Interestingly, the pot metal parts generally wore out before the nylon parts did. Miniature ball bearings were an extra cost option to replace the nylon bushings packed with the model for both the transmission and wheels, but were a necessity since rapid wear of the bushings meant a complete overhaul of the transmission and partial disassembly of the rear suspension unless the kit was assembled with bearings from the outset. The expensive, heavy plastic bodies with a replacement cost roughly half the price of an entire kit made the model prone to rollover, eventually resulting in a badly scratched, unattractive replica.
The tires themselves, even the spiked ones, were basically unsuitable for the off-road situations that the kit was intended for. A North Royalton, Ohio-based company, Parma Corporation , made a series of replacement bodies vacuum-formed in lightweight, clear Lexan plastic including a direct replacement whose tooling was made from an original styrene body..
Tamiya has marketed several updated version of the Blackfoot. The Super Blackfoot was based on the same basic space frame chassis, with the most important improvements being a better gearbox and double wishbone rear suspension with dogbone driveshafts instead of the original's vulnerable and quickly wearing ORV-type gearbox, trailing arm suspension and hex type drive shafts and sockets. The body was basically the same as that of the Blackfoot, but with a different grill design and new decals.
Later, the Super Blackfoot was replaced by the King Blackfoot, this time with an improved front suspension with longer suspension arms being the most important improvement. The styrene body for the King Blackfoot was still clearly derived from a Ford design, but no longer identified as being a Ford by Tamiya and a totally new development. Tamiya currently markets a completely updated model called the "Blackfoot Xtreme. As one would expect, the "Xtreme" is by far the best Blackfoot, and can even be modified for 4WD with the addition of a front gearbox and a second motor.
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Please see details about the reissues by clicking the links below. More Related items. We have been in business since Since then, Tamiya has been striving to offer merchandise that can truly be called "First in Quality Around the World. Tamiya's 58th kit was a combination of bringing the in the old with the new and has been and continues to be a popular and desirable kit. Conclusion For those of you that had an original, the Tamiya Blackfoot is definitely a trip down memory lane.
It doesn't really matter if it handles well or is super fast, it's a piece of sheer enjoyment for exactly what it is - a fun RC truck.
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