RC10 Factory Works MIP 93' Worlds Racer Restoration

[scr8p]

it's the "no doubt about it" body.

[GoMachV]

Yeah that sucks. I want to like Jon, he has treated me well....and this is all before I was even around so it was a shock to me. If I could go back in time I would be a Lexy supporter but right now we don't have another option

[Vintagemishal]

Ok, someone want to let me in on the story about "the" body? I emailed TBG through Ebay since that was the only way I knew how.

[Vintagemishal]

Here it is mounted. Looks fine from 10 feet away.

[littleVETTE]

looks awesome! looks like you got the paint spot on. hopefully mr. hightower could chime in on the history of the buggy.

[romulus22]

I'm not too down on the many buggy bodies but isn't this the same body that was re released from proline?

http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXEBUZ&P=7

[Vintagemishal]

looks awesome! looks like you got the paint spot on. hopefully mr. hightower could chime in on the history of the buggy.

Thanks Rob! I have given up on Hightower. I am starting to think that he wasn't supposed to have the car or he never owned it.

[Vintagemishal]

I'm not too down on the many buggy bodies but isn't this the same body that was re released from proline?

http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXEBUZ&P=7

Hey Todd, that is technically the same body, but I do not believe it is a totally accurate reproduction. All the pictures I have seen, it looks a bit different. I wanted to have the actually body that was on the car, so I went with the TBG body. Not sure what I am going to do yet, but I may keep what I have. It plays the part I guess.

[Vintagemishal]

Applied the decals. Still need to locate some American Flags. I think there is another American flag on the hood forward of the MIP's, but cannot tell for sure. I need to locate an Orion decal for the wing. Other than that, I cannot make out any of the other decals. What do you guys think? I thought the decal just below the windshield might be Pro-Line? Looks like it is at an angle, but don't know why? Actually, the more I look, it appears to have maybe a small "Team" that is just below the windshield and then "unknown" at an angle below that? Any ideas?

[JPAE07]

there's a funny story behind that body........

What's the story on the body?

[Vintagemishal]

Apparently it is a repro of a bad repro.

[JPAE07]

I got that much. Just inquiring about the "funny story" part

[GoMachV]

From what I hear it's a bad repro of a good repro but either way....it proved that TBG was making copies of copies. Not sure if it was a test for them or just worked out that way, but either way it proves that it was a rererere

The "funny" story part isn't funny as much as sad and disappointing....making it "funny"

[JPAE07]

Thank you

[Vintagemishal]

Well, TBG says that they have never had any complaints about this body and that they would give me 50% off of my next purchase. That is not good enough for me.