[Retrofit of a Striker]

All parts came out of the washing machine. They look really good. Only the brightness of the white body...

 

i can not upload pics? 🤔

[Retrofit of a Striker]

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 😂😂

 

 

[Retrofit of a Striker]

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 💪🏻😁

[Retrofit of a Striker]

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. 

[Retrofit of a Striker]

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