Here is my style of wheels that will be mounted on this when it is done. I have enough parts that i think i will build two beetles. One original and one with sand scorcher decals.
Well i have most of it all cleaned and ready to be re-assembled but i decided to make it more stock and have sold the trinity shocks and have the robinson rear for sale since i ordered the new scorcher. I will have some pics up soon.
I'm not a big vintage guy, but I've always liked the Monster beetle. Kind'a thinking about picking one up to add to the collection. Just wondered what they are worth. As in an original, and then they did re-release it I think ?
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Yeah as recommended get the ball diff if you can. You can then run all sorts of motors through it.
the main issue to watch out for is a slipping/grinding sound when you accelerate hard or floor the throttle. The gear diff starts to separate under...
I was very pleasantly surprised to hear about the MB rerelease. Of all the Tamiya kits (besides a Juggernaut) this was the one I was hoping would get remade. I preordered one from Tower and it arrived today. Probably going to build it box art. I...
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I knew they upgraded the axles but expected to see the frog units. It comes with some beefy cvd's!
Plastic quality seems worse than original but maybe I'm not remembering it well enough
Also missing the servo saver brace that came with the...
hi guys i have a monster beetle that i have had for a long long time. i put a thorpe ball diff in it back in the day. i think im going to try fix it back up and play with it. ill post pics when i can think about taking them.
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Looking forward to seeing pics!! I had one of those :D
Here is a new built Tamiya Monster Beetle I just won. This Beetle was built years ago and never run, I bought it from it's original owner and builder. It's a pretty amazing relic. The paint is not perfect, but it's decent. The only thing missing is...
Here's my new rendition of the Monster Bettle after sitting for the past year without the body.
Bought a Wild Willie driver, just because they had it in the hobby shelf, didn't know what he was going to be driving, and did the same with the tires...