This was my first scale truck (not counting my Blackfoot). I bought it in Hong Kong 14 years ago. Tamiya was (and I guess still is) soooo much cheaper over there. It’s followed me to all of my residences since, but mostly collected a lot of dusty garage time while I was away from the hobby. Well, after discovering this wonderful website and getting back into the hobby, I decided to refurb the old gal.
I stripped the paint using adhesive remover – BAD idea. This pretty much is the same stuff as that gloppy paint remover and it attacked the body. I thought it was a loss, but spending some time w/an Xacto knife, sand paper, and brillo pads, I was able to salvage it. I should have used some body filler in some spots, but I got lazy.
On with the primer…
Paint’s done…
My “accessories”. Yeah, kinda more 12th / 14th scale than 10th scale, but they were cheap!
Which wheels do I use? At first, I was sure I was going to go w/the black ones, but w/the black body and black tires, there was not much definition there, so I decided to go with the yellow wheels, even thought the shade is wrong.
All done!
“Under the hood”, there is nothing at all special besides bearings and a high torque steering servo. Other than that, an ancient Futaba ESC, a 27 turn motor, and a Futaba AM radio. The front tires rub the body under hard breaking and cornering, so I’ll probably have to add a little ride height. I’ll also probably add a cheap LED kit.
On to the next project – my SCX-10 Defender 90 build.
I stripped the paint using adhesive remover – BAD idea. This pretty much is the same stuff as that gloppy paint remover and it attacked the body. I thought it was a loss, but spending some time w/an Xacto knife, sand paper, and brillo pads, I was able to salvage it. I should have used some body filler in some spots, but I got lazy.
On with the primer…
Paint’s done…
My “accessories”. Yeah, kinda more 12th / 14th scale than 10th scale, but they were cheap!
Which wheels do I use? At first, I was sure I was going to go w/the black ones, but w/the black body and black tires, there was not much definition there, so I decided to go with the yellow wheels, even thought the shade is wrong.
All done!
“Under the hood”, there is nothing at all special besides bearings and a high torque steering servo. Other than that, an ancient Futaba ESC, a 27 turn motor, and a Futaba AM radio. The front tires rub the body under hard breaking and cornering, so I’ll probably have to add a little ride height. I’ll also probably add a cheap LED kit.
On to the next project – my SCX-10 Defender 90 build.
