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    The front-wing’s magnet or Clip assembly is T I N Y.
    I have seen recommendations to sand the paint on the nose and wing to improve the ability of either the magnets or clip to work. ShoeGoo has also been recommended (I would use a Very light drop).

    The rear wing … is also very flimsy, I plan to use either Styrene or thin Piano Wire to re-inforce it.

    I cannot determine what chassis is better – the default flat one for the Chip appears strongest.
    The front axle is adjustable, but they only ship Two 4mm Grubs with the car (WTH?)

    I plan to experiment with NSR front Zero-Grips (for the NSR F1-86/89 cars).
    The rear wheels are very hard to remove from the rear axle for tire truing.

    Very pretty modern style cars … but it’s going to be interesting to see how Durable they are 🙂

    "... get on your bad motor scooter and ride!"
    Sammy with Montrose

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