puddy body kit?

henry · #1 10-13-2002, 08:17 PM

hi, i have a question on puddy. do u guyz use puddy 4 the bodykits? cuz im gonna try 2 make a veilside bodykit 4 my rx-7 and its hard usin plastic. what kind of puddy u use? and how much dose it cost ,and dose it become hard and light as plastic?

d00kie · #2 10-13-2002, 08:53 PM

puddy? sounds more like a mud solution. I believe that what you're trying to say is Putty.

Basically, puddy (errr...putty) will weigh significantly more than the bodies you have. Shaping putty takes a lot of time and patience. Resin is a better alternative besides the weight since you can use them in molds, but resin is expensive.

So did you use plastic sheets to try and make your own body?

Well, what I'm trying to do now is make a Paper Body but so far the major drawback is it's durability; the stuff crumples upon impact. I've been trying to figure out some good folds in the paper to form 'bumpers'. What I like so far about paper bodies is that their extremely light but it doesnt cover one of the main purposes for a body, protection for the chassis.

henry · #3 10-13-2002, 09:05 PM

lol, sorry 4 the misspelled word.

. if putty is expensive but dose it stay hard and when u have it on your bit and u tap the wall , dose it keep goin like real plastic , such ass sliding off or dose it get stuck ? and the plastic i use is from the bit char box. the clear plastic that holds the bit and everything. its good 4 bodykits but not good 4 the 1 im doin

. cuz the veilside bodykit is wat im tryin 2 do and its very hard cuz there r lotz of curves .

d00kie · #4 10-13-2002, 11:38 PM

Putty is not expensive if you plan on making a body with it. Some types of putty are fragile enough to crack when you have the 1.0 motor crash it onto the wall.

You can use putty for body kits but try not to use a lot. I suggest those kinds of crafting clay; I believe they are significantly heavier than putty volume for volume but I'm pretty sure that they are more durable. Remember, one way or another, you're gonna have your Bit ram itself into a solid structure and the bodykit is going to take the impact first.

henry · #5 10-14-2002, 07:46 PM

hey what kind of puddy do i get? tamiya? testors? what do u guyz higly recomend? and what types?

henry · #6 10-14-2002, 07:46 PM

i mean 'putty'

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