Diggley wrote:I can't say enough about Krylon Fusion paint..it works great on plastic & lexan without glossing it up too much.
I love Krylon Fusion for Plastic as well. It's supposed to bond to plastics & vinyl and in that way, works more like a dye than a paint. Lots of people use it to restore their interior auto parts. I got great results restoring grimy, stained, paint-oversprayed old white vinyl & plastic parts from my Charger, re-doing them black. They come out with just the right amount of semi-gloss (though the pics make them appear more glossy due to the camera flash).
Diggley wrote:I can't say enough about Krylon Fusion paint..it works great on plastic & lexan without glossing it up too much.
I love Krylon Fusion for Plastic as well. It's supposed to bond to plastics & vinyl and in that way, works more like a dye than a paint. Lots of people use it to restore their interior auto parts. I got great results restoring grimy, stained, paint-oversprayed old white vinyl & plastic parts from my Charger, re-doing them black. They come out with just the right amount of semi-gloss (though the pics make them appear more glossy due to the camera flash).
I love to see pics of the 1/1 Charger when it's done!
It's (Fusion) good stuff, but it takes more a few coats of yellow to cover all the black...which is great, because it allows for a much thinner & more scale paint job. I think it's got at least half a dozen coats (or more) & all the bodylines are still crisp & clean.
After letting it sit for a few weeks, I noticed it needed a few more coats. (slight shading difference between the lexan nose & the hard shell body) I plan to give it one more light wet sand and de-nib in between the last few coats. Hopefully once that's done, I add all the weather stripping & misc. details.
Projects and shelfers: Late Edinger, RC10B2, Dual Sport, GT, Kyosho Turbo Ultima, Triumph, Tamiya Sand Scorcher, Blackfoot/Monster Beetle, '67 Beetle, Nikko Rhino, Traxxas Fiero, Slash, Hand-built Dune Buggy..all on here somewhere...
Decided to bail on the interior for the http://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=12952 ("I have an idea") project, and swap it over to the Baja. Since both cars were based on Ultima Chassis' it wouldn't be a problem. The Cox Baja Bug's interior looks WAY better in this, and actually appears to be closer to 1/10th scale in the Monster Beetle's shell. While I was at it, I decapitated one of the Viper's (Kyosho boat) driver's heads and Frankenstein'd it to an old Monster Beetle driver's torso....Dirty cousin to the Stig anyone?
It'll continue to be a project for awhile...or at least until it reaches my standard of where I think it should be...Since it'll be a functional/display only car, I will try to add more detail in between other projects.
I still plan to sand a few more minor blemishes out of it and hit it with another several coats of Fusion yellow. (hence why none of the window & trim detail hasn't been done yet...Maybe carpet & a cage later?
I'm hoping for a few more good weekends before winter hits, so I can finally get a few good beach shots (photos) of the buggy and the B2 Baja: http://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=8919&hilit=rc10b2.5+baja in action. I'd like to send a shot of the buggy into Car Action. The Manx will look fanatstic throwing up a few rooster tails! The sand will be a cool background for this one too.
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Projects and shelfers: Late Edinger, RC10B2, Dual Sport, GT, Kyosho Turbo Ultima, Triumph, Tamiya Sand Scorcher, Blackfoot/Monster Beetle, '67 Beetle, Nikko Rhino, Traxxas Fiero, Slash, Hand-built Dune Buggy..all on here somewhere...
I may have stumbled upon a cool idea for Ultima owners..
While I love the way the Proline Rough Rider wheels/Aluminum wheel halves look, I'm not exactly thrilled with the off-center bore on one of the ancient wheels..The RF wheel wobbles..badly.
They are a bit difficult to find these days...
So, I started looking through the parts stash and pulled out the RPM front Slash spindle combo..
It looks like since the Slash uses 12mm hubs, it would be easy to bolt up most any kind of modern wheel...as a bonus, it fits the old Tamiya standard rear wheel hub...which kinda looks like a VW brake drum...which will now bolt up directly to the wheel.
I haven't checked the suspension geometry yet, but I have a feeling this might work with a little modification..
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Projects and shelfers: Late Edinger, RC10B2, Dual Sport, GT, Kyosho Turbo Ultima, Triumph, Tamiya Sand Scorcher, Blackfoot/Monster Beetle, '67 Beetle, Nikko Rhino, Traxxas Fiero, Slash, Hand-built Dune Buggy..all on here somewhere...
I love your range of models! I bet they look really cool on display! You have got me thinking about doing something similar on my new RC10 build. Really love it.
i dont supose you have a min m05 that you could put the bettle body on .. i want to do it but dont know how its going to look for wheel base and front and rear track
Has anyone purchased one of the HPI 1/5 Baja's or one of their clones (ie King Motor). Looks like it would be allot of fun, and you could run for a long time on a gallon of 2 cycle gas. Post a photo or two if you've got em and let us know about the...
got it nib...will build this one when my son is a bit older :)
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yeah the F1 kits are 1:18, but im not terribly interested in those. i never owned a baja bug, but since I love the ultima (my first real car) i had to have it :)
Just picked it up, came in a neat case for easy transport 8) very clean and came with all the original boxes and spares, even uncut decals. I can't wait to get started cleaning it up.
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Those are sweet. I really like the Rothmans paintjob. I remember wanting these as a kid and just ran across an ad and review in an old RCCA I was flipping through yesterday.
Been workin on it here n there over the last yr, its got all metal tranny gears to go with Eb mods race ported lrp .18 , Still have to make a front bumper and rear cage.
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Love the GT Bug! Nice work! 8)
Extended chassis with Proline SC body:
arf, I often wonder what became of that project. I like the direction you went, but any hope for it's early intent?
Have not touched my cars in a year. It's a struggle...
Here are some pics of my RC10 Baja Bug project. I first got my RC10 in 1985 with the gold pan design. Over the years it evolved from many parts from Hot Trick Stuff to include a red graphite chassis, red bumper and red support rails, new front/rear...
this is my frog. re-edition. shocks by bill from clinehobbies.
aluminium rims. color is a dark tamiya green with black roof top (frogs are green aren't they :wink:), just like the real deal, though on the pic it almost looks all black. must be the...
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proline rims pretty rare but sometimes a pair pops up on ebay if you're lucky.
Thanks to CraigB on the site here, I'm the proud new owner of this here goldpan CE. I've been reliving my childhood by rebuilding and racing Kyosho optimas (my first rc), but I had a 6 gear goldpan too that was no slouch 25 years ago. I built a RB5...
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Very nice build! Any idea of who made those aluminum rims?