Again another Marui project : Super Wheelie and Big Bear!

[silvertriple]

I added a few other prints, almost ever accessory is there to complete the bodyshelll. The driver figure is still missing, though...


This body will be assembled and will be sitting on my stand next to the two other bodies during the vintage of this season...

[discgolfer72]

i just scanned through the thread . i still have my driver (sans his arms) if you need any pics /measurements . this was my first hobby rc purchased back in the 80s lol

[silvertriple]

i just scanned through the thread . i still have my driver (sans his arms) if you need any pics /measurements . this was my first hobby rc purchased back in the 80s lol

Well I have a few original driver with a few of my original cars. Not all of them have it. I will need to do something about this, but driver figure is another learning curve by itself:-)

[discgolfer72]

i just scanned through the thread . i still have my driver (sans his arms) if you need any pics /measurements . this was my first hobby rc purchased back in the 80s lol

Well I have a few original driver with a few of my original cars. Not all of them have it. I will need to do something about this, but driver figure is another learning curve by itself:-)

cool .just making sure . i had the one arm i had eft 3d scanned ,but could never adjust it (mirror) so that it would work on the opposite side . it would be fun to scratch build one again but fully 3d printed (i think i still have a spare populated gearbox somewhere )

[silvertriple]

i just scanned through the thread . i still have my driver (sans his arms) if you need any pics /measurements . this was my first hobby rc purchased back in the 80s lol

Well I have a few original driver with a few of my original cars. Not all of them have it. I will need to do something about this, but driver figure is another learning curve by itself:-)

cool .just making sure . i had the one arm i had eft 3d scanned ,but could never adjust it (mirror) so that it would work on the opposite side . it would be fun to scratch build one again but fully 3d printed (i think i still have a spare populated gearbox somewhere )

At the very exception of the driver figure (i've not found the time yet to take care of that work, which requires me to learn new tooling to deal with it), all the files are available on my Cults3D page for both the bodyshell (files for the splitted version will be added soon), the chassis, the modified gearset and the rims and tires...
For your missing arms, I saw someone who took a tamiya driver figures and adated the arm to replace a missing one. That could be a good approach to complete your driver figure...

[silvertriple]

I just updated the publication for the Super Wheelie body with the splitted body and pictures of the FDM and resin prints. Hope to see some builds different than mine at some point...

[silvertriple]

I have a few Super Wheelies to rebuild, and some of them have broken roll cage. I ordered 3 complete set of accesories to complete the superwheelie bodies.


The target is to rebuild :
- One Black CJ-7 for my daughter
- One White Land Cruiser
- One Blue Land Cruiser
- One White CJ-7

And once this will be done, I will have to review the set of parts I have (to be clear, I lost the count of the incomplete cars I accumulated during this project).

[silvertriple]

As I received a piece of history today...


I had to take another picture, because I can take that picture, as this page of this specific catalog is the inspiration of a massive project... A picture, that I'm literally the only one who can take it at this stage...

[silvertriple]

I have quite a few Super Wheelies and Big Bear here awaiting for some restoration.

However, my first priority is to get a white Toyota and a white CJ-7 ready as soon as possible to be able to make the single picture with all the Marui cars, including the Mitsubishi Jeep... The black CJ-7 and blue Land Cruiser on the shelf will stay the way they are (at least for now, because they deserve a proper work to get nicer), but at least the CJ-7 will end under another chassis...

Some of the bodies went for some work by a friend, and I got them back earlier this week. It's time to work out the cosmetics... I started yesterday with the White Toyota...


This morning I worked out a black CJ-7 (Barbamama scheme is targeted, after the Barbapapa's Lunchbox), for my daughter), and this afternoon the white CJ-7. Pure White for the Toyota, Pearl White for the CJ-7, and Metallic Black for the second CJ-7..


I'm also tempted to start out the Resin printed Mitsubishi, in a lighter color than the first one (I'm not too sure, which is one of the reasons I've not started yet, the second is my son took the work area to paint a drifter body as he seems very motivated today )...

[silvertriple]

Today, after a morning running RCs with my son at the club, the afternoon was with my daughter, and her Lunchbox...


That's basically from the Lunchbox that the idea came from for the Super Wheelie "Barbamama"...
After the afternoon at the club, my daughter asked again for the Super Wheelie, and I had to do some progress on this one...

A bit of Pink fluo vinyl, the bodyshell and some time and here is the result...
One key element on the bonnet


And I added other elements on the side...


I've specially ordered a small barbamama figurine for this, and I will have to find a way to hook her to the seat. Hopefully, I get the figurine soon, but I can already figure out what it is going to look like, and it will be fun!

[Dadio]

Very cool , I haven't thought about Barbapapa or Barbamama in decades

[silvertriple]

Very cool , I haven't thought about Barbapapa or Barbamama in decades

I thought it was definitely suitable for some vintage RC, just like the Mistery machine is also very suitable for a Lunchbox (be carefull, next image may reignite some chidhood memories)...

[Frankentruck]

Awesome Lunchbox group photo!

[silvertriple]

One of the Big Bear bodies I have had an awfully thick paint on top of it. It seemed thick and quite solid... I put it for 48 hours in the magic sauce bath (aka Glanzer, see my Ninja and Shogun thread)... After about 6 hours, bubbles started to appear, so there was a good chance the paint can be removed...

48 hours after the beginning of the bath, I removed the bodyshell from the bath. There is still some studborn areas...


I used a flat screwdriver, used as a rasor to remove the elements from the big surface, trying to avoid marking the body as mush as possible...
Then I used a hook end to remove the remaining paint from the lines...


Next will be fine sanding, and that should give me a nice and clean surface to apply primer so we can get a nice box art Big Bear...

[silvertriple]

Took benefit of a improvement of the weather (which is not expected to be more than temporary) to apply blue ( Tamiya TS-51 Racing Blue) on the SLA resin Mitsubishi body


The blue is nice, I have another can, i'm question myself about using this one on the Big Bear or putting a clearer one ( TS-19 Metallic Blue)... I want both of this bodies to be painted before playing with clear coat on all bodies that requires it (most likely the white pearl and the black metallic will require it, but I was not sure for the blue ones)...