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While I was doing some other bits of white bodywork I thought I ought to give the Striker a bit of attention too - so I've sanded the bodywork & chassis, glued the crack on the side, and filled that and the knobby bit on the top too

Very slow progress on this one too - I've reworked a scan of the decals for printing on clear & white media, body has also been primed, sanded & had two coats of colour ... I'm not sure exactly but I think the pic here is after priming & sanding ...

Got the final coat of white on Sunday & the clear on yestderday ... it's really not very shiny though, so I'm going to have to bite the bullet & try "rubbing out" - I've only done it at 1:1 scale before ...

Gave the bodywork a good tickle with 2500 grit wet & dry, then my new Novus polishes - it's not perfect (I think next time I'd start with 1500 paper), but is considerably shinier than it was

Wow, no more need to buy mirrors when you got Novus!

hey you guys are BUGGIN' for a Striker...
Is there any market for old Tamiya Strikers and or parts?
How about FALCON parts?
I was just at my favorite secret hobbyshop treasure hole...
They still had some NIP new STRIKER, FALCON, ASTUTE, and lots of KING CAB parts there gathering dust...
If theres a good market for parts I might be going there again in a few weeks if it does'nt snow. Winter weathers coming any day now to the USA.
robracer.

robracer wrote:

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Is there any market for old Tamiya Strikers and or parts?
How about FALCON parts?...

A hesitant "yes" from me - there's definitely a market, but whether or not you could make any money on Striker parts I don't know, it's a unpopular car ... wheels, bumpers & the sprue with the wing on I would have thought would be do ok, tyres & decals very definitely, and the sprue with the rear hubs on too.

I would have thought you'd do better with Falcon parts, but I don't know the car well enough to say which bits are sought after - from what I know, bodies & decals would do well, tyres I guess, and the chassis tub - reputedly they all break in the same place near the front.

Astute & King Cab, no idea, I'm sure any vintage Tamiya parts would sell - but for how much & how long you'd have cash tied up IDK.

Well if they have a pair of striker rear wheels i would be interested...
And like JR said, not much of a striker market i think...

Cheers, Bram

hey thanks....I knew it was mostly a deadend car. But I will see whats there in a few weeks.

robracer wrote:

They still had some NIP new STRIKER, FALCON, ASTUTE, and lots of KING CAB parts there gathering dust...

I have a feeling Astute parts will always sell...