Tamiya FF03 Build Guide Part 5 Honda Civic Type-R The Bodywork
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 ต.ค. 2024
- Finally the Tamiya FF-03 Honda Civic Type-R is finished! In this part I complete the trickiest part of the build, the body! It took a long time to get this one right, and I had a few problems along the way, as you will see!
I'm sorry that this video is so long, but I do spend a lot of time waffling about all the issues with this body! But it was well worth the effort, I think this RC looks stunning in the pearlescent white Tamiya paint, and the included light buckets look a treat with the LEDs installed. I hope you enjoy this final video of my FF-01 build series, please leave a message or ask any questions in the comments. Keep safe and enjoy your RCing! :) - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
Great job , very tricky stickers , but a great Finnish , love the LEDs
Thanks very much! Yeah, it was a tricky job, but very satisfying, all the same! I'm glad this body came with the LED buckets, agreed, it really sets the car off nicely - all the best my friend! 👍
Ah you jammy git Mark you made that look so easy 😃😜 years of experience I dare say 😂👍🏻 loved this build from start to finish, quite an unusual chassis from Tamiya but wow it looks really trick what with that front suspension and clever steering jig. Thanks for all you tips tricks hints with this FF03 build really informative and dead easy to follow, your not a teacher are you ? You’d be great at it as you have an accent and tone that I could listen to all day long. Anyway thanks again Mark, take care, stay safe 😃👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Hehe - thanks, Kenneth! Yes, I have done 1 or 2 Tamiya bodies! I must say, I have got better over the last couple of years, and if I dare to show how to do one on TH-cam, I better make a decent job of it or I'll get slated! Yes, this is a quirky Tamiya, but I like something a little different. How did you guess? Yes, I am a support teacher in a primary school - lot's of practice in explaining things. Thanks for your very kind words, I really do appreciate it. Take care, too, my friend. :-)
I use soapy water in a spray bottle to spray both the peeled decals and the body so its easier to line up and use a cotton bud to remove all the excess water while drying with a hair dryer+also conforms and stretch the decals to any curved body panels, works really well so far on all my tamiya bodies
Thanks for the info and advice - yeah a few other people have recommended similar techniques, it does sound like a great way of doing it. Trouble is I'm worried about messing a new body up so I stick to the way I know works. Fingers crossed one day I will be brave enough to give it a go! All the best from Mark... :)
Looks awesome Mark...man all those stickers!
Thank you Steve - yeah, I was so glad to see the last one go on! All the best, Bro! :)
When I cut out lexan shells I run a craft knife around the arches/edges, score it a few times it snaps out with a clean cut, nice vid, want to get this kit to replicate my actual car, I got a Civic type R fn2 for real, would give me something to do especially at the moment! Nice build vid!
Thanks, Nick! Yeah, I'm gonna give that score and snap trick a try on the next one! Cool you got the actual car, and it's a very nice one too! Looks like these are hard to come by at the moment, hope you find one my friend! :)
Awesome job! Well done!!
Thanks Jason, much appreciated! :-)
Awesome
Thanks friend! :)
Absolutely beautiful body Mark! Thanks for sharing this build with us!👍😊
Thanks my friend Jeremy! I must say I'm pleased with the result, just need to try out that FWD handling. Hope you are keeping well... :)
Really nice review on how to detail a car Mark. 👍🏾
Thanks Paul! Very kind of you to say. This was a tricky body to do but well worth the effort in the end. Hope you are keeping safe my friend. :-)
Hi Mark, yes keeping safe, in California, it’s not too bad here yet. Same to you and your family, wash those hands, stay away from crowds, (I work in medicine when not making RC videos 😀)
Oh what a lovely place to live, I'd like to visit one day! Oh dear, you and I are both in vulnerable jobs - I work in a school for 4 to 11 year olds! Yeah, lots of hand washing! Glad you're keeping safe bud! :)
If you ever visit, let me know we can set a meet up and crawl Corona Del Mar beach then go to my favorite Brew House 😀. It is awesome you work with kids. My son is almost six. I re-started this hobby with him so we could spend time outside in the dirt, mud and rain.
