The title says it all, what are, in your opinion, the best looking off-road buggies ever made? Ipost some images too!
I'll go first and say that one of my favorites is the proline déjà vu tu for the b2/b3
My current vintage racing lineup:Associated RC10 B2, RC10 Team Car, Losi XXT, XX4, XFactory X5, Schumacher CAT 2000www.moto-obscura.comMy Youtube Channel
Not just because it's my car, but I've always loved the original Optima body--as long as a wing is added. I personally think it needs a wing to complete the look. The body has nice classic lines and lots of cool design elements; little scoops and simulated venting here and there, simulated louvers, the strips behind the windows, etc.
For Tamiya, I always liked the Boomerang body (not my car).
I don't mean to stir up any hate, but I would like to post a cab forward body....
The proline bulldog for the losi 22. Not the best looking buggy ever, by a long shot, but I think it may be the best looking cab forward body. I think the roof scoop really improves it by eliminating that blank area that typically is on cab forward bodies.
My current vintage racing lineup:Associated RC10 B2, RC10 Team Car, Losi XXT, XX4, XFactory X5, Schumacher CAT 2000www.moto-obscura.comMy Youtube Channel
My current vintage racing lineup:Associated RC10 B2, RC10 Team Car, Losi XXT, XX4, XFactory X5, Schumacher CAT 2000www.moto-obscura.comMy Youtube Channel
All those tube style chassis are cool. They remind me of a picture I saw earlier on an article about gene hustings that he got the inspiration for the rc10 from. I suppose they are the most realistic by a long shot.
Especially the scorpion
My current vintage racing lineup:Associated RC10 B2, RC10 Team Car, Losi XXT, XX4, XFactory X5, Schumacher CAT 2000www.moto-obscura.comMy Youtube Channel
The Turbo Scorpion and G-Force are definitely on my short list but there's others I can think of, and others that I'm sure I'm forgetting, that make it hard to choose the "best". Original Shuey Cat body is also worth mentioning.
The HB Stealth Bomber tho....
If I thought the Fast Lanes Exotics GT-110 would pass as a "buggy" body...it's an on-road body specifically made to fit off-road buggies....this would be a much easier choice.
I'm thinking about getting a newer AE buggy (like an RC10B74.1 or similar) but I just can't stand the 'cab-forward' look of modern buggies. I've not had any luck on the internet looking at the usual suspects for aftermarket bodies with...
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The LFR A2 Tactic body by leadfinger is the best B74 body I've seen. I bought a few last year. They have a more mid cab look. Only slight issue with them is that my ESC only just fits under it as the sides slope downwards.
I'd be intrigued to see what some of you guys have done to mod your off-road buggies for on-road/touring car use. I think many of us have thought about modding our off-roaders to mount a 1/10 full body, but how many really take the mods to the next...
Last night as I was sorting out parts for sale I had my worlds buggy out on the table and my son said, are you put a body on that? Which got me thinking, what body fits best and looks best. I have tried a couple of bodies that just didn't work out....
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I haven't had much luck on this issue so far. This is a protoform losi ripper body i trimmed up but as you can see the sides are too narrow.
So I dropped by the hobby shop and picked up these vintage beauties.
Back in the day 1/10 scale rc cars were fairly compact, with small diameter wheels, short wheel bases, narrow tracks. Things remained like this all through the 1980s.
Then out of the blue manufacturers started bringing out extra long wheelbase...
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I think it's even more noticable in the 'Micro' class within the UK. It started out as 1/18 scale with correspondingly sized wheels and gradually grew and grew until the '1/16' scale cars are the same width as 1/10 touring cars, run 1/10 touring car...
Well the title Is a pretty good Intro here. I know nothing about kyosho buggies except for the fact thst they are good competition for the associated buggies. Here's what Im looking for. A 4wd newer buggy that comes in a roller form that can support...
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A source of a pantload of information on the Lazer series can be found here:
173 pages of it. Probably 150 pages of which is a pantload, and the other 23 pages are informative. :lol: