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				Re: Tamiya mercedes with Leimbach crane 
				 
				Thanks fellas,   
  
Really appreciate the kind comments,  
  
I'm slowly working on the trailer to go behind it, hopefully I can make some progress on it over the next few weeks.
			 
		 
		
		
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		03-26-2014, 05:55 PM
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		03-23-2014, 04:35 PM
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		03-22-2014, 06:19 PM
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				Re: German 3ton Opel-Blitz in 1:16 
				 
				Thanks for sharing the link, I am really tempted to get one myself.  
  
However I'm not sure if it will look too small next to my tamiya mercedes trucks.   
  
Please could you give me a som dimensions-...
			 
		 
		
		
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		03-18-2014, 06:54 PM
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		03-17-2014, 06:05 PM
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				Re: Tamiya mercedes with Leimbach crane 
				 
				Realised I haven't posted an update for a while.  
  
Made a flat body out of a mixture of aluminium c section and brass. The wood has been darkeneed with pigment wood stain to be a darker colour.  
  
I...
			 
		 
		
		
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		08-13-2013, 07:08 PM
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				Re: Tamiya mercedes with Leimbach crane 
				 
				Thanks for the comments guys, I am in wiring and soldering **** at the moment,  making a harness for all the lights and getting the (approx) 14 miles of wire  to sit neatly in the truck out of site...
			 
		 
		
		
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		07-26-2013, 12:51 PM
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				Re: Tamiya mercedes with Leimbach crane 
				 
				Well I finally got round to taking a couple of pics in the sun!  
  
The cab is done and the chassis painted.  Crane works a treat, which means I spend more time playing with it than I do finishing it...
			 
		 
		
		
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		07-25-2013, 05:24 PM
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				Re: Tamiya mercedes with Leimbach crane 
				 
				Thanks guys,  the crane is made by Leimbach in Germany.   
  
I have made some more progress over the past few weeks and will put some pics up this weekend.  Truck is painted and the crane now works....
			 
		 
		
		
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		06-03-2013, 05:58 PM
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				Re: Oldtimer tower crane 
				 
				What a machine!  
  
Looks really good and seems to work well too.  
  
Your model making skills are great, looking forward to seeing more.
			 
		 
		
		
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		05-14-2013, 06:17 PM
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				Re: Tamiya mercedes with Leimbach crane 
				 
				Slight update to the truck tonight...  
  
I soldered together a rear bumper bar ( called an under run bar in the UK) and fitted a Carson trailer coupling.    
  
The bar does not look quite straight in...
			 
		 
		
		
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		05-12-2013, 11:37 AM
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				Re: Tamiya mercedes with Leimbach crane 
				 
				I really appreciate you mentioning it anyway- it could have Ben just the thing I was looking for so thanks!  
  
It is not the easiest kit to assemble, mainly because the instructions are all in German...
			 
		 
		
		
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		05-11-2013, 02:48 PM
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				Re: Tamiya mercedes with Leimbach crane 
				 
				Thanks guys,  
  
I did look in to the channel expander thing that Leimbach do, I came to the conclusion the a second receiver would be better or a couple of reasons:  
  
The expander only has 6...
			 
		 
		
		
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		05-10-2013, 04:15 PM
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				Tamiya mercedes with Leimbach crane 
				 
				Hi All,  
  
Have been working on this build for a while now. It will be the third Mercedes in my fleet and my first experience with model hydraulics. The plan is to have servonaut sound, lights and...
			 
		 
		
		
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			Forum: Euro Style Trucks and Trailers
		
		 
		04-26-2013, 06:23 PM
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				Re: Time for a change 
				 
				Looking great!  
  
  
I have to say it looks a bit like cheating to me, parking it using the pointless on the front,  
  
Having said that, I know from experience how difficult these outfits are to...
			 
		 
		
		
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			Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
		
		 
		01-02-2012, 03:49 AM
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				Re: Do you own one yet? Why not? 
				 
				Looking sweet now Paul - I'm liking the rear lights, very neat.  
  
I used epoxy resin to fix the boards onto my trailer, they seem pretty secure but I guess I'll find out when it gets its first knock...
			 
		 
		
		
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			Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
		
		 
		12-24-2011, 02:47 PM
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				Re: Another one of Izzy's 
				 
				Thanks for the kind encouragement guys - pleased its heading in the right direction!  
  
Interestingly in the UK we call the header boards 'Greedy boards'  presumably because they allow you to squeeze...
			 
		 
		
		
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		12-23-2011, 02:35 PM
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				Another one of Izzy's 
				 
				Hi All,  
  
  
I've only ever seen pictures of these as they don't tend to be used in Europe - this means that I've only been able to use pictures and the internet for reference, so there is a good...
			 
		 
		
		
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		06-04-2011, 04:14 PM
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				Re: Hello from the UK 
				 
				Thanks guys!  
  
The king is weatherd with an air brush -  although it somtimes gets some additional 'natural' weathering as I tend  to run it in all conditions...
			 
		 
		
		
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		06-04-2011, 03:29 PM
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				Hello from the UK 
				 
				Hi Guys,  
   
Just found this forum - it looks great.  
  
I'm Adrian, live in the north of England, Married with our first kid on the way in November.  
  
I'm into all things RC, in particular  1:14...
			 
		 
		
		
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