Tamiya Globe Liner 6x6 & Flatbed Trailer Build

[markturbo]

Here's the Tamiya TLT axle mounted. Don't mind the JBL weld, I replaced the cracked axle housing later on. You can also see how I mounted the front leaf spring mount, this is how I moved the front axle forward. I used aluminium round bar thru the front bumper mount with a screw from the top side to hold it in place. And to get the front ride height just right I shaved some of the plastic from the axle housing where the leaf mounts to it and I also removed a leaf to get the front end lower.



I also moved the tranny rearwards in the frame to allow a workable angle for the front drive shaft. Here you can also see the mount I built to hold the MFC unit under the cab. The speaker is in the front between the seats. I also added new LESU tires



I lengthened the 3 speed output shaft on the front by building it up with my welder and shaping it on the bench grinder. This gave me a mounting point for the front drive shaft. Shafts were made from traxxas and axial parts.



Axle shaved,alloy C hubs installed and painted. Also notice how i mounted my MFC control board in the gas tank.



And after lots of masking here's the final paint job.



New front bumper as well



Testing out the 6 wheel drive

[markturbo]

Next up was the trailer build, Tamiya Flatbed. As a first time builder of one of these I was surprised by the all the parts in the trailer kit.



Finished build out in the snow, alloy wheels on the trailer.







I knew when I got the trailer that I'd be making it longer for a more scale look. Mounting up suspension to new trailer frame, I like my axles all the way to the back.





The stretch





Building new deck using aluminium and Tamiya wood deck planks



I also polished all the aluminium



Stickers added for some detail and a coat of varnish on the planks







The polished aluminium really pops in the sun

[markturbo]

As happy as I was with the flatbed trailer build I really wanted a low boy so I got the RC4WD lowboy designed by SemiJoe. This is the trailer I wanted from the beginning but I could not justify the price at the time. But Tower Hobbies started selling these so I was able to use member discounts and Easy Pay to ease the pain lol...but I'll probably still end up selling the flatbed.









And with a load on, CAT Dozer (Bruder, Non RC, for now)









And just for fun, not to scale, SMT10.





https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Og0KofVum6k