Mad Hopper DE

All parts came out of the washing machine. They look really good. Only the brightness of the white body... i can not upload pics? 🤔

Thanks Taffer for your answer. OMG 😲 i have to paint 😞 I thought mechanical restoration only. Ok i will try to get used in painting 💪🏻 This will destroy all my timeline 😂😂

I know how to paint and work with ABS 😉 my question was a bit different. What is better for keeping the value? (Not talking about money but makes it more original) Paint - looks better, but not original no Paint - doesn’t look that good but is original 😬🙈 About the suspension: Is the blue one similar to the Mad Fighter? I know the yellow ones are better - but this is not a every day car 😉 and sometimes it is absolutely amazing to go back to the roots 💪🏻😁

Thanks for your interest guys 👍🏻 BODY: Yes someone did some modifications 😩. But it is not THAT bad. With new decals only 1 or 2 holes are visible. There is no crack under the aluminum parts. My questions: - Suspension: should i use the existing yellow one? Or looking for original? Are this the same as from a Mad Fighter? - Color: I am not a friend of chemical bleaching things. But is it allowed to paint such a Body white? 🤔 or is it something blasphemic? (If i paint i can close all holes of the aluminum🤨) The only upgrade i want to do are the bearings.

Dear Colleagues, i am quite new here and this is my first post. After 20 years out of RC cars a project with my small son brought me back to Tamiya 🤗. It is great to find this old vintage cars in the net and retrofit them. 💪🏻 Ok our latest project: The Striker This is the actual state now we start disassembling. Cu the next days :-) Jochen