Forum: General Discussion
06-02-2015, 09:47 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 6,820
Re: How the heck does this happen???
I can tell you how I did it, allbeit a much smaller truck and smaller building. My case was nothing more than being pulled in too many different directions at once. Customer in a hurry for the truck,...
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Forum: East Coast Mini Truckers Club
05-31-2015, 08:33 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 35,780
Re: ATHS Show: May 28-30
We all had a blast!
http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii225/doctordc/IMG_04271_zpsi0m0vpys.jpg (http://s265.photobucket.com/user/doctordc/media/IMG_04271_zpsi0m0vpys.jpg.html)
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Forum: East Coast Mini Truckers Club
05-20-2015, 09:07 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 35,780
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Forum: East Coast Mini Truckers Club
05-14-2015, 04:55 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 35,780
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Forum: East Coast Mini Truckers Club
04-18-2015, 12:49 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 35,780
Re: ATHS Show: May 28-30
I've done their regional show in Winchester for the last 2 years and can tell you they are a great crowd to hangout with.
I'm already scheduled off Thursday / Friday to be there in plenty of...
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Forum: East Coast Mini Truckers Club
04-10-2015, 08:28 PM
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Replies: 75
Views: 76,019
Re: Cabin Fever Discussion Thread
.......and I'm feeling like road kill fighting a cold / flu thing....I won't get into to details, but trust me, you don't want me showing up :(
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Forum: East Coast Mini Truckers Club
03-31-2015, 11:10 AM
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Replies: 75
Views: 76,019
Re: Cabin Fever Discussion Thread
Looking the show website, it looks like anyone coming for just Saturday just has to be sure and be there at 8 AM to get in as participants ahead of the general public / spectator opening time of 9...
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Forum: East Coast Mini Truckers Club
03-30-2015, 08:23 AM
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Replies: 75
Views: 76,019
Re: Cabin Fever Discussion Thread
Hey! I have been off-line for a good while, but getting back in the swing here.....
I am going to make it there Saturday for sure.
I also have a few others in the area who have expressed interest...
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Forum: General Discussion
03-28-2015, 07:01 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 3,104
Re: Maryland?
yes, and yes :D
We have a group of about a dozen RC Truckers.
this was just today
http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii225/doctordc/IMG_01531_zpsc8evr4gy.jpg...
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Forum: East Coast Mini Truckers Club
09-27-2012, 08:32 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 10,617
Re: Brookville 2012 Fall Show Discussion Thread
I'm in.
I'm trying to decide on driving in Saturday morning or possibly Friday night after work and get a hotel room since it's about 4hrs for me....Anyone have any advice on places good to stay or...
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Forum: Truck Building Tech
06-05-2012, 08:52 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 3,357
Tires / Wheels advice needed
I wanted to do a work truck type of build and ordered a set of these Topcad tires:
http://www.rpphobby.com/product_p/top15429.htm
Then, I just bought a set of these stamped steel bead-lock...
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Forum: Construction Companies & Worksites
02-22-2012, 07:24 PM
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Replies: 1,875
Views: 2,325,902
Re: Hauling Dirt out of my basement (present day)
Joe, Your 15 minutes of fame isn't over......
Whatever articles / stories where done ( I didn't bother to read them since I'm on here) have spread to every website of all of my other interests...
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Forum: General Discussion
01-31-2012, 07:57 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,260
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
01-31-2012, 07:43 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 16,687
Re: Biggus' King Hauler
Looks great!
I have also thought of blacking out a lot of parts to build a work truck - chrome is great, but for a real life, day-to-day utility truck, black is more often what you get.
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Forum: General Discussion
01-23-2012, 08:29 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,589
Re: Lathe Motor?
What he said ^ and to add to it --- most people refer to them as lathe motors because that's what they where originally designed for. Very high number of windings "turns". More Turns = lower RPMs...
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Forum: General Discussion
01-17-2012, 08:31 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,951
Re: Transporting your transporter....
Thanks for the link -- I had some faint memory of that thread, but didn't find it on a search (I just didn't think of the right search terms, I guess).
I wonder how those boxes have held up since...
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Forum: General Discussion
01-16-2012, 03:38 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,951
Transporting your transporter....
..or loader or excavator or whatever your RC's are. How do you you do it? How do you get your stuff to an event without damage in transit?
I just finished some changes to my truck and was planning...
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Forum: Construction Equipment
01-16-2012, 08:32 AM
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Replies: 299
Views: 407,957
Re: Volvo G990 Grader
Top notch work! A lot of the 1:1 equipment I work on have parts built by the same tab / notch system -- makes welding everything together fast and accurate.
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Forum: East Coast Mini Truckers Club
01-15-2012, 11:49 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 25,711
Re: 2012 - Cabin Fever Photos
Looks like a great event! I'm sorry I missed it....I tried to to get there, but it just wasn't in the cards for me. Hopefully next year...
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Forum: General Discussion
03-17-2011, 03:59 PM
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Replies: 71
Views: 166,597
Re: Lookin for YOUR opinion!
Personally, I don't care how it's handled. I frequent a few boards that use minimum character counts and have no problem with it. Sometimes I end up posting a "plus 1" to second an idea and then just...
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Forum: General Discussion
03-17-2011, 02:27 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,279
Re: Kitbashed tamiya flatbed???
I don't have any pic's as of yet, but combining 2 kits is exactly what I'm doing to get a more realistic flatbed trailer.
I measured out true scale length of a trailer and made a frame to the right...
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Forum: "Show us"
10-27-2010, 09:33 PM
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Replies: 63
Views: 119,870
Re: Calling all conventionals
Here's mine:
Just after it was built last year -- I didn't care for the color - came out more purple than burgundy....
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Forum: Electronics tech
10-26-2010, 05:13 PM
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Replies: 86
Views: 183,240
Re: All About LED's
Not sure if anyone else has used them, but I found this place:
http://www.oznium.com/ Prices seamed good, so I placed a small order and got them pretty quickly, but haven't messed around with the...
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Forum: Electronics tech
10-26-2010, 05:06 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 4,677
Re: LED lighting
And here I thought I'd really tried hard to search for his....I'm an idiot sometimes! Thanks for the kink!
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Forum: Electronics tech
10-26-2010, 09:42 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 4,677
LED lighting
I know this stuff has been covered before on the other board, but I'm having trouble finding the info. I need to rewire the LED's in the bumper and under sleeper lights I got from PMD. I bought these...
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