular with both the average enthusiast and the hardcore racers. This also generated strong support from aftermarket companies with a vast selection of performance upgrades.
TrikeLovin 1 year ago
heh heh all weather rubber boot..it was a cut off balloon! these cars were crap the rough rider was better and weather proof
boats752 2 years ago
and much more expensive
nipperoid 2 years ago
they drove okay and the hornet was pretty much indestructable but the frog just has way too many parts for its own good. team losi vehichles later on were still much better handling in the latter 80s. on my tamiya hotshot, well the plastic really didnt age well, mind you this is in hawaii so there is no chance of the plastic drying out and cracking. they shouldve used some better polycarbonate plastic
barrybob32 2 years ago
@boats752 If the frog was so crappy why does mine from 83 still run so good?
TrikeLovin 1 year ago
This was a classis. The Chevy Impala of RC buggies. The Frog, Hornet and Fox ruled the day back in the early 80's. Great stuff! Still a ton of fun to run today!
Nineteen58Fury 2 years ago 3
Torsion suspension FTW. One thing I love about the old school Tamiyas is their trick suspension. Especially the Avante.
acalthu 2 years ago
why does the front of this weird thing look like an erector set?
reanimate280 3 years ago 3
lol, totally.
specialross77 2 years ago
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ZoojerZ 3 years ago
the rough rider and sand scorchers were before these and they were better made and lasted longer i still have mine from 1982, these cheap buggies we only about 60 bucks when they came out so they were of course crappy, but they sold alot of them
boats752 2 years ago
I only have small memories of these, I remember only a few had them. The rear independant suspension must have been superior to that of the hornet. Hornet was cheaper maybe that was why so many bought it compared to the frog. I wonder how many people actually painted their frog pink as the box shows??? I think I would have substituted the pink for white if I had one...
579yzx 3 years ago
Hornet has a solid axle if i remember correctly. It was the affordable version of the Frog.
acalthu 2 years ago
Minimum maintenance? My dad's Frog keeps breaks so regularly!
thercracer100 3 years ago
the new model breaks much less,original dogbone design was changed! This car was made 20 years ago and was quite a rc car at that time!
drc35ca 3 years ago
I have the re-release and the drive shafts kept popping out! had to buy the hop up ones in the end.
deanej10 3 years ago