Paint and Patina on Lexan! The Tamiya M06 VW Beetle Bug 

Del350K4 indeed!!

I used the overspray film as a mask for MY rusted paint job.... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-CBO_f-aXa0s.html

I just cut some coils on the springs, the camber was done by using some adjustable rear suspension arms and shortening them. The wheel hexes are also custom and quite narrower to help it tuck all around.

@@RCeveryday thanks for the reply ! I’m going to be getting the beetle m06 and lowering it with negative camber also

Man it has been 20 years since I have painted lexan. I completely forgot about them. Planning on painting them later when I find the right color for the taillights. Still have a bit of work left on it.

No, the wheels are long discontinued HPI cup racer wheels.

They are discontinued hpi cup racer wheels. Fit right on this chassis with some narrow wheel hexes.

@@RCeveryday nice. Can you switch out the motor on these Tamiya kits or the speed control. Or are you stuck with what they give you? I have never owned a Tamiya kit.

Its all interchangeable, Any hobby grade 540 should work, esc and radio are all up to you. Tons of parts available for them.

Thats all I use for hard bodies. With the rustoleum brand stuff often I dont even use primer.

The kit comes with them. Just put them on the outside. Tapes over the inside so I didn’t get overspray in it.

thats normally how its done. But by painting on the outside I can now weather the body the same way I do hard plastic ones.

They have been discontinued for almost 10 years. Hpi cup racer Porsche wheels with staggered offsets.

@@RCeveryday I was afraid of thanks for letting me know I really enjoy your videos

Right here on the internet. Tamiya m chassis beetle. Same body for the 2wd m chassis, and also with the "mf-01x" 4wd rally beetle

Yup hpi cup racer.

RC Everyday garr i thought so, have been trying to order these in the UK for the last year but really struggling, nevermind, will try some more or get some Tamiya fuchs.

You really cant. I dont know if there are any satin clear coats that would work with poly carbonate.

@@RCeveryday possibly try a Testors Clear Flat, or Testors Dullcote I've used them on the outside of Polycarb bodies

Do you know where can I find a brasilia shell o body?

brybaby, RC lexan body shells will break anyways. If you really want to do an amazing paint job, paint it from the outside like scale modelers do. People get stuck with painting lexan from inside, but it is really limiting even if you have good art skills. That body gets damaged if you touch a barrier anyways. The thing is, if the paint gets brushed away, you can always repair the paint, just like a real car. But keep in mind body shells are consumables. Some people I know their body shell last only one race. So they practice with single/double color inside painted shell, qualify and race with the really beautifully done body.

It’s been a while but I think it was an adjustable upper control arm for a tamiya ta02 chassis. I have been collecting parts for my old school kits and had some sitting around. I want to say they were yeah racing brand.

well, if it is a real car, the bank will get damaged too. the thing is that you can always patch up the damaged paint.

They are old discontinued hpi cup racer wheels.

I wanted too but the body comes predrilled for body post

Awesome result, painting lexan on the outside!!! Did you apply a matte clearcoat before you start driving it? Nice thing about painting the outside, you could apply a lexan patch to the predrilled body holes (from the inside) and then be able to use magnets....