It's So Floppy! Tamiya Subaru Brat Lexan Body - Build + Tips Part 3
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- Опубликовано: 15 сен 2024
- Hello and welcome to Part 3 of my build for the re-released Tamiya Subaru Brat on the updated ORV chassis. In this video I'll be tackling the Lexan (polycarbonate) body. There is also a hard body included in the kit and I'll be doing that in Part 4. So this body turned out to be a bit floppy and wobbled all over the place! Stay tuned to see my solution. Not exactly box-art but I hope you like it!.
I hope to add a few tips along the way!
About the Tamiya Subaru Brat 1/10 scale RC model
Tamiya brings back another R/C classic with this Subaru BRAT. Longtime fans will once again experience the nostalgia of their childhood and beginners can enjoy the easy operation of this colorful off-road truck.
High-quality 1/10 R/C assembly kit of the Subaru BRAT
2WD chassis as used for The Frog
4-wheel independent suspension
Front coil springs suspension
Rear alloy oil shock suspension
Updated steel dog-bone driveshafts
3-piece beadlock wheels
Comes with two body shells one in ABS and one in Polycarbonate
540 motor included
About the Subaru BRAT
The Bi-drive Recreational All-terrain Transporter was created by Subaru in the late 1970’s from their earlier 4WD station wagon model for the US market. Powered by a flat-four engine ranging from 1.6 to 1.8 liters in displacement, this pickup had the unique feature of having jump seats welded to the truck bed, which allowed it to be imported as a car instead of a truck. One of the car’s more famous owners was former US President Ronald Reagan, whose red BRAT is restored and displayed at his former residence in California.
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I read the first part of the title and thought "It happens to us all with age my friend" 😄
Haha Derek! 🤣 Too right! I just couldn't resist putting that in the title! Cheeky!! 😜👌👍
Oh that's brilliant 😂😂
Lordy, you did have a rather floppy one😁😁 That green looks awesome, great job!!
🤣 Too right, Barry! Managed to stiffen it up though with a couple of splints though! 😜Glad you approve of the paint choice, cheers mate! 🤗👌👍
And you were concerned about the paint???? What a fantastic job you did on it. Great job with the Black as well. All the stickers went on great. Well with a little rip here and there. lol Enjoyed watching brother. Have a great week
Hi Nick, well I was lucky with that old half-tin of paint! But thank you all the same, I must say I'm pleased with the result. And the spare and free stickers make a big difference to the overall look. Glad you liked it my friend, have a great week also! 😎👌👍
I love that green! Looks great on the old Sub, and with a good selection of green stickers, and out in the sunlight, awesome!
Yeah, that is a very flexible body, that... Good job getting it sturdied up nicely, I'm sure it'll look alright in the dirt, in slow motion, even.
Thanks, Mads! Yeah, I was going to do it PS-16 Subaru Blue, but then saw the half tin of green and thought I'd be a bit different! I'm chuffed with the results, not bad for a basher shell! Oh, you know me too well, definitely going for some slomo footage of this one! Cheers! 😎👌👍
Looks fantastic mate. Can't wait to film her running.
Cheers Rob, glad you approve! Maybe we can get a run in sometime this week? Catch ya later mate! 😎👍
@@MarkBryanRC THurs/Friday is looking the best for sun at the moment!
I am surprised you got that coverage from half a can tbh. Nice work. The black detail look good, nice colour! That will shine this summer. Great tips always 👍🏻
Haha, yes mate, I was surprised too! Just got lucky I guess, I just hate to waste anything! 🤣 Definitely needs the sun to really pop though, looks really dark in the house! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment my friend! 🙏👌😎👍
That is stunning Mark! Absolutely wonderful work my friend!👍😊
Why thank you very much, Jeremy! I must say I'm happy the half-tin of paint did the job! Cheers! 😎😉👍
It looks great Mark! The green was a cool choice for this and does look sharp out in the sun! Have fun with it and I sure you will put the body bracing to the test once or twice!
I appreciate that, Addam! Yeah the green is growing on me, it's not my usual choice of colour but I'm glad I went for it! Haha, you know me Addam, this will certainly get the MBRC bashing to test it out! Take care dude! 😎👌👍
Looking great. Love the Green...😎👍
Thank you! Cheers! 😎🙏👍
Wow nice work Mark!! and I love the green!
