My vintage rc10 build

[Naushad]

This one has been on the shelf in bits for a long time. Bought from the USA, I took a chance on it. The chassis is an "A" stamp and I think it was used as an on road car judging by some of shells that it came with. The car wasn't stock - had different turnbuckles but a nice alloy steering crank. I stripped it completely and got some parts reanodised (brace tubes and shock bodies). All plastics were generally in good condition and cleaned as best as possible, but a few stubborn stains remain. I also bought a new set of gold chassis screws.

So I finally started the build last weekend (with wife's permission of course!)

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Front end

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Photocopy of manual. Having rebuilt a lot of cars I found this manual to be rather cumbersome and unnessarily wordy. More instructive diagrams would have helped.

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Constructing rear diff. This was lubed with copious amounts of grease!

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Back to the chassis...diff installed too.

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Fast forward...most of the build is complete now. I had Pargu wheels that I reanodised in a matching gold. Front tyres are hot laps and rears are Schumacher. The knock offs are from Rogue Elements.

The electrics included a reedy mr K, Novak T4 tempfet, ko propo fm receiver and a futaba servo.

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New shell ready and some decals to choose from. Didn't go mental with the decals on the shell. I wanted to keep the minimalist look!

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All done! I'm happy with this build. The aggressive look really appeals to me...I will tidy the electrics at some point.

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[Crashtest33]

Beautiful buggy Naushad! As always. Great minimalist shell. Reminds me of a JPS Lotus.
Have you ordered a reeree RC10?
(Adams finished all my anodizing. I'll post a pic when it arrives)

[Naushad]

Cheers Nick.

I was looking at the c m l website and they have it there in stock...I'm really tempted to get one after seeing how this fit together! Need to see how the finances fare at the end of the month.

Hope you are pleased with Adam's work. He's always done a great job for me.

[primesera]

Absolutely stunning. Love the paint job on the shell

[optiman]

Agree!!! Beautifull body and wheels are killer!!!!