Merc 190e

[minimadgriff]

evening,

When i bought a RS200 Nitro off ebay, I got a mint unpainted Merc 190e with it. The only company i can find that make a 190e is Tamiya. This may be the case but the strange thing is, is that this Merc shell looks made for the RS200 chassis. fits perfectly.

Any ideas who else made the shell? or do you have pics of the tamiya version? reason i ask is because i need the rear wing for it.

Thanks

Ben

[blakeatron]

i know i have seen another make, but cant remember for the life of me who made it.

a pic would help!

for a pic of tamiya - check the showrooms on here!

[minimadgriff]

heres some pics.

just got to give it a final wipe down onside then its going to my mates bodys shop to be done ine tamiya yellow

I think its wider than the Tamiya version.

[Wrc action]

yep its wider than the tamiya ones, Perhaps kyosho as they are the only brand that I can remember with an rs200 shell.

Back in the early 90's kyosho used 250mm wide chassis for scale 1/10 derived from a buggy then where highly effective espically as rally cars.

Tho died out when the conventional 190mm wide tamiya width came in,

Cheers Ryck

[minimadgriff]

even though its a rs200 chassis the merc fits it better! the wheels stick out abit on the RS200 where as they fill the arches of the merc.

[markbt73]

It's probably Kyosho. I'm pretty sure I remember seeing a Kyosho Mercedes 190E kit, around the same time as the RS200. One of those Ultima-based on-road cars like the Corvette ZR1.

[terry.sc]

The body is the Parma Mercedes 190.

In the early 90s long before the touring cars we are all familiar with these days we all ran on road by fitting a touring car shell to a lowered buggy. Mercedes shells were made by Parma, Frewer, Racecraft, Bolink, Sarik and others. It has to be at least 10 years since they were popular and I do know the last one of those Parma Mercedes shells that were available in the UK is now in my workshop.

Kyosho made a Mercedes 190E kit, but it was a 1/20th scale Mini Stocker

[minimadgriff]

thanks for the info. so there is no chance of me getting a rear wing let alone another shell.

[Mouton]

Graupner has also made a 190 Evo (DTM) body. I have not seen a regular 190E body, though.

[ryanbored]

Fairly sure traxxas did one in the early 90's too. Looks very familiar. It was on their 2wd touring car chassis, and looked about 1/9 or bigger scale.

[minimadgriff]

ive been searching and I cant find one anywhere,