Monster Beetle Re-Release?

Post by **fakiee** » Mon Jul 13, 2015 6:38 am

http://tamiyablog.com/2015/07/tamiya-58618-monster-beetle-rerelease/

If the rumours are true then I will be buying one of these to open on Christmas Day!!

Post by **uniquenamehere** » Mon Jul 13, 2015 8:38 am

Amazing... if it's true to the original I'd love to get one of these!

Post by **proffesso** » Mon Jul 13, 2015 9:16 am

im thinking that my entire collection will get re-released at some stage. kinda putting me off searching and paying big money for cars now

Post by **Incredible_Serious** » Mon Jul 13, 2015 4:07 pm

proffesso wrote:im thinking that my entire collection will get re-released at some stage. kinda putting me off searching and paying big money for cars now

You could always stock up on Schumachers.... they got their re-releases out of the way early in life, with the Club10 rerelease of the Cougar range..... and with SSK releasing certain models.

MB re-re will be interesting.... see whether it's close to the original, or just a VW body on one of the newer wheelie chassis....

Alex

Post by **proffesso** » Mon Jul 13, 2015 5:44 pm

i like the re-releases that are updated etc, like the P34 / Willy Wheeler etc. modernised. those ones are complementary to a collection

Post by **longboardnj** » Tue Jul 14, 2015 1:53 pm

proffesso wrote:im thinking that my entire collection will get re-released at some stage. kinda putting me off searching and paying big money for cars now

good i hope this goes for everyone. got out of the hobby a bit cause i could not stand the ebay prices. the point of the hobby is some cheap fun not spending real car cash..dont know when but years ago ebay went from finding rc10s 10ts t2s for like $20 to $50 for a parts tree to rebuild a blackfoot front end. cant wait to see if they made any changes and hope to get one.

Post by **proffesso** » Tue Jul 14, 2015 5:16 pm

sure, but the only reason they are getting re-releases is because these companies see the popularity with the collectors. the collectors made these happen, now they are getting the ones getting shafted. you think the RC10 rerelease would have happened without RC10Talk for example?

like I said, im more than happy if they are re-release "homage's" then even a collector would want to get one to sit alongside his original. just going down to your local hobbyshop and buying a car isnt anywhere near as fun as finding one in a garage sale. hunting for your food is far more exciting that going to the supermarket to buy it off the shelf.

out of interest though, what are some other industries doing the re-release game?

Post by **longboardnj** » Tue Jul 14, 2015 9:56 pm

proffesso wrote:
out of interest though, what are some other industries doing the re-release game?

yamaha sr400 (one of my fav new street bikes)
honda cb1100
Triumph Scrambler ..Launched in 2006 but still a new rere of a old bike
2016 Honda CRF1000L Africa Twin

Post by **mikea96** » Tue Aug 04, 2015 11:50 pm

Here it is. http://www.tamiyausa.com/items/radio-control-kits-30/trucks-36500/rc-monster-beetle-2015-58618

Post by **uniquenamehere** » Wed Aug 05, 2015 6:30 pm

Oh boy, I'm excited now... for once I can afford a new Monster Beetle!

Post by **Diggley** » Sat Aug 08, 2015 10:15 am

I love it!

Cheap spare parts for projects and restorations= win-win!

Post by **j-sou** » Sun Aug 09, 2015 11:58 am

Que the mass panic dumping of original MBs and parts on eBay...

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