Only4Fun
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@Busdriver It's still got speed but it won't win any races. 🙂👍
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So after running the Unimog a few times I decided to upgraded the motor and esc to a system more suitable for this kind of RC. Apologies for the sound quality.
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@superchief Thank you very much. I agree about the feel of the build and you describe it well. What mods have you done to yours?
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20 hours ago, OoALEJOoO said:
Great build mate, thanks for sharing the fun
Thank you very much 🙂👍
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Finished except for a driver. Video on my channel 🙂👍
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All the other masks peeled off ok with a little help from a scalpel, except the last one. Typical ! A small bit of paint came off at the top of a corner window.
This was another area near the windows I didn't go very near when I was initially rubbing it down and cleaning ready for painting.
Because I don't want to mask everything up again and risk peeling more paint off I've put a bit of tape on the window and will spray the paint into it's lid and brush it on.
It's a tiny area so it doesn't matter if the finish isn't perfect.
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@Willy iine When I first started painting bodies a friend recommended using the green side because it gives slight abrasion and helps the paint stick to the body.
It's worked for me so far and I guess the paint peeled because that was an area I avoided. 🙂
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2 hours ago, 87lc2 said:
Just go around the edges of the masks lightly with a sharp blade and it should be fine. I usually pull masks when the paint is still wet for this reason, you'll never pull up an edge when the paint is still wet.
I left the masks on so I didn't mark the windows while I was fitting the metal mounts for the body magnets.
I will take your advice the next time and remove them sooner rather than later 🙂👍
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45 minutes ago, Willy iine said:
@Only4Fun Did you wash the inside of the body with dish detergent and sponge (or similar) prior to paint? Not sure why it peeled back even if paint was there for a few days.. Good recovery, however!
Yes I used the green scouring side of kitchen sponge to lightly rub the body and then washed it with detergent. But I didn't rub the pillars because I didn't want to mark the windows.
I folded some wet & dry and used the folded edge to rub down the paint and pillar for the touching in.
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Well the touching in looks ok. I'm a bit nervous about peeling off the other masks though 😬
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Touch up under way 😀👍
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Unfortunately when I started to peel away the windscreen mask it pulled off some paint from the pillar.
Luckily I have some spray paint left so I've rubbed it down and will touch it in.
All part of the fun I guess 🙂👍
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Because this is only going to be used for trailing on woodland paths I decided to try my first "stealth" body which went well. I'm happy with how it looks
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@Willy iine Thank you. Apart from a driver I will probably leave it as it is.
If it had a deep bed I would be more inclined to add some scale accessories.
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I've decided to use my DF-03RA Datsun 240z Rally wheels for now.
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The body's nearly finished and doesn't look too bad now. The flat clear worked well and has given the rear bed, wheel arches, bumpers, and side panels the matt finish I wanted.
I sat it on the chassis while I tried these white wheels to see what they looked like.
Unfortunately the hex is too deep inside them so the front ones rub on the C-hubs, and the tyres rub on the steering link.
Back to the drawing board 😄👍
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22 hours ago, Blista said:
If you're feeling adventurous, you can use Tamiya's polycarbonate body cleaner to remove your first painting attempt and try again. It's a bit of effort but better than looking at a body you're not happy with and cheaper than buying a new body.
Thanks for the tip Blista but it's growing on me now. I think I'll put it down to experience. But I have made a note of the paint and your previous comment for when I feel adventurous enough to try again 😀👍
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2 hours ago, Blista said:
Clear red backed with gunmetal might be closer to what you were after.
That's exactly the colour I wanted 😀👍
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I've painted the body but I'm very disappointed because it's not turned out well. My plan was to achieve a nice deep burgundy colour using metallic red backed with black. As you can see, that didn't work and I've got a patchy dark orange/copper colour. In retrospect maybe I should've sprayed the black on the red while the red was still wet so the colours mixed. Oh well, live and learn. 😀👍 I am however very pleased with my first attempt at masking the bumpers, wheel arches and rear bed. They look great with nice crisp lines between the colours. I will continue by spraying them, and the side body parts, with flat clear on the outside, (Also my first time doing that). I don't think they look right in gloss black. This will give them a matt black look, and for me, make them look more realistic. Hopefully it will look a bit better when it's finished with the rest of the body parts attached and some decals.
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11 hours ago, 87lc2 said:
Looks like you can extend the wheelbase out pretty far with those extra shock mounts up front. Does the kit come with the parts to extend or do you need to get new links on your own?
As Taffer said, there aren't different length props or links in the kit for a different wheelbase. But you can change the position of the link brackets on the chassis to adjust it. Matteo has a video explaining how to do this.
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So that's the chassis complete apart from the wheels. I'm not going to use the red ones from the kit because I don't like the colour.
One idea I'm thinking about is sharing the wheels from my DF-03RA Datsun 240Z Rally because they're the same design but in black.
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It's been raining on and off today and because I can only spray outside, or in my garage, I decided not to paint the body today. Instead I continued with the chassis and installed the servo, ESC, receiver box, receiver and the front and rear bumpers. I gave it a bench test and everything runs as it should, which is always a relief 😀👍
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2 hours ago, Grumpy pants said:
Great thread 👍
Thank you GP 😀👍
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Happy Birthday to me CC-02 Unimog 😃
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@Busdriver You inspired me to make this 🙂👍👍