Tamiya Unimog CC01

[bats]

What did you use for your headlights?

[shodog]

I bought a Unimog from TC member Skottoman and he made a cool interior and bed from styrene.

http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg131/shodog1/Skottoman%20Collection/Unimog1_zps99a9a4ce.jpg
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg131/shodog1/Skottoman%20Collection/Unimog2_zpsf9d8fb7d.jpg
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg131/shodog1/Skottoman%20Collection/Unimog3_zps9decc437.jpg

[orangemazda]

The headlights came in the kit. The top rack with lights I bought on eBay.

What did you use for your headlights?

[orangemazda]

The black lexan with Velcro is s great idea.

That looks awesome. I had a ride in a Unimog in Mexico a couple years ago, they are very cool vehicles. About the only thing I'd consider doing, and I'd only do it for scale-looking models, is to find a way to hide the wires & electronics inside the windows. I don't know if this model comes with a cockpit or driver figure, but if not, maybe even a flat piece of Lexan painted black on one side could be folded up and attached with a bit of Velcro and the wires tucked beneath it. Kinda nit-picky but I'd only make that suggestion for a scale model, not off-road buggies.

[Martco78]

Looking very good.
I've been modding up a RTR version which came with a beautifully finished XB factory body that came with the windows nicely tinted. Dark enough hide the inside, but not blacked out.
I have not ever seen any cab interior pieces from Tamiya, only those created by modellers later.

As the factory body is too nice to roll around the rocks, I'm currently adapting a hard Jeep body from China. Going well (after I extended the wheelbase...)

[EvolutionRevolution]

Looking very good.
I've been modding up a RTR version which came with a beautifully finished XB factory body that came with the windows nicely tinted. Dark enough hide the inside, but not blacked out.
I have not ever seen any cab interior pieces from Tamiya, only those created by modellers later.

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Tinted windows on a vehicle of that vintage just looks unrealistic, IMHO (tinted windows only started to show up on 1:1 mainstream vehicles in the 1980s).

[yellowdatsun]

But like he said, it hides the inside, electronics and such. We do soo much to these cars that are unrealistic, tinted windows are the very least of our worries.