RCP57's first King...

[RCP57]

You guys were having fun guessing what that is hey? You all were right, it's just a cheap BEC that I had in my pile. The drawback to the Sabertooth esc is it only provides a 1 amp BEC. This truck has some cheap Towerpro metal gear servos in it that are really power hungry and without the external BEC it goes into protection mode when you steer and shift at the same time. I think if I switched to higher quality servos I could probably go without it but this was a quick fix.

Nate, I am not sure if I will start building anything in this scale or not. I am considering selling this truck and if I did then I would buy another one but I really doubt I will have a 1/14 fleet anytime soon. I took the truck outside for the first time today and drove it around. I have to say that I wasn't all that impressed with it after being used to stuff that is so much bigger and heavier. I guess if I locked the rear diff and geared it down I would like it more. I also think it would make a huge difference if I had an inside place to play. My 1/10 stuff is too HUGE for cruising in the house/shop whereas the 1/14 is no problem. Never say never though!

[Trucker_Jo]

Man great work as always on this thing. I think my yarder will look better with 1/14 trucks because styrene at 1/10 is kind of outrageous. Some day ill have an actual job out of college and get get into alum.

[Roadmasters]

Originally Posted by Trucker_Jo

Man great work as always on this thing. I think my yarder will look better with 1/14 trucks because styrene at 1/10 is kind of outrageous. Some day ill have an actual job out of college and get get into alum.

Party boats.... any idiot can do it, including me! No college degree neccisary, just good work ethics

Rcp your truck looks great, I think you've got a best seller on your hands here. Can't wait to see your vendors section

[RCP57]

Originally Posted by Roadmasters

Party boats.... any idiot can do it, including me! No college degree neccisary, just good work ethics

Rcp your truck looks great, I think you've got a best seller on your hands here. Can't wait to see your vendors section

Party boats hey? Sounds interesting! Maybe I have it all wrong but I am picturing a deck loaded with beautiful, scantily clad women, booze and very few dudes...Too bad that I work on a fish boat...It's cold, it stinks and there never is any Rum! How do you get hotties on board with that?lol Oh, never mind...I'm married.

I am looking forward to the vendors section as well and I hope it is a success. I think it would be really cool to see other people get enjoyment out of stuff that I have made...and of course I would enjoy their money...

[Roadmasters]

Originally Posted by RCP57

Party boats hey? Sounds interesting! Maybe I have it all wrong but I am picturing a deck loaded with beautiful, scantily clad women, booze and very few dudes...Too bad that I work on a fish boat...It's cold, it stinks and there never is any Rum! How do you get hotties on board with that?lol Oh, never mind...I'm married.

I am looking forward to the vendors section as well and I hope it is a success. I think it would be really cool to see other people get enjoyment out of stuff that I have made...and of course I would enjoy their money...

Well, you've actually kind of got half of it. Around here party boat is a more general term for a head boat. In the evenings we do run cruises though, which can sometimes turn out looking something like what you described. I know all about the smells, haddock are some nasty smelling fish...

[RCP57]

Originally Posted by Roadmasters

Well, you've actually kind of got half of it. Around here party boat is a more general term for a head boat. In the evenings we do run cruises though, which can sometimes turn out looking something like what you described. I know all about the smells, haddock are some nasty smelling fish...

So what you're saying is "you're the enemy" from my commercial fishing point of view!lol Just kidding! I had to look up head boat to see what it meant. Around here we call them "charter boats". One of the major charter outfits here operates some larger boats taking 20 or so people at time. We call them "puke boats" because of what generally happens when tourists hit the water for the first time.

[Roadmasters]

Originally Posted by RCP57

So what you're saying is "you're the enemy" from my commercial fishing point of view!lol Just kidding! I had to look up head boat to see what it meant. Around here we call them "charter boats". One of the major charter outfits here operates some larger boats taking 20 or so people at time. We call them "puke boats" because of what generally happens when tourists hit the water for the first time.

Hahaha, if thats what you want to call us! I would have said charter boat, but I generally think of those as smaller boats. On our smallest boat we will take up to about 35 (65'), then on the other end of the spectrum will take almost 80 on the largest (106').