Tamiya CC-02 Unimog 406 Build & First Run

This is my Tamiya CC-02 Unimog 406 kit which I received as a birthday present from my friend and fellow Tamiya enthusiast Peter.
This isn't a full on build video because I wanted to concentrate on the build and enjoy myself without the added worry of camera angles, lighting etc.
I took photos at various stages of the build and I've made a slideshow video instead.
The build was straight forward using Tamiya's excellent instructions, and their design is very interesting compared to other manufacturer's crawler/trail chassis.
The kit came with a standard 27t Mabuchi silver can brushed motor, and the new updated Tamiya TBLE-04S ESC.
Peter kindly bought a full metal bearing set for it too.
I've added an FTX servo I already had, and will see how it performs.
The paint is Core RC Metallic Red, Fastrax Jet Black, and Tamiya PS55 Flat Clear.
Unfortunately I didn't do enough red coats, so it's patchy.
I'm treating that as a learning curve.
If you want to skip the build, the run starts at @3:43

[@UncleBobsRC]

Brother, that was the fastest CC-02 build video I seen, start to finish @ 3m 40s. Looks fantastic mate!!!! The "Patchy Red" as you say looks weathered to me, love it!!! Runs nice and smooth too. I was digging the 70's funk music also, Love It!!!! ATB my friend, to you & yours!!!!

[@hollyhillrc]

Hi Bob. Thank you very much. The paint job is growing on me now. 🙂👍

[@MarkBryanRC]

Sorry I missed this video earlier, Derek, glad I caught it now! I think you did a great job on the body painting, you should have said you did it on purpose because I love the patina! I really like the look of this chassis, hope I can get one soon, it's just a matter of time! Need to add to my crawler collection as I've only got a couple. Looked really smooth in the woods, although it seemed like you were going faster than usual, even with the LOW GEARING!!! All the best, my good friend! 😁👍

[@robbrennanrc]

Great video Derek and what an awesome present from Peter. I wouldn't worry about the paint you can't see any patches when it's traveling along. All the best and stay safe matey.

[@hollyhillrc]

Thanks very much Rob. 😀👍

[@cw-01creations46]

Excellent trail run you did there young fella 👍 that Unimog must have felt right at home driving through the woods 😎 I hope you had a great Birthday 🎈🎉🎁

[@hollyhillrc]

Hello mate. Thank you very much. I really enjoyed building this and I'm pleased with how it runs. See you Sunday 😀👍

[@CarminesRCTipsandTricks]

I'm feeling left out.... Peter hasn't sent me anything!! 😜😂 The CC-02 Unimog has been high on my list. You did a great job, of course. And for where you run it, I don't see anything beyond bog stock ever needed. Tamiya did a good job with that one....... EXCEPT for the 4-Link Front with Chassis Mounted Servo! 😳 A setup to maximum Bump Steer, especially if any raise in Suspension is involved. Besides that, it looks like a fantastic Trail Rig!! Have a great Weekend Derek!! 🍻🍻🍻

[@cw-01creations46]

I haven't sent you anything because I don't have your address!!! I know it's somewhere in America and that's about it 🤔 There's always Christmas time 🌟🎁🎉👏🎶🎈🎅⏳🥇🛩️😍🤓🍰🎂🎄

[@CarminesRCTipsandTricks]

@@cw-01creations46 OMG!! I was joking! I don't expect anything. I'm all the way in Arizona though. Long way away. 😳 You are a top Bloke!! 👊🍺

[@hollyhillrc]

Hello Carmine. Thank you very much. Yes I'm surprised Tamiya didn't do the steering set up it differently considering they've had many other manufactures to learn from over the years as far as crawlers are concerned. But it seems to be a nice robust chassis and I think the only change I'll make is replacing the silver can with a 5 Slot brushed motor. Enjoy your weekend too my friend 🙂👍👍

[@CarminesRCTipsandTricks]

Derek.... I believe that a good 5 Slot would be the only thing you might need. Is it Competition ready? Of COURSE not. However, Tamiya made a nice, very Scale and quite robust Kit! I would be happy to have one myself. After spending $$$$$$$ and about 2 Years of frustrating redesign.... My CC01 is only marginally better than stock!! 😖 I think the CC02 quite a leap!

[@Del350K4]

Hello, Derek - I didn't feel short-changed by the way you covered the build at all, and I think the chassis design's very interesting. I love the quirky, unique manner in which Tamiya's designers work. This is a lovely body shape, too. Like you, I'd have certainly gone for the low gearing option during the build, and the patchiness of the red paint adds character and realism! What a great bloke Peter is :)

[@hollyhillrc]

Hello Del. Despite the low gearing I find the silver can too fast for my taste. I'm going to try a Surpass 5-slot 16 turn 1850kv brushed motor. I have one in my Element Trailrunner Fire which is paired with an Axial AE-5L ESC and the throttle control is much more smooth and controllable. I don't know how it will perform with the Tamiya TBLE-04 ESC, so I may have to get a similar ESC if it doesn't work out.

[@Del350K4]

@@hollyhillrc It's not a crawler motor at all, the Mabuchi-style 27T silver can, is it? And it's funny how certain brushed ESCs just don't get on with some motors when it comes to delicate throttle control.

[@poorboysrc]

What a great truck, good call on the magnetic body posts, looks really clean! 👌

[@hollyhillrc]

Hi Phil. Thank you very much my friend 😀👍👍

[@makingmistakeswithgreg]

That is so cool. I need to pick up one of those. The drive through the woods was awesome lol

[@hollyhillrc]

Thank you very much 🙂👍🏼

[@madsrcbuggy]

That was really nice to watch, and happy birthday! I've been watching this Japanese guy building same car, very detailed videos, he explains everything but I don't understand a word, ha ha! Anyway, I think it's a great chassis and I'm looking forward to building one myself someday. It looked great out in the forest, too! Have a nice weekend there!

[@hollyhillrc]

Thank you my friend. I'm happy you enjoyed it. It's a nice kit to build 🙂👍

[@thecontractor365]

Great gift...👍🏻. A fine choice of Tamiya, it makes a for a cool alternative trail runner. A good tip to avoid patches in paintwork on these lexan shells is to hold them up to the sun or other light source - you'll notice immediately where any extra paint is needed. They tend to need more than you'd imagine. Having said that yours looks great anyhow...👍🏻👍🏻.

[@hollyhillrc]

Thank you. I was trying to get a deep burgundy colour with the combination of both colours but it didn't go to plan. It's my second attempt at this and the first one with my Kyosho Outlaw Rampage failed too. They both look nice now they're finished, just not the colour I was aiming for. I'm currently spraying another body metallic graphite, backed with silver, and then black, and have heeded your advice. 😀👍

[@RcNickster709]

OK I am officially Jealous. One of the rigs I would like to have, but still haven't gotten one, is the Unimog. Nice looking kit Derek and great run my friend. Enjoyed it. Hope all is well brother. Have a great weekend

[@hollyhillrc]

Hi Nick. I kick myself on a daily basis for never buying the Axial UMG10 4WD Kit. Now it's discontinued and I can't find one anywhere. I've been interested in this CC-02 chassis for a while so to receive this Unimog version for my birthday was a real buzz. We are all good here thank you. Enjoy your weekend too my good friend 🙂👍

[@CarmineRC]

I'm so impressed with your build, Derek! I'm finally building mine. Quite a nice bit of kit! ~ Carmine

[@hollyhillrc]

Thank you very much Carmine. It was an interesting build and you can't help but compare it to other crawlers when you're assembling it. I enjoyed building mine and it's a very nice RC to run. Enjoy yours 🙂👍🏼

[@3TRCGarage]

What a great gift. Tamiya has some unique designs. I like your RC stand. Unimog body looks nice👍🏾

[@hollyhillrc]

Thanks very much Paul. Yes I was a very lucky boy to receive this kit for my birthday. It was an interesting build from Tamiya. Hope you and your family are safe and well my friend 🙂👍

[@PeteWylieRC]

Wow what a fantastic kit and you have done a brilliant job on it. It's a lot different to what I expected. I thought it was more like the CC-01 chassis but it's completely different. Looks like nice quality components. I had a laugh when you said you'd gone for the low speed gearing. Of course Derek went for low speed I thought to myself 😂 Like I say top job on the kit and the video. Lovely gift from Pete. See you soon mate 😁

[@hollyhillrc]

Good morning Pete. Thank you very much. OF COURSE I WENT FOR LOW SPEED GEARING !!! 😅😅😅 Yes it's very different from a CC-01 chassis and is more like a conventional 4 link set up crawler chassis, but with a few Tamiya quirks in the mix. I'm looking forward to this afternoon and I'm just doing last minute checks, like "where's my bloody tripod !"😄. I'll go to the usual car park and if you're not there I'll drive up the other end. I'll be in my Ford. See you around 12.30 - 1.00 😀👍

[@stahlknecht7872]

Nicely done!

