Penzes 7 Posted September 9, 2016 Interesting question, I would be also very interested in any other options than the HG. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mtbkym01 4008 Posted September 9, 2016 12 hours ago, LongRat said: Wondering if anyone has any good tips on alternative shocks for the Scorpion. I see lots of people have gone for the HGs and they are so smooth, but I would really prefer something a little more scale looking if possible, so smaller diameter like the kit shocks. After a couple of years of use mine need rebuilding after every couple of runs due to leaks, and the seals are a bit of a nightmare even when new frankly. What I am really looking for is something like the Boomerang Racing crawler shocks but they only seem to come in long lengths around 100mm, and we need more like 60mm for this car. You could check out RC4wd, they do lots of scale shocks at varying lengths, not sure if as short as 60, but have definitely seen 70 mm 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LongRat 616 Posted September 10, 2016 RC4WD is a good call - I trawled through their offerings but their shorter shocks are not oil damped. I believe the shortest oil-damped shock they sell is 70mm, which may be ok with extended mounts - but then the travel is only 12mm rather than the 15+ needed. Does anyone know the length of the HG shocks hole-to-hole and their travel? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
67CamaroSS 304 Posted January 10, 2017 Just finished mine. 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daveyb 40 Posted January 10, 2017 ^^^ that looks amazing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shenlonco 1156 Posted February 4, 2017 Who knew you can use tamiya wheels and tires on the scorpion! I just put heat shrink on the axle probably can use a brass pipe if you want and you must put the wheels on backwards with the front facing inside and they work! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
moffman 5752 Posted February 4, 2017 On 10/01/2017 at 7:44 AM, 67CamaroSS said: Just finished mine. Can I just say that scorpion look absolutely amazing brilliant job! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LongRat 616 Posted January 23, 2018 Thought I would update with some pics of my shock upgrade. Went for Boomerang Racing Type G shocks. Internal springs with functioning reservoirs. Top upgrade, needed some custom mounting parts to get them to the top of the cage though as they are 100mm long. Actually more realistic like this though! This setup has been raced maybe 5 times now, works great. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tamiya_1971 615 Posted February 17, 2018 I told myself I wouldn't buy a Kyosho unless the Progress was re-released but ended up with a brand new built Scorpion off eBay for $140 shipped. Too good to pass up. I was quite surprised to see such a great thread! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mongoose1983 3335 Posted March 26, 2018 On Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at 2:23 AM, SupraChrgd82 said: Nice paintjob! What is that front bumper? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Klausen 1197 Posted March 26, 2018 The front bumper is one of the bumpers that comes with the Beetle. Maybe it is also in the Scorpion kit, I don’t know. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mokei Kagaku 2706 Posted March 26, 2018 9 minutes ago, Klausen said: The front bumper is one of the bumpers that comes with the Beetle. Maybe it is also in the Scorpion kit, I don’t know. It's only included with the Beetle. Available as a spare part with item number SC244, which includes the Beetle front bumper and the rear body mounts (upper Cage parts) specific for the Beetle. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoolHands 816 Posted March 26, 2020 Right urgent bump, in the current crisis I’ve decided to build my scorpion. But what about the shocks are they really just going to flat out leak? Is there anything I can do to them while building to prevent leakage? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Raman36 1657 Posted April 4, 2020 On 3/26/2020 at 1:45 PM, CoolHands said: Right urgent bump, in the current crisis I’ve decided to build my scorpion. But what about the shocks are they really just going to flat out leak? Is there anything I can do to them while building to prevent leakage? Not put oil in them.. I messed with them for a long time, gave up and bought the HG update shocks. Those are a work of art 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoolHands 816 Posted April 4, 2020 I made them and so far not leaked (on the bench - not been run yet!). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites