1999 HPI Nitro RS4 Racer - DeTomaso Pantera
HPI Nitro RS4 Racer I built in around 1999 as a 12 year old.
My second proper RC after a Tamiya 911 GT1. It's in good shape but haven't run it in a long time after the pull start broke.
Used to run a blue Corvette body but fitted the Pantera after I recovered it from the attic 5 years ago. Chassis needs a good clean at some point. Some Tamiya parts, but not many!
Specs:
- OS Max CV15 nitro engine
- HPI Pantera shell
- Tamiya Lancia 037 mirrors and wipers
- Tamiya 3 piece wheels and Tamiya slick tyres
- Pretty much all-original otherwise!
- Acoms electronics (pulled from the Porsche).
Love a Pantera and feel this is one of the best looking RC bodies. HPI seemed to nail the proportions on this one unlike some of their others!
Comments
GeeWings
What a beauty! Lovely stuff.
neobrunox
Very very nice !
yogi-bear
very nicely done! Excellent rim choice too, the wheel stance is just right.
Re-Bugged
Classy for sure.
Moroyamita
Spectacular! What a beauty!
GTJames
Thank you all, luckily the impracticalities of nitro kept this one alive (I barely ran it)
Wish I could give it some more period correct rims with fatter meat but these are the closest to what I had in mind available. They fit beautifully with some camber dialled in.
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