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  1. wintersdawn
    It's been a long time since a Timberwolf listing was on eBay, maybe a couple of years, except for misc parts from MIBI etc. Even though I've got several original TW body shells, when the one below was put on eBay, I couldn't resist. Bidding started at 99p and £5 postage. Along the way someone bid, so it ended with me at £5.50 plus the £5 postage, so not bad. It's in good condition and has some Modelsport decals on that I might leave as they look ok and I'll be able to tell it apart from my others.
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    I think £50 would be closer, considering what's missing/worn.
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    The Desertwolf on Ebay is still available he re-listed it. He reduced the price from £140 to £129 but has now increased it to £139. I just hope that no-one purchases it without knowing that the spur gear is no longer available and so will be hard to make it run.
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    The TT-02 is looking good, inside and out, great job. Haven't done much rc stuff lately, just a bit of gorilla taping to the underside of the HPI Blitz body shell and got the green Jumpshot body shell to do from scratch. Not the most enjoyable rc job but the Jumpshot body lexan doesn't seem to be as durable as the TW or Blitz so got to do it. I see there is a Desertwolf for sale on Ebay at the moment. Its a bit pricey due to the parts that are missing and the chewed up spur gear lol. Desertwolf on Ebay
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    Wow, lots of upgrades, hope they all fitted well with no problems. The Jumpshot HPI green body shell came today (it was a backorder but only took just over a week and a half to be delivered from Modelsport).
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    Cool about the upgrades for the TT-02, which ones are they? Had some birthday money (a bit early as its not till next month, but not complaining lol!) and decided to get another Jumpshot SC bodyshell to fit to the TW. I had several choices, the orange pre-printed/painted/decaled one was out of stock at Modelsport but it said I could order it and they would send it ASAP. I wasn't convinced so emailed them and they replied to say it was discontinued and no longer available, then they deleted the webpage on their store that featured it. That narrowed it down to 3 - Toyo Tires, the Flux orange and white, and the green. Aside from the pre-printed/painted/decaled Jumpshot SC bodyshells still available I could have bought a clear one but the picture was of the dark grey with a decal design I'm not so keen on. So in the end I ordered the Jumpshot sc bodyshell in green, shown below, it said it was available to backorder from Modelsport. I sent them a message first though, just to check, and they replied and said it was available and should be dispatched in about 10 working days. As far as fitting it to the TW chassis, the rear body post holes are in the same position and I just need to drill two new ones for the front. I realised I can easily cover the original body post holes as they have decals over them with the hole through and I have got similar HPI decals.
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    Glad you got the replacement decals and your glasses were ok. Also glad the off-roading with the Bullet went well, a bit of damage is not too bad, it can usually be repaired and better to enjoy our rc's rather than running them too cautiously. The Maverick Quantum MT shell on the FTX Carnage looks good and fits well. I have two TW's, although if I saw another for sale I would snap it up, they are my favourite RC and a third TW to run or use for spares would be good.
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    That's unusual about some of the decals missing, hope you get the replacement decal sheet soon. Cool about taking out the HPI Bullet and Desertwolf, hope you're glasses are ok? Agreed about 2S, I find that plenty fast enough. Yeah, pleased with how the Jumpshot shell came out, although certain issues I can't do much about. This is my RC corner with my non- original TW body shells and my favourite view of the orange Jumpshot shell. Nearly finished covering the inside with gorilla tape and it feels a lot stronger.
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    Cool that you have found another body shell that will fit the carnage, its a really easy (and cheap) way to transform the look of an rc. Copper backed with white sound good, look forward to seeing the pictures when it's done. The Jumpshot sc body shell is the best fit over the wheel arches of the TW shells I've got, including the original. The idea of doing my own Jumpshot sc body shell is a possibility as it looks cool and fits the TW so well. The only downside is the quality or durability of the lexan HPI used. I saw a thread online that said they felt the Jumpshot sc lexan was more brittle than the Blitz and I have my own experience to believe this is true. My Jumpshot sc body shell has splits down each side of the bonnet and a split down one side at the back. I repaired them with gorilla tape and have nearly finished covering the whole of the underside with gorilla tape hoping it will improve durability and prevent further damage/splits. A toyo tires version sold on Ebay recently with an identical split to mine at the back. Yesterday I masked and sprayed the bonnet of the sc body shell and this morning masked and sprayed the back. The back was quite a mess so over the last few days I tidied up the cutting and removed some of the black paint that was damaged before spraying.
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    Yes, the wheels and body shell from the Jumpshot are fitted to the TW. The first picture below shows the original holes I need to cover and the second shows the cutting I need to tidy up. I was glad the rear holes fitted the TW body posts, so no extra holes to cover there. There are a few other small holes to cover but nothing compared with the Blitz body shell. I could do another Jumpshot body shell so it would be in better condition but I have 7 body shells now for the TW lol.
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    Just fitted the Jumpshot body shell to the TW. Needed new holes at the front but the original holes lined up at the back. The front and rear wheels fit well under the arches, probably the best of all my TW shells. I also opened the Jumpshot gearbox and then the diff and the diff/diff gears were for the brushed version. I added all the parts to my basket on Wheelspin that I would have needed to make the brushless diff and it came to just under £65 delivered. For me this was too much and also with my suspicion that it isn't built to handle brushless power. I think the flux version has some improvements.
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    It just generally seemed a bit flimsy and so I lost confidence it could handle brushless power. Quite relieved actually as the parts needed may have been quite a lot and become expensive. So far I've just placed the Jumpshot body shell on the TW chassis. Surprisingly the gap between the TW body posts and the Jumpshot holes are the same but the body shell is not centred using them, so got to drill new ones. Going to respray the black sections on the front and back and put a few decals on. Done any RC stuff this week?
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    Had the Jumpshot SC come earlier and my, do I love my TW's and DW all over again! Its so light and feels so cheap, however the orange wheel's look good on the TW with the HPI Blitz body shell fitted, due to the many orange decals, also keeping the Jumpshot orange body shell, put the rest on Ebay.
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    Liking the various Jumpshot SC body shells just a pity the pre-printed ones I've seen are over £60 each.
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    Yes, a rolling chassis, including the servo, £25 buy it now plus £5.64 postage. Below are the pictures from the listing. The body shell is cut but this time its not the arches but the sides and back, I assume for extra ventilation.
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