"Can be abit ofa Faff! "giggles" Schumachers is basically abitofa Faff :) Looks reaaally good though.Congrats on greaaat build :) Greetings from Norway ,Stefan
Brilliant job, I raced one of these when they were first released. Great job with the box art I think I painted mine red instead of green. Happy days 🎉🎉
You did a great job on the build and the paint job. You have a lot of patience to paint it in box art using rattle cans. You should feel proud of your work. Thanks for sharing.
Holy Moly that thing looks sweet! Always seen them in the old Car Action magazines and was never really interested in getting one. But after seeing this build and the quality and retro style it makes me want to buy one. I would definitely have to drive mine. Good video as always!
The 4 front parts to hild the diff in are a right pain, why not one piece 🤔 ive done two of these now and still the part i hate. Cant wait till ive got the last one built when the pro trans arrives.
Thanks Nik. I hope it encourages others to give slightly more challenging bodies a go. I’m no pro painter at all, I’m just a standard C+ GCSE artist lol. it’s just finding the little tips that work and taking your time.
Hi Gavin , body looks superb, wish I had that amount of skill for painting and masking , I’m still just a Juan can master ;) it’s a lovely buggy isn’t it. I was very pleased with mine once it was finished and they drive brilliantly. Top work ;)
I built a Procat recently, but destroyed the shell by using Tamiya paint remover - don't use that on this polycarbonate. I could find only the XLS body in Germany, so I converted it to accept the XLS body. You only need to change the top and bottom chassis plates to fit the XLS body. In the process of figuring out how to fit the XLS body, I think I learned all of the differences: The rear fibreglass shock upper mount. The lower fibreglass mount (that the camber rod ends connect to). The Procat uses tie rods for camber adjustments in the rear, while the XLS uses a small, plastic upper a-arm (I'm fairly certain that it is fixed and unable to adjust camber). There is also a little bracket that connects the upper a-arm to the lower mount. Also, the XLS uses a wire to connect the rear spoiler, whereas the Procat´s rear spoiler connects with a little pair of plastic mounts.
@@bharris0128 No worries at all. I have both the XLS and the ProCat to be built, with upgrades. Just a little intimidated by both of them - I assume it's best to start off with the ProCat.
The body looks great don’t be so critical you be quite surprised to get up close to even the pro drivers bodies To see how many mistakes or imperfections there actually are looks great thank you for all your hard work
This procat kit was a challenge to build compared to other rc kits I've built. Other than that I like the retro looks of this kit. Excellent video RcKicks!!😊
Damn-it Gav!!!… What with this and your full options XLS build you’ve forced me to spend £600 on a new re-re Procat with all the hop - ups! 🤔🤣 I used to race my Procat back in the day and I could never have dreamed of the spec sheet I’ve just ordered!.. One of the few advantages of getting older and having a bit more cash. Loving your Schumacher series and all the racing - keep up the great work.
It's good to hear you being honest about how difficult and annoying building a pro cat or xls is. When I was a kid I sold my Optima Mid to get an XLS. You can imagine what a rude awakening it was going from a Kyosho kit build (a joy) to an old school Schumacher (a nightmare)...also LOTS of parts were missing from my kit to add to the frustration. But, my old XLS did drive very well.....
Great vid as always 👍 It’s also refreshing to see even the professionals make mistakes and aren’t afraid to show them. The Pro Cat turned out awesome. Keep up the great work.
Yeh congratulations Gavin you have done an excellent build up of this car , no suprise though as your a very talented model builder. In reply to the previous reviewer yes it's a great result and came up really nice. I just brought myself a Tamiya egress black edition yesterday and am still considering a Schumacher Pro Cat and was kind of unsure with the way people are complaint about the front suspension set up though. Even Gavin had a little trouble in this area. Regardless though it came out beautiful. Top marks Gavin, from Joe in Melbourne Australia.👌
Super video as always and just love how it has turned out! I want one of these kits so much but I know it would just stay as nib as the build actually scares me lol I'm not at this level sadly!
Hi Gavin, I think concentric is the word you are looking for the gearbox adjustment . You have got me thinking 🎉one 😢these cats, grrrr 👿, thanks for that Gav. Another great video man, you’re cat looks amazing, could you keep me in the loop if you are going to sell it, i could be interested in it a great deal. 😮
Great job on the body. You did great for rattle cans and masking tape. Problem with cans is you have £60 into 1 body vs £10. Airbrush literally uses no paint and then you just back it at the end with ps paint.
