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turbo s15
12-03-2003, 10:14 PM
hey

this is going to be my new project in a day or 2

but does anyone know the size of this body.

is it 190mm



thanks
Baller Status
12-03-2003, 11:33 PM
195-198mm, it was made for the TG-10? So it's more suited for a 200mm I think? :confused:
Cool project :cool:
FSU427P
12-04-2003, 06:47 PM
That's an awesome body. Just use wheels with a high offset.
ralliart
12-04-2003, 07:25 PM
thats an HPI Racing Subaru not a Tamiya and HPI only has that body in 200 mm and the super nitro size (aprox* 300mm), so if you have an HPI nitro car then it will fit for sure
matkg
12-05-2003, 05:27 PM
Actually that is a Tamiya body. I have one but haven't found the time and energy to paint it.

Baller is correct, the body is closer to 200mm. It looks like it can easily fit my NTC3.
Baller Status
12-05-2003, 09:32 PM
Originally posted by ralliart
thats an HPI Racing Subaru not a Tamiya

NO!! :mad: lol:p

You know what's a shame though, Tamiya has WING BUMPS and HPI's does not. But the cool vented hood and flares is a decent compromise :)
calvin3
12-05-2003, 09:43 PM
Thats has to be the most un-detailed Tamiya body I have ever seen. :(
turbo s15
12-06-2003, 12:49 PM
that good for you.

everyone else think it looks good.

look better than hpi
R3VoLuTiOn
12-06-2003, 02:23 PM
Originally posted by calvin3
Thats has to be the most un-detailed Tamiya body I have ever seen. :(

its cause the paint is white, the detail is hard to see. if it were painted black then im sure you'll see more detail. its a tamiya body man, they never dissapoint.
boostspike
12-06-2003, 03:21 PM
Tamiya


http://www.kimshobby.co.kr/item.asp?siteid=kimshobby&itemid=2551&catid=39
calvin3
12-06-2003, 10:43 PM
Originally posted by turbo s15
that good for you.

everyone else think it looks good.

look better than hpi

Dude most of the time yes Tamiya has great detail...but this one failed.

Why didn't they include mirrors? Why did they hump the wing?
Why didn't they make it like this kit? The price is the same according to tower ---> link to tower hobbies (http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXZR73&P=7)

Looks better the HPI huh? Does it include light buckets? NO
http://www.hpiracing.com/graphics/new/nsxgt200/IMG_0835s.jpg

And why does the HPI cost less and include more?
Hobson
12-07-2003, 01:03 PM
HPI have thinner bodies with less detail. :(

If you didn't know, that Tamiya Scooby is a RACING body, desgined for the track just like the Protoline range. Racers don't want a heavy white plastic wing and mirrors on their bodies, thats why Protoform don't include them.

The detail is good, but its thinner lexan than other Tamiya bodies. Still a 3pc mold though.

I have a TG10 and that body. The TG10 is 190mm and the Subaru doesn't sit too far over the edges in terms of width. Maybe 192mm.
turbo s15
12-07-2003, 09:03 PM
hes true


the hpi body arnt bery think.

i had a s15 and it was so flexible in the front and when i would drive it the drove would bend and srape the road.

tamiya body's are stronger and thicker.
ya hpi body have great detail but tamiya body are a little more for the buck.