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Thanks @Percymon. Both motor seems to spin up the same out of the car. I did notice one of the wheel hex hubs has worn, so is not powering the front right wheel. I will also look at page 32, so thank you @frameskip. I'll check the pinion when I take it apart for a clean out. I noticed a rogue screw in the from wishbone so I want to get that changed. Other than that it is pretty good.

Hi all, I picked up a nice condition Avante 2001 runner. I took it out for a small test run last night and boy is it slow! I thought it might be the original Sports Tuned motor so I popped a new one in. Could the futaba electrics be the problem or is it the pinion. It is islower than my stock Hopper, thats how slow it is...... Could it also be the grease in the gearboxes? It looks quite thick. Cheers

Shapeways Europe are based in the Netherlands. It takes about a week for orders to reach you. Sometimes longer.

They were super fast on this order. I even chose the slowest/cheapest method! My closest shapeways is Amsterdam

Mine has arrived already!

I bought the MIP diff for my frog but I am still rebuilding it. It is a well made piece of kit though. I own a HS2 and a SHS and will get a HS one day. This diff will be in big demand. Count me in

I bet it was!! Thank you for making it. I'm looking forward to no more dragging batteries

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS wahooo - thank you. I think every Hopper owner will also thank you for this

Awesome thanks mate. I can get another xpart from ebay. Do you know what length shafts i need to look for? Thanks as always 😃

Hi mate, no I need the lot to make 2 shocks please. I do have a pack of oil seals left over. So x & y parts (i think) and then shafts/c clips etc. Probably easier to go with a complete set. Do you have all this in aladins cave ? I've found a set for the Wildwilly 2 on ebay but I'm not sure of the size of those.

Hi there, I am after a pair of rear Beetle CVA shocks to put on my Frog (hopefully they are a direct fit?) 80mm long please. Happy with an all white pair so I can dye them. Cheers

Looks much better than mine which is a rere and looks 30 years old. Yours is pretty good for the age.

Me 3 I do have ampro/shapeways parts as well

This is looking awesome.......

Hi Garyrc01, I thought so - thank you. My HS2 looks like it has never been outside. It is spotless. I did have a few parts missing though, like the battery door, shell/wing & wing mount along with the other parts I have mentioned above. The battery door is particularly rare (I managed to find 2!), but most people who run these use the triangle shaped door from a HS and you can also get the SS/SHS under guard to fit. Nothing that bad restore wise-drive shafts were quite thin (one of mine was bent - causing wheel wobble) so can bend easily and some wheel hubs may split because plastic is brittle (I had 1 that was gone - replaced with vintage) so all quite easy really. I also had to source a repro shell and decals (insane prices for originals if you can find them). It's a cracking car, better driver than the HS but just not as good looking or nostalgic for some collectors. I also have a Super Hot Shot I am building (parts car like you) and they are pretty easy to build. Just take a good look at the gearboxes if yours was a runner. You can still get these parts on ebay or from sellers here at TC.

Thanks for your help frameskip. I have found a HS2 chassis but was a bit reluctant to buy the whole chassis just for the plastic access guide! I suppose I could use the chassis for a HS build seeing as I will want one of this in the future. Tamiya part #9805092 looks like it will do the job, so thank you The HS2 is a great looking car!

Thanks @Pintopower your hornets all look cool! I really like the green one.

Cool. I bought a Hotshot 2 body & wing and I'm happy with the quality. My rarest kit is the D parts tree for a Hotshot 2 - NIP. These are like rocking horse poo. Even though a few parts have broken off; I somehow managed to find another used battery door from a very good TC member who has an aladdin's cave of spare parts.

Hi @mickeystewart sorry no box.

You could always get a TBG body. They do the Thunder dragon, not original but very good quality

IMO this is a better colour scheme than the original. Nice job.

dito

Cool, I may give them a go. They do some cool Beetle decals. I'll get a beetle one day........

I've used MCI for my HS2 decals as they are like rocking horse poo. My favourite is my Hopper, but I will be doing another hornet at some point with customer decals.

Nice, I just bought a frog as well that needs some love. I'm not sure if it is original or a re-re. It has the antenna's missing as well, but £7 each on eBay is a bit much for pence worth of metal I can't blame you for making your own. I don't have the time to do that.