jason3249 Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Got to say it agen loooooooks gr8 m8 its buging me to get one lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flash22 Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Yep, sorry for dragging the tread off topic but i spotted an Icom box in the back of one of the photos! I used to work for them about fifteen years ago now (i'm 47). that would be one of my pics then, yep thats my 7400 it was half the cost of a decent rx with a load more stuff on it, i spend hours just listing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_d_fox Posted October 10, 2012 Author Share Posted October 10, 2012 Got worried then...lol... hadnt got a clue what you guys were on about ! Just scrolled through my pics and was going to ask Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flash22 Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 lol i had to read it twice till i twigged, just another hobby of mine i listen to radio hams and radio signals from all round the world back on topic sort of. nearly finished my bear hawk (just need some 12mm hexes) and got to spray up the shell for the mad fighter, lunchbox news my janfac order should be here soon i hope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_d_fox Posted October 11, 2012 Author Share Posted October 11, 2012 12mm hex adaptors... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Tamiya-Hex-Wheel-Adapters-Wild-One-Grasshopper-FAV-Sand-Scorcher-SRB-/320985781301?pt=UK_ToysGames_RadioControlled_JN&hash=item4abc3e5435 - From RadShape I ordered some from RCLover on eBay (Japan) before i knew RadShape did them Apologies for the lack of pics on the LB build... i didnt get chance to take any yesterday. I'll sort some out later today if i get chance. Hopefully the new motor turns up today and i can get that installed and get the front suspension finished. I'll then have a rolling chassis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flash22 Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 i only needed standard hexes for the rear of the bear hawk, ordered yesturday and thay come this morning rear hexes for the lunchbox are the easy part to find (for fitting aftermarket rims) but no one does the fronts with bearings in them i have some 12mm hex stainless steel bar and some bearings, just got to get my bum in gear and turn them up on the lathe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_d_fox Posted October 11, 2012 Author Share Posted October 11, 2012 The new motor arrived this morning and the hex adaptors for if i ever want to swap the wheels out... reading the above from the grand master Flash though, i might stick with what i have What are the standard tyres on the LB BTW ? - 1.9s, 2.2s ? Anyway... look what i did :D Ta dah ! Yep... got the front end all installed, got the wheels on, the motor in and the body in place etc. Body and chrome work is proper bashed but i'll do something with that now i have the chassis rolling. Few chrome parts are missing too... Rear end with 5th shock mod Shot showing how badly scratched up the body is... this thing has been rolled a few times i reckon...lol So next on the to do list is the bodywork... i've settled on a Red Bull theme since seeing some pretty cool decal sheets... 2 tone body colour etc. I'm going to rub down and prep the body and see how well its going to come up. If its too far gone i'll look at a new shell. New chrome will be going on too. Oh and i'll colour code the wheels too. Then its radio gear & power and off we go ! Thanks, Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flash22 Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 (edited) There not a standard size, there a tamiya standard size iirc there 2" 1.9 and 2.2 rims will go on without a problem if you can find hex adapters for the front (mm) I have a set of hpi scorch 6 spokes to go on mine what are 2.2" Edited October 11, 2012 by flash22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deafty Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Hiya,.Been following your thread. She's looking good mate. Like someone else on the thread my 1s RC was a MidnightPumkin aka LunchBox. Had bloody great fun with it, this was over 20 years ago, brings back alot off good memories . Currently it's sitting back home in NZ but after reading/watching your build I think I'll be getting her shipped over. I would like to take this opportunity to point out+ask about some of the minor pitfalls with the model. MY body mounts broke frequently, there were alu upgrades back then but were sadly not available in NZ.Servo Saver also broke on mine often and the replacements were expensive back then. The priced hasn't changed in 20 years mind so now they're cheap lol. iI wonder if there is some kind of mod that can be done to improve the situation. Perhaps it was my novice driving but 1 little knock had the s-saver broke.I always wondered about using diff oil which was very uncommon. I wonder if that would improve things. At one point I added some std oil in the little