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Nice save!

I decided to trip in front of the finish line (I didn't paint a driver!) on another stalled project. September of '23 I scored a second Fighter Buggy RX (FBRX), because I was after it's perfect shell to use on my first FBRX. So then I had this great chassis to work with - but what to do? Coincidentally I then bought the correct radio set parts that I would need, before I knew it - I just wanted it for my collection. Some time later, I stumbled across a mint XB Mad Bull body. Now, I had the XB Mad Bull Special on my wish list, but they just never seem to come up for sale. So with the body score, I set about building the Mad Bull Special from parts. Not just any Mad Bull Special though, I wanted the early 2001 model (57709) with smoke parts and the older ADSPEC GP radio set (AM), not the 2011 model (57813) without the smoke parts and a newer FineSpec radio set (2.4G) - you know, because I'm an idiot and like the abuse. So today it all came together (not the driver!) and I took for a spin and some pics.I threw this timeline together because it amuses me that I dedicated this much time/effort for this (not a) toy, but meanwhile I have a hundred more useful things I need done around the house that are no closer to being completed over the same 19 month period 

9/13/23 - FBRX #2
12/09/24 - XB set of MSC, Servos and Rx for ADSPEC GP (Missing Tx) 
5/24/24 - Tx to complete ADSPEC GP Radio Set
7/30/24 - XB Body
8/10/24 - Red Dampers
8/19/24 - Wheels & Tires, Steering Arm Bag
10/08/24 - Smoke Parts 
10/27/24 - Metal Parts Bag C
Today - 4/14/25 - Installed Radio Set w/ MSC 

Oh and uh, the old XB kits probably didn't come with painted drivers installed in them anyway . . . right?

RIGHT?!?   

 
 

 
 
 

 

Today I put together the chassis for my Ligier build. I’ve been pottering away on this one a bit recently and picking up a few pieces that were missing.
I think I’m only missing a tie rod for the steering servo to complete it, I may just make one in the end.
I had some early Futaba servos FM33’s which are possibly period correct, but they’ll do for now.
The mechanism tray could do with a bit more cleaning, but at this point I just wanted all the pieces together.

It's already nice.

Al wrote:

 

Today I put together the chassis for my Ligier build. I’ve been pottering away on this one a bit recently and picking up a few pieces that were missing.
I think I’m only missing a tie rod for the steering servo to complete it, I may just make one in the end.
I had some early Futaba servos FM33’s which are possibly period correct, but they’ll do for now.
The mechanism tray could do with a bit more cleaning, but at this point I just wanted all the pieces together.



What a beauty Al. I've said it before but how many times did we look at the catalogs with these cars in them and think about how out of reach they were at least for me. Well done, did you say you had a body?

Yes Jim I have a NIB body set waiting to go on this. It will be nice to have a good starting point rather than the prospect of loads of body work 😂😂

 
 

I haven't box for mine but I am lucky to have the 2 bodies. Abs and lexan.

I’ve never seen a lexan shell for any of these F1 cars, I’m aware they exist, I’ve just never come across one. It’s funny because I bought a Ferrari 312 T3 in the early 80’s, second hand, but the guy I bought it from never mentioned a second body shell ???

Al wrote:

Al post=80371 userid=6893

I’ve never seen a lexan shell for any of these F1 cars, I’m aware they exist, I’ve just never come across one. It’s funny because I bought a Ferrari 312 T3 in the early 80’s, second hand, but the guy I bought it from never mentioned a second body shell ???

here is my ligier resto 
tamiyabase.com/...-js9-matra
you can see the lexan body sold with the chassis as a training body