[@hollyhillrc]

Thank you very much.

[@philthyco1]

Looks great!

[@hollyhillrc]

Hi Philthy. Thanks very much 🙂👍

[@islandrc-duke1972]

cool build and nice run

[@hollyhillrc]

Thank you very much. It was an interesting build.

[@RC3DPrintAdventure]

Can't go wrong with a Unimog..! Nice finish. Looks good on the trail. 👍

[@hollyhillrc]

Thank you very much 🙂👍👍

[@satorrotas]

Very good job, good choice for the color of this unimog. You know me, I would have chosen the gear for high speed 😄 Either way your choice is very good. This first test run in the forest was at the top, very good video 👍

[@hollyhillrc]

Thank you very much Pascal. J'aime SLOW 😁😄😄👍

[@satorrotas]

@@hollyhillrc 😄👍

[@AdrenalineAshRC]

Nice build and run bro 😎 body colour came out great pops very well 😎👍

[@hollyhillrc]

Thanks very much Ash 😀👍

[@craigroberts8105]

Very good build video that cc-02 chassis looks to be interesting one to build I've only done tt01. TT 02 .tl01 body looks great running with lights excellent job mate 👍👍👍

[@hollyhillrc]

Thank you very much Craig 🙂👍

[@michelebonomo6901]

Bel video! Complimenti!!!

[@hollyhillrc]

Grazie mille Michele

[@rcadventuresunlimited]

great work my friend. the unimog looks like it was made for trail runs in your forest 👍👍

[@hollyhillrc]

It's a very nice truck Eric. It's not as good as my Axials, but with a 5 slot 16T brushed motor it will be a good RC. 😀👍👍

[@jdpasl]

Very nice truck!

[@hollyhillrc]

Thank you very much jd 🙂👍

[@gottfriedrc]

love the color 👍

[@hollyhillrc]

Thank you very much 😀👍

[@jspeedrc]

Great rc👍💯

[@hollyhillrc]

Thank you very much 🙂👍

[@BasBoyRC]

Looks great on the trails, low speed gearing a good choice.

[@hollyhillrc]

Thanks Mal. I'm pleased with it. Next job is a driver 🙂👍

[@JF-RC]

Hi Derek, hope you’re keeping well. That was a great montage of the building of the wonderful CC-02 Mercedes-Benz Unimog. I like the colour choice, oh and many happy returns 😁. That was nice of Peter to buy you that great kit. It runs well. It’s a coincidence, I too am building the CC-02, but with the Mercedes-Benz G500 body. Take care, keep well and all the best to you and the family. 😊😉

[@hollyhillrc]

Many thanks John. Hope you're enjoying the build 🙂👍

[@rcjan5690]

Looking very nice. Good first run,and i also think that low gearing is a "must" for this vehicle,or a motor 35t or 55t. Cool truck.

[@hollyhillrc]

Thank you very much my Jan. I will probably change the motor for something a bit slower.

[@missrcducklin6703]

Great video my friend!! I subscribed! 😁😁😁

[@hollyhillrc]

Hi Miss RC Ducklin. Nice to meet you. 😃 Thank you very much, and a big thanks for checking out my channel and subscribing too. I really appreciate it 😃👍🏻👍🏻

[@missrcducklin6703]

@@hollyhillrc hello there! 😁 You’re very welcome my friend 😁😁 I’m happy to be supporting

[@rctraildriversuk-lone-wolfvide]

nice build and great first trail run mate, i would of liked the 425 but i hate the CC01 chassis

[@hollyhillrc]

Hi Julian. Thank you very much. I've always liked the 425 as well. But I never liked the price !

