Mental Microbus

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Matt wanted to build his own RC interpretation of a Volkswagen Microbus funny car, and the Maisto Tech RC 1:10 Volkswagen Samba body proved to be the ideal starting point. He cut it to create sort of an extended cab pickup and sprayed it in a burgundy red metallic paint finish. For the chassis he created his own using an aluminum base plate and then custom-built his own full-length frame rails and cage painted in...

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