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Scorpion Beetle!

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Some of you that have been around awhile might recognize this one. I have been looking for a Scorpion for quite some time but up to now I have not been able to find one that didn't need a complete restoration and/or was priced astronomically. I saw Jason's (J.M.) auction on ebay and put this beautiful car on my watch list. I was really torn about hitting the BIN because, while not unreasonably priced, it was still a significant chunk of change. After watching the auction end with the car still unsold I had a little chat between my wife, my wallet and myself. We took a vote, and thankfully it passed two to one. :lol: With the hard part behind me I sent a P.M. to Jason and we made a deal for this fine specimen to make it's way halfway around the world. Jason put all of his not inconsiderable talent into the resoration of this car and it shows! The car is everything he said and more! The only changes I have made to this point are to clean up a small hole in the electronics bay cover, repair a small crack near a rear body post and replace a couple of stickers on the front fenders which were lifting slightly and add an HPI VW badge to the nose. Jason sent me two extra bodies: an additional Kamtec one and a slightly modified Sand Scorcher shell. Along with that I received a manual and stacks of NIP tires not to mention a second complete set of tires and wheels and some micelleneous goodies for this and some other cars. The only thing I need now is a magnificent beach to take pictures on, and a better film crew (me :lol: ). I set up a little booth to try and capture some shots worthy of this car but I'm afraid they don't do it justice. I'll work on that some more, meanwhile here's the car:

Unfortunately this does not seem to have slaked my thirst for Scorpions - quite the opposite in fact! :shock: :lol:
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Thats a nice scorpion beetle!.... :D I had a turbo scorpion once... Found it too fragile for me to use.. Got scared i mighrt mess it up..Sold it to someone in France i think.. It went around... :D :D Looking forward to more pics of it...
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You did the right choice, it’s a bountiful car! :D
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Very nice!
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Very nice polish job, that's the way I like all my cars.

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Gary those pics look great!

This car truly was a labour of love for me and although it was hard to let go Im definately glad it went to such a great guy.

The polishing job took me hours on a buffer with the right compound (the metal kept heating up and I had wait till it cooled before I could hold it again- LOL! ). I rarely see those hardened uni's anywhere so they are also a nice bit of extra coolness.

Mate no doubt you'll enjoy this as much as I have. Take care of this beauty.
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WOW :shock: only word i can say

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Thanks for all the kind comments gents. I really love this car! Jason, your efforts really show on this baby! I missed getting the universals in the pictures - perhaps another more "intimate" photo shoot is in order. :lol: Incedentally, I got a buffing motor for Christmas and I'm going to employ it both for rc and full size car stuff. It's near impossible to get good polish jobs out of a dremel motor.
We had a hell of a winter storm this last week. Snow, then a nice ice storm, some more snow, then wind. Trees down, power lines broken, etc. I missed a day of work due to travel issues, was all prepared to do rc all day, but then the power went out for two days. I was lucky, some folks have had power out for nearly a week.
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I've seen this on the forum before..., & on eBay a short time ago...

If it looks as good in person as the it did in the prior photos, I'd say you picked up a pretty sweet ride.

Very cool Scorpion, one of my all time favorites. :D
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