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insanejim69

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  1. Thanks for the comments guys. Had a wee test run on Sunday, just making sure it all ran fine and taking it very easy. I did get nervous when the front splitter started to chirp under the bumps James.
  2. I have been wanting to do this project for a while now, but trying to find another Laguna body has been very difficult. Luckily I managed to source one from Germany and so they project began. Firstly I painted the black details on the inside of the body using Tamiya PC5 Black Polycarbonate brush on paint. Then it was time for paint. So the windows were masked up and the car was sprayed Tamiya PS9 Green. The colour match turned out great and just like the real car. I managed to get some decals added. But had to have the Nescafé Blend 37 and a few others custom made, so had to wait on them arriving. But I cut and masked the rear wing before spraying yellow and then backing with green, making sure to leave a thin green outline around the wing. Then the Tamiya 16 Spoke gold wheels arrived. Although their colour was more like copper !! So I bought some Halfords Ford Meteor Gold Metallic paint and gave them a few coats. Then I clean coated them too. A before and after shot ..... Then my custom decals arrived and were fitted. Then it was a case of just making sure the car had just the right stance to look like the real car. The body is mounted on a Tamiya TA05 V2. Hope you all like it. Perfect companion for my 1997 Laguna. So all that is left now is to fit the LHD cockpit set I have for the 1998 car and also buy another one to replace the RHD one that's in the 1997 car and small details such as towing eye hooks and 3d bonnet catches. I may also decide to fit some light kits to these, but still not sure as yet. Thanks, James.
  3. As above, recently bought a used Team Magic EJ4S and want to run it at my local club, but really need some spares just incase anything breaks. So what have you got?? Thanks, James.
  4. As per the title, looking for a decal set of the Nescafe Blend 37 decals that were fitted to the 1998 Renault Laguna BTCC. Many thanks James
  5. Love the BTCC bodies, I found I very rare Kyosho Laguna BTCC body and took a whole day to paint, decal and detail the body and fitted it to my Tamiya FF03 chassis for display. I love hiow the Kyosho body is very scale like, unlike other like Parma etc. Here is my Laguna 1997 BTCC, on my Tamiya FF03 . [/img]
  6. As above, I recently picked up a Corally SP12M for ultra cheap and it runs fine, but I wouldn't mind getting some spares/wheels and tyres for it if possible. Let me know if anyone has anything. Many thanks James
  7. Used this technique. Works fine for me with a Hi-Tec high torque/high speed servo James
  8. Looks good clear to me, add a few Decals maybe though. Still using mines weekly and still no breakages at all, Losi 22 rear wing still intact albeit a few small splits but no pieces missing at all, even the spur gear is holding up well with the lightweight soft Tamiya Aluminium 18T pinion. I am dying to get my hands on a Lower Carbon chassis plate for the FTX vantage at a decent price (sorry but
  9. Can't say I even used the standard motor tbh, it pretty much got put in the spares pile and in went a 5.5R Speed Passion brushless system. Finally painted the body white, turned out quite good, and will be good for a runner body James
  10. Had a little accident with the Vantage and wrecked the Astute body I had painted up . So purchased a new clear body and applied some original Tamiya Madcap decals to it. I was going to paint it white, but have decided to leave it clear for now. I also fitted the Tamiya TB Evo IV antiroll bar set which fits perfetly. James
  11. Today I had a go at doing something a little different with the rear shocks. Tried to mount them on the Anti roll bar mounts on the rear arms, meaning they would sit infront of the rear shock tower instead of behind. Tested it and it doesn't really work too well, the dampers appeared to be very overly springy on the rebound stage, no doubt due to the more upright stance of the damper units, and the rear end was all over the place. lol. So back to the standard setup it was. Just to note the Schumacher SV2 dampers are just miles better than the standard shocks, they really can just soak up every single bump with utter ease. James
  12. Yup 4 small holes at the front and the 2 droplinks attach to the lower arms. Pic of mines with the plastic holders removed. Looking to make some carbon fibre holders in their place. James
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