Help!
i need a body shell,as i am trying to put a old kyosho sandmaster/s10 sport back together.
i need a shell thats 220mm wide from the outside edge of each wheel and length well the original escort coswoth is a massive 480mm but i might be able to make do with 430mm.
the size is 1/10th but its an old 1/10th, i dont think the prueten shell will fit because the engine sits high at the rear and the front is high as well and all the new cars parts sit very close the the chassis.

Any help you can give would me great as i have come to a stand still on this restoration project angry.

i have found this but there are no sizes :(
body shell

Hi Mate,
As the shell size is nearly the same as most 1/10 body shells,
could you post some pictures of your car because then i maybe able to help you find a shell. :thumbs_up:

sorry if there a little large these images but i forgot to resize them.
i do have other images and can take measurements if needed.
the shell you see there is the better of the two i have,i'am doing to cars at the same time.what to keep one as it should be and mod the other.
ves

If that CEN shell is for a CEN fun factor rally, as I think it is
this is the mini shell that is the same size against a standard Tamiya 1/10 mini shell




I also have various wide shells although no shelf queens
an escort similar to yours from a Kyosho superten buggy based EP TC


A Mercedes the same

and 3 shells from my 1/8 serpent
a 911 with 1/10 astra for scale

A mondeo

and an opel

and a BMW from my Lazer ZX TC converison which Lozi will own tomorrow :thumbs_up:



don't suppose you're near York by any chance?
:D

There are no markings to give away who made the body shell, my own googleing has told me it should be a cen.
No i'am in northamptonshire (northampton) about 2 and a half hours from you by car lol.

thing is did not want to buy a new 1/10 because there 200mm and mines 220mm.


oh and thats a nice mini by the way .......

Hi ves, Hi tim, :thumbs_up:

Ves, them pictures help loads mate, i see what you mean the old 1/10 shells are a fair bit bigger then the 1/10 we buy today, the car itself is quite a bit bigger too.

Them shells that tim is showing next to the standerd 1/10 astra look about the right size, im sure tim wouldnt mind having a measure up for ya.

I will also have a look on the internet for you mate, to see if i can find the shell you need, if i find any ill post the pictures and site info, on here for you.

Thanks very much my eyes have gone a little square in the last few weeks looking.
Dam internet is great if you know where to look in the first place lol.

Oh i know this is a little cheeky but "WHEELS" is another prob i am having take a look at the pics there also wider than the new ones.also because its 2 wheel drive i can't get a set of wheels with just the hex on the rear wheels(12mm hex) thanks :unsure:

no probs mate ill do my best and have a look around for you, i wish i could but i cant promise ill find them tho, but ill give it a good go for ya :thumbs_up:
i hate it when a project comes to a stand still, i think we all hate that.lol

Those wheels are heading to Lozi, but they are 1/8 scale Kyosho, much much bigger than 1/10, you need em to fill the shell right
Which mini do you like? The cen fun factor or the vintage Kyosho?

The larger of the two is nice, but the vintage one, the smaller of the two is the kind of thing i am after don't want to put a new look shell on an old car,
have seen some very nice looking old style shells us style and British,
the car when finished will get used but not that much the 2nd of the two i am doing is the one i am going to bash around the local fields and car parks lol.
So i would put the vintage shell on i think.

only way to get an old shape mini shell that size is to get a Tamiya TGX Nitro shell
1/8 scale, that one is a Vintage Kyosho EP, same as a nitro Kyosho but both 1/10.
:thumbs_up:

if i wanted to get a mini shell like your large one where would i look.because i need 220mm wide and not 200. :D

:( man im not having much luck yet mate, ive even looked at hong kong shops still still not luck as yet, ill get looking tho mate.

The large mini shell is off a CEN Fun factor, you can buy the kit new still, so CEN should do shells
Old mini tamiya 1/8 scale which are 220 are hard to find but appear on ebay now and again
Tim

ill have a look for cen 1/8 shell ta tim :thumbs_up:

I've just acquired a NIP 1/8 scale Mclaren F1 GT shell and decals,I'll measure sizes when it arrives
:thumbs_up:

something like this finished hopefully

:drool: NICE shell mate :clap:

i think ves is gonna need a saloon or truck type tho because all he equipment is high. worth taking some measurements tho a mate :thumbs_up:

thanks for this guys :thumbs_up:

think your right about the truck,i have found the odd shell that might fit but there ugly :lol: ....

