RC ADVENTURES - RC4WD Gelände II 4x4 Truck Kit w/Defender D90 Body Set - Build Video (PT5)

www.RCSparks.com - I got THiS TRUCK at store.rc4wd.com Here is some iNFO about this Radio Controlled Truck Kit, PUT YOURSELF on the WAiT List! goo.gl/6saNzA In this video I learn how to do some detail painting. I have always wanted to try it out - and figured this would be a perfect opportunity to try my luck! I also wanted to try out a different kind of Masking/Skinning of my Gelande 2. Though I am not the first to try this technique, I wanted to give it a test. I think the end result turned out pretty well! I used "Testers" Enamel paints - used for normal modelling. For my purpose - it seems to work out just fine.
Total Cost for this Particular Rig: Approximately $1200 (You could do it for less)
Kit: 399+ Shipping
ESC & Motor: 240
Servo: 65
Paint & Accessories: 75
Rx Tx: 250
Battery: 70
Punisher Drive Shafts: 80
Spare Tire/Rim: 30
The top cage I used on my rig was hand made, and is not available for sale. Sorry!
I ordered another Rim and Tire for the Spare Tire. It does not come with the truck stock.
From the RC4WD Site:
Experience the versatility and advanced design of the Gelande 2 for yourself. Packed full of capability, the Gelande 2 is ready for any challenging condition. Put your off-road driving to the test and see why the G2 is unmatched in its class!
G2 is built with quality materials and craftsmanship. It can maneuver extreme descents and climbs with ease. The new R3 single speed transmission provides power down to the transfer case and out to the all new Yota II axles.
The core of the G2 is built for the true off-road enthusiast. From customized options to tried and true performance. From emergency and expedition vehicles, to daily drivers and down and dirty off-road rigs. It can pull off many looks and with the endless add-ons offered, you will be able to customize your G2 and have it fit any identity.
The G2 comes with 4 link rear and 3 link front with panhard bar as standard. The servo is mounted on the chassis out of view for a more scale appearance.
Are you ready for your off-road experience?
Custom Designed for True to Scale Looks
Realistic Aluminum Ladder Frame Chassis
R3 Single Speed Transmission
Center Mounted Realistic 4x4 Transfer Case
Cast Metal Axles with Locked Differentials
3 link front and 4 link rear suspension
1.9 Stamped steel beadlocks w/lug nuts
Super grip dirt grabber tires
Chassis mounted steering servo
Plastic fuel cell receiver box
Dual spring oil filled shock absorbers
All New Hammer Transfer Case
Ratio - 1.47:1 Gears - Wide 32P steel gears Features - 8 bearings, cast casing, hardened gears
All New R3 Single Speed Transmission
Ratios: Pinion/spur 14/64 = 4.57:1 Internal 1.78:1
Gears - Wide steel 32P, Delrin spur, slipper clutch
All New Cast Yota II Axles
Ratio: 15/40 = 2.67:1
Width at hex 180.5mm
G2 Suspension
Double triangulated 4 Link rear suspension.
3 Link front suspension with panhard bar
Shock Absorbers
Dual Spring 80mm Shocks - Can be oil filled
Wheels
Type: 1.9 5 lug Wagon Wheels
Hub: Pin type Width: 25mm
Back spacing: 11mm
Bumpers
Machined billet aluminum, lightweight
G2 Truck Dimensions
Wheels base: 275mm (10.8")
Width: 220mm (8.7")
Height: 254mm (10")
Ground clearance: 55mm (2.2")
Final Drive Ratio: 31.9:1
Weight: 5.58Lbs / 2.533Kg
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[@markuskvassheim4973]

looks so fun sitting outside paiting listening to the birds and just having a great time!

[@AidanGieg]

You are the RC GOD! I'm so happy i accidentally clicked on one of your videos four years ago! ever since I couldn't stop watching your videos

[@Kiddenreal]

thanks for doing these videos medic you got me into the hobby a year ago and its been nothing but good times when im out with my RC's.

