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    Not my favourite buggy by any means, but under the shell are they exactly the same as any other thundershot chassis (other than mono or dual front shock of course )? Can the thundershot or terra scorcher body be fitted? 

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    I ran my blitzer last week for the first time... Fitted with a modified DT-02 sand viper shell and wing as I didn't want my boys to destroy the beetle shell. Turns out they're better drivers than me anyway :D

    Found it very stable, good fun, easy to handle, and pretty decent ground clearance. All on stock silvercan and NiMH. 

    And yes, you could fit standard buggy wheels but the front would need other uprights or some spacers, and you would lose ground clearance and probably stability too. 

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    Slightly OT question, but do any other cars, apart from the hotshot series, have front and rear ends that mount on the sides, like the hotshot? From what I can see, most if not all modern cars have the gearbox mount through the bottom of the main chassis. Just thinking that sideways mounted might be easier for a custom chassis build?

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    Looks like another interesting project! Have seen other custom hotshot chassis, and it's something I'd like to try myself one day. Can't understand why you didn't use the chassis box for a template though? And would there be any benefit to lengthening the chassis?

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    22 hours ago, alvinlwh said:

    Personally, I will never apply chrome paint on the inside as it will not look right through the PC. 

    So, do chrome paints for polycarbonate still look shiny and chrome when painted on the outside? Because most other colours look shinier when painted on the inside, don't they? If that's the case, then I might try the silver on the insde with chrome on the outside, I could get away with standard silver which would be much more useful to me in general than a can of expensive chrome, and use my molotow chrome pen on the outside...

     

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    thanks! so, are they any good? what is spares availability like? Are there any parts that are impossible or expensive to get hold of? worth it as a project for 30 quid or should I not bother? Is that a crack in the chassis under the motor (have found pics of others with the same crack, not sure if it's by design or a common failure point)?

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    I have googled and googled and just not turned anything up in the size and format that I need...  something like a "Goodyear" or "Michelin", yellow lettering on clear background, aprox. 7 to 8 cm long. Something like the "Michelin" from the Michelin Pilot Escort Rally would work, I know I can buy the whole sticker set but I only need the yellow Michelin writing!

    Anyone know where I can find some?

  21. Posted

    I have googled and googled and just not turned anything up in the size and format that I need...  something like a "Goodyear" or "Michelin", yellow lettering on clear background, aprox. 7 to 8 cm long. Something like the "Michelin" from the Michelin Pilot Escort Rally would work, I know I can buy the whole sticker set but I only need the yellow Michelin writing!

    Anyone know where I can find some?

  22. Posted

    quick question that appeared in my mind yesterday - has anyone painted a shell in the same colour, then masked off different areas and used different backing colours? for example black and white backing to the different parts of the same main colour? It must have an effect, but is it noticeable? what about more layers of colour in the areas to be backed with black, and fewer colour layers in the areas backed with white?

     

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    I'm not sure it can be built 4wd, looks like the only change between fwd and rwd is to attach the steering servo to the other set of wheels, and turn the shell round the other way? Steering arms, etc will be built on one end or the other as needed. 4 wheel steer might be a possibility though?

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    I have a couple of random questions that it would be nice to have answers for!

    Will PS55 flat clear on the outside of a shell painted with a metallic on the inside completely hide the metallic effect and make it look just like a standard colour?

    What's the closest colour combination to a metallic version of PS3 light blue? I have PS16 metallic blue, and would like something matching but in a "light blue" shade

    thanks!

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