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Finished my Masami CAT tribute

Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2013 7:56 am
by wydraz
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Spent ages sorting our these decals as couldn't get them anywhere so thanks to J1mbo and Terry for helping me get them produced.

It isn't perfect (my lack of painting skill) but I think it looks quite good :)

Enjoy the pics guys. Some were taken before I'd even applied the decals to both sides as I was too impatient!

I have a 3 sheets left if anyone wants one, I also have the original Schumacher decals in various colours just email me [email protected]

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Re: Finished my Masami CAT tribute

Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2013 8:19 am
by DennisM
It looks amazing.
I haven´t seen that topdeck before, is SWB ?

- thanks for sharing

Re: Finished my Masami CAT tribute

Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2013 1:08 pm
by wydraz
DennisM wrote:It looks amazing.
I haven´t seen that topdeck before, is SWB ?

- thanks for sharing
Thanks Dennis, I'm unsure but i know it is the same as on the original car, it came with a lot of parts I bought from the USA. See pic of original below:

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Re: Finished my Masami CAT tribute

Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2013 10:03 pm
by Bormac
Really great effort on this one Dan.

As per the top deck, the car masami drove was infact Cecil Schumachers LWB (SWB) car. Essentialy Cecil was not good with the SWB cat so the guys built him a longer wheel base car and this (so i told) is how the XL came to be with us.

Masami had troubles with his car at this event and Cecil offered him his XL to use (as I have been told).

So basicaly the XL began it's life as a longer SWB car. At the this stage the XLS (wider track car) had no been in production so the car masami drove was infact the XL.

The top deck on this build is correct for this model.

Re: Finished my Masami CAT tribute

Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2013 11:22 pm
by wydraz
J.M. wrote:Really great effort on this one Dan.

As per the top deck, the car masami drove was infact Cecil Schumachers LWB (SWB) car. Essentialy Cecil was not good with the SWB cat so the guys built him a longer wheel base car and this (so i told) is how the XL came to be with us.

Masami had troubles with his car at this event and Cecil offered him his XL to use (as I have been told).

So basicaly the XL began it's life as a longer SWB car. At the this stage the XLS (wider track car) had no been in production so the car masami drove was infact the XL.

The top deck on this build is correct for this model.
Thanks Jason :)

It's by pure luck that I had the correct top deck really. New in packet too.

I just noticed the black shock spring spacer clips are different in the pic of the original car - will sort that when I get home from work ;)

This one won't run, it's just a display model.

Next on the list is a replica of BK's 1993 worlds winning RC10 :)

Dan

Re: Finished my Masami CAT tribute

Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 4:44 am
by wydraz
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Re: Finished my Masami CAT tribute

Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 11:09 am
by DennisM
Magical picture - made me envious :D

Re: Finished my Masami CAT tribute

Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2013 2:46 pm
by wydraz
Pic of the real car kindly sent to me by Schumacher today

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Re: Finished my Masami CAT tribute

Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2013 4:56 am
by CATS
How did you contact masami? this thread is really cool, shame masami could'nt of kept the car and its sitting on a shelf at schumacher hq

Re: Finished my Masami CAT tribute

Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2013 6:29 am
by Lonestar
CATS wrote:How did you contact masami? this thread is really cool, shame masami could'nt of kept the car and its sitting on a shelf at schumacher hq
Just like anyone else, you can be Masami's friend... on facebook ;)

(I am too, woo-hoo!)
(and btw it's his bday today)

Paul

Re: Finished my Masami CAT tribute

Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2013 11:25 am
by mustang dave
absolutely beautiful

Re: Finished my Masami CAT tribute

Posted: Sat Mar 09, 2013 10:36 pm
by wydraz
Thanks guys :)

Yes I just messaged him on facebook but also have his email address as we've beein in contact in the past regarding a big race I was organising and he was tempted to attend but didn't in the end.

Now that the kind people at Schumacher have sent me some close ups of the actual car I'm going to re-do some of the decals to make mine more accurate.

Dan

Re: Finished my Masami CAT tribute

Posted: Sat Mar 23, 2013 11:24 pm
by wydraz
Started installing electrics last night

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Re: Finished my Masami CAT tribute

Posted: Fri May 17, 2013 6:37 am
by wydraz
I'm proud to say that not only will my tribute be featured in an article in the July issue of RC Car Racer magazine (on sale June 6th in UK and online digital) but it'll also be the main cover picture :)

I'm chuffed, can you tell?

;)

Re: Finished my Masami CAT tribute

Posted: Fri May 17, 2013 3:42 pm
by DennisM
The Magazine should be proud - not You 8)
Congrats!