oil cap that sits on the gearbox which (though for only 2 runs) made a massive difference. I did have the SBB's installed but man she was vastly better!Good move reversing the wheelie bar. It was cool popping big as wheelies but thats all she could with the stock direction. I do remember that at the time this model was popular so too if not more so was the "ClodBuster" and ever popular "Blackfoot". Somewhere in the USA were aftermarket wheelie bars that fitted the LunchBox. My Stock one wore down pretty fast to the point I couldn't even mount the wheel to it. The modded one had 2 rubber wheels and used and extra brace making it a lot wider, almost like 2 mounted side by side.Could never afford the Electric speed controller though now I have 3 in my spares draw lol. Old school "slotcar type" mechanical throttle/reverse using a crappy servo. Crazy days lol. Especially with it all hiding away in little black rubber balloons to keep the weather out. Looking forward to your completion and paint job. She looks good already. Ok back too watching thread and sorry for interrupting,. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_d_fox Posted October 12, 2012 Author Share Posted October 12, 2012 Good to have you along Deafty... I'm no expert... have been out of the game for a long time but building this LB has opened my eyes to a lot of what has changed since my last dabble in RC (with a Tamiya Falcon for the main part). Aluminium body mounts are still available but i'll be honest, even if mine had all of them missing i probably wouldnt have bought into them. They are just too expensive in my opinion and you can easily make your own with a cut down knitting needle. I've used a 4.5mm aluminium needle to brace the front of my chassis and make the front mounts in one unit. Using a metal file to make flat sides and then drilling through with a 3mm drill for the screws and a 2mm drill for the body pins to go through... it works perfectly and wont break. If the rear (plastic) mounts fail i'll get whats left of that needle and cut it down into 2 new mounts. The servo saver in use now is what i am assuming to be the original one. There was an Acoms servo in the chassis when i got it but it had seen water and was pretty corroded. I decided to replace it so got a HPI waterproof servo. It may not be the cutting edge in servo technology but its better than what was there and hopefully wont go the same way if it gets wet. Looking on eBay the Tamiya servo savers dont look too expensive now. There is a new set listed now for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
preppeller Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 I'm not rushing the bodywork though... it will probably see at least 3 coats of primer with a wet rub down between coats to get the finish nice and smooth. Unless it's gonna be a shelf queen, not a HUGE amount of point in making things silky smooth as the lunchbox will be legs in the air or stuck under a car before you know it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_d_fox Posted October 12, 2012 Author Share Posted October 12, 2012 Dont worry... no shelf queens here... I'm telling you lot (and myself) that i'm not going to rush the paint... i know what will happen... 2 coats of primer with a quick rub down in between coats and 3 coats of paint and i'll call it done. Thats usually the way...lol I have said all along though that the body is bashed (and cracked albeit not badly) in a few places so it wont ever be mint, just better and mine Cheers, Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flash22 Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 well the bear hawk is done minus the electrics if you havent seen it................ http://www.msuk-forum.co.uk/topic/154682-tamiya-bear-hawk-circa-1994/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swingy_p Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 this is looking good Mr For i have one myself (well i got it for my daughter lol) was just gonna paint it the one colour aswel but she couldnt make her mind up on the colour she wanted so i decided to do a twist on the lunchbox design and made it more personal for my daughter turned out ok and she really loves it, not done any mods to it as of yet but will do once shes finished with it then will get a new shell and make it mine lol Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deafty Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 (edited) hahah cool. I notice these are now in the wanted section. Nice work fellas,. nice work indeed Edited October 12, 2012 by Deafty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason3249 Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 (edited) Looking good m8 thanks to you lol i mite be geting one next week Edited October 12, 2012 by jason3249 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flash22 Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 yay my junfac order come this morning 9 days from korea what isnt bad, also i got some 9/16 (14.29mm) alloy hex to make up some wheel adapters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason3249 Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 I got one in the end just got to fix it all up now gon be gr8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_d_fox Posted October 15, 2012 Author Share Posted October 15, 2012 (edited) We'll have ourselves a LB owners section on the forum next ...lol I did manage to get the bodywork started over the weekend but havent managed to upload the pics yet. Got 2 coats of primer on the body and rubbed down nice and smooth... 