Grumpy pants 4485 Posted August 17, 2021 I’ve got a happy Lunchbox buyer 💥 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Willy iine 18806 Posted August 17, 2021 Installed hood side decals on my restored M38’s that were missing them. Very pleased. I will do one more later. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Juggular 4964 Posted August 17, 2021 3 hours ago, Willy iine said: Installed hood side decals on my restored M38’s that were missing them. Very pleased. I will do one more later. Are those three painted in different colors? If so, what are the TS paint numbers, please? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Willy iine 18806 Posted August 17, 2021 8 minutes ago, Juggular said: Are those three painted in different colors? If so, what are the TS paint numbers, please? Yes, my 3 favorite olive drabs are: TS5, TS28, TS70. TS28 is the lightest olive of the 3 TS5 is a darker olive TS70 is the darkest of the 3, nearing gray 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maelstrom 439 Posted August 17, 2021 I had a go at using hydrogen peroxide + sunlight to remove the yellowing on some formerly white wheels. I did two to start with (small container) but as soon as I put them outside the glorious sunshine disappeared of course - so this is the result of 2 mostly overcast days. They're actually quite a bit whiter than the camera on my mobile shows, but the before / after effect is still pretty good! Now for the next two... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
berman 5315 Posted August 17, 2021 48 minutes ago, Maelstrom said: I had a go at using hydrogen peroxide + sunlight to remove the yellowing on some formerly white wheels. I did two to start with (small container) but as soon as I put them outside the glorious sunshine disappeared of course - so this is the result of 2 mostly overcast days. They're actually quite a bit whiter than the camera on my mobile shows, but the before / after effect is still pretty good! Now for the next two... I believe you can use UV light also. 👍 I was going to order another RC car yesterday, but chanced upon a very nice solid Rimu (NZ indigenous tree) corner cabinet for a very cheap price. It has 4 glass shelves (not in picture, they were packed away) and storage in the bottom. It also has a led light in the top. I managed to make sure her indoors wasn't interested in it, or putting anything in it, and have the intention of putting some of my finished m-chassis cars in it on display. It is sitting at work, but I can no longer go and pick it up, as the country is in a minimum 3 day compulsory lockdown. Also the Rc Truck Show has been cancelled, so I guess I am sitting indoors for the next three days, doing rc stuff if the family will let me. Makes me glad I went and picked up my tank and two other trucks from the LHS last night. 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nel33 870 Posted August 17, 2021 Disregarding the headache of the m3 screws, it took me 6 minutes?? To put the 2 body mounts. They fit nicely on the chassis and body. Might make this a shelf queen until replacement parts arrive but I will make sure its a runner. Will get around to reverse masking the window then for the other 4 colors im gonna paint on it in stages. Haven't yet cut out the wing nor mounted the wing holder yet. I can deal with 0.5mm play on the gear box/tub but that loose front bumper isn't acceptable to me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Juggular 4964 Posted August 17, 2021 2 hours ago, Willy iine said: Yes, my 3 favorite olive drabs are: TS5, TS28, TS70. TS28 is the lightest olive of the 3 TS5 is a darker olive TS70 is the darkest of the 3, nearing gray Would it be like this? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Willy iine 18806 Posted August 17, 2021 1 hour ago, Juggular said: Would it be like this? Yes, that looks correct! Just to confirm, this is TS70 on the Flamingo below. The roof may appear as though I am using a different color, but it is all TS70. My lighting is 2700K so it appears warmer than it really is. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nel33 870 Posted August 17, 2021 washed the manta body and let it dry. repurposed amazon bubble wrap envelope as a masking device to save on tape after reverse masking the window. 1 thin layer of PS5 first. will get the window done today. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
djmcnz 754 Posted August 17, 2021 Ugg, snap lockdown, whole country on stay at home orders. First cases in the community for 170 days and it's delta. Certainly the right thing to do, go hard, go fast, so no complaints here... but my Fighting Buggy hasn't arrived yet! Need to find another RC project to continue or complete whilst I wait. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Willy iine 18806 Posted August 17, 2021 I did the side of hood decals on my camo Willy. Finally all of my M38’s have these decals. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ferruz 11702 Posted August 17, 2021 Today I went to a new location -surprisingly empty- for the Manta Ray to stretch her limbs. This place is really good, can't wait to go back with a new set of spiked tires! The slicks didn't do it any justice, but it was still fun. 12 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Juggular 4964 Posted August 18, 2021 58 minutes ago, Willy iine said: Yes, that looks correct! Just to confirm, this is TS70 on the Flamingo below. The roof may appear as though I am using a different color, but it is all TS70. My lighting is 2700K so it appears warmer than it really is. Thank you! I prefer TS28, or TS5. My current favorite color is orange, olive drab was my old favorite. Hence the interest. Olive drab has so many variations, it's good to know which TS paint is what. I imagine TS70 is somewhat darker like this? (I altered the color) Japanese self defense force green is rather dark. I built 2 modern Japanese armor in 48th scale, so I'll have to mix something similar to TS70. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Re-Bugged 10152 Posted August 18, 2021 46 minutes ago, Juggular said: I built 2 modern Japanese armor in 48th scale, so I'll have to mix something similar to TS70. Nice 👍🏻, feel free to add to this thread…. I’m sure your Egg plane would be the first on there 😉 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Willy iine 18806 Posted August 18, 2021 @Juggular Here is a white balance corrected color of TS70.. I love your models! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Willy iine 18806 Posted August 18, 2021 1 hour ago, Re-Bugged said: I’m sure your Egg plane would be the first on there Sorry, I did not know Egg planes were a hot commodity! I kid.. I made that P51 for my wife earlier this year for fun, but it's stashed away in her book case somewhere. I even placed it in a nice clear baseball display box too.. no dice. She has no interest in planes even if they look comical. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nel33 870 Posted August 18, 2021 painted teh manta window all black. had some dust on there as i didnt notice it until to late. got a decent result, cleaned the overspray. did 1 side wing in metallic purple though the complete side isnt done, sprayed the front cockpit, metallic wine red though i thing i forgot the pattern i wanted to do. its not a big issue as it was a toss up, got the dorsal fins in the same red. have a pretty good paint bleed on it but it will get cleaned up. i need to do the other side purple then spray metallic blue. when that is done i will use silver to back the blue and paint the main body. its a fairly complex design but not impossible. my current progress on the body, the purple will be replicated on the other side and blue on the sides 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
djmcnz 754 Posted August 18, 2021 #LockdownLife I sorted hundreds of small parts into zip-lock bags today, most of them were unused or replaced parts for historical builds, e.g. bushings that were replaced with bearings, stock screws that were replaced with stainless or titanium, unused sprues and plastic parts etc. To be honest I have so many spare and leftover parts that I doubt I'll ever finish but today I completed: TA02 parts (and found an unused tub) M01 screw bags and parts M03 screw bags and parts M05 screw bags and parts SRB (Sand Scorcher) screw bags and parts TRF501X/511 parts Also rediscovered a few stock 540's, a FHSS receiver, low profile metal gear servo, white Egress (used) rear wheels, 2/3 (missing an end plate 🙄) of an unpainted 'Racing Rear Wing Set A' (53055, not the new one), and a bunch of new off-brand body clips and blue aluminium cap screws. If anyone happens to think they could benefit from any of the above (except the TRF parts and electronics) feel free to PM me but keep in mind I can't do PayPal so we'd have to work around that if there were costs involved. And I received confirmation that my Fighting Buggy has shipped! 👍 New Zealand's snap lockdown had reminded me just how tough some countries are doing it so I hope you're all as safe and well as can be. 😷 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Willy iine 18806 Posted August 18, 2021 I've been up since very early today for international video meetings for work so it's been a long day so far.. But to reward myself, I've been driving my GF01 WW2 and M38 back to back during my breaks and I realized that even though my GF01 is running a black can and oil dampers (phenomenally more stable to drive vs M38), it is not much faster than my nimble M38 running a standard silver can around my little track setup. My M38 might actually be a touch faster overall.. hummmmmm... well, not that it matters as I don’t go all out driving GP’s.. looks odd. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
berman 5315 Posted August 18, 2021 11 hours ago, djmcnz said: #LockdownLife I sorted hundreds of small parts into zip-lock bags today, most of them were unused or replaced parts for historical builds, e.g. bushings that were replaced with bearings, stock screws that were replaced with stainless or titanium, unused sprues and plastic parts etc. To be honest I have so many spare and leftover parts that I doubt I'll ever finish but today I completed: TA02 parts (and found an unused tub) M01 screw bags and parts M03 screw bags and parts M05 screw bags and parts SRB (Sand Scorcher) screw bags and parts TRF501X/511 parts Also rediscovered a few stock 540's, a FHSS receiver, low profile metal gear servo, white Egress (used) rear wheels, 2/3 (missing an end plate 🙄) of an unpainted 'Racing Rear Wing Set A' (53055, not the new one), and a bunch of new off-brand body clips and blue aluminium cap screws. If anyone happens to think they could benefit from any of the above (except the TRF parts and electronics) feel free to PM me but keep in mind I can't do PayPal so we'd have to work around that if there were costs involved. And I received confirmation that my Fighting Buggy has shipped! 👍 New Zealand's snap lockdown had reminded me just how tough some countries are doing it so I hope you're all as safe and well as can be. 😷 Ya know, I know this fella, that has a rather unhealthy addiction to m-chassis cars, that may have a use for those M01/3/5 parts depending on price and what they are... and could do a bank transfer so wouldn't have to use Paypal... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ImALlama 1370 Posted August 18, 2021 Today I came up with what I hope will be a great solution to this mess, unfortunately no one locally has what I need so looks like I’ll be ordering more stuff and it’ll just have to wait. 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Willy iine 18806 Posted August 18, 2021 @ImALlama It looks like a marble pattern which actually looks unique and cool. I suppose you could try a few decals and see if you can sharpen the look with the marble background. I think it can work. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Goudar 526 Posted August 18, 2021 14 minutes ago, ImALlama said: Today I came up with what I hope will be a great solution to this mess, unfortunately no one locally has what I need so looks like I’ll be ordering more stuff and it’ll just have to wait. Yup great effect you got there. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
djmcnz 754 Posted August 18, 2021 1 hour ago, berman said: Ya know, I know this fella, that has a rather unhealthy addiction to m-chassis cars, that may have a use for those M01/3/5 parts depending on price and what they are... and could do a bank transfer so wouldn't have to use Paypal... I'm sure we can work something, just keep in mind that it's mostly low value stuff. I'll take some pictures today and send you a PM. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites