The bodyshell included with the 808 is arguably one of the nicest looking 8th buggy shells around - the sweeping lines extend from the front wings right the way back to the rear of the shell, where a little 'kick' gives some minute aerodynamic effect no doubt. I'm no fan of regular run-of-the-mill 8th body shells - I'd even go as far as to say most are fat and as ugly as sin - but this is much better than that, dare I say it's almost 'sexy'

The 808 comes with a fairly stylish 8th buggy wing - lets face it, they don't vary much. Thankfully after experiencing the joys of measuring (badly) and having to drill wings supplied with 8th buggies, Xray have done the decent thing here and pre-drilled the holes for mounting.

I'm not used to butchering a newly painted shell - but sadly it has to happen :( - I used a reamer to create some 'give' in the lexan, and followed this up with a scalpel to cut the holes.

Xray supply window masks and a full sticker set of the shell. I'd not normally use the window masks and try to create something a little unique - but I'd also spend 2-3 evenings painting a body for a review, and in this case I did it in an evening.

The main colours are all Faskolor - the ever-so-small chrome lines are spazstix paint. The final body was 'backed up' with faskoat to protect it - brushed on.