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Picked this up locally. Originally it was “new unbuilt” but when I popped the box open- surprise! Half built. Ugh. After expressing my disappointment we ended up at a much reduced price I finished the build along with the included Futaba radio. Just need to paint the body (story of my life lol)

XLR8
So I am curious.
How was the quality of the Penguin body?
Does it look as though there was a fair amount of foreign debris on the mold causing small bumps?
I haven"t peeled back the overspray film to see if the bumps on my Protech show through.
Still have more painting to go.

Chuck

XLR8 wrote: ↑Tue Sep 24, 2019 1:37 pm Received this body and wing from Penguin today
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He shipped it in a "Squashies" gum box so, of course, the postman squashed it.
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Fortunately, everything appears to be okay

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radioactivity wrote: ↑Tue Sep 24, 2019 9:08 pm XLR8
So I am curious.
How was the quality of the Penguin body?
Does it look as though there was a fair amount of foreign debris on the mold causing small bumps?
I haven"t peeled back the overspray film to see if the bumps on my Protech show through.
Still have more painting to go.

Chuck

XLR8 wrote: ↑Tue Sep 24, 2019 1:37 pm Received this body and wing from Penguin today
P1010449.JPG

He shipped it in a "Squashies" gum box so, of course, the postman squashed it.
P1010447.JPG

Fortunately, everything appears to be okay

P1010451.JPG

Hi Chuck. The body I received isn't perfect but I guess it's okay. The first thing that greeted me when I pulled it from the bag was the odd waviness and a dimple just below the windscreen. There are other flaws that I'm not able to capture with my camera.
If I were planning to pay for a professional paint job, I would be concerned about it. I'll shoot this one myself with one color (white) then plaster it with decals so most of the imperfections won't be visible (I hope).
As a point of reference, I've built a few of the Kyosho re-release kits and their buggy bodies are absolutely flawless.

Picked up this lot last week.... very happy, especially for the price!
New Ultrasonic Cleaner arrived too.... be interesting to see the difference it makes!

Alex

Looks like a good project on that pan car! I would like to see the progress you make on it!

HPI Insane Speed chassis.

scr8p wrote: ↑Mon Sep 30, 2019 3:30 pm HPI Insane Speed chassis.

Thanks mate, much appreciated... another good friend managed to identify it as HPI, but that specificity will definitely help.

GeneralZod wrote: ↑Mon Sep 30, 2019 12:18 pm Looks like a good project on that pan car! I would like to see the progress you make on it!

Thanks mate, I'm thinking that this will be the perfect chassis to fit the Protoform Peugeot P905B body I have, that is too low for my other pan car. What I do with it after that, though...... no clue! It is a nice chassis though, and the red alloy bits are very cool.

Alex

Well, this one did come in the mail

Picked up this lot recently from another forum... can't believe it slipped through the cracks as much as it did!!! Parts list includes:
3 x Futaba S9151 Digital Servo, in retail packaging
3 x Futaba S9101 Ballbearing Servo, in retail packaging
2 x Tamiya TEU-101BK Brushed ESC, in retail packaging
1 x Tamiya TBLE-02S Brushless / Brushed ESC, in OEM packaging

ALL NEW.

Very pleased.... considering that the amount I paid for the lot, posted, is a little under half the price of just one of the S9151 servos!



Alex

GoMachV wrote: ↑Tue Sep 24, 2019 2:15 pm Picked this up locally. Originally it was “new unbuilt” but when I popped the box open- surprise! Half built. Ugh. After expressing my disappointment we ended up at a much reduced price I finished the build along with the included Futaba radio. Just need to paint the body (story of my life lol)

Jeff, if you change your mind and decide you won't keep it... I'm game on this one

It's a beaut'! I've always loved the quirky looks

SRT #2 - impressed with what I see for a 'parts car' it will be set up to race against modern trucks quickly

Been after this for a while , its an anti roll bar set for the Yokomo YZ-834B , its the Groupner part but exactly the same .

GoMachV wrote: ↑Tue Sep 24, 2019 2:15 pm Picked this up locally. Originally it was “new unbuilt” but when I popped the box open- surprise! Half built. Ugh. After expressing my disappointment we ended up at a much reduced price I finished the build along with the included Futaba radio. Just need to paint the body (story of my life lol)

Jeff just paint with clear coat and take credit for the great work:)

- limestang

I recieved a awesome set of Yokomo springs today

I broke one of my own rules... but the price was right for an original

GoMachV wrote: ↑Thu Oct 10, 2019 10:22 pm I broke one of my own rules... but the price was right for an original
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I'm guessing it was the "Must not buy a Tamiya" rule......