1/10 Tacoma scale detail help.

ive always wanted to get into rc trucks...too much more to learn and too much more money to spend. haha

 

Custom chassis made it through Customs and should arrive in a few days. Body is still a month out.

 

Now, what do I need to get ordered for basic lighting? Do I need another battery, control board, relays? Specific wattage?Will worry about custom lighting later.
Thanks

 

What all are you wanting to light up? You can find light kits all over online. Most of them just use the regular driving battery.

 

You can use something like this to control a light bar or headlights.

RC Receiver Controlled On/Off Lighting Switch PWM Receiver LED Control Spray Switch Remote Electronic AUX Channel Relay

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FJZ67QM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_fz.qDbVNBCQWD

The big thing is making sure the lights you use are rated for the voltage you are sending them

 

Well only took 2 days to arrive. Only bad part is no battery charger so I can mess around
Think I'll get bigger battery and charger kit?

 

Awesome please post more pics when the built is done.

 

exactly right.

 

Damn that’s long. What motor and wax did you go with?

 

This is all new to me so not sure what "Wax" is? Motor is Goolrc 540/55T. Yea it's long for the Tacoma DCLB.

 

Man that looks pretty sweet! For lights, you could always make your own with 3mm LEDs.

 

ESC not wax lol. Damn auto correct

 

Lol, Quicrun Crawler for waterproof. Have no idea if what I got is good but they got some good reviews.

 

That's really good man! You're really talented

 

Yea, o will start with a basic setup. Ordered extra headlights and mirrors to try and do custom lights on them to match my truck. May need to do some fiber optic for some that's way down the road tho. Now looking to match my wheels as close as possible.

 

What body mount items will I need to go with the magnets? Some kind of extendable posts?

 

Best tools for removing printer slag in tight areas. Any good micro sanding tool? Also is it better to sand large parts before applying primer filler?

 

For mounting the body, you will need to make custom mounts or modify the current mounts.

If your talking about the support material that may be left over on some of the parts. I used a flat head pocket screwdriver to break it free. As far as sanding, a Dremel helps but be careful not to sand to much away. I've always applied primer before sanding, however I don't see why you can't sand before hand. Another tip, I always wash the body and let it dry before applying more coats of primer after sanding.

 

The support material was the easy part. It's all the hard spaghetti in the joints and door jams. Just trying to clean everything up to get a good fit and body lines. I have a dremel but probably won't use it on anything that is exposed. Was also considering spot body filler but may be overkill.

 

just found thread and want one so bad.