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Re: Willy's Monster Vette

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Painted, decaled, waitin on Willy. Still more work to do like dremmel of useless plastic on chassis, replace cheap bearings I had put in with nicer, rubber shielded ones, and add shims to the axles on the inside of the gearbox to get rid of the slop.

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Re: Willy's Monster Vette

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MelvinsArmy wrote:Awesome project. I like that you're not going brushless and sticking with an old Monster Horsepower motor!
I've been considering doing a Corvette monster myself.

Anybody remember Kyosho's monster vette?
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I had one of those monstrosities as a kid, built it new from kit and... rather disliked it with a strong emphasis. AND That car was the first thing that went through my mind when I read the topic! I do think the OP's one is much cooler then that brittle Kyosho monstrosity :)

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Starting on Willy's dome piece...

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Masking and Tamiya light gunmetal

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Red stripes added

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#2 from a vintage Hotshot sheet.

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I love the Autographics logo. Soo old school...

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Re: Willy's Monster Vette

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Great detail-work there. That's what I call good head. :P
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A little detail work...

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Re: Willy's Monster Vette

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Make sure he doesn't kink any of the straps in the buckles :)
I miss brushed motors in that hazy, everything seemed better when I was a kid, kind of way.

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A little NOS...

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Still need a shifter for Willy. Looking for a small skull, 8 ball, or dice. Even though you won't be able to really see it, that's what I want to do. Waiting on Tamiya pearl clear to finish off the helmet and then I'm on to electronics.

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Front view. Might ditch the GoodYear logo. Overall I like the look of this. Should be a fun runner and less prone to flip with its lower center of gravity.

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Finally got around to finishing this. Head doesn't turn still, maybe next year.

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Re: Willy's Monster Vette

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I think i have seen little 8balls or dice in those jewelry places with all the stuff for little girls with my neices. For building your own bracelets and such.

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Re: Willy's Monster Vette

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very cool, i love the way the body looks on the lunch box and willy looks like he was meant to be there..
now to find a use for the lunch box body... from memory they fit nearly perfect on a M05 chassis..

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Re: Willy's Monster Vette

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I forgot I still had the full body set...

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