Death By Decal! A Full Build Of The 1996 Tamiya FF01 Ford Mondeo Car. (NOT FOR BEGINNERS)

Every step required to build this highly detailed vintage Tamiya 1/10th RC car of Paul Radisich's BTCC Spec Mondeo.
This is a challenging build and I wouldn't recommend this for a beginner, that's for sure. This build has taken me almost 20 hours to complete but the results are stunning.
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[@paulmcnamara2908]

Dude! That Mondeo looks absolutely stunning going the extra mile really shows. Nice job buddy!

[@stuartthorn3995]

Death by Decal.. That's how I feel when doing a lunch box lol... But that Mondeo is epic....Well done

[@RCKickschannel]

Worst I have ever done is a Tamiya Fat Fox truck. That is next level decal work with three full decal sheets.

[@skagerstrom]

The famous Mazda V6 with the driveshafts going thrue the V! :P

[@alaricbragg7843]

Hello from New Zealand. 🙂🇳🇿♥️ Thank you for this video! This took me back to my touring car TV watching, the Toyworld brochure and the Tamiya catalogue I had when I was 12! Yes, put a cockpit in please, especially considering that it will be a display model! Regarding the Supra kit: May you please keep the body as a spare but paint it silver like another 1995 Tamiya model, the Blitz Supra? 🙂

[@davidglanister4256]

Really like the intro on this episode Gav! It's great to see the history of the car to fully understand the reasons why Tamiya choose to produce the RC and scale model. I recall it being very popular back in the day. Often parents would buy this kit for their kids as the standard Mondeo was their family car. Anyway, great channel, will look forward to more RC content like this 👍

[@scaleworksRC]

Wow! That's proof of hard work and dedication paying off right there. Outstanding job! she's a beauty worthy of the title "shelf queen"

[@skylineguv]

Lovely job Gav! Fond memories of these, and BTCC in general of the late 80's to mid 90's. Used to get occasional pit access on race weekends through my colleague who's family were friends with Pete Hall of ICS.

[@RCKickschannel]

Now thats cool!

[@keithpowell4664]

Apprecaite youre not gonna wanna hear this, as it’ll cost you, but this is the content I subscribe for! This is brilliant! More of this.

[@MrGoat73]

A superb job Gav, excellent stuff! And very sound advice on the big stickers. Don't be afraid to cut them up & apply separately.

[@stucooper4132]

Loved the Tamiya FF cars. That Mondeo is absolutely awesome. Beautiful shelf queen

[@joshuathompson2131]

I love seeing old kits being built!!!! Next time you should get all the hop ups and make it fully race ready.

[@RCKickschannel]

Unfortunately that would cost a fortune these days, take months to find them all and this will never be a racer as the body is too fragile to run and to valuable. Money no object it would be fun mind. 👍🏻

[@PercysRc]

Gav , you have done that Mondeo pure justice, amazing!

[@graemebostwick1178]

That looks mint. I bought one new back in the nineties along with a Honda NSX. Painted mine red as the Honda was blue and wanted different colour. Since got a repro shell but apart from the side stickers all the others weren't opaque so look gray.

[@marksmith2726]

Looks great man, That body and the 850R are so nice.

[@AndrewCressy-cv6bx]

Looks epic 👌

[@michaelqendro9825]

Awesome job!

[@RCKickschannel]

Thanks!

[@YoShImUrA53]

Love the FF01. Was my first Taniya I built when I was 9 and now own 3 chassis... Its so much fun to drive! I really hope Tamiya re-releases it soon 🤞🏻🙏🏻

[@themanwithnoname8241]

I built my shelf Queen in early 1995 and have never even run it 😊👍

[@gloriahercules7780]

Nice job Gavin 🎉🎉🎉 Quedo precioso ❤

[@mattpowe]

Great job. Appreciated the intro too. This is such a great channel.

[@KR1ae]

Very nice that you gave this car so much love! I got one used one, a shelfqueen and a full body set including the wheels. ❤

[@roloreoandy9867]

Bloody Hell Gavin you did an AMAZING job on that Mondeo! What a beauty! I think it will really stand out in your collection mate! 🤜🤛🍻

[@RCKickschannel]

Thanks.

[@adrianharrison5208]

what a nice model for the collection, like you there is no way i would run that body as it is just so hard to get these days.

[@rickdeloub983]

Great build I had the nissan primera .

[@lo2713]

Stunning, great work there Gav. One of my all time fave tourers from back in the day. And i was Vauxhall guy back then. But the mondeo turned me 😁

[@ShawnMoreland317]

That looks gorgeous Gav!!! Well done my friend. That will make a beautiful shelf queen. I would definitely run it without the body when you test it out. I have to say, you are very good at painting up RC bodies. I'm very protective over the Squash Van because you did an awsome job on that one as well. Maybe you could have a side gig, painting up RC bodies for people. Just a thought. Looking forward to seeing how this stacks up to the BT-01. I've heard the BT-01 is horrible and has a ton of slop throughout the chassis. It seems to me, that Tamiya has gotten worse with time, rather than better. Like you said, this vintage car came with oil shocks, and most now come with friction ones?

[@edwinumayam2722]

Nice looking car. I have the Volvo 850 BTCC kit. You mentioned the decals being a faf on the Momdeo, I think the Volvo takes the cake!

[@RCKickschannel]

Worst so far for me was the Fat Fox. OMG.

[@PopalongRC]

looking forward to seeing you racing this one ... see you on the track

[@Rob_NABS]

Very cool car and build.

[@Hamish1968]

Beautiful job!

