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Samurai the White

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Not quite done yet. Still working on properly mounting the wheels. Missing some screws, incorrect screws...

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And some dropped pics for fun...

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Re: Samurai the White

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That looks great! I've always loved the way those cars look but it's even better in white!
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gomachv wrote:That looks great! I've always loved the way those cars look but it's even better in white!

I have to agree with that! Man that thing looks great in the white and I like the slammed look too!
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Re: Samurai the White

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I don't know what its supposed to look like, but it should look like that! Looks really, really mean.
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Thanks guys, it came out pretty good. :)
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8) to the 10th power!
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Re: Samurai the White

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What a stunning and unique example of what I consider to be one of the coolest vintage 4WD buggies ever made. A real credit to you.

P.S. Can't wait to see how you find a way to properly mount those rims. Great idea BTW.
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Thank you for the kind words, always trying to do fun/different things and this buggy always looks good. It has a great pallet to start with! Not so sure about how to solve the wheel problem but I am experimenting with aluminum frog hubs...
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And who doesn't LOVE dynamite old skool tyres. Very nice touch.
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Wouw, that Samurai is well executed!
How about using Kyosho Optima press fit hexes for the wheel mount?
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Crikey, kudos, thats a killer looking Marui you have, love the rim idea!

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That looks really nice. I'm seriously thinking of building one of my cars that way. I love the way the stock samurai looks, but that looks just plain mean.
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Looks awesome as I said on the Tamiya Club.

Well done.
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Amazing!
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Thanks guys, it really means a lot coming from the people on this forum. It's always fun to see how the different forums react to the same projects. I seem to have similar tastes as most people here. This was a fun project from the time it popped into my brain to seeing it almost done. It's projects like this that keeps me going. Sorry for the "wall O text".
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