Holden Overlander's Tasmanian RHD TF2 build

[Holden Overlander]

Update.... some pics after an hour or so of rubbing with 2000 grit. I got a little over zealous in a couple of high spots and rubbed back to the primer. Some areas there are still only slightly visible dimples from the orange peel, but I think it's reasonable :/

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[klampykixx]

i would probly use 800-1200 for taking the peel out. Then a fresh 'wet' coat, with a rub of 2000 after its dry.

If it needs another colour coat after that, it would be my last before the clear coats.

 

[Holden Overlander]

I got a chance to paint again last night and started by tyring to keep the body parts warmer too, so I left the cab and tray in the living area under the heater outlet until I was ready to paint.

Then put the spray pack in a jug of hot (~60deg) water in the shed I shook the can up vigorously, put it back into the hot water, ducked in to grab the body and then hit it with the paint as quick as possible after a final shake.

There was a noticable difference in the paint coming out of the nozzle, much finer spray, and less globby.

The finish on the body whilst not brilliant is a huge improvement over the first effort.

It will still need a light rub or even a light cut / polish may suffice perhaps. Again whilst I want it to look good, I don't want to invest sooo much time into the paintwork that it's sentimental value prevents me from enjoying the truck / kit for what it is.... which at the end of the day, it is a Scale Rock crawler!!

It will get rolled.... it will get scratched..... :evil: and it will get banged up!! :twisted:

Anyway a coule of quick snaps from this morning as I left for work.

I also got a seconc coat of paint on the dash and some silver on the steering wheel 8)

 

[klampykixx]

looks much better. good enough for the trails.

 

[Holden Overlander]

I'll try a cut and polish to see what happens, but honestly think it will do me just fine!!




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[Holden Overlander]

Got some more achieved over the weekend but then the batteries went flat in the camera so a bit slow getting the thread updated...

Started off by masking up around the grille, small vents near the door handles, windscreen and rear window rubbers and brushed on a couple of coats of satin black.

Removed that masking and then re-masked the parts of the grill again and brushed two coats of silver on the headlight buckets and grill highlights, as well as the area behind where the the tail lights sit on the tray.

Got the second and third coats of Tan on the dash and did the indicator stalk and air vents in black, then trimmed up the Lexan windscreen piece.

Spent a little bit of time adjusting the mounting holes in the dash so that it sits better up against the windscreen.

Fairly happy with the results so far The tray has had a cut and polish all over which improved the paint job a huge amount. Much better gloss and shine and reduced the visible peel by a fair bit.

Just need to polish the Cab (have done half the bonnet in these photos, but probably a bit hard to see) and then I can finally assemble it all "thumbsup"

Anyway, a few piccies....

 

[Holden Overlander]

Well..... I finally got her all assembled, bumper on, etc etc.

There are a still a few minor things to do to make it look a little better, like adjust the dash so it sits up a little closer to the windscreen and also to tweak the tray mounts so tray is better aligned with the cab.

I'll move onto the lights etc now. pick up a a servo splitter cable to get the steering wheel moving, and possibly transfer the winch over from the Honcho. The TF2's front bar doesn't look so cool, so I think I'll have a look to see what I can come up with there. May even go for a Servo Winch inside with just the fairlead on the front bar..

Then I'll get some brass square tube and onto the flat tray.....


Anyway PICS!!!

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[klampykixx]

looks good man! are you planning on making a steel tray like the inspiration vehicle?

as for the bull bar, brass and solder with a soldering iron, works well. then paint it silver. or get it nickel plated or something??

im watching

 

[Holden Overlander]

Yeah a flat tray like the inspiration vehicle is on the drawing board for sure and as for the bull bar, thanks for the tips.

Not quite sure if I will copy the bar from the 1:1 or make something slightly more modern which is a little better fitted to the front of the body.

When I see what I want I'll post it up here.

Thanks for watching!!


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[Postclanker]

best thing i ever learnt with spray paint. Run the can under hot water till its just hot enough to not be burning you when holding it. It raises the internal pressure and sprays much more consistantly. Best trick ever.

That's a great tip "thumbsup""thumbsup"

 

[Holden Overlander]

A few pics of the progress on the tray....

Did a mock up out of some paper....

Then started work with the brass square tube and the soldering iron.

 

[derb]

Now that's starting to look like an Aussie ute mate! I love that you switched the steering wheel to the right side.

 

[Holden Overlander]

Ha ha cheers mate, yeah I just couldn't stand the look of it on the wrong side!!:ror:

Plus was keen to give the cutting with thread trick a go to see how it works.

I got some rego plates made up for it too!!

 

[derb]

How do you make your plates? Just photoshop and some adhesive printer paper? I'm dying to put some QLD plates on my Brumby.

 

[Holden Overlander]

I just made em up in AutoCAD "thumbsup"

 

[Holden Overlander]

Got some more completed last night, starting to look like a real on now!!

 

[Holden Overlander]

So a couple of small wins have been had, so update on progress.

Got the tray mounted to the chassis. I was a bit concerned that it wouldn't be rigid or strong enough but it has actually ended up really quite sturdy...

Then I started making up the floor of the tray. I had some 1/32" ply, so stuck 2 layers of that together then cut a number of strips of the same ply and stuck them down to replicate the planks.
End result looks quite effective I think.

Added a few pieces to the tray for hinging the sideboards, tailgate etc....

And then got some timber cut into thin planks for headboard, sides and tailgate.

That is all.....

 

[northernerbill]

That is so cool, looks so realistic mate, good job, well done.8)

Just needs a Tasmanian Devil in the back now. Oh and a crate of Fosters and a bottle of sherry for the women.

 

[tomvaillencourt]

best thing i ever learnt with spray paint. Run the can under hot water till its just hot enough to not be burning you when holding it. It raises the internal pressure and sprays much more consistantly. Best trick ever.

HAHA!!! I thought I was the only one who did this! Though I dont use hot water, I put the cans on my heating vents. In the summer I let them sit in the sun for an hour or two before spraying ... Not only does it spray better, it dries faster between coats.