Rebuild my 1990 AM Scorpion

[dasboata]

Thanks Mike rattle can job,,& Preval for the 2 part clear,, I layed down 6-7 coats of clear lots of orange peel as I had to dust the crap out of it so it would not wrinkle the decal. I will have to wet sand and polish but I am planing to thinning the clear more and lay down some wet coats,,, I got a great deal for 2-4s Lipos from Bob Zola, Mojo Racing Products.com as I do props for Bob also and we work a deal . anyway I am going to get the batty trays from Nat2run (whatever my memory is full) LOL

[dasboata]

more pics wet sanded the clear It will need a few more coats of clear put on wet

[ron1950]

looks cool chris ...what motor did you decide on?

[dasboata]

looks cool chris ...what motor did you decide on?

Thanks Ron I did a trade with Mike Pags for a Neu 1527 running on 8S

[dasboata]

Well after clearing the whole boat, the bottom got messed up some how ,, I tried to repair it , only to screw it up more, after many coats of primer then red lead over & over &over again, I kept getting small hairline crack , It just would not go away , coat after coat , it was 3 different types of paint , and that is why the cracks kept coming back I screwed up , well I figured I would strip it down & start over again. Used a little heat and my favorite soft puddy knife. A couple hours later, I got it sanded down to 220 grit I have to go to 320, Steve the Hippy painter told me, as a matter of fact I am sending him the boat , I will stick to building and props I really want the bpat perfect !!! LOL

[dasboata]

a few more pics

more pics I sharpened all the strakes this is important for better handling !!!!

[dasboata]

That a bad pic of me back in the 90's LOL well I just got it back from Steve Miles Hippy painter looks awesome if you ask me enjoy

[785boats]

Awesome, is the word.
Well worth all that effort.
Congrats.

Paul.

[srislash]

I like it Chris. I have been curious about sharpening the strakes. I used to do it back in the Nicd days. How much of a difference does it make? Help with the backend coming around or hopping on ya?

Thanks, Shawn

[Make-a-Wake]

Very nice! Dont know how i missed this build but will be tagging along for sure. Looking forward to seeing her run.

[dasboata]

thank you guys This has become my favorite boat LOL I love the way this thing ran with a 40 and a 60 I always sharpen the strakes helps break the water loose and lockes it in the turn althought I have never proved that I alway feel better doing it !

[flraptor07]

Chris, the boats looks great! And to think we all thought we looked good back then, rockin' those Mullets...

[dasboata]

Chris, the boats looks great! And to think we all thought we looked good back then, rockin' those Mullets...

you got that right !!!