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Old 08-04-2013
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Default Retro plastic wings? As used in 90s Rc10/YZ10/Cobras etc

Does anyone know if the old plastic, high sided, molded wings are still available for 1/10 cars?

The type often fitted to Rc10s, YZ10s, Cobras back in the day?

After a couple, are they like Hens teeth now?

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Team Academy did make them for the SB Sport 4wd Buggy
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Cheers Optiman, will see if still about.
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Yeah, I've got one of those NIP, but they have the Academy logo printed on the side.

Academy was supported in the UK for a short time but in the States for longer...although
now you hardly see them.

Best bet is to find someone from Korea to get them where people still run academy.
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A buddy of mine is the owner of that green one, I'll check if he has a spare one. Where are you from Southern Racer?

As Naushad said the Academy logo is molded on the sides, look closely. Maybe you can shave it off or put a decal in there.

I personally dont like Academy's, to fragile for my driving style(very bad driver) and a lot of chassis flex, BUT, they are light!!!

I am done with racing on local tracks... it's a PITA here. So I made my own track in my backyard(grass) to race me and my buddies. I use a Novak 4.5 9000Kv on my B44 FT with spiked tires and my buddy uses a Tacon 5800Kv motor on his SB Sport with the same tires and almost identical gearing and his Academy SB flies!!!!! We do track races and drag races just for fun and he aint no turtle, that buggy is so damn light it just goes!
Maybe if I put aside the beer while driving my B44...... naa it would'nt be that fun
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That's awesome. You are fortunate to have such a track!!

I have a few sbv2 cars. With some hop ups they ain't too bad.
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Does anyone know if the old plastic, high sided, molded wings are still available for 1/10 cars?

The type often fitted to Rc10s, YZ10s, Cobras back in the day?

After a couple, are they like Hens teeth now?

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check out Team Bluegroove they repro bodies and wings. They are in Canada but believe they ship worldwide.
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TBG are great for repros but I don't believe they do those old nylon wings
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TBG are great for repros but I don't believe they do those old nylon wings
::forehead slap:: Ya they seem to do only "lexan"...
During that era I was way too preoccupied staring at girls "eyes".
Wonder if they could do some out of a "heavy" lexan...like was used for sprint car wings...
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There is a company here that does plastic wings but unsure if high sided like what i used on my zx/zxr in 90's, will find the shop and post here.
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Thanks Welshy.

Had a Mirage shell arrive yesterday from TBG, here in only 7 days. Parts are starting to build up nicely for build.
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