r/c/ car shells

[young un]

does anybody know where i could get a old skool ford - preferbably escort - body shell for tamiya tt01 1/10th scale r/c car. dont want it to be too expensive as it will be used as my everyday shell as i dont want to smash up my subaru shell cause my dad spent ages painting it. also id prefer if it was one on the ones where you paint it from the inside as i thiknk they provide a better finish.

 

 

cheers and thanks in advance guys

[4parajon]

I asked this very question a few months ago and there does'nt seem to be any made, at least not in the scales you have asked for. Think Mardave do a couple, not sure what scale they are and they come up quite often on gaybay.

XpackGlynn is the man to ask for advice on this mate

[payne'e]

i got mine off e-bay about a year ago. don't know the make though

[FlashCadillac]

there is a guy on ebay sells them but tey arnt really that good... they are cheap vacume formed ones and ave very slab sided

 

he does a van varsion that looks a bit better

[spooner]

had this a while back

[105E Steve]

Here is my Anglia model based on a Mardave V10 kit. I need to finish it off with some windows & grill I will cut from vinyl.

 

[morcheen]

you would have thought someone would have realised the potential ££ waiting for descent osf shells by now.i'm looking for something 1 / 10th too

[FlashCadillac]

you would have thought someone would have realised the potential ££ waiting for descent osf shells by now.i'm looking for something 1 / 10th too

 

there isnt any potential!

 

there is the younger end of us on hear and thats it

 

 

now think how many corsas they would sell!

[X-pack-Glyn]

Kamtek (ebay)do em, in 200mm and 190mm wide versions, for a tt01 you want a 190mm unless you use wide wheels (like the hpi retro ones) then you can fill the arches and go for the better 200mm arched shell.

 

go for lexan for the better finish, abs is cheap but looks gash.

 

mardave are smaller 1/12th abs, very cheap though, normally around a tenner........

 

and at the other end of the scale you have the 1/5th mk1 race/zakspeed mk3 capris, these will set you back around 300 for a fully painted shell and around 700 quid for a basic petrol chassis up to about 2 grand for one with gears and disc brakes on all wheels and an LSD.

 

 

Oh, and surelly better to smash up the subaru shell than an OSF one

[X-pack-Glyn]

you would have thought someone would have realised the potential ££ waiting for descent osf shells by now.i'm looking for something 1 / 10th too

 

too bloody right mate, ive been on at kamtek to do the old group B rally car shells for the marder largescale models, metro 6R4 and RS200 would be awesome, but so far its fell on deaf ears, considering most people that can afford largescales are well over 30 by now youd think he would sell loads.

[bortaf]

had this a while back

 

i've got a bigfoot chassis with a Mk2 transit shell

[morcheen]

no news on any decent old skool 1/10 shells yet? i wonder can escort-tec import some from oz ?

[RS264]

what there are 1\10th bodies here in OZ? where?

[morcheen]

i know esc-tec imported proper full size cars from there,they might know of 1 /10 ones as nobody else does

[hotrodholty]

1/10 on ebay

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ford-Mk1-Escort-b ... m153.l1262

[morcheen]

cheers but no thanks,pity they couldn't be bothered to finish off the side properly

[shaun1.6ghia]

i looked for ages for a mk2 escort, an ended up getting a 1/12 mk1 (thats pretty good shape wise) and stretching it. its looking better now an more realistic but i still haven't finished it. ill put pics up when its done...

(that may be a while)lol