Tamiya Novafox (Customized)

Hi again,
it's a bit away, since i posted something on TC and it's summer and i have holidays so i decided to post some new images of a ongoing project again ;) My Novafox or better my interpretation of it.. The Golden Polar-Novafox, wahou! :D I bought it new, when Tamiya rereleased it and first i wanted to make it Boxart but it came a bit different during the process. After building the chassis with ball-bearings and a Sport-Tuned Motor (i thought it would be enough power for funny driving with my son's Sandmaster), cutting out the body and the creation stands around for a while, because as long as i stared on the form and design as more i got doubts about making another box art example especially because i disliked the original sticker colours a bit and i thought; hey it's a NOVA-FOX! :D So i found it intresting to play with that idea: how could Tamiya make a intresting evolution of their classic legendary FOX for me, what should it have? Hmm, golden letters - okay: i painted nearly the whole sticker-set with gold email colours and the smallest brushes i found (..don't ask how long i sat on it, i don't remember..). Second idea: Fox - colours? Fox - Red or: hey, White, like a Polar-Fox - not bad ;) Third: A roof made from alloy and away with the fragile lexan roof filled with unrealisitc windows. After painting i also recognized the yellow dampers doesn't looked so pretty to the rest of the colours of my car now, so i repainted them (and the colour is really tough although it's a runner, yes indeed, but it's still the present possibilty - later i will change the dampers with some more scale looking shoks..) Okay the selfmade interior was more a result of the cutted roof and the larger view inside of the driver cell when i finished the cage and roof. I also built a instrument panel in front of the steering wheel and found that great hot-rodish decal 'Eat 'Em Up!' - Yeeeaaaah, that was pretty cool! :D Fourth: The wheels: the golden original wheels were cool and at the first time i used the white one from my Wild-One, BUT as long as i stared on my beloved creation as more i found them plump, not racing like enough for a wild-looking NOVAFOX - hmm, squashing the internet and felt in love with the Vintage Pro-Line Star rims i got from a american vintage parts seller. After i painted them with email-colours and driving my fella a bit i was pretty disappointed about several colour blow-ups and renewed the colour with airbrush acryl colours from createx (they have smaller pigments and are much more flexible - they are good for silicon-rims and i didn't want to dying them in one colour (i wanted gold and silver, aaaaah ;) Fifth: The tires: hmm, the original blockies? Nooo, okay another internet journey and the arrow front wheels were cool as they looked to me and what's about the rear wheels? Hmm, basically i'm a huge fan of paddle tires, especially because i know there is no better terrain like sand for fast and secure driving, indeed no one wants to build a car in two years and when it's time to drive it at first time, the car is damaged within the first hour of its existence! So i searched and searched and nothing wanted to compare with my imagine, only the Pro-Line Sling Shots had the tire design i really liked - result, cut them, give it a try! Okay although they were not cheap i wangled it, puuuh! ;) Cutting one part out and glewed it together again and: looook at this funky, brutal rear tires! :) (i opened a bear or two and was happy like a 14 years young boy..) Sixth: the ESC (from Tamiya); okay, after some several rides over several grounds i recognized especially in the summer, that the ESC was overheating again and again in the dust-protected chassis box of the Foxy and i was nerved! Also i found that the chassis is basically good enough to handle a bit more power, yipiee, okay: make it brushless, tasty tasty! :D Also the aerator of the ESC of brushless systems have a cool design for my point of view too. So i decided to buy a 3000KV system which will be fired by a 11,1V Lipo (smaler accu-size is always appreciated). Some small adaptions and my NOVAFOX runs fabulous now! :) Okay lot of words, i don't know how many of you are came till here, anyway, congratulations! :) I'm pretty satisfied so far, although some ideas are unrealized (A wing - yes or no and if yes, which design? The Vintage Hot Shot one? Than i dream of a V8-engine replica at the rear end of the car with conical exhaust pipes. Not much space left and i think a scratch-build is the most realistic solution for now. Any suggestions and indeed reflections are always welcome! Hope you like it and thank you for watching! Cheers from Potsdam / Berlin, Eckard