@@garybeckwith9045 no problem Gary, I’m in my 50’s and learning all the time. Shaky hands too so masking where ever possible is a must for me. I have a couple of magnifying lamps, both found on eBay quite cheaply. Good luck with the project and glad to be of some help! Jase.

@@garybeckwith9045 Yes Gary, masking tape for curves made by Tamiya. You’re in the right place to get some!

@@philthompson5968 100% agree Phil and I think I mentioned doing it. In all honesty I just didn’t want to mess it up right at the end! I’ve literally just finished doing another one and I think it’s even better. Look out soon for the 2.0 version video. Let me know how you go with yours and thanks for watching!

@@jason.bochniak Cool! Looking forward to V2, you can follow along with my project here www.tamiyaclub.com/forum/index.php?/topic/106852-vintage-redyellow-ss-resto-prototype-early-ad-car/ hoping it comes out 1/2 as good as yours!

@@All_RC_Fun Thanks Trey, all back together now and ready for the body and lights etc.

@@ralphhowing3473 Thanks for watching and the great comment. Yeah, I was wondering if I’d wasted many hours again lol. I’m literally in the middle of doing another one, and just unmasked it at the weekend, I think it’s come out even better! I hope to get it up on here in a few weeks. Also working on the Grand Hauler mini series at the same time.

Thanks for the tip, that’s annoying. Just the steering?

@@jason.bochniak I believe that the mfc is an analog device, therfore not abel to handle digital signal. This goes for any servo or any other digital device you connect. I got the info from other youtubers. And I found out the hard way.... tear down and rebuild numerous times.... uhhh...

@RDTrucking That’s interesting. I’ll see how it goes. I did run it around the garage before removing the wiring and it all worked fine except for the coupler.

@@buildrestorecustomise2060 it’s all good, will go back together quickly when the coupler arrives then get the body done. Thanks for watching mate. 🙌

@@totallytamiya Thanks Darren. It’s a great build, worth getting one. It would have been easier to build it stock and upgrade later but hey, where’s the fun in that!

@@rcicons4915 Cheers Keith. It will be fine. I’ve tested the MFC and it’s all good, just the switch. What really sucks is waiting for parts! It will be cool when it’s done.

@@70monkey Glad you’re enjoying it mate, it’s testing my patience lol!

@@ralphhowing3473 Good point lol. I think the supplied body mount for the spare wheel only works with a front tyre as it’s thinner. Would need to be a longer mount to accommodate the wider rear.

Thanks brother you just keep up the awesome work you do

@@ralphhowing3473 Thanks Ralphie, I’m no expert, I just make it up as I go along. I hope the video helps you out. I’ve found with each one done, I get a little better. Maybe check out my Ford Ranger videos too. They are also hard bodies. I’m currently in the middle of another Sand Scorcher paint job and if it comes out well enough, I will share.

Cheers Trey. It’s a big heavy beast of a thing!

Thanks! I watched all of your series a while ago including the fuel tanker which set the seed.

@@jason.bochniak thank you. That was my first truck and I believe my first kit....now it is just overwhelming!

I did try that first but you have to keep bending in and out around the chassis braces, would be good if there were holes in there to pass the wires through. Too late now to drill. How did you hold them there, cable ties?

Once I asked for help with the coloured wires I was fine.

Cheers. There’s nowhere really to hide them so that’s as good as I can do, already spent way too long messing around lol. Too much talking and flicking through the manual. Including the extras at the same time has made it more difficult. You’ve really got to read all of it before building unless you maybe build it stock then modify after.

@@jason.bochniak just seeing the wiring diagram in your video blew my mind, I’m not good at wiring and there’s a lot of it! Really appreciate the tips because I hope to build one myself one day, always wanted to do a Smokey and the Bandit replica. Just need to find a 1/14 rc Trans Am to go in the trailer!😁👍👍

@@buildrestorecustomise2060 you should definitely do one, Smokey and the Bandit was one of my favourite films as a kid, that would be awesome, especially with a Trans Am. Don’t be put off, I’m colour blind so started stressing as soon as I opened the MFC box and saw all the wires. I already had to redo the harness last night after installing the coupler and legs servo because of the wires to them. I ended up getting a 2m length of the 6mm spiral wrap and started again from the back lights and added the extra wires as I wound it towards the front. Also the standard servo was too big to fit in between the chassis rails, literally wouldn’t fit so had to use a fancy low profile one I had put aside for another project. Looks great though because there’s room for the wiring to go past next to it. I’ll put it in the next video for you.