[@scotty555babe]

Thanks for the tip with the plasti dip, I like you can score and peel away unwanted sections, I have the Gelande D90 body on a Topcad chassis, they are an awesome Rc. Thanks again for sharing.

[@BladeDreams]

As usual Medic.... you show real world how to! That's why I started watching your channel, and why I will continue to watch. Amazing paint for an amazing build! Thank you!

[@000linx]

I love the flat black, something about flat colors make stuff look really good in depending on the over all look

[@3starRC]

YOUR VIDEOS ARE JUST THE BEST ANYWHERE ON KZbin AND ANY KIND OF CATAGORIE!!!!!! EPIC MEDIC

[@AerialAdvantageImages]

What a peaceful setting to paint in!! Looking Great, can't wait to see this thing on the trail!

[@ronny302]

Great job, mate. Looks fantastic. One suggestion for the windows and windscreen. The fully transparent plastic sheets look terrible, especially the thick windscreen which creates a very obvious white frame due to the distorsion of the thickness. One thing you could do to improve it is to take the color of the body-paint and paint the width-edges of windows in car color to vanish the appearance when looking at the car, but just leaving the visible surfaces of the windows. Same for the windshield and there you could even paint the frame to just leave the window surface visible.

[@MrRecklessRC]

tip for your detail painting .. especially bolt heads/rivets ... toothpick ... they don't hold as much paint as even a very fine paintbrush ... so you can get the same dot each time without the random dollop that you do from a brush. looks good! can't wait for the trail vids, one addict to another :D

[@daz1975ify]

Dont know why I ever doubted you!!! Great work on a super scale rig cant wait to see the thing at home on the trail.

[@Samuraicallan]

Lemon Pledge furniture polish works great for filling in scratched lenses, will work on your plastic windows as well. Spray on, let set for a minute, wipe dry. Great vid as usual. :D

[@losisupertruck04]

It came out totally AMAZING! Love the matte black, it just look's awesome...wow...

[@lukegainey6602]

Medic, Thank you so much for giving me the chance to subscribe and follow your videos! These are Great! You have inspired the Rc community. All i wanted to say was Thank you!

[@BLAKEB178]

Ok thanks for the help. I have been looking around and I want to get the SCX10 Jeep Wrangler RTR as my first rc truck. I plan to get the Trail Finder 2 shortly after. I watched your video and I plan to "water proof" any rc truck I get. I have seen some one put a balloon over the the receiver and closed it up with some zip ties. RC4WD TrailFinder 2 Mojave Build Series PART 4 Final Assembly

[@JustinRussell69]

This is just something I thought you might like to do is put the spare tire on the front grill. In my personal opinion I think it would look awesome. happy trailing from crawler to crawler

[@liampettingill1888]

MEDIC! the Gelande II looks amazing. The detail paint looks awesome. I'm thinking of getting one myself.

[@gavinfornelli7253]

never seen a better looking Gelande II

[@DaleMcAmmond]

You just made me want a D90 body that much more....

[@KDHobbies]

Looks sweet!!! I have used plastidip on the outside of lexan bodies when the lexan gets all scratched up from use and it works pretty good.. stiffens the body and gives you a whole new rig!!

[@Omgflyingerbil]

Watching this video while painting my first rc body

[@jamesmaroon6161]

hey dj Got a little tip for ya. when detailing small objects. you can use small blue painters tape. it works good if you wanted to get on the sides of those hinges. just a tip. The truck came out great. I really like the look of it. I think you did a great job.

[@SpecThompsonTV]

I am a model car builder and have much experience in that hobby. So heres a tip. Next time do not use that testors tube glue, it is very crappy glue. Use something like plastruct bottle glue. Thats what i use on my cars. Also you can save a lot of money by just buying the little testors paint bottles separate instead of the moving orange thing. Very nice by the way.

[@alexanderstolarik1990]

those vids turned out to be awsome i love ur ideas medic.My dream when i get older is to go visit you and have fun with to rc hobby.

