Chris.B's Sand Scorcher Build

[Busdriver 6438]

1 minute ago, JimBear said:

The Ranger looks great, @Busdriver! As does the the scruffy one - two quite different styles but still very Tamiya both of them.

I've always sort of wanted a Scorcher, but while I like the oldschool build, am I also put off by its oldschoolness, if you see what I mean. My (perhaps false) assumption is that when built stock and run, things would just fall off turning the corner (I mean, taped down servo?).

 

Strangely I’ve never lost a taped down servo! The Ranger on is bolted to ally angle and the Scorcher is double sided tape. The Old body is on  an MF-01X chassis, and you can use the Brat chassis as well if you want a more modern chassis!!

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18 minutes ago, Busdriver said:

The Old body is on  an MF-01X chassis, and you can use the Brat chassis as well if you want a more modern chassis!!

Aha ... I see - good to know that the "oldie" sits on an MF-01X chassis. I do have a Brat standing around, unused, but I haven't gotten past the steering issues (the tierods fall off all the time) and I think I'd need to do some modifications to get it acceptable. Or just get rid of it.

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Now the Buggy Champ tryes. The rims are the aluminium ones from Xtra Speed.

The body got a layer of primer in the meantime. So I hope, the Sand Scorcher gets some shape in the near future.