[@TheLabLimited]

Cool video! Paul & I have mucked about with a few things over recent years, took our Nissan March (don't laugh it punches WAY above its weight) to Leadfoot a couple of times (NZs version of Goodwood but now dead) helped with a couple of things on his fathers Red Toyota Supra - there's a connection between your next project and this one! Paul has an extremely low mileage road going version of this Mondeo with under 1000Kms on the clock. I'm going to have a crack at building an RC version of our March and have a couple of bodies so may do one in the grahics we had for Leadfoot when Paul dove it & one in its current guise :) I should never have re started this RC car thing, going to get expensive........

[@schon74]

Nice one, I've got one in my collection, not minty fresh though sadly but not bad. This and the escort pilot are my fave tamiyas .

[@vintageschumacher]

i had one ;-) might have a recording of the model on vhs

[@Geo_art_RC]

Total class. Love it! Worth the effort!

[@barrycheesemore2928]

wow, that Mondeo looks bloody amazing mate, you've done an absolutely brilliant job of it!!! Although putting bearings in a shelf queen kit seems a bit of a waste of time and money to me.....

[@Hendaz89]

Tamiya could do with doing more recent btcc cars like Ash suttons focus or Colin turkingtons bmw or Gordon sheddons halfords civic that would be awesome 👌great video always look forward to your videos

[@alantaylor353]

L&L Models do this body & they also do their own replicas of the wheels. I don't have it, but I do have quite a few of their other bodies & they're pretty decent.. The quality is a bit hit or miss though.. They offer a pretty large range of touring/street & rally bodies with some very cool liveries.! They're increasingly offering their bodies with 3D printed mirrors, wings, spoilers etc as opposed to their older bodies with lexan parts... So look out for the different versions. The only other thing to look out for are the lines left in the bodies from where the two piece molds meet, they can be quite pronounced & could be annoying to you if you're looking for perfection. I don't know of any way of getting rid of them.. Their decals can either be spot on or a little bit iffy... But they're overall good.! I believe it's because they're transitioning from body molds & decal sheets that were designed a while ago by other people to recently designed & made molds by newer people.?! If you're looking for an extremely good looking body to use on your daily driver I can't recommend L&L highly enough, if you're looking for absolute perfect, I'd perhaps look elsewhere.!.. But be prepared to pay a lot more.! I'd also chech back often because their newer bodies are much betther than their older ones.!

[@spinrushrc]

RapidTac!!! The answer to all you decal problems. Spray on to clean. Spray again for a wet seal. While the sticky side of the decal is wet, I use a set of twizzers to handle my decals. The wet application makes it very easy. Use a gentle microfiber towel to soft wipe away any air bubbles. Love me some RapidTac.

[@peterdame]

I have a Toyota Levin ff01 new in the box 😁

[@WTFRCCars]

Total pain to cut out all the stickers but so worth it look mint.

[@coygtrc]

It's absolutely stunning 😮 The extra work you did paid off. Really incredible 🙃 Of course, putting a cockpit would be the icing on the cake. Well done, Gavin 👏🤝 (Which camera do you use for when you pan around the detail during the build please ?)

[@RCKickschannel]

iPhone 15 Pro Max

[@alfredyost7972]

I like the FF01 chassis. The gear box does break easily. I have the New Beetle FF01. Thoughts?

[@prophetate]

#fortheloveofford

[@rivierarc]

Beautiful! Excellent work on the decals too.. Not looking forward to doing my FF01 Opel Vectra. Did you use soapy water to apply the larger ones?

[@RCKickschannel]

Yes I think I did if I remember correctly.

[@rivierarc]

@@RCKickschannel think thats the way I will do mine. Plus nick the wifes hair drier too. Only reason I need to use one 🤣

[@pilotanimal192]

O ok better go then , wanted to learn somthing . I will go to a beginners site .

[@RCKickschannel]

I got you, kzbin.info/www/bejne/o6a6gH-qhNiNi9ksi=umcfWZ1-sQqR7IzC

[@kanenstuff]

I can tell the track run was in NZ and not England as there was blue skies 😂

[@RCKickschannel]

That and no rain LOL

[@Alan-cg8gx]

What about the later FF chassis.

[@RCKickschannel]

What about it ?

[@Alan-cg8gx]

@@RCKickschannel Are the later chassis's a more focused fwd as the FF01 was converted from the 4wd and the BT-01 is modular. I think the FF chassis got up to FF04.

[@Alan-cg8gx]

Hi Gavin just thinking did Tamiya make a dedicated RWD chassis (ROAD) I know they did F1 and a couple of M-chassis's. But I dont recall a full size for touring/race cars.

[@durbar546]

the ff01 didnt handle well at all I had an old honda civic was awful to drive but they all look great

[@heindeberk6370]

Nice build! does this kit include a 10th scale role of duct-tape 😂

[@RCKickschannel]

That and a 1/10th panel adjustment sledge hammer LOL

[@peterkapteyn5780]

Why don't you buy the reproduction shell from L and L models to use for driving?

[@RCKickschannel]

I can't face doing another body for a while but yet, that is a good plan if you want to drive these at the track

[@parzi7334]

Hi where did you get this car from?

[@MarkNash-jf3gh]

Mate.. I love the Tam stuff but do some more Kyosho and do some more vintage racing. Stop messing around with children’s toys mate. I’m rebuilding a ZX. Don’t do a popalong and bore us. Go big pal you’re great. I love your channel. Your clever. Can you do more vintage racing with upgrades and track time. I’m looking as to how to make my ZX corner better. Your great

[@RCKickschannel]

Next vintage racing on the channel will be the TRICKBITS YZ10 when the kit is ready. That is the pinnacle of vintage racing. facebook.com/rctrickbits/

[@smellurfingerrcdejesus9176]

Monday🎉o day light come and me want to go home come mister tally man tally me banana day light come and me want to go home