[@keeganthompson2534]

Coolest paint I've seen on something like that

[@TheGetintoit]

A Circumcision for his D90 Body!

[@blusharx]

A great model. It could be my next project to join with my tractor

[@justcallmechris2851]

Great work on the painting.... but for those that don't want to or can't get a chance to get a tiny paint brush for the fine details of bolts etc. Try using toothpicks... I've never went into detail as for RC's but used that technique on painting model cars/trucks/etc.

[@matthewclay5036]

I can tell you that the plastidip will not hold up to a scrape or flip, but neither does paint so I say use it. Just recoat the whole vehicle or part you paint because it peels unlike paint. ;) I used it on my Axial Exo Terra Buggy panels and I think it looks stealthy. Great job for your first custom paint job. I like it a lot. Black is my favorite color.

[@henke1200]

Nice! I dont know what to say realy... But i want to thank you medic for making your videos and sharing with uss. Thats the reson i bought my scx10 and started filming to :) And a few friends followed and we are now around 8 peole in our rc Group :) Just awesome!

[@swiftxb]

Was like watching a bob ross painting show. Look'n good medic!!!!

[@BLAKEB178]

Thanks for the help man! I am going to run that setup since I don't know a lot about rc cars. I have been looking around and I decided that I want to get a SCX10 Jeep Wrangler RTR, then shortly after get a trail finder 2. I watched that video you put the link in the comments and another one of you water proofing videos. I am going to do all the water proofing to every rc truck I get. I was watching shawnroy81's youtube videos of his trail finder 2 build, he did some thing I have never seen in any water proofing video. Over his receiver he stretched a balloon and closed it up with some zip ties. It seems like a good idea. I watched one of his videos with that setup and he was going through some deep water. Here is a link to the video (The balloon part is at 2:45 if you don't feal like watching the whole video) RC4WD TrailFinder 2 Mojave Build Series PART 4 Final Assembly Video with the deep water: RC4WD TrailFinder 2 Mojave and Gelände II Defender D90 Rover Trail Run

[@jasonvansickel6653]

love the paint job....my fav part of the video....is you glancing at the cray birds tripping! The ride is awesome....gotta get me one. .please put in a word to RC4WD so I can get one early :)

[@blackknight3830]

I would feel bad taking something this beautiful in the mud, or risk it falling over when scaling. Epic build Medic, can't wait for the next one : )

[@MrDaveroo1]

Hi djmedic,youve inspired me to get into the RC world and to start with this kit,ive been watching the vids one at a time off the RC4WD product site.very well done,nice an clear.even a right moob can follow(i know this as im said "Moob"). i do have a suggestion for you and those out there in RC land,about the scratches on the front window you spoke of,you can mask off the windshield frame ( i noticed you left yours clear),and then either dip it,or very carefully paint on "future floor wax"( i think it has a new name now)and it will fill in the scratches and level out drying to a nice clear window,i havent tried it,but you might be able to tint the floor wax and gain tinted windows.another thing,when painting with paint rather than the plasti-dip,when youve gotten detailing ect done,spray it with the floor wax ,let dry completely,then decal your vehicle,dry,and then use more floor wax for a polished finish,or use something like testors dull coat,,or semi-gloss,this will hide the decal edges and look sharp.you can also use testors "gloss coat" ,decal,then gloss coat again for a nice shiney finish.

[@alanpurveejr5628]

me & my girlfriend seen that you had a new video up so be for we started too watch your video like a movie we got some pizza & some drink's & hit play we enjoyed it.thanks for doing a very nice job on your rc.

[@waggss24]

was thinking the front windshield would look bad ass if you took the plastic right out and did like a cross netting like on a 1:1 scale trophy truck, a great way to make that yourself is as simple as using shoe laces and crossing them over a couple stitches to hold them together, and you set, any ways either way its an awesome build and videos are great as always thanks for the time you put in to entertain us

[@danielaustin2781]

that is the best RC I have every seen in my whole life

[@jackscordo4960]

djmedic2008 that is a sweet setup! I think it would be cool if either the lug nuts, grill, or storage rack were red. Great build. I really enjoyed watching this build series!

