DansAm Bodies On Order
 

We've had a ton of people asking when the DansAm bodies will be available; they are currently On Order and available for purchase:

http://tinyrc.com/shop/product.php?pid=34

do you have pics of these bodies???

thanks mini-....i mean tinyrc;) i can't wait!

323iT, there are pics in this thread:

http://tinyrc.com/forums/showthread....=1465#post1465

any questions?
 

Hi all, Im dan I make the bodies. If anyone has questions concerns or suggestions feel free to post and Ill answer.

Dan

ok, here are my questions
do you have a picture of how they attach?
do you have to do anything to the car itself?
and last but not least,
what kind of paint do you use?

thanks
:p

ok answers to questions
 

Ok here is the deal. They attatch with velcro to the clear cover on the top of the car, fuzzy side on the car, brilly side on the body's roof. The only mod needed on the car is a thin smear of CA glue (available at any hobby store) reinforcing the clear cover to the body, so it does not pull off when you take the body off.

Now first off in a case where you need to take the clear cover off (in my experience the death nail for the car) you can take it off by breaking that glue seal with a razor blade (did this myself to test it) with no damage as all you are gluing is the sides and not with anything more than a dab of glue anyway.

You need to use clear rc body paint (also available at any hobby store). I tried all different kinds of paint and this is the only stuff that held up for any amount of time. The cost of the paint is like 1.99 per bottle, and Ca depends on the bottle size but Im thinking you can get a small bottle for like under 5 bucks. Prices at your hobby store may vary.

hope this answered all your questions

dan

So these are the ones that are $25 for 8 bodies? And CA glue goes for $3.99 for 1/2 oz. at my LHS. Just got one bottle yesterday. :D

yep that's them, they look like they would be fun to play around with. i guess they are lighter than stock bodies, so there may be some preformance increases:D

Yup, cuz whenever I run my car w/o the body, it runs faster. :D But I fink painting and cutting out those small lexan bodies will take a real long time. Cuz even a 1/10 scaled lexan body took me awhile to cut and paint. :o

yeah, you would need real small scissors and alot of free time:)

Actually they are pretty quick to cut out and paint, esp. if you're just doing a one color design. They run like a BC-G with no body, so they give a huge advantage for racing!

yeah, but can they take the hits? it looks like when ever you touch the body, it would fall off because all that is holding it on is velco

ViperKid, yes, they can take hits, the velcro will not come off at all, it holds on extremely well.

E)(pul$ioN, I take that extremely offensively, you've sorely misjudged me if you think that's the case. :(

Hey man ima just playing wit u. Hey ima sorry if that truely offended u.

what testing the bodies went through
 

I put these bodies throught the ringer. Including running my booster car at the street dreams 2 car event in Detroit from 8am to midnight for two days (lotsa bumping and banging, racing). Also hit lotsa stuff. THe bodies stay on well. Unfortunately the booster car lost a coil for my steering after 6 months of major abuse and Im now enjoying my new WRX car I got from Tiny rc.com (fast shipping by the way).

The painting and cutting process......The cutting takes no real time at all. The painting process can be brutal if you are a perfectionist. If not it can take like no time at all, but it will look it. I myself am not a painter, but they turned out ok. Mind you my test cars are now pretty beat up from concrete scrapes ect ect. But they all still fit and stay on and even look ok (if a little tired). SO in a nutshell the paint will look as good as you paint it, they hold up great and cut in no time.

GEt a bunch of friends to pitch in and a sheet of 8 cars wil cost you next to nuthin. And the paint adds almost no weight and yes its like running with no body.


dan

cool! i have one more question though(sorry) would you be able to airbrush them? i know it would have to be a one color job, but is it possible? i have the old tamiya airbrush laying around, and i feel like painting something even if it is small thanks

have you read the thread?

:)

I have a Tamiya Blazing Star and the body for that you had to paint the inside of. It's a pretty good idea for these bodies too, you get a good gloss on top, and preserve your paint on the inside... just a thought... oh yeah, your decals have to be put on first if your going to put any on

They are also available at junkyspot.com for a very cheap price. It is only 19.99 and junkyspot is very quick. Buy from them, trust me on this.