Customize Your Truck - Traxxas TRX-4 Land Rover Defender Painting & Detailing Tips | RC Driver
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- The Traxxas TRX4 scale and trail crawler was immediately popular with its release and its fan base is growing stronger by the day. That also means a lot of TRX-4 owners are looking to customize their machine to perform for their driving style and of course altering the look to fit their taste. For those who have been rocking the stock out of the box body, your color choices are Red or Silver and well you can’t have your rig looking like the rest right? In this video, we tackle painting a clear Traxxas Land Rover Defender body so we can have our own unique color scheme and on top of it, have clear windows too! We show more than just painting here. We also go over all of the components that make up this highly detailed body. A lot of work goes into putting one of these together and we’ll even show off the optional LED lights. Once it’s done, we’ll show you the rig on the trails for the first time with it’s new look. Want to customize your Traxxas TRX-4? We hope this video inspires you to do so!
ITEMS USED
Body, Land Rover Defender- 8011
LED Light Set- 8030
Fuel Canister, White- 8022X
Jack- 8023
Fender Flares- 8017
Grill, Land Rover Defender- 8013
Fender Brace- 8019
Mirrors- 8020
Roof Basket- 8015
Spare Tire Mount- 8021
ExoCage, Defender- 8016
Fenders- 8018
Assembled Tire & Wheel- 8272
2.5x8mm Cap Screw- 3965
4mm Flange Nut- 3647
2.5x12mm Cap Screw- 3236
2.5mmx6 Cap Screw- 3215
3x10mm Button Screw- 2577
3x8mm Button Screw- 2576
2x8mm Cap Screw- 2564
2.5x8mm Button Screw- 2617
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that white roof is nice and that body looks SOOO much better with clear windows!
completely new to the hobby anlready geeking out on everything,, great video! :)
Its been years since the release of this video content and I am still watching it this 2024.
Traxxas hit it WAAaaaayyyYY out the park with this Defender! This is the most scale and functional production RC I've ever seen and I've been into RC since '84 (the Tamiya Rough Rider).
You hit it out of the park. thank you for all the great tips
Love the green paint scheme!
Sweet. I wanted a dark tangerine but could find what I wanted. So I took blaze red and competition orange and quickly layered the coats while not completely dry. Then sprayed the roof and inner coat with jet black. I got my tangerine color I was looking for with a black roof. Looks very nice.
You did a great job. I can't wait to order a TRX4.
Really enjoyed this, just awesome! 👌🏼
Awesome look
Sweet color choice. I really like it man. Kool video
Extremely useful video & instruction. Thankyou.
Thanks for the parts list, I just ordered the kit and want to piece together a stock body.
Holy crap that looks awesome
you did this at the perfect timing i am painting my slash today!!! Lots of good tips thank you!!!!
👍👍👍 Four year old video & still inspiring. I’m getting ready to start two Defender bodies. One will be a replica of an old British Mountain Rescue ambulance and the other one is going to have a cool body wrap. Beats sitting on the couch drinking beer…
It looks so cool.
Wow...WINDOW MASKS!!! I gotta say, I'm super new to this and the more I see from Traxxas, the more blown away I am!!
rmp5s
That’s what I thought then I saw black windows as the only option. God dammit.
I got window masks on my very first clear body, back in the 90`s..
All kinds of bodies come with masking, you can also get different masking sets, so you can put patterns etc on them ,like flames, or numbers etc.
If you`re looking to spray some bodies, might wanna look into what you can actually get for the body/bodies you want to spray ;)
Oh, and plan it out, as well as testing the paint on some spare lexan, so you know when it`s safe to take the masking off etc :)
Dang that thing is sharp! I bought the Tactical version and just waiting for this weather to get better so I can take it out and see what I can do. It's my first crawler and I'm looking forward to seeing what crawling is all about. Seeing the Defender that you did does make me want one of those too. Maybe I'll have to get a body like you did and do the same thing, aside from the color, although it looks very nice. Or I could just get a Defender and a Bronco too.
Great work! 👍
Great video! Looks awesome!
