morrisey0 297 Posted April 22, 2022 This was another old Tamiya build I got into a couple of months ago. I have to be honest, I stare more at this rig than any other in the shop right now. The Clod just demands attention! Tamiya just went over the top on this design, and it works 'til this day. This is an all stock build with modern RX/ESC/Servo. I wanted it old school on the outside, and just functional cheap on the inside. I still need a very nice or new axle guard if anyone has one just sitting around. The best part of this build is the bed cover. I have way too much time in getting that thing designed and printed, but in the end, it works. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
morrisey0 297 Posted April 22, 2022 I forgot in these "finished" pics that I don't have headlights installed. I couldn't find them in the US when I was building this. I have then now, and still haven't gotten around to installing them. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mad Ax 9313 Posted April 22, 2022 That's a really nice colour scheme - simple and understated, and makes the best of the red chassis parts. I love the bed cover and the wheel hub inserts 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
morrisey0 297 Posted April 23, 2022 17 hours ago, Mad Ax said: That's a really nice colour scheme - simple and understated, and makes the best of the red chassis parts. I love the bed cover and the wheel hub inserts Thanks! Yea, for this build, I wanted the "clod buster dude," but not overtly on the side of the truck as usual. I felt like blending it into the bed cover was a way to make sure it was advertised as a CB, but not be loud about it. I also wanted to airbrush 2-3 colors for the stripes, but to be honest, laziness trimmed that down to a single color. Especially once I realized that the shadow makes the single red stripe appear two different reds. If you look at it directly from the side, fromm top to bottom, there is a dark red, a light red, a silver, and then the gun metal of the rest of the side. With the one simple painted stripe, and body lines, there ended up being many stripes. The wheel hubs came from me originally wanting to stick with original white wheels, but the bling chrome won me over. But it was too much bling and I had to tone it down. I figured that 1:1 MTs have huge wheel hubs, so I just printed out some that got rid of the inner chrome. I installed brass inserts in them, and they are the actual nuts holding the wheels on. And for colors, the original plan was to be a bit brighter than it ended up, but when I can't decide on a color scheme, I tend to fall back on good ol' gun metal and red. I just love the combo! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grumpy pants 4485 Posted April 23, 2022 On 4/22/2022 at 7:50 AM, Mad Ax said: That's a really nice colour scheme - simple and understated, and makes the best of the red chassis parts. I love the bed cover and the wheel hub inserts Exactly as @Mad Ax said 👏 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GooneyBird 938 Posted April 23, 2022 Nice build! I can highly recommend the JConcepts servo mounts if you want decent steering without ruining the retro look. That's exactly what I did, as I wanted my Clod to appear stock but steer a little better. You can mount this AND retain the stock bumpers. https://jconcepts.net/regulator-servo-mount-kit-bas-1-set Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
