shells???
 

hi all anyone know where i can get a good drift shell from been looking on the net and cant find much need some where with a good selection thanks

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How are you defining drift shells? Shells based on famous drifting cars? Like silvias etc?? If so, you'll find a few at the biggest hobby shop on the net, www.towerhobbies.com , HPI bodies are favoured as well, as they are quite faithful to the true shapes of the cars, they of course can be found at www.hpiracing.com , they have a very large selection, you would then need ot find a local stockist (which won't be difficult, HPI is one of the most well supported brands).

If you meant something else, let me know...

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www.towerhobbies.com is your best bet they have teh best selection of in stock goods on the net.

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Try a more Drift orientated site like

www.genkidoridori.com

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where are they located?

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Genki is in Japan and he gives top notch service.

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I was wondering because of brokerage fees and what not I am in Canada so it costs a lot to ship from overseas.

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genki and this guy http://www.cws-mart.com/ are known for their great service

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Drift shells, go with Yokomo. Regular car shells, HPI is your best bet. Yokomousa.com and HPIracing.com will keep the overseas cost down. Choku Wingstar (cws-mart.com) is out of the midwest (USA) and Genki (genkidoridori.com) is in Japan. Neither have a wide variety of shells, but they have rare shells that you won't find too many other places. Speedtechrc.com is a good North American spot and they have a few rare shells without some of the JDM prices. Towerhobbies has a lot of shells as well. Morfars.com is out of Europe and their shell selection is also great. It all depends on what you want. HPI is the cheapest. Tower isn't bad either. YOKOMO, Genki, and Chokuwingstar are a bit more but their shells are more detailed and much more rare. Speedtechrc is about on point with Genki and Choku, but again, more rarety than selection. ABCHobby.com is also a nice site. However, they're out of Japan as well. Everyone that I've dealt with has great customer service. I've delt personally with everyone except speedtech, tower, and HPI.

If you want a good DRIFT shell, as I said, Yokomo shells hands down. Genki, Choku and speedtech all carry some Yok shells. I personally endorse Genki and Choku cuz they're great guys and have really helped out the scene. Also, they'll both work to get you what you want. Genki, living in Japan, has access to ABC hobby and a lot of rare bodies that you can't find anywhere else. Choku does to...somehow.


Also, if you do find Yokomo or ABC parts that you like, Genki and Choku usually have'em cheaper. I'm assuming it's because they get'em direct.

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Hey m8 im from uk too and im used this site for a hpi 350z greddy shell
[link=http://www.modelsport.co.uk/?CallFunction=Category&CategoryID=50]http://www.modelsport.co.uk/?CallFunction=Category&CategoryID=50[/link]

plenty of shells on there and the posts cheaper and quicker too :D

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Try Yokomo there expensive but after add ons are availible like wipers, bukets, exhast...etc.!

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Well you could buy a yokomo body, or for about the same price buy 2 hpi bodies.

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are those genkiordori bodies any good? im thinking about the sil80 one

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the Sil80 is made by ABC hobby, ive heard nothing but good things about ABC hobby and their products

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All these posts and nobody's mentioned Tamiya?

For a start, Tamiya shells are inexpensive, and the best around. Sure with a Yokomo you get mufflers and stuff, which makes them expensive. But the stickers you get with a Tamiya body are far better, the moulds are the most detailed around and of the highest quality.

HPI bodies are poor, out of prooportion and lack detail. They are great for a beginer as they are cheap. But you'll struggle to make one look good, as you'll need to put the details on yourself.

So, if you want it to look poor, HPI is your best bet.

Get a Tamiya.

Chris.

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*cough* not necessarily true.. my hpi skyline body is great... lol your going to hit walls and curbs anyways.. so unless you plan on putting your body in a showcase and displaying it to the world, details dont matter to much.. sure its nice to have some but hpi doesnt suck at it

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One thing that sucks about Tamiya's bodies is that they dont include window masks. They only have window stickers. I want window masks so I can have see-through windows.

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Every Tmaiya body I got had window masks

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ya all my tamiya bodies have had window masks..... the windows are clear...