20Tacoma17's Mini-me build 1/9 Scale plus Wide body Overland build and now Mini-Minime.

I started with duplicolor clear but I ran out and it wasn't laying down very well. I have a good touch up paint kit and used that clear. Lays down very nice and dries fairly quick. It is a little spendy.

 

2k clear is an aerosol 2 stage, no good much after you mix the two stages but its as close to automotive as ull find in a can. Pricey as well esp since its a 1 and done can.

 

I'll have to remember that for nex time. Worth it to have a good finish.

 

Amazing how you can fix orange peel using 1500, 2500, 3000 grit wet sandpaper and a DA. 1 panel down, 10 to go. Looks better than my real one.

 

Wow! Just read through the whole thread. What a build man. Your attention to detail is great and the paint looks fantastic so far!

 

Thank you, hopefully I can finish painting this weekend and start final assembly.

 

Paint correction done except no polish or sealer yet. Need to wait 30 days for that. All black trim painting this weekend.

 

Paint correction..

RC car..

but mad props for the attention to detail! I wouldn’t be able to take that thing off road after it’s done

 

I know I over-do just about everything but didn't like that some areas the clear laid down nice and other areas it orange peeled so I made it all the same.
I'll be building another one next winter that will be wide body long travel for thrashing.

 

Coming out clean. I bet the paint is better then the one toyota put on

 

Black trim started. Lots of little pieces done. Starting around windows to simulate rubber seals and A pillar vinyl. Still have front and rear windows and wheel wells.

 

Trying to hand make a custom grille to kind of match mine. Harder than I thought.

 

oh now ur just bragging

 

No, not bragging. My truck grille has oval holes. Too hard to replicate on such a small scale. Plus this little thing took me 2 hours to make. This build is more challenging than I thought.

 

Looking good.

It would probably be easier to match the truck grill to the model grill.

 

Mocking up step bars. Was able to cut n sand it down to scale size.

 

The only negative thing about this thread...

I found it and read every word, only to get to the end and discover the story isn’t finished!

But for real op, excellent craftsmanship!

Some people assemble models, some take it to an entirely higher level and start approaching what I consider art.

 

Hopefully the body and wiring will be complete in a couple of weeks. Still waiting on my IFS chassis which has been slowed down because if this would pandemic. Thanks for the positive comments.

 

Finished cutting step bars to length and coming up with mounting brackets which just need to be trimmed and some non skid pads. Look fairly close to OEM. Now onto to final assembly this weekend. I only get one full day off so hoping 2-3wks and body should be done.

 

Then you can start on mine?