Aftermarket upgrades and 3D-printing prowess add extra style to this green machine.
Master modeler James Knight has graced the pages of RC Car Action before, with his impressive Beach Buggy and movie themed Star Wars and Road Warrior builds, not to mention winning our Reader’s Ride of the Year award in 2015. For this issue’s “project” theme, James cooked up a two-door Defender D90 that’s as polished as other off -roaders and delivers James’s signature 3D-printed flair. Says James,
This story is from the July 2017 edition of Radio Control Car Action.
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