HB HPI Viper body for B2

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HB HPI Viper body for B2

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Do not know if this is old news for you guys, but teambluegroove has a repo HB HPI Viper body for RC10B2 on the bay now.
I think i will add one to my B2.

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that was a funky slick looking body. i hope he didn't ruin the lines of it.

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I have one I purchased a few weeks back. Not sure how it compares to the original but I needed a body for a B2 I've been working on. Haven't trimmed or mounted yet.

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Re: HB HPI Viper body for B2

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Here's a couple views


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One of the best things about the HPI shell is the super-sharp lines and curves, doesn't look like that translated that well in the BTG shell. Can't believe he has the minerals to leave the HPI viper logo in the back-
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and there is no wing, which was unique to the shell-

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Not that I want to see his products go away or anything but I can't believe nobody has sent eBay a copyright infringement notice.

What does the original body look like painted? What was it for? I originally thought with would be about a super-size Dodge Viper body lol

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Re: HB HPI Viper body for B2

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tommy2c wrote:Here's a couple views...

looks good. have you fit it over your chassis yet?

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Re: HB HPI Viper body for B2

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Not yet

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Re: HB HPI Viper body for B2

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The only painted one i have seen is on Qballll's paint thread:

http://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?f=62&t=12596&start=15

Would love to find/see other paint schemes for this body for inspiration. So if any one have pics please do share :wink:

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Re: HB HPI Viper body for B2

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Well i got my Viper body an the quality is...... :(
Regarding the Viper logo!
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I'm not a proponent of his work, and I'm pretty sure that's known. However, that shell's lines and curves probably make it one of the harder bodies to make correctly.

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Re: HB HPI Viper body for B2

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Unpainted, but cut to fit.
A bit hard to tell the lines of the body.
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