hotshot kid 1 Posted February 18, 2010 hi all, have been a member on here since 2005 and never started a thread so heres my 1st!!!!! my scorcher came from dinball, was 1 of the 1s with the dodgy rear cage oooooh, all them lovely new parts time to open all the lovely blister packs!! my girlfreind posing with it got my dad involved, last time he built 1 was 1980 radio box brand new exhaust, how nice me posing with it, hehe is all working, will be painted in the red and yellow livery and will get lots of use as tamiya intended!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gamester 1 Posted February 18, 2010 Awesome first post! Nice build up also. You might want to get those red eyes checked out by a doctor Lol, just joking of course Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hotshot kid 1 Posted February 18, 2010 Awesome first post! Nice build up also. You might want to get those red eyes checked out be a doctor Lol, just joking or course um.... im evil lol, i always get red eyes in photos!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jubaluba 0 Posted February 18, 2010 Good reading/viewing. And a very nice collection. Maybe it is an evil Scorcher too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1Zook 10 Posted February 19, 2010 Good write-up and love the shelves too...and what's on them, especially the Hotshot. Nice one! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hotshot kid 1 Posted February 19, 2010 Good write-up and love the shelves too...and what's on them, especially the Hotshot. Nice one! on the shelves... origional wild willy bought by my dad when i was born hardly got used and now a shelf queen origional hotshot bought by my dad, used when new in the tamiya series, now restored shelf queen re release brat, birthday present from the girly freind, gets used origional scorcher built from bits to a high standard with my dads origional shell origional ford ranger, with blackfoot shell, gets used and abused! re release rough rider body on origonal chassis with superchamp rear end, gets used and now the re release scorcher which will get used Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shodog 1835 Posted February 19, 2010 Looks great. I haven't been folowing the SS10 real close. What is the dodgy cage? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cooltoys 129 Posted February 19, 2010 Nice collection.. Can't wait to get a hold of one of those too... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hotshot kid 1 Posted February 19, 2010 What is the dodgy cage? the good people at tamiya drilled the mounting holes in the wrong place.... heres more pics taken with my origional scorcher Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
casethejoint 296 Posted February 20, 2010 Great pics! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hotshot kid 1 Posted February 20, 2010 Great pics! cheers dude! heres a video of its maiden voyage, runing on a little 2800 lipo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skottoman 306 Posted February 20, 2010 Great video! That thing haul A$$! Fast one.... Careful not to roll the body before you even paint it! Cheers, Skottoman Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
novaturbo 0 Posted February 22, 2010 That looks really fast for a 540 motor! Good times Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hotshot kid 1 Posted March 9, 2010 heres the update you have all been waiting for.. got the body back from my mates body shop, in a gorgeous yellow, perfect finish!!!!! masked it off and painted the red, spot on finish!!!! started removing the masking tape and DISASTER!!!!!!!!!!!!! the yellow just peeled off like the shell on a hard boiled egg, am so frustrated with it now have to pic it all off and start again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VagabondStarJXF 350 Posted March 9, 2010 Oh man. Major bummer there dude. What paint did he use? I guess, as the only plus point, at least it peels off cleanly so that you have a fresh base to start from again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hotshot kid 1 Posted March 9, 2010 Oh man. Major bummer there dude. What paint did he use? I guess, as the only plus point, at least it peels off cleanly so that you have a fresh base to start from again. yeh, it could have been a lot worse, he painted it at work with car paint (it got put in with a yellow seat ibiza) it was just painted on with no primer so just peeled off, been picking it off all evening. going to do it myself this time. will plastic prime 1st an then go over it as im sure there will be some wet n dry required!!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
highflyer 73 Posted March 9, 2010 Great thread, love the build and the video .. Sorry to see the first paint job did not work out, but you will sort it out. You give me inspiration to build mine eventhough its race season.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hotshot kid 1 Posted March 27, 2010 finally finised the scorcher ss10 today, took pictures when i finished it, then took it outside and rolled it!!! ah well i bought it to use so mu original could sit pretty!! i did swap the sexhausts tho so my original has the proper 1 before i broke it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hotshot kid 1 Posted March 28, 2010 finally got to get out and have some fun!!!!!!!!!! vids pics Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tamiya monkey 243 Posted March 28, 2010 Really enjoyed reading this thread, cheers for posting. its nice to see someone running one, im hoping to get myself one next month. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites