Capo 1:8 Jeep CD15823

[Prop Shaft]

Not much in the way of an update. Im busy at work, plus Im messing with the paint currently. A tedious process for me. Thinking I'm going with blue. Now Im just decided on which blue I want. Making a trip to the hobby store tomorrow to see what options there are in the Tamiya lineup. I did manage to get the engine painted and installed though. Along with the prop shafts.

[Prop Shaft]

Worked some more on it today.
Started with the floor.


Then the seats.

Seat mounting brackets.


Seats and trans tunnel mounted to floor.


Then I moved on to the dash. The gauge cluster is printed on thin plastic, the idea is lights behind it shine through. The directions are unclear, but there was only 1 clear piece to cover the printed cluster, and the gauges came all warped in my kit. So I cut up a scrap piece of lexan to sandwich them and keep them flat.

Finished dash.

One of the body panels had some casting issues.

Found some TS-15 locally so was able to start painting body parts.

[Rakthi]

Nice job on the engine! That bit of paint makes a **** of a difference!

They sure upped their game on the detailing in this model. That interior looks pretty good. Am I correct in thinking you added those little color details to the dash, handbreak etc.? If so, I should send you the dash of my truck

Stephan

[Prop Shaft]

Originally Posted by Rakthi

Nice job on the engine! That bit of paint makes a **** of a difference!

They sure upped their game on the detailing in this model. That interior looks pretty good. Am I correct in thinking you added those little color details to the dash, handbreak etc.? If so, I should send you the dash of my truck

Stephan

Thanks Stephan. Capo definately stepped it up on this model. My only real disappointment is the lack of some sort of exhaust. You are correct on the details of the dash. Everything is molded in black plastic. A little bit of paint goes a long way!

[Rakthi]

I admire your steady hand on that bit of paint on the dash/wheel!, no way I could work that neat!

As for the missing exhaust, fabricating one from some tubing should be easy for you, no?

Stephan

[Prop Shaft]

Originally Posted by Rakthi

I admire your steady hand on that bit of paint on the dash/wheel!, no way I could work that neat!

As for the missing exhaust, fabricating one from some tubing should be easy for you, no?

Stephan

I may do some sort of exhaust, not sure. The design of the motor doesnt really have a spot where the manifolds would go so it kinda bugs me that way

[Prop Shaft]

The painting and priming continues. Its amazing how thin the Tamiya rattle cans go on. I think i have 7 coats before all the sanding marks disappear. Taking my time on the other pieces and sanding with finer grit before I lay down the paint.

Ive noticed quite a few small imperfections in the casting of the body pieces. Nothing a little filler cant fix. But the windshield housing... Yikes. It was rough.

Starting assembling the roll cage while paint was drying.

Once assembled. It became pretty clear there was a problem. The left and right side bars aren't bent to match. You can see the difference when i stand it up against the wall.

Then I had a pretty major boo boo... The cowl pice between the hood and windshield was pretty badly bent right out of the box. I tried to gently bend it back into shape, and it just snapped in two instantly... Pretty much zero give when it comes to cast aluminum.

On the plus side the fella I bought this from is supposed to be sending me new roll bars and the cowl piece. Bit of a life saver there. As i have no clue how i would go about repairing the cowling.