my matorro king tiger

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Really coming along chris,like the hatch and the locking handles.Zimmerit looks great so far,keep the pictures coming. Blake
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thanks ice and blake i found some tiny beads off the wifes necklace to put on the ends of bolt handles

chris
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have just completed schmo grills drilling the holes and putting nuts and bolts in was a nightmare as my fingers are to fat

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just one question what are the 2 holes for just above the fans

chris
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The holes just behind the fan are the screw holes to attach the top to a Tamiya hull as the Matorro hull is a direct copy of the old twin clutch Tamiya KT. I used these on my KT to attach it to my 2nd hand Tamiya chassie. Hope this helps
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hi alan thanks for the info so i can fill the holes in

chris
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Go for it mate
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i have dremeled out the loaders hatch so i can put in full sized figuers also i sold all the mattoro electronics and gearbox on ebay got over 50 quid which surprised me as there rubbish so it payed for new rx-18 and bits

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looking good, result with the electrics £50, :O
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thanks ICE
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almost ready for painting just waiting for loaders hatch interior from steve plus i had to make 2 brackets for the jack as they were broken when i got it

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i think the KT looks quite cool done in red oxide

chris
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