tolk83 Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 That colour scheme looks good : 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted August 16, 2018 Author Share Posted August 16, 2018 Nice, I’m steering away from metallic colours tho, can’t be bothered with lacquering and non metallic colours are easy to touch up when they get scratched Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo. Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 That colour looks really good. How do they get it to look so good? Must be many many coats of paint...I've seen some trucks that the paint work makes the plastics look like, well not plastic underneath...is this from lots of coats? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted August 16, 2018 Author Share Posted August 16, 2018 Paint it exactly the same way as you would a car, the shine is from loads of lacquer coats and hours and hours of cut and buffing, looks awesome till it’s scratched and then it’s nearly impossible to fix 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddyroo Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Hi guys, been following this forum for quite a while but figured it's time I joined in! I've had an Actros for a couple of years now part built - like AJ I like upgrading as I go along - and it's been untouched for about 6 months but seeing this has made me want to reach for the box wrench again. I'll get some pics up asap and given I'm not great with electronics I may well be asking some questions along the way. Any help will be much appreciated. (And I still can't decide on the colour either!) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted August 17, 2018 Author Share Posted August 17, 2018 Nice one and welcome to the forum ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo. Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 On 16/08/2018 at 10:47, .AJ. said: Paint it exactly the same way as you would a car, the shine is from loads of lacquer coats and hours and hours of cut and buffing, looks awesome till it’s scratched and then it’s nearly impossible to fix I'm going to have to try this, I really want that showroom finish shine...it's going to be a show truck, hopefully, maybe So for the electronics you went with the IB2U? They have a new more updated one now IB2UM2 or something, I forget. Which did you go for again? Does this do the same thing as the Tamiya MFC-03 which is what I have now, but I'm considering other options for the next truck. I'd like to be able to control lots of different lights via the tx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted August 17, 2018 Author Share Posted August 17, 2018 I didn’t bother with the IBU in the end, I’ve got a Hobbywing 1060 esc, OB1 RC V3.1m light controller and will get a Servonaut style sound module. The IBU looks awesome, but the crazy flashing modes of OB1 steered me in a different direction Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted August 20, 2018 Author Share Posted August 20, 2018 Picked up this alloy cab floor, it will make mounting everything up easier as I’m not fighting to fit everything around the moulded MFC mounting points Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo. Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 I noticed that is from rigidrc. I've been Googleing them to find reviews, but I came up with nothing. Also emailed them but no reply. Where are these guys based? Good service? I like a lot of their stuff...under their contact area there is no info about location whatsoever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddyroo Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 I've had a couple of items from rigid, they're Hong Kong based I think. Got stung for a large amount of import duties on the first shipment as it was a large parcel. Subsequent orders came in envelopes and missed any duties. Parcel took a fortnight, envelopes about a week on average. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted August 21, 2018 Author Share Posted August 21, 2018 Yes that are in HK, I won’t be using them again tho, the package was marked as $50 for some reason, I’m not taking the risk of a stupidly high and incorrect customs bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddyroo Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 Neither will I. They have a very impressive range but a lot of it seems quite pricey for what you get. AsTec Models and Truescale Trucks seem to be building up their ranges quite nicely though, have had quite a bit from both and can't fault the service. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted August 21, 2018 Author Share Posted August 21, 2018 Yep, I got some LEDs strings and the flashing beacons from Astec and bought a few Lesu bits from Truescale ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo. Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 (edited) Yeah astec has some nice stuff too. Rigidrc has things both of them don't though...I had a feeling about rigidrc. Lol they're on the other end of the scale to the likes of Stella and rcmart where they mark the value over!? A bit spasticated Edited August 21, 2018 by Mo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grob1234 Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 Any updates on this build? I'm planning my next truck, and this is proving very useful. Would be interested to see how you're getting on with it. Cheers, Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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