I MADE IT BETTER BY MAKING IT WORSE! - FMS FJ40 Makeover - Full build and Smiggin's Folly Trail Run

Hi, I had blue FMS FJ40 but I wanted it not blue anymore so I tore it down and repainted it and added a few special touches along the way. Then I drove it around Smiggin's Folly because that's what I like to do. Is this the first one to be repainted? Maybe it is. If you like the video please let me know. If you didn't like the video please tell me you liked it.
#smigginsfolly #fj40 #toyotalandcruiser #radiocontrol

[@LEORedSun]

I don't think people realize how much time and skill are involved to make this thing. Just a work of art.

[@turksandjerps]

Thank you, I appreciate the nice words

[@defendercustoms]

Wow! So much to unpack in a ten minute video! I don’t think most people grasp the amount of time and effort it takes to make a complete build video of this quality. Kept my absolute attention the entire time! Great job on this build!

[@turksandjerps]

Wow, thank you!

[@005connect9]

Fantastic job with the weathering, very subtle while still displaying the natural beauty of the truck! Happy trails bro!

[@turksandjerps]

Thank you!

[@johnhenry6098]

I’ve never seen any rc more beautiful in my life. Maybe because I used to have a red FJ40 - but it had different tail lights. Suspension? Correct. Tire size? Correct. Details? Yessir. Scale on point; ridiculous! I mean dang man, it is the perfect build of this vehicle (best that I’ve seen online), I love it.

[@turksandjerps]

Thank you!!

[@thomassanio8745]

Would it be possible to run the Boom Racing 1.55 Yota Classic wheels on this FMS model? Or would those wheels only work on the Gelande 2?

[@IllusiveSwampMoose]

There's something about skinny tires and leaf springs that's just so satisfying to drive, even small obstacles leave you thinking more and throttling less.

[@turksandjerps]

Exactly! Brings another level of fun.

[@scalebuildersguild]

Why did you disassemble it?

[@turksandjerps]

Someone told me it had candy inside

[@jamiesonlj]

Fantastic Work! I love all the details you added to the build. We'll Done!

[@turksandjerps]

Awesome, thank you!

[@josetazz4797]

Genial trabajo Te ha quedado fantástico. Me encanta el resultado , gran realismo. Saludos.

[@dragonsland7]

The wobbly truck brings me great joy. Looks great!

[@DaveFitz]

For such a relatively short video, it's one of the most informative. Really enjoyed watching this (twice).

[@turksandjerps]

Glad you enjoyed it and learned something. Thanks for watching (twice)!

[@Mouc-RC]

1000 times better with leaf springs & all your skills. Impressively great Toy & video 🙏

[@turksandjerps]

Thank you 🤗

[@RafaelSilva-oh1tx]

Amazing job, mate! You made the car look as if it had been used on a farm for many years without proper care. You gave the car some personality and a history.

[@turksandjerps]

Wow, thanks!

[@RCplamodel]

FMS FJ40 Makeover!!!~~~ Great video! 👍Perfect work, a very nice car and a great location! 👏 🙏👏

[@turksandjerps]

Thank you very much!

[@Fourwheeljive]

Incredible transformation! Love the color! Well done my friend!

[@turksandjerps]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@alphamale1568]

I was surprised to see that you put the antenna back in the vent door, lol. : ) I've been looking for time to repaint my FJ just to move it to the correct location. Nice patina paint job! Those wheel covers look great!

[@shawngregory8336]

Amazing work on the rig, and great video again!! Thank you for sharing.

[@turksandjerps]

My pleasure!

[@briankenny6822]

The leafsprings make it so much better!

[@JamesInSpace914]

Brilliant Richard, you added just the right amount of weathering, love it!!!

[@turksandjerps]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@tigerone2353]

I like what you did with paint and weathering... wheels & hub caps. Good work. Cute 😺 kitty

[@57moto59]

Awesome!! The patina looks great! I love the wheel, tires and hub caps. I do think you need to make those seats look worn a bit. Nice Job.

[@turksandjerps]

Thanks. Let's pretend it's been mechanically rebuilt and got some new seats for comfort.

[@drewschumann1]

​@@turksandjerps My 1:1 is like that. Mechanically new and patinaed AF

[@tsenif]

Wow. Just wow. An absolute work of art.

[@turksandjerps]

Many thanks

[@hollyhillrc]

Excellent work. Your FJ looks very realistic.

[@turksandjerps]

Thank you very much!

[@RCJesus420]

Nicely done, as always. I never thought about using a toothbrush for weathering before. It looks like it works great.

[@turksandjerps]

Toothbrushes have 101 uses!

