joeling 1611 Posted December 11, 2020 Back in 1987, I was in secondary school in Singapore. I manged to persuade my parents to get me a Hotshot the year before. I wanted something more race oriented even though I have never raced and will likely never see any track time. Well, I did see track time but that was nearly 20 years in the making. Anyway, I managed to pester my folks to purchase an Optima Mid which I still have until today. Shortly after that acquisition, I heard that the Mid had taken second place in the worlds. Very impressive. Who was the culprit that beat my beloved Mid ? Non other than this Schumacher Cat that I'd never even heard of. The car that beat my Mid. Much hate. If not for this car, the Mid would have world champion. Fast forward to 2017, the CAT XLS was re released. I purchased 1 kit on a whim, did not purchase any hop ups at all. Left it in the store for years until last month. Saw some Youtube videos of Masami driving a re re CAT XLS. Decided that it was finally time to make an attempt on the CAT XLS. Started with the body 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joeling 1611 Posted December 12, 2020 Apologies, fell asleep half way through this. Putting on stickers Shorty packs Mistake ! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joeling 1611 Posted December 12, 2020 Moved the battery forward to try to reduce F/R imbalance Modification done 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joeling 1611 Posted December 12, 2020 Painted some bodies 10 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reedydriver 148 Posted December 12, 2020 Wonderful buggy, wonderful bodies ! With alloy eccentrics and pro transmission - yes Great job! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grotty Otty 868 Posted December 15, 2020 Great job on those bodies, clever idea moving the battery forward too. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reedydriver 148 Posted December 17, 2020 Beautiful! BEAUTIFUL ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joeling 1611 Posted December 18, 2020 RIT dye bath - Scarlet Less than a minute in the bath 2-3 minutes in the bath Which ones ? Left or right ? Primer then black then metallic silver. Tamiya TS paint 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joeling 1611 Posted December 19, 2020 Pink car is done. Painted the undertray today. I call it the pork belly 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joeling 1611 Posted December 19, 2020 No feel Better 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joeling 1611 Posted December 20, 2020 Any feels for modern 2.2 wheels on the CAT XLS ? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joeling 1611 Posted December 28, 2020 Day 7 of quarantine in Australia. Scheming to build another one with extra body. Undertray will be PS6 so the extra body needs to match. What do u think of this color scheme ? Of course, things can only happen after day 14 when I escape from the hotel. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joeling 1611 Posted January 18, 2021 Quarantine over and I am a free man again. Went ahead with the build. Low humidity helps with the paint drying. Dyed some white wheels golden yellow 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Robert5000 928 Posted January 18, 2021 Brilliant stuff! Nice to see some non-box art XLS's! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joeling 1611 Posted January 23, 2021 Quick run in the backyard 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joeling 1611 Posted January 23, 2021 CAT in the shade CAT in the Sun https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/aa189/joeling39/IMG-5476.jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joeling 1611 Posted February 18, 2021 Start getting into the modern kits... 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joeling 1611 Posted March 3, 2021 Installed MCI stickers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joeling 1611 Posted March 3, 2021 Just about the limit of my meagre painting ability. Firefox scheme for stock. Microsoft / Escort Mk II scheme for mod :-) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joeling 1611 Posted March 4, 2021 Installed the MCI replica stickered XLS body & wing to the kit Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joeling 1611 Posted May 4, 2023 Pandemic nearly under control and Schumacher re re the ProCat last year. Time to get busy. I may actually race it. Very exciting. First up, the bodies. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joeling 1611 Posted May 4, 2023 Need some help with the shocks. What springs & shock oil weight front and back for the following situations : 1) tropics 30+ deg C 2) cold weathe in the teens Much appreciated. Oh, track is rough medium sized dirt track. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites