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Hornet - is there such thing as too much chrome?
Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2024 11:10 pm
by ZED32
Absolutely not! This is my shelf queen Hornet. Still no electronics or body, but the chassis is all finished now. Its come a long way from when I got it. Future plans are a Novak Explorer Sport esc, Novak Polaris reciever, and a candy apple red body.
Current mods are:
CRP 1556 Front Suspension
CRP 4121 Wheel Adapter
Losi Racing Revolution Motor
Ampro Double Wishbone Suspension (0mm offset)
Ampro Transmission Retainer
Ampro Battery Door
Ampro Front Bumper
Rere Tamiya Novafox Wheels
Rere Tamiya 53059 Rear Tires
Original Tamiya 58050 Front Tires
This is how it looked when I purchased it
Re: Hornet - is there such thing as too much chrome?
Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2024 2:42 am
by Dadio
Shiny , there's excellent chrome paints these days as well , you could do the lot
Re: Hornet - is there such thing as too much chrome?
Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2024 2:48 am
by Lowgear
Chrome is a plating. It looks like polished aluminum to me.
And no, you can never have too many shiny bits.
Re: Hornet - is there such thing as too much chrome?
Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2024 3:05 am
by ZED32
Lowgear wrote: ↑Fri Jan 26, 2024 2:48 am
Chrome is a plating. It looks like polished aluminum to me.
And no, you can never have too many shiny bits.
Yes, of course it's just polished aluminum. Not for lack of trying though. I emailed multiple chrome plating companies to get everything done in real chrome and got 0 responses. Had to settle for polished aluminum and "chrome" spray paint on the plastic bits. Funnily enough, the cheap rustoleum chrome was the best, even out performing $25+ cans that claimed to be "the chromiest chrome paint ever". Whatever, I'm happy with it.
Re: Hornet - is there such thing as too much chrome?
Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2024 7:08 am
by Lowgear
I've always preferred polished aluminum myself as it just looks better than chrome to me. A lot more effort has to go into doing it as well which is respectful. Either way, keep up the good work.
Re: Hornet - is there such thing as too much chrome?
Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2024 9:16 am
by 1911Colt
Can there be too much chrome? 50 million Harley guys say "no, no there can't".
Re: Hornet - is there such thing as too much chrome?
Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2024 1:24 pm
by Coelacanth
As others pointed out already...polished aluminum. But nothing says "class" like adding a bunch of aluminum-nums to your car. Chrome-plated plastic just has a cheapness to it.
Now you'll need to update your avatar picture!
Re: Hornet - is there such thing as too much chrome?
Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2024 1:43 pm
by ZED32
Coelacanth wrote: ↑Fri Jan 26, 2024 1:24 pm
Now you'll need to update your avatar picture!
My avatar is one of my other Hornets! It wears the original body from this one.
Re: Hornet - is there such thing as too much chrome?
Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2024 4:31 pm
by LowClassCC