{"id":17044,"date":"2020-04-10T20:38:53","date_gmt":"2020-04-11T00:38:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kwbugclub.org\/armaturenbrett\/?p=17044"},"modified":"2020-04-10T20:38:53","modified_gmt":"2020-04-11T00:38:53","slug":"tamiya-sand-scorcher-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kwbugclub.org\/armaturenbrett\/tamiya-sand-scorcher-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Tamiya Sand Scorcher – Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

By contributing author: Adam Powers<\/span><\/p>\n

I hope everybody is doing well and is safe during these interesting times. Hopefully many of you are keeping busy working on projects around the house and of course, your VW’s! \u00a0 I\u2019m going to bring you a bit of a different VW restoration of sorts in a series. This VW doesn’t even take up any garage space and can be worked upon on the desk in your office! We’re going to do a restoration an original 1979 issue of a Tamiya Sand Scorcher!<\/p>\n

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Definitely has not led a pampered life!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tamiya Plastics<\/strong><\/p>\n

In 1979, Tamiya Plastics Corporation released\u00a0two 1\/10 scale radio control cars. One was the Buggy Champ and the other was the Sand Scorcher.\u00a0 They both share the majority of components, except one has a beetle body. Tamiya prided themselves on these being scaled\u00a0down models of the real thing. Most of the suspension looks like it came from standard Volkswagen Beetle. In 2010, Tamiya re-released the Sand Scorcher with a few minor changes. Most notably was removing the bushing set and adding bearings. Also, due to copyright issues, the sticker set that comes with the 2010 model has fictitious sponsors instead of actual companies. Most notably is Autohaus has been replaced by Kolor Works<\/p>\n

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Left: 1979 Issue. Right 2010: Re-Issue<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This is a link tune original late 1970s early 1980s sand scorcher promotional video. The music’s a bit cheesy, but fun to watch!<\/p>\n