Sound fantastic to me, Paul - we have similar interests - the crawling and a brew sounds like heaven! Love kids, mine are 20 and 16 now and a real handful - but wouldn't change them for the world! Great you started this hobby again with your son - it's exactly how I got re-started too! Keep Rcing my friend! :))
I reckon ANY later model Car is going to be nothing but extremely fiddly to apply DECKALS!! 😖😖😖😖😖
So many intricate contours and creases. I CRINGED when that Sticker RIPPED!!!! 😳😳 OMG!
Fortunately that's only happened to me once... But my outcome was nowhere near as nice as yours was. That took skill Mate...
And you have that!
The Pearl looks so good. 👍👍 I've never done a White Car before, but I would definitely consider that!!
It was funny... When you placed on the clear Body, it looked like the Chassis was backwards!!!
I am so fascinated by that Car. I have to have one somehow.
Can't wait to see her RUN!!! 😁
Carmine ✈🚂🚙
Thanks for such a thoughtful comment, mate!
Yeah, modern cars have awkward contours! And when the sticker ripped, you probably heard from my tone how pissed I was!
Yeah the pearl looks peachy, glad I chose it, will look better if I get some sun to shine on it! And now you say it - I had to look TWICE every time I sat the body on the chassis - it looks so back-to-front!
Cheers again bro - all the best from Mark... :)
Glad you had a good, productive Sunday, Mate!! The Car really looks GREAT!
I felt that Vein in your Head when it ripped...
That was some nice Surgery you performed!! 👍👍
Seeing it in the Sun will really be a treat!!
Nicely done Sir! Those stickers looked a bit of a ‘mare, but it looked great at the end. I wonder how the FWD compare with the rear wheel road cars?
Thanks for another great video.
...And thanks for the nice comment, Sir! Yeah, I was so happy when the last sticker went on, I wouldn't do another of these in a hurry! Just like you, I'm keen to find out how it handles - gonna run it against my mates new TT01 - should be fun! :)
Heey Brother thats a cool made u did!! I allways cut a bit to much😂😂... but thats not a crawler!! Cool u showed me that with sandpapeer it can be a super cut!!!!!! BRAVO!! Thumbs wide up with Respect and salutations my old good Friend and Brother!!👍👍
Thank you for the very kind words, Brother! Yeah sandpaper makes it smooooooth!!! Keep safe and take good care my friend! :-)
Hello Mark and bravo! You've done a truly remarkable job. Your car is just beautiful! Congratulations, once again you did very well with the stickers. This FF03 is a beautiful discovery, thank you for sharing it. I hope everything's all right with you and your family. Here in the north of France things are complicated and sometimes hard to bear. But we're hanging in there. Take care of yourself, Mark, and your family. I'll see you soon.
Hello Alex. Thanks for the lovely comment, it was fun to build this one, but it took a long time to get right! We are OK here at the moment, but I think it is also complicated and a very difficult time for all of us. Glad to hear you are hanging in there, keep washing those hands! Best wishes to you and your family too, my friend. I Look forward to talking to you again soon :)
Great job Mark. Really cool looking.
I may like this so much because it is my 1:1 car :)
I like pre cut stickers when it comes to small sticker but large ones i like to use a scissor
PS-57 looks really nice. I have planned to use it on my RS-200 instead of PS-1
Thank you very much Are. Love the body, I think it's a modern classic, so different when it was first released. I had the Civic that was released just before this one (Type-S 1.8 V-Tech) and that was a screamer! I remember doing an indicated 140mph with 5 of us in the car on the M42 (don't tell the police!) Cool you got one of these Hondas.
Yeah, I prefer to cut really close to the lines with scissors and get rid of the excess clear sticker. Good choice with the PS-57, I can tell you it looks awesome when the light shines on it!
All the best my friend, hope you are keeping well in these difficult times! :)
I love building the cars but hate doing bodywork. I wish Tamiya would sell pre cut and painted shells. Currently building the Renault 5. I’ve cut the shell perfectly but know I’ll mess up the paint job.
Hi Rich! Yeah, the bodywork is an acquired taste - I only got into it after a few builds, but if you take it slowly it's not that bad - I'm sure you'll do a great job! Good luck mate! :)
Amazing job, Mark. I mean it. Looks great. And you really are a man of patience and perseverance. And I love how well-composed and calm you are when ‘disaster’ strikes ☺️ Oh boy, those stickers. Looks very hard. Good it was you. The LED’s look great, especially the row of front 3x2. Looking forward seeing it in the sun (when ever there will be a sun up here where we are).
Thanks for the kind words, my friend. As you saw, it was not an easy body to do - and I didn't feel that calm inside when the sticker snapped! But as always, it's a great feeling of satisfaction when the job is finished. All I need to do is make sure that I don't trash all that hard work with a crash on the first run! Yeah, I'm getting quite handy at these LED installs now. Like you I'm hoping the sun will shine soon. All the best my fantastic friend... :)
im like number 65 lol big thumbs up
Thanks my friend, a big thumbs up is always very welcome! :))
Have you tried bittydesigns self leveling liquid mask? Had good luck with Parma's, but not available now.
Hello, Jason - No I haven't tried that, but it sounds good, I need to get some liquid mask for those tricky jobs like the tail-light masks! :)
Mark, yet again Your Boomed it Brother😲, I would of watched you put every sticker on lol. 🤣 you are Simply Outstanding Mark , 👍I absolutely love it,😍 Loved the lights to 🥰thanks for sharing this Amazing Build Video with us all. 😍 have a awesome week and keep Safe brother. 👍😎🥰😎👍
OMG Tony Bro - you are too kind my friend! If I included all the sticker jobs, this would have been a 3 hour video mate! Thanks for the awesome comment, it really is appreciated dude! Thanks for the comment and the massive thumbs up - love you bro! :))
@@MarkBryanRC your vids are Amazing bro, I always watch them on my Big TV because I dont want to miss anything lol 👍😁👍 your a fantastic Friend, Love yeah to Bro 👍😍👍 oh stay well with the Shitty coronavirus 😁😷😁
Cheers buddy! Yeah, trying to keep safe at the mo - just heard that all schools closing so I might be free for a while - although may have to go in to look after the kids of "important" people! Maybe they will free all the crims and you can get some time off :P
Keep safe too my brotha, keep washing those hands! :)))
👍looks great I’ve had issue before with decals not quite lining up but it’s trial and error this a great build well done 👍
Hello, Scott! Great to read you mate - yeah, those stickers had a few design issues! Got there in the end though, it was tricky but well woth the effort, I just hope she runs as good as she looks! Hope you are keeping well in these tricky times mate. :-)
Oh wow that was worth the wait! What a stunner. The 6 lights on the front look fab. Top work on the car and the video mate. Nearly a disaster with the ripped sticker but you recovered it well. Interesting that it's sometimes easier to do the stickers in a different order. Also like you say the pre cut stickers are all well and good but you need to cut round the backing to get them lined up on the body. I think I might have left a load of them off and just done it like a road going version! Hope all well with you. One major issue for me is that my wife went to Gran Canaria just before the lockdown and now she is stuck there and can only leave the apartment for food shopping. The original plan involved hiking from hostel to hostel around the island but she's had to cancel all that and rent an apartment. No idea when she will be allowed back. It's a bit of a nightmare. Other than that all good!
