specifications Type : Off Road Racing Buggy ( Super Racing Buggy ) Chassis : Twin Aluminum ladder frame with aluminum             cross members and suspension mounts          Drive : Rear drive via cast aluminum gear box Suspension : Fully independent cast aluminum trailing arms       front and back with aluminum oil filled coilover shocks Wheels : Plastic injection molded                 Front :  5 Hole Pattern Chromed 2 piece 2.0"   Early models had White  5 hole pattern from the Tomahawk                 Rear : 5 Hole Pattern Chromed 3 piece 1.75"   Early models had both chrome and white solid pattern rims Tires : Injection Molded Rubber/Nylon            Front : Sand Super Multi rib            Rear : Sand Super  Block pattern    Early models had Good Year markings not  Sand Super Body : Polycarbonate molded clear with separate rear wing             ABS roll cage and aluminum top Motor : Electric Mabutchi  RS- 540S motor              Mechanical Speed Control              Three step speed forward and reverse              Dual external resistor type Special Features : ABS molded radio tray with ABS top                Radio tray also used as center chassis support Special Details : Properly scaled dimensions                Driver figure  ( Molded into body )

	As I said this started out as a Turbo Scorpion. It would not stay that way for long.  I would use some of these parts on my Turbo Scorpion I bought from my friend Franco. The rest of the parts used would be new, used, or hand made reproductions of the parts needed to recreat the Star Spangled Scorpion.
The radio Tub was in dire need of repair, the only other tub I had was being used on my nicer Turbo Scorpion. I decided to repair the areas that needed mending, and get the tub in primer to begin its long road to being repaired and then painted.
	I had also bought an aftermarket Kamtec Body for the build. It was a very nice reproduction of the famed original body. I hope to have my own Mold for this body one day, and make reproductions off it.
Like the Turbo I built I did not have an original plastic roll cage for this model. I had to make the roll cage from Styrene Plastic tubing and strips. I also made the roof panel from .032 think aluminum sheet. Franco gave me the dimensions from one of his originals so I could reproduce it. The wheels on this buggy were one I am only using for set up as were the rear tires. I got the rims from my Friend Oyvind in Norway. I plan on using them in the rstoration of a first gen Scorpion one day.
	I found a set of Sand Super rear block patterned tires from my friend Oyvind in Norway. After recieving them I put them on the Turbo Scorpion wheels that came with this buggy for set up. I will replace them with the chrome Tomahawk style 5 hole wheels, as soon as I locate a set. But first it was time to layout the complicated graphics that the Scorpion in the add had. This would involve multipal layouts one for each color.
	After getting the body painted, it was obvious that the small roll bar was not going to be sufficiant for this build. It looked horible. I do not have an original 4th gen roll bar but I can make one. I have 6mm aluminum rod and the one on my Turbo to use as a pattern.  It may also mean I need to remake the roll cage as well.
I finally got the radio tub ready for paint. I would be painting it silver to match the silver on the body, as well as to match the Scorpion in the Kyosho add. I sprayed several coats of Aluminum silver from Testors Model Master line. I then top coated it with 4 coats of clear tinted with the aluminum color as well. This gave a nice shiney but not overly shiney finish, that will nod bleed off when touched.
I decided to leave the Red Turbo Shocks on this Scorpion, even though they were not true to actaull equepment that would be found on a 4th Gen Scorpion. I felt they looked beefy and were a slightly better shock than the saller early Scorpion Shocks. The shocks would however need some overhauling done to them. First and formost the beat up shock collars and retainers replaced. I had a set of new collars that I would be installing. I would also need to touch up the red anodizing finish on all four shocks. I show How I do this below.
	I use Dykem red layout fluid to touch up the red anodizing. This is a very close match to the original anodizing. You can even coat the entire shock body if you like and it will give a like new appearance. It's only draw backs are it is messy, it is a dye, so it will stain your hands, ( wear gloves ) and even though it is a dye it can still be washed off of metal with harsh solvents and chemical cleaners. All that aside it is a very cost affective alternative to getting a set of shocks reanodized, and allot easier than finding N.O.S. parts.
	I lucked out and found a N.O.S. rear cage assemblie on Ebay. It cost me around $11.00 U.S. but worth it, as the one that I had on this Scorpion was broken in one spot and the back had some majore scuffs and sratches in it. I also found a set of N.O.S. five hole front rims for the 4th gen Scorpion, and Tomahawk. This is deffinatly the best looking wheel that Kyosho ever put on a Buggy.
	I finally found a set of NIB rear five hole rims for this beast. I had to pay dearly for them but it was well worth it. They make the buggy! No doubt about it! They are the right wheel for this buggy. Below are more pics. I cant beleive I'm getting so close to finishing this thing.