1 coat left and then the colour. I'm going to order the decal sheets this week and then test try them with the body to see if the single colour will look ok... if it looks pants i'll get a silver and 2tone it. The glass had been "tinted" badly with black spray so its looking like i'll need new glass and the front chrome is pretty trashed too so i'll be getting a new chrome set as well... these rebuilds soon add up dont they ! :D To be fair, i worked it out the other day and all in so far (with the upgraded parts and bits n bobs) its cost me just shy of a new kit without ESC, servo etc. so thats not too bad. Edited October 15, 2012 by n_d_fox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flash22 Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 That's the problem the vintage tamiyas I have rebuilt have cost a small fortune, that eBay bargin can turn into a money pit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_d_fox Posted October 15, 2012 Author Share Posted October 15, 2012 Right... got time to upload the pics for the start and first 2 primer stages of the bodywork... I'll be honest, at this point i was tempted to add some brown / orange paint to doors and lower panels to look like rust and then leave it... beaten up rat look FTW ! I didnt though... This is the first coat of primer, left to dry and then rubbed down with 1200 grit wet n dry - left dry. Some of the edges and corners are still showing scrapes and damage but unless i go to town and rub all the body lines smooth i wont be able to do anything with those. Here's the pics following the 2nd coat of primer and a rub down with 1200 grit wet n dry - wet this time (soaked for a couple of hours in soapy warm water). Aside from the gold showing through a little where the heavier defects in the body were i could have probably have gone straight to colour at this point... After rubbing it down with the soaked wet n dry the finish was silky smooth. I havent though, its in the shed as i type drying after a 3rd (slightly heavier) and final coat of primer... all was going well until a moth (i know, couldnt believe it) decided to land on the side of the van into the wet paint !... i managed to get it off and clean the side off ok and carry on spraying but it was a moment of much cursing and stamping feet...lol It will be fine after another session with the wet n dry and then i can start the colour. Heres the decals i am going to use - http://www.radshapercshop.com/red-bull-decals-prod-87.html Thanks, Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flash22 Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 ah you got some shopping lists for the doors, what colour are you going for ?? I may redo my rat shell, thats going to need load more work than yours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_d_fox Posted October 15, 2012 Author Share Posted October 15, 2012 I'm going for a pearlescent vauxhall blue... cant remember the name of the colour but its the blue the Astra VXR comes in... its a medium to light shade so hopefully looks nice. I was going to do it 2tone blue and silver but i couldnt find a silver i liked so went with this to see... the decals should be big enough to pull it off without the silver i think... There is a cool RockStar energy drink decal sheet but i like the DC and other decals in the red bull set plus i've seen a few cool looking vans on google images so that made my mind up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deafty Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 (edited) Nice work, good to see a details fella out there! That Body has come up pretty good I rekon. lokking forward to 1st base coat . Oh and If you fellas make a LunchBox Club can you include the Midnight Pumpkin i the Title? Cheers, cos I wanna join,.lol Edited October 15, 2012 by Deafty 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_d_fox Posted October 15, 2012 Author Share Posted October 15, 2012 Thanks Deafty... the pics certainly do it a lot of justice... in the flesh its still got a few signs of heavy bashing from its past... i do intend on using it as Tamiya intended though so although i want to take my time and make it look nice, it will take a few hits Dont worry... we'll call it the Tamiya LB / MP Chassis Owners Club or something like that...lol Just going to fetch the body from the shed and get it into the warm... will give it a rub down and get a few snaps. Cheers, Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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