@@jason.bochniak cheers Jason, I’ll look forward to seeing it! Your build series on this rig has spurred me on to get one myself once funds and space allow especially as now I can rewatch these videos as I’m building mine if I get stuck!👍👍

Thanks, the supplied plastic bits do the job OK but you can still see the wires through all the gaps. I think that’s the worst of it as the rest of the wires get stuck to the inside of the body.

@@alfredyost7972 Nice. To be honest mate, I’m a Tamiya guy and never had anything else. Recently I bought the RC10CC, the Gold Pan limited edition RC10 so felt the need to have this. I’ve also had to buy imperial tool set & some imperial taps for the clear kit. I’m looking forward to building them on the channel, they do look awesome! Are you happy with it and going to build & run etc?

@@jason.bochniak I plan on building the RC10cc in September. I plan on using stainless steel screws instead of the black ones because I think it might look better that way. Thoughts?

@@alfredyost7972 Sounds like a great upgrade!

@@AddamsPlayground They started popping up for sale all over the place here on Friday. ebay and lots of the hobby shops. All the same price, $749 Australian dollars. I’m still in deep in the Grand Hauler build so might be a while yet. Have fun with yours buddy!

100% correct Bradley. It is the 60th anniversary of Team Associated.

Thanks Mark, I’ve had to get a set of imperial tools & also ordered a couple of taps so I can pre tap the threads on the clear plastics in the CC kit. Might be a while yet though!

Is it coming today?

Don’t think so. The MFC covers the Tractor and has a plug socket output for the separate trailer light kit. In the light kit there’s the cable that plugs into the MFC with a socket that fits in the back of the cab. Then another separate cable for the trailer that plugs into the Tractor. There are other kits made by different manufacturers that have infra red connections to eliminate the physical cable. Check out Keith’s video over @rcicons. He has done a video on them.

Tell me about it. I did think about gluing the bearing in there but didn’t. There must be a reason why not. The Tamiya gods spoke so I listened 🤣

That sounds amazing! To be honest, I have no idea. This is my first truck build so you are coming along with me as I go, mistakes and all. I think it will fly when it’s up and running!

Thanks Trey, can’t wait to do some more, love it!

I hate to ruin it for you mate but it’s pre-painted. Metallic black with clear flat coat over it. Looks awesome. I do have a secret hard body custom paint project in progress at the same time as doing this. If it comes out as I hope, I will release a video when it’s all done 😉

@@jason.bochniak I had completely forgotten that you had the special edition! Excited to see what you do with the second body now though!👍👍

@@buildrestorecustomise2060 no worries, I wanted to save myself some work and also interested to see a factory hard body paint job. The other body isn’t for this truck, it’s for a different chassis…☺️

Thank you, Never really been into trucks but this is a fantastic build to do.

@@jason.bochniak Watching it I was thinking the very same thing. I thought about getting one back in the day, but never did, because of space, even though I used to drive them as a heavy equipment operator in another life time. I do have a collection of 1/24th Scaleworks Kenworth haulers and those are 3 feet long (almost a metre) which already take up a lot of space. Looking forward to your next video on these! Might have to change my mind and get one..

@@noidnomis it’s going to be massive with the fuel tanker lol. I had to make space for it before starting the build. Will need its own shelf!

That means you’d be able to reverse it properly with the tanker attached, I’m going to fail miserably at that 🤣

@@jason.bochniak 😅 HA, maybe, but it's been a while, plus I only did deck work, never pulled a van or tanker, though with the fluid sloshing around, I would imagine it would be quite the ride even with the dividers inside the tank.

Thanks! I always do box art so this was a first, doing something slightly different. Still waiting for good weather for a run!

