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Re: Tamiya Unimog CC01

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What did you use for your headlights?


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The headlights came in the kit. The top rack with lights I bought on eBay.
bats wrote:What did you use for your headlights?

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Re: Tamiya Unimog CC01

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The black lexan with Velcro is s great idea.
Coelacanth wrote:That looks awesome. I had a ride in a Unimog in Mexico a couple years ago, they are very cool vehicles. About the only thing I'd consider doing, and I'd only do it for scale-looking models, is to find a way to hide the wires & electronics inside the windows. I don't know if this model comes with a cockpit or driver figure, but if not, maybe even a flat piece of Lexan painted black on one side could be folded up and attached with a bit of Velcro and the wires tucked beneath it. Kinda nit-picky but I'd only make that suggestion for a scale model, not off-road buggies. 8)

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Re: Tamiya Unimog CC01

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Looking very good.
I've been modding up a RTR version which came with a beautifully finished XB factory body that came with the windows nicely tinted. Dark enough hide the inside, but not blacked out.
I have not ever seen any cab interior pieces from Tamiya, only those created by modellers later.
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As the factory body is too nice to roll around the rocks, I'm currently adapting a hard Jeep body from China. Going well (after I extended the wheelbase...)
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Re: Tamiya Unimog CC01

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Martco78 wrote:Looking very good.
I've been modding up a RTR version which came with a beautifully finished XB factory body that came with the windows nicely tinted. Dark enough hide the inside, but not blacked out.
I have not ever seen any cab interior pieces from Tamiya, only those created by modellers later.
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Tinted windows on a vehicle of that vintage just looks unrealistic, IMHO (tinted windows only started to show up on 1:1 mainstream vehicles in the 1980s).

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Re: Tamiya Unimog CC01

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But like he said, it hides the inside, electronics and such. We do soo much to these cars that are unrealistic, tinted windows are the very least of our worries.

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