Hiya Pete - cheers for the great comment as always. Yeah, I'm glad I put the 3 white LEDs in each front light, indicators would be redundant on a race car! The stickers are a real pain and the instructions are very vague - lots of guesswork needed! I really wanted this to look like the race car so all stickers must be applied, but I get your drift. All good here matey - OMG Saran seems to be in a right pickle, I really hope all turns out OK for her - you must be getting lonely by now! Fingers crossed and all the luck to you and Saran. :)
@@MarkBryanRC oh yeah it definitely looks better as a race car but I think I'd get in a mess with all the stickers and give up! Yeah I really hope that Saran gets something sorted out soon. It's a real worry. So there wasn't any new news on closing the schools was there? They are telling us to avoid the pub. It's an outrage! Difficult times we are going through. I'm sure we'll manage one way or another. Best wishes mate 😀
Avoid the Pub?!?!?! Sacrilege mate! How will we cope? Yeah, nothing about shutting schools yet, but I am sure it is coming soon - this thing is ramping up fast. Lots of talk about it at work - but I think we need to keep going as long as we can to keep things relatively "normal". Good luck to you and Saran, hope she is OK mate! :)
Those decals and stickers looked really tricky to do. I would have no chance. Excellent job Mark. It looks the business mate
Cheers my mate Tibster! It was a real pain in the a$$!!! Got there in the end though mate! Hope you are all doing well and keeping virus free up there dude! :)
So far, so good matey
Nice work i have owned some ff01 ,s in the past and the not so good ff02 chassis but not an ff03 chassis yet .
Thanks Paul - I haven't had any FF chassis before, but on your comment I'll avoid the FF02! Cheers and all the best from Mark... :-)
Nice job you did on it Mark! decals look nice and the wiring is clean
Thanks very much, Michael. After seeing you wire up the 1/35, this wiring job was a walk in the park! Appreciate the comment my friend, take care! :)
Me to wen I pull of the film and you get to see the results of the paint work you have dun a amazing job with them stickers mark good tip with the Cotton bud and cloth from cleaning glasses wen that sticker snapped I was like oh sh## but you definitely got away with it true legend mark this is truly a brilliant work of art
Cheers, Kirkster! Yeah, the removing of the protective film is always a special moment, not understood by those that have never done it! Arrggghh - yeah the sodding sticker! I was not happy I can tell you! Got away with it though, thanks for the awesome support, Kirk, always appreciated! Have a good evening! :)
@@MarkBryanRC thank you and will do you to bro
This Civic is not my farourite body of all times, but you did a great job there Mark. Very clean! 😉
Hiya Markus! I know what you mean, but I had the Type-R version of the Civic and it was an awesome road car - that V-Tech motor is incredible! 9000 RPM!!! But yeah, an acquired taste. Thanks for the great comment, best wishes to you my friend! :)
@@MarkBryanRC 9000 RPM? OMG! 😳😳😳 Take care and stay healthy!
You too my friend! :)
That's awesome Mark! Absolute great job on the chassis and bodywork! The Civic looks stunning with the white wheels! Have a great and safe week my friend 👍
Cheers, Charlie! Thanks for the awesome comment, I love the looks of this one too - hope to run her soon - all the best from your friend Mark... :))
Great job with both the car and the video - really enjoyed that. The Type R looks fantastic! 👍
Thanks for the kind words my friend! I must say that after all that work on it, i'm quite pleased myself - just gotta try not to bin it on the first outing! :-)
Mark Bryan RC Haha, I hear you. Freshly painted shells must be heavier at the top for some reason, given how keen they always are to roll over... 😱🤣🤣
Oh yeah Bro! You hit the nail on the head there! I can just see those wing mirrors disappearing into the distance as we speak! :)
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Thanks, I think!!! :)
HOW BLOODY IRONIC THAT!!! 😲😳
I decided that I was just going to use the Body Clips on this one....
And THIS BODY ISN'T PRE DRILLED!!!!! 😖😜
Oh well, I think I still remember how to drill holes. 😜
And WOW Mukka! That Pearl White looks amazing!! 👍👍💯👏👏👏👏👏
I think when I get my Mondeo Body from England, I'm using THAT Paint. I'm really impressed with it!
