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Hello,

To day I present you the renovation of one other classical Tamiya Model : The Thundershot

It’s my fourth presentations after the Dynastorm
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the Boomerang
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And the Hornet
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It’s an original Thundershot (not the re-issue!!! ).

I have begun this renovation from a wreck of frame of thundershot.
After a fat inspection, II kept only the completes kinematics completes and some other rooms parts (arms, universal joints, screws,…)
All the rest left directly to the dumpster


After an important preliminary work: cleaning, purchases of missing rooms, additions of options, … I began the reassembly

Some photos of the intermediary steps:

Front and Rear assemblies with :
Rear assembly part with a 13T Brushed
Front assembly with the famous D5 part (new) with its metallic reinforcement


Equipped chassis : Front and Rear equipped differentials, Front and Rear stabilizer rods, drives shafts, arms, propeller shaft, dampers supports, ….It just needs dampers, pilot, wheels and body


Then the finishes: pilot paint, body cut and paint and finally decoration : BOX ART for this beauty




Pascal

Hi Pascal,

Nice Thundershot you have there...always liked it and i really enjoy having a look at mine on my shelf ! My Thundershot
Great resto job !

Manotas

AMAZING Pascal
Too Nice!
You didn't have too many water in the beginning of the month?

It has some terra scorcher's options;)

Yes
Options are the following ones :
All bearings
Rear and Front stabilizer rods
Front universal shafts
Turnbuckle shafts for direction