Hirobo Rock'n Vega 44B - It's Finally DONE!!!

[@rocpile]

Your level of talent, resources, and equipment etc... are so far beyond my level. Cheers mate, great video!

[@shaunfisher6268]

Fantastic mate 👍

[@alantaylor353]

"pretty happy with it"... Mate, you ought to be over the bloody Moon with it.!! It looks AWESOME.!! 👍 👍 👍

[@RCHobbyShed]

Haha yeah, I probably should be a little more excited. Thanks mate! 🙂👍

[@bullmangotti]

As a Tudor Watch fan, I loved seeing Tudor Watch on the decal sheet. Super cool!

[@RCHobbyShed]

Yeah, you don't see them too often. I can't think of any other RC's I've seen them on 🤔🤷‍♂️. Thanks mate! 🙂👍

[@benhaywood2510]

On ya!

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks ben! 👍

[@ralphhowing3473]

You are sure right Mick it never go's smoothly but your stuff sure comes out beautiful, my work's the same way as long as the paint product go's on with out a problem and after the decals are on your efforts shine through every time!!!

[@andrewmagro7703]

Mick ,Very Nice, a Gem in fact which oozes nostalgia. , and yep definitely no jumps LOL

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks mate. I agree, it really does ooze nostalgia. Haha yeah, think I'll stay away from the jumps. 😁👍

[@ilam9082]

Wow, that is beautiful Mick! All that work and detail, I wouldnt know where to begin, but yet again it turned out brilliantly! 😘👌

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks Ingrid! Haha yeah, it was long and a real pain but it had to be done as I wanted it to look like the box. Thanks, glad you like it! 🙂👍

[@ilam9082]

@@RCHobbyShedyes hard work and dedication pays off. Keep up the great work Mick 🤗

[@RCHobbyShed]

@@ilam9082 Thanks, Ingrid. Will do! 🙂👍

[@owenbuttle3304]

How good does that look! I thought it was awesome to show how you worked your way through and thought process Mick. Definitely stands out from the crowd 😎.

[@RCHobbyShed]

G'day Owen! 👋 I figured I should show the process, or steps of at least. Might help some folks out there with their builds/resto's. Thanks mate, I'm quite happy with the way it turned out. 🙂👍

[@poorboysrc]

That's one fantastic looking buggy, Mick. Great work on painting it up and getting it looking so good!

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks Fil! It was a huge PITA but I think it paid off in the end. 🙂👍

[@poorboysrc]

@@RCHobbyShed you nailed it dude, it looks amazing!

[@darkstorm303]

Welcome back and what a looker she is... an excellent job as always Mick and have a great weekend 👌

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks mate Always good to be here. Thanks, I think it came up good, just how I remember them (as I only ever saw the box lol). Cheers mate, have a great weekend! 🙂👍

[@markconnor269]

That looks great Mick 😁 Glad your back 😊

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks mate 🙂 👍

[@aviano72]

Great resto ! Awesome info on your detailing Good to see you back Mick, i hope your health is better 😊

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks mate! Glad you enjoyed the video, I thought I should detail the steps for the ones who want to know how it went. Glad to be back mate, I've been in and out of casual jobs, so that is kinda throwing a spanner in the works. The health is "steady" I guess, no better, no worse. So that's good I think! Cheers mate. 🙂👍

[@markconnor269]

Love that Mick 😁 Glad your back 😊

[@RCHobbyShed]

G'day Mark. Thanks mate, me too, brings back memories of when I first saw them (but could never afford them) in the shop. It's good to finally have one and one that looks like the box, which was the only way I remember them. Thanks mate, I'll try to be more consistent with the video, just been in and out of work a lot. 🙂👍

[@IowaBudgetRCBashers]

This is bad ass Mick. Love that it has actual sponsor decals

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks Thad! Oh yeah, most had proper sponsor decals back in the day, before all the licencing dramas. 🙂👍

[@IowaBudgetRCBashers]

@@RCHobbyShed yeah I miss that about old kits. I try to find old school sponsor stickers for my rigs.

[@RCHobbyShed]

Yeah, it's just wrong seeing the random names in place of names we know and remember. Check out MCI, I'm sure they have full sheets of just sponsor stickers. Might be good to have a couple of sheets handy for those times of need. 🙂👍

[@damienmctasney4679]

Nice to see you back Mick....Love the Rock n Vega Mick...you've done a brilliant job as always my friend 👏

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks Damien, great to be back at it. Thanks mate, the Rock'n Vega is one I've been wanting to get done for a long time. It was eating at me that it was sitting, half done for so long. I'm happier than a pig in mud now it's done! 🙂👍

[@damienmctasney4679]

@@RCHobbyShed you should be mate...its stunning

[@dsoupashis]

Awesome job Mick, love that tiny roof sticker you knocked up, very creative bud!

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks mate! 🙂👍

[@Toystheyrenot]

Fantastic resto!🙌😊

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks mate! 🙂👍

[@coygtrc]

Very beautiful 👍👏🤝

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks mate! 🙂👍

[@czkarting]

Looking great, good job! 👌

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks James! 🙂👍

[@vintage_racing_1983]

Great Job! That is one challenging box art to replicate with all those stripes and colors, well done. It would have been nice to see more rc car kits from Hirobo as they were on the right track. Looks totally 80's! Awesome Photoshop Skills!

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks mate! It was a challenge, for sure. There's a lot going on there. Oh yeah, would have been great if Hirobo had kept going with the cars. Cheers! 🙂👍

[@stuartleckie]

Looks great !! I raced a Rock N City back when it came out. Not a good car in stock form, but we used to convert them to mid motor with spur gear /pinion setup. And I ran a Kyosho Beetle body on mine. Fast forward to today, and I still own a Rock N City, and very recently added a Hilux to my Hirobo collection 😃

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks Stuart! Oh nice, I believe I have seen the mid conversions done before. Great memories for you mate. My only memories really were me drooling over them in the shop 😂. I mean we go in to look at Grasshoppers and Hornets and see these things on the top shelf... WHOA!!!! 😂 It's great you've still got a Rock'n City and now the Hilux. Good stuff! 🙂👍

[@AddamsPlayground]

Dude!!! It turned out looking awesome!! I love the custom roof sticker, that was really cool!! Great job as always on the build! Take care and have a great weekend!

[@RCHobbyShed]

G'day Addam. Thanks mate! Haha yeah I had no idea what that sticker was but it looked like a cartoon image of a buggy with some writing, so I figured I'd make my own. Glad you like it mate. You too, have a great weekend. 🙂👍

[@rcicons4915]

Great job Mick!

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks Keith! 🙂👍

[@PeteWylieRC]

Oh wow you really went over an above on that to get the box art finish. Really nice looking buggy mate and again, top work!!

[@RCHobbyShed]

G'day Pete! Yeah, it really seems to compound after starting with it lol. It was all about the old memories for me really, as I only remember the box in the toy shop as a kid. Thanks mate! 🙂👍

[@sustorres765]

Outstanding work Mick, superb episode and the best tips on your work, siiiiick! 😂 really dude absolutely amazing stuff, great to have you back 🤘

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks mate! I try to slip a few tips in where I can. Haha, siiiick! Thanks, I'm really happy with this one. Been dreaming about the Vega since I was a kid. Cheers mate, great to be here! 🙂👍

[@herbieRCpaints53]

Fantastic job mate, Excellent video 😎💯👍👍👍

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks mate! 🙂👍

[@peterhootonrc1498]

That looks awesome Mick well done! And some great painting tips there too.I’m going to refer back to this video for body finishing👍 best wishes

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks Peter! I'm glad you found the video helpful mate. Cheers! 🙂👍

[@terence79chan]

Thanks for this awesome episode! Very delightful to see how you execute the bodyshell works in true box art fashion 👍

[@RCHobbyShed]

G'day Terence! Thanks mate, I'm glad you enjoyed the video. 🙂👍

[@amc_sounds]

Not a fan of line tape but used like this, with care, attention and to complement the brilliant paint scheme and your skill, it works a treat. Really nice work with that Renoma stencil. Kudos!

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks mate! I was never a fan of the tape but since using it for a while now I'm finding it quite good. I'm not sure I'd use it on a car that gets run a lot though as it can pull up quite easily. I was in two minds with the Renoma lettering, if to just print a sticker or do a stencil. I figured being so big I'd prefer it to be painted so I went with the stencil, I could have been neater with the outline though. 😬👍

[@Norcopunk]

Fantastic job! You have one of the cleanest and most diverse collection of models I've ever seen!

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks mate! I try to keep em clean, doesn't always go to plan though. 😁👍

[@RC4X4]

This is a cool buggy. Never seen one or heard of it. I saw ads in RCCA magazine for other Hirobo cars back in late eighties.

[@RCHobbyShed]

It is mate. Yeah there wasn't much advertising for these back in the day. But later when the Zerda and Alien Mid's came along there seemed to be more ads in the magazines. I'd never heard of these either at the time but stumbled into them in a shop one day when I was about 11. Been in love with em since that day! 😁👍

[@RC4X4]

@@RCHobbyShed Sounds good. You always have something that is very rare. Love checking out the videos. Keep it coming.

[@MadBeeRC]

Hello Mate fantastic to see you doing another epic looking bodyshell! Mate you really don't give yourself enough praise you are bloody good at this! Way above anything l could do! Such a cool buggy too! I love these so unique! Great stuff have a top weekend buddy!

[@RCHobbyShed]

G'day James! 👋 Thanks mate, I'm quite happy with it! Haha, I try not to pat myself on the back too much, I see other yootoobers doing that and think 🤢🤮. Nah you could do it mate, it's just time and I guess practice. It's is a cool lookin beast. First time I laid eyes on one in the shop I was hooked! I think it was the alloy shocks and the shiny metal on the wheels that made my eyes pop out. There was really nothing else around like them at the time. Glad you enjoyed the video mate. Have a great weekend! 🙂👍

[@outbackrcaustralia4895]

G'day mate!! 🙋‍♀️😃 Dead set that long term build paid off mate, perfection as usual🏆. Home made sticker and all, we're absolutely blown away👌. Even working out the order of what colour goes on 1st would have stumped us. We reckon the roof sticker must be so close to box art, nice work on designing it Mick!!, it looks spot on. You should be really pleased with your efforts mate. Thanks very much for sharing how you did it too👍. Ingrid was liking the pale blue on the bonnet too then the blue mask came off😳 lol, the colours are nice. Looking forward to seeing your Rock'n City resto!!, we hope the Peroxide doesn't munch up the decals😬. Thanks for showing your video Mick, Definitely a top shelf build👍🏆🦘🇦🇺

[@RCHobbyShed]

G'day mate! 👋 Thanks mate. The order of colours is pretty easy, usually go from darkest to lightest. But in this case where I stuffed up and took the masking off the bonnet first, I had to go white well before I should have. Think I had a senior moment there for a minute 😂 Haha, the blue film often makes them look good. There's been a few bodies where I think I should have left the film on. 😂 I'm keeping my eye out for the Rock'n City windows. I can make some pretty easily but I'd rather have the original windows. Hopefully it won't be too many more years! 😁 Yeah, the peroxide is likely to make everything white, decals and all but we'll see. 🤞 Thanks mate, glad you enjoyed the video. 🙂👍

[@outbackrcaustralia4895]

@@RCHobbyShed If the colour order got you then imagine what we would have done lol. Hopefully there's a set of Rock'n City windows out there waiting for you mate👍. Good luck with the Peroxide on the body you never know.

[@RCHobbyShed]

@@outbackrcaustralia4895 Nah you'd be right mate. I kinda rush into taking the masking off, didn't think about what I was doing. I saw a couple of full body sets on eBay last night. $800+ and $1000+ 😲. Now I only need the window, so does that mean $300 odd? 😂 We'll see maybe I'll find one, maybe I'll make it... Remains to be seen. Yeah, that peroxide can go either way. I'm not too fussed if it ruins the decals, just would be nice if it didn't. 👍

[@outbackrcaustralia4895]

@@RCHobbyShed Big money for a body set 😳, look how rare they are I guess. There's hardly anything from what I've seen. You'll have no trouble making windows lol, nothing's stopped you yet mate👍

[@RCHobbyShed]

@@outbackrcaustralia4895 Yeah, I reckon they'll be keeping those body sets! 😂 The window is only polycarb, so I'll prolly make a mould and hit it. 🙂👍

[@YoShImUrA53]

Peroxide usually doesn't attack stickers in my experience, so go for it and bring that body back to shiny white light, Mick! Great job on the shell. For the renoma black bit of the lettering you could do a two step layers of masking or inner stickers next time. It´ll be tricky to line both white and black layers up, but you can use a small pair of "squares" outside, a bit away from the lettering to use as a reference (one perfectly on top of each other, so you know they´re lined up when laying it down), and should come out pretty good!

[@RCHobbyShed]

Good to know! I've only ever used it on parts without stickers on them, so this is great news. Thanks mate. I actually thought of doing a two part stencil for he Renoma lettering. I have a vinyl cutter, which is what I used for this stencil but I really just got lazy and couldn't be bothered weeding out the second layer of the lettering 😂. I actually thought going around the inside of the lettering with the black paint pen would go smoothly but noooo! Running the pen around on the edge of the paint is trickier than it seems as the pen wants to grip hard on the paint but the unpainted Polycarbonate is super slippery. I think when I paint my new original body I'll go with the two part stencil. Cheers mate! 🙂👍

[@YoShImUrA53]

@@RCHobbyShed good thing you had a "test run" with the non original body to learn, then! As you can cut vinyl, maybe best if you just cut black and white and simply stick them from underneath and then paint on top of them the red with the same technique I described. That way you won't have any paint bleeding issues, and the lettering would look absolutely sharp. 🤟🏻

[@RCHobbyShed]

@@YoShImUrA53 Yeah that's also a good idea! 👍

[@madsrcbuggy]

Well, that's impressive, Mick! First of all, this buggy looks like a really cool kit from back in the day, I never managed to get acquianted with Hirobo back then, so all I know a bit about is the Alien. The work you put into this is amazing! Great job, mate! And now that other one, it looks sooo cool, the old hatchback body on a 4wd buggy, very nice! Too bad about the yellow body, it must have been seasoned in the abyss... 🤣 Have a good one, mate!

[@RCHobbyShed]

G'day Mads! Thanks mate! I never really knew much about them back then either, just that I saw them in the shop and wanted one. The early 44B's didn't seem to get much attention in magazines and stuff, but the later Zerda did. Then of course the Alien Mid that everyone seems to know. Thanks mate, yeah it did take a lot to get it this way but I think it was worth it. Now if I run it I need to very VERY careful 😬. I'd love to do the Rock'n City right now but I don't have the windows and can't see any for sale. So that might take a while. Maybe I'll go over the chassis and get that done at least. Hahaha nice, yeah seasoned in the abyss for sure! 🤣 Thanks mate, have a great weekend! 🙂👍

[@outbackrcaustralia4895]

BRO!... You box art!! 👍🏆🦘🇦🇺

[@RCHobbyShed]

Haha yeah, I box art, BRO! 😁👍

[@outbackrcaustralia4895]

@@RCHobbyShed 😬👍

[@scootergti]

Not familiar with the Hirobo brand. After watching your build on the body, I really like what I see! I'll have to watch the chassis build also. Fantastic job Mate!

[@RCHobbyShed]

I think a lot of people weren't familiar with Hirobo because they didn't really have a huge lineup of cars like other brands had. They were more known in the late 80's with the Zerda and Alien Mid buggies but are no longer making RC cars. Their main thing now is RC Helicopters. I thought they were pretty awesome when I first laid eyes on them in the shop when I was about 11yo, but this is actually the first I've owed... around 40 years later! 😂 I hope you enjoy the chassis video. Cheers mate! 🙂👍

[@n22pdf]

Great to see you back Mick :) hope you've had some success with finding a new job.. Im looking for a new job myself at the moment fingers crossed .. awesome buggy dude :) Pete

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks Pete! Always good to be here. Haha, oh mate, those jobs (shaking my head). I did find another job, 6 weeks in... "sorry, we've got no more work" 😂. So I started looking again, had an interview last week and I start next week. So all is looking good again, for now! Hopefully you find your job soon mate!🤞 Thanks Pete, glad you like it. It's brings back a lot of memories for me, so I like just staring at it. Best of luck with your job hunting. Cheers! 🙂👍

[@n22pdf]

@@RCHobbyShed Cheers Mick :)

[@IowaBudgetRCBashers]

You can use automotive pin striping as well.

[@RCHobbyShed]

Sure you can. The only issue I've found with that is that they're often too wide, with most being 2mm minimum width. I used 1.5mm, but if I went to 2mm they would be huge looking lines. There are a few other RC/Model brands selling pinstripe tape though, Core RC is one. 🙂👍

[@ShenRC]

That looks sweet!! weird chassis on it.

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks Steve! Haha yeah, they aren't anything like we'd usually see. Hirobo really were pioneers, as these (Well, the Rock'n City 44B) were the first 4WD RC's and the first belt driven buggies. I guess the looks of the chassis stemmed from them being the first, so they really had nothing else to go on. I remember seeing them in the shop as a kid, my jaw just dropped. They were just so different to everything else I'd seen. With the alloy shocks looking like they're out on display and shiny metal on the wheels, I'm sure I dribbled when I saw them. 😂👍

[@lo2713]

Man thats an awsome job. I wonder if they just used tamiya stickers for the prototype to make it look good for the suits 🤔

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks mate! Oh yeah, for sure. I reckon 100% that's what happened, the cheeky buggers. 😂👍

[@AsurasWrath164]

This guy wears the best t-shirts of all rc-youtubers. 😅

[@RCHobbyShed]

Haha, thanks mate! 😁🤘

[@bradkalman2353]

Where have you been have you been all right? I wish they would make these cars again.

[@RCHobbyShed]

G'day Brad. I start yet another new job, which has just finished. So starting ANOTHER new job soon! lol I do a lot of casual work so it off and on. So KZbin kind of takes a back seat while I'm learning new jobs and stuff, and of course the hours are all over the place so I can't really plan my videos like I could in the past. But yeah, I've been good, thanks mate. Oh that would be nice, I wish they'd rere them too. 🙂👍

[@bradkalman2353]

@@RCHobbyShed is the company still in business if it is or someone could buy it the name and bring back all their old cars and make a killing.

[@RCHobbyShed]

@@bradkalman2353 Yeah they're still going. Hirobo is really big in the RC Helicopter industry. I dunno if they'd be that popular really, 50% of people who see this one haven't heard of it. But who knows? I know the Zerda, Alien Mid and Jealousy would sell like hotcakes.