Blacked out Graphite Box art car w/ modern twist

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Blacked out Graphite Box art car w/ modern twist

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Blacked out Graphite Box art car with some modern twists:
Easy build figured I'd share a couple pics.
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Wheel Knock offs are on order ;)
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WOW. VERY nice!

This a resto or a lucky NIB find?
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REALLY NICE!

need to trim the wing wire down a bit to match the box art, and the black out looks good!
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Loving the paint job, I'm in the process of collecting parts for a graphite build and this is really inspiring me.
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very very nice job on the paint side!!!
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Do you need those wide axles with those wheels? Something looks off.
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/Futaba-FP-R4H-4-channel-27-MHz-Receiver-Acoms-Futaba-Tamiya-Kyosho-CB-/301563188310?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item4636911456

Use the Futaba FP-R4H 27MHz receiver for your RC10 Graphite box art. :)
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very nice!
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Like it alot 8)
The front rims. Are they 2.2´s that you narrowed down?
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super clean

I love the way the blue works with the ano'd gold 8)
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Bottom Feeder wrote:WOW. VERY nice!

This a resto or a lucky NIB find?
It's a resto
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jwscab wrote:REALLY NICE!

need to trim the wing wire down a bit to match the box art, and the black out looks good!
Nice catch! You're totally right, consider it done!
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Bottom Feeder wrote:Do you need those wide axles with those wheels? Something looks off.
Nope you don't but since I had them lying around along with the modern worlds rear axles I put them on
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sandkil wrote:Like it alot 8)
The front rims. Are they 2.2´s that you narrowed down?
Yup! 2.2's narrowed
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