Wow that is nice congrats on a wonderful job
It looks much better out side nice work
Looks great!
That color green with the white roof and CLEAR windows, that's a masterpiece. Traxxas should have done that. Although I am happy my Bronco came with the front windows clear. It would have been nice to have all of them.
Big like for the green one trx4 from Crawler RC
Sweet build, love the classic rover colors
Very nice snow driving video good trx4 big thumbs up my friend XD
Top job!
I have a proline f250 body with a utility bed on mine. I cant wait to get that new trx4 bronco
great job. nice video
Thank you so so so much now Im going to do this
Hell yeah, nice they did that for you. They wouldn't even replace my shock for me (noticed it had leaked oil out upon arrival so I refilled it thinking no big deal) well after running it through water a couple times I got water inside my shock and it was sticking real bad. Called warranty and they said since it wasn't straight out of the box nothing they could do. So now I gotta spend $40 on two shocks and I have only owned the truck for 4 months.
Cool 👍 super like 👍 hello from Russia 🇷🇺
Nice job👍
When I put my light kit in and cleaned my TRX-4, I left the bumpers, fender flairs, wheel wells and the things on the back of the body off. It has about a 60 degree angle on front and back now, with more then a pound off it too, looks sick and will perform better.
Good video ! =) nice tips and good explanation ! =)
Hey man, you put all that hard work and time in and then take it out and run it through all those branches and snow. Now it's going to be scratched and beat up. What's wrong With you.
Exactly how it should be, great to see it run and getting dirty. Great job on the body and color scheme too. Thanks for sharing, Regards.
Nice Stuff
Looks great I would get bead locks
classic look with the british racing green and white roof
i spray my lexan bodies on the outside with vallejo primmer first then the colour i want thent i flat coat it to finish after i have done the decals works every time and looks fantastic doesnt peel either then i spray aluminum in side followed by black so when i scratch the body it come throu looks really good
I think you did a great job! I too do not like blacked out windows and this is why I did not buy the Traxxas and got an FTX Kanyon Instead
Looks awesome! Are you gonna put a scale interior? Because that would look amazing!
You don’t need a “blocker” ,whatever that is,if you painted it correctly and did dark colors first. Eitherway tho,this is by far the best looking Trx-4 body I’ve seen.
I used the original stickers on the inside of a different traxxas shell and pealed them off afterwords. Could have used the Exacto knife on your stickers to cut out the edge you wanted and then when you stuck it to the inside of the body and put down your paints you could have just pealed off the outer part of your sticker and paint that black and you would have that black line effect you wanted. I am always looking for better ideas on how to make bodies come out sweet. Your end result looked good in the end. :P
Grab yourself a black Posca paint pen and just draw around the windows with that. It'll dry matt so looks like the rubber trim :)
supercool bro, well done. Any idea where I could find a defender body to fit on a 1/10 traxxas summit.
Looks GREAT! I will be using this video to help me paint mine. How long after painting the white roof did you remove the masking tape? How many coats did you use on the roof Total between the white and gold?
Great video, thank you. In your experience with painting have you used PS-9 green? I’ll be painting a Mercedes G500 and want the darkest green Tamiya makes. From what I can see PS-9 is darker than PS-22 racing green. Thanks for your help.
There are many aftermarket interior kits for the defender trx4. Would have liked to see that used here.
i like traxxas trx-4 tactical unit
How easy was it to install the window mask, the exact flat positioning? and how do you switch on and off the lighting?
can you add the quantity of the different screws thanks l learn alot from your videos
Just a quick question when you spayed the gold on did you do it while the white was still wet or after the white has dried just asking as I get the feeling if the white was dry then the gold would not have a tinting effect Thank you. PS wish Traxxas would send me a spare clear body to paint up. By the way your defender looks great
Looks far better with clear windows. Traxxas should supply it as stock
Least favorite part of tha defender is definitely the windows, the bronco looks much better imo
I have questions!! Do you paint the exterior of the body?? Seems like the paint should go inside, shouldn't it?? And, how long does the paint have to dry to properly cure? If the outside is painted I would worry about scratches from rollovers. I would want to do a military green version with the black roof and hood bulge (like the orange version) but it's looking like more work than I want to put into it.
do we need to get the screws ourselves or do they come with the parts?