Haha! Now that IS ironic, Carmine!
Yeah, the pearl white looks stunning, especially in the sunlight!
Cheers, matey! :)
I am looking forward to trying it! I've seen Pearlcoat on several 1/1 Cars.... Cindi is even looking at an Infiniti that's Pearl White. It's bloody stunning!!
Call it a tribute..... But the Body on me FF is going to be English!! 😊 I'm torn between the Mondeo or the Sierra Cossie. I think either way is a Win....
@@CarminesRCTipsandTricks Cossie is the one for me! But yeah, definitely win win! :P
@@MarkBryanRC Currently, L&L are the only ones making the Cossie... I've heard they're good, but am a bit concerned about the possible lack of Grille and Taillight details...
But yeah, I'm 50/50 either way!
I was in shock when the sticker was snapped on you mate. that's one mistake I learned is to leave the window gasket at the end. Great video.👍👍
Hi Ady - yeah I was shocked too, mate! TBH I have had it happen before. Oh - good call on the windows, I too have learned to put the surrounds on last as well. Cheers for the comment, hope you are well mate! :)
You have a lot more patience with the decals than I have.
Hehe! Thanks, Brian, I find that doing the decals is actually therapeutic! All the best! :O)
Just ordered this kit today! Thanks for the video!
Glad it was helpful! Enjoy your new Tamiya, it's a great kit! :O)
These decal application videos are incredibly helpful! I noticed you use a heat gun on some of these. Do you just blast the decal for a few seconds on a high heat etc to help mold it into ridges etc?
Thanks, Paul. It's good to know there is some helpful stuff in the videos. Ahh, yeah, that's my wife's hair drier I used to soften the stickers, on the hottest setting it only needs a blast of a few seconds and they are much easier to bend around tricky corners and ridges - seems to make the glue stick better, too! :-)
Mark Bryan RC Awesome, thanks! I’ll be using that technique on the next nightmare livery! :)
@@DC_Cha_Cha_Cha HAha - they are all a nightmare, mate! :D
Hey Mark
Try scoring, snapping and tearing your body. Heaps easier than scissors, I do 90% of the body that way and just use scissors where the plastic is a bit thicker or I haven’t scored enough.
Even the wheel arches tear nicely. Then just a quick blast with the protoform wheel arch sanding drum if they are a bit sharp.
Also like your choice in using the pearl white, I often use it, it’s subtle but a nice change.
Don’t forget the hairdryer it softens and shrinks slightly also makes those edges stick way better. It also makes air bubbles way less noticeable and the stickers are just so much more mailable.
Ahhh you did it towards the end. I spoke too soon!
Hi Paul - yeah I have seen that score and snap method, but have never been brave enough to try it! My scoring with a knife is not too accurate, but I will give it a go on my Wild One, after your encouraging words!
Yes I am really happy with the pearl white, as you say, a very subtle difference that really sets the body off nicely, while not diverging from the box-art too much. Oh, and the hairdryer was a must on this sticker job!
All the best, I hope all is good with you. :)
Mark Bryan RC thanks Mark!
Secret with score and snap/tear is use an old no. 11 blade let the moulding guide you and it will feel like you are dragging on the Lexan. That’s what you want, you’re not trying to cut but rather kind of scratch the surface. Once you have been around the body, start at the side on a straight line and just fold the Lexan it should fold along the score line and if it doesn’t snap then just lift it up and fold it again kind wiggle it. It will give you a good starting point, from there tear towards the inside of the body, this makes sure that your overspray film tears with lexan and doesn’t lift. Just be mindful that some parts of the body are thicker than others and you may need to re-score or use the lexan scissors, just to get past that point.
After you have done it once you won’t go back to doing a whole body with scissors again!
