Optima Bodied 2014 Scorpion
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Re: Optima Bodied 2014 Scorpion
Wow Dennis! The Scorpion looks slick with that body. And the other way around, the body looks great with "real" shock towers.
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Re: Optima Bodied 2014 Scorpion
I like the wheel choices...what rear wheels are those, and are they aluminum?
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Re: Optima Bodied 2014 Scorpion
Many thanks for the kind words.
The front wheels are original plastics from the 2014 kit.
The rears are wide 1,9" tourers in aluminum - I bought a set of four, never used, with sedan hawgs tires. They could be one af a kind.
Regarding the paint - I´m aiming for a scheme in metallic blue, white and orange.
Edit - corrected spelling
The front wheels are original plastics from the 2014 kit.
The rears are wide 1,9" tourers in aluminum - I bought a set of four, never used, with sedan hawgs tires. They could be one af a kind.
Regarding the paint - I´m aiming for a scheme in metallic blue, white and orange.
Edit - corrected spelling
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Re: Optima Bodied 2014 Scorpion
Most touring wheels are only 26mm wide, so finding some with some real width is indeed rare. How wide are they?DennisM wrote:The rears are wide 1,9" tourers in aluminum - I bought a set of four, never used, with road/sedan hawk tires. They could be one af a kind.
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Re: Optima Bodied 2014 Scorpion
Thanks Lars
Coelacanth - They´re 32 mm wide. I´ve Just read the auction description, they were described as Unikat / one of a kind.
Coelacanth - They´re 32 mm wide. I´ve Just read the auction description, they were described as Unikat / one of a kind.
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Re: Optima Bodied 2014 Scorpion
That metallic teal must be a very strong, overpowering color...I was aiming for--and it looked like--metallic midnight blue, but it ended up a bit different.
http://www.rc10talk.com/download/file.php?id=77330&mode=view
What are you planning to do with your extra set of those rear wheels?
http://www.rc10talk.com/download/file.php?id=77330&mode=view
What are you planning to do with your extra set of those rear wheels?
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Re: Optima Bodied 2014 Scorpion
Don't do it Marc! You know builds always start with a set of wheels!
It's time to stand up to the bully. Support the companies that support the industry, not the ones that tear it down. Say no to Traxxas
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Re: Optima Bodied 2014 Scorpion
The body You painted still looks great, even if the metallic didn´t come out as planned.Coelacanth wrote:That metallic teal must be a very strong, overpowering color...I was aiming for--and it looked like--metallic midnight blue, but it ended up a bit different.
http://www.rc10talk.com/download/file.php?id=77330&mode=view
What are you planning to do with your extra set of those rear wheels?
The color I used was metallic green, the metallic blue was empty and apparently just kept for display
Regarding the wheels - It´s a pain in the butt to find suitable rims for the Scorpion with the right offset. 2.2" is too big in my opinion.
I´m a big fan of the natural colored Proline´s, which suits a lightweight racebuggy better.
If I can find some reasonable priced sets, it´ll free up the aluminums.
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Re: Optima Bodied 2014 Scorpion
PM me a picture of the Prolines you're talking about; I might have a set or two. I picked up several sets when I was building OptiMutt.DennisM wrote:Coelacanth wrote:I´m a big fan of the natural colored Proline´s, which suits a lightweight racebuggy better.
If I can find some reasonable priced sets, it´ll free up the aluminums.
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Re: Optima Bodied 2014 Scorpion
Like everyone said, I like the wheels too! They really set it off with the low profile body even though the color did not come out right.
Jeff
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