1/10 Mining Dump Truck

[pufferfish]

Originally Posted by Zabco

Sounds like you got into this hobby for the same reason I did, learn new methods and techniques.

Indeed , thats my intension.

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After this Milestone, I've got the motivation back to weld all the beads on the trough (endless small sparks in .8 second rythm) and improve the strength of the frame.





Frame and struts are real scale. Always fascinating what a few pieces of sheet metal doing with the stability.

Meanwhile the tires arrived.
Bespoked fabricated. Full, hard Rubber.



The enormous wheigth...

.... result in exact 8 kg for the completed rear axle.

I think it looks quiet nice


rims made


and a little stack of wheel caps too




As a little intermezzo the non-functional fuel-tank was done