Lee's Tamiya Volvo/Reefer build thread
05-11-2008, 09:33 AM
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RE: Lee's Tamiya Volvo/Reefer build thread
I am sticking to the metallic blue for mine. I am currently in the process of searching for the different colours needed. I was wondering why Tamiya didn't do the necessary colour molding for the clear plastic used in the light section. I am sure they could do that instead of having us painting them ourselves.
05-11-2008, 12:07 PM
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RE: Lee's Tamiya Volvo/Reefer build thread
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I am sticking to the metallic blue for mine. I am currently in the process of searching for the different colours needed. I was wondering why Tamiya didn't do the necessary colour molding for the clear plastic used in the light section. I am sure they could do that instead of having us painting them ourselves.
I am sticking to the metallic blue for mine. I am currently in the process of searching for the different colours needed. I was wondering why Tamiya didn't do the necessary colour molding for the clear plastic used in the light section. I am sure they could do that instead of having us painting them ourselves.
And becuase its metallic, it will take longer for it to fully dry out~
PS i painted my first Volvo metallic blue too~~~
05-21-2008, 07:16 AM
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RE: Lee's Tamiya Volvo/Reefer build thread
got the 'G-Parts' which allows me to mount the shift/steering servo's together for a much more realistic/direct steering action, still waiting on my Carson order, so no motor, which means the build is pretty much on hold
05-22-2008, 01:53 AM
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RE: Lee's Tamiya Volvo/Reefer build thread
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got the 'G-Parts' which allows me to mount the shift/steering servo's together for a much more realistic/direct steering action, still waiting on my Carson order, so no motor, which means the build is pretty much on hold
got the 'G-Parts' which allows me to mount the shift/steering servo's together for a much more realistic/direct steering action, still waiting on my Carson order, so no motor, which means the build is pretty much on hold
With the steering mod done, you can perform some realistic reverse parking~
05-29-2008, 06:41 AM
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RE: Lee's Tamiya Volvo/Reefer build thread
here's the TS-47 (Chrome Yellow) top pic, and TS-16 (Yellow) bottom pic for those who wanted comparison pics, as you can (or cannot!) see the chrome yellow is slightly more orangey.
05-30-2008, 11:25 AM
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just ordered the stickers for it, bear in mind they are only about 2cm x 2cm, and i have 6 of them coming, they cost £16!! (32$!!) hopefully it will look awesome though!
05-30-2008, 11:39 AM
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RE: Lee's Tamiya Volvo/Reefer build thread
i mentioned earleir in the thread about how good scale rigs look, eg: with a logo/design of a company on.. so this is the route i took, i found some images off the net, resized them and some guy is printing them for me, so when i finish my paint job, the stickers will go on and it should look very scale.
06-09-2008, 02:05 PM
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i want one of these lol, if they wernt so expensive i would lol...plus i would probably end up trying to rally it and jump it....
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06-11-2008, 01:00 AM
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RE: Lee's Tamiya Volvo/Reefer build thread
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some guy was selling a lot or 1/14 parts, so thought i'd buy some spare wheels/tyres..
some guy was selling a lot or 1/14 parts, so thought i'd buy some spare wheels/tyres..
Where can i get those spare parts?
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Where can i get those spare parts?
Where can i get those spare parts?
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RE: Lee's Tamiya Volvo/Reefer build thread
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LB's shipment arrived today, i can get to work on the steering modification now!
LB's shipment arrived today, i can get to work on the steering modification now!
Everything is coming along now~~~
Post some pics of the modification when itss done~
06-19-2008, 12:09 PM
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RE: Lee's Tamiya Volvo/Reefer build thread
more supplies today, thanks again Dante77, i'm going away on saturday for a week, so the Volvo paint job will have to wait [
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06-20-2008, 11:17 AM
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RE: Lee's Tamiya Volvo/Reefer build thread
ORIGINAL: lee172
LB's shipment arrived today, i can get to work on the steering modification now!
LB's shipment arrived today, i can get to work on the steering modification now!
i see that one needs a G part, some turnbuckles and other stuff, but what exactly is this steering mod? [sm=confused.gif]
