Tamiya VW Karmann Ghia - Magnetic Body Mounts

[@shaunfisher6268]

That came up great Mick, looks fantastic

[@satorrotas]

Excellent work and very good explanations, these little magnets are very effective on light bodies. Great video and beautiful VW.

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks mate! They're great for lexan bodies for sure. You just reminded me, another subscriber is thinking of using them on a Lowride Pumpkin. I better warn him the body may slide off because of the weight. Thanks mate! 🙂👍

[@satorrotas]

@@RCHobbyShed It is true that it does not hold on the heavier bodies, I tried, perhaps by putting eight magnets instead of four, but the the problem is for all fixed .

[@RCHobbyShed]

@@satorrotas I actually thought about using eight magnets too. It's ok, the other guy is going to stick with posts just to be safe. 👍

[@satorrotas]

@@RCHobbyShed 😊👍

[@williamsolomon602]

YOU GOTTA USE STRONGER MAGNETS THATS ALL...NEOS COME IN DIFFERENT STRENGTHS !

[@aviano72]

Oh yes body magnets is the way to go. Great job on this one! The front is always the worst when fitting body magnets

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks! Oh yeah, much cleaner looking without the posts. 🙂👍

[@williamsolomon602]

@@RCHobbyShed MORE SCALE !

[@ericwood2790]

That gives the car a much cleaner look, Tamiya should make them with those type of body mounts. Well done Mick

[@RCHobbyShed]

Absolutely Eric. Would be great if Tamiya added it to the kit, it's look so much nicer without the big, ugly body posts. 👍

[@All_RC_Fun]

Wonderful tutorial. I’ll be using this on the kit I’ll be build soon. Thanks for sharing.

[@mitemluh]

Looks great! Im actually building this same kit, totally going with magnets, wasnt sure how to do it, now i do! Thanks a lot man! I appreciate it!

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks! Yeah they're a great looking car, it's a shame to use the posts on the body. Will look so much better with magnets. No problemo, enjoy the build! 👍

[@addiemonsterrc3990]

Also just wanted to say that you mounted your body side magnets the same way I do. I use much larger and stronger magnets on my scale crawlers (big bodies with lots of heavy scale details all over them), and I can say I'm impressed how the polycarbonate paint holds up. The power of the magnets isn't enough to tear the paint off the bare lexan. These magnets, I know from past use, are not going to come loose from the body. The Shoe Goo does an awesome job and is SUPER strong. Way stronger than those magnets. The body will definitely pop off in an impact, though! But aside from crashes, it should hold just fine under normal running. It's not gonna fly off at full noise with Tamiya power. Beautiful VeeDub, by the way!

[@RCHobbyShed]

I agree, I think it should hold up nicely. Like you said, it should pop of in an impact, not that I'm planning on an impact but it does happen. 😂. I'm confident it will be fine, I just like to warn people the paint could come off as there's so many variables in painting that could lead to the paint being the weak spot. So it's better for me to warn them rather the have a whole lot of people come back and comment "I did what you said and it pulled my paint off". For sure, it will be fine for running, that's why I did it. Oh yeah it will be fine with stock Tamiya power, which wouldn't pull the skin off a rice pudding. 😂👍

[@addiemonsterrc3990]

@@RCHobbyShed Oh, for sure! I wasn't sure if you knew, so I was just stating it for peace of mind, heh. Your channel really deserves a lot more attention. Quality stuff!

[@RCHobbyShed]

@@addiemonsterrc3990 All good my friend. I apologize if I sounded kinda blunt, that wasn't my intention, it's just how I am when I wake up 🤣. Thanks! Yeah, not a lot of views n stuff here, I'm like a ghost on YT. 😂👍

[@addiemonsterrc3990]

@@RCHobbyShed All good, bud!

[@mad-beerc3818]

Worth doing when a shell looks this nice! Looks great!

[@RCHobbyShed]

For sure mate. Being such a "scale" looking body it just looked wrong with the body posts. If it wasn't bad enough having visible body posts, Tamiya decided they'd put them through the rear window. I was having none of that! 😁👍

[@jensahlers]

Good idea and also good work!

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks Jens! 🙂👍

[@rcshowoff5427]

I used magnets on one of my custom bodies. Really like the way they worked and make the body look.

[@RCHobbyShed]

The really make a huge difference to the look. 🙂👍

[@solarsynapse]

WARINING! The companies that sell these send random polarities! Be sure to test the polarity of each post! If you want to swap bodies, you need to keep the polarities the same. I did not know this until I had already glued a set and ended up with 2 north and 2 south diagonally. Of course you can flip the body magnet as needed before gluing but you can not flip the post magnet because it is recessed on one side for the screw. Check before you glue and maintain a consistent polarity.

[@petergoodwin2465]

Think I'll do this to my pumkin low rider when I build it. Nice work again and the car looks great. Thanks for another great tip mate.

[@RCHobbyShed]

Great idea! The Pumpkin will look much better without body posts. They're a really nice body, it's a shame to have the posts. No probs mate! 🙂👍

[@RCHobbyShed]

I forgot and someone just reminded me. The magnets will be less effective on a hard body because of the weight. I'd still give it a go, but keep in mind the body may come loose on bumps or cornering. 👍

[@petergoodwin2465]

@@RCHobbyShed thanks mate, it's going brushless and I'll put a 20t pinion in so maybe safer to leave the posts . It's such a nice looking truck I'd really like to use magnets. The wife has gone mad and ordered the 8s outcast and that new Felony. She's addicted worse than me to rc cars. The collection is getting bigger and better.

