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wow Reg... awesome truck .. looks great with the logs.

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Thanks Joe. I think for the price I will run a Sabertooth as well. I have them in all of my other scratch builds so it keeps it simple and I haven't seen much in the $70 range that works as well for these things.

Thanks Jason, It definitely looks squished with logs!lol

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Hey Joe, is this any help? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mtroniks-Vip...item5d340eee0b
http://www.strikemodels.com/products/speed-controllers/
http://www.carson-modelsport.com/en/...rtNr=500906136
Cheer's, Neil

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Hey Reg, take a look at this sound module? http://www.beier-electronic.de/model...-rc/usm-rc.php

I used google translate to get English. Scroll down and click the various engine sounds.

Cheer's, Neil.

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Great work Neil, I never heard of this place before http://www.strikemodels.com/products/speed-controllers/ and reading the Blog area, the company just move to Washington, so that's just a short hop for you Reg. ;) :cool:

I just phoned in my order for four Viper Marine 15 esc's, then they'll send me a PayPal invoice via email. They said they have them in stock & will be going out today. :cool:

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Good stuff to know guys! Thanks for doing the leg work Neil!

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Yer Welcome!
Cheer's, Neil.

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It's been a couple of weeks since I've really accomplished much on this but today I did a little more to the trailer axles and finished up the radiator louvers. At least the rad doesn't look like it's missing anymore!

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Thanks for lookin!

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A worthy addition to the KW 850, Reg. I like it. Are those radiator shutters? If so, are they going to be functional? Just kidding! :D

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Haha:rolleyes:! Yeah they're "supposed to be" shutters. I'll leave the functioning shutters up to someone like Ari!:D It's cold up here in Canada anyway Eh! Might as well leave them shut!

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Good detail, how far away from paint are you?

What cars do you have covered up there Reg?

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Hey Reg, I like the shutter's!
Have you looked into that sound module yet, it's supposed to be "programmable", Just wondering about getting that bumblebee's on steroid's sound, LOL!
Cheer's, Neil.

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Haven't looked into the module yet Neil. It looks like it might work though.

Ben, 85 Chevy S-10(had it since I was 16, far from stock), 2000 Cavalier Z24, supercharged + a few other things.

The 850 almost has some peeps. A little more cleanup work on them to do yet though.


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Thanks for looking!

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Nice work Reg. what are the shutters made from

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So some speedy toy's there huh? Reg. Nice!

Great job on the headlights.

Ben

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I haven't done much with the vehicles the last few years...something else seems to have taken over all my free time and money:confused: It is nice to take the truck out for a trip down memory lane every now and then though:D When I started building toys I thought it was great because they didn't take up much space and they were much cheaper to build. Now that I have a few I've realized that I was wrong! My shop needs to get bigger or something needs to go...


The shutters are made out of...well um, shutters. Sort of anyway. I took a couple of strips off of an old plastic window blind and trimmed them down. I figured that it already had a bit of a curve so I thought I would give it a try. I think it turned out OK and the best part is that it was free.

Reg

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Headlights are looking great, Reg. You seem to have a knack for making nice parts with your rotary table. Makes me want to buy one and give it a shot. Does it take some time to get the knack of one? Or is it as simple as calculating everything out, from the center of your radius?

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Calculating:confused: What's that?lol I think it's pretty easy with the DRO on my machine. It's definitely a handy piece to have. Mine didn't come with indexing plates so it takes a little more care and attention when doing bolt circles. I guess I could do them with my DRO but the rotary table works just fine. I finished up the lights yesterday but didn't take any pics. Maybe later today when I get home from work.

Reg

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Finished fitting the headlamp assembly today. I'm not sure if I will put lights in these right away but they are set up to do so.

Does anyone know where I could get a set of Kinghauler clearance lights? I need 5 of them.

Thanks

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