I decided to paint the plain ABS body of my Tamiya Grasshopper. I let my son choose the colour. Of course it's fucking bubblegum pink.
The 'hopper shell is unlike most Tamiya kits in that it is hard ABS white plastic, which is deliberate as you can sticker it up and get pretty close to Box art, Without having to paing anything, in keeping with the entry-level nature of the kit.
I may get another shell off eBay as son no. 2 wants it in candy green.
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They still make them?!?!
I had one a very, very long time ago, nothing near stock when I was done with it. I turned it into a 10 cell (NiCad was the only option then) Pro Stock drag racer complete with the required wheelie bars, functional and needed, to get it to do a 10th scale quarter mile (132 feet) in around 4 seconds. I forget the speed but I think it was around 40-45 mph or so.
They still make them?!?!
I had one a very, very long time ago, nothing near stock when I was done with it. I turned it into a 10 cell (NiCad was the only option then) Pro Stock drag racer complete with the required wheelie bars, functional and needed, to get it to do a 10th scale quarter mile (132 feet) in around 4 seconds. I forget the speed but I think it was around 40-45 mph or so.
