B-MOW's VS4-10 Phoenix Portal

[B-MOW71]

Coming soon this fall!

Stay tuned!

[twade984]

What better way to head into the slow season than with a new kit!

Look forward to seeing it


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[ScaleLifeNewbie]

Same here, can't wait to see what you have planned

Im gonna have to stay off the forums for a little bit, with all these new releases I'm gonna end up blowing a lot of money

[soze]

NIce! Can't wait to see what you do with yours. I'll have to start a thread soon too!

[indybama]

Congrats on the new purchase brian! Lookin fwd to see what u come up with. Im goina hold out for a bit longer before i bite the bullet. Tryin to get ahead on christmas for the kiddos. Then dad gets a new toy lol

[Fookison]

Looking forward to seeing your paint scheme on this one!


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[FREEDOM83]

[B-MOW71]

Originally Posted by twade984

What better way to head into the slow season than with a new kit!

Look forward to seeing it

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My thoughts exactly! This will make for a nice pre-winter build!

Originally Posted by ScaleLifeNewbie

Same here, can't wait to see what you have planned

Im gonna have to stay off the forums for a little bit, with all these new releases I'm gonna end up blowing a lot of money

No doubt! That's one of the reasons I haven't been on RCC very much lately! The Phoenix pulled me back in!

Originally Posted by soze

NIce! Can't wait to see what you do with yours. I'll have to start a thread soon too!

Thanks soze! I'm looking forward to following your build here on RCC and on YT.

Originally Posted by indybama

Congrats on the new purchase brian! Lookin fwd to see what u come up with. Im goina hold out for a bit longer before i bite the bullet. Tryin to get ahead on christmas for the kiddos. Then dad gets a new toy lol

Thanks bama!! I hear ya on Christmas. Little kids come first before us big kids!

I tell ya, I tried holding off picking this rig up, but with how it's priced and what all comes in the box, I've got a feeling this is going to be a HOT seller! And with how bad the supply chain is these days, I'd bet these may be hard to find when the first round of them sell out.

Originally Posted by Fookison

Looking forward to seeing your paint scheme on this one!

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Not exactly sure yet on the paint scheme. I may do something a little different with this one.

Recently I fell in love with the Toyota Voodoo Blue on the newer Tacoma's, so I may do some sort of variant of this:

Originally Posted by FREEDOM83

[svt923]

Originally Posted by B-MOW71

Recently I fell in love with the Toyota Voodoo Blue on the newer Tacoma's, so I may do some sort of variant of this:

Good choice on color, I’ve been thinking of going a traditional FJ color scheme as well. I haven’t seen any with a white grill yet and I think that is going to be the way to go with the white roof. I’m still undecided on color but I think the white roof and grill is a must.

And you are right on the availability, I’ve been told that a certain large online shop isn’t expecting their 2nd shipment until after the 1st of the year.

[smog]

I am often partial to the blues. I was considering a shade as well. I really like the navy imthatguy used on his Phoenix

Look forward to the build B!

[B-MOW71]

Originally Posted by svt923

Good choice on color, I’ve been thinking of going a traditional FJ color scheme as well. I haven’t seen any with a white grill yet and I think that is going to be the way to go with the white roof. I’m still undecided on color but I think the white roof and grill is a must.

And you are right on the availability, I’ve been told that a certain large online shop isn’t expecting their 2nd shipment until after the 1st of the year.

Yeah, I agree and funny you mention the white grill! Knight Customs just added the FJ45 grill on myminifactory.com!

I kinda figured there would be a shortage of rigs after VP announced the release. I was shocked to find Amain still had them in stock this past Sunday when I placed the order for mine.

Originally Posted by smog

I am often partial to the blues. I was considering a shade as well. I really like the navy imthatguy used on his Phoenix

Look forward to the build B!

Me too! Here lately I've been stuck on the Tamiya dark metallic blue color. I do like the how Matt's Phoenix came out with that shade of blue he used on his.

[JSterrett]

I’m doing similar but with a much lighter blue. Actually Corsa Grey, but backed with a darker blue. I like the way the color turned out, but I had several brains farts on this paint job. Hopefully it still looks decent once assembled…




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[Up'n'Over]

Originally Posted by JSterrett

I’m doing similar but with a much lighter blue. Actually Corsa Grey, but backed with a darker blue.

Corsa Grey is actually on my short list for my Phoenix. Also in the running is PS49 Sky Blue and PS54 Cobalt Green.

Originally Posted by B-MOW71

Here lately I've been stuck on the Tamiya dark metallic blue color.

I just finished painting my pro body using the dark metallic blue and gunmetal. I think it turned out ok for my first paint job.

[JSterrett]

Originally Posted by Up'n'Over

Corsa Grey is actually on my short list for my Phoenix. Also in the running is PS49 Sky Blue and PS54 Cobalt Green.

This is the final product. Not super happy with the outcome, but it’ll work for now… should give you a better idea of what the Corsa Grey looks like on this rig though…

(Sorry about the thread jack, B-Mow)




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[GA Dawg]

That corsa grey looks great. I was originally going to go that route but changed my mind. Now I'm wondering if I should go back.

[B-MOW71]

Originally Posted by Up'n'Over

I just finished painting my pro body using the dark metallic blue and gunmetal. I think it turned out ok for my first paint job.

Looks great! That's the same colors that I recently used on my GSpeed builds.

Originally Posted by JSterrett

This is the final product. Not super happy with the outcome, but it’ll work for now… should give you a better idea of what the Corsa Grey looks like on this rig though…

(Sorry about the thread jack, B-Mow)

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Hey, no problem!

Man, that looks great! I really like that color with the flat look and it gives it a classic look! Did you paint it on the outside or did you flat clear the outside?

[B-MOW71]

The Phoenix finally arrived! She was scheduled to land last Friday, but Fed Ex had other plans! Found out it was delayed on Saturday and arrived unharmed on Monday afternoon!

This new kit caught me and the rest of the world off guard! Not a hint or a peep from VP that they had a new kit in the works. Great job VP for keeping this beauty a secret!!

So I hesitated at first to pick one of these up, but the more I saw of it the more I thought I better jump on buying this soon before the first round of stock of the new Phoenix go extinct! Good thing I did, because they seem to be out of stock everywhere and with the supply shortage hitting us now, these may not be back in stock for months.




Picked up a Team KNK stainless steel hardware kit as usual!



Got started on the kit last night. So far so good with no issues. More on that later!

[Panther6834]

Definitely gonna be paying attention to this build.


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[indybama]

Good to see u finally got yours brian. They screwed me today, daggum morons. Attempted delivery at 12:28, while people are at work smh. I called n scheduled for 4 tomorrow. So mine should be here soon

[Fookison]

Awesome stuff Brian, glad that you are away at your build now and Indybama, hope you get your kit tomorrow. Mine was stuck in customs coming up to Canada, finally cleared yesterday after a week sitting on someones desk. I hope to have mine next week sometime. Fingers crossed! Enjoy your builds gents!!! Looking forward to those interesting paint schemes!!!