KILLERBODY TOYOTA 86 190MM FINISHED BODY MET-ORANGE KB48567

Overview

The Killer Body Toyota 86 190mm Finished Body in Metallic Orange is a stunning pre-painted bodyshell designed for 1/10 scale RC cars. This authentic Toyota 86 replica brings factory-fresh styling to your RC touring car setup, perfect for enthusiasts looking to upgrade their RC car UK collection with genuine, detailed bodywork. Whether you're a competitive racer or a weekend basher, this finished body delivers the visual impact and quality you'd expect from Killer Body, a recognised leader in RC body design and manufacturing.

This is not just another generic touring car shell – the Toyota 86 is a legendary sports car, and Killer Body has captured its distinctive design language with meticulous detail. The metallic orange paintwork is professionally applied and printed with scale accuracy, giving your 1/10 RC model an authentic appearance that turns heads at the track or on the road. The bodyshell arrives fully assembled with scale accessories and trimmed with smoky semi-transparent windows, meaning you can get your car looking show-ready with minimal additional work.

Perfect for builders wanting a ready to run RC car aesthetic without the complexity of full RTR systems, this finished body is compatible with a wide range of 1/10 scale touring car platforms. The pre-trimmed bodyshell with no pre-punched mounting holes gives you complete flexibility in how you mount it to your chassis, ensuring this body works with your specific setup and preferences.

Key Features

• Pre-Painted Metallic Orange Finish — The bodyshell comes fully painted in a vibrant, factory-quality metallic orange colour with professional printing, eliminating the need for you to spend time painting or masking, which saves money and ensures a consistent, professional finish from day one.
• 1/10 Scale Authentic Toyota 86 Design — This bodyshell faithfully recreates the iconic styling of the real Toyota 86 sports car, giving your RC model genuine automotive authenticity that sports car fans and RC enthusiasts will instantly recognise and appreciate.
• Fully Assembled with Scale Accessories — The body arrives pre-assembled and includes numerous scale accessories such as front and rear light buckets, foglight bucket, exhaust pipe, wing mirrors, wiper blade, shark fin antenna, front and rear car badges, and front and rear number plates, creating an incredibly detailed and complete appearance without requiring additional assembly.
• Smoky Semi-Transparent Windows — The tinted windows feature a realistic smoky semi-transparent finish that enhances the visual authenticity of the model whilst maintaining visibility of the interior, giving the body a more sophisticated and finished look compared to clear window options.
• Transparent Front and Rear Lights — Assembled light buckets with transparent red and clear lenses add another layer of scale realism, making the body look like a true finished model rather than a basic shell, perfect for display or photography.
• Basic Sticker Decals Included — The body package includes basic decals to add extra detail and customisation options, allowing you to personalise your specific model whilst the foundational paintwork is already complete.
• No Pre-Punched Mounting Holes — The trimmed body arrives without pre-punched mounting holes, giving you complete freedom to design and drill your own mounting points to perfectly suit your specific chassis and setup, ensuring perfect fitment and alignment.
• 257mm Wheelbase Compatibility — The body is designed around a 257mm wheelbase specification, making it compatible with many popular 1/10 scale touring car platforms and chassis available in the UK RC market.
• 190mm Width Specification — At 190mm width, this body offers ideal proportions for 1/10 scale models, providing excellent visual balance and scale appearance whilst maintaining compatibility with standard touring car platform widths.

Technical Performance

The Killer Body Toyota 86 is engineered with precision and attention to detail throughout its construction. The body utilises high-quality polycarbonate materials that are both durable and lightweight, essential characteristics for RC bodywork that needs to withstand impacts and handling whilst not adding unnecessary weight to your model. The pre-painted metallic orange finish is professionally applied using automotive-quality painting techniques, ensuring colour consistency, depth, and durability that will resist fading under UV exposure and maintain its vibrant appearance through regular use and display. The scale accessories, including the light buckets, mirrors, antenna, and badges, are precisely moulded and integrated into the body design, creating a seamless, integrated appearance rather than the appearance of glued-on aftermarket parts. The smoky semi-transparent windows are crafted from tinted polycarbonate, providing excellent optical clarity whilst creating the realistic tinted window effect seen on modern sports cars. The assembly of transparent front and rear light lenses with pre-fitted light buckets means the lighting elements are protected during transport and handling, whilst being positioned correctly for maximum visual impact. At 190mm width and designed around a 257mm wheelbase, this body offers authentic scale proportions that translate the real Toyota 86's elegant, purposeful stance into 1/10 scale RC form. The body is trimmed and ready to mount, requiring only that you determine your own mounting points based on your specific chassis configuration, giving you the engineering flexibility to achieve perfect fitment on your particular RC car platform.

