Forum: Central Plains Mini Truckers Club
07-18-2024, 10:06 AM
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Replies: 9
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Re: Indy show
Blender, if you did decide to fly in with a machine for one of those meets, their hosting hotel is 1 block off of airport property. So it shouldn't be too much for cab fare even if you couldn't...
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Forum: Central Plains Mini Truckers Club
07-17-2024, 10:19 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 10
Re: Indy show
I believe there was something that went down between 2016 and 2017 about how the rc group was having to pay more than vendors to be entertainment instead of trying to sell things to make a profit.
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Forum: Central Plains Mini Truckers Club
07-10-2024, 01:14 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 10
Re: Indy show
That link redirects me to every event anywhere in a LOT of miles
Is that one this indy show?
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34th-annual-national-toy-truck-n-construction-show
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
07-09-2024, 11:57 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 26
Re: Chevy K30 U-haul Maxi-mover 1973-75
DD, thanks for reposting those pics, those look really cool. That's pretty funny, i guess the Purina Rock Chow is probably a pretty good stone meal. I should do a bunch of something like that as...
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
07-06-2024, 09:39 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 26
Re: Chevy K30 U-haul Maxi-mover 1973-75
Yeah jerry, that flatbed is the same rusted truck after it rode the wire wheel + cab roof, windows, bumper, bunch of paint, the pickup train sticker set, flipped the whitewalls around to steelies and...
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
07-03-2024, 02:16 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 26
Re: Chevy K30 U-haul Maxi-mover 1973-75
Yeah Blender, its pretty wild what kinds of stuff are out there!
Once i found out there were some 'construction scale' Uhaul trucks, the search was on. A couple years back my dad suprised me with...
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Forum: Static Conversions
07-01-2024, 07:52 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 26,699
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
06-29-2024, 11:40 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 26
Re: Chevy K30 U-haul Maxi-mover 1973-75
Side-quest while waiting on parts:
Back on the Farm, there's still the old Ford (nylint happy rancher) truck "with the tree growing through it".
https://i.imgur.com/KhCd0fPh.jpg
Badly rust...
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
06-28-2024, 11:16 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 26
Chevy K30 U-haul Maxi-mover 1973-75
Everybody does Custom & Show trucks, but in the real world i see a whole lot more stock and Fleet equipment out doing things.
Nylint 1975+ Chevrolet squarebody U-HAUL Maxi-mover. First teaser pic...
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Forum: Construction Equipment
06-28-2024, 09:17 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 7
Re: Quick build: Lesu MCL8 Wheel Loader
Awesome looking loader! I'm really digging the rental fleet livery.
Sounds like some great driveability upgrades and tuning. Sensored or Brushed should be able to start smoother What size motor do...
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Forum: Construction Equipment
06-27-2024, 07:31 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 4,643
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Forum: Military Tech.
06-23-2024, 10:44 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 17
Re: 3D printed Cushman 1/16
I was looking around for some accessories for a project and ran across a bunch of printable millitary bodies designed for WPL / JJRC / MN axles and parts. Add more diversity to the battlefields...
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Forum: Euro Style Trucks and Trailers
06-11-2024, 09:19 AM
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Replies: 9
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Re: AROCS Hook Lift Truck
Great looking truck!
I don't even remember hearing about those until now. Looks like a really wicked setup! Hydros, diff locks, lift tag axle...
Might be really cool to have some extra loads...
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Forum: Euro Style Trucks and Trailers
06-06-2024, 08:54 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 10
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Forum: General Discussion
06-05-2024, 01:48 PM
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Replies: 2
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Forum: Up Coming Club Events Section
05-31-2024, 07:59 PM
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Replies: 0
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Toy Trucker show Indy, IN Aug 9-11 2024
I dunno, maybe?
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https://www.toytrucker.com/2024---34th-annual-national-toy-truck-n-construction-show.html
August 9, 10 & 11, 2024
Wyndham Indianapolis West - 2544 Executive Dr. -...
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Forum: Tanks!
05-26-2024, 08:55 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 8
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
05-18-2024, 01:50 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 11,032
Re: Ford Custom Deluxe station wagon - 1950 Woody
I've been reading more stuff about Woodie Wagons again, and how it started as more of a commercial vehicle type than trying to be passenger vehicle / family car. I ran across this picture in an...
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Forum: Construction Equipment
05-09-2024, 08:26 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 40
Re: Wooldridge 1940s Bottom-Dump Truck
Yeah, I was thinking at minimum this Belly-dump, and the Heiliner Scraper would need to be variations on the same livery. I'm not sure what other equipment needs to be in the matched fleet? There...
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Forum: Construction Equipment
05-08-2024, 10:28 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 40
Re: Wooldridge 1940s Bottom-Dump Truck
Since it's too rainy to think about sand blasting & painting, i've been thinking about a livery for this.
So i guess start with what is the correct color for the brand?
Wooldridge ads show the...
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Forum: Military Vehicles.
05-01-2024, 09:14 AM
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Replies: 15
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Re: Takom 1/16 Jeep to RC
That's really cool, can't wait to see how your guys set it up for their missions.
It seems pretty wild that there wasn't already a flatfender Jeep with the big RC Tank Warfare crowd.
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Forum: Construction Equipment
04-29-2024, 02:55 PM
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Replies: 80
Views: 31,760
Re: Structo dumptruck conversion
I'm not all about the actuator squareness either, but it all just works much better than any of what i had made.
Na, that's not "well used" fleet appearance like your crane has...
Pretty sure...
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Forum: Construction Equipment
04-22-2024, 06:24 PM
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Replies: 80
Views: 31,760
Re: Structo dumptruck conversion
If someone builds a dumptruck, what's the most important aspect of a DUMPtruck that it has to be able to do?
Well after something like 4 failed dump mechanisms for the rig, i finally gave up and...
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Forum: Construction Equipment
04-17-2024, 09:17 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 43
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Forum: Central Plains Mini Truckers Club
04-11-2024, 10:41 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 2
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