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  1. If it were a song title it would be Paint It black... ...but it's just a Beetle in the making .
  2. I have always found the prices of neo fighter to be less than those of racing fighter by about 15 euros, here in Europe. The only difference is the rear body supports, which are not needed for the neo.
  3. Just a pair of blitzer rear tyres...I want to use them on the front on these new " old rims" by HPI.
  4. Post a new thread on "The build". Blitzer Beetle almost completed.
  5. Unfortunately, to paint the body I have to wait for the weather to stabilize. It has been raining here for ten days now, this is the second weekend that has passed without me being able to do anything. I have in mind something very "tamiya family feeling" but completely non box art.
  6. I also tried an old set of HPI rims. The rear tire is fine, the front tire is too narrow. The tires in the photo, on the other hand, have slightly larger inner diameter than the rim. I ordered another pair of rear tires that I will mount on the front
  7. The only, and hopefully last, obstacle is the front shocks that beat against the nose. I solved this with a dremel pass to give them the necessary clearance for movement . And, since I have the dremel on my hands, why not reduce the fenders a little bit?
  8. Think, think, think, mastino... Et voilĂ  la mod... Easy and clean
  9. Well, I finally found a simple solution. Rear mod, easy... Just a second hole, 12mm above the originale one. What about the front?
  10. I would prefer it a little lower on the chassis... some thought goes into it. At the rear it is quite simple, but at the front?
  11. The final release...and first attempt with body in place
  12. The assembly proceeded according to the manual. The only variation was the front knucles, using fathers I had taken for the DT03 frame, to which I replaced the spindles. I did some tests with other shocks I had at home, but they are too long. The steering rods are redone with SS threaded rod.
  13. The servo, low profile version, is placed in the center of the chassis. Again, a couple of holes are needed.
  14. To allow full movement of the system, the plastic of the bathtube needs to be touched up. As you can see, it is quite invasive. To provide strength and secure the upper and lower halves together, it will be best to use a single through-bolt instead of the two provided in the manual.
  15. The most challenging modification concerns the steering system. The simple solution of inverting the front knucles is too simple so I thought of creating a dual column steering system by reusing parts that I did not use by fitting the M07 concept kit. I thought for a few days that I would be the first to try this, and then right here I saw that already this way had been found, using the same parts. FRP parts are of mini4wd origin.
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