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delux · 11-03-2016, 04:51 AM

Many thanks to team RC4WD for the chance to have a play with the new LWB TF2!
IT's like a TF2, but longer. A TF2+2 if you will. I've had a few plans since we learnt these were coming, most revolved around making another Aussie style ute but to be honest nothing really clicked.

Being an Aussie I can say that 90% of our early Hiluxs are flat trays and that just didn't appeal, to me they look kinda whacky.. So I'm gonna buck the trend! A full tray, LHD and a different look! Australia wasn't the only country that had dual cabs...

Sorry my fellow Aussie bogans but that just looks... well.... crap.

My box arrived a bit late, the paperwork got lost so it spent nearly a week sitting in the lost mail department. It's a nice box, it has many nice graphics.

Time to get out of the wild!

delux · 11-03-2016, 04:55 AM

RC4WD really have stepped up in the packaging department. Lots of info and of course a nice list of potential upgrades...

There's a secret code inside the lid. You need to have the secret encoder to decipher it.

There are a few SERIOUS quality control issues.. My manual was upside down!!!
Maybe it's a southern hemisphere thing?

delux · 11-03-2016, 04:56 AM

More manuals, more packaging, more boxes!

Stuff!

delux · 11-03-2016, 04:58 AM

Time to screw some stuff to other stuff...
Laying frame and other cool things they say.

There are a few other differences other than the obvious with this body. The front grill area is different. Here's the old TF2 grill insert in the new body. Notice the gap under the side light.

The grill that comes with the kit.

delux · 11-03-2016, 04:59 AM

The dash is a heck of an upgrade!!

Here's the old and the new.

delux · 11-03-2016, 05:00 AM

I assembled the chassis as per the book, no real suprises if you've built any RC4WD kit before. If can drive an allen key and read you can build this. They really have this stuff well sorted. Clean, simple and easy to follow...

58_Willys · 11-04-2016, 03:41 PM

Pics don't seem to be working for me.

teamreedracing · 11-04-2016, 08:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 58_Willys

Pics don't seem to be working for me.

Me either

ElChupacabra · 11-04-2016, 09:15 PM

Look at all those pretty question marks....

M J · 11-04-2016, 09:44 PM

Photobucket was offline earlier, everything is working for me. Looks good so far!

delux · 11-05-2016, 05:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 58_Willys

Pics don't seem to be working for me.

Quote:

Originally Posted by teamreedracing

Me either

Quote:

Originally Posted by ElChupacabra

Look at all those pretty question marks....

Quote:

Originally Posted by M J

Photobucket was offline earlier, everything is working for me. Looks good so far!

Quote:

Originally Posted by j.krug

That's a real good lookin' truck.
Look forward to following along.

Thanks guys. Yep photobucket dropped the bucket big time. Stoopid damn thing. Anyway it's back so on we go!

delux · 11-05-2016, 05:20 AM

Some good chopping was had..

It ended with ALOT of pieces!

delux · 11-05-2016, 05:22 AM

Chop, chop. Drill, file, sand.

Uh oh!

My new favourite tool! I'm not sure how I got by before...

Noobs drop bed kits are the business!

delux · 11-05-2016, 05:25 AM

Part of all that chopping was shortening the tray and wheelbase by 10mm. Because making it look real.

Real.

Shortened wheelbase. Not 100% but a lot closer..

The tray is getting there..

Filling in that weird slit thing...

delux · 11-05-2016, 05:27 AM

It's a little thing but it makes a big difference (to me at least!). The stock lenses are dead flat and that's always bugged me so I filed them into shape! Then sanded, and sanded and polished them back up.

Trucks with lots of seats need lots of driversssss

Starting to look turkish!

Bananaclip · 11-05-2016, 03:06 PM

Great work my friend! You are definitely one of the most talented builders to watch

delux · 11-09-2016, 02:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bananaclip

Great work my friend! You are definitely one of the most talented builders to watch

Thanks man!

delux · 11-09-2016, 02:26 AM

It has a face!

Some logo. A few coats of spray putty to blend in the stick on letterrrrsss. The plan is to make them look more like they were pressed into the body than stuck on bits of metal. I even spelt it proper fer once!

An undercoating of random crust for the tray..

I've started painting up the pilots..

I dug out some NASTY resin Tamiya ripoff bodies from the cupboard. They are pretty average but they should scrub up ok.

delux · 11-11-2016, 04:09 AM

A few coats of geeenuine Tiyote Peak white.

delux · 11-11-2016, 04:12 AM

The new dash design is a big step up from the previous version!

Masking time. Such a tedious job but one that needs careful attention..

^#%* wrong colour!!

Or was it?

