Tamiya Lunch Box - The A Team Van

My take on the classic A Team van from the 1980's. Using the body shell of the Tamiya Lunch Box. Two 80's icons together.

[@gottfriedrc]

Wow. Awesome. Your Luch Box looks amazing. 🤩👍🏻

[@rctamiyaaddict4687]

Thank you, appreciate you taking a look.

[@theoagrc]

Amazing work!! Spot on with this custom lunchbox. Great stuff 🙌🏻

[@rctamiyaaddict4687]

Glad you like it! Thanks for watching.

[@lo2713]

Awsome, i was tempted to do an a team theam to my lunchbox, or the cannonball run ambulance. Iconic 80’s vans. But im thinking i may do it as a police van now 😂

[@rctamiyaaddict4687]

I’d like to do an NYC police van for some reason. But I’ve got three shells now, so probably won’t. Thanks for taking a look.

[@lo2713]

@@rctamiyaaddict4687 that would be a nice look, as would a ghostbusters style lunch box 👌

[@yodadarksideGreenHawksRC]

Great job fella! As an eighties kid, loved the A Team..... along with Dukes of Hazzard, Knight rider etc etc. A lot of work goes into the prep and painting of one of these, but it's a highly rewarding process once complete! That looks stunning. 🙏 👍 👍 👍

[@rctamiyaaddict4687]

Tamiya should get the rights to produce these 80s tv and film cars. Thanks for taking a look.

[@yodadarksideGreenHawksRC]

@@rctamiyaaddict4687 Indeed!! How cool would that be then?! So many great car chase/stunt programmes and films came out in the eighties! I have done a General Lee on the Kyosho Fazer platform, and would love to do Rosco's sheriff car next! 48 years old and still not grown up yet! 😂 👍 👍 👍

[@alfredyost7972]

I did a Dukes of Hazard R/C car. I used a Tamiya chassis to do it.

[@yodadarksideGreenHawksRC]

@@alfredyost7972 I do love a General Lee matey! What Tamiya chassis did you use? I'm guessing perhaps the TTO2? 🤔 My General Lee is on a kyosho Fazer mk2 chassis..... It's featured in lots of our content over at Green Hawks RC! 👍 👍 👍

[@alfredyost7972]

@@yodadarksideGreenHawksRC Yes, I did. I also got metal wheels from RC4WD. They they look cool. Thoughts?

[@rcbloka]

Awesome paintjob, it looks great, this vid makes me want to build the lunchbox for my next build 👍

[@rctamiyaaddict4687]

You should! Thanks for watching.

[@AddamsPlayground]

It looks good! I will eventually do one of these as well, it is too col not to have one!

[@rctamiyaaddict4687]

Go for it! Thanks for watching.

[@UlisesBatalla]

Tamiya has the wheels in Metalic Red. They are from a Lunch box or Suzuki Jimny model Special Editions. I have the wheels in Metalic Blue and I threw them on the Chrome Pumpkin. You got to find the Red ones man!

[@rctamiyaaddict4687]

I’ll keep looking!

[@ricusserfontein1086]

😍😍😍

[@rctamiyaaddict4687]

Thank you

[@davidlawrenc]

Hello all the way from South Africa, hard to believe I owned that exact model back in 2006, good truck but needs a beefy motor

[@rctamiyaaddict4687]

Hi! Certainly a favourite of mine. Thanks for watching.

[@davidlawrenc]

@@rctamiyaaddict4687 it's an honour to meet another tamiya fan, even as my first car I found the teu 101bk speed control flawless very smooth and responsive compared to mechanical. Sorry I love rc cars lol

[@rctamiyaaddict4687]

They are addictive! Thanks for taking the time to message.

[@alfredyost7972]

I painted my Tamiya Lunchbox van to look like the Scooby-Doo van. It is really easy to do. Just buy the decals in the UK and spray the van the green/blue color. Thoughts?

[@rctamiyaaddict4687]

I love a film or TV movie vehicle! Great choice.

[@alfredyost7972]

@@rctamiyaaddict4687 They are fun to do. Thanks

[@VintageJoe1976]

Awesome video and spectacular job on the paintwork. You mentioned about spraying a gloss coat after fresh paint to prevent bleeding??

[@rctamiyaaddict4687]

Yeah after masking a section, sprayed some TS clear. This gets in any of the small gaps that haven’t masked and stops the coloured paint bleeding through when sprayed. That’s the theory anyway.

[@bigwhop136]

I see you deleted my comment and that's kool I guess that's what I get for trying to support. No worries

[@rctamiyaaddict4687]

What was you comment? I don’t recall deleting anything. Always willing to listen to advice.