RC car body shells

[dombanks]

does anyone know where i can get a new body shell for rc cars?

one is a 1/10 battery tamiya 4wd car, currently a focus in the red and white valvoline decals

the other is a 1/10 cen petrol powered 4wd (belt diven) that is a silver mercedes lemans type car

both shells are a bit battered and iwouldnt mind a little something to keep me occupied.

my hobao hyper 7 is another matter and i think is going to need all sorts of bits i might be better just buying another kit for this one.

[SteveD]

local model shop!

or ebay is good

[dombanks]

yeah, ive been looking on there, couldnt get out to the shop today either... did sort out the problem with the westy tho.

ive been reading about and it seems i dont have to use the makers ones but its not obvious which ones are right?

[Mark (smokey mow)]

Tamiya bodyshells are a pricey option but they do have the best scale appearance compared to any of the others.  When I was racing in the Tamiya Eurocup I had to run only tamiya spare parts and bodies but soon found it was cheeper to buy a complete new kit, for the body, wheels and tyres then sell the remaining spare parts to the other competitors in the paddock normally making a profit

If you're not too woried about having a true scale appearance then there's plenty of aftermarket shells available from various companies.  most scale saloons run to a common wheel track width and similar wheelbase and so should be a relatively straight swap.

I'm not to familar with cen, but best advice is to take the chassis along to the shop and see what fits and looks best.

[dombanks]

thanks smokey. ive not seen too much for cenabout on the web tonight... it was a fun car 1/10 scale with a little petrol engine. rode too low tho so you could only use it on tarmac

i used to call it the 5 quid a go car cos it always used to break it on a curb or something and it seemed that every part was 4.99

i noticed about the bodies being expensive ... 40 quid i found one at ..... i thought about the kits also and noticed they are selling the lunch box again   i remember that form wheni  was a kid .... and the grasshopper/hornet top notch

just looking about for bits for my hyper 7 also. whats the difference between the different hyper 7 models TQ etc?