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My Bruiser

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Literally just done the deal on this one :D , these thing are toooooooo expensive but can you be a Tamiya collector without a Vintage 3 Speed :?: It's going to get a repaint and some box art decals but apparently the chassis needs no work at all, I think it's gunna get a little clean and polish though. :) Hopefully it will arrive tomorrow.
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Post by MelvinsArmy »

Congrats! Those old 3 speeds are a lot of fun. Expen$$ive for sure, but lots of fun.

From my experience, I'd keep it as stock as possible, with the only exception being a front servo mount.

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Post by shodog »

That chassis is clean, the body looks complete also even with the mirror. what color are you going to paint it?

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Post by Synergy »

One guess Shodog, box art baby, box art :lol:

One of my mates has had quite a lot of experience restoring these things, his advice was to pay a little more to get a good complete standard one rather than a project cause once you have to go fishing for parts it can be scary money :shock:
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FERRETTI wrote:One guess Shodog, box art baby, box art :lol:
ARRGh! If thats what you like then by all means go for it, it's just that it's going to look like all the other hundreds of box art bruisers out there.

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shodog wrote:
FERRETTI wrote:One guess Shodog, box art baby, box art :lol:
ARRGh! If thats what you like then by all means go for it, it's just that it's going to look like all the other hundreds of box art bruisers out there.
I am a bit of a box art freak but I'm open to any suggestions from you guys as long as there not to complex.
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Post by MelvinsArmy »

Tamiyaclub has some alternative color combo box-art decal sheets. I think they have silver and red, so you could do an alternative color and use those decals. It would be cool to do a black body with the silver decals, or a red one or something like that.

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Post by Synergy »

MelvinsArmy wrote:Tamiyaclub has some alternative color combo box-art decal sheets. I think they have silver and red, so you could do an alternative color and use those decals. It would be cool to do a black body with the silver decals, or a red one or something like that.
Sounds like a plan :idea: . Anyway here are some back yard pics after a quick wash and polish. :D
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Post by scr8p »

that a very nice truck ferretti. in great condition, too.

a lhs of mine has had a new built, never used bruiser in their showcase for as long as i can remember. done up just like the box art. and obviously, it's in mint condition. i'd love to get my hands on it, and i've asked a few times if i could buy it, but so far it's not for sale. not that i could afford to buy it anyway, but i'd love to have it. :)

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