Imthatguy's RC4WD Gelände II w/Cruiser Body Build

[sally1800]

Paint looks pretty…

Quick question some pictures unpaint the body looks Tan some look gray?

please confirm Gray or Tan

[imthatguy]

Originally Posted by sally1800

Paint looks pretty…

Quick question some pictures unpaint the body looks Tan some look gray?

please confirm Gray or Tan

Purple.

[sally1800]

Originally Posted by imthatguy

Purple.

Sweet my favorite color!!!!!

[imthatguy]

Originally Posted by sally1800

Sweet my favorite color!!!!!

I meant whatever colour isn't your favourite.

There's a lot of junk going on all at once to make this a nice truck, and since my camera is missing, all you get to see is this adjustment I made to the steering wheel.

[imthatguy]

I spent the day detailing the interior to my liking. Many thing were painted, and weathered and modified to meet my expectations.

I started by making sure the smaller rear lights had a reflective background inside them, so they look a bit more like... reflectors.



Then I focused a lot of attention on some cool details.



Rather than just use the stickers included in the kit, I thought I would do a combination of some elements from the decals, along with paint and weathering. I'm very happy with the results.



Pads for the rollbar seemed a bit too, new. I opted for rope. Much safer.



Next step, floor mats.

[pardonmyn00b]

You won toy trucks for today.

[adamsfly]

lovely detailing. Well done sir!

[natskiboy]

Awesome attention to detail Matt!

[Reflektr]

Dang bud... If you keep this up, n00b's not gonna want to play toy truck's with you anymore ; ) lol.

[pardonmyn00b]

Originally Posted by Reflektr

Dang bud... If you keep this up, n00b's not gonna want to play toy truck's with you anymore ; ) lol.

Too late. He has one Land Rover too many to be friends with me.

[imthatguy]

Originally Posted by pardonmyn00b

You won toy trucks for today.

Success! What do I win?

Originally Posted by adamsfly

lovely detailing. Well done sir!

Thank you very much.

Originally Posted by natskiboy

Awesome attention to detail Matt!

I'm trying. It's hard to mess this one up, already comes with a lot of excellent details.

Originally Posted by Reflektr

Dang bud... If you keep this up, n00b's not gonna want to play toy truck's with you anymore ; ) lol.

He already doesn't.

Originally Posted by pardonmyn00b

Too late. He has one Land Rover too many to be friends with me.

Wait, we were friends???

So, my experiment in having the rust come through the paint is working. Brilliantly. I left a bunch of wadded up paper towels soaked in vinegar all over the truck overnight.

Success!



The pattern from the towels is a little too uniform, but I'll probably give it another soaking tonight with tissue paper instead.

[Szczerba]

Just stopping by to check out some crafty R/C building work, that is all. Carry on.

[pardonmyn00b]

Ah yes, tissue paper! Brilliant. I'm having a lot of fun with our weathering experiments. This body really got me amped for tiny trucks again.

[seychelles]

Originally Posted by imthatguy

Like the man said (RC4WD MAN) the kits are being shipped from overseas. If you can wait awhile, shipping will come back down to normal.

Here comes more!

I did some things. Firstly, threw a coat of white over the green, just for kicks. I then performed a shock shortening trick where flexible tubing is inserted into the shock to lower the whole vehicle.



Much betterer lowerer. Up here in the land of salt and construction, all 40's look like this:



Oh darn. Old Rusted Hotness.



Thanks to n00b, he pointed out that the bezel requires some narrowing along the bottom portion of lower part. Success!



I wasn't truly happy with the first go at Nebula Green, so I resprayed it with a touch of Sea Grey added to the paint. I'm much happier with it now. A few detail bits here and there, then on to the weathering (which means I put it outside for a few days).

Definitively I need some of your skill ... How can I make some rust on the chassis? Did you used tamiya powders? How can you fixed it?
Awesome details as always

[imthatguy]

Originally Posted by Szczerba

Just stopping by to check out some crafty R/C building work, that is all. Carry on.

You're a gentleman and a scholar.

Originally Posted by pardonmyn00b

Ah yes, tissue paper! Brilliant. I'm having a lot of fun with our weathering experiments. This body really got me amped for tiny trucks again.

I feel like you and I learned a lot this go around. I've got a couple new theories for the next go.

Originally Posted by seychelles

Definitively I need some of your skill ... How can I make some rust on the chassis? Did you used tamiya powders? How can you fixed it?
Awesome details as always

Thanks sir, check out "Sophisticated Finishes Rusting Solution" on Google.

[Rckcrwlr]

Originally Posted by imthatguy

Thanks sir, check out "Sophisticated Finishes Rusting Solution" on Google.

Have used that several times...

Rckcrwlr's Luxury Barn Find

[mjderstine]

what i find nice is that even the bigger pits dont look out of place on this./

are we sure this isnt a 1:875 scale?

[imthatguy]

Originally Posted by Rckcrwlr

Have used that several times...

Rckcrwlr's Luxury Barn Find

That's the stuff. Done right, it looks amazing.

Originally Posted by mjderstine

what i find nice is that even the bigger pits dont look out of place on this./

are we sure this isnt a 1:875 scale?

That's what I'm discovering, over time, those tires look more and more, right. That said, I am going for a skinnier tire very soon.

Body is like, 1/8.3th.

[mjderstine]

narrower will look better from the front.

trailbusters would look awesome. but a tad smaller. but they fit the narrow criteria. or just just put the mud slingers on there. kinda narrow. lots of lugs. you could even sand the lugs off to give it the "i've had these tires for 35 years" look.

what else is narrow?

[imthatguy]

Originally Posted by mjderstine

narrower will look better from the front.

trailbusters would look awesome. but a tad smaller. but they fit the narrow criteria. or just just put the mud slingers on there. kinda narrow. lots of lugs. you could even sand the lugs off to give it the "i've had these tires for 35 years" look.

what else is narrow?

Those are some good choices, n00b nailed it with this:

Mickey Thompson 1.9 Baja MTZ Scale Tires