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Old 09-06-2010, 08:21 AM
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RC-ing a stamped steel tonka? Are you kidding? That's just too cool! I wish I'da thunk of it. Seriously!

Back in the day, it woulda saved mom a fortune in blue jeans, what with always wearing out the knees and all. I like that you kept it true to it's roots with the original wheels. Dan

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RC-ing a stamped steel tonka? Are you kidding? That's just too cool! I wish I'da thunk of it. Seriously!

Back in the day, it woulda saved mom a fortune in blue jeans, what with always wearing out the knees and all. I like that you kept it true to it's roots with the original wheels. Dan
Me too!

I grew up on a small farm (48 acres) and when my Father tore down a building by the house he left some of the foundation there and filled it with sand, it was about 20' x 25' or so. All of the neighbor kids came to my house to haul sand
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great build, got to love tonka, and even better when they are rc, but I must say that dragline, is one of my favorites, that thing is awesome. and you operate it quite well, execpt the guy in the truck must be scared with you loading over the cab like that, lol .

keep up the great builds man. I need to see more
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i remember this truck as a kid , hehehe
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It is awesom job! I have almost ten ertl, tonka, struco trucks. All them 1:16, but they are smaller and narrower then wedico scale, threfore wedico differentielles are not exact fit for them. Could you write me which brand differantielle you used ? and what other differantielle options for this trucks ? ( Not Wedico scale options like rüst scaleart robbe)
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It is awesom job! I have almost ten ertl, tonka, struco trucks. All them 1:16, but they are smaller and narrower then wedico scale, threfore wedico differentielles are not exact fit for them. Could you write me which brand differantielle you used ? and what other differantielle options for this trucks ? ( Not Wedico scale options like rüst scaleart robbe)
The entire drive train is from an A-tech Leo-x truck (also sold as Venom mini giant). They are very hard to find though. Every once in a while a used one will come up on ebay.
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you are 100% right nothing about it on ebay.com
Is the truck orjinated from USA ? or another country?
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Old 12-04-2010, 08:27 PM
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Not sure where they are made?

This place seems to have it in stock:

http://www.hobbytron.com/cgi/sc/orde...ini-Giant.html
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yesssssssssss good news for me and my projects thanks a lot !!!
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I know its an old topic, im converting a bruder sprinter van and i have some wedico leaf springs, the springs have 2 holes (the axle is a bit wider than the holes) how do you suggest i put them on? and also how did you do it on these, i can see you have a screw on the axle, how did you put it on it

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I know its an old topic, im converting a bruder sprinter van and i have some wedico leaf springs, the springs have 2 holes (the axle is a bit wider than the holes) how do you suggest i put them on? and also how did you do it on these, i can see you have a screw on the axle, how did you put it on it

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Unless you are using mini giant axles it wouldn't help to explain how I mount the leaf springs on them because they have mounting points with balls (for the suspension links) and I mount off of them.

You should make a thread up for your sprinter van and post pics of what you have to work with, then it would be easier to give you ideas on what to do.

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im using the atech 1/20 monter truck axles, ill put a thread up soon mate, thanks
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Old 07-17-2012, 06:15 PM
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im using the atech 1/20 monter truck axles, ill put a thread up soon mate, thanks
Oh, then here is how I mount springs to the atech axles:

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So, I have a spring on both sides of the balls and then sandwich the 2 springs with a center bolt tightened just enough to be secure. The truck in the (previous) picture is the first truck that I made and it has poor articulation so, I don't suggest making it that way. On later trucks I built I didn't attach the springs to the frame I just let the axles float and it has great articulation. I am using the stock suspension components to keep the axle movement correct...the upper "A" shaped arm and the lower links. You could even just use coil springs with this setup if you wanted to.

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what tires do you have on there scott?


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They are 62.4 x 20 Lego tires. (62.4mm High & 20mm Wide)
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Scott I've always loved this little truck...pretty much everything on it is "outside the box" when it comes to how you designed and built it. Actually, that's pretty much the theme on all your builds...you're very creative!

How does this scale up to the bruder's (1/16) or tamiya (1/14) stuff? Seems closer in scale to the 1/14 stuff from the vids I've seen.

Any projects lined up for the winter months this year? I know you usually don't tinker during the warmer months, I don't either.
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thanks, im only doing the rear with leaf springs, a long night and i got it done, the front i might do what you did without any springs, may i ask, when you lift them up, do the axles just dangle because theres no shocks/springs?
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Scott I've always loved this little truck...pretty much everything on it is "outside the box" when it comes to how you designed and built it. Actually, that's pretty much the theme on all your builds...you're very creative!

How does this scale up to the bruder's (1/16) or tamiya (1/14) stuff? Seems closer in scale to the 1/14 stuff from the vids I've seen.

Any projects lined up for the winter months this year? I know you usually don't tinker during the warmer months, I don't either.
Thank you very much. The Tonka trucks and Dopeke Unit crane are right at 1/16. IMHO they look ok with the Tamiya 1:14.5 stuff though because they are so close in scale.

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thanks, im only doing the rear with leaf springs, a long night and i got it done, the front i might do what you did without any springs, may i ask, when you lift them up, do the axles just dangle because theres no shocks/springs?
There are springs under there they are just blocked from view. If you look real close at the rear axle you can see the back of the spring on the second photo. It is actually setup with two stages so that when it is full of dirt or stone the spring you barley see hits the frame and offers more support.
The axles drop down some like a full scale truck would but, they are limited by the suspension links and wont go too far.
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