[@seeharvester]

Toothbrushes can also be used as a tool for revenge. kzbin.info/www/bejne/kHLFnauPeL5rhLc kzbin.info/www/bejne/jH3ZmIumZ66bg8U

[@emeeul]

Love this. I have a rusty full-size BJ42 in mustard and want to age the yellow FMS the way you did this one. The paint color is my favorite 40 color.

[@turksandjerps]

Right on! Mustard is the best color

[@pendulum_rc]

Amazing! Really enjoyed watching your process. So much work, great job.

[@turksandjerps]

Thank you so much!

[@shannonking3201]

I bought your inner fender wells and window trim kit, fabulous product fits perfectly really adds to the scale appearance of the fj40

[@turksandjerps]

I think you have my mistaken for someone else?

[@surferj0e]

Dude! I’ve got a 1970 FJ40 in the same color you painted this. It’s original paint, so it is in similar (but better) condition than what you’ve done here. Outstanding work! I would love to see a part & paint color list. I was hoping you had one. I’m going to use this as inspiration to build a mini version of mine. Again, fantastic work!

[@turksandjerps]

Thanks! I used Krylon paint and I want to say it was called Pistachio. Other than the wheels and tires that came off an FMS 1/6 Jimny and the hubcaps I printed myself, no other parts were used. Oh and the leaf kit from the FMS Jimny as well.

[@ONFLOOD-RC]

Nice car mate, looks real, great paint!!!🥇👍👍👍

[@turksandjerps]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@espressomatic]

Very well done and very cool. Even cooler would be providing some details of what was done. Paints used? Process? Wheel and tire brand/model? Any 3D files to share?

[@turksandjerps]

Thanks. Basically you paint a rusty looking base layer of brown. Then spray hairspray over it. Let it dry then paint top coat. Let it set a little then scrub with water or sand with fine sandpaper. Works better with acrylic paint but I used Krylon spray paint. Wheels/tires were from FMS 1/6 Jimny

[@mickeysrccrawl]

Looking good and want to paint my blue one now. Wanted to wait cause its new 😅

[@rinyneefs4619]

Great makeover, inspiring ! that was a very lucky bug at 7:46 !😅

[@turksandjerps]

Thanks 😅

[@MrLportz]

Congratulations on the magnificent work! Could you tell me which tire wheels you used? Thanks

[@turksandjerps]

Thank you, wheels and tires are by FMS, I took them off of my 1/6 Jimny model

[@fredrieger5226]

Great makeover! I almost lived in my FJ40 for a couple of years. Two things that are wrong… the antenna was not in the foot vent and the rear side markers were red. Both mistakes by FMS.

[@turksandjerps]

Thanks. There were a ton of errors I didn’t fix. No ambition to and short on time. We are yet to see a perfect, truly accurate, down to the exact year scale body. The only company I know doing that is MFab with their 3D printed bodies.

[@drewschumann1]

​@@turksandjerpsI agree completely. This has a 1971-72 look while getting several details wrong.

[@kolekcjoner205-models]

This Toyota model looks very realistic now, great job! 💯👏 👍👍👍👍👍

[@turksandjerps]

Cheers

[@wolfgangweidenthaler7311]

great and beautiful job 👍🏼🤗😍

[@turksandjerps]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@marinhoalbanij.8224]

Congratulations. It was so realistic!

[@turksandjerps]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@oldnatty61]

Dude that's amazing! You're an artist!👍

[@turksandjerps]

Thank you!

[@oldnatty61]

@@turksandjerps 👍

[@JEB6142]

Very beautiful work I really liked how much detail you put into the Cruze curious if you would take on clients sir

[@turksandjerps]

I do side projects sometime but this is mostly just a hobby of mine

[@marcpoletti9511]

Very nice video, great job. I would like to know what you did to dampen the leafs?

[@turksandjerps]

Thank you. I used the original shocks with the springs removed.

[@RCPlayGround]

Nice re-build work

[@turksandjerps]

Thanks 👍

[@kasiamusk81]

Amazing. That is my next model and will be done like yours but different colours.

[@turksandjerps]

Cool 👍

[@3dbya]

Soooo much better 😍😍😍 good job, and skills

[@Andy_C_aka_Cliff_McCrawl]

How’d you make that cat so small? Super scale 😂

[@hellorc7678]

Haha

[@STP_RIDGELINE]

SWEEEEEEET👍I luv the Toyota Landcruiser series!! Luv your vids mi big bro 👍 👊 💯 🔥

[@turksandjerps]

Glad you like them!

[@craigmesler7162]

Awesome! I'd love to see someone do a FST version of this.

[@turksandjerps]

That would be cool!

[@didierlucas9653]

Very beautiful job. I like it

[@turksandjerps]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@ryand4786]

Wow, the rig looks amazing ! So scale . Is that a period correct color ? Seems like a color from that era . Wheel and tire compliment it very nicely, great job! 👍

[@turksandjerps]

Thanks! The paint is the nearest Krylon color match I could find to the OEM colors without getting custom paint made.

