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Pro-line Ford F650 Body - Extended

 

I love how the F650 body looks on the Savage, but after adding FLM's extended chassis the one for the Savage was a little short. Fortunately Proline makes the same body but in a slightly larger version for the Revo or MGT and this one fits on the Savage perfectly. I painted it the same to replace the original.

 

 

Paint used:

Pactra RC250 - Outlaw Black

Tamiya PS5 - Black (backing)

Tamiya PS48 - Anodized Aluminum

 

 

Here it is compared the one from the Savage. It's longer and wider. It will fit completely over the other one.

 

 

 

This one is a much better fit.

 

 

 

I lined the body up, marked the mounts and drilled out small holes before painting. After painting I go in with the body reamer and enlarge the holes.

 

 

 

 

I always get better results from many light coats instead a couple of thick ones. Much easier to keep it even. Here's is an example of one coat for me.

 

 

 

All painting done. All that's left is pealing the over-spray film and stickering. Then it will be time to destroy it so I can do it all again soon.

 

 

 

The Savage was converted to brushless but at the voltage they run at; they can still generate some heat as well, so I added some ventilation holes just like the nitro version.

 

 

 

Complete and in place.

 

 

 

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