Hello Paul - thanks for the sage advice my friend, I'm gonna follow your detailed instructions and have a go! I really appreciate that you took the time to type all this up for me. Best regards from Mark... :)
Mark Bryan RC a pleasure 👍
Before I start I click the thumbs up I’ve got a coffee in my hand time to press play
Music to my ears, Kirk! I hope you enjoy the show! :)
Mark Bryan RC mark it was truly a work of art 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks my friend! :)
Mark Bryan RC your always welcome bro
awesome man
i subscribed by the way
Thanks very much, and the sub is truly appreciated man! :)
Good Job mate👍
Nice looking car👍👍
Thanks so much, Fons! Yeah, she does look rather lovely I think! Keep safe my friend! :))
Wow it came out beautiful Mark!! 😯👌
Thanks very much, Chris - I must say I am very pleased with the result myself, it really is a great kit to build. Keep safe my friend! :)
Nice work mark look just super gj ^^d
Thanks a bunch, Fredrik! It was a lot of work but really worth the effort - looking forward to see how she runs! All the best my friend! :)
I know those stickers can be a pain. Good job my man.🔥🤜🤛🔥💯🔥
Thanks my man, I appreciate those words! :-)
Awesome work with this body. Really cool to see. Thanks for sharing this!
Thanks, I really appreciate your comments - thanks for watching and take care my friend! :)
Sorry for the silly question I'm about to build one for my son I watched you paint the shell then remove the protective cover afterwards and it didn't make any sense to me surely the paint would just stick to the cover and not the body now I don't know what to do with mine
Hi Emma - no problem! Sorry if I didn't make it clear in the video, but you need to spray the paint on the inside of the body shell. The protective cover on the outside is just to stop any overspray from contaminating the outside of the body, and to protect from scratches as you are working on it. I hope this helps, if you have any other questions, please feel free to ask! All the best from Mark... :)
@@MarkBryanRC hi thanks Mark that helps a lot I'm building a tt01 subaru monte carlo for my son and I wanted to see someone doing the shell your really good and the video was brilliant I want a Honda civic now lol if I run into any issues can I ask you for help
Hi Emma, that's great! Love the Subaru Monte Carlo. I used that exact body on my TA-02 restoration, if you are interested, I have a few tips on building that body, here is a link to the video: th-cam.com/video/nvkcJ5dF_OM/w-d-xo.html
There is also a Part 1 where I cut out and prep the body. Yeah, the Civic is a beautiful looking kit, too. Good luck with the builds, keep in touch! :)
@@MarkBryanRC thanks Mark I will watch the videos later and iil be sure to let you know how it goes :-)
An interesting build Mark, it looks great. I've come to the conclusion you love doing those tricky decals, you've certainly had to deal with a few lately. Looking forward to see how it runs. ATB Darren.
Thanks Darren! Yeah, you got me - it's a love and hate thing with these bodies, a real pain but a great challenge too! Always rewarding when you see the finished job. All the best and keep safe my friend... :)
That is one sexy looking car. Have you tried black or silver rims on it?
Sure is a looker! It really stands out lined up with my other cars. Haven't tried other wheels yet, the silver ones off my Skyline GTR33 would look nice! All the best from Mark... :)
Hi guys, congratulations for your Chanel! Very interesting. Do your think you can let me know where to buy light kit for the Subaru Impreza tt02? Thanks you so much.
Hi Marcos - I don't think Tamiya make a light bucket set for this body shell. You may be able to adapt one of the generic aftermaket light sets that are available if you search the net, or it may be possible to make your own light buckets. I did a quick search for you, but nothing exactly to fit came up.
@@MarkBryanRC thank you so much for your quick reply! What do you think about my TT02 Subaru Impreza purchase? Ive seen on your videos that you don't paint the head light, does it look more realistic without the head light sticker? Thank you
Love the TT02 Subaru - good choice my friend! I also have a Tamiya Subaru body on my TA-01/2. It also looks great if you fit a Tamiya Rally Cockpit set, take a look at my video of the Subaru to see it! I hope you install ball bearings and oil shock dampers to make it as good as it deserves to be. On a body with the chrome light buckets like this Civic, it looks better without the light sticker. But if you have no light buckets, it is much better to use the stickers instead.