I loved building Schumacher in the day, much more enjoyment than Tamiya. Forgot about soldering the ball ends until you mentioned it. I got fed up breaking front suspension on my lazer so moved to schuy and bands. Only thing I did not like with schey was the ery soft self tappers
These things even now are fast race buggy’s I absolutely love mine, after the optima mid turbo SE this was the up grade and loved it, so sharp, pin point handling, Next one I hope they do is the cat 2000 or even better (praying) yokomo jump on the vintage cars with the YZ10 super dog fighter
SWB came first and the XLS was released later to make it easier to drive and then the Pro Cat. For me the SWB has something special about it and it looks different in real life with its super dumpy scale. The XLS is still one of the best looking buggies of all time but don’t get me started on working on it 😩
Hi there, just battling away with the front assembly for the Procat. Can I just ask you a quick question please - your poly carb work is much neater than mine, what would you recommend to smooth of edges of polycarbonate ? My belt cover has jagged edges and I’m unsure if I can use sandpaper to smooth off the edges on poly carbonate. Thank you
Im in the process of building mine but I’m having a problem with front end. Ive got the pivot pins in finally but parts seem to be catching the front bumper. Did you have to take anything of the bumper ?
Brilliant! I would love to see the masking process broken down of possible. Also, I doubt liquid masks would be any good. I've never had a good experience of liquid mask when making scale models.
God bless your heart for putting that thing together Gavin it was like doing a locking combination hold up somebody's calling me on my walkie-talkie Motorola Nextel oh my God as many times as Gavin said faf he probably bleeped it out I wish I had to swearing jar LOL the answer to the question is how many times did Gavin say faf in this video 📷 I'd say 6 🤔 #muchloveJessica
Oh dear. I think we can all tell how much you hated that build! I like the idea of a Schumacher as they're great looking and I'm sure very fast. But I love building things and less fussed about appearance or driving, so if the build process isn't satisfying I don't think I could be bothered!
Has anyone counted the amount of times the word faff was used in the vid? Seems the build was a bit of a faff, I have one on way so no doubt I'll add to the faff count🤣🤣
I assume he wears it because his wife is bigwig at Mercedes and she sponsors the channel and told him to wear it and she probably has to do that for legal reasons. All that aside I kind of like it 👍
Great job on the body. You did great for rattle cans and masking tape. Problem with cans is you have £60 into 1 body vs £10. Airbrush literally uses no paint and then you just back it at the end with ps paint.
Thank you Gavin for this video. This was instrumental to my build. The insight into the painting was spot on. Thank you!!!!😊
Man I want a Schumacher.. always have since I was a kid..
"Can be abit ofa Faff! "giggles" Schumachers is basically abitofa Faff :) Looks reaaally good though.Congrats on greaaat build :) Greetings from Norway ,Stefan
I have the 1989 Schumacher cat xls...still running like when I built 33 yrs ago
Great Job 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻😉
It came out great excellent job
Thanks
Fantastic job mate!!
Great video by the way! I’m using it as a reference !!
Great job Gavin!!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Brilliant job, I raced one of these when they were first released. Great job with the box art I think I painted mine red instead of green. Happy days 🎉🎉
Hey Gavin, I think the keyword for this wonderful Schumacher is ‘ Faff’ 😂😂😂 still it looks great 😊😊best wishes to you and the family 😊😊
Friggin awesome job!
Great job on the body Gavin car looks amazing 👍
Great paint job!
Thanks
Excellent video sir , I use Rd models, Dave the owner is a really nice bloke 👍👍👍
Great vid Gavin.. never sounds like you enjoy these Schumacher builds.. stick with what you love and enjoy.. you’ve done a beautiful job 👍🚴🤩🏅
Looks Great Gavin 😎
You did a great job on the build and the paint job. You have a lot of patience to paint it in box art using rattle cans. You should feel proud of your work. Thanks for sharing.
Wow, great job Gavin!
Holy Moly that thing looks sweet! Always seen them in the old Car Action magazines and was never really interested in getting one. But after seeing this build and the quality and retro style it makes me want to buy one. I would definitely have to drive mine. Good video as always!
You have got to be pleased with that paint job that looks bang on mate
Looks amazing Gav, well done! Wish I had your talents and patience!
it's beautiful like kyosho's designs!
Beautiful job!
Looks fantastic! Really enjoyed the breakdown of your painting process.
The 4 front parts to hild the diff in are a right pain, why not one piece 🤔 ive done two of these now and still the part i hate. Cant wait till ive got the last one built when the pro trans arrives.
What an absolute beauty. A superb job.
Thanks Nik. I hope it encourages others to give slightly more challenging bodies a go. I’m no pro painter at all, I’m just a standard C+ GCSE artist lol. it’s just finding the little tips that work and taking your time.
