FG Beetle from the Elcon Gods!
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hello victory rc
thanks very much,i have loads and loads of money spent on this fg,just got the elcon wheel adaptors now to reinforce the wheels at the rear to cope with the power it puts down,i am waiting on the new cad race ported engine from hobbythek..its supposed to be insane!!! cant wait...
i have heard that name before,do you sell models you have a shop yes? i think i was looking through it one time or another.
yes you are spot on about the beetle bodies being discontinued,fg had to pay royalties to volkswagon so they couldnt be bothered with them anymore...pity,i must mind mine now lol
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thanks very much,i have loads and loads of money spent on this fg,just got the elcon wheel adaptors now to reinforce the wheels at the rear to cope with the power it puts down,i am waiting on the new cad race ported engine from hobbythek..its supposed to be insane!!! cant wait...
i have heard that name before,do you sell models you have a shop yes? i think i was looking through it one time or another.
yes you are spot on about the beetle bodies being discontinued,fg had to pay royalties to volkswagon so they couldnt be bothered with them anymore...pity,i must mind mine now lol
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hi dan u could do what we r going to do and make your self a mold off it and this way u cold have a
new shell made anytime u want one . we have made a set off suide guards out off plastic pipe and useing them to make a mold
and were going to mke a few sets out off fibre glass these should be strong enough for what we r going to put it through .
i think the bugs shell would prety easy to do .
i,ll get some pick off us doing the side guards and the hummer shell
new shell made anytime u want one . we have made a set off suide guards out off plastic pipe and useing them to make a mold
and were going to mke a few sets out off fibre glass these should be strong enough for what we r going to put it through .
i think the bugs shell would prety easy to do .
i,ll get some pick off us doing the side guards and the hummer shell
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RE: FG BEETLE PRO REBUILD THREAD(my style)
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hello victory rc
thanks very much,i have loads and loads of money spent on this fg,just got the elcon wheel adaptors now to reinforce the wheels at the rear to cope with the power it puts down,i am waiting on the new cad race ported engine from hobbythek..its supposed to be insane!!! cant wait...
i have heard that name before,do you sell models you have a shop yes? i think i was looking through it one time or another.
yes you are spot on about the beetle bodies being discontinued,fg had to pay royalties to volkswagon so they couldnt be bothered with them anymore...pity,i must mind mine now lol
dan
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hello victory rc
thanks very much,i have loads and loads of money spent on this fg,just got the elcon wheel adaptors now to reinforce the wheels at the rear to cope with the power it puts down,i am waiting on the new cad race ported engine from hobbythek..its supposed to be insane!!! cant wait...
i have heard that name before,do you sell models you have a shop yes? i think i was looking through it one time or another.
yes you are spot on about the beetle bodies being discontinued,fg had to pay royalties to volkswagon so they couldnt be bothered with them anymore...pity,i must mind mine now lol
dan
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Theres a victory-rc who makes a cool tuned pipe for the baja's
and theres a victory-rc who airbrushes rc bodies & carbon fiber baja bodies. Im the victory-rc body guy.... SEE MY PHOTO ALBUM.
-> http://www.rcuniverse.com/community/...y&memid=334226
Its to bad there not making the beetle body any more theres a small fallowing for them,maybe someone who molds lexan can make a few and leave off the vw emblems. .HINT HINT.
04-12-2009, 12:35 PM
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yes victory pipes i know them nice pipes too.
man you have done some awesome work on some of those bodies,thats great now because you might very well have to paint one sometime for me lol
yes thats a good idea people with any knowledge or skills with mouldings should be able to make copies.
must check in to that actually.
so have you any r/c at the mo victory rc?
man you have done some awesome work on some of those bodies,thats great now because you might very well have to paint one sometime for me lol
yes thats a good idea people with any knowledge or skills with mouldings should be able to make copies.
must check in to that actually.
so have you any r/c at the mo victory rc?
04-12-2009, 12:36 PM
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hey steven thats sound i would be very intrested in seeing what you lads are up to there,you can post up some pics here if you want man no hassle....
good idea!!!
good idea!!!
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yes victory pipes i know them nice pipes too.
man you have done some awesome work on some of those bodies,thats great now because you might very well have to paint one sometime for me lol
yes thats a good idea people with any knowledge or skills with mouldings should be able to make copies.
must check in to that actually.
so have you any r/c at the mo victory rc?
yes victory pipes i know them nice pipes too.
man you have done some awesome work on some of those bodies,thats great now because you might very well have to paint one sometime for me lol
yes thats a good idea people with any knowledge or skills with mouldings should be able to make copies.
must check in to that actually.
so have you any r/c at the mo victory rc?
