Forum: Welcome New Members
04-24-2017, 04:55 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 969
Re: Hello from South Carolina!
Welcome to the forum. Don't be afraid to ask any questions as there are lots of great builders on the forum who know lots of tricks to use.
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Forum: Construction Equipment
04-23-2017, 04:39 PM
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Replies: 299
Views: 214,409
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Forum: Construction Equipment
04-23-2017, 01:54 PM
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Replies: 299
Views: 214,409
Re: Volvo G990 Grader
You just got elevated to a master craftsman:jaw: I was looking more for a grease fitting in the bearing block not the ball joint itself. What other thing have you put in this work of art that you...
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Forum: Military Vehicles.
04-23-2017, 08:06 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 17,925
Re: FINALLY!!!!
Lots of progress on chassis just forgot to take pics and post- my bad. It is a rolling chassis now. Steering linkages seem to be slightly out of wack and will need some tweaking to get the wheels...
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Forum: Construction Equipment
04-23-2017, 08:01 AM
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Replies: 299
Views: 214,409
Re: Volvo G990 Grader
:jaw::jaw: WOW!!!!! Looks terrific! Only thing is, where are the grease fittings on the bearing blocks???
Just kidding! This is one outstanding build.
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Forum: Central Plains Mini Truckers Club
04-22-2017, 09:57 PM
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Replies: 69
Views: 29,249
Re: Lebanon Indiana Garden show 2017
Thanks to all who helped set up the show. Had a great time on Friday seeing all of the people that I missed at Indy last year. Looking forward to more shows there!
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Forum: General Discussion
04-20-2017, 12:46 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 4,688
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Forum: General Discussion
04-19-2017, 06:07 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 4,688
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Forum: Military Vehicles.
04-18-2017, 12:35 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 17,925
Re: FINALLY!!!!
Just got an email that the parts have been shipped!:bounce::bounce:
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Forum: Military Vehicles.
04-17-2017, 06:13 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 17,925
Re: FINALLY!!!!
Thanks, Next time I will read the entire instruction book :rolleyes::rolleyes:
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Forum: Military Vehicles.
04-17-2017, 01:40 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 17,925
Re: FINALLY!!!!
Thanks for the added info. As I have not viewed your entire build of this model, did you make any kind of barrel elevation device in your model? Might seem like a small matter but to use this in a...
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Forum: Military Vehicles.
04-16-2017, 11:23 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 17,925
Re: FINALLY!!!!
Finally got a reply from Metal Origins about the gear. They want $12 for postage to send me a new gear! This is after they say that no one else has had a problem with a missing/incorrect gear in the...
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
04-15-2017, 05:37 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,267
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Forum: Central Plains Mini Truckers Club
04-14-2017, 03:18 PM
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Replies: 69
Views: 29,249
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Forum: Military Vehicles.
04-14-2017, 01:58 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 17,925
Re: FINALLY!!!!
Benny, THANK YOU!!!!!!!! Ordered spare gears, rotation unit and the elmod kits from xion.de today. I really can't thank you enough for the links you have provided for me. I can get one of my dream...
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Forum: General Discussion
04-14-2017, 11:48 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 4,688
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Forum: Military Vehicles.
04-13-2017, 10:30 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 17,925
Re: FINALLY!!!!
Thanks Benny. Got a reply to my email saying that they could not have missed the gear as they weigh every bag before they seal it. Only problem with this idea is that there was a straight tooth gear...
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Forum: Military Vehicles.
04-11-2017, 11:05 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 17,925
Re: FINALLY!!!!
Well, the build came to a grinding halt tonight. Got to the 4th step and found out that I am missing one of the drive gear. Sent an email to the manufacturer to try and get one of the gears. Will see...
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Forum: Military Vehicles.
04-11-2017, 11:17 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 17,925
Re: FINALLY!!!!
Thanks Benny. My kit is one of the newer ones. I will let you know how it goes.
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Forum: General Discussion
04-11-2017, 11:14 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 4,688
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Forum: Military Vehicles.
04-10-2017, 01:44 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 17,925
FINALLY!!!!
I have wanted one of these for many years. Tried making one but was never satisfied with it.
http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo156/tc1cat/DSC_0013_zpsblmypud1.jpg...
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Forum: Military Vehicles.
04-04-2017, 07:49 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 5,402
Re: Beast 6x6
Truck looks nice. Only problem I can find is that you painted before gluing on the details. This is going to cause the details to fall off unless you remove the paint from the back side of the detail...
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Forum: General Discussion
03-22-2017, 09:09 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,001
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Forum: Fire and Rescue and Emergency Vehicles
03-19-2017, 06:13 PM
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Replies: 150
Views: 65,752
Re: Old tired wrecker
Mirrored or blackened windows to hide the electronics?? Cab looks nice on the chassis.
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Forum: Big Boys of the road 4x4/6x6/8x8/10x10 Trucks
03-13-2017, 11:37 AM
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Replies: 194
Views: 76,615
Re: Peterbilt 6x6 Medium Hauler
One way to not have to unbolt all of the center cap bolts is to make 8 of them just the socket head and super glue them in the cap. Only use the other 2 to hold the cap on the rim. This should be...
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