Hayes HD dump truck...RCP's style

[LOUIE 379]

Reg, what can i say , im speechless , your craftsmanship and fabrication work is top of the range , its good to see something no one has really built before , and i love your wheels
Keep up the great work , you won't disappoint
Cheers Lucas

[RCP57]

Originally Posted by avel

Nice idea for the motor.

Thanks. Only time will tell if it holds up though.

Originally Posted by scalelover

Wow, I'm pretty much speechless. This is just phenomenal, the wheels and body work is great and the overall look is just spot on I can't wait to see the next round of updates.

I saw you mentioned you were looking for more scale looking hardware for the wheels, have you ever checked out lockedup rc, he's got a few different sized scale nuts, acorn nuts and scale bolts, ranging in size from 1/64, 2/56, to m3 etc etc here's a link for you.

http://www.lockeduprc.com/Hardware_c_21.html

Maybe something there will work for you

--Dan

Thanks very much Dan. I am fairly happy with how it is turning out so far. It always seems like there are a couple of things that could be better.

Thanks very much for the link! They have some cool looking hardware for sure. I did make an order from Micro Fasteners and received it the other day. I ordered some 2-56x1/8 nuts and they look pretty good I just haven't put them on yet. I think I will be making an order from lockeduprc in the near future though as I need some scale metric stuff!

Originally Posted by Espeefan

The Hayes is looking incredible. What's not to love? This thing is awesome. Scratchbuild a lot of a goodies for a unique truck on a smaller scale. Wow! And the best part is it's practically finished!

Thanks Nate, I have been working on this 6-9 hours every day this week. I never seem to accomplish enough in one day but it is nearing completion.

Originally Posted by LOUIE 379

Reg, what can i say , im speechless , your craftsmanship and fabrication work is top of the range , its good to see something no one has really built before , and i love your wheels
Keep up the great work , you won't disappoint
Cheers Lucas

Thanks Lucas! I am really enjoying this build an like my KW, it will be a little tribute to local Vancouver Island logging history when finished. I just hope I can get the paint work done without too many headaches! I'm nearing the end of the part I enjoy...

Reg

[RCP57]

A bit of an update. I shortened the frame 1/4" behind the axles to move the box forward. It now goes up and down as it should. I also did a little more body stuff and started to wire things. What I am most proud of from today though is that I was able to bend up the floor pan, toe pan, firewall and dashboard out of one piece of aluminum in one go!









Thanks for looking!