Yes,I have the baja and love it 28.5 cc ,my carbon fiber desert rat body,and my "rockstar" 5T body...
Just send me an email if i can help you with a body, maybe it will be a bug body LOL ..I want one also.
hers a pic of my baja and a small clip i made today playing around .
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...starbay001.jpg
http://s262.photobucket.com/albums/i...t=4736bbbc.pbr
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man that desert rat body is just the buisness,im guessing the rat body is the blue one yeah??
god i love them!!! very nice man..
i painted a few bodys in my time,one is on my carson onroad thread here the 320si bmw i done the lot from scratch with alpine white and decals. (carson onroad tested to the max) here on this forum. also i done my black beetle checqured body shell as seen here on this thread back a page or two. as for the other blue one that one was specially airbrushed in the uk two years ago for me i must mind that one...
the black one i have was hard to do chequred are always tough,girlfriend helped me with that.
so would that blue rat body fit a beetle?
that is just sweet.........
here are some pics of mine.
what do you think?
man i just love your desert rat body though........
god i love them!!! very nice man..
i painted a few bodys in my time,one is on my carson onroad thread here the 320si bmw i done the lot from scratch with alpine white and decals. (carson onroad tested to the max) here on this forum. also i done my black beetle checqured body shell as seen here on this thread back a page or two. as for the other blue one that one was specially airbrushed in the uk two years ago for me i must mind that one...
the black one i have was hard to do chequred are always tough,girlfriend helped me with that.
so would that blue rat body fit a beetle?
that is just sweet.........
here are some pics of mine.
what do you think?
man i just love your desert rat body though........
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some realy sweet stuff there lads .i,m hopeing the hummer body i do turns out half as good as you two,s
i got a set off six lights for it aswel so thats should look cool .
i,m going to start a thread next week . i took the whole hummer apart today after cleaning it i noticed alot off loose screws
and stuff so i thought i wold pull it all apart and take a wish list and start to get some stuff on order .
to many bits on this truck r plastic .
i got a set off six lights for it aswel so thats should look cool .
i,m going to start a thread next week . i took the whole hummer apart today after cleaning it i noticed alot off loose screws
and stuff so i thought i wold pull it all apart and take a wish list and start to get some stuff on order .
to many bits on this truck r plastic .
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hello nutech and thank you.
that one is an airbrushed retro designed bodyshell its cool and kind of rare.
how are the sales going for your new model,i saw them on another forum and they look cool,4x4 is strong looking on them,or have i the right person lol??
steven thanks again man.
im looking forward to your build thread man
them hummer bodys are class,man they are huge.....
cant wait to see a thread on that,not many around!!!
that will get some attention steven.
that one is an airbrushed retro designed bodyshell its cool and kind of rare.
how are the sales going for your new model,i saw them on another forum and they look cool,4x4 is strong looking on them,or have i the right person lol??
steven thanks again man.
im looking forward to your build thread man
them hummer bodys are class,man they are huge.....
cant wait to see a thread on that,not many around!!!
that will get some attention steven.
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QUOTE dc2 man
man that desert rat body is just the buisness,im guessing the rat body is the blue one yeah??
god i love them!!! very nice man..
i painted a few bodys in my time,one is on my carson onroad thread here the 320si bmw i done the lot from scratch with alpine white and decals. (carson onroad tested to the max) here on this forum. also i done my black beetle checqured body shell as seen here on this thread back a page or two. as for the other blue one that one was specially airbrushed in the uk two years ago for me i must mind that one...
the black one i have was hard to do chequred are always tough,girlfriend helped me with that.
so would that blue rat body fit a beetle?
that is just sweet.........
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You have some nice stuff there.The fg looks big enough to handle a baja 5t body,If you could get it mounted up. ...and that shouldnt be that big a deal. What options do you FG guys have for bodies? ..I think i have seen pick-ups.
The blue rockstar body i painted in my photos is a replacement body for the black body in this picture (HPI baja 5t)
man that desert rat body is just the buisness,im guessing the rat body is the blue one yeah??
god i love them!!! very nice man..
i painted a few bodys in my time,one is on my carson onroad thread here the 320si bmw i done the lot from scratch with alpine white and decals. (carson onroad tested to the max) here on this forum. also i done my black beetle checqured body shell as seen here on this thread back a page or two. as for the other blue one that one was specially airbrushed in the uk two years ago for me i must mind that one...
the black one i have was hard to do chequred are always tough,girlfriend helped me with that.
so would that blue rat body fit a beetle?
that is just sweet.........
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You have some nice stuff there.The fg looks big enough to handle a baja 5t body,If you could get it mounted up. ...and that shouldnt be that big a deal. What options do you FG guys have for bodies? ..I think i have seen pick-ups.
