Rebuilding a B3 (A series of builds by rcpelle)

[XLR8]

For the body I am going for a retro version of my current scheme.





And this is how my "modern" scheme looks:

Your paint work looks amazing. Do you use liquid mask?

[rcpelle]

Your paint work looks amazing. Do you use liquid mask?

Thanks, I used to paint for a lot of people but it takes too long for my current life For this body and when I have the time, I draw on the body - transfer to tape - scan the tape - clean up on the computer and print on a vinyl cutter and then apply the masking. It means that there is no cuts in the body. For the B2 body I am painting, I just apply vinyl and cut as little as possible. So the long tips I pre-cut by hand before applying, the rest is cut on the body.

I will post some paint progress images as well.

[XLR8]

Did any of the aftermarket manufacturers like RPM or Andy's ever make arms for the B2 or B3?
I've been searching the web but haven't found any so far.

[mikea96]

Rpm made front b3 arms.

[XLR8]

Rpm made front b3 arms.

Thanks Mike. I reckon these have been discontinued since they're no longer listed on RPM's site. Anyway, I've asked them to confirm.

[mikea96]

Yes they are long discontinued but do show up periodically on ebay.

[rcpelle]

Here is the car with an old body I used in 1997:

[XLR8]

Looks great.
Man, I'd take this car over any modern buggy. A classic!

[rcpelle]

I think I will be painting the body tonight even though I have no wing for it. Uhh I look forward to getting access to the buy/sell part of this forum - 20 posts to go

[rcpelle]

Body with masking tape on

[rcpelle]

Colors are not representing the final ones.

[rcpelle]

Car with electronics. They are not period correct and I may change to a 2.4ghz / brushless setup if I am going to run it. Otherwise it will be controlled by a Sanwa M8 with fishing pole antenna.

[DennisM]

Looking forward to seeing that paint job executed

[rcpelle]

Silvers and white laid down.

[rcpelle]

And here it is, straight out of the airbrush.