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Finally done! Tamiya 1/12 renault re20 turbo OBO....


Ghostmech

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This is the culmination of 30 years of neglect. I started this long ago, stopped and started a couple of times. Along the way I had to fix broken parts and some that were even damaged by being stored next to vinyl parts. Finally started to organize, fix and paint it...

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And it's finally done ... all out of the box (except the display)...

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Question from left field-Did you decide to display the model with the raised body because it didn't fit on the completed tub very well?That's the problem I had when I built mine 30 years ago.I checked the fit throughout the build and it was fine until I finished the car.Then it didn't line up very well.For a long time I thought it might have been something I messed up but a few years ago I bought another one already built and it too had the same poor body fit.

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Hey Tony....no, it actually fit pretty good (as seen in the second photo) once I made adjustments and screwed it down. I made that display so I could show the mechanicals without having to have the body completely removed and sitting off to the side. It also makes for a smaller footprint on/in a display or contest table. This was a pretty tough build ...made worse by neglect and broken parts but it all worked out in the end.


Thanks to all for looking and the kind words :)

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