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Boddney

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  1. This. Scottsdale Arizona to Norwich Norfolk.
  2. Thanks everyone for the pointers, I’ve looked at all of them. All very interesting and so much information. I shall practice the shell cutting, painting and detailing on the Beetle shell I think. It may be slower to the end game but probably safer. I’ve looked at loads on YouTube as suggested by @novicelad and none of them use the curved scissors but mainly use the ‘score & snap’ method. My scissoring is pretty poor to be fair (due to fat fingers) as whittnessed by my Christmas wrapping. Lol. Now that I have everything I ordered I have started the M-06 build. I wish I had done that little bit more research before purchasing the M-06 as I really should have found the mid engine chassis that @firefoxussrwas chatting about further up. Never mind. I know Tamiya stuff a bit so probably best to stick to what I understand. As for the post holes @Jason1145 I’m really taken with the idea of stealth mounts as it’s a new thing on the market (to me) as there was no such thing about when I was a lad. Some reviews say they’re good, some say bad. There’s only one way to find out. Bod Picture of progress so far. Diff, gearbox built, motor fitted and all fitted to the chassis. A very happy and therapeutic 2 hours.
  3. The new shell arrived today from the States I’m really happy with but now terrified that I’ll make a mess of it. My head says I want someone to do it for me. My heart says I have to give it a go or I’ll forever regret it. So, possible car wreck coming.
  4. Wow thanks for all that info but being a Newbie I didn’t understand much of it at all. Lol. I will do though once I’ve researched everything you said👍
  5. Thanks everyone. No pressure then. I don’t think it will be very good being as it’s my first attempt as an ageing teenager with dimming eyesight. I’ll just take my time and see how it turns out. I’m really quite excited though waiting for the postman to bring my U.S Mail. Bod
  6. Ssshhhh!!! The wife might here you. (That’s mine, not yours lol)
  7. Hi, I’m new here as some of you may have seen in the General Discussion Room. I have built a Tamiya Super Sabre in the past during my teenage years and now that I’m 45 I thought I’d revisit the RC model building world to recreate my weekend play car, an MR2 Mk1 so I thought I’d start a build thread and see how I get on. The eBay listing for the MR2 shell said it fitted a Tamiya M-06 chassis so my choices where a Midnight Pumpkin Lowride or VW Beetle. I love old cars more than custom motors so I went for the Beetle. My first worry was that once I was home with the kit I noticed it was 1/10 and that the shell I ordered from the States was 1/12. So I joined this forum as I hadn’t even started yet and already had confused myself with different chassis lengths, wheelbases and scale. You guys jumped straight on it and put me right with the things I needed to know. Thanks. Anyway, after reading loads of stuff on here I realise that the best thing to do when building kits is to follow the instructions and not jump ahead. So in true Boddney style I started at section 26 page 15 and built the wheels and tyres as I had a spare half hour to myself at the weekend. Lol 😂 I’ve pictured the kit and the MR2 shell and a picture of my weekend car for inspiration along with my impatient instruction jump. Hope to get back to you with more soon. Bod.
  8. Don’t let my Mrs see that @Jason1145. She already wants to know why a grown up has gone out and spent a load of money on a ‘toy car’. Women eh? I’ll never understand them. Lol
  9. Wow, so much help in such a short time. Thanks to all. I’ve ordered the MR2 shell and it’s been dispatched from Scottsdale Arizona. It may take a while but I’m really looking forward to getting stuck in to the project. I’m going to take it really slow as I have a tendency to rush things and get it wrong so I want to avoid that. Thanks again. Love you all already. X
  10. Oh h.e.l.l., that’s a bit like talking to me about the space/time paradox.Lol So are you saying that because the shells are different scale, so overall different size, they both may well fit on the chassis that is set at one length?
  11. That was the feeling I got. I’ve always used wheelbase as the ‘between hub’ measurement. Makes it confusing when the correct terms are not used. Thanks @OCD for your input and reassurance.
  12. Thanks Turnip. What about the wheelbase issue. Is wheelbase the same as length?
  13. Hi everyone, I’m new here and this is my first post. I have built a few Tamiya RC kits when I was in my teens and now I’m 45 I’m gonna have another crack at it. Here is the help I need. I want to build a replica(ish) of my weekend car, a 1987 MR2 Mk1. I found the shell on eBay in a U.S Shop. The description said I would need a Tamiya M-06 chassis. I went to my local model shop and the guy there said I had a choice of a Midnight Pumpkin Lowride or a VW Beetle. I’m into my old cars so I went for the Beetle. Here comes the problem. When I went to order the MR2 shell I noticed that it was a 1/12 scale and the Beetle is 1/10 scale. The ironic thing is that the Pumpkin is 1/12. Now, will the MR2 shell fit on the 1/10 M-06 chassis and if so will the wheels look to big for the shell? Obviously my other option is to exchange the Beetle for the Pumpkin but I’d rather not. The wheel base for the shell is 210mm and the chassis can be adjusted to 210mm long. Is this the same thing? Any opinions welcome. Thanks, Bod
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