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Nice exacution Nate. Well done.

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You did great job! Now make a video of that digger behind a truck see we could see them more in action!

Btw, that video was running on background for awhile and that sound was amazing, just like a real digger!

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That's freagin sweet the video is cool to now all u need is his off road
dump truck

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Gonna tackle that build soon. Thinking 769D

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Nice job on this set up Nate! Is the fifth wheel bucket mount a scale 1:1 prototype?;):D:D

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Very cool Nathan! I have never seen this set up before watching the video. A very innovative idea.

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A tamiya rig will certainly pull 80lbs, but to try to carry 80lbs too :confused:? You'll want to replace that plastic 5th slider plater with a metal one. ;)

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Now thats cool Nate!!! Love the idea behind it. Great way to move it around a site without the time of loading it on a lowboy!! Great work!!

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He'll be fine for a once in awhile pull around but for a every day use you might want to beef up the 5th wheel plate . With Nate's set up he only has statically 40 # on the truck . It's the dynamic loading you need to worry about whereas , I highly doubt you will be pulling it around on uneven ground/roads at a high rate of speed ;) Joe's D10 pulls real well on wheels but try to drag it hitched to the 5th wheel (not that we would :eek:) looks good Nate , now I wana see a vid :D

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No I'm going to trademark it ;)

Going out of town for work, will have to get video later.

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Joe's D9 is about 80lbs.

Nate, it'd be interesting to know what amount weight would it be at the bucket with the rear of the tracks resting on the dollies, could you weigh it on a bathroom scale?

What do you think of a tri axle jeep to spread the load? Your trk with Russisloud's simulated air ride suspension, a load such as this would certainly test its limits! :D

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Got no scale, that way I can't check how fat I am...

I did test the rig tonight and it pulled the vario just fine. Just need to load the front of the truck with weight so it will respond to steering better.

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Did you lubricate your 5th wheel at all?

A spray on graphite is relatively clean to work with, dries very quickly.

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Nope, probably not a bad idea.

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Looking good Nate- this is really kool!

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Hey Nate, do you have a farm store near by, with scale's?
Post office scale's, not practical option.

Cheer's, Neil.

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Finally warm enough to get some welding done on these buckets Joe traded to me for my 1st dollies. (V2 will be built soon) Although rare, sometimes it's nice to have a small TIG for this tiny stuff!
Not bad for a couple hours tonight! Should have them finished up this weekend.
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Is that your 1st time using the tig?

Good to see you're getting back at 'er. :cool:

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Not saying my welds are amazing but if someone can edge weld this thin sheet metal on their first try, they need to quit their day job immediately :eek:

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Buckets are looking great!

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Time to improve the beast!
- Finish buckets
- Take out the worm gear swing drive and replace with Joe's option
- Redo the cab interior. Was sent to me as the 1:12.......blah
- Counterweight is going to get quick disconnect (gets in the way when lifting the model)
- Rewire and possibly add SMX and speaker enclosure.
- Stop stick pin from working it's way out during operation.
- Weathering to make it look more "accurate"

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Stripping all parts off (Hope to get the cylinders painted too)
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Had to make an adapter for the new swing driveshaft. Pretty satisfying making my own parts!
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Weathering? :p The more you use it, more used it will look! Go all natural.

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Bah, no offense to Joe, but even his doesn't look the full-scale part when it's uncleaned. It certainly helps, but I'd like to get really detailed with the weathering.

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fake weathering belongs to plastic models in dioramas.

leave it be!

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Great job on the new buckets. Go wild with the weathering, the more time you spend adding detail to them the better they look. Keep up the good work.

Greg

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I disagree. I could cake this thing in dirt, never clean it, and it still won't look like a full-scale machine. The body is made of fiberglass, that won't rust. Even if you "leave it be" you gotta transport it somehow. Fingerprints don't look so hot on a scale model.

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I say some nicely done (not overkill) detailing would look very nice Nate! Go for it!

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Dang Nate - di d you get drunk one night - your finger tips are dirty????? Waht's up with dat?????

It is nice making nice parts your self aint it? I am realy getting close to making a serious effort towards a mill....

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Sunshine will weather anything! None of my 1:1 toys are shed queens!
Cheers, Neil.

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Looking forward to this one, Nathan! I think this could look spot on when you're done with it :D

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I'm tired of the model looking like it's made of plastic instead of metal. Just look how shiny that boom arm is! I guess that's the idea behind my weathering. If you wanna call it fake or modeling, I suppose that's in the eye of the beholder.

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doodlebug - so you leave your stuff outside? I'd be divorced before night fall the next day if I did that????? I don't dsut em off but I must agree with Nate - they just don't look like the 1:1 units. I don't do it on my units cause I don't have the skill set to pull it off......



Izzy

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Yah, no building for the 10 wheeler or the yellow iron, suck's, but that's life!
But then the panel's on my Cat 305CCR don't even fade evenly, kinda odd to me? Look at Cat backhoe cab's and how the plastic roof fade's to white.
What few RC toy's that I have, well they're dust queen's for now, and inside.
Cheer's, Neil.

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Got the stick pin all finished up. Not wild about the look of the socketcap but it'll do for now. Special thanks to Lynn (tc1cat) for all the tips he's given me to help me along in my machining endeavors.
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The new pin looks good Nate, nice job.

Travis

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heck yea :D

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All of your upgrades look nice. You might try a button head capscrew instead of the regular allen head capscrew. They are much shorter in height and should blend in better or find a brass screw.