[@JD-tl7ld]

If you didn't like the video please tell me you liked it... I loled. This is probably my favorite after the Atlas, but that's because I dig the power wagon look and am not a fan of a hard body. I have to say though, this is probably the best one to date. I love the FMS stuff, but sometimes they look too perfect. You could get away with that on the Mashigan, but a 60+yo vehicle needs to look the part.

[@turksandjerps]

Glad you found the humor and I agree, the truck needed a little wear to the paint.

[@camann33]

WOW! That is AMAZING! EXCELLENT work/art!! Can I ask how you got the Land Cruiser emblem off the side bibs? I want to color match mine to my fullsized one, and that's the scariest part of disassembly for me.

[@turksandjerps]

Thanks! I used a #17 chisel blade and gently pried them off. They were held on by a rubberized glue so be careful not to bed the thin metal emblem.

[@camann33]

@@turksandjerps Thank you for replying. Again, your 40 looks amazing! What a skill!

[@klrwhizkid]

I would have to paint mine in the iconic FJ40 Rustic Green color code 621, but yours is a good rendition of Spring Green T1028.

[@turksandjerps]

Sounds good thanks

[@fdougwillman132]

I liked this video, but not one of your other videos. 😂 How easy is the leaf spring conversion with their kit?

[@turksandjerps]

It’s as easy as taking apart the whole chassis and replacing everything with new stuff

[@julianlopez1782]

Oh man, awesome job I love the result

[@turksandjerps]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@MrBetamax75]

Beautiful finish on that. Where are the wheels and tyres from?

[@turksandjerps]

Thanks. They are from the FMS 1/6 Jimny

[@MrBetamax75]

@@turksandjerps Thank you. Just bought the car and the Jimmy wheels. Going to make a military version. I use your breakdown to navigate dismantling it. Thanks.

[@RCVOODOO]

Nice work. A lot of them have been repainted already though. Not the first but very nice none the less!

[@turksandjerps]

Oh really? What colors? I don’t follow RC stuff too closely.

[@TheMindsEyeRC]

Beautiful work on this! Can I ask if those are the wheels and tires from the 1/6 scale Willy's Jeep?

[@turksandjerps]

Thanks, they were from the 1/6 Jimny which I believe has the same wheels as the Willy's.

[@rcflashcars]

cool vid, my friend! big like! 👍👍👍

[@turksandjerps]

Thanks for the visit

[@orcrawler7387]

Great picture show as always man, love the scale trail running.

[@turksandjerps]

Cheers!

[@phildavis4878]

I came out excellent good job with the hubcaps

[@turksandjerps]

Thank you

[@nurksmurf7167]

That's an awesome way to make it worse. What product did you use te make the front windscreen foggy/dusty ?

[@turksandjerps]

A light spray of satin clear

[@verpine3534]

Great vid on the mods and really nice driving footage! Who makes those tires? I need that type for a build I'm planning.

[@turksandjerps]

Thanks! Wheels/tires are from the FMS 1/6 Jimny.

[@tgikuran4321]

Wow! Your FJ40 is awesome! It's the most exciting 1/10 crawler I've ever seen! I've also had fun rusting up my Hilux in Japan, but compared to your FJ40 it's childish... The wheels and tires on your FJ40 are awesome too! Do you sell them somewhere? Or did you make them yourself?

[@turksandjerps]

Thanks! 👍

[@longtalltexanrc3358]

Absolutely amazing bud. This one is perfect.

[@turksandjerps]

Thanks a ton!

[@seeharvester]

You, Sir, are an artist!

[@MrCADU267]

Is there a way to put another hood on this chassis?

[@turksandjerps]

I don’t see why not. Anything is possible

[@nuge74]

Well that turned out awesome! Definitely looks kitty approved👍

[@sethzorzi]

can i get a link for the tires and rims please? i can not find any appropriate for this build online.

[@turksandjerps]

They are the wheels and tires from the FMS 1:6 scale Jimny

[@Hjerte_Verke]

Can you list all paints used?

[@Erpty05]

This looks great! What wheels did you use? they look so much better than the stock wheels.

[@turksandjerps]

Thanks, FMS 1:6 Jimny wheels, custom made hub caps

[@Erpty05]

@@turksandjerps thank you! Just purchest my own fj40 - can't wait to get started on the paint job. This video is so instructive. I'm a little worried about putting it all back together.

[@turksandjerps]

@ It's a bit of a hassle to disassemble and reassemble but it's not too bad. Just keep your hardware organized and you'll be fine.

[@Erpty05]

@@turksandjerps thanks! I saw that you used hair spray in your painting process - what is this for?

