My XB8 finally sees paint

[CorradoPsi]

finished up the paint last night. still needs the cutout for cooling and fuel. here ya go guys.

[vbgagnon]

Pretty cool dude! Now go and get it dirty, and let us knwo how it goes!

[jon2]

Nice lid. ARe your tires Bald?

[vbgagnon]

I think he said in his other thread that he was waiting for tires or something.

[jon2]

Ooooohhh.Thanks for the update V!!

[mcvickj]

Nice lid. Now go get it dirty.

[NCNitro]

Very cool paint job!

[CorradoPsi]

Originally Posted by jon2

Nice lid. ARe your tires Bald?

you betcha, those are ofna excel's. a pretty crappy tire, but they came with my swift when i bought that, so i use them for onroad test and tune. however in 3 tanks on the V-spec, i had worn clean through the front tires. the car is now officially dirty, i took it to the track today while my son was in preschool. wow thats fun. it handles great, the only thing i would change is it pushes a little too much on-power. ill go through the manual and see what it recommends to fix that. im not too used to chassis setup but i understand the basics, ill just use the manual as a reference until im used to making changes. the car is pretty durable, i didnt take any MAJOR hits, but i did launch off the track and tore down the safety net at one point, hehe, wasnt lined up for the doubles. no breakage though and the car was on its wheels and running when i walked around the track to get it. track conditions today were washed out, very dry, dusty, and VERY slippery. i would NOT have wanted to run my drake without watering the track first, but the buggy loved it, it drifts so nice.

Originally Posted by vbgagnon

I think he said in his other thread that he was waiting for tires or something.

yup i was, got them all in now and glueing sometime this week. i have PRP crimefighter knockoffs, medial pro Whoops, Ofna X ='s to choose from. i ran the crimefighters today since the other 2 sets arent glued yet.

[psunitro]

Nice lid. Gonna "punish"some cometition at Pit Stop???lol Not much sleep eh? all in the name of the great 1/8 scale buggies.........So you pulled on of mine and landed off the track...wish I was there to TM

[cvec7]

Great job on the lid!

[powder_king]

One word.....Sweeeeet!!!!!

[NITRO 21]

Nice job on the lid Psi!

[CorradoPsi]

thanks for the compliments guys! it was my first time using liquid masking. the job went ok, but next time i think ill lay the masking on thicker, and let it dry overnight.