[@RCHobbyShed]

@@petergoodwin2465 Yeah that's the best idea, you're not gonna notice the posts when it's doing 80kmh anyway 🤣. That awesome, you guys are gonna have all the cool toys. That Felony looks like a beast too! You've got a good woman there mate, not many wives tolerate a lot of RC's let alone actually participate! 👍

[@petergoodwin2465]

@@RCHobbyShed The wife is very bad with the V8s to, her 327 is a new engine. Didn't think it was fast enough and now I'm tearing it apart and putting alloy heads and a cam and lifters in it. Got to try and stop her from buying so many rcs . Next she wants an Xmax, this hobby is very addictive. The 327 should keep her quiet for a while, lucky the neighbors like it.

[@outbackrcaustralia4895]

That kit turned out perfect mate! 👌 Definitely worth the effort using magnets!

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks mate. Makes a huge difference to the overall look. 👍

[@outbackrcaustralia4895]

@@RCHobbyShed Sure does look clean, I'm in the process of doing the same to a custom crawler shell, just have to get the magnets. It's definitely worth the effort though !

[@RCHobbyShed]

@@outbackrcaustralia4895 Oh yeah, sooo much cleaner looking. I did some diy velco mounts on my Bandit build, they also work well but takes a bit to get the body straight. At least the magnets find the right position instantly. Since the shipping is taking forever right now, I ordered a few sets. 👍

[@outbackrcaustralia4895]

@@RCHobbyShed Yeh self centring and a tighter fit 👌 I did Velcro mounts on my Axial Bomber poly body, I put the velcro on the roll cage and it's rock solid but obviously can't do that on everything. I think I can get magnets from local Australia but that's probably still going to take weeks to arrive lol

[@RCHobbyShed]

@@outbackrcaustralia4895 I hear ya! Buying them from inside Australia is often slower than from OS, even before the virus! 🤣

[@addiemonsterrc3990]

It's wild you uploaded this today, I just got a set of these in blue for my CC01 Hilux in the mail.

[@RCHobbyShed]

Haha, I meant to upload this a 6 weeks or a month ago but since the virus shipping is super slow, I only got the magnets about a week ago. 😥

[@addiemonsterrc3990]

@@RCHobbyShed I feel you on that!

[@bobtierney6946]

Shoe-Goo will self-level when it is still wet. After putting more on the second day just lay the body upside down until it sets. I found this out when using shoe-goo to protect my short course bodies from tire ware-thru.

[@midengine8576]

Hey mick! I ordered the same on eBay for my rc drifter, but one of the thinner magnets that attaches to the body broke. I do not have a caliper, but do you know what size the thinner magnet is?

[@RCHobbyShed]

G'day! I just measured one of mine, the thinner magnet is 2mm thick and 15mm diameter. FYI, the thicker magnet (with the hole in it) is 3mm X 15mm. Hope this helps. 👍

[@midengine8576]

@@RCHobbyShed thanks! I just ordered new ones.

[@Leonsrchobbys]

Absolutely love this looks fantastic mate I use magnets on my skyline👍😎😊🤟👊🇬🇧

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks mate. Yeah it really makes a huge difference not having the body posts sticking out. 👍

[@Gjoa1906]

Looks really good - have you had issues with the paint ´pulling ´ loose or off since? Thanks.

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks mate. Sorry for the slow reply. No, I've not had any problems with paint pulling up. I guess it depends on your brand of paint. On every body I've used magnets on, I've also used Tamiya PS sprays. That stuff sticks really well, so no probs! 🙂👍

[@Gjoa1906]

@@RCHobbyShed Good to know. Thanks!

[@raymondchan9802]

I like what you have done. You are very good at it. Turn out such a beautiful Karmann Ghia. Where did you get those magical magnets?

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks Raymond. These magnets are just unbranded ones from eBay, they came from China. Search for RC Magnetic Body Mounts and they should come up. 🙂👍

[@TAMIYALegends]

That looks really nice Mick 😊 I’d love to have a crack at doing that myself, but the majority of shells come with the holes pre drilled. Do you think it would be possible to fill them before painting?

[@RCHobbyShed]

Thanks mate. That's a tricky one! I can't think of a way to do that without the filled holes being visible. I'm thinking you could tape the top of the hole then fill it with a thin layer of Shoe Goo from the underneath before painting. No guarantee the Shoe Goo is gonna stay there though. Thanks mate, now I'll stay awake trying to think of a way to do it! 🤣

[@TAMIYALegends]

RC Hobby Shed Lol 😂 If there was a way I’d be very tempted to revisit a couple of cars 😊👊🏻

[@RCHobbyShed]

@@TAMIYALegends I'm thinking Shoe Goo will be the easiest option. I'm might give it a go tomorrow, I'll let you know how it turns out. 👍

[@teslatheremin]

Will that glue eat the paint eventually?

[@RCHobbyShed]

It should be fine. Shoe Goo has been used for many years to repair Polycarbonate bodies and make them stronger, usually applied after paint in weak spots. 👍

[@JoseGarcia-yk3dl]

hi! how to calculate the perfect heigth of the body post?

[@RCHobbyShed]

Hi. The easiest way I've found is to position the magnetic mount beside the standard mount, with the top of the magnet beside the hole your body pin would be in on the standard mount. Then mark the hole where the magnetic mount will go, which will be 2-3 holes lower. Hope that makes sense. 👍

[@JoseGarcia-yk3dl]

@@RCHobbyShed very thanks!

[@Mrtmbathke]

Nice!

[@bradkalman2353]

Are you going to put lights on it?

[@RCHobbyShed]

I think it would look cool with lights, but it's my girlfriends car and she didn't want the lights. Maybe on another Karmann Ghia build. 👍