Forum: Big Boys of the road 4x4/6x6/8x8/10x10 Trucks
09-23-2017, 07:32 PM
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Replies: 955
Views: 382,973
Re: KH Beam Hauler
Check the mesh of your basket against whatever they're selling in the office products section. For some reason, when I look at your photo, it seems like the mesh is larger than the one I found,...
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Forum: Big Boys of the road 4x4/6x6/8x8/10x10 Trucks
09-23-2017, 02:58 PM
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Replies: 955
Views: 382,973
Re: KH Beam Hauler
If you're looking for expanded metal material; try the steel office supply items like wastebaskets, desk organizers, pencil holders, etc. I have found them painted black or silver at Office Depot...
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
08-27-2017, 12:56 AM
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Replies: 53
Views: 17,811
Re: Soviet ZiS 150 cab and bed
Well, I decided to build mine as a tractor-trailer, (which the rear of the instruction booklet tells me is a Zis-120N), and have started on it.
The parts do fit together well. The only problems I...
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
08-16-2017, 05:02 PM
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Replies: 53
Views: 17,811
Re: Soviet ZiS 150 cab and bed
Well, my cab FINALLY came in, (nearly a month after the bed got here)! It has truly been a world traveler: Germany; New York; Hawaii; Guam; back to Hawaii; San Francisco; back to Hawaii, and finally...
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Forum: Big Boys of the road 4x4/6x6/8x8/10x10 Trucks
08-14-2017, 05:02 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 18,267
Re: ZIS-150
Thank you. That info helps a lot! I will go find a similar gearbox and use your photos as a pattern.
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Forum: Big Boys of the road 4x4/6x6/8x8/10x10 Trucks
08-13-2017, 07:18 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 18,267
Re: ZIS-150
The bed you made is a work of art - much nicer than the stock all-styrene one. What is the gearbox/motor you are using? I was worried that there is so little room for one, but yours looks like a...
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
08-04-2017, 07:19 PM
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Replies: 53
Views: 17,811
Re: Soviet ZiS 150 cab and bed
I'm getting more frustrated by the day with the Post Office. I ordered both of them at the same time, and the bed got here from Germany in about a week. Tracking info shows that the cab got to...
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
07-30-2017, 02:12 PM
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Replies: 53
Views: 17,811
Re: Soviet ZiS 150 cab and bed
Wow! Those are really nice Jeff - thank you for the link. I've bought some tank parts from them, but never thought to look for anything truck-related. I had been thinking about using metal Dayton...
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
07-30-2017, 02:57 AM
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Replies: 53
Views: 17,811
Re: Soviet ZiS 150 cab and bed
Yeah Bret; mine came pre-built as well. You know, I was looking at it today and had either a great idea or a brain fart. The bed measures about 12" long by 8" wide, and I was thinking that by...
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
07-29-2017, 06:27 PM
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Replies: 53
Views: 17,811
Re: Soviet ZiS 150 cab and bed
I'm with you folks, but seem to be running a day late and a dollar short. I bought both the cab and bed from King Kong RC (from eBay). They said that they couldn't ship both together (to save on...
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Forum: Big Boys of the road 4x4/6x6/8x8/10x10 Trucks
07-20-2017, 04:32 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 12,707
Re: Thoughts on the RC4WD BEAST II 1/14?
Bret is absolutely right about not just having the axle to consider, Jeff. Along with a transfer case that allows both ends to be driven, you'd also have to decide on how much articulation you...
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Forum: Big Boys of the road 4x4/6x6/8x8/10x10 Trucks
07-20-2017, 02:32 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 12,707
Re: Thoughts on the RC4WD BEAST II 1/14?
Well, if you used a Globeliner as a basis, you COULD still make it a 6x6 by using a TLT axle on the front. Then, you use the inside half of a dual (rear) wheel on that axle, and it makes it about...
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
07-13-2017, 07:00 PM
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Replies: 53
Views: 17,811
Re: Soviet ZiS 150 cab and bed
Hey Bret. Yeah, I think three's a few of us who haunt the same forums. I was thinking about using an Axial SCX-10 chassis, (only because I have one that I didn't use for anything else), but I won't...
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
07-12-2017, 05:59 AM
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Replies: 53
Views: 17,811
Re: Soviet ZiS 150 cab and bed
Here's an interesting thread on a scratchbuilt ZIL-157, if you haven't already seen it.
http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/multi-axle-rigs/497166-6x6-rc-truck-zil-157-inspiration.html
Thank you for...
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Forum: General Discussion
06-28-2017, 10:04 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,585
Re: aluminum tube
Try also looking at used camera tripods. Legs can be round as well as square-ish in cross section, and each one seems to have it's own locking mechanism for how much the leg telescopes. The...
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
06-08-2017, 01:23 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 7,493
Re: Newbie Custom King Hauler
As far as gluing down the wood on the trailer goes; I was building a flat rack for the container trailer and had the same requirement. I found that Gorilla Glue sticks the wood down to the plastic...
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Forum: Body Shop Tech
09-23-2015, 11:55 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,818
Re: What to use to make windows?
You can always use scraps of window film that the auto tinting places use, (I'm sure they'd give you free scraps, if you asked them). Stick it onto the inside of plastic that you get from...
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
05-29-2014, 06:05 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 7,037
Re: Release the DreadKnaught!!
This ain't going to be one of those 'Zombiepocalypse' builds, is it? I saw something similar on an RC Crawler board....it was interesting, but very strange.
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Forum: Military Vehicles.
01-15-2014, 07:15 PM
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Replies: 77
Views: 62,904
Re: Bob's M1070
Update on the fifth wheel. I ordered the one from Joe and it got to me today. It IS $30 cheaper, but it isn't the same fifth wheel at all. They both sit at about the same height, and are both made...
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Forum: Military Vehicles.
01-11-2014, 01:17 PM
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Replies: 77
Views: 62,904
Re: Bob's M1070
It's great to know that I can get it even cheaper than I did, because I need another one for a Scania 8x8. Thank you for the link to Joe. I like your idea of changing out the base, as this one is...
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Forum: Military Vehicles.
01-11-2014, 02:14 AM
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Replies: 77
Views: 62,904
Re: Bob's M1070
Bob, I don't know if you have the fifth wheel figured out for your build yet, but I just found this one for mine (which isn't nearly as progressed as yours is).
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Forum: General Discussion
09-10-2013, 07:01 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,214
Re: tamiya reefer unit
The instructions say that you need the "L" parts (9115212) and the "H" parts (9005897), You might also like these Thermo King stickers to go on it.
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Forum: Euro Style Trucks and Trailers
09-09-2013, 10:37 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 10,866
Re: scania T-Cab big heavy
I just received the bonnet I bought from you on Ebay. I have to say that you did a wonderful job on it - no air bubbles or imperfections whatsoever. I think it's the most difficult part in the...
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Forum: General Discussion
08-24-2013, 08:32 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 3,254
Re: Prayers requested
I'm really sorry to hear this, Dave. It happened to my best friend, and it took a lot of support for both him and his Brother's family to get through it and continue with having to go on with life. ...
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Forum: Military Vehicles.
07-27-2013, 02:32 AM
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Replies: 77
Views: 62,904
Re: Bob's M1070 (maybe)
I have used some two-piece Tamiya car rims in the past, where the (white) center screwed into the (chrome) outer rim. The idea of these is that you can screw the center to either the inside or the...
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