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Old 05-26-11, 09:21 PM
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whats up guys, just wanted to share a few pics of this RC body i just finished. I dont drive an LS but been wanting to trade my bimmer in for one! Anyway, just thought i'd share these pics with yall.

95% finished just gotta make a rear view mirror and a junction produce fusa.

info on the RC
HPI pro4 chassis
HPI WORK LS406 wheels
HPI 200mm LS430 body.
metallic black with gold flakes

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dude, that is sick!!! where does one find toys like that? i need to get out more....
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Ahhh excellent. Rc'ing in style baby!!
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Impressive! That's one of the most detailed RC cars I've ever seen, gets my vote as best RC car in the world!
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Originally Posted by nine3es
dude, that is sick!!! where does one find toys like that? i need to get out more....
check out
genkidoridori.com
r2hobbies.com
rc-race-and-drift-japan.com

they got rare parts you cant find at your local hobby store. You gotta buy the chassis and pick out body/wheels of your choice.
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Ahhh excellent. Rc'ing in style baby!!
thanks!
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Impressive! That's one of the most detailed RC cars I've ever seen, gets my vote as best RC car in the world!
haha thanks bro! I'm certainly not the best but i'll quote that!
Old 05-27-11, 02:03 AM
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this si badass. i wanan make one and drift with it. so cool!
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wow, so i was looking at that thing for about 2 mins before i came to the conclusion that something wasn't right about it and it was too shinny. then i thought it must be fake,,, then i realized it was fake... in my defense i'm only halfway through my morning coffee... nice toy car for sure though.
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Change the venue, like the middle of a large parking lot, with nothing around to give it relative scale. photoshop the body posts out of it, and then see if you can fool people, just avoid the interior shots.

I used to be into electric and nitro cars years ago, and you've done a fantastic job on that body. Very nice
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Very nice job on RC car.
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that is sick!
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That is so cool! Do they make a tiny air ride setup so you can raise and lower it
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thats clean.......I like it....at first I thought it was a real LS at glance......
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Originally Posted by dejavu157
this si badass. i wanan make one and drift with it. so cool!
thanks! once you drift it, it gets addicting or if you get it up to 50+..its crazy! lol
Originally Posted by sojah
wow, so i was looking at that thing for about 2 mins before i came to the conclusion that something wasn't right about it and it was too shinny. then i thought it must be fake,,, then i realized it was fake... in my defense i'm only halfway through my morning coffee... nice toy car for sure though.
haha thanks
Originally Posted by Privateer
Change the venue, like the middle of a large parking lot, with nothing around to give it relative scale. photoshop the body posts out of it, and then see if you can fool people, just avoid the interior shots.

I used to be into electric and nitro cars years ago, and you've done a fantastic job on that body. Very nice
thanks you! i just snapped a couple quick shots to post up but if yall want better pics, i'll share some =)
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Very nice job on RC car.
Originally Posted by ray123
that is sick!
thanks!
Originally Posted by DaveGS4
That is so cool! Do they make a tiny air ride setup so you can raise and lower it
they don't have actual kits that i know of but i've seen people get creative and make something similar.
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thats clean.......I like it....at first I thought it was a real LS at glance......
lol thanks! i gotta make a rear view mirror and the JP fusa and put the LED's in them to complete this one.
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That is one bad a** RC. I would personally not drive that thing around at the risk of rolling it, damaging the body and paint job. I just want one of those on my desk. Great Job
Old 05-27-11, 10:18 AM
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Originally Posted by airtime
That is one bad a** RC. I would personally not drive that thing around at the risk of rolling it, damaging the body and paint job. I just want one of those on my desk. Great Job
thanks bro! yeah this one is my shelf queen along with 5 others! lol i started a thread in the GS section too but showing the gs i recently made but didnt finish

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-...-style-gs.html


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