Buggy Champ Build #2

[mechplas 0]

Does it work?

Did the rubber do the trick?

Looking awesome!!!

Badboy

It works great. Its a pain to put it together cause you need to compress the silicone tubing. But once secured, its stiff and will not move a nano!

[lee1980 71]

My roll cage does the same to never noticed it when assembling! will have to try the silicone trick to!

Thanks Mechplas

[SGNAS 0]

I received mine from Fusion Hobbies on Friday. In between work, chores and kiddy care I've managed to put it together but not paint.

I've had a Sand Scorcher from new, all the way back to 80/81.

It's now very used but totally original, and a good reference point to the new BC.

On opening the Buggy Champ I could nearly understand the NIB collectors. The blister packs really set the kit off. I was a bit dissapointed that the bag headers did not have the vehicle outline and bag contents on them.

Having taken the Sand Scorcher to bits so mant times in my teens I could have built most of it without the instructions.

One of the great things about these early kits is the modular assembly. You can make sub assemblies out of instruction order and assemble them onto the chassis as they are ready. For example, I wanted to use sealant on the gearbox halves and covers, but could not find any in my workshop. So I built up all the wheels, roll cage and front suspension first. Then on Saturday I got some instant gasket and assembled the gearbox. Voila, vehicle complete

In my opinion ALL the metal castings are from new moulds. The lines are much crisper, edges squarer etc.

There is no fault with the front axles, its the wheels I tried original SS, Sand Rover and F150 wheels and they fit with no play. The BC ones do.

I think the gear and motor covers have been modified too.

I have not got and original RR body to compare to, and in 30 years I have not seen one in the flesh. Everyone I knew back then used SS bodies as they had a better chance of rolling back onto the wheels if you flipped during a race (or when the vehicle was at full radio range). What strikes me is that the RR looks "super scale" compared to the SS, likw one is 1/10th and the other 1/12th.

Loved building it, can't wait to finish painting and use it!

Oh, and in true 12 year old fashion I managed to get grease AND threadlock smears on the outside of the box, so it matches my original SS. Now I think I should probably put the body in the box when I spray it (to prevent overspray getting on everything). How many people did that "back in the day"

[mechplas 0]

I received mine from Fusion Hobbies on Friday. In between work, chores and kiddy care I've managed to put it together but not paint.

I've had a Sand Scorcher from new, all the way back to 80/81.

It's now very used but totally original, and a good reference point to the new BC.

On opening the Buggy Champ I could nearly understand the NIB collectors. The blister packs really set the kit off. I was a bit dissapointed that the bag headers did not have the vehicle outline and bag contents on them.

Having taken the Sand Scorcher to bits so mant times in my teens I could have built most of it without the instructions.

One of the great things about these early kits is the modular assembly. You can make sub assemblies out of instruction order and assemble them onto the chassis as they are ready. For example, I wanted to use sealant on the gearbox halves and covers, but could not find any in my workshop. So I built up all the wheels, roll cage and front suspension first. Then on Saturday I got some instant gasket and assembled the gearbox. Voila, vehicle complete

In my opinion ALL the metal castings are from new moulds. The lines are much crisper, edges squarer etc.

There is no fault with the front axles, its the wheels I tried original SS, Sand Rover and F150 wheels and they fit with no play. The BC ones do.

I think the gear and motor covers have been modified too.

I have not got and original RR body to compare to, and in 30 years I have not seen one in the flesh. Everyone I knew back then used SS bodies as they had a better chance of rolling back onto the wheels if you flipped during a race (or when the vehicle was at full radio range). What strikes me is that the RR looks "super scale" compared to the SS, likw one is 1/10th and the other 1/12th.

Loved building it, can't wait to finish painting and use it!

Oh, and in true 12 year old fashion I managed to get grease AND threadlock smears on the outside of the box, so it matches my original SS. Now I think I should probably put the body in the box when I spray it (to prevent overspray getting on everything). How many people did that "back in the day"

Thanks for sharing all that. So its possible that the thickness of the plastic wheels of the BC is off, and not the axle!!

The instant gasket you mentioned, are they like the RTV (red) hi-temp liquid gasket? I ended up applying GOOP on my gear box.