@@jason.bochniak Building 1/25th car models back in the 70's that was my go to colour. After watching your video, it confirmed my choice to use Sonic Blue (a Ford F150 Lightning colour) on my original '86 blackfoot ranger body. A project to do in the -50deg winter days..🥶

@noidnomis that will look so good, perfect choice! Not sure about the weather though, sounds challenging. I’m struggling with painting opportunities too as it’s the middle of winter here now.

@@jason.bochniak ..but what is the temp? The middle of winter that just went thru we had some cold days, -45deg then the wind chill it was -55deg celsius (some of the coldest in recent memory), our dog could barely stay out long enough to do her business before her paws would freeze and I would have to go pick her up and carry her back into the house. Thanks, yes I almost bought a 1:1 scale back in 2004, but my wife wouldn't let me 😟, so we ended up ordering a 2004 heritage edition in Silver.😄 The blackfoot body I have has a small crack on the one side where the cab meets the bed of the truck, still debating if I want to make the body in two parts just for giggles, or glue it back together. I would have to make a body panel to cover the both ends, but I think it would be something different. Or maybe find a 're-release' to try it on. We'll have to see..

@noidnomis it’s a chilly 18 degrees C here lol. Sounds like a decent project to me. If you can restore the original it’s always going to be that bit better than a re-re.

Cheers Keith. I didn’t either. I bought the full Plaig bearing kit including the motor bearings then realised the kit motor is fully sealed so started looking around on eBay. The manual says to only fit truck specific motors and this was the only Tamiya one I could find.

Thank you!

Thank you. I felt quite rebellious going non-box art!

Cheers Ruud, yours is looking excellent also!

@@jason.bochniak Thanks mate!

@@68burnout I built the gearbox yesterday, that was a struggle!

@@jason.bochniak I built it too. I found it to be not that difficult. But Keith pointed out to me to pay attention to the pictures as they show the gearbox from one side and then from the other side.

Thanks Mark. I’d like to show more of the actual building. The trouble is I usually do everything at least twice and have to read the instructions 3 times so it would end up as long as Avatar, or spend 3 weeks editing lol.

Thanks! Starting the gearbox today. I hope it all works at the end, it’s fairly complicated with all the wiring etc.

Cheers, it sure is. I ordered it and the tanker after seeing your videos. Thanks mate!

Thanks a Keith. Love it so far & taking my time.

Thanks Trey, it’s great building something completely different.

Thanks mate. Hopefully you’ll find one to build or restore too.

@@jason.bochniak My wife would have my head on a platter if I spent that kind of money on a "toy". My 2010 faux blackfoot will have to do, for now..😉

Lol

Excellent, glad you’re enjoying the content. Therapeutic?

@@jason.bochniak 😅 That it is..😎 Have you thought of using a 9.6v battery? We used to make our own battery packs, our local shop used to sell individual battery cells, they would even make them up for us as well. Cannot recall the charger that we used though. It was 7 cells on the bottom and 2 on the top, made for a tight fit, but it worked quite well. My Dad would drive his car next to my buggy to see how fast it would go..🥲😊

@noidnomis I haven’t, I guess you get a bit more punch?

@@jason.bochniak Oh for sure, made a big difference. Cannot recall the details of the each cells, but well worth giving it a go if you have a local shop that still does that kind of work. 😎

Yeah the weather was perfect. I didn’t plan on doing a video, this was all snapped on the iPhone but all good. The F35 is loud but has nothing o the Vulcan bomber!

That’s so cool, I never had one of these back then, never mind 10!

@@jason.bochniak They were cheap back then, $15-20 CDN..? Tire sets were $30. Steel u-joints $10. Decal sets $40. Sure wish I still had them.

Sounds about right. I think I remember paying around £15 for a body set for my Rough Rider because I flipped it and snapped the spot lights off the roof 🤣

Yes! The sound took me straight back too, and the feel. Nothing like the analogue set up!

@@jason.bochniak So true!

Thanks mate, you’d better get hunting on eBay!

Thanks again, the MK2 in metallic blue which I did after this one looks even better!

Yeah it’s very cool.