:thumbs_up: This is a Lazer ZX Truggy conversion, Imported from the US



Don't look at all bad
especialy the wheels
:thumbs_up:

:thumbs_up: No probs ves mate, but thank us once weve found one,,LOL :(

Tim, not bad at all mate :clap: wheels are well nice :drool:

Im not having much luck, all the shells im finding are to small or to big dam its a hard size to find. but ill keep looking.

good luck :clap: :thumbs_up:

This is just a thought guys but....if i put new 1/10 wheels on that might just bring the width down :question: when i get five mins i'll measure the width and see.any ideas where i can get a set of 2wd wheels (12mm hex) all the ones i have found that i like are 4wd.
can you guys also tell me when they say wheel base what do they mean is it the measurement from the center of the front to the back wheel?

also found these if it helps
sandmaster s10 sport rally (ripmax)
rally wheels
body shell (ripmax)

I got some hex blanks that fill in 4WD wheels to make them free spin for the front, so that would work, also 1/8 wheels are much taller, might look odd with 1/10 on a big shell
:thumbs_up:
And that Super ten EP is whats under my mercedes
with Z-K/92316G wheels
I think

did you try Frewer Racing

Yes mate i have but there site keeps showing under construction :(
and its a shame bcause they do 235mm shells but i just can't get to see them lol.

email em, thats what i did, mine are on the way!

found this on eBay got some git bidding against me :) but never mind if he wants it i ll make him pay :)
ebay
few spare parts shame its the buggy shell and not the rally car

i need 1 of those to bring my ST back to life, id rather it was an escort thoi wud like to see the difference between the escort chassis and ST

o and didnt u see this:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/escort-cossi-petral-...1QQcmdZViewItem


1hr left, hurry

if i win them i ll put your name on one, cause i mainly want it for the spare parts i am still after a car body

i just found this guy on ebay he is selling another sandmaster and asked if he would sell me a copy of the manual he has with his car and just got an e-mail from him saying he would do me a copy for free :) if it turns up i can pass it on if any body needs it .

Lozi
i got those sandmaster shells of ebay.i missed that one you left the link for :( i like you want a escort body more than the sandmater but it will do until i find what i want

timbo can you let me know where i can get the hex blanks i can't find um :(

Oooh i got a set of 8 in one of my buy a bundle deals from a guy who went out of nitro racing, they might be classed as spacers, which is what i use them for, I had to move the alloys on the Cobra out, as the standard Hyper wheels were much thinner and the new ones fouled the hubs.
Did you win the car with sierra and escort (pink ) shells?
:D

i won this little lot

now i have 4 spare nitro engines lol......

good buy mate well done, my frewer wide shells shud be here soon, ill post sum pics when they arrive!

if the two shells are any good that come with that lot of ebay your more than welcome to one for your Kyosho Sandmaster ST-2....

ive still got the shell thanks mate, shell is the least of my worries, the bent chassis/knackered gears and engine which hasnt been started for 6 years sat out of the car in a box with no pull start is what im bothered about :joker:

i've got an old school Landcruiser complete bar engine and shell so wither a home for your engine or maybe one for me to make it work?

the question is how much? :bling:

Got my new 1/8 shell today, wrong one turned out to be this
http://www.cmldistribution.co.uk/product_c...ctId=0000000509
i don't mid though, but what a size, it's nearer my 1/6 Big six than 1/8 even though that's what it's for
300mm wide 600mm long
:thumbs_up:

if you want one of these engines when i get them your more than welcome don't think i'an gunna need 4 of the things,i'an no expert so when i get the others i'll post pics and you can take your pic ,as for price cover the postage and its yours.....

any ideas where i could get a set of tyres like you have on that Landcruiser thats the same as the sandmaster apart from the body posts front and back... was it fitted with the kyosho GT12S CR engine when it was new, cause if it was i already have a spare one of those not sure if its a runner i got it with the last car i got for spares..pull start is there and it all looks ok it turns over when you pull the pull start you can have that if ya want.

what sort of engines will you be getting, are they GT .12 like the original?

when they get here one will be the GT12S CR and 2 i have no idea about they look like junk...but like i said in other post i already have a spare GT12S CR :)

its the top one on this list
GT12S CR