What's in the Box

• Printed and assembled finished bodyshell in metallic orange
• Front light bucket (assembled with transparent lens)
• Rear light bucket (assembled with transparent lens)
• Foglight bucket
• Exhaust pipe
• Front car badge
• Rear car badge
• Wing mirrors (pair)
• Wiper blade
• Shark fin antenna
• Front number plate
• Rear number plate
• Basic sticker decals for customisation
• Smoky semi-transparent trimmed windows
• Trimmed body with no pre-punched mounting holes

What You Need to Complete

• 1/10 scale RC touring car chassis (2WD or 4WD, with 257mm wheelbase)
• Mounting hardware (screws and fasteners appropriate to your chassis)
• Drill and mounting hole saw or bit (to create your own mounting points as required)

Frequently Asked Questions

• Is the Killer Body Toyota 86 finished body suitable for beginners? — Yes, this is an excellent choice for builders of any experience level. Since the body arrives pre-painted and fully assembled, there's no painting work required, which eliminates one of the more challenging aspects of RC car building. You simply need to mount it to a compatible chassis. Beginners should note that you'll need to determine mounting points yourself, which requires basic drilling skills, but this is straightforward and manageable for anyone comfortable with basic tools.
• What chassis is this body compatible with? — This body is designed for 1/10 scale touring car platforms with approximately a 257mm wheelbase and 190mm width. It will fit most modern 1/10 2WD and 4WD touring car chassis, including many popular options available in the UK RC market. You should verify that your specific chassis falls within these dimension specifications before purchasing.
• Why does this body have no pre-punched mounting holes? — The absence of pre-punched mounting holes provides you with complete flexibility in how you mount the body to your chassis. Different chassis designs have mounting points in different locations, so by leaving the holes for you to create, Killer Body ensures the body can work with virtually any compatible touring car platform without forcing a specific mounting pattern that might not work perfectly with your particular setup.
• Is the metallic orange paintwork durable? — Yes, Killer Body uses professional automotive-quality painting techniques for its finished bodies. The metallic orange finish is designed to resist fading from UV exposure and to withstand the handling and minor impacts typical in RC car use. However, as with any painted RC body, you should avoid heavy impacts and unnecessary scratching to maintain the finish in pristine condition.
• Can I repaint or customise this body? — Absolutely. While the body arrives beautifully pre-painted in metallic orange, you can sand, mask, and repaint sections if you wish to create custom liveries or modify the colour scheme. The professional base coat provides an excellent foundation for any customisation work you might want to undertake.
• What makes the Killer Body Toyota 86 stand out compared to other touring car bodies? — The level of detail and assembly is exceptional. Most finished bodies come with fewer integrated accessories, but the Toyota 86 includes an impressive array of scale items: light buckets with transparent lenses, foglight bucket, exhaust pipe, mirrors, wiper, antenna, and number plates. This comprehensive package means your finished model looks factory-complete with minimal additional customisation needed. The smoky tinted windows and metallic orange paint are also particularly striking, giving the body a premium appearance right out of the box.
• What is the wheelbase dimension and why does it matter? — The 257mm wheelbase is the distance between the front and rear axle centres. This specification is critical because the body's proportions are designed around this measurement, ensuring that the body sits correctly on your chassis without appearing stretched or compressed. Mounting a body designed for one wheelbase onto a chassis with a significantly different wheelbase can result in poor visual proportions and potential fitment issues, so it's important to match this specification when selecting a compatible chassis.
• Are the windows tinted or clear? — The windows are smoky semi-transparent, meaning they have a realistic tinted appearance like modern car windows, but still offer visibility into the interior of the model. This creates a more authentic, finished appearance compared to completely clear windows, which can sometimes look unrealistic on sports car models.

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