Thanks Steve, always great to read you! Oh yeah, I like a bit of green now and then! 😉👌👍
Love that colour green Mark 👍
Great! Not everyone likes green, but I think it's cool! Cheers, mate! 🤗👍
Really nice paint job Mark👌. That's one of my favourite Tamiya' colours. I like your strengthening tricks mate👍. She's too nice to bash now lol👍🦘🇦🇺
That's very kind of you my mate! Yeah I love this green and the blue PS-16. Similar vibes! Let's hope my skewers hold up! You know me, this will definitely get a thrashing! Take care, cobber! 😉👌👍
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Looks nice, the flex was never an issue as rolled ours a lot and never split it. But its a bonus body. The ABS hard body is in another class.
Thanks Mal, yes I suppose I could have left the floppyness but it's my OCD! 😅 The hard body should look so much better! Cheers! 😎👊👍
Hiya mate. First of all, fnarr, fnarr obviously for your title 😂 Anyway, looks brilliant. The side bumpers came out super sharp. You never get them that good with a brush. Love the green and the stickers look really good. With the body I just left mine all floppy although it could probably do with a bit of Gorilla tape. Hasn't broken yet. Oh yeah those window stickers never stay stuck in the corners. Top work Mark. You can give it a blast now 😁👍
Hiya Pete, yes I thought you'd like the title, actually it was just for our little WA group! 🤣 I'm getting better at that cutting the protective film malarkey and the results are pretty good! Yes, I do remember you having a floppy one and not bothering to stiffen it up! 😅 Maybe mine will crack under pressure due to the additional stiffeners! Looking forward to that first run now. Great to read you and hope your Bank Holiday is a good one! 😎👊👍
I know this is a year old now but thought I would share this tip for anyone new. The best way I have found to apply decals is to treat them like water slides. Remove the backing and dunk them in soppy water and then place them on the body then hit them with a hairdryer on low heat. The heat will give them more flexibility and soften the decal so it conforms better. Have been doing this since 97 on all my tamiya models hope this helps anyone.
Thanks for sharing your experience! I have tried it once but at 60 I'm a bit set in my ways! 😂 But I'm sure your comment will help someone. Cheers! 🙏😎👍
Great job Mark 👏 good colour scheme mate, thanks for your upload 👍🙏🐱
Glad you like it, Cat, I know Green isn't everyone's favourite colour but I do think the metallic is cool 😎! Thanks for being here mate! 🙏🐈🤗👍
Well, I could hardly see the blemishes, and I think your basher body looks terrific.
Thanks Del, yeah it looks OK as long as you don't have your nose up against it!!! Now I jut gotta go and bash it! Cheers! 😉👌👍
Great vid mark really like the runner body that green looks good considering it's just a bashing body you've done a good job 👏 can't wait to see the shelf queen body 👍
Thanks a ton, Alex! Yep, I'm chuffed with the result considering it was only half an old tin of green! I'm a bit more worried about doing that hard body though! 🤣👍
Love the colour Mark! Looks great its ideal as a runner body! Cheers buddy.
Cheers James, glad you like the green, it's not everyone's favourite! Happy Sunday mate! 😎👊👍
What a little Brat! 😂 well done Mark! Thanks for sharing. Kinda silly to have the entire front end only held on by 1 body pin? (Good going Tamiya!) Really like your fix for it though. 👍
Sure is a little Brat, mate! 😅 But thanks for the fine comment, yeah Tamiya and their weird and wonderful ways 😀!! All the best, dude, cheers 🍻 😎👍
Hi there Mark, that is a very beautiful green, very vibrant,even though you had a few decal challenges, still came out looking great, that your experience hands shining through 😊😊. I did my Brat Lexan shell the hard way, masking and spraying the inside for the details of the black trim around the body and window areas 🙇🏻♂️🖐️🙇🏻♂️. All the very best to you and the family 😊
Hi John and thanks very much as always. Yeah, this green is very verdant and sparkly! Bloomin' stickers though, sometimes they don't want to comply! You know me though mate, always looking for the easy way out, painting the outside! All the best to you and yours my friend! 😎👌👍
Looks ace, Mark. Great job.
