410 Pro build

[J55TTC]

As it’s my first ever Vanquish Product I’m leaving the chassis stock. It all seems pretty good to me. I don’t have a Lexan body, I’ve never done one before so this will be more about customising / painting the stock body but I’ll throw up a few shots I took of the chassis.

Every part of this was an absolute pleasure to build but especially the axles.


Low!


Mostly complete


A few close ups.

Showing the route the front driveshaft takes




I was a bit disappointed the body had the mounting holes already cut, I’m sure I’d read somewhere they hadn’t cut them so I’ve set about a way to cover them.
Very this polycarbonate sheet glued together to look like plates of steel


An opt technique for faux rivets is using white glue


Just a dirty wash

You know me and my rust lol

A bit more weathering and were done

It’ll take a while this one......

[MaX-D]

What do you use for the rust, and the dirty wash?

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[B-MOW71]

I'm excited to see how this will turn out!

Looks great so far!

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[JatoTheRipper]

Wow that's freaking awesome!!!

[MaX-D]

I might have to borrow your idea. I love this! It looks great!!

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[J55TTC]

Originally Posted by MaX-D

What do you use for the rust, and the dirty wash?

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Hey, the rust is made using iron filings, acid, peroxide and salt. I did a how to here
https://youtu.be/ilMBAtfc6QU

Dirty wash is just grey acrylic paint watered down and left to dry.

[J55TTC]

Well, I got carried away and just could not put this project down

Weathered the seats using some salt just to make them look a bit cruddy.


It was late, I was going to go brown but then I found a can of grey. Wasn’t sure but it works.


Rusting the bed, or is that ****ing the bed? Anywhoo... painted the back with black and then flat clear over the top to dull it down. Same process of iron filings, acid, peroxide and salt to express rust it up a bit.


And this is where I started to snowball, I don’t like bodypins but they’re hugely convenient and quick so made a magnetic fuel cell cover from styrene. Painted silver and then translucent red over the top and a wash using grey acrylic watered down. An axial yeti spare fuel cell top came in handy! I had all sorts of things on the go and a dead phone battery (camera) so the pictures sort of didn’t happen unfortunately. Wish I had of taken more but none of it is rocket science

[B-MOW71]

Interior turned out great! Love the idea of using the fuel cell to hide the body clips.

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[J55TTC]

Originally Posted by B-MOW71

Interior turned out great! Love the idea of using the fuel cell to hide the body clips.

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Thanks man

[J55TTC]

It’s done. Wish it wasn’t over...