I have a set of the Menard's Blue Bonnet F3s. They use the same trucks and geared wheels on both the powered and dummy A units. They appear to be made of very lite weight plastic. It does not appear to be plated but may be. The entire truck assembly, frame and pilot is molded from the same stuff. Very shinny....high gloss. I suppose you could paint over them making sure with a test first to see if the paint you are using will stick to plastic. The detailing is quite good. The only things that appear to be metal are the roller assemblies and the screws. Having said that, the power A unit is a good deal heavier; even though the trucks and body are identical in both units. So, it has good heavy motors and very good electronics. The set runs very well at all speeds with a fine sound unit and RC. The only difference I can find between the power and the dummy units are the power unit has motors and electronics; while everything else is the same....even the number boards. I hope this helps. I like mine and the price directly from Menard's could not be beat.
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