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Here is another addition to my growing Kyosho collection: A Beetle. I bought it as a wreck off Evelbay, gave it a good clean and a new bodyshell and decals from Marwan. I left the vintage radio gear in place but added a LeMans 240 motor. I went for my favourite "speedblock" paint scheme again, I never get tired of it. It will stay on the shelf for now, I won't dare to tun it.

Before the resto:
After the resto, I hope you notice the difference

That is very, very nice! Thanks for sharing. I passed a pair of these up at a swap meet last year because I was focused on "real" cars at the moment. Seeing this makes me question my thinking...

Looks very nice! Is that one of the reproduction bodies? I've got a Tomahawk I'm converting into a beetle, but always on the look out for the real deal.

RedScampi wrote:I passed a pair of these up at a swap meet last year....

DOH!

excellent resto, love the paint scheme. what was the hardest part to find?

A rely nice restore, I love it! Is it a runner?

Thanks for the nice comments guys.

@Perfect_Enemy: Yes, the body is a reproduction

@GJW: The hardest parts to find would be the tires, I used the original ones but they are very brittle. I haven't found new ones for a reasonable price, yet. All other parts were still in place or could be found in my spare parts box.

@Hcp22: No, it isn't a runner. The only Circuit 1000 Buggy I really run is my first Scorpion ever:

After the resto:
... and in running condition:

Which wideners are you using for the runner in the rear? TLT?

the beetle looks way better with your paintscheme

Those are Junfac wideners.

Never heard of. Are they an old thing or currently available?
picture please

No problem, here you are:
They should still be available, just check the Junfac website

This sounds interesting, do you have more pictures shooing them mounted on rear axle?

No, unfortunately I haven't. But it's no big deal, the widener is nothing else than a wide drive hex. All you need is axles with a hole for the pin and the rim won't get fixed with a nut but by the bushing with thread inside shown in the picture.

Witch CVD’s or wheel shafts did you use?

If I remember rightly I used Blitzer Beetle achsles with stock Scorpion drive shafts