ECX BARRAGE GEN2 KIT BUILD | Ep. 2 - Body Painting Tips & Final Reveal

[@DFDuck55]

I have a Gen1 and was happy to see ECX fixed most of the problems the Gen1 had, like moving the shock towers to the outside of the chassis which made it more stable plus allows for a full size steering servo. Replaced the 3-link in the rear with a 4-link. And replaced the 1.9 wheels and 110mm tires that looked out of scale with 1.5's, though I just replaced the stock 1.9 tires with smaller diameter 96mm tires with some nice mud tread and they look good. I've actually been quite happy with the stock 370 motor, it seems to have ample torque for trails and crawling and I don't really care about speed. The biggest performance mod I did was add 5/8ths of an ounce weight on each wheel, that made a big difference with how easily it rolled over. I painted the outside of the body because I like to get scratches in the paint from use. I cut a couple small rectangles from one of those things that hold a bread bag closed, painted them silver and glued them on for door handles. Made a CB antenna for the back bumper from an old guitar E string. And cut the driver side window out because who goes 4-wheelin' with their windows rolled up? And made a simple interior box from a dollar store sandwich box and added a driver.. Eventually I plan to cut the bed off and build a wooden flat bed for it. I wanted to pick up a Gen2 but I've never actually found any place that has one for sale. Horizon just has a thing to enter your zip code to find a store within 350 miles, and told me there was none. And I never could find one online anywhere.

[@coreykurtz1404]

I don't know how I missed this video, not a huge ecx fan but looks great for kids or people new to kits! Once again you do a stellar job!

[@ChazOutlaw]

I've been doing this for years.. exactly like you did this. I still watched all the way through. You do an excellent job showing people how to do things, the right way. I'm happy to see Horizon getting behind you. You're on your way RC Girl. Keep up the good work

[@knigh_hawk_733]

Great job on the build and paint job looking forward to seeing it on the trail

[@JustPlaneNutzRC]

Your hair looks great, and the paint job is excellent!

[@ryanjohnson3693]

Love the idea with the front grill. I took carpet tape one time and made it have a scaly look for my buggy

[@jahmenrcbuildingasone4254]

This platform and specs has been booming for a minute glad your putting your touch on it. I've subbed to support the cause great work. Excellent choice for a color looks sweet!

[@RcBasherBoi]

Wow it came out awesome, hands down Rc Girl.🙏

[@RCGirl]

Rc Basher Boi thanks!

[@scotfirehamer4247]

I always smile when I see you posted a new video nice job on the masking and the decals you've got steady hands🤗

[@timo8490]

Great video,,you give us backyard crawlers many great ideas an you explain everything very well so I thank u for all your tips 😬

[@ptalbany]

the bed looks sick great idea

[@nevertolatetorc8948]

Great painting tips. My next paint job I'm going to try the grill the way you did. Thinking about turning my 1st E-Revo into a rat rod and I'll be painting the body. Thanks

[@Steve_R]

I like it. For the price of this kit, it builds into a nice truck for someone looking to enter the hobby. Lots of good info in this video. Your body turned out great, umm, I mean the barrage body. Like the hair cut. Looking forward to the next video to see how it runs.

[@davidburke5686]

Nice job, looking forward to the trail run.

[@md3631363]

Cool video, that paint job looks awesome, the grill and window smoke tint are a nice touch :) Looking forward to the trailing video!

[@rcjoe406]

Great job came out really nice

[@michaelbaxter8383]

Hi RC Girl you did an amazing job building your Barrage kit. That paint job you did on the Barrage bodie is amazing. Can't wait to see you out with this truck crawling on your course. Keep up doing the great videos that you make. That is one very cool looking rig💪👍👍😎

[@RCGirl]

Michael Baxter 😉thanks so much for the kind words!

