LeeMutz Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 A big LB/MP meet would be hilarious and interesting Does everyone use the same pinion? Is there only one you can use??? BL on a 10T would be on the back wheels all the time lol Need to spray my MP shell, just cant decide on a theme, want to do a proper job as the shell on my MP is original 1987 so want to do it justice Nito this is a nice LB mate, will be stealing some ideas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roy8846 Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 There are not many pinion options, leaving it alone is best from what I have read! 10T = learning throttle control, that or just adding some punch control via program card I feel the need myself for more speed (13T),hopefully the Lipos I ordered will suffice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NITO Posted January 15, 2013 Author Share Posted January 15, 2013 So I had a bit of a disaster at the weekend with the shell trying to spray on the stripe although I pretty much recovered it. Whether it has been worth all the effort I don't know!! I tried to use a touch up primer and paint initially which is where it went wrong as it wasn't even. Fortunately it was only upto the doors with this method. So I sanded back and tried a bit of carb cleaner which the shell didn't react to well, fortunately it came back ok with a bit of wire wool/sandpaper. Anyway, I subsequently reprimered it with spray (only had white primer - should have used red) and painted the stripe on with spray. Final result, still a few bits to tidy, namely front grille, paint body mountings black and wax the stripe once it has gone off properly. Introducing my A Team van Tamiya Lunchbox !! Regards Nito 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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NITO Posted January 16, 2013 Author Share Posted January 16, 2013 Lol, Cheers Roy, just need a Colonel Decker Wild Willy II now to go with it!! Rgds Nito 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeMutz Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Looks mint mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NITO Posted January 16, 2013 Author Share Posted January 16, 2013 Cheers Lee, Next purchase will be some black shock sox from ebay to hide the white springs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XravenHD Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 looking good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PraetoR Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 That's awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NITO Posted January 17, 2013 Author Share Posted January 17, 2013 Thanks guys for the kind comments. Regards Nito Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NITO Posted January 18, 2013 Author Share Posted January 18, 2013 This was waiting for me at work, arrived yesterday from South Korea... Only mods left to do will be a wheelie bar brace and a front strut brace. Cheers Nito Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roy8846 Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Really want a Junfac bought cant afford one right now Still my birthday is in a month Anyways cool LB mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NITO Posted January 19, 2013 Author Share Posted January 19, 2013 Fitted the Junfac axle mount today. First off a shot of the 5th Shock mount on the axle as I noticed a few people have been asking how it fits on various threads... Next up the Junfac adjustable axle mount... I've mounted the shocks on the actual axle brace itself as I wanted to set them far enough away from the motor so they don't scratch it!! Cheers Nito Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PraetoR Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Ahh yeah that's a good idea, looks cool too. Are brushless motors slightly bigger then? Coz my brushed motor is close but never actually catches on the spring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NITO Posted January 20, 2013 Author Share Posted January 20, 2013 No, not generally. The reason mine hits the motor is because I'm running 103mm shocks on the rear which puts the gearbox at quite a steep angle, if it were 20mm lower it wouldn't touch. My motor is no large than a stock silver can, this particular brushless is a 380 sized motor with the fins taking it up to 540 size dimensions. Cheers Nito Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NITO Posted January 4, 2015 Author Share Posted January 4, 2015 It has been a while since I updated this thread, finally took some pictures of the LB today. It's pretty much finished, I never got around to painting the body mounts black so that is still left to do at some point. The black shock socks are now fitted and it looks a lot better for it. The truck drives so much better with the HPI tyres on the Stadium Blitzer wheels. When it dries out a bit outside I'll take a video of it in action, I think it handles pretty well now considering. Look out, Col. Decker is on the loose!! With its new stable mate, the WR02 Wild Willy 2! Apologies it's a bit pic heavy! Cheers Nito Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick e Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 Gotta love a Black Lunchbox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 Where's Mr. T? That's defo the A-Team van!! Al. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Knight Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 That is looking awesome, love the paint job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NITO Posted January 5, 2015 Author Share Posted January 5, 2015 Thanks chaps, it's not completed yet, there will of course be a BA in there! I've seen a few on ebay that look like they'll fit the bill! I may even have another go at the paint job when I'm feeling braver and lacquer it etc. Although tbh, it isn't a shelf queen and will get scratched so maybe better just left as is and get another shell for that. I have a spare black shell I got for christmas which was going to be done in box art, maybe I'll forget that and go with the two tone van colours, grey on top. Apparently the stunt vans were all black, but the hero van was black below and grey above the red stripe. Most of the action scenes I seem to remember it black, maybe it just looked that way as the grey hardly shows in certain light. I even remember seeing hubcaps flying off the jump vans!! I'm particularly pleased with the Stadium Blitzers in red which I think capture the turbine alloys look of the original quite well. Here you can see the subtlety of the grey; and of course...burning rubber lol!! Cheers Nito Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Knight Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 I see what you mean about the grey only being visible in certain light, it's more noticeable it the last photo. I'd personally paint the other body a different colour. The body on these are abs aren't they? So you could rub them down again and re-paint if you wished? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NITO Posted August 3, 2015 Author Share Posted August 3, 2015 Haven't updated in a while, finally sorted out the Bad Attitude... shut up fools... Crazy fool I can't take credit for BA unfortunately, he came from ebay, made by someone far more talented than me using a sand scorcher figure as a base but he finishes it off perfectly! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PraetoR Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 Yup, he nailed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Knight Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 So cool, love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrokerBoy Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Great stuff. Lunchbox lends itself to all sorts of cool themes. Just finishing mine off now, will post pics when it's finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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