Thanks Steve, it'll do for a basher! 😉👌👍
I really do like that. I will make sure I have something to stop mine flexing when its built. 👍👍
Cheers Glen! Yeah the OCD in me couldn't let it lie! All the best, mate! 😎👌👍
That looks brilliant Mark, job well done 👍👍 i wish i could put stickers and decals on as good as you, mine are always all over the place lol
Many thanks Tibs, you are too kind mate. I'm sure your sticker applications are just fine mate! All the best, dude! 😎👌👍
Looks great . Good job on the reinforcement 😊👍👍👍
Thanks Dom, always appreciated mate! :))
Looking terrific Dude! Always nice to get some paint tips too :) Cheers!
Thanks a ton, dude! Came out OK for half a tin of Tamiya PS!!! Cheers! 😎👌👍
That's a fantastic color. I gave up on mine and just cut the edges with my hobby knife. (Window stickers)
Hi Paul, yeah the green has a nice sparkle to it! Haha, I know what you mean, I almost did the same with this one! Blooming stickers! 🤣👍
Looks lovely mate nice work 👍👍😃
Thanks Pete, always appreciated! Have a great Bank Holiday! 😎👌👍
Great looking body Mark. This inside/outside method's great. I just tested it on two bodies. I have somehow the feeling, väyou get sharper corners between the colours by painting outside
Hiya Dirk! Glad you like it my friend. Yes, the outside way of painting does give sharp lines between colours, I agree! Thanks for the comment and take care! 😎👌👍
Looks great. Love the color.
Many thanks, Thad! Glad you like the green! Cheers! :))
Hejsa Mark! Good job. Splendid color. And good window work. Hope no dirt gets under those edges. Uhh, yeah, that looks flimsy. Strange. Maybe Tamiya saved some money now that they supplied a hard body too. And EuroRC gets some promotion from you 👌☺️ Are you doing the hard body now too?
Hi Mikael! Thank you kind Sir! I think dirt getting in is inevitable! At least it'll get a lot of use and definitely in some dirt. Oh yes it was too wobbly even for my liking! And yes, I have given some real estate to EuroRC, Modelsport, Hobbywing and GoPro!!! I hope they all send me some goodies to try! 🤣
I've got a lot going on at the minute, my friend, so the hard body will have to wait a while. Best wishes, mate! 🤗👌👍
it's nice what you are doing when you upload the video i liked it so i was happy watching your video I add your subs. thank you so much for sharing
Thank you very much for your kind comment! I am pleased that you enjoyed the video and thank you for subscribing! 🤗🙏👍
Nice work on the runner shell Mark! That metallic green really pops in the sunlight.👍😊
Thanks a ton, Sean! Yeah I'm really pleased with this metallic green, you will certainly see this one coming! Cheers, dude! 😎👌👍
Great job mate 👌
Much appreciated Mark! Cheers! 😎👊👍
colour looks sweet as marky looking pimp man 😎
Cheers brudda, so glad you like it my man! Enjoy the long weekend matey! 😎🙏👍
Hi Mark, Nice green paint job. Like your sponsor decals, like a real race team. GoPro gives you equipment?? The lexan is floppy. The tape also stops the body from cracking apart when bashing and crashing 👍🏾
Hi Paul and pleased you like the green! Hehe, they are sponsor decals but they don't sponsor me really, I wish they did (although I have been sent free stuff to test by EuroRC). Good point, I usually put the Gorilla Tape on to strengthen my Lexan bodies. All the best my good friend! :))
A WIBBLY WOBBLY BODY!! 🤣 😂
So then Mark, do you prefer a hard one or a floppy one?? 🤔 😉 🤣
That turned out delightful mate, love the colour - is that top force green?
Those window decals looked a real pain, I could forsee dust getting behind there dispite how well you layed them down.
You done really well getting a finish that good with just half a tin.
I haven't got a Bratt, but obviously the same hard shell as the Mud blaster..... a gorgeous hard one, but I did find some of the finer detailing a challenge to paint, but once done it looks 'kin awesome!
Very good idea on Tamiya' s part to supply both a hard and floppy body (I can't help but smirk!) 😏.....
I find it so hard to drive vehicles with a hard shell, knowing fully well it's guna end up getting destroyed after all that time and effort that's gone into it! So this concept works a treat!
