el barto
06-30-2011, 06:26 AM
Hi guys
here's my next project, which is still at the beginning
after i bought a liebherr l574 wheel loader i decided to get a dump truck as well.
after calculating and thinking that this will be extremely expensive i went online and found a great auction....
a mercedes benz actros 4 axle end dump truck with tamiya chassis and a bruder body. when the car arrived i was really shocked about the awful quality of the truck.
i threw away the following stuff:
dumper
body
chassis
servos
amm
well, the only things i could keep where the axles, the transmission and the spindle drive with the motor....
so i decided to completely overhaul the truck with 5 axles, middle axle is a lifted and steered pusher axle
this is how it looked when arrived (after i already lengthened the chassis and added a 5th axle)
http://www.team-energy.ch/httpdocs/pics/cars/bartli/actros/IMG_1433.JPG
well, i started to find a good original truck which i will shrink to 1:14.5 :-)
this is it. i like the color scheme and all the checker plated aluminium on it. i also get lots of support of the owner of this truck, got about 100 pics on my computer :-)
http://www.team-energy.ch/httpdocs/pics/cars/bartli/actros/original.JPG
after buying a new body and mounting it on the chassis
http://www.team-energy.ch/httpdocs/pics/cars/bartli/actros/IMG_1478.JPG
i started on building the fenders based on the original
2nd axle
http://www.team-energy.ch/httpdocs/pics/cars/bartli/actros/IMG_1492.JPG
rear fender before beveling
http://www.team-energy.ch/httpdocs/pics/cars/bartli/actros/IMG_1477.JPG
and after beveling
http://www.team-energy.ch/httpdocs/pics/cars/bartli/actros/IMG_1491.JPG
some first detailing
http://www.team-energy.ch/httpdocs/pics/cars/bartli/actros/IMG_1488.JPG
then i went on the fuel tank
here's the original:
http://www.team-energy.ch/httpdocs/pics/cars/bartli/actros/MB%2044480010(2).JPG
and mine:
http://www.team-energy.ch/httpdocs/pics/cars/bartli/actros/IMG_1497.JPG
http://www.team-energy.ch/httpdocs/pics/cars/bartli/actros/IMG_1495.JPG
http://www.team-energy.ch/httpdocs/pics/cars/bartli/actros/IMG_1494.JPG
the body i got is a mercedes benz actros MP1, the first issue, meanwhile, they had 2 facelifts and i'll have to modify to mp3 myself. especially the front bumper, head lights and the grille are different now.
here's a pic of the originial bruder body
http://www.boehm-modellbau.de/modell_cms/components/com_virtuemart/shop_image/product/BRU_92650_B.JPG
this is how i should look at the end
http://www.team-energy.ch/httpdocs/pics/cars/bartli/actros/MB%2044480025.JPG
and this is the situation at the moment. i'm still not sure how to build the 'winglets' on the top sides of the grille...
http://www.team-energy.ch/httpdocs/pics/cars/bartli/actros/IMG_1506.JPG
http://www.team-energy.ch/httpdocs/pics/cars/bartli/actros/IMG_1508.JPG
will be continued
here's my next project, which is still at the beginning
after i bought a liebherr l574 wheel loader i decided to get a dump truck as well.
after calculating and thinking that this will be extremely expensive i went online and found a great auction....
a mercedes benz actros 4 axle end dump truck with tamiya chassis and a bruder body. when the car arrived i was really shocked about the awful quality of the truck.
i threw away the following stuff:
dumper
body
chassis
servos
amm
well, the only things i could keep where the axles, the transmission and the spindle drive with the motor....
so i decided to completely overhaul the truck with 5 axles, middle axle is a lifted and steered pusher axle
this is how it looked when arrived (after i already lengthened the chassis and added a 5th axle)
http://www.team-energy.ch/httpdocs/pics/cars/bartli/actros/IMG_1433.JPG
well, i started to find a good original truck which i will shrink to 1:14.5 :-)
this is it. i like the color scheme and all the checker plated aluminium on it. i also get lots of support of the owner of this truck, got about 100 pics on my computer :-)
http://www.team-energy.ch/httpdocs/pics/cars/bartli/actros/original.JPG
after buying a new body and mounting it on the chassis
http://www.team-energy.ch/httpdocs/pics/cars/bartli/actros/IMG_1478.JPG
i started on building the fenders based on the original
2nd axle
http://www.team-energy.ch/httpdocs/pics/cars/bartli/actros/IMG_1492.JPG
rear fender before beveling
http://www.team-energy.ch/httpdocs/pics/cars/bartli/actros/IMG_1477.JPG
and after beveling
http://www.team-energy.ch/httpdocs/pics/cars/bartli/actros/IMG_1491.JPG
some first detailing
http://www.team-energy.ch/httpdocs/pics/cars/bartli/actros/IMG_1488.JPG
then i went on the fuel tank
here's the original:
http://www.team-energy.ch/httpdocs/pics/cars/bartli/actros/MB%2044480010(2).JPG
and mine:
http://www.team-energy.ch/httpdocs/pics/cars/bartli/actros/IMG_1497.JPG
http://www.team-energy.ch/httpdocs/pics/cars/bartli/actros/IMG_1495.JPG
http://www.team-energy.ch/httpdocs/pics/cars/bartli/actros/IMG_1494.JPG
the body i got is a mercedes benz actros MP1, the first issue, meanwhile, they had 2 facelifts and i'll have to modify to mp3 myself. especially the front bumper, head lights and the grille are different now.
here's a pic of the originial bruder body
http://www.boehm-modellbau.de/modell_cms/components/com_virtuemart/shop_image/product/BRU_92650_B.JPG
this is how i should look at the end
http://www.team-energy.ch/httpdocs/pics/cars/bartli/actros/MB%2044480025.JPG
and this is the situation at the moment. i'm still not sure how to build the 'winglets' on the top sides of the grille...
http://www.team-energy.ch/httpdocs/pics/cars/bartli/actros/IMG_1506.JPG
http://www.team-energy.ch/httpdocs/pics/cars/bartli/actros/IMG_1508.JPG
will be continued