Just wondering, as i have got back into again.

Just wondered if any members know of any suppliers for rare 1/10 scale body shells ?

 

i will have a word with my mate who runs a rc car sales/service type shop. ive gotta go and get some bits for my savage anyway,probably wont be until next saturday tho mate ok? what sort of thing you looking for?

 

Thanks mate.

I'm looking for a 3500kv brushless motor and ESC combo, alloy hops etc but i really want a classic scooby wagon & saloon ( 4 door ) shells so i can copy my real life scooby's, but also i'm after a MK2 escort, MK1 Astra GTE, Fiat 131 Abarth, R33 Skyline, ST205 Celica shells if at all possible

 

you dont want much then

 

I would like a classic wagon shell... Never seen one tho

 

I've got a classic 4 door shell, been painted though and been through the wars a bit.

I guess you could strip the paint off the inside (it's a bit fooked!).

I haven't used it in probably 10 years or more - just found it. The driver window is cut out, and a hole in the driver door for the exhaust as it was a nitro.

It's not actually broken anywhere though.

 

Thats just the start ,

I keep hearing there is a forrester shell available, but still not found it....

Where did you get it from ? Or was part of the kit you bought ?

 

I got it from Models of Distinction in Farnham in Surrey :

http://www.yell.com/b/Models+of+Dist...GU97TT-857946/

But as I say, that was many years ago - worth a shot though.

It was a seperate purchase, not part of a kit.

 

I used to be into the 1/10th nitro and 1/8th nitro rally cross. I still have the cars in the loft. When I think about the money I used to sink into them. When I was looking for shells, particulally touring car have a look at HPI, in the day they had a huge range.

 

I know the licenses are expensive for the model company's to reproduce shells, which is a major factor in not being able to buy " old school " shells anymore, as I think there licensing only allows them produce a specific model for a short period so I guess it's just pure luck if you find what you want.
Anyone got or used the new ken block 1/8 gymkhana brushless fiesta.......man that is an awesome kit for an electric car

 

i used to race touring cars a few years ago if your after an impreza shell hpi do them try ebay.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HPI-Racing...item3a7b823057

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HPI-Racing...item4166e3d0a9

for 1/10 scale you will need 190mm bodyshell to race legally if your going that far.

 

I wouldn't have minded racing them officially within the BRCA requirements, but I live in a city where there are no race clubs or tracks and the closest one is in Rotherham which is ok for race events, but not for weekly events, bit too far and my pockets are not that deep lol

 

heres a good one then if your not racing

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HPI-SPRINT...item2577142899

 

Thanks tommy. I've heard on the grape vine that my local dealer can get the classic shape 22b still, only £25 too

 

southwest rc

 

I race a Durango DEX410 every week at a local club in Ludlow. I started there in 1987, but gave up as most people do for a few years. We all run 4wd buggys, touring cars aren't as popular as they used to be.