Tamiya 58470 Holiday Buggy 2WD DT-02 1:10 Self Assembly Radio Control Kit Car

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Now for the rear end. The sub-assembly is fixed to the main chassis with six screws, again countersunk on the underside. It’s really starting to come together now! The DT-02 machine is a simple 2WD chassis which features a straightforward, rugged design to ensure easy assembly and superb reliability while its 4-wheel double wishbone suspension offers agile handling. Combining exciting performance with user-friendliness, the DT-02 chassis is the perfect way for R/C novices to start enjoying the wonderful hobby of Radio Control. I noticed something very interresting regarding the Holiday Buggy (H and Sand Rover (SR): Both chassis say: "RC 1/10 Holiday Buggy". Difference between these kits where obviously the body and the rollbar / body mounts, and the SR had a 540 motor mount in the kit (the HB without). But some (earlier) HB kits (like mine)came with a different chassis! These chassis seem to be the same, but earlier ones can't accept the 540 motor mount! They also have different front spring mounts, but there is no problem there. I was so happy to find a motor mount, and then it didn't fit! You don't want to know how disappointing this was... Good thing I got a 380 one now free of charge. (thanx blondiniboy!) For the finishing touches and a good paint for your newly constructed model, Elitemodelsonline recommend Tamiya PS or Tamiya TS spray paints. The Grasshopper 380 motor: 10T/0.8 mod -standard fit is pressed/shrunk onto motor shaft; 540 motor: 18T/0.8 mod; mad brushless: use 10T midnight pumpkin / lunchbox 10T/0.8mod gear & gearbox fittings (Thanks Jonny Retro)

Step 11 sees us move to the rear suspension. The two lower rear wishbones are attached to the gearbox at this point. Tamiya's main goal is to offer the most rewarding modeling experience possible. Grasping the various parts, assembling, and finally painting a finely crafted model is truly a special and rare experience in today's modern world. I don't think this is something to really look for in a Holiday Buggy. If you consider buying a used one, I'd pay attention to the chassis: It may have got the front spring mounts broken. I think this goes for the 'roll bar' and front bodymount as well. Also look for items as the speed controller, origional tires and wheels, body, driver and jerricans on the side. The bumper is a very desireable item on this car: because it shares this part with the 'Racing Buggies' they tend to cost as much as the rest of the car. Keep in mind these are beginners car and these tend to be driven around many things, and especially INTO things. And you mostly hit things with the front first: bye-bye bumper! Most of them will be in bad shape for this reason. Hotshot (re-re) - 13T (Tamiya part # 3515001), 15T (Tamiya part # 3515003), 16T, 17T, 0.8mod - thanks Jonny Retro When I finally bought my beloved Holiday Buggy home, I could not wait to get home and start construction. When I finally did get the chance to open the box, I was completely amazed how organized and shear number of parts there where. The instruction manual was nothing like anything that I had ever seen. For awhile, you have thought that I was reading a Pulitzer Prize Novel, I carried the manual with me everywhere and studied whenever possible…. Ok I am kidding not everywhere…The Holiday Buggy 2010 is powered by a 380 sized motor, just like the original kit from 30 years ago. Here the motor is attached to an adaptor plate and also the gearbox spur gear is assembled onto its shaft. What this Holiday Buggy is though is an ideal beginners RC car, absolutely perfect for those who have never built a kit, nor had a ‘proper’ RC car before. Here we will guide you through the build, showing you what’s involved and give you a brief running report. Watch out for the full Thrash Test in Racer magazine soon too! By installing separately available Type 540 motor and corresponding pinion gear, more powerful driving can be enjoyed.

We don’t recommend running your Holiday Buggy through puddles, it does make for cool pictures though! Do as we say, not do as we do…

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Here we attach the front end to the chassis. It is held on with three countersunk screws underneath and a plate attached by four screws on top making it good and strong. Make sure you snap on the steering links to the upright’s ball connectors here too. Citroen Xsara WRC Rallye de Monte Carlo 2004 (TT01 chassis) - standard is 19T 0.6mod/AV, Tamiya part number 50355 - thanks Jonny Retro Length: 390mm, Width: 240mm, Height: 164mm ●Wheelbase: 260mm ●Ground Clearance: 26mm ●Weight: 1,250g ●Type 380 Motor Included Subaru Brat (re-re) - 16T, 18T, 19T depending on spur gear, 0.8 mod metric (32 dp also fit) - thanks Jonny Retro Now the motor and spur gear are put into the gearbox. Make sure to tape the small plastic moulding to the motor where instructed as this reduces stress on the motor adaptor plate during running.

There are plenty of small parts that need painting on the Holiday Buggy. The driver figure needs painting but the head and hat come pre-finished. The paint finish here is good but the drivers face has a brown wash over it making him look like he’s been snuffling for truffles… Rear double wishbone suspension is equipped with spike tires to provide the car with an ample amount of traction. Step 1 simply tells you to charge your drive battery, Step 2 is where the screwing together of bits starts! This first part of the build attaches the front upper and lower wishbones to the front bulkhead. My Mardave Meteor on the other hand, has a spur gear with 28 teeth, and a diameter of 0.83 inches - which comes out at 33.9 - again taking into account the fact I measured in mm & converted, + rounding = 32dp.Rear mounted type 380 motor offers a manageable power output. The sealed gearbox is equipped with differential gears. Here the rest of the detail parts such as the spot lights and jerry cans are painted up and attached to the body. As Tamiya TS paints are currently unavailable in the UK, I used Halfords Ford Electric/Monza Blue for the roof panel.

Step 18 shows you what radio equipment you need for the Holiday Buggy. We used an Acoms Techniplus set, perfect for the car. Step 19 sees the steering servo saver built. The correct part for the Acoms servo is clearly marked in the instructions.

How many of us have watched the video with the Holiday Buggy and Sand Rover on the beach chasing after one another? I always thought that was pretty cool. The following winter, I had the opportunity to go to Florida with my Dad on a trip. So decided to take my Holiday Buggy along. I raced it up and down the beach just like the Tamiya video. However when the day was over and the time came to clean the buggy up, I could not believe just how much sand made it in between the gears. The car never ran the same, until I replaced the plastic gears with new ones. They never show you the gearbox in the video. Hmmm…. A sealed gearbox protects against sand and debris and is equipped with differential gears to efficiently transmit the power from the type 380 motor. The differential sits within the rear gearbox. Here we start building the gearbox by inserting the counter gear and shaft into one side of the casing. The classic California style Holiday Buggy has been brought bang upto date buy mounting it on the proven DT-02 2WD chassis.