Parked up @ RC Drift QLD, the details look good. A mixed street "looking" circuit...
Parked up @ RC Drift QLD, the details look good. A mixed street "looking" circuit...
RC Arlos GR Yaris on deck. I am really digging the look.
Roof is carbon look, and while didnt get the exact look i was after is still good. short overhang means chase cars beware of walls. . you can see how close it is.
I think it's probably the same as the 370z or GT86 but for transitioning chase car its shorter.
So happy with this beast. Still some details to complete.
RC Arlos 24KRC GR Yaris - Completed enough for a debut.
While the black rims were awesome, I had to change to the spec tyres for RC Drift QLD. wheel clearance is mm dependant.
Being night time, this also aids visibility.
Visble proximity to walls is a challenging as there is no margin for error. The YD2 ZX is pretty good.
Very happy.
Debut ready... still need door handles and a few things.
So Happy I could get this mounted LOW!
Light buckets were a painters challenge.
I don't really understand when a DRL is required, that the only option is a white paint. For a $50 light bucket set, they ain't that great.
I will need lights on track and these require 3 small LED each side... Hmm. more custom.
LOW is good.Low is good. Rear brake disks not in this picture while adjusting offset.
This picture is before mounting and small stickers as in the top picture
RC Arlos 24KRC GR Yaris - Build - Part 2 Paint
Well you can see the colour. Tamiya PS Anodised Blue Metallic backed with White then Ultimate black
With the main colour on , I knew the GR yaris had the forged carbon roof, so as thats a main feature, I thought I'd go with that also.
While not perfect, the old plastic wipe technique worked ok. with gun metal.
A good three hour battle with masking and painting gets you pretty far along.
far enough to see what you are dealing with.
I think there are some black rims comin onto this. to suit the other contrasts.
Stay tuned for assembly before debut at RC Drift QLD.
With a new shop open in the area, Aussie Hobbies. I went for a look and found this for sale at a discount.
must have... must cut and check.
must get confused.... the body was almost too good that the detail on the throw away pieces including headlights was confusing.
Off to the website...
This body is NOT for beginners. I am quite experienced and getting the desired cuts and radius on many parts was a challenge.
but eventually I got there.
and the body sits together quite well.
test fit gets exciting.... what colour.
One thing about this body is it will be expensive for the whole thing.
I got some extra parts. but while the 3d print fit is good, the finish is not up to injection molded standards.
RC Arlos 24KRC make a lot of cash on extras.
rather that provide a bag of injection moulded extras for the whole car that yokomo would charge 25$ for.
you end up with options.... that could cost well over $200 or Euro. I stopped at the essential light buckets.
Light buckets $35
rear light lenses $25
front grille upper
front grille lower
rear lower spoiler
rear upper spoiler
front emblem
fog light buckets
front canards
door handles
roof antenna
bonnet vents
front vents
rear vents
mirrors and rear camera
6/12 on track today. I called out the boys for a last run on the Broz big track.
And of course there is always room for bashing.
but the 2011 servo that has suffered more hits than I care to imagine wasn't coping. We shall see.