[@turksandjerps]

@@Erpty05 it makes a washable layer under the paint that dissolves in water to expose the base color

[@roeldiecast2341]

Good video RC offroad

[@turksandjerps]

Thanks 👍

[@thomasbialzik3060]

You can come by and ruin some of my stuff. ❤the truck. ❤ the video. ❤the kitten.🥰

[@turksandjerps]

Deal!

[@ecol-07]

Hello friend, could you tell me what tires you put on it and where you bought them?

[@turksandjerps]

Hello, they are from FMS 1:6 Jimny

[@ecol-07]

@@turksandjerps tnks

[@markus91914]

Super gemacht.Tolles Auto.Sind das die Räder vom FMS Jimmny?

[@turksandjerps]

Thanks. Yes they are from the Jimny

[@drewschumann1]

Best scale attempt so far. Only details i can see that are off is the license plate and 4wd emblem on wrong side, lack of gray wheels and no spare tire swing out. Otherwise, nailed it completely. Personally, id give it a bench front seat and move the shifter to the steering column.

[@turksandjerps]

Time constraints didn’t allow for perfect year accurate makeover. There were A LOT of other things I’d have to correct from the manufacturer to do it right. The black wheels and earlier hubcap choice was mine for style points.

[@drewschumann1]

@@turksandjerps I know for a fact that happens in real life. My 1:1 is a junkyard restoration that incorporates 8 or 9 different vehicles and all different eras

[@fordmasters4352]

Love the term "1 : 1" Those little FJ models ARE nice, but I would rather DRIVE real one like my '65 FJ, but just cannot believe I parked mine under oak trees for 18 years!

[@jeffmuller9020]

Very nice work.

[@turksandjerps]

Thank you very much!

[@allscalerc]

Nice work!

[@turksandjerps]

Thanks!

[@robsonmenezes1006]

Muito bom o vídeo amigo está bem realista. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😍🤩

[@onemanmayhem]

That is really nice looking truck! Did you put any extra weight on it? Going pretty realisticly already...🤩

[@turksandjerps]

Thanks, no extra weight besides adding the driver figure.

[@thebeerhunter817]

Just subscribed this is awesome. Where woukd i get the skinny wheels and tyres?

[@turksandjerps]

Thanks for subscribing! Wheels and tires are from FMS 1/6 Jimny

[@thebeerhunter817]

​@turksandjerps thankyou very much

[@Pezzapoo]

pure awesome all in one vid )

[@turksandjerps]

Thanks a lot!

[@Sparkyspage]

Very nice, wish i had time for this

[@turksandjerps]

Thanks me too

[@Jeepy842000]

Nice job as always. Pitbull NDTs or the ones from FMS themselves?

[@turksandjerps]

FMS from the 1/6 I had before

[@27mmb27]

Excellent work!

[@turksandjerps]

Many thanks!

[@spriggan98]

I enjoyed the video. It's so cool that it's vintage What wheels and tires did you replace? Where can I buy it?

[@turksandjerps]

Thanks for watching. Wheels and tires were from FMS Jimny. I think you can buy them separately from their website.

[@chriscaruso9506]

That cat is adorable

[@turksandjerps]

Thank you. He’s a funny little guy.

[@alantaylor353]

Astounding.!! 👍 👍 👍

[@turksandjerps]

Thank you

[@jacquesraymond6892]

WOWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@turksandjerps]

😁

[@sosochio4374]

great job!

[@turksandjerps]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@osivkos]

Awesome ! 👌

[@turksandjerps]

😀

[@mitsuman5555]

Satisfying build and great result, but I can't quite make out what the cheeky bumper sticker says and I'm sad about it.

[@turksandjerps]

“I’m not really a fan of bumper stickers but this one is okay I guess” from an old SBG sticker sheet

[@RockmanRC]

But that's been nice, cool Video😊🤙🏼

[@Sanychmann]

Outstanding

[@rccalifa]

Woow much better❤

[@MysticRiverRC]

Great work, I love it!

[@Holden-McGroin]

Amazing!

[@turksandjerps]

😀

[@offroad1911]

It seems you have some chop shop experience. 😂

[@turksandjerps]

I can’t confirm or deny

[@carloshnunez]

Great job looks awesome 🔵🔵🔵🙂🙂🙂👍👍👍🔵🔵🔵

[@zamoragera13]

I see you have a inspector checking your work.

[@dan.w.hoover2556]

Cool!

[@aozoraramadhanrc]

Nice bro...auto sub

[@turksandjerps]

Thanks for the sub

[@jesusflores3354]

How much to make one for me, but tan to match my FJ40.

[@turksandjerps]

The FJ40 is $349.99 and a can of paint is $8. Easy to do yourself.