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Has Anyone Purchased A Chevron Models Body Set?

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hi everybody. i was on ebay just checking out a few lexan bodyset and ran across a bugatti eb110 clear body. the manufacturer is a company in japan call chevron models. i went to their website and checked out what they had to offer and the body sets they have looks very high quality and i might be interested in purchasing one. i was wondering if anyone have purchased from them before or if anyone knows who distributes the body sets in the u.s.? their website is www.chevronmodels.com and i tried translating the page but no luck. thanks for the help.

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I dont think they have disties, just based in Jap/HK i think, i have a couple of them NIP, look quite good, not used one yet tho.

Cheers

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I owned a Countach and Stratos a few years back and whilst the detail on the shells were great, the quality of the decals for headlights etc weren't so good - the were more of a black and white 'line' drawing of the lights than a photorealistic decal like Tamiya does.

Looking at their newer shells they seem to have improved, but I can't see the Bugatti on their site, so not sure if it's an old or a new model.

Getting hold of the shells is a bit of a pain, we went through an EBay seller in Japan in the end, although RCMart/Dinball do sometimes list them.

Here's a couple of Chevron shells to give you an idea;

http://www.tamiyaclub.com/showroom_model.a...20147&id=60

http://www.tamiyaclub.com/showroom_model.a...20783&id=60

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Monster Mini is popular down these parts, the racers usually find regular supply from Rainbow10.

this is their current inventory list for Chevron:-

3713437100017,chevron models,3500YEN,MSL017 CITY TURBO 2 R BODY

3713437130023,chevron models,800YEN,RCP023 TA-05 COOLING DACT

3713437130026,chevron models,800YEN,RCP026 M03 REAR BODY SUPPORT

3713437138008,chevron models,3500YEN,MSL021 MONSTER M BODY

3713437138009,chevron models,3500YEN,MSL023 SUBARU360 BODY

3713437138017,chevron models,3200YEN,FSL025W F103RM/LM F1-08 BODY SET(WHITE WING)

3713437138056,chevron models,4000YEN,FSL029K F103RM/R104 F-110 BODY(BLACK WING)

3713437138057,chevron models,800YEN,RCP029 F103RM/F104 F1 MULTI DIFFUSER

3713437138059,chevron models,600YEN,STS014 F104 BS F1 GREEN TIRE RING TIRE LOGO STICKER

Believe the Bugatti would have been 8+ yrs ago and highly likely no longer in production.

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I've had a couple of the Chevron Monster M Mini bodyshells. They are equal to Tamiya in lexan quality/thickness, easy to cut and file, nice to paint, stickers just as good, and similarly robust when being enthusiastically driven!

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thanks for the info guys. after looking on their website, i might consider getting a lancia 037 body and the celica turbo gr5 body. i would get the tamiya version of the lancia but after seeing the kit prices, they are out of my range for now. from what i can interpret from the website, the bodies fit the 190mm and 200mm chassis so it would be a perfect fit for the ta03 i'm building.

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Monster Mini is popular down these parts, the racers usually find regular supply from Rainbow10.

this is their current inventory list for Chevron:-

3713437100017,chevron models,3500YEN,MSL017 CITY TURBO 2 R BODY

3713437130023,chevron models,800YEN,RCP023 TA-05 COOLING DACT

3713437130026,chevron models,800YEN,RCP026 M03 REAR BODY SUPPORT

3713437138008,chevron models,3500YEN,MSL021 MONSTER M BODY

3713437138009,chevron models,3500YEN,MSL023 SUBARU360 BODY

3713437138017,chevron models,3200YEN,FSL025W F103RM/LM F1-08 BODY SET(WHITE WING)

3713437138056,chevron models,4000YEN,FSL029K F103RM/R104 F-110 BODY(BLACK WING)

3713437138057,chevron models,800YEN,RCP029 F103RM/F104 F1 MULTI DIFFUSER

3713437138059,chevron models,600YEN,STS014 F104 BS F1 GREEN TIRE RING TIRE LOGO STICKER

Believe the Bugatti would have been 8+ yrs ago and highly likely no longer in production.

Where did you find those, I am not able to see them at all, maybe my search skills are rubbish :D

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Where did you find those, I am not able to see them at all, maybe my search skills are rubbish :)

goto Shopping - Today's Inventoy List (i think they mean InventoRy, but the slip-o-tongue is apt)

click one of the categories and it'll give you a text dump of today's stock :D

ahh that's how olden days SQL used to work... send it a query and it'll shoot back the results - nice, quick & easy

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thanks for the info guys. after looking on their website, i might consider getting a lancia 037 body and the celica turbo gr5 body. i would get the tamiya version of the lancia but after seeing the kit prices, they are out of my range for now. from what i can interpret from the website, the bodies fit the 190mm and 200mm chassis so it would be a perfect fit for the ta03 i'm building.

i hope its a TA03R or at least uses the shorter front shock tower :D

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goto Shopping - Today's Inventoy List (i think they mean InventoRy, but the slip-o-tongue is apt)

click one of the categories and it'll give you a text dump of today's stock :D

ahh that's how olden days SQL used to work... send it a query and it'll shoot back the results - nice, quick & easy

Excellent, thanks heaps :)

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Excellent, thanks heaps :D

Reminds me of a computer motherboard for a till computer I serviced at work, right next to the CMOS battery there was an etching : "BATTELY", Made in Japan :)

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i hope its a TA03R or at least uses the shorter front shock tower :D

i have both, 3 ta03r's and 3 ta03f's chassis. i don't know how the bodies would look on a ta02, those are for my supra gt projects. i had contacted you about some custom decal sets and i figured that you were super busy to respond :) .

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ahh that u George? :D

all on simmer still, spare time been rare lately ... luckily 'save' some of it by surfing TC whilst mobile these days but touchscreen typing is a pain

back 2 u shortly

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ahh that u George? :)

all on simmer still, spare time been rare lately ... luckily 'save' some of it by surfing TC whilst mobile these days but touchscreen typing is a pain

back 2 u shortly

i really know the feeling. like i said before, no hurry. you can't rush greatness :( . as for the body sets, do you think stellar models carry them or possibly special order them? after looking at them again, i really would like to get the lancia 037 shell and the celica turbo gr5 too.

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