[@MetroTubettaja]

I just can't wait see that car running

[@Shkieletor]

Would love to see a night expedition trial movie with this!

[@TheLonestar13]

Hey Medic, for the rear side windows you could use somthing called a snipers nest. It is part on a army snipers camo and comes in a big rectangle. One snipers nest could cover probly 30-40 of your rear side windows. Also for painting very small details I personaly use a sewing needle to paint rivets bolts and dashdoards. Hope this information helps. :)

[@RCCustomCats]

Turned out real nice, I love the red accents.

[@bomac10]

excellent product and work from the beginning to the end..

[@SAMSTRECKER]

I know this video will be amazing and I haven't even watched it yet!

[@0ffroadking]

Great build! If you go to a parts house and get vht nite shades you could tint the windshield. It is made to be uses to tint taillights and such. I used it and it works great

[@CatamanGMF]

Super Awesome job my friend Medic with Plastic Dip. Looks amazing.

[@gfsockmonkey]

lol, the tiny birds must really enjoy the fumes :)

[@higgout]

Absolutely awesome is a gross understatement.

[@DASERVICE29]

Man I can't what to see that thing on the trails. Great job!

[@heinedenstore]

for a sidenote. that window is made out of styrene acrylonitrile. while poly carbonate can be completely clear, styrene acrylonitrile has that light purple like shine in it :)

[@MrDaveroo1]

one more thing i forgot to say....i would be sure to wash all the parts to be painted with a mild dish soap,get a dishwashing type plastic tub ,like for camping,,16"x12" ?..whatever the size is,just be sure it will hold it INSIDE,i soak the parts for a few minutes,then i use a paint brush like you would have for painting the trim on a bedroom door in your house..maybe 1" or 1 1/2" wide,and wash the parts with the warm soapy water using the brush,then rinse COMPLETELY with warm water (not hot) and let air dry for a couple days,in a tupperware or simular box lined with papertowels,and holes in the top for venting...just make sure to not allow dust to settle,then DO NOT touch the parts with you bare fingers,be sure to use rubber gloves.you dont want your skin oils to ruin your paint job..

[@michaelpedersen6958]

Sweet job Medic !!!!!!!!!!! I always enjoy watching you do a build. Now get it out on the trail and scratch that baby up. LOL

[@TrailChasers]

Dj when u where painting ... I was watching bob ross ..... Bob ross is a painter if u didnt know .... U reminded me of him ... "Now take a bit of red and paint it onto the bolts"

[@Codesempire]

Great looking build medic. All the little details really make it.

[@KLAYCO47]

love the look, love the paint, very well done!!!

[@michaelmelnyk2862]

Nice job, its like mine that I used to have when I lived in Australia but it was silver, the real macoy

[@chasestringer537]

WOW DJMEDIC!!! I have followed this build since day 1 and man is this final look amazing great work and keep it up!!

[@rcgamefrog]

awesome medic i know im learning myself painting and i have learned a lot from you. your truck is coming along great.

[@djandv]

It's all about the details! Looks great!!!!!

[@nicksilvernail1438]

that was one awsome build medic! That chassis that rc4wd put together with the defender is great but i cannot get used to that dang defender ... To each their own man! Keep up the great Rc awsomeness

[@kristoffernelson3553]

That turned out awesome, and you sort of have a trail "team" now cause your wraith has a similar paint job with the flat black and red accents, great series!

[@VS666]

BRAVO BRAVO!!! I've had a good time watching these videos.

[@oofidroppedmyegg8207]

you r a pro of rc man

[@mungko1]

Awesome job I've watched the whole series. You have done a great job. Can't wait to see it on the trail.

[@erikdravn]

Looks awesome bro!!! My only preference would be a different color for the rivets. But that's just MY personal taste. Awesome job as always! Rock on!!!!