11-03-2016, 04:51 AM	#1
delux Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 262	My RC4WD LWB TF2 dual cab Hilux.. Many thanks to team RC4WD for the chance to have a play with the new LWB TF2! IT's like a TF2, but longer. A TF2+2 if you will. I've had a few plans since we learnt these were coming, most revolved around making another Aussie style ute but to be honest nothing really clicked. Being an Aussie I can say that 90% of our early Hiluxs are flat trays and that just didn't appeal, to me they look kinda whacky.. So I'm gonna buck the trend! A full tray, LHD and a different look! Australia wasn't the only country that had dual cabs... Sorry my fellow Aussie bogans but that just looks... well.... crap. My box arrived a bit late, the paperwork got lost so it spent nearly a week sitting in the lost mail department. It's a nice box, it has many nice graphics. Time to get out of the wild! Last edited by delux; 11-03-2016 at 05:23 AM.

11-03-2016, 04:55 AM	#2
delux Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 262	Re: My RC4WD LWB TF2 dual cab Hilux.. RC4WD really have stepped up in the packaging department. Lots of info and of course a nice list of potential upgrades... There's a secret code inside the lid. You need to have the secret encoder to decipher it. There are a few SERIOUS quality control issues.. My manual was upside down!!! Maybe it's a southern hemisphere thing?

11-03-2016, 04:56 AM	#3
delux Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 262	Re: My RC4WD LWB TF2 dual cab Hilux.. More manuals, more packaging, more boxes! Stuff!

11-03-2016, 04:58 AM	#4
delux Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 262	Re: My RC4WD LWB TF2 dual cab Hilux.. Time to screw some stuff to other stuff... Laying frame and other cool things they say. There are a few other differences other than the obvious with this body. The front grill area is different. Here's the old TF2 grill insert in the new body. Notice the gap under the side light. The grill that comes with the kit.

11-03-2016, 04:59 AM	#5
delux Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 262	Re: My RC4WD LWB TF2 dual cab Hilux.. The dash is a heck of an upgrade!! Here's the old and the new.

11-03-2016, 05:00 AM	#6
delux Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 262	Re: My RC4WD LWB TF2 dual cab Hilux.. I assembled the chassis as per the book, no real suprises if you've built any RC4WD kit before. If can drive an allen key and read you can build this. They really have this stuff well sorted. Clean, simple and easy to follow...

11-04-2016, 03:41 PM	#7
58_Willys Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 959	Re: My RC4WD LWB TF2 dual cab Hilux.. Pics don't seem to be working for me.

11-04-2016, 09:15 PM	#9
ElChupacabra Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 797	Re: My RC4WD LWB TF2 dual cab Hilux.. Look at all those pretty question marks....

11-04-2016, 09:44 PM	#10
M J Rock Stacker Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Northern AZ Posts: 69	Re: My RC4WD LWB TF2 dual cab Hilux.. Photobucket was offline earlier, everything is working for me. Looks good so far!

11-05-2016, 05:20 AM	#12
delux Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 262	Re: My RC4WD LWB TF2 dual cab Hilux.. Some good chopping was had.. It ended with ALOT of pieces!

11-05-2016, 05:22 AM	#13
delux Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 262	Re: My RC4WD LWB TF2 dual cab Hilux.. Chop, chop. Drill, file, sand. Uh oh! My new favourite tool! I'm not sure how I got by before... Noobs drop bed kits are the business!

11-05-2016, 05:25 AM	#14
delux Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 262	Re: My RC4WD LWB TF2 dual cab Hilux.. Part of all that chopping was shortening the tray and wheelbase by 10mm. Because making it look real. Real. Shortened wheelbase. Not 100% but a lot closer.. The tray is getting there.. Filling in that weird slit thing...

11-05-2016, 05:27 AM	#15
delux Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 262	Re: My RC4WD LWB TF2 dual cab Hilux.. It's a little thing but it makes a big difference (to me at least!). The stock lenses are dead flat and that's always bugged me so I filed them into shape! Then sanded, and sanded and polished them back up. Trucks with lots of seats need lots of driversssss Starting to look turkish!

11-05-2016, 03:06 PM	#16
Bananaclip I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Where the sheep run scared. Posts: 3,008	Re: My RC4WD LWB TF2 dual cab Hilux.. Great work my friend! You are definitely one of the most talented builders to watch

11-09-2016, 02:26 AM	#18
delux Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 262	Re: My RC4WD LWB TF2 dual cab Hilux.. It has a face! Some logo. A few coats of spray putty to blend in the stick on letterrrrsss. The plan is to make them look more like they were pressed into the body than stuck on bits of metal. I even spelt it proper fer once! An undercoating of random crust for the tray.. I've started painting up the pilots.. I dug out some NASTY resin Tamiya ripoff bodies from the cupboard. They are pretty average but they should scrub up ok.

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11-11-2016, 04:09 AM	#19
delux Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 262	Re: My RC4WD LWB TF2 dual cab Hilux.. A few coats of geeenuine Tiyote Peak white.

11-11-2016, 04:12 AM	#20
delux Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 262	Re: My RC4WD LWB TF2 dual cab Hilux.. The new dash design is a big step up from the previous version! Masking time. Such a tedious job but one that needs careful attention.. ^#%* wrong colour!! Or was it?

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