@@MarkBryanRC could you give me any tip to make these light buckets myself?
Hi Marcos - it would be very difficult to start from scratch, I recommend searching the internet for some light buckets of a similar shape to the subaru lights, like this: www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Tamiya-58390-Impreza-WRC-Monte-Carlo-07-TT01-DF03Ra-9115186-19115186-J-Parts/392718507253?hash=item5b6fd8dcf5:g:bJIAAOSw0GNbH-It
...and see if you can get them to fit. You may need to do some cutting and filing. Alternatively, these are quite a few "universal" light bucket sets out these if you search. Good luck! :)
Body is really cool👍
Thank you my friend! :)
Nice looking car. Good job
Thanks James! Yeah I'm happy how it turned out - best wishes from Mark... :)
Quality job as always!! Now go get it muddy 😂😂
Thanks Matt - well mate, I'm gonna try and keep this one on the tarmac - for now at least! All the best mukka! :))
I'm building my first RC car and I'm stuck on how to link up the ESC and the receiver and servo. Does anybody know a good video that explains it? It's a tamiya TT 01 E Audi Quattro touring. Thanks.
Hi Ben - not sure about videos that would help, but all you need to do is fit the plug from the servo into Ch1 of the receiver and the plug from the ESC into Ch1 of the receiver and it should work fine - good luck! :))
Esc in channel 2, servo in channel 1 😉😉 Typing too fast there Mark!
That's brilliant, thanks very much.
Sorry to bother you again, that worked but the steering is the opposite way round! Any ideas? Thanks, Ben.
On your transmitter there should be servo reversing switches. Move the ch1 to the opposite position it's in now. Or if computer radio there should be a menu for servo reverse.
That's beautiful brother
Thanks bro - that's very kind of you, best wishes from Mark... :)
@@MarkBryanRC your welcome brother
Great job Mark
Thanks very much, Paul - all the best my man! :)
What a marathon sticker job! My heart plummeted when the sticker snapped and soared when you triumphed regardless.
I very much look forward to seeing this car in action : )
Thanks my friend Del! Yeah, what a pain - but it is pleasing to behold after all that sweat! You can only see the sticker repair if you look really hard, so I am happy with my work. Hope to run this against Rob's new TT01 Merc whenever he gets home, will it be anywhere near a 4WD car? Gonna be interesting... :)
@@MarkBryanRC That´ll be an interesting question, and one whose answer may well vary with different surfaces and stuff. Hmmm...it´s makes me want to pit my M03 against my TL01!
You are correct my friend, the FF03 runs so close to the ground, but I think it will be a close run thing! I reckon the 2WD will be faster in a straight line (less transmission losses) but the 4WD will have the traction out of the turns - anyway, as I said, it will be fun! :))
Do the M03 / TL01 comparison, it'll be fascinating! :-)
@@MarkBryanRC I´ve bought a Kyosho MGB body for the TL01 from Kamtec but it´s 1:10 and my M03 wears a 1:12 Minor van body. Hmmm...there´s a 1:10 old-school Mini body somewhere in the attic, so they´d be the same scale. I´d love to take them both to a tarmac track but the next best thing would be to lay out some traffic cones in a supermarket car park on a Sunday and pit them against each other. They´ve both got Mabuchis so it really would be a test of FWD vs. 4WD.
i´ll be extra nice to my wife this week...
Sound like a great test - the cones is a good idea, I used them for one of the TT02 v XV01 tests and it worked well - if you run one at a time and use a stopwatch it's also quite compelling to watch!
PS I'm sure you are always extra nice to your wife! :P
So impressive Broski, love this look!
Broski, Broski, Broski!!! Great to read ya bruv! Hope you are well and take care my Broski!!! :))
Really nice! So much fun to watch!👍
Thank you, Het! It was a fun body to do, and a bit tricky in places. Glad you enjoyed it my friend! :)