A beauty! Looks fantastic Gavin
Hi Gavin , body looks superb, wish I had that amount of skill for painting and masking , I’m still just a Juan can master ;) it’s a lovely buggy isn’t it. I was very pleased with mine once it was finished and they drive brilliantly. Top work ;)
Thanks Andy. It’s grown on me for sure.
Looks awesome pal, just done procat build myself, thought it would take about 8 hours but finished off being 11 with painting.
Yep it does take a while this one
Looks great! I like the colour scheme. Proper retro.
looks great
Brilliant 👍 great job bro
Thanks ✌️
Looks well cool 👍👍
Beautiful result!! I hope you'll keep and drive it. Looking forward to the video about the differences between the ProCat and the XLS.
I built a Procat recently, but destroyed the shell by using Tamiya paint remover - don't use that on this polycarbonate. I could find only the XLS body in Germany, so I converted it to accept the XLS body. You only need to change the top and bottom chassis plates to fit the XLS body. In the process of figuring out how to fit the XLS body, I think I learned all of the differences: The rear fibreglass shock upper mount. The lower fibreglass mount (that the camber rod ends connect to). The Procat uses tie rods for camber adjustments in the rear, while the XLS uses a small, plastic upper a-arm (I'm fairly certain that it is fixed and unable to adjust camber). There is also a little bracket that connects the upper a-arm to the lower mount. Also, the XLS uses a wire to connect the rear spoiler, whereas the Procat´s rear spoiler connects with a little pair of plastic mounts.
@@bharris0128 Many thanks for this information!
@@madvente - after watching another video, I realize that there are other parts, like lower rear a-arm, etc. ooops
@@bharris0128 No worries at all. I have both the XLS and the ProCat to be built, with upgrades. Just a little intimidated by both of them - I assume it's best to start off with the ProCat.
The body looks great don’t be so critical you be quite surprised to get up close to even the pro drivers bodies To see how many mistakes or imperfections there actually are looks great thank you for all your hard work
Looks stunning Gav 👍.
Great build Gav thank you, I'm currently doing mine so this was very helpful! 👍🏻
Only thing I would’ve done differently is the green, I would’ve done a neon green
Looks much better than on the box 👍
It does and the design works better in real life vs the box. I wasn’t sold on it from the pictures but it does really work well.
This procat kit was a challenge to build compared to other rc kits I've built. Other than that I like the retro looks of this kit.
Excellent video RcKicks!!😊
What a quirky build, give me a Kyosho any day. Btw, I've started using PS58 (Pearl Clear) as my first colour.
Turned out really great 😊 I have also tried the tip to spray clear to seal and it really works 😊😊
Damn-it Gav!!!… What with this and your full options XLS build you’ve forced me to spend £600 on a new re-re Procat with all the hop - ups! 🤔🤣
I used to race my Procat back in the day and I could never have dreamed of the spec sheet I’ve just ordered!.. One of the few advantages of getting older and having a bit more cash.
Loving your Schumacher series and all the racing - keep up the great work.
Another happy RCKicks viewer ;) You are most welcome lol.
It's good to hear you being honest about how difficult and annoying building a pro cat or xls is. When I was a kid I sold my Optima Mid to get an XLS. You can imagine what a rude awakening it was going from a Kyosho kit build (a joy) to an old school Schumacher (a nightmare)...also LOTS of parts were missing from my kit to add to the frustration. But, my old XLS did drive very well.....
Great vid as always 👍
It’s also refreshing to see even the professionals make mistakes and aren’t afraid to show them.
The Pro Cat turned out awesome.
Keep up the great work.
Yeh congratulations Gavin you have done an excellent build up of this car , no suprise though as your a very talented model builder. In reply to the previous reviewer yes it's a great result and came up really nice. I just brought myself a Tamiya egress black edition yesterday and am still considering a Schumacher Pro Cat and was kind of unsure with the way people are complaint about the front suspension set up though. Even Gavin had a little trouble in this area. Regardless though it came out beautiful. Top marks Gavin, from Joe in Melbourne Australia.👌
Super video as always and just love how it has turned out! I want one of these kits so much but I know it would just stay as nib as the build actually scares me lol I'm not at this level sadly!
Go for it Paul. Don’t let that put you off.
The bosscat rear end fits as well the bosscat rear hub are a bit stronger
Looks awesome dude! Love the retro box art.
