1:20 RC4WD Grand Cherokee

[GreenRiver]

If anyone has experience with plastic models, I would appreciate some advice...

Can you remove CA glue fumes from clear plastic? My cat knocked over an uncapped bottle of CA glue and the FUMES clouded the clear windows to my model.

Anyone know

All is painted except for the outer shell.... pics coming soon.

 

[AlmstEvil665]

I'm not sure how you remove the haze. I remember reading somewhere about how to do it. I want to say it was finger nail polish remover but I'm not sure. You could try it on a piece of the sprue to make sure it will work or not. A good trick to glue the windows in is to use Elmers glue. It dries clear so you don't have that haze. The only bad thing it is not that strong. Also you could use Future floor polish. If you dip the whole window in the Future it will make it look crystal clear and will glue it to the body as well. It also is not very strong. Here is a complete guide to the use of Future Floor Polish- http://www.swannysmodels.com/TheCompleteFuture.html . I have tried a couple of the techniques and its pretty cool stuff. I diped a cockpit canonpy and it was amazing how much better it looked. You can even tint it with paints to use as a wondow tint. Best part is the bottle is like 6 bucks and will last you for years.

This thing is coming along great! I can't wait to see it finished.

 

[GreenRiver]

Thanks for the advice. I am not even using CA glue on this project, it was just there on my table. The plastic was a good 6 inches away from the spill but it still f'd it up. :evil:

I am going to use tint on the back windows to match the stock tint but I need to clean them up first.

 

[zoojunkie]

You can try to use diluted acetone. Acetone is a solvent for CA glue, and diluted acetone should in theory remove the haze. Keep in mind that the haze won't be completely removed.

 

[monkeyracer]

Just be careful with some solvents, they may harm the plastic underneath the haze. I tried acetone on some plastic glass to remove window tint and it started to dissolve the plastic.

You could always try wet sanding the haze off the windows. This way you're just using soapy water and sandpaper to take that fine layer off. No worries about messing up the plastic.

 

[Brett B.]

look's good so far

 

[GreenRiver]

Update....
I've been working on paint and it's now ready to start the reassembly and detail work. I haven't painted a plastic model since the early 90's so there are a few spots but overall I am happy.:lol:

I decided to go with "Graphite Dust" Testors for the body panels and Tamiya "Gunship Grey" for the interior and lower door panels (which are plastic on a 1:1).

Losi Micro LiPo fits nicely behind the dash...

All the parts painted with some "industrial" Rustoleum... we'll see how it holds up to limestone. Also re-made the front links to beef them up.

And as promised in my first post, the shocks disassembled. That red stuff is electrical shrink tube for a tight fit inside the shock tube.

I also wanted to throw this little tidbit out there in case someone might find it useful. Need a super-micro saw for your plastic model or hardbody? Sewing thread... it works like a charm.

That's all for now. I'll put this thing back together and start on some delrin bumpers I have planned.:chug:

 

[bigdodge88]

Looking good man. That Tamiya color looks great on the interior and exterior plastic.

 

[GreenRiver]

Looking good man. That Tamiya color looks great on the interior and exterior plastic.

Thanks, it's actually really close to the color of the interior on mine. The body paint in the photos show much more "glitter" than there really is. It is really subtle.

 

[GreenRiver]

Not much of an update but getting it put back together. I'm already scratching up the paint with tools, lol. I'll touch that stuff up later if I feel like it.

Improvising a little, in the interest of time, I used some micro servo horns for some temporary brackets.

 

[The Cow]

That is incredible... Really impressive project "thumbsup"

Hope to see some video in the future as she takes her first crawl :mrgreen:

Heath

 

[Big Mike]

Damn, this build is really coming together now. Excellent work.

If someone would just make some 1:24th tires in a decent compound :?

I wonder if you could thin them out from the inside somehow, so they at least conform to terrain a little better?

 

[gyrene]

WOW this is very impressive. Great work."thumbsup"

 

[GreenRiver]

I wonder if you could thin them out from the inside somehow, so they at least conform to terrain a little better?

I thought about that, but haven't tried it. In past experience I've learned that if the compound is hard... it's just hard and there's no way around it.

I'll probably use some of the new Micro Claws when they come out.

 

[GreenRiver]

Thanks for all the compliments!

I had to ditch the stock Losi servo and hack a Hi-Tech HS-55 for some torque.

All you have to do is cut the circuit board from the Hi-Tech, de-solder the 5 wires from the stock servo's pot and motor and transfer the wires. I assume the feedback circuitry in the stock Losi is located in the Tx thus making you have to buy a replacement from Losi when it craps out.

Mounted up...

 

[GreenRiver]

The torque is exponentially better with the HS-55 as well as the new 30:1 gear motor. Now I need to glue the tires because the rims just spin inside of them when I climb the pillows.

Tiny update... I got the board in and everything hidden. It was a tight squeeze but I managed it. It's a sunny day here so I decided to take a couple pictures outside where my camera works better.

body on..

 

[bigdodge88]

Pretty sweet. Could just be the angle but does the body need to move back a hair?

 

[GreenRiver]

Pretty sweet. Could just be the angle but does the body need to move back a hair?

Since I took this pic, I moved the rear wheels up a tad and took care of that. The angle in this pic also exaggerates it a little. It's hard to get it exact in this scale, cut a brother some slack!:mrgreen:

 

[bigdodge88]

Haha, you are doing a fine job man. Keep it up."thumbsup"

 

[GreenRiver]

I need to adjust the shock angles and try to find some softer springs (among other things) but I was pretty happy with my first run on the rocks.

I couldn't edit the videos because of some kind of incompatibility with Vista and XP.... Microsoft.:huh:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUTJlh7p4qk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IrJyNhMwYk