THE VIXEN
A few issues ago we featured an RC build by Marc Jay, the RC customizer behind the YouTube channel Mechanic After Hours. If you’re familiar with his channel, you’ll know that Marc’s custom RC work is unique, meticulous and just plain fun to gawk at. His custom Axial SCX10 III featured in the April 2022 issue of RCCA was not only popular with readers, but with our staff as well.
It was only a matter of time that we revisited Marc’s stable of vehicles to see what other RC creations he has built. One look at his lineup and we knew that it was a no-brainer that we needed to get a closer look at his famed Tamiya Blitzer Beetle 2011, aka “The Vixen.”
THE BEETLE
Tamiya’s Blitzer Beetle was an RC assembly kit originally released in 1993 that was then re-released in 2011. This 1/10-scale, two-wheel-drive vehicle was inspired by the exciting off-road desert racers of the ’70s and ’80s. With the exception of several updates, the Blitzer
