Paint, Run & Review. New Tamiya CC-02 Unimog 4X4 RC Build Project Is Finished! Kit 58692

Painting the fantastic CC-02 4x4 vintage-looking Unimog body before fitting the decals and taking it for a run. A highly capable modern trail truck with a stunning scale vintage body and distinctive red wheel hubs make this RC really stand out from the crowd. Let's finish up this kit build and take it for a drive.
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[@DustyFingersRC]

This truck has grown on me...never really gave it much of a second look before. 👍🏼

[@michaelqendro9825]

Yeah, the Unimog is finished. I'll start on mine when the bearings come in on Monday.

[@MitchSprague]

It looks great, well done!

[@Buster3526]

Love this truck, really nice job building it Gav’. 😍

[@warwickeioncampbell4737]

Another option for the black is to paint it on the out side and use the cover plastic as a mask. Hemi storm does that a lot when creating effects

[@ryansnyder2877]

Looks like you have a beautiful place to run your RC cars and trucks great videos like always

[@tomkirbygreen]

Very timely. I’ll be tackling my VS10-4 Pro body soon and it’s good to watch a professional at work before I attempt anything similar. Thank you Gavin.

[@swampjajc]

Thanks for posting im building mine this week and doing it like a fire engine unimog :D

[@mattmclafferty6265]

Looks great mate, nice job. Gauranga.

[@mattiasrc]

Thoose extra decals makes it pop a bit extra, well done looks good.

[@robertlongley9153]

Good build cool truck. The paint work smarter not harder. You did it the right way as far as i am concerned

[@barrycheesemore2928]

Wow, that Unimog looks fantastic, you've done an awesome job dude!! If I did one it would probably be a more military look, in olive drab or something similar. Really enjoyed watching this, look forward to the next one!!

[@CarminesRCTipsandTricks]

This IS impressive! Such a leap from the CC-01!! 😳 Thanks to RC Elf, I now get a crack at one myself!! So I had to go back and see your build. 😉

[@RCKickschannel]

RC Elf :)!

[@HarmanMotorWorks]

Top stuff mate! Love that Corsa Gray, I just finished up a CC-01 FJ Cruiser in that very same colour. In my experience that colour isn't affected by a dark 'backing ' colour. I went straight over mine with PS Black inside and it turned out A-OK (so long as you have the Corsa Gray on in several good layers first). Agreed with the process for painting the wheel arches and bumper black: I did the same on my FJ. I went a step further on mine and went over the bumper and wheel arch black colour with a flat clear (on the outside) so that the black wasn't too glossy. Simply cut away the protective film from the bumper and arches first, and leave the film over the rest of the body so you don't flat clear the main paint job.

[@jos7709]

Very nice! Thank you for good video!

[@gregory9157]

Where do you always find the motivation and spirit to accomplish such nice results? Every time I see your vids, it looks like you were just disconnected from the lipo charger that’s doing an 8s battery. 👍 please keep up the great work.

[@AaronTusko]

I would love to see a drop bed install video. Was thinking about doing the same and could use some tips.

[@jasonsrcstuff9278]

Love the color. Rebecca is cool as hell!! She have a sister by chance?! 😂😂😂

[@RCACTIONAUSTRALIA]

Great looking Kit Gavin 🤩

[@svenerik73]

Had to have a chuckle at the commentary over English weather. Granted it is late winter here in traditionally sunny Western Australia but we have had so much rain over the last few months I've almost put all my R/C Cars on eBay and instead considered a change to R/C Boats. Loved this build in particular. Having grown up in Germany I can remember this style of Unimog doing the rounds of our small town in winter with a snowplough attached. I am seriously eyeing up the CC-02 Unimog for my next purchase and might have to paint it up in the colour scheme of those council Unimogs (fluoro red/green). Not sure where I can get a plough from though.

[@traxxasfans]

The details look great

[@Diamondbac]

You get all the best toys!

[@DaveyGa]

Nice work Gav. Suggest getting some actual window tint film for the windows, cheap, easy and effective.

[@davidbosustow1136]

Gotta love the Unimog, I have the body fitted to a CR01, have painted mine Corsa Gray too, but gave the outside a few coats of PS55 Flat clear to take the shine off. Keep it, it’ll look great as a shelf queen.

[@ruftime]

Thanks Gavin! I'm not sure why your so hard on yourself..................now if you did this for a living.................😍

[@semperatis]

That looks really good Gavin and it seems to handle pretty well too.

[@DaiquiriMan]

Sweet

[@philipgreensmith1694]

What are the scissors you using??? Just normal scissors? Not 'proper' body scissors? Didn't think I'd like it but now I'm thinking 🤔 Another great video Gavin 👍

[@peterjohnson9243]

Grass!

