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Just did a tester of the new clear lacquer and it all looks good

Back on track again.
Looks great Dadio!

Install complete

Dude knows what he doin!

Yes he does.

That lipo is so tiny that, at first glance, I thought you were running a receiver pack.

I did struggle with clearance for the steering servo horn , there's not much clearance , I had to do two redesigns of the servo mounts to get it just right , I guess I could just have used washers to space it but ....it made me twitch .
The clear Lacquer went on last night without an issue so today its masking and painting , hoping to get a good 70's feel to it .

Did that model have the oil bottle going to rear shocks?
Either way be cool to see it on there!

coxbros1 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 22, 2020 11:03 am Did that midel have the oil bottle going to rear shocks?
Either way be cool to see it on there!

It was the Super champ that had the bottle , part or the same family of cars but more of the " top of the line race buggy " with mono shock rear suspension ,otherwise the same gearbox and front end .

Super Champ
Not my car, just an image I pulled from the web.
Anyone know what "FS" stands for?

Floating suspension ? , they marketed it as FFPDS or free floating progressive damping suspension .

I dig it, will u put a bottle on yours?

No the cage I made won't fit a mono shock rear suspension and the oil bottle was a reservoir for the mono shock , I may go for an exhaust system and maybe a fake engine , I'm kind of looking for a scale replica look of the full size 70's Funco SS1 that was the original inspiration for the Tamiya Rough Rider .

Paint pickled again I even left it three times the full drying time so I'm set back another 36 hours and I'm simplifying the colour scheme , only two parts were in the new coat of paint so the other four parts are just staying how they are , I'm really disappointed but I just can't face doing the whole lot from scratch again and its waisted too much paint already .