just thought I'd share a couple of pics of my Javelin brothers before they get parted.
I've bought them across the years as, well, I just could
Since then they had sat on car stands on the shelves, but I hadn't done any work to them. Now the time has come to clean up the shelves a bit since the collection keeps growing, slower than in the past years, but still! Although I still think the Javelin is one of the coolest-looking RC Cars ever, well, it doesn't rock my world as much as other cars which MUST make them to the shelves. So the one with the white rims has to go and it already found a new owner!
I've done a bit of maintenance the past couple of evenings so the new owner is happy and it allowed me to actually delve a bit deeper in the Optima/Javelin/Salute design for the first time, really
. All I can say is "wow" how have things changed quickly in the 80's. When you compare this architecture with a Mid, just released a couple of years after, the difference is shocking! So much unneeded complexity and assembly on the Javelin...Anyways - enjoy the few pics, hopefully the quality isn't too bad, I was too lazy to pull out the Nikon so I just used the iphone + photobucket app... It isn't too often you see two Javelins together
(yeah, I know, OptimaForever, I know... 
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Bye Bye, white-rimmed Javelin!
Paul
. Nice brothers, sad that the other must go 
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I do understand the need for shelf space however! I just have a single Javelin but it has several Optima brothers vying for available real estate.
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Looks great on my shelf though! 