The blue rockstar body i painted in my photos is a replacement body for the black body in this picture (HPI baja 5t)
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aw man that rock star body is reallly REALLY fantastic work,did you do all that yourself??
very nice!!!
for fg you can get beetle(no more lol) hummer,monster truck,jeep,baja,leopard.
that desert rat i think is one of the nicest i have seen.
how much would you charge for something like that body supplied aswell?
i wonder would it fit a beetle.....mmmmm?
very nice!!!
for fg you can get beetle(no more lol) hummer,monster truck,jeep,baja,leopard.
that desert rat i think is one of the nicest i have seen.
how much would you charge for something like that body supplied aswell?
i wonder would it fit a beetle.....mmmmm?
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I sent you a PM.
The blue body is a baja 5T not a desert rat from proline. its a basic HPI clear body for a baja5T.
yes,I painted it and it kicked my *** LOL.
a clear body from hpi is $200, shipping would be a killer [X(]
The blue body is a baja 5T not a desert rat from proline. its a basic HPI clear body for a baja5T.
yes,I painted it and it kicked my *** LOL.
a clear body from hpi is $200, shipping would be a killer [X(]
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the proline one you have painted with the rockstar pain is just gorgeous that is the one im talking about.
man i would love that for my fg.
any idea if that proline would fit mine?
man i would love that for my fg.
any idea if that proline would fit mine?
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How wide is your FG ?
how long is your fg ?
il check the baja body.
ALSO THERES THIS BODY AVAILABLE FROM PROLINE... about 4" smaller but still 1/5 th scale
how long is your fg ?
il check the baja body.
ALSO THERES THIS BODY AVAILABLE FROM PROLINE... about 4" smaller but still 1/5 th scale
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WOW!!!
now that is sweet.....
i must measure the body and let you know.
did you pain them also??
damm sweet paint jobs,those proline bodys are awesome!!!
all comments and replys welcome
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now that is sweet.....
i must measure the body and let you know.
did you pain them also??
damm sweet paint jobs,those proline bodys are awesome!!!
all comments and replys welcome
dc2 man
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Take a look at my photobucket..lots of cool rc paints with carbon fiber bodies.
Yes all my airbrushing and molds of carbon fiber.
http://s262.photobucket.com/albums/i...view=slideshow
Yes all my airbrushing and molds of carbon fiber.
http://s262.photobucket.com/albums/i...view=slideshow
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man there are some really decent paint jobs,fair play!!
you must spend a lot of time at them do you?
i really like that rockstar proline,the nicest i have seen now i could safely say!!
are you busy with them these times?
you must spend a lot of time at them do you?
i really like that rockstar proline,the nicest i have seen now i could safely say!!
are you busy with them these times?
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I like the true fire paints... the rockstar body was a rare non true fire.
I like to airbrush the bods ,lots of fun,making the molds also... when i can. Everyone is doing "monster" and its overdone,so i did a rockstar for ebay,something new...Im liking the rockstars...nice colors and the diamond plate looks great. You should have seen the guy i got the idea from,hes an artist. !
I like to airbrush the bods ,lots of fun,making the molds also... when i can. Everyone is doing "monster" and its overdone,so i did a rockstar for ebay,something new...Im liking the rockstars...nice colors and the diamond plate looks great. You should have seen the guy i got the idea from,hes an artist. !
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Hmmmmm Look what i found for ya. [:-][:-][:-][:-] ......I was just looking for bods ....AND...
http://www.davesmotors.com/s.nl/c.88...t.A/id.1982/.f
http://www.davesmotors.com/s.nl/c.88...t.A/id.1982/.f
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^ I think that one is for the marder. This is the MT body.
[link]http://www.davesmotors.com/s.nl/c.885035/n.1/it.A/id.5872/.f[/link]
[link]http://www.davesmotors.com/s.nl/c.885035/n.1/it.A/id.5872/.f[/link]
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^ Yeah, that one is for the MT, the Marder one will rub the wheels on the fenders.
I like that shell actually, kind-a cute. I just might order one the next time I place an order from DDM for some more supplies (that is, if I remember this thread!).
I like that shell actually, kind-a cute. I just might order one the next time I place an order from DDM for some more supplies (that is, if I remember this thread!).
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^ I think that one is for the marder. This is the MT body.
[link]http://www.davesmotors.com/s.nl/c.885035/n.1/it.A/id.5872/.f[/link]
^ I think that one is for the marder. This is the MT body.
[link]http://www.davesmotors.com/s.nl/c.885035/n.1/it.A/id.5872/.f[/link]
oh.... sorry ..... no good wont fit? no shot at all ? ..... it looks like it has no holes,maybe it could be mounted up.