[@pinkze]

pinkze he say " nice rig, well built. I always back with silver then black as it makes the colour really pop and prevents patches of dark. Looks a big improvement on the Cc01"

[@hollyhillrc]

Hello mate. Thanks very much. Yes it's a nice chassis and just needs a slower motor and a more suitable ESC (See recent uploads 😁) I'm still a novice when it comes to painting, but I'm learning by my mistakes and I hope to get better with more practice. I was disappointed with this at first, but now I like it. As they say "Time heals". Have a good weekend my friend 🙂👍

[@pinkze]

@@hollyhillrc pinkze he say " no worries Derek, always a pleasure to drop by your channel, oh I loved the wall of death motorbike one you did, those guys have balls of steel ! "

[@AdventureTimeRC]

Really nice Derek how does it compare to your other crawlers i have thought about it several times but didn't know how well it would do

[@hollyhillrc]

Hi Brent. It will never be an Axial etc, but it's a nice trail truck. As far as performance goes this is the only time I've run it so far. But I didn't set my expectations too high and I really like it. I could've made it look more scale by slowing it down in the edit, but for the first video I wanted to show it in it's stock form. I may change the motor to a smoother 5 slot 16T brushed in the future. I have a Surpass one in my Element Trailrunner Fire and the speed is much more controllable. But being a Tamiya it's a good quality build, and seems very robust, and I don't feel the need for any other upgrades. I enjoyed building it because it's totally different from any other Tamiya I've built before and the whole process was very interesting. The new CC-02 Land Rover Defender is due for release in the new year so that could be an option for you. Would I recommend it ? Well if you have the money and are intrigued about Tamiya's first "proper crawler", I say "why not". You can always sell it if you decided it wasn't for you because there's always someone who will buy it. When I first started in the hobby I was too nervous to build my own RC's, and especially frightened about painting the bodies. So I only bought used ones that had been built by other people. Have a good weekend my friend and I hope some of this is useful 😀👍

[@tm5123]

Lovely build n paintjob. One question, why not use the sprayfilm on the body, as masking for spraying on the matt varnish? No need to use tape. :D

[@hollyhillrc]

Hi. Thank you for watching and your question. I understand what you mean and I did try that first, but I didn't have much success cutting away the film from one of the wheel arches. When I peeled it off it came away from the body too. Unfortunately I lost my confidence after that and decided to mask it all instead.

[@tm5123]

@@hollyhillrc That makes sense mate, thanks for taking the time to answer. :D

[@CarminesRCTipsandTricks]

I had to watch this again, as "Peter" (RC Elf!) has sent me the same Rig!!!! 😳😁😁😁🙏 Anything that I should look out for? This is my first CC-02 ever. I've already got a Holmes Hobbies 5 Slot Motor, Bearings and 96mm SOFT Tyres.... But are there any quirks in the build I should know about? Cheers! 😉

[@hollyhillrc]

Hi Carmine. Your 96mm tyres may be a problem. Not concerning the body arches so much because you can obviously raise the body to achieve better clearance if you wanted. But I tried various softer tyres from 90mm to 100mm dia and the inside edge of all of them rubbed on the c-hub and steering rod ends because of the design of the axle. You will get a clearer idea of what I mean once you build yours. I guess you could try and incorporate spacers behind the wheel to help it clear the hub, but I don't think that would leave enough thread on the end of the axle to tighten the nyloc nuts on fully. I ended up using the harder kit tyres because I didn't have an alternative that worked. Not so much of a problem for me because how I run it, but nevertheless it's very frustrating that I was limited to using them. But apart from that I didn't have any other issues with the build. Maybe someone on KZbin has overcome this problem now the Unimog version has been out for a while.

[@CarminesRCTipsandTricks]

Thank you Derek! I won't be re-engineering something that I'm building for the first time.... These Tyres were CHEAP. They also have 90 and 92mm available. I want the largest possible, because of our terrain. But I won't compromise Steering to get it. You've been very helpful, thanks!!

[@CarminesRCTipsandTricks]

.... The stock Tyres are too NAFF to even consider! 😳 They were useless in my CC-01 .....

[@hollyhillrc]

@@CarminesRCTipsandTricks You're welcome 🙂👍🏻

[@hollyhillrc]

@@CarminesRCTipsandTricks 😄