Frog Scorcher - part 2

November 2009: Having put all my project vehicles on hold for a year whilst I went traveling, I thought it was about time to unpack all the boxes and get back to work on the 'Scorcher project...

Of course with the recent announcement about the re-release Sand Scorcher, you might think the incentive to build this hybrid would have waned somewhat? - I certainly would love to build a new SRB chassis at some point - However, for me this project was all about building a runner, that I would not be frightened to bash around... and of course this car is going to cost me considerably less than the £270 or so mooted for the new Scorcher kit!

So, I have spent most of the weekend properly fitting the Monster/Blitzer shell to the Brat chassis, and preparing the body ready for painting... so far I'm liking the primer look, and am not sure whether to go retro as was the original plan, or something more modern (see Baja Designs sticker), particularly as this car will have Frog wheels fitted to narrow the front track and fill up the rear arches...

I was fortunate to visit Buggyworks in San Diego late last year and was inspired by all the Class 5 racers they had there... including some crazy long-arm suspension conversions that looked like real-life Tamiyas!

Anyway, back to my 1:10 project... the body is mounted as low as it can be at the front (without cutting the shell) and I'm happy with the body height since I'll need this sort of clearance anyway as on full suspension travel the wheels are right up in the arches as it is... hopefully this bad boy will jump well when it's finally running!

For now, a few photos... Jx