Team Associated RC10 Brian Kinwald Edition: Detailing the Body & Chassis

This time we’re going to pick up from where we left off on this absolutely iconic buggy, the Team Associated RC10 Brian Kinwald Worlds Car re-release. We’re out to replicate those special touches that Brian made and we’ll add many more, always leaving something to do in the future! Once again, we’ll walk through what these changes are and how you can make them on your own Kinwald buggy. Then we’ll take a beautifully painted body (same source as our Team Car body in previous episode, see link below) with the classic box art paint drip graphics and detail it to replicate the last available pictures of Kinwald’s IFMAR winning buggy.

Bob
‪@HotTrackRC‬

Brian Kinwald related videos:

Team Associated RC10 Brian Kinwald Interviews (Team Associted)
   • Team Associated RC10 Kinwald Edition  

Take your Brian Kinwald Edition RC10 up a notch! (RC10 Talk)
   • Take your Brian Kinwald Edition RC10 up a ...  

Take your Brian Kinwald Edition RC10 up a notch! / Part 2
   • Take your Brian Kinwald Edition RC10 up a ...  

Upgrade parts:

Flat Head (SAE) 100 Degree Phillips Aluminum Pan Screws (P/N: KNK308082D)
These were installed in the previous build episode. You need these! Brian definitely did not use black steel hex drive 8-32 pan screws. Team KNK makes beautiful replica hardware. Select ½” length, Dark Gold
https://teamknkhardware.com/product/f...

18-8 SST Hex Drive Flat Head Screw, 100 Deg C’sink, 4-40 Thread, 5/16” Length (P/N: 99926A103)
https://www.mcmaster.com/catalog/131/... (Nose Tubes, Sides)

18-8 SST Hex Drive Flat Head Screw, 82 Deg C’sink, 4-40 Thread, ¾” Length (P/N: 92210A113)
https://www.mcmaster.com/catalog/131/... (Shock Tower Mounts)

18-8 SST Socket Head Screw, 4-40 Thread Size, 3/4" Long (P/N: 92196A113)
https://www.mcmaster.com/catalog/131/... (Lower Shock Mounts)

X Spede 4-40 5.5mm Hex Mini Lock Nut, Blue (P/N: LNA4406)
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=...
These are used in multiple locations on the Kinwald buggy to back studs. They are blue anodized aluminum and have white nylon locking inserts and take a 5.5mm hex driver. You can also go with:
Custom Works 4-40 Aluminum Locknut (P/N: CSW5205)
https://www.amainhobbies.com/custom-w...
These have black nylon locking inserts and I believe are a standard inch size hex? But looking at pictures of Brian’s car, it appears to me that the inserts should be white.

Team Associated 5.5x1.0mm Aluminum Ball Stud Washer, Blue (P/N: 31382)
https://www.amainhobbies.com/team-ass...
Used as a spacer between the nose tube and nose plate on Brian’s buggy.

Stainless Steel 8-32 Thread Nut, 4 pcs (P/N: 826221)
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Everbilt-...
Pictures of Brian’s car appear to show hex nuts on the rearward rear arm mount screws, something I’ve done on my RC10 to keep the screws from pulling out of the nylon. Hey, that’ pretty much the only thing I can think of that our cars have in common.

Fan RC Body Post Mount Set, for Gen 1 series, Black
https://www.gofasthobbies.com/product...
Brian had custom machined body mounts. These are not those, but they are the right color (select black). You could also die the white posts black.

Body:

New Painted Team Associated RC10 Buggy Turbo Mirage Kinwald Worlds Body + Wing
https://ebay.com
Search for title or RC10 Painted Body. Ebay seller is yomommascouch. Bodies are all paint, no stickers. Paint quality ranges from good to excellent. On this Kinwald body, the paint drips are a little longer than Brian’s and it makes applying some decals difficult since there is less white paint area to fit in. I also purchased the Team Car body from this seller and the air brush work on that is excellent. This seller has the Classic, Graphite and Jay Halsey bodies posted at the time of this episode. It’s a splurge, but if you want a nice-looking body and aren’t going to do it yourself, it’s an option.