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| caronaxtr | Aug 9 2009, 04:16 PM Post #16 |
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Got the healper leafs in the mail a couple days ago, you can see (down the page a bit it sits higher). Still planning on getting some shocks. All the suggestions are being looked into now. I need to check out the hop up parts for the Losi MRC truck. The option of the TLT "turned down" shocks, the term "turned down" are you refering to machining them down to a smaller dia? Posted Image I worked on cutting the fenders looking for that crawler tube fender look. I'm not good at body work, learning as I go. I used blue painters tape to mark my cuts before getting the dremel out. Body before cutting: Posted Image Taped fenders: Posted Image Posted Image Not too sure how wide I want the fenders to be. I ended up cutting them at the wider line, I can always go back and cut them again: Posted Image Back Fenders cut: Posted Image Posted Image Front Fenders cut: Posted Image Posted Image Side View with cut fenders: Posted Image Passenger Side: Posted Image Front View: Posted Image Drivers Side: Posted Image Got my Proline accessories in the mail Posted Image Posted Image Posted Image I cut the back body mounts off & am attempting to use model body filler to cover up my terrable glueing of styrene. Bad photo (sorry) gotta stop using the flash. Seems that my basement is bright enough. Posted Image What to do with hiding switches for light bar & other lights. The Prolie cooler seems to make a good stash point for the switches. The switches are a bit too long so I'll end up griding them dow a touch with the dremel. Posted Image Next entry will consist of mounting the roof rack, wiring light bar, and getting the electronics going. Any tips on painting the Tamiya bodies, My trailfinder body didn't get as good of a paint job as I wanted but I took my mistakes & turned them into rust spots. I want this to come out "perfect"! |
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| WildTrial | Aug 9 2009, 07:02 PM Post #17 |
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Looks great so far!!! :nice: |
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| Jeep 4x4 | Aug 9 2009, 10:10 PM Post #18 |
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Nice work on the fenders, and your chassis looks real good. The wheels are awesome. :nice: |
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| cxc | Aug 10 2009, 02:17 AM Post #19 |
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JEEP U
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real nice project :nice: |
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| Katan | Aug 10 2009, 11:39 AM Post #20 |
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Looks great. Those wheels were designed specifically for this body. The only thing I would change is the diff covers and locking wheel hubs. CADtoChrome do some nice Warn ones and I would contact RC4WD to see if you could buy some D35 diff covers separately. |
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| dadrab | Aug 10 2009, 06:23 PM Post #21 |
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That looks really nice. I like it.
Ain't no such thing as a perfect paint job if humans have anything to do with it. :laugh: What I would recommend is a thorough rub-down with 800 or 1,000 grit paper (wet or dry) to scuff the surface up a little. Clean it. Dry it off. Look at it a little, then clean it again. Any debris will leave tracks in your paint. I know a lot of the guys here don't prime a new body first, but I probably would - and I always have. Give the primer a couple of days to dry really well and take the 1,000 grit to it again. Finish with your top coat color; sand; color again; sand. After each sanding, clean twice to make sure you get all the loose stuff off. If you choose to clearcoat, lightly sand your final coat of color first. Once the clearcoat is good and dry - and I do mean good and dry - buff with a nylon stocking (regular old pantyhose will do nicely and if you're lucky, you have a friend or wife who'll let you take them off of her :laugh: ). It still won't be perfect, but it'll look damn good. |
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| bananaclip | Aug 10 2009, 08:54 PM Post #22 |
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Lookin good so far. :chug: |
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| caronaxtr | Aug 10 2009, 09:54 PM Post #23 |
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Thanks for the painting tips, I'm a bit curious how you found out about the stocking tip? Well don't want to ponder on that for too long. :laugh: I've heard about using bleach to clean the body before painting. But I think I like your tips, sand, clean, paint, sand, clean, paint, repeat as necessary...... I'll probably start working on paint in a week or so. Edited by caronaxtr, Aug 10 2009, 10:29 PM.
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| caronaxtr | Aug 10 2009, 10:28 PM Post #24 |
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sahara
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I have picked up a set of the locking hubs from CADtocrome for my trailfinder, I'm trying to use different parts on my trucks to see how other products look & work. Posted Image Posted Image The IFS (yes I know my wrangler is running a straight axle NOT an independant front suspension setup) anyways the hubs are from Rpp Hobbies (RC4WD). Let me tell you, they really made some money off of me, you don't have to worry about them going to go out of business anytime soon with my business). |
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| dadrab | Aug 11 2009, 02:20 PM Post #25 |
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Funny you should ask... Years ago, when I built more models, I was trying to buff up a paint job and wasn't having the kind of success I thought I should be. My dad (who was a textile dye and chemical salesman and knew a BUNCH about fabrics and such) said, "Use a stocking." I just kind of shoved it off as the old man talking like he knew what he was saying. Still, after some more time of buffing and not getting where I wanted to be, I tried it. Damned if it didn't work. The nylon has just enough "grit" (if you will) to really put a shine on some paintwork. Give it a try. I think you'll be pleased. Just make sure your clearcoat is good and dry. |
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| bigdodge88 | Aug 11 2009, 02:46 PM Post #26 |
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Owner of Toxic Fabrication
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Thats a good tip hoppa( :laugh: ). Another fabric marvel is a dryer sheet. You can wet them and they will take the bugs right off of your 1:1. :nice: A "secret" body shop technique. |
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| dadrab | Aug 11 2009, 03:10 PM Post #27 |
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And speaking of good tips, that's a good one too. I've also heard it said that putting four or five dryer sheets in a vehicle (or anything else I guess) that's going into storage will keep unwanted critters out. But, dryer sheets are no good for bath towels. True, it makes them nice and soft, but in doing so, inhibits their ability to absorb water. Catch-22 :laugh: Posted Image |
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| bigdodge88 | Aug 11 2009, 03:14 PM Post #28 |
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Owner of Toxic Fabrication
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| losiminicrawler | Aug 11 2009, 06:51 PM Post #29 |
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that looks sweet man. What is the wb? |
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| caronaxtr | Aug 11 2009, 09:20 PM Post #30 |
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sahara
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Ya..... I had a field mouse issue at my last home they were building nests in my lawnmower motor (I lived in a more rural area). When I stored my lawn mowers and misc yard equipment in my shed, my father told me to put moth balls in the shed and that would keep the mice away. Well..... the next spring when I went to get my stuff out, the darn mice used the moth ball box to build their nest & left me a pile of stinky moth balls to clean up. So believe what you want, I believe that good all Decon works the best, or you just deal with the critters...... |
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