Vintage Rough Rider Restoration complete!

[Nickaford]

Finally complete!  Thanks to Jonny Retro’s painting and decal tips on Tamiyabase. I have to say that I am pretty chuffed with the result as a novice 😁.

The only thing to sort (apart from the rear dampers !) is the rear body clip - it is about 5mm out and so the clip doesn’t fit around the roll bar - possibly an issue with mix of original and re-re components?

[Willy iine]

Very nice!

I don't know about the chassis, but the bar does not look out of place at all.  

[Nickaford]

1 hour ago, Willy iine said:

Very nice!

I don't know about the chassis, but the bar does not look out of place at all.  

Thanks - it looks ok from the outside but the roll bar is in the wrong place!

[mike in pa]

Oh c'mon man, no antenna? LOL

[Nickaford]

4 minutes ago, mike in pa said:

Oh c'mon man, no antenna? LOL

I do need to get one 😁

[Nick G]

My Sand Scorcher, original from early 80's , has a monster beetle body on from long before the Scorcher RERE. I've had to use a spacer on the rear clip too despite drilling the holes for the clip using the marks on the shell.  Very strange ! I assumed that the roll bar was bent as I used to drive it very hard back then, but maybe not.

 

Nick