Looking to get into RC Crawling and the TRX-4 is on my radar!!! Any RC stores you recommend in CT Greg? You vids are great and really like you location shoots!!!!
Arthur T Carter Jr Thanks! The TRX-4 is a great rig. Check out RC Madness in Enfield, Hobbytown in New Milford or Danbury Hobby Center in... Danbury 😀
Sometimes when you warm the paint if can make the paint run more easily
Holy shit so thats why that body is heavy asf!
So you paint the white and green on top of the lexan body and black inside?
I'm loving the song you used at the end of the video, what was that?
Very cool. Good insight as to what goes into one of these custom painted bodies. What sort of options are there if you want to give the windows a tinted look?
Nate B. Window tint paint
chad brunnemer Ha! I thought you were messing with me... and then I looked it up and saw that Tint Paint is real. Thanks!
Where did you get the parts for the body from?
The kit build already has fenders on the truck was gonna buy a complete body which has fenders do i just take them off?
Cool looks great btw with the light kit do the brake lights and turn signals activate with the input from the transmitter ?
Ocular Cavity no
chad brunnemer awww too bad :'(
Yeah for the price you think it would
Traxxas give you any of those nice shirts to give away. I am interested in one of those.
can it go any faster?
Is there a way to make it not look so glossy?
so you painted the roof outside and the rest of the body inside?
anyone else notice that you can no longer buy this body? I've looked everywhere for the 8011 body and cant find it.
Do you have an online store? and do you sell your trucks after you use them?
What you've done is awesome. I'm in awe right now but, the clear windows with no interior kit for a finished or realistic look seems kind of silly. I would invest in one of those interior kits. Your rig will look amazing with it.
Great job. Did you tape the windows on the outside when you applied your green color.
Good vid,shame you got the colour soooo wrong from the original Defender, too light, needs to be darker, but eh, its RC, we play & we enjoy
With all those goodies, I bet that body costs $150 - $200. I wonder if going to a Hard Body at that point would be better.
Would the fender flairs fit a stampede?
Mark Ryan no
How much would all of that cost?
Should have sprayed the green on the inside of body. instant glossy finish and protected paint.
Bill Frater It is painted on the inside.
Hey guys! I want to start with RC Cars,but I dont have hobby store in my city so where should I buy RC's?
Danilo32 online. Traxxas, Tower Hobbies, A Main Hobbies, Amazon, the list goes on and on. Shipped right to your door.
Wade Caton Thanks man!
Hi Greg, so this video is 2 years old can I use all the rtr body accessories and just buy a clear body? I'm also on Instagram (rcintheworks) I have a Clodbuster Black profile pic I really enjoy your tutorials would like see you as a guest on CZcams Wednesday night livestream with Harley Designs and SBG, beautuful paint job, thank's Greg 😎👍
Hey Tim, You can certainly transfer your RTR Defender body accessories to the clear Defender body. I know Harley and SBG, we talk from time to time. They're very knowledgable and I highly reccomend their channels. I haven't been invited on the show, however I'd probably have to decline. I have such bad internet service that I can't stream where I am. Maybe someday.
Very disappointing that traxxas couldn't find a way of using the same body clip-on system as they used on the new bronco. The Post and Pin system is old hat now!!!
You're not showing the actual installation of the parts so what good is the video?
Paint the gas can red.
you have change windows
Where the hell is the serial number
Chassis
Looks incomplete without an interior. If your not doing an interior, you should stick to your original body with black windows.
You sprayed it dark green....... when they already do a dark green body lol? Geez Great imagination you got 😂🤦🏼♂️
but you cant get it with a white roof :D
The way traxxas have treated the rc sailors is appalling!!!!
I clicked on this video thinking I would see someone painting a RC crawler body. NOPE. It's like Martha Stuart dressing a turkey and 3min later pulling a fully cooked turkey out of an oven. Suuuuuuuuper. Thanks for nothing. There was some good info in there though.