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The side panels are 1.1mm thick and they are just a tiny fraction bigger in height and width than the decals. This is going on with my reinforcing: It isn't pretty but it works. Looking at it now it maybe a possibility to place the body directly on the shocktower at the rear.
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You can just make out the side panels in this picture:
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Correct. Will shoot you some photo's of the side panels and measure thickness for you once I get home in the evening. Foam pads first. Then added shoe goo and drywall tape. Now I'm using a strip of lexan between the bodyclips and the body both under and over the body. Will shoot you some photo's. I think I'm using the highest mounting points up front and the lowest at the back now.
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Yes, build from a re-release SB kit. The side panels / number boards are part of the "tool bag". They come in white and you apply a decal with a black background on them. Feel slightly thicker than your standard lexan. Back of the car is a bit high on my first picture. Later I put some foam rings on the front body posts for height. Much better. You need to strengthen the body around the body posts on the back. Otherwise your body will crack if you are going to run your car (mine did).
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Following with interest. Such a nice car. Holds up well too. Looking foward to your progress!
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Owww. And I got my boss a shelfqueen: Just because he bought himself one of those 911 Dakar's in Rothmans livery.
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Almost ten months since the last post in my dedicated project thread. No good. But a lot has happened in between. Not much RC related activity in the first months of the year. We ran what we had and slowly build the TT-02 for the now 7yo. Finished it somewhere in the spring: During the first run he broke the rear spoiler. As expected. Repaired it with a tie wrap. Two RC's were invited to join us on our summer holiday to Denmark and Sweden. They were use a lot on the Swedish gravel: As you can see the Midnight Pumpkin is a bit nose heavy. So once we got home I hopped-up the now 5yo's Midnight Pumpkin with a set of genuine CVA's: It drives a lot better now and the 5yo is getting the hang of it. If he stays interested I'm afraid we have to upgrade him to another car in the future... A lot of interesting cars were re-re-released this year. Because I bought an Egress, Top Force and Avante and pre-ordered a Super Astute some other cars had to go. So the Mad Fighter, Frog, Super Champ and Twin Detonator were put up for sale. Wasn't looking for the jackpot and as a result they all sold quick on our local online marketplace: During one of the last warm days in September I painted the Top Force body. It came out looking beautiful if you ask me: Stunning car and looking forward to building it over the winter. Maybe I also start building the Egress, Avante and Super Astute and paint them next spring. The Top Force will be a runner. The other cars will become shelfqueens in my office. Today we drove the 5yo's Midnight Pumpkin, the 7yo's TT-02 and Stadium Blitzer and my XV-01 and Monster Racer. I was using my new Futaba 3PV that I got for my birtday for the first time and like it a lot. Had a great afternoon! Ans this is were we are now. Beside the 5 cars we ran today we have a GF-01, a Madcap and a Mad Bull as runners. The GF-01 is the 7yo's foul weather car, the Madcap is my buggy and the Mad Bull is the spare car we let other kids drive. Have to get those 3 cars out of the closet and make them ready again so we have 8 runners ready to go. Still enjoying the hobby and the forum!
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Thank you for writing down your story!
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Today may be the last day with good weather before autumn sets in. So I gathered all my courage and started painting my Top Force body... Painting is definately not my favourite part of the hobby. It feels like a chore to me with an always unknown outcome. But this one turned out okay. And done is better than perfect! PS17 backed with silver. The car will be my winter build, so painting really had to happen now, and become a runner.
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Fitted CVA's to the 5yo's Midnight Pumpkin. I assume lots of you appreciate the Midnight Pumpkin for what it is but I wouldn't pick it for a young kid again. They crash a lot resulting in broken servosaver horns, broken shocks, broken body mounts and stripped rear suspension mounting points... With a 45T motor. A Mad Bull is certainly more durable. But the Midnight Pumpkin is ready again. So let's go!
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I vote Stadium Blitzer! Blitzer Beetle kit, Stadium Blitzer G-parts tree, Rock Socker body, Stadium Blitzer decals, Stadium Blitzer wheels / front tyres and Schumacher Vee 4 rear tyres. it has proven almost indestructible in the hands of our 7yo.