Hi Gavin, I think concentric is the word you are looking for the gearbox adjustment . You have got me thinking 🎉one 😢these cats, grrrr 👿, thanks for that Gav. Another great video man, you’re cat looks amazing, could you keep me in the loop if you are going to sell it, i could be interested in it a great deal. 😮
Yep that’s the word 👍🏻 lol
Great job on the body. You did great for rattle cans and masking tape. Problem with cans is you have £60 into 1 body vs £10. Airbrush literally uses no paint and then you just back it at the end with ps paint.
I loved building Schumacher in the day, much more enjoyment than Tamiya. Forgot about soldering the ball ends until you mentioned it. I got fed up breaking front suspension on my lazer so moved to schuy and bands. Only thing I did not like with schey was the ery soft self tappers
If you pull the pins back out a little bit on the arms they come very loose
Another great vid, let me know if you do sell 👍
These things even now are fast race buggy’s
I absolutely love mine, after the optima mid turbo SE this was the up grade and loved it, so sharp, pin point handling,
Next one I hope they do is the cat 2000 or even better (praying) yokomo jump on the vintage cars with the YZ10 super dog fighter
Yokomo should rere some of the classics for sure.
I want one Gavin. It reminds me of the SWB XLS.....
SWB came first and the XLS was released later to make it easier to drive and then the Pro Cat. For me the SWB has something special about it and it looks different in real life with its super dumpy scale. The XLS is still one of the best looking buggies of all time but don’t get me started on working on it 😩
I can remember you saying in the video you did Gavin.@@RCKickschannel
Hi there, just battling away with the front assembly for the Procat. Can I just ask you a quick question please - your poly carb work is much neater than mine, what would you recommend to smooth of edges of polycarbonate ? My belt cover has jagged edges and I’m unsure if I can use sandpaper to smooth off the edges on poly carbonate. Thank you
Not sure how liquid mask would work with straight lines. I think your better off using tape for this one??
Will the older cat xls body shell fit this chassis???
WHAT?!?! No T-cut…that’s the best to remove small paint errors!!! Right Buddy!
Not on a polycarbonate body., I use Tamiya polycarbonate cleaner to do the same job.
Im in the process of building mine but I’m having a problem with front end. Ive got the pivot pins in finally but parts seem to be catching the front bumper. Did you have to take anything of the bumper ?
A little bit to stop it catching
So was this one built box stock, with the box transmission or with the optional pro transmission? Thanks
I can’t remember now if I’m honest. I think it’s stock but I could be wrong
Brilliant! I would love to see the masking process broken down of possible. Also, I doubt liquid masks would be any good. I've never had a good experience of liquid mask when making scale models.
Gavin would a ProCat body fit on a Cat XLS undertray?
I think so yes as the XLS chassis is super narrow and the Pro Cat is much wider. You would obviously need to run the Pro Cat body as well.
Should have used fluorescent green instead of that park green. Would have looked much better.
God bless your heart for putting that thing together Gavin it was like doing a locking combination hold up somebody's calling me on my walkie-talkie Motorola Nextel oh my God as many times as Gavin said faf he probably bleeped it out I wish I had to swearing jar LOL the answer to the question is how many times did Gavin say faf in this video 📷 I'd say 6 🤔 #muchloveJessica
What was the colours you used for the box art
It's in the video at 10:08
I would love it if you do fancy selling let me know 👍
:)
Let me know if you want to sell it gav...
Damn it I'm really fancying getting one of these , and it's all your fault 😉😋
It's grown on me loads. I'm a big fan of the box art but it does take a bit of work.
Oh dear. I think we can all tell how much you hated that build! I like the idea of a Schumacher as they're great looking and I'm sure very fast. But I love building things and less fussed about appearance or driving, so if the build process isn't satisfying I don't think I could be bothered!
Has anyone counted the amount of times the word faff was used in the vid? Seems the build was a bit of a faff, I have one on way so no doubt I'll add to the faff count🤣🤣
LOL keep me posted
Please lose the hat! … get an rc related hat if you must wear one… thanks.. lol
I assume he wears it because his wife is bigwig at Mercedes and she sponsors the channel and told him to wear it and she probably has to do that for legal reasons. All that aside I kind of like it 👍
It’s an RC show, not a fashion show. If you must know, the hat was my father’s and he past earlier this year. I wear it because it reminds me of him.
@@RCKickschannel as Tom Jones once said - albeit under different circumstances - you can leave your hat on.
Ernie, pound sand. Love the hat! Most RC guys are car guys. And as added it has sentimental value.
Great paint job 👍
Looks great
Great job on the body. You did great for rattle cans and masking tape. Problem with cans is you have £60 into 1 body vs £10. Airbrush literally uses no paint and then you just back it at the end with ps paint.