Making it Yours

There are many different ways to make your RC look the way you want, one of those ways is to change the body, "No one wants to keep the stock body on their truck for very long because the truck just looks like everyone else's, so an aftermarket body is one of the first upgrades to consider" (Radio Control Car Action 24). You can also change wheels and tires, bumpers, install lights, etc.

Choosing the body

One of the first steps to making your RC unique is to pick out a body that you like. Proline makes high quality bodies and I love the way they look, although you can also buy the stock body from the company that makes your RC.

Prep, mask, paint

For my other axial
Started over winter break
but its been too cold to paint
-'80 Chevy c10-

Next is to cut out the body because chances are it isn't pre cut, then sand down the rough edges of where you cut it. Now if you so choose, mask off the areas you want to be a different color, this can be really simple or really tedious depending on the design you are going for or you can just paint the whole thing one color. After you are all done prepping/masking pick out your paint(unless you already did this) MAKE sure that you get paint that works on plastics (I have used the incorrect paint before) your local hobby store will more than likely have it.

Some of the bodies I have painted

Axial deadbolt

-'72 Chevy c10-

Traxxas summit

-desert militia-

Team Durango
-new stock body custom painted-

 

My question for you-

What other brands of bodies have you used? Do you find it easy/fun to make a custom body that is unique to you?

(Side note: I get all of my RC parts, bodies, paint, electronics, wheels and tires, etc. from RC hobbies in Covington)

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