Project No1 & Monster Energy SS Mk2
Hi All, as promised from last post the build pictures for the Mk2 SS (Monster Energy) and the Mk1 SS.
Both SRB chassis where stripped and fully cleaned, the Mk1 body was cleaned and the paint stripped using the (De-Solv-It) remover, this worked very well :-)
The Mk2 is a re-re body but needed some work also, like filling and sanding the mold joints and messy edges then covered in x3 white primmer.
The Mk1 is still to be painted, but all is original except the wheels/tyres, even the front bumper still has the huge crack in it from its running years.
Hope you enjoy the pics and comments welcome as always :-)
P.s. the eagle eyed among you will notice on both chassis the front and rear dampers are the wrong way around, this did give both the HOT-ROD look but have since been changed as the manual.
Together
Mk1 before the work
Mk2 filling and sanding
Cleaned and ready for the re-build
De-Solv-It
Under-coat
Rear/s of the year
Mk2 chassis
Mk2 & Mk1 chassis (Mk2 on the left)
Paint time
If you liked those pictures, you should see these...
Monster Energy SS Mk2
Comments
mymonsterbeetleisbroken
Nice work on the body! Liking the colour too
hot rod
lots of work been done here buddy and looking good . Have a monster beetle shell to strip and so does the de-solv-it work that well ? very impressed. Do you need to submerge the shell or do you just paint it on ?
GingerSpice
Hot-Rod just paint on and leave for 5mins wash of and repeat, keep repeating untill all paint removed, wear rubber gloves and out-side
Thanks for comments 
hot rod
thanks for the info mate and agree about the colour you have used looks good. Regards hot rod
SRB Bloke
Great to see the differences on the shells, two great additions to your collection
MAD-BEE
I NEED A SAND SCORCHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have still not got a sand scorcher!!!!
Looking forward to the outcome of yours buddy!!
and very jelous!!
The scorcher is my next buy??
I like the look of that green!
Cheers buddy.
JWeston
Nice work Mark. Such fun shells to work on. I've got some of that de solv it stuff. Have yet to give a whirl though.
slimmy
Nice lot of sand scorchers. They sure came clean with that graffiti remover.
GingerSpice
All, thanks for comments, JW it is very good but depending on how many layers of paint will determin how many times you will need to repeat. At moment the original body has still not been touched since the paint strip.
It may well go Blue/White box-art for the simple reason is that i have wanted one ever since i first seen it on the shelf all them years ago and seeing as the other body is now Green/White/Gun-metel then box-art will be the right choice for the vintage model
delux
Looking good! Technically they'd be called an original scorcher and a rere. A mk1 scorcher is generally the early original release that had the screws in the front uprights and double bearings in the rear. The later original ss is known as the mk2. The 2011 release is just called the rere ss..
GingerSpice
Delux thanks for the comment, my Mk1 has the screws in the front my Mk2 has'nt and i have been continplating a re-re for my 9year old but they are real good fun, thanks mate
ShayD
Excellent work ... I still like that freakey MkI shell, with it's mad decal arrangement ... all the best with the paint jobs! ...
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