1:5 New Shell - New Look.
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oskygt
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Man, where did you find that body? :w00t:
atom3624
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It's a Carson body mate.
They're on Ebay.de every 2-3 weeks - go for ~80-100 Euros.
One problem I've had is the holes are NOT perfectly centred, so you have to play with the mount positions a tad ...
I've made a front centre mount, as this basically pulls the shell into shape and line.
Paint is by Mark - fantastic job mate!!
Wheels and centres from the same supplier.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/180868462432?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
Al.
They're on Ebay.de every 2-3 weeks - go for ~80-100 Euros.
One problem I've had is the holes are NOT perfectly centred, so you have to play with the mount positions a tad ...
I've made a front centre mount, as this basically pulls the shell into shape and line.
Paint is by Mark - fantastic job mate!!
Wheels and centres from the same supplier.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/180868462432?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
Al.
oskygt
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Nice work! 
OutlawGraphics
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looks great mounted up Al 
just try not to crash this one 
just try not to crash this one
atom3624
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If you look at the FG on-road section, there's a thread on alternative bodies.
I found a couple of sites with the BMW 3.0 CSL 'Batmobile', Opel Commodore, Renault Alpine, Ferrari 458 (sorry 'GT1')!
There's also a Zakspeed Capri out there - with or without the 'scoop' nose.
Thanks for the appraisal. It was quite hard work - mainly by Mark of Outlaw Graphics to start with, then getting it mounted properly.
I don't know if Carson are still like this, but it appears the older shells were a little 'too tolerant' with hole positioning!
It explains some of my criticisms of initial viewing of this bodyshell as mounted by others - it's not something you generally think of, not should have to - poor centring of the holes.
Al.
renbar
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very nice atom huge ferrari fan me i do think it should be rosso red but it looks great in red bull colours sweet and a nice find,,makes me want a new shell im gagging for the csl batmoble
atom3624
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As I've indicated above, this shell IS NOT FG Modellsport.
It's from a limited run of Carson, but is still available from the site mentioned every 2-3 weeks.
The bodyshell is superb, perhaps a little thin - great for racers - but of good quality.
Mounting is not straightforward.
The advantage over the FG shell is that the front cover body part includes the 'headlamp lenses' which go over moulded light pods.
This I have used to mount 10mm led's.
Al.
It's from a limited run of Carson, but is still available from the site mentioned every 2-3 weeks.
The bodyshell is superb, perhaps a little thin - great for racers - but of good quality.
Mounting is not straightforward.
The advantage over the FG shell is that the front cover body part includes the 'headlamp lenses' which go over moulded light pods.
This I have used to mount 10mm led's.
Al.
renbar
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mate if it wasnt for the fact ive just rebuilt the bug and brought the on road i would the bm shells near new so got plenty of time but when the bm starts hanging off the car then im going to find the csl and it will be a replica of the iconic batmoble best bmw race car ever
Trebor
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nice one Alan
is it all paint or paint and stickers
K....
is it all paint or paint and stickers
K....
atom3624
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nice one Alan
is it all paint or paint and stickers
K....
Hi Keith, many thanks ...
Here's the big one ......
Sticker for the front Ferrari badge - I have an enamel one somewhere, but have (temporarily?) lost it - and stuck on 3D prancing horse on the back .... THE REST IS ALL PAINTED - Mark of Outlaw Graphics did an amazing job - once again, many thanks - I know I didn't give you an easy ride, but thanks for being so receptive, and, basically, so talented!!
Al.
atom3624
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A quick update.
If you look at the photos, the wiper LOOKS nicely detailed, but doesn't sit nicely on the screen - it's straight and the screen's curved.
An easy answer would be to park it vertically, but when I look at the photos of the originals, they're parked like normal wipers.
I located M2x10mm black plastic pan head screws, with black washers and nuts, and drill though just the wiper blade top/middle/bottom, and the corresponding positions in the windscreen. Result is it is held properly, and not that visibly.
Just a detail, but makes the difference.
I took it out and actually fired up the G240 without too many problems.
The tyres held up reasonably well to my now-typical donut technique for warming up, until I realised it wasn't sitting properly! I'd blown both rears off the wheels!!
They're stuck on using the HPI Racing tyre glue, which is thin - I usually use the Proline medium. I was blaming the glue until I looked more closely. The plastic wheels are chrome plated, and the tyres actually pulled off the chrome plating!!
It's all re-glued up now, and I've left 3 days for any 'curing' (should normally be just overnight), so I'll probably have another go over the next couple of days.
I've firmed up the front suspension a little, and re-lowered it as I had to bend the side mounts up slightly to get the alignment right.
All looks good now.
Al.
If you look at the photos, the wiper LOOKS nicely detailed, but doesn't sit nicely on the screen - it's straight and the screen's curved.
An easy answer would be to park it vertically, but when I look at the photos of the originals, they're parked like normal wipers.
I located M2x10mm black plastic pan head screws, with black washers and nuts, and drill though just the wiper blade top/middle/bottom, and the corresponding positions in the windscreen. Result is it is held properly, and not that visibly.
Just a detail, but makes the difference.
I took it out and actually fired up the G240 without too many problems.
The tyres held up reasonably well to my now-typical donut technique for warming up, until I realised it wasn't sitting properly! I'd blown both rears off the wheels!!
They're stuck on using the HPI Racing tyre glue, which is thin - I usually use the Proline medium. I was blaming the glue until I looked more closely. The plastic wheels are chrome plated, and the tyres actually pulled off the chrome plating!!
It's all re-glued up now, and I've left 3 days for any 'curing' (should normally be just overnight), so I'll probably have another go over the next couple of days.
I've firmed up the front suspension a little, and re-lowered it as I had to bend the side mounts up slightly to get the alignment right.
All looks good now.
Al.
momofx
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Omg thats freakin awesome! I was lookin at your avatar and thinking how cool is that (when you said welcome to me) and then I stumbled on this thread