Looking forward to seeing you rag this one about with Rob in the not too distant future bud!
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P. S Finally after 3 years of searching I've managed to bag a Tamiya Rover Mini cooper brand new unbuilt kit this weekend!!!!
Your videos with those mini's looked such fun, and I've never built/run a front wheel drive before! 😊
You know I prefer a hard one mate! Nobody wants a floppy body!
Yeah I think it's the same green as the boxart Top Force. Very vibrant!
I was lucky that there was just enough paint to do the job. The silver backing helped though.
I'm not looking forward to the hard body. Cross your fingers for me!!!
Wow that Mini Cooper was a real score! Definitely another fun Tamiya, I know you'll love it!
All the best, James! 😎👌👍
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No need to cross fingers 🤞 mate...... Got full faith in you fella! 👍 👍 👍
@@yodadarksideGreenHawksRC thanks a ton my friend!
Great video mark looks nice mate 👍 doyou fancy cutting and painting a tamiya manta ray body for me mate 👍
Cheers 😎 mate and glad you like it 👍! Never done a manta Ray before but I'd give it a shot! 😉👍
@Mark Bryan RC nice one mark I will order one from Tony's tamiya parts I can send you the paint for it as well mate thank you very much 👍
Looks great brother... But I know what you mean by flimsy, my Opel body was so thin in the rockers and as I cut on the line, my scissors kept going and cut upwards a bit. However, I don't mind some flex, I rather have a body flex than tear. As for tearing a sticker, I think we all been there at some point.... It just happened to me also (not the first time & won't be the last time). I'm also dealing with Carpal Tunnel in my right hand and it's affecting what I do.... it's been about a month now. ATB my friend to One & All!!!!!
Hi there brother Bob! Yep, we don't like them floppy, do we?!?!? 🤣But yeah, rather a little wobble than a tear, for sure! I think there are Tamiya stickers made of different grade plastic as some seem to bend and stretch while others RIP!!! Sorry to hear about your hand problems, my dad had to have both his hands operated on so I know what it's like. ATB back at ya mate! :))
ini terlihat bagus,, sobat
Thanks very much - appreciated, mate! :))
Hello on the mitsubishi shell you painted red do you get that part to make it fit the tt02 in the standard tto2 chassis kits or only the chassis you used in your brilliant video??
Thanks for the kind words, Chris! Yes you do get the part! :))
Is that the same green you used on your Racing Fighter? I actually went with Absima Metallic Blue (50ml more in the can and a quid cheaper than Tamiya) on mine and you are right, the daylight really makes all the difference to the colour. I won't be putting any stickers (decals) on it because I just don't like the look of them. Parts bag A is done. Tomorrow parts bag B and my favourite bit of a build - the diff and gearbox. 😁
Hi Nick - no the green on the Racing Fighter was a fluorescent Absima green, I used their paints for the same reason as you! I have also used that blue and it's a lovely colour. I think your buggy will look fine without the stickers, always good to be different, too! Enjoy the diff and gearbox build! 😉👍
@@MarkBryanRC It is finished and it looks really good. It came out far better than I expected as it was my first cut out and paint body.
Great news! Now you just got to try not to crash it! 😉👍
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Hi Chris! Wishing you a great weekend, mate! 😎👌👍
I have no issues with my 2 poly shells or my hard shell. You can use the lunchbox steering axles in place of a battery end cap to use 8.4v nimh battery. My brand new brat chassis utterly failed before its first run out multiple failures on the chassis blamed in the end on me??? Really wtf?
Good to know your Lexan bodies were OK! Nice info as always from you. Wow your chassis failed? What the hell went wrong? The only issue I had was the front axle falling apart on the second run!
@@MarkBryanRC Tamiya UK said using blue loctite melted the chassis points to failure IE my fault for using blue loctite in the build. Problem being I do not own any blue loctite and wouldn't use on plastic if I did.
That's just crazy! Sounds like a "stock" response to a problem - just not good enough! :-/
There are products available to stop it being floppy Mark. Shoe goo and fibatape. Get your mind out the gutter 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Haha! 🤣😜yeah I know about those products Dave! I just couldn't resist the silly title! My mind is stuck in the gutter as usual! Cheers, mate! 😊👌👍
Bratty subaru 💢💢💢
Sure is! 😎👌👍