new body...

[slowngreen]

well i know I've said i hate bug bodies, but i hate std's and I've had them too lol so heres my new bug body, its a hardbody, i painted it (kinda crappy) black and yellow kinda blended together with some soft mesh look.

 

[Radron]

Looks good! Check out my Comp body, It's different if nothing else! Sorry pics deleted

 

[CharliesTheMan]

Wow, it looks great man. I know how hard you worked on it, and the trim lines came out absolutely perfect. You know me well enough to know that I'll tell you when I don't like something, but I think this looks great. Regular STD's aren't too bad, but when you get STD's that are so bad they get their own STD's, you really start to feel the burn.

 

[slowngreen]

looks good nice rig ron, like charlie said looks perfect.

 

[Radron]

Thanks, I think Charlie was talking about yours tho.
Have you tryed running your Hammers the opposite direction? I found I got better traction running them the opposite you have them. It's worth a try.

 

[slowngreen]

^^^really? yeah I've never even payed attention to their direction lol maybe i have them on backwards anyways...I'm waiting for a new motor at the moment and also a new bec, once i get them i will flip the wheels around and see if it helps out at all.

 

[SAVAGE_BASHER_K4.6]

looks great. iam gonna order a bug body soon before the become impossible to find. great job tho

 

[slowngreen]

thanks savage....i like it so far, havent run with it yet but its cool that it needs painted on the outside so i can change it all the time!!!

 

[CharliesTheMan]

Savage Basher, let me know if you can find them anywhere. I've bought quite a few but I'm looking for some more to buy.

This isn't a lexan body like you usually see, it's a hard body. Cutting those lines was no easy task, and I'm thinking it might work better than lexan on rollovers.

 

[slowngreen]

No it wasn't easy cutting it out lol, i have so many bandaides on right now ha ha.

 

[slowngreen]

opinion update....i hate bug bodies lol, i was itching to find out how this one works so i borrowed a motor and slapped her together and all i did was flip over, i guess its cuz its a hard body and so heavy but damn it flips over easy so I'm going back to my old body for now...i also rolled off a rock about a foot drop and cracked the bug about 2 inches long lol...oops.

 

[SAVAGE_BASHER_K4.6]

o really. they are not lexan bodys? i always thought they were. does hpi still make there bug body? ill do some research when i get home from work and see what i can come up with.

 

[CharliesTheMan]

The HPI bug bodies are lexan, the one that slowngreen bought was a hard body that was made of ABS plastic. It's more of a scaler type body. The HPI Bug body has been discontinued, and even with all the connections that I've developed I've only been able to get hold of 3 NIP bodies. You can find them on ebay occasionally but they get snatched up quick, and if they're for bid, they usually go for $60 to $80.