[@TonysRcTechboom]

Fantastic video, thanks for sharing 👊😁👊

[@keithmeredith2191]

I just love your videos I try to catch all your latest uploads but I have to say I'm a huge axial crawler fan and have passed over the barrage but after your videos about 90% sure there is an ecx barrage in my near future thanks for sharing with us

[@RCGirl]

That's great to hear! I'm loving the barrage. It seriously gets up features that my TRX4 struggles with... I just did the first real trail run today and I'm impressed.

[@yamittr250]

Cool grill trick.

[@danielsprock385]

Sicko! I’ve been looking for a dark green thanks for the demo.

[@no1fixer958]

Great video,very informative,even though I don't own one ,you show the characteristic of the truck thoroughly,keep up the great vids

[@blizzardrc7024]

Nice job with the paint!!👍 . I still have a hard time with painting body’s . ThankYou for the helpful tips. I like the kit u are building. Looks like a fun truck!! 😎

[@no1fixer958]

Love your hair colour,it looks more natural

[@RCGirl]

haha it's the same color, it just got cut. it gets more blond in the summer. TMI probably, but thought i'd clarify ;)

[@davedallara826]

Super great job.

[@aleksandrtabichinskiy8776]

Nice paint job. Congrats on 5000 followers!

[@RCGirl]

Thanks!!! Appreciate the support.

[@RichardSmith-vs7qg]

Hi there RC Girl, we are really impressed with how the build turned out but especially the paint job. Very nice! The only problem I now have is that my children are expecting me to do as neat a job as you have on the shell. Not going to happen. Keep well. Thanks. Richard.

[@RCGirl]

Thank you. You can do it too!

[@Dave-us6yu]

Great Job!! Looks Awsome!! Subscribed!👍

[@TheDeLeonGarageCollection]

I hate to admit it, but I love the smell of lexan paint.

[@mikeashbaugh7773]

Awesome!! I learned a ton from this so neat!!!!

[@spdy3926]

Love your videos! Your refreshing to what is most common out there. It's nice to have some of that feminine excitement, smiles and generally 'super' friendly. Love your haircut! Something like a way cool Pat Benatar cross mix. It's 'super' cute.

[@Sticker-Happy]

I love a good kit build, Great job! I love the Tamiya PS-9 Green. Paint theme reminds me of this full scale old Toyota FJ trail rig here in Australia named Milo :)

[@1peanut]

That turned out great. dig the fenders

[@RCGirl]

Thanks!

[@tomthorpe1899]

i give it A 99 looks great & even better out side in nature :)

[@therchunter7803]

Sick job awesome paint job

[@Warwick3511]

Well done rc girl . The smoke is one of the hardest colours to paint, it runs very easy. you can also use the clear film as a mask and paint the bed n the outside for a semi gloss effect.

[@RCGirl]

I ended up using raptor lining (actual truck bed lining) and spraying that on the tiny truck bed. I didn't video it but you can see a photo at 12:30

[@RCGirl]

Good idea on the film as a mask though!

[@stacygardner507]

great video, I'm going to buy one myself, now I just need to get my paint scheme figured out lol

[@RCGirl]

stacy gardner awesome! Have fun with the build.

[@rcjan5690]

Great paintjob..thumbs up..

[@darrenconnor6919]

Nice job!!

[@charliekline3975]

After you do your first coat before you do the second coat turn the spray can upside down and press the button once or twice it will stop the paint from Clogging up .

[@imemovengeance]

I always have a hard time cutting out the fender wells. I have to go back with a rounded file to get rid of the burrs left over.

[@RCGirl]

Outdoor Life RC haha yeah body cutting and large decal placement are probably my two unfavorite things in RC!

[@imemovengeance]

RC Girl Great work

[@zubuxstein]

Good review, noticed every now and then there is a statement / question. Its a question tone added to the end of the phrase. Possibly would have been a good idea the usual glass of wine 😁

[@NCmountainsYouTubeChannel]

Really nice job"! 👊 . simple video . thank u.. 👌

[@annafraley5388]

Yep, I definitely like that paint job, looks Great..!!✅ You gat a Harley back there at 12:09 .?? 🤔🤷🏻‍♂️ I have had a few myself 😎👍

[@foxtrot301yt3]

Cool! Thanks!

[@hawkkim1974]

that is one very nice job. interesting

[@bryanveevee5975]

Dang that body looks sweet! Nice paint job! I have a Tamiya Clodbuster kit to build for my very first kit and I'm excited to build it. I'm still waiting on my transmitter to show up so then I can start the build. Hopefully it will be here soon.

[@rccincy]

Good job

[@NFornell]

Really nice paintjob. I dont like the "smoke" on the windsscreen though, i think its better al clear.

[@aarondrew5036]

Please do more with the barrage :)

[@flaviogomez8862]

Will the new update parts from the gen 2 fit the the first ecx barrage?

[@jacobalten]

I am so glad i found your channel. i am a new person getting into this hobby... what kind of soap would you recommend? Would Dawn be fine to use?

[@rcadventure44]

Good job on that paint. Love the color. RC ya later

[@timskylark]

just got finished replacing my servo used one out of a old traxxas slash and it had a long enough wire on it worked perfict traxxas 2075

[@ErrlRC]

Great vid, definitely some good painting tips.

[@RCGirl]

Thanks! Painting is not my best skill in RC, but I'm getting better. ;)

[@davidturner2365]

That’s cool

[@CaliCoastRCFPV]

CLEAN!!! :)

[@3dmints286]

im about to buy a yellow one. just found out about this channel. how did you get into rc?

[@anthonyadams6688]

That looks awesome. For the final reveal it looks like the truck bed was textured. You mentioned you wanted spray it with something matte, what did you end up using to make it look like that? I look forward to seeing videos of it on the trail!

[@RCGirl]

Anthony Adams I used raptor lining (used on full size truck beds) but I think you could also use matte black plastidip and get a similar look

[@ka4172]

The right chassis size to put a Pro Line Sumo (suzuki samurai)body on .How you get the "bed liner" look in the rear of the body?

[@RCGirl]

I used raptor lining (for full size truck beds!) but you can get a similar look with matte black plastidip

[@xfirty2x]

What, no RC Girl decal straight up ? 😆 looks amazing though, didn't think it was going to look that good, but turned out really good. And the carbon theme on the front looks awesome ! Actually painting a Hilux body next week, might have to try that too.

[@RCGirl]

Jarrads 32 oh man, you're right! I'll add a decal today!!

[@elsby]

choice vid !!!!!!!

[@toniarte5656]

good job

[@MicroScaleGarage]

great video

[@yamittr250]

Is that brushed Rhino liner ?

[@BASSstarlet]

Nice!

[@1peanut]

awesome video. Thank you. awesome RC girl and amazing hair too...

[@RCGirl]

haha just got my hairs cut ;)

[@tonyromano6220]

T. Man fresh hair! LOL

[@macelius]

Build could have been it's own episode, or stream :).

[@STEVOD313]

Looking good loving the new doo! Cool build,keep it up 👍👍👊👊📹📹u didn’t back ur colors with white,silver or black

[@RCGirl]

Thanks! I backed it in black

[@foxtrot301yt3]

How did you get the stand for your cars?

[@RCGirl]

$18 on amazon! amzn.to/2GpDgDI

[@foxtrot301yt3]

You should do a video on all of your rcs

[@RCGirl]

I'm developing a website which will go live soon that will showcase all my cars and the details of all their components. Stay tuned!

[@luke_atthat]

Nice work and results. Very cool your videos. You got me. I subscribe!

[@TSully2013]

Excellent video girl

[@TSully2013]

+rcgirl alwayz keepn up to date reciprocate ?

[@bigmac5219]

You Rock. Good info.

[@RCGirl]

Thanks!

[@robertgantz8059]

How did you do the bed liner look?

[@RCGirl]

robert gantz raptor liner. It's for full size truck beds haha! Im sure you can get a similar look with matte black plastidip

[@robertgantz8059]

RC Girl Thank you looks good nice job

[@raptorcrazy9545]

Nice video keep up the good work

[@RCGirl]

Thanks!!

[@yvindnordhagenrc7669]

Super job! The Barrage turned out supercool - you're good at this :-) Hope to see you do some crawling with it too :-)

[@RCGirl]

Yep - next episode will be a crawl. Spoiler - this thing crawls better than rigs that are twice the cost..!

[@yvindnordhagenrc7669]

Interresting - looking forward to the next one then :-)

[@gordorc4585]

hey new haircut! cute :) cool truck, turned out great!! lol on the traxxas servo tho, its gonna break :)

[@RCGirl]

Haha I was wondering if anyone would notice! ;) This car is super light, so I think it's actually the perfect servo for it... but we'll see with time.

[@gordorc4585]

yeah you might be lucky :) i only had bad experiences with traxxas servos so keep a spare and some tools if you are heading out on the trails⚠⚠⚠ 🚙 🚙 🚙

[@thesickhorseranch]

@11:38 Did we miss a "That's what she said" joke when you cut out the audio? :P

[@ssrc30]

Nice job. I like this kit. Just too bad they mounted the servo on the front axle and not inside the chassis.

[@RCGirl]

Why do people not like axle mounted servos?

[@ssrc30]

@@RCGirl I think for most of us it's a scale thing more than anything. Performance wise, I don't really notice a difference between axle or frame mounted. Have you tried the RCR GEN8 yet? They're spot on with their servo placement. That's one nice crawler.

[@kazacorpora]

good job , i sub

[@rccarhobbyinarabic4088]

👍 👍 👍 👍

[@silverrick90]

I haven't been able to get on horizon hobbies web site for a week. Anybody know what's happening?

[@RCGirl]

Rick's RC and more Oh really? Works for me. Here is the gen2 RTR page. www.horizonhobby.com/horizon-hobby-best-brands/ecx-brand/barrage-20-brushed-yellow--1-12-4wd-rtr-ecx01013t2

[@stshstsh07]

*watches meticulously* 'inner monologue: ...ring?' "GOUYS!!! NO RING!!!!"

[@RCGirl]

haha!

[@1peanut]

RC girl. ECX Gen 2 Doomsday is on sale $99 at horizon hobby now.

[@alexyeager440]

I Hurd Duratrax paint is more flexible than Tamiya paint. In my opinion more flexibility=better basher body.

[@1peanut]

RC Girl do you have a FB page ?

[@RCGirl]

T. Man m.facebook.com/thercgirl

[@nastynick886]

Err, I should false flag this video! It's Not the body painting or the reveal I was hoping for 😝. P.s Nice New hair do. 😉

[@HermundAOlsen]

Another great video, thanks RCGirl! If You have scale crawler tyres that are a bit to hard, try «Grip tyre softener»; griptyresoftener.com. It’s made for carting and full scale racing but works great for RC too. Just remember NOT to use it in competitions, that would be cheating ;-) I have used it on both crawlers and touring cars and it works great after some testing.

[@michaelthomas3262]

:D

[@flaviogomez8862]

?

[@RCGirl]

Flavio Gomez ??

[@flaviogomez8862]

Will the new parts ecx upgrade to the old model?

[@RCGirl]

Flavio Gomez I'm not sure. Do you mean whether you can buy components to convert a gen1 into a Gen2? I can ask the ecx guys

[@flaviogomez8862]

RC Girl yes that is what im asking thank you rcgirl

[@RCGirl]

Heard back from them - "There isn’t a kit you can buy to convert it but you could buy all the parts individually, but by the time you are done buying them individually you might as well just buy a GEN2! Especially the Doomsday… its 149.99 right now!"

[@pyrovideos7467]

Nice!