Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
08-29-2021, 03:16 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 9,028
Re: Bruder Piggyback Forklift
Oh, write away! Conversions are in many ways much harder because, as you note, the thing is designed for looks and not to fit all the stuff inside that a full RC needs.
Heck, the only conversion...
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
08-27-2021, 08:04 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,841
Re: 1:10 Land Rover Defender 4x4, mini tow rig
Quickie update: while googlink for parts for other projects, found some new stuff for this one. First was that one can get differentials for the WPL axles, yay. When I tore these down to grease them,...
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Forum: Scale Buildings, Warehouses and Structures.
08-13-2021, 01:47 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 27,688
Re: Never a Gas Station around.
It's the AMC Pacer that gets me. One of the few cars weirder than our Fieros; IIRC, the driver's door is a different length than the passenger's.
And dammit, I've been trying to connive the wife...
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Forum: Scale Buildings, Warehouses and Structures.
08-12-2021, 02:44 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 4,008
Re: Traffic Light
Sweet!
I'm a big fan of the 'dweeno, use them in most of my projects to drive lighting or extra controls (not least as they're really easy to interface to my RX of choice, Flysky using iBus.)
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
07-15-2021, 09:02 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,093
Re: i need a hinge
That's sexy. It's like a W-hinge, only like WW ... wow. Deceptively simple, too, but a beehive to draw up and animate like that.
But, several pieces of cardboard and thumbtacks and I betcha you...
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
07-15-2021, 04:38 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,093
Re: i need a hinge
Honestly, this may be your best bet -- or do the Cardboard Aided Design thing as a starter. A few thumbtacks as rotation points and you're golden.
I suspect you're looking for like a Z-shaped...
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Forum: Construction Equipment
06-24-2021, 08:38 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 3,652
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Forum: Construction Equipment
06-22-2021, 09:46 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 3,652
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Forum: Construction Equipment
06-22-2021, 04:24 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 3,652
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Forum: Construction Equipment
06-22-2021, 04:16 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 3,652
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
06-15-2021, 08:43 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 6,429
Re: Green Mountain Girl - Grand Hauler Build
Oh, baby, the FSi6 is an amazing radio. There's a whole ecosystem of new firmware for them to expand them to 14 channels (or more!), change the switches around, add new controls, etc etc.
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Forum: Big Boys of the road 4x4/6x6/8x8/10x10 Trucks
06-10-2021, 12:40 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,250
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Forum: Big Boys of the road 4x4/6x6/8x8/10x10 Trucks
06-06-2021, 12:39 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,250
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Forum: Big Boys of the road 4x4/6x6/8x8/10x10 Trucks
06-04-2021, 07:07 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,250
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Forum: Construction Equipment
05-26-2021, 10:58 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 5,150
Re: Ram Build
Epic! That took me a coupla reads before I realized what I'd just said. And so many of my ideas are half vast.
-- A
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
05-26-2021, 10:48 PM
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Replies: 66
Views: 13,651
Re: Zil 130 Thing
Great minds think alike! Nothing says vintage truck like white-plus-a-color-that-was-in-your-grandma's-kitchen (think mint green, or or like a brick red, or ...) Do a Google images search for "60's...
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Forum: Construction Equipment
04-25-2021, 11:12 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 5,150
Re: Ram Build
In the 1:1 world, I'm a Ford guy, but I'd take a RAM over a GM any day. (Actually, my FIL says the perfect truck would be my SuperDuty with the Cummins out of the RAM and the Allison out of the...
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Forum: Military Vehicles.
04-23-2021, 04:30 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,015
Re: 1:10 M1070 and M1000 HETS
As always, thanks for the good words.
Wrt driveshafts, part is my fault for them being a bit short, and part was fixed by loc-tite on the set screws.
I think gluing the tire beads would keep...
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Forum: Big Boys of the road 4x4/6x6/8x8/10x10 Trucks
04-23-2021, 04:20 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 5,926
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Forum: Military Vehicles.
04-22-2021, 05:41 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,015
Re: 1:10 M1070 and M1000 HETS
As with the Abrams, this build isn't quite what I'd hoped. I don't expect perfection; I lack patience and I'm not a rivet-counter. In addition, I also enjoy my builds being functional, so they're not...
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Forum: Military Vehicles.
04-22-2021, 05:28 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,015
Re: 1:10 M1070 and M1000 HETS
I've seen several M1070 builds, but not so many M1000 trailers. Not only is there not need if you don't have an Abrams or other crazy huge thing to pull, they're a complicated setup.
Five axle...
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Forum: Military Vehicles.
04-22-2021, 04:17 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,015
1:10 M1070 and M1000 HETS
[Side note: if images don't load, see https://rctruckandconstruction.com/showpost.php?p=170587&postcount=16 ]
Had more free time lately, so I figured I'd liven things up a bit here and do up some...
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
04-22-2021, 02:16 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,841
Re: 1:10 Land Rover Defender 4x4, mini tow rig
Wrt the body, thanks. Did take a bit of sanding, and filler primer and paint hide most of the print artifacts. There's some of the diagonal lines from the slicer being confused, I think, but yeah,...
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Forum: Construction Equipment
04-22-2021, 02:07 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 3,562
Re: 1:10ish scratch forklift
Oh, like a mechanically compound lift, I get it. Would take up less space prolly. Wasn't too bad squeezing in the belt-drive servo, but keeping the belt tight and giving it enough engagement to its...
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Forum: Big Boys of the road 4x4/6x6/8x8/10x10 Trucks
04-22-2021, 01:55 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 5,926
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