r2hobbies.com bodies

[Fabio_Floripa]

Hi all, any one get a body from http://r2hobbies.com/
i want know if its a nice body
any pics?

[Skodes]

The S15's are ok, I know a few people who have them and were chuffed to bits for that price.

The ER34 is a different kettle of fish though really, it seems to be pulled from some funny rubberised plastic stuff that does the job ok but doesn't exactly lend its self to 'detail' if you know what I mean...

[nickvig]

The only one I've had is the ER34. It looks like it was molded off a Yokomo from the outside, i.e. they made a mold off a Yok body and then used that for their body. The details aren't as deep or crisp as the Yokomo body and the particular one I had was very flimsy. Almost like it wasn't actually lexan. I haven't had the where with all to try any of their other ones after that.

[Miro]

I had many of their bodies go through my hands. Here is the deal. They offer two kinds of material used for their bodies. One is regular lexan and one is some kind of plastic more like PVC mix. The regular lexan bodies are quite good, those bodies have matt finish protective overspray ( similar to Tamiya bodyshells) thats how you can recognize them on their pictures(also by the much higher prices - around 21 USD or more). The details on the mold are acceptable ( almost like HPI bodyshells). They all have protective and some also basic detail decals and lightbuckets.

The other type , with PVC type plastic, are much cheaper , most of them are without any decals or light buckets, just plastic set of same 2 type rear wings, windshield wipers and side mirrors. They are quite easy to bend while grabbing the whole car with one hand, but they also endure many crashes. THose are perfect basher or training bodies. I have been painting them only with water based faskolor paint and they hold the paint perfectly. THe negative thing is that you have to make your own protective and detail stickers. I have my sistem of doing it and they come out really good. It just takes extra 1-2 hours. The details on their mold is not as high as brand name ones but , believe me, from 1.8 m distance ( regular person view point) none would notice big difference. Some molds are from Yokomo , some from HPI, and some from Tamiya originals. THey also have some that are of their own, that are issued only by them.

It all comes out to this: you probably have in your mind bodies that you would like to have. If you are beginner in all of this or big time basher(training freak) got for the cheaper bodies if they have them. If you are more experienced driver( painter) than go for more expensive type of plastic ( ofcourse if they have them in higher grade plastic). ALso be sure to check prices(and shipping) with original brand of the same body. If the difference is less then 10 USD go for the original. Because it probably is a better detailed body and much more detailed decals. FOr copies of YOKOMO bodies almost always is worth to get the cheap copy, easpecialy if it is going to be heavily used in crowd of other cars. In case if you are making body for photo sessions, shelf queen, concourse winners than originals are the easiest way to make such body.

Here are few examples of their bodies.

[strangeconcept]

oi fabio, posso te dizer que vale a pena comprar pois são baratos. tenho 2 bolhas que comprei e são bons para o preço que custaram. não são tão bons como as marcas hpi etc.. mas pelo preço... tenho um nissan silvia s15 e um mazda rx7. o nissan foi muito dificil de tirar a tinta original, pois tem uns desenhos que não saiem de maneira alguma.

compra e comprova.

in english, buy them, for there price, they are well worth it.

[PainTrain]

The R2 bodies are pretty good when you consider the price. Even the best ones have some blemishes and webbing from the pulls. The manufacturer usually does these in mass over a huge press run by 2-3 people. Their main focus is actually OEM bodies for various companies so the focus isn't on the pulls. We are working with the manufacturer now to improve such things for our pulls in the future. For right now, I do consider them worth the money as they are the cheapest available with decent quality. Once I see some Pandora and RC-Art bodies come through the shop I can offer a bit better of a comparison. The price point is different by $5-$10 so it's up to you what you want to go with. Getting them from within the US now opens up many more options though.