Lancia Stratos- on road or off road?

[GoMachV]

I have a 1/12 Lancia Stratos body and I'm having a hard time deciding between putting it on a 12e (on road) or a Jerobee ATV chassis ("off road"). It looks equally cool on either, and it's era-correct for both.




Thoughts?

[Phin]

There is a third option...the Stratos were raced at Le Mans too so you could put it on the 12e and still have the racing paint.

[Charlie don't surf]

WRC style all the way

[Coelacanth]

Offroad it.

[slotcarrod]

A true rally car! Back when men were MEN!


Lets see a pic with it on both chassis???

[THEYTOOKMYTHUMB]

Back when men were MEN!

And sheep were nervous!

[RichieRich]

Off Road. Love the rally version.

[GoMachV]

Ugh you guys are killing me! I was hoping the voting would be closer as I was trying to get out of attempting that crazy ass paint scheme on the rally car.

I have decided, it will go on the Jerobee "off road" chassis. But I think it will have to be a privateer paint scheme, there is no way I can pull that off. Thinking about a white main body with either some light blue or red.

[Jedi Master]

Off road, no contest!

[RC10resto]

not too hard..............maybe

[RC10resto]

or

[Phin]

You can get decals for the Alitalia pinstripes off ebay...the sheet for the cup racer should fit a 1/12 car.

[Incredible_Serious]

I'd consider going the offroad version only if the body didn't look too high (and cartoonish) on the chassis... the offroad rally Stratos still looked like an onroad car, with a slight increase in suspension.

Could go best of both worlds, and do a Monte Carlo Rally version on the 12e... still a rally car, but predominately paved roads (and snow and ice!). I like the blue Chardonnet version, although there is also a Chardonnet le Point that would work too.

Normal Chardonnet


le Point version


Alex

[GoMachV]

After test fitting it to the Jerobee, it will fit but not without adding on some body mount and the side pods for the batteries push the body out a bit. It sits nice on the 12e but may be a little too on-roadish. I still think it will fit the 12e better but ill have to see if I can get it to look right. I also found that there is a bit of lexan damage on the left side, it was very very thin when made. Going to have to reinforce after paint.

I love all the options, but it makes it hard to decide!

[markbt73]

I have one of the HPI Stratos bodies. I guess you could say I went "off-road" with it:



...but if I got another one it would be on-road, and "civilian" paint.