NEW MOUNTAINEER BODY by TAMIYA!!!!!!!

[balang_479]

its 1/10.... the HL is just too small.

[carmatic]

i wonder... will they ever make lexan copies of this body?

[RPP Hobby]

I know 2 companies are looking at it, supposedly 1 company has already started on it. Time will tell

[chip cross]

Originally Posted by Rpp Hobby

I know 2 companies are looking at it, supposedly 1 company has already started on it. Time will tell

if they did i think it would sell more unit's than any other lexan body

[greasypete]

Here is a prview of a german company that will produce a lexan version of the mountaineer body. The moulding includes the screen and the interior.

It says there, they hope to start production late september.

http://rc-monster-trucks.de/include....0ad4448937da1d

Cheers Pete

[1BadJeepBruiser]

Originally Posted by greasypete

Here is a prview of a german company that will produce a lexan version of the mountaineer body. The moulding includes the screen and the interior.

It says there, they hope to start production late september.

http://rc-monster-trucks.de/include....0ad4448937da1d

Cheers Pete

Pete
Its official huh? Thats awesome, keep me in the loop

[todd1803]

Originally Posted by chip cross

if they did i think it would sell more unit's than any other lexan body

Don't confuse "most wanted on rccrawler.com scale section" with "most wanted in the RC industry". They are not even close to the same,or it would have been done already.

[TOYUTAH]

I would much much rather have a hard body! ;) why doesn't anyone make a body even similar? Like proline did with the bushwacker? I'm surprised it hasn't been done...

[BGGruff]

Originally Posted by JasonInAugusta

There's plenty more cool stuff on the way from Tamiya for the scale crowd.

Just wait.

Originally Posted by 1BadJeepBruiser

do you know something that we dont know

Tell us what you know! I have no Patience!

[mr.maxx]

Originally Posted by scalecrawler

Man what I would do for one of them!

I argree Tamiya has about no brains, I see everywere I go talk about this body, I easily bet even though they say $60 (them others that want it just as bad as us) will easily jack that price up to the $200.

Maybe theres hope!

There are several on Ebay right now going for $360!!! I want one but no f-ing way....

[Breaker 1-9]

As much as it's cool that there is gonna be a company or person(s) producing a lexan copy of the Mountaineer I would rather have the original hard body version by Tamiya. The Mountaineer body is a body with alot of detail one which the lexan would lack cause the body is one piece leaving the hobbyist to paint in the detail. A lexan version of either the Bruiser or Mountaineer just doesn't have me sold and would be alot different from the original due to detail and seperate parts, etc etc.

[greasypete]

Originally Posted by Breaker 1-9

As much as it's cool that there is gonna be a company or person(s) producing a lexan copy of the Mountaineer I would rather have the original hard body version by Tamiya. The Mountaineer body is a body with alot of detail one which the lexan would lack cause the body is one piece leaving the hobbyist to paint in the detail. A lexan version of either the Bruiser or Mountaineer just doesn't have me sold and would be alot different from the original due to detail and seperate parts, etc etc.

Me too, theres no doubt about it that nothing compares to the original hard body. But think about having a second runner body, painted in box art, decorated with some repro stickers and looking real similar from a distance. And think about a colquit c. with the ability of adding some nice details like on his latest projekt ? Then you have a nice body to go crawling and bashing harder than you would do with your orignal expensive tamiya one ? Sound great to me, so I will try to get on for that reason.

Cheers Pete

[Breaker 1-9]

That is very true and a good point, Pete. But I am not sure how much a lexan copy of the shell would cost to produce vs a hard body copy. Cause if you think about it all we would need is the main body halfs itself because reproduction body parts such as grille, window, etc etc is already avaliable so all we would really need is the main body.

[4X4 JEFF]

Sick! I want one!

[77chevy4x4]

come on they see how 1/24 scale cars sell you'd think they' d jump on the band wagon making yotas chevys dodges and fords all hard plastic shells they'd make a fortune in 1/10 scale sell lets say body sets chrome and glass for small like jeeps ,rovers, old school broncos . 75 bucks medium scales excursion suburban land cruisers 90-95 bucks large scale chevy ford dodge dually andtoyotas xtra cabs 100-125 so im pricing on the high side copyright laws ,fees, cost of mfg. so who knows maybe some will one day hear our plea