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Tamiya BigWig "Slimer"

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HI!... Well this is a project I started a long time ago. I started a thread about it but couldn't find it till after I did this one. I realized that some pics were missing and some pics were mixed up with other BigWig builds. So I figured I'd start this one from scratch to make sure it was right. I still have a few parts to get to fully complete this one. I still need a MSC, BEC, and a aluminum roof panel. The panel should be here next week. I already have a all black and original blue/white Bigwigs. So for this one, I decided to go green like the one you see in Tamiya's BigWig promotional video.

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Here's a few pics of the 3 BigWigs I have restored. "Shadow Edition" , "Slimer", and a Original.

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I love it! - BigWig is one of my favorites!
((I think I like the the green one best :lol: ))


BigWig was my second hobby-grade model as a kid (after The Frog, but before RC10, JRX-2),
it seemed so fast with the TechniGold and 8.4V!
I snapped the front bumper in half within the first 30 seconds of driving it, :evil:
nailed the brick wall outside my parents' garage!
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pix not showing on my 'puter :?
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Yet another reason why I hate free image-hosting sites like Photobucket. Seems that he's exceeding a certain number of views and Photobucket is holding him ransom to pay for an account offering more bandwidth. :roll:

The pics were working fine yesterday. They will display if you click them but it seems P'bucket has disabled the hyperlinking to get "popular" members to upgrade to pay-for accounts.
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HI!... Yes he's right. I'm over my 10GB cap for this month. Should be ending anytime. What can I say? My pics are popular. Lol.
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HI!... Pics are fixed.... :mrgreen:
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looking good :)

glad to see I aint the only one with the issue of the "rainbow" sticker peeling away from the lower side skirt :lol:

Bigwig is a KILLER LOOKING CAR! :wink:

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Lonestar wrote:looking good :)

glad to see I aint the only one with the issue of the "rainbow" sticker peeling away from the lower side skirt :lol:

Bigwig is a KILLER LOOKING CAR! :wink:

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HI!... Ya I had just applied the decals 10 minutes before I took the pics and forgot to wrap the decal around the body. It since has been fixed and secured with some C/A glue. :mrgreen:
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Post by broodenburg »

nice set of cars!!!!! Love the green one!!!

BIG WIG is one of my alltime favourites.

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