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Looking real good Rob
Alot of shinny fuel tanks, I hope the excavator bucket stays well clear. No NEWBY hoe operators allowed...lol greg |
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Looks awesome Rob!!!
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Next up was making a mock up for the box. I thought about aluminum but after checking out styrene I took the easy way.
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that looks real sharp Rob . I like the pic in the background , what road name are they ? looks like reading lines' colors unless my eyes deceive me
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Xllnt work Rob.
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Thanks Steve. The loci in the picture is Canadian National 6400 Northern. Built back in 1936. Started to build one, but sold it when I moved here from Ontario. Would be nice to have now. Always my favorite.
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I did build a lock for the gate as follows. First made lock arms from some .060 brass. cut two pieces of 1/8" dia. drill rod and silver soldered on the arms. Cut a piece of 1/4" drill rod and drilled and taped 8-32 right the way through. Made up and silver soldered on a brass arm to link up to the servo.
![]() Threaded the 1/8" drill rod 10-32 thread and installed it with lock nuts to keep the arm parallel and from turning ![]() Mounted small servo from Helli to the box hooked up the linkage and it worked. Last photo is the down stop switch for the screw drive. It has a diode bridge on it so it will reverse to go back up. ![]() Thanks for looking Rob |
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That looks pretty nifty Rob and I like how you made your pintle plate too. Lots of trick ideas already on this trk.
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Nice work on the latch mechanism Rob. Looks great.
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Can you draw a diagram of the wiring? sounds interesting
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i like the look of the saw marks on the ends of the plastic
they look like steel after being cut with a plasma cutter and a gas axe nice detail lol ![]() Threaded the 1/8" drill rod 10-32 thread and installed it with lock nuts to keep the arm parallel and from turning ![]() Thanks for looking Rob[/QUOTE] |
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Thanks for all the comments on the build. The pintle is from PMD and I think it's a good product. May have to install a spring to keep the lock closed.. Never thought about the edge looking like a plasma cut but it does. Tried a lot of different methods for cutting styrene and ended up using the band saw with 18 tooth blade. It cut the fastest and left that edge. I'll do up a drawing for the switch and post it later.
Back on the dump box. After it was finished I gave it a coat of Modelmaster Chrome silver and made the overflow boards for some mahogany. ![]() In this photo you can see the servo for the tail gate latch. ![]() I also had to shorten up the cab floor. I worked it out and was able to fit in the 12 volt battery for the dump. Two esc's are for truck drive and dump ![]() ![]() Next up will be painting the cab. Thanks for looking Rob |
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Looks great Rob
I really like the speed and the power of the box. Can't wait to see it loaded up. Almost time to start another project.... greg |
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Well I was able to get the white on for the first coat of paint. not much to see but it getting close to the finish.
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i can't wait to see how the paint job comes out on the cab. looking good!
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Just thought that I'd put up a couple of teasers till I get all the chrome on her.
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Hey Rob paint turned out great..good colour choice..Cant wait to start bashing the side of the box with my excavator bucket ...lol
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Wow the truck turned out great! You sure put alot of detail into this project. everytime I look at the pictures I find something else i missed before.
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great looking truck Rob, the box looks perfect nice job. very clean build.
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