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I’d really like to get a set of period tires for these wheels, any suggestions ? Looks like both the rears and fronts are 1.7

This is from the mini-mags catalog that RC10resto linked. In the figure it shows to cut off the bead seat, stating tamiya and proline tires to be trimmed with hot shot tires being the exception.

Since the weather continues to be garbage, I decided to go ahead and build this one. While none of it was hard, several things were more aggravating than I thought. 20210708_190851.jpg Put the optional gearing (8.3:1) in the transmission and paired it up with some vintage Kyosho power, a 34° Super S...

Got it all wired up. - This car doesn't have much room for a traditional antenna wire, so I had to wrap a good bit around a spool (Traxxas 1926) and attach it to the side of the receiver. - The tub has an opening in the bottom to pass the motor leads through, keeps it clean. - The car is setup to ha...

The original Kyosho adds show the inner cover being black, even though the manual says nothing about it. So I gave it a couple coats of Duratrax basic black and sealed everything away. Kind of a shame to cover all that up. Screenshot_20210709-183508_Gallery.jpg And with the body sitting on it. 20210...

Just a few more pics in better light. The color reminds me of the "Chrome Yellow" that Ford used on Mustangs in the late 90's. My brother had a 98 Cobra in that color. Screenshot_20210802-142639_Gallery.jpg Screenshot_20210802-142618_Gallery.jpg And some with the body and inner cover remov...

Here's both trucks together.

... or, A Tale of Two Beetles. My very first surface RC was the Tamiya Sand Scorcher, ordered from Tower Hobbies catalog around 1979 or 1980. It was built box stock and finished box art except that I replaced French Blue with Orange. Fitted to the headlights were micro incandescent bulbs borrowed fr...

I've made some progress over the past week but I've been lazy about updating the build thread. The unused mounting holes were plugged using some of the plastic sprue removed from the sun roof area... P1010849.JPG ... and I've applied some of Tamiya's filler and sanded them flat. P1010844.JPG Next, t...

A quick update: the Blitzer is nearly finished. Just need to fit the bumper, Rx and ESC and it's ready to go.

Moving on to the Scorcher body, paint work is complete. Need to do the chrome trim, install decals, wipers, mirrors, driver, tail and headlights, etc. and body is finished. P1010920.JPG I'm really happy with this one. It sanded and polished much easier than the Blitzer body. I reckon it's because th...

Quick update...
The Scorcher body is FINISHED!!
Now it's time to focus on the chassis and wrap this build up.

Nice Beetles, Doug! Thank you sir. :D Here are some photos of the chassis with printed arms and rear guard assembly. I've designed the arms to yield a track width to match the Sand Scorcher's. P1010882.JPG P1010884.JPG P1010885.JPG P1010886.JPG P1010887.JPG P1010889.JPG P1010894.JPG P1010895.JPG P1...

just a few photos to wrap up this build(s).