[@M4tth2w]

this was my first build video series and i enjoyed very much (: please do another video on you installing the lights and the truck looks awesome

[@sammyhill1005]

I like the idea of rust bubbles. But for a scale look, Defenders don't rust. They have an aluminum body. And if you want to get really close to the real thing, make sure you spend more time fixing it then driving it :)

[@AidanGieg]

Awesome! One more skill ice learned that'll help me make my custom RC

[@Markisveryepic]

I cant wait for this thing to go trailing

[@Axial32]

For automotive paints the plasti dip will get hard and make it hard to come off. But I think with 3 or more coats of dip, then just a small layer of model enamel, I still think it'll will peel right off like normal. I know they make LOTS of colors. DipYourCarCom. They make neons, metallics, pearls, clearcoat(glossifier)... I've been into plasti dip for the last year and a half. I've done a full matte white 2006 Mitsubishi Evo MR.

[@rcBitz]

Thanks so much for sharing this with us all. Great work as always. Can't wait for the G2 to arrive here in the UK, a must have. I think we are as excited as you to see it on the trails. Massive Thumbs up :-)

[@1115brt]

This is must be heaven.. A rc heaven..

[@LucaWright]

Hey, I have been watching your vids for ages and I want to say that I am really impressed with the paint job on the car.

[@Kristi98]

Cant wait to see it running

[@AdventuresWithLukeVlogs]

THAT LOOKS AMAZING!!!!!

[@TheGreatGamerDude]

That turned out awesomly well!

[@GBsPitstop]

Awesome. Can't wait to see it on the trail.

[@sliceindie]

I really like the POW idea. You could use some 1/8 inch brake line for the bars

[@NorCalRice]

Epic I like it! I have been following the build and checking in everyday waiting to see the end result . awsome !

[@justinnewman6715]

Thank you for the video's medic and great idea for the d90 body

[@2cwik4u104]

the gelande turned out great. nice looking rig.

[@sliprock6283]

Bro, she is sweet!!! Great job, RCing like a BOSS!! Nothing can hold you down lol.

[@JagroopSingh-kz2mp]

Hope u guys keep making these videos u guys are cool Smile More

[@3349mm620z]

Great looking build djmedic , nice way to personalize it , good job doing the hand painting too by the way. That light bar would look great on the roof. As Marklp16 says , a bull bar on the front and a better bumper on the rear would look great too.

[@ve3tvb]

WOW great work the truck look fantastic!!

[@Mikey1962]

Great job Medic, I see one of these trucks in my future.

[@MrDengo999]

Another success at making my day! THANKS MEDIC!

[@TraxxasRustler97]

Really cool body. Cant wait to see it driving

[@camaross92]

Came out looking so sweet medic

[@jakedassan4117]

And yeah medic windshield needs some paint! Go with the red you used on the hinges or that yellow on the sticker would look clean too! Amazing rig though

[@rhyanwilliams3818]

Hi medic, i love all your videos. I think bars in the back windows and the windscreen would look pretty awesome.

[@LouisCollierassuredchimera6]

That project turned out great

[@sergiovazquezjr149]

On my toes for the run vid bro! Awesome paint job medic

[@confettihunterminus1]

Can't wait for the running videos!

[@hypergarage8595]

Beautiful detailing! Great job!

[@juancarloban]

Excelente canal de crawlers, tengo una duda acabo de comprar un RC4WD Gelande 2 Kit, y quiero comprar un motor he visto que vienen: 35T, 45T, etc. Quiero saber que significa la letra T, no estoy seguro si a mayor número en la letra T significa que mayor es el Torque o si significa que tiene mas velocidad el motor. Quedo agradecido si me ayudan con esta consulta.

[@dhager1111]

Medic, that is a work of art!!

[@kyle47015]

U did a really good job painting

[@tom42bates]

You are awesome! I love your videos and watched almost all of them and watch for new ones every day.. Just my opinion, I like the spare tire on the back..