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Old May 2, 2014 | 05:10 AM
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Looks really nice,must buy one

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Old May 2, 2014 | 06:54 AM
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Old May 2, 2014 | 07:41 AM
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LOL are those hood pins on the hinge end of the hood? some modeler knows nothing about their model.
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LOL are those hood pins on the hinge end of the hood? some modeler knows nothing about their model.
Looks like that's what they figured out to hold the body to the chassis, not a choice if you are looking for correctness...
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Looks like that's what they figured out to hold the body to the chassis, not a choice if you are looking for correctness...
Thats exactly what it is. All real RC cars are like that. there's 2 more in the rear also.
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Originally Posted by qwank
Thats exactly what it is. All real RC cars are like that. there's 2 more in the rear also.
Never got into RC cars...
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Never got into RC cars...
me either and my post shows I know nothing about them
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me either and my post shows I know nothing about them
Don't be hard on yourself, I thought they were hood pins too until I looked closer at the pictures and realized it's what held the body to the chassis...
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Nicely detailed body and I like the brake calipers.
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Awesome! If the replacement body shells are not too expensive that will save me a lot of time modeling/vacuum forming my own. Thanks for the post!
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Nicely detailed body and I like the brake calipers.
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i wish our c3's were AWD like the rc car....!!!...can you imagine..
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That's a must own
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