Anybody here buy an ABC hobby body????

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Anybody here buy an ABC hobby body????

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I was looking at their website the other day and fell in love with this body:

http://www.abchobbyusa.com/mazdasavannarx-3.aspx

Problem is, I don't really know anything about their quality. Be it forming, decals, or fit of the multiple lexan parts. Anybody here had any experience with them? I really hate to experiment with a body set that will end up being around the $50 mark after shipping.

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I have 2 of their Limited Edition Trueno "Lights up" versions. I was impressed with the quality.

Lexan is good quality, and they make some of the cooler and more rare bodies out there for JDM imports. I had a customer recently ordered one of those RX-3 bodies and it was quite detailed. For the money its not as bad as Yokomo bodies, but I would say go for it.



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That DOES look like a cool body...I'd like to see it from all angles, though. And does it come with a decal set?
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i've had a couple of abc bodies, i'd put them close if not the same quality as tamiya's bodies.
good stuff, have no fear. the decals are not as nice as tamiya's, a bit thinner.

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Coelacanth wrote:That DOES look like a cool body...I'd like to see it from all angles, though. And does it come with a decal set?
Yes, it comes with decals. Looks like at the moment they are out of stock of this particular body. I sent an email to the "support" to find out when they planned on getting them back in and this is what I got:

Hi Brandon.

Thank you for interest in our products,

We are line up RX3 body set (66095)
Please check this page.
http://www.abchobbyusa.com/mazdasavannarx-3.aspx


Anytime contact us , if you have any more question.

Thank you
Yusuke
ABC HOBBY USA


So what does that mean exactly???? :?:

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lol, well it does not answer your question whatever it is lol

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I was looking for a slack-jawed head-scratching smiley, but this one will have to do instead: :?
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