[@camrowdrone6497]

Looks Great 👊🏻👍🏻

[@larsbee]

i cant decide unimog or g class ... my neighbors drive g classes... the real ones ... i think unimog ... feel funny being seen with an rc g class 🤣🤣🤣

[@Waltkat]

Really thinking about getting one of these kits. I love building Tamiya kits but my least favorite thing to do is cutting out PC bodies and parts. Really like that Tamiya includes a lighting kit and brushed/brushless capable ESC with the kit. I barely made it through this video though because of all the camera movements giving me a headache. Nice build. Probably won't be watching anymore videos from this channel.

[@RCKickschannel]

If you want the one in the video and you’re in the UK? Email [e-mail]

[@rccoachworks]

I think you did the painting order the smart way. The final coat on the inside should always be black anyway. It just looks cleaner.

[@ACCORDriver_NL]

I was really expecting you to go up the slide with that thing! Looks great! Lights come standard with the kit, do they?

[@RCKickschannel]

Yep it comes with a basic light kit.

[@andrewmagro7703]

Great Little Truck There and Too Right that little extra decal work has made it that little bit better have three in my collection so far the cc01 406 and the cc01 425 also the Axial Unimog umg10 so if i get this it will be a unimog family for sure there a great truck and as the cc01 is my only one thats actually built i drive it quite often and its one of my got to trucks/cars to drive great video Gav :-))

[@alanpassmore2275]

Is there no driver interia that you could modify to fit ? 😁

[@RCKickschannel]

I would think you could find something

[@paulus842000]

I would like to see you crawl this beast

[@RCKickschannel]

I’ve done loads of crawling videos with my CC-02 Benz on the show. This one will probably be sold soon.

[@surendransuppiah]

Hi i have a question. Is it normal for this truck to wobble in reverse in high speed? There is no issue on going foward. Im on 23t pinion gear and normal speed gear ratio. I just built one, using hop up wheel bearing, carbon steel propeller shafts and also aftermarket shocks. When i was tuning it with my transmitter i noticed the wheel wobble only in reverse at high speed.

[@davidgibbon1020]

are there no cab interior details? (seats, dashboard etc) like other tamiya trucks

[@davekim7573]

i just got this in prepainted version since it was 100 cad cheaper. have you fit any other body shells on this chassis? not sure if cc01 land rover defender, toyota defender would fit.

[@rustyhingepin]

Crew figures > window tint.

[@lukeyj8745]

3rd Bronze medal

[@skagerstrom]

I do agree on the way of masking the arches instead of the flat inside cabin surfaces. But if you are masking large surfaces - use a plastic bag, kitchen plastic wrap or something and tape that close to were the masking line is. Covering the entire body in masking tape is pricey :P This method works best if you paint these small areas before cutting the wheel arches (if you have to mask across or close a wheel arch that is). Depending on where you're paint you might wanna do that anyway - like if your paint line is right across the wheel arch. But sealing certain section of the body of is easier with a straight line all along the bottom of the body. When I painted my Volvo 850 for example, I just put the entire body in a plastic bag, and sealed that under the hood. Only had to mask the bumper to paint that f*ing blue area on the front spoiler :P Then f*cked the white paint up anyway - but still ;) Here I cut the wheel arches before painting, and it was tricky to get the tape to seal properly across the bend - and most importantly it was hard to tape over the edge without the overspray film lifting.

[@MikeyB_1972]

Does that have a live front axel?? Looks different than my CC-01

[@RCKickschannel]

Check out the chassis build video, it has all close up details.

[@simonkubacki9823]

Interesting, but I'd rather have an Axial/ Traxxas/ Element product for crawling; or an RC4WD for scale. When I think of Tamiya its buggies and plastic models that come to mind.

[@RCKickschannel]

Yep the CC-02 is not a TRX4 or even close. That said it's better than I expected from Tamiya for a 4X4.

[@traxxasfans]

What about fitting a driver figure

[@RCKickschannel]

Yep loads of room so it wouldn’t be difficult for sure.

[@surfaceenergy]

Out of curiosity -- how many takes for the intro? It seemed like you were about to laugh!

[@RCKickschannel]

Only three. 👍🏻

[@bjarnehelsaa1626]

You have to Cut your grass😉🌾🥵🥵

[@RCKickschannel]

I always have to cut the grass. Currently in the UK it needs cutting every week lol

[@JeepsCafe]

Gavin what did you use for the black door edgeings?

[@RCKickschannel]

eBay special edge tape.

[@JeepsCafe]

@@RCKickschannel awesome! Thank you.