SPONSORED ARTICLE Building a RC car or truck from a kit is very gratifying and you gain loads of experience. The included instruction manuals that come with car kits will walk you through every step of assembling the chassis. Having …
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Sure you can peel a decal off the sheet with your fingers and stick it to your newly painted body. Then you can look at your finger prints stuck to the adhesive of the decal for months to come. Don’t …
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I think most of us remember the old chopper building show with the father/son team. Their two different approaches to the creative process really helps make my point here. Senior wanted to draw everything up in advance on a computer to show the customer what they would be getting.
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Recently I was hanging out with my friends, racing 1/10-scale 2WD buggies at the local indoor clay track. As you may know, buggies are an open wheel class where you avoid contact with the other cars. In between races we were watching the 4WD short course trucks run. These trucks were really too much for the tight indoor track, but these guys were really thrashing away, slamming into the walls, the pipes, and each other.
Read More »I've watched short course trucks evolve from an entry level, semi-scale, basher class to a full-on race class packed with serious competition. As the class evolved, we saw the bodies evolve from scale representations of full size models, to slick, aerodynamic bodies swiss cheesed with vent holes to prevent parachuting.
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By the time you’re done building a chassis, painting the body can be a chore but this is no time to be in a hurry. For me it is the best part of seeing an RC vehicle come together. When I saw the Vaterra Ascender release I just saw an awesome ‘86 K-5 Chevy Blazer body with a cool molded plastic chrome grill.
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When I started painting RC bodies, I just wanted to do a nice flame job. If it was up to me I would just paint every body blue with flames, but it wasn’t long before friends started wanting paint jobs …
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Electrical tape is available in various colors. It can be used to create stripes and other designs on the exterior of your Lexan bodies. You are only limited by your ability to safely and creatively wield a sharp hobby knife. …
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When you paint your next body, you may want to try something new. You don’t want to start spraying a new body without first practicing a little. Cut sections of clear plastic 2-litre bottles and use them to experiment with …
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