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Picked up the tub and parts this week, they turned out great! The nose of the trailer is proving to be a real pain in the you know what...lot of nooks and crannies to polish but should be completed this weekend. Other then that I just have the lights and wiring to do :)

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Ya dumper looked great so I thought until I removed the saran wrap to put the trailer back together! :mad: Powder coater messed this one up bad!! He actually painted on top of the tape! Look at that awful orange peel...not to mention a big drip mark on the bottom of the tail gate door :mad:

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Spraying powder over the tape is a boner maneuver for sure but the rest is not that bad from what I've seen. I totally understand your frustration as I have been there myself:mad:. You can carefully sand and buff the drip out on the tailgate. The shop I use preheats all of my stuff before spraying the powder now and it seems to turn out better than before. It's still not 100% perfect though and always has a flaw somewhere. I've learned to except that it is not going to look like a "show" paint job but won't scratch like one either. I think it is pretty difficult to apply enough powder on all edges without it building up too much on others hence the drip. Depending on how thick it is, you may be able to sand and polish some of the orange peel too. Just don't try it on velvet black because it becomes glossy really quick!

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Thanks for the words of encouragement Reg. I guess I am pretty fussy since so many hours of work have gone into this trailer that I want it looking it's best! But yeah like you said nothing is perfect...but I sure as h3ll am trying to get it there!

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Waiting to hear from the powder coaters and hopefully get this issue worked out.

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Like I said, I understand. I've picked stuff up a few times only to start assembling it and notice something unacceptable. It will be interesting to hear their thoughts. When my stuff has had a bad spot they have sanded and re-coated the parts. I don't see that being a solution here. The coating can be chemically stripped as well but that may ruin your polishing?:(

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Sorry to hear that, very disappointing. How do you strip that off?

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Yeah powder coater just got back to me said he's going to strip it chemically and re-shoot it come Monday. Asked him about the chemical stripper he uses and if it would effect the polished aluminum underneath and he said no...so will see come next week.

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Reg if you ever build me another project remind me not to get it polished...:D

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Grey is great

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Lol not gonna have it painted after all that blood, sweat, and tears polishing this bugger :p

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how did it recomeout

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Yeah whats the outcome??

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Hopefully powder coater keeps his word and has it done for the weekend...it's starting to take long. He also fixes motorcycles in a side shop and had a client waiting on his harley, guess he wanted some seat time before the cold hits!

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From planning to completion this trailer took roughly a year to complete but was most certainly worth it for me and I couldn't be happier how everything came together. Thanks again Reg! :D

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Never seen a more beautiful trailer. :jaw:

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That's beautiful Brandon! I couldn't be happier to be a part of this build.

Thanks for taking that trailer to the next level of awesome!

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Bought this Duratoy converter going to be my winter project. Plan on adding a motor to power the conveyor belt, another motor to open/close the chute door, also going to put a vibrator motor on the hopper. I cut out some sheet metal and raised it 5" to help clear the chute opening for our 1/14 trucks.

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Holy bat crap that look GREAT!!! And I thought 7 months was a long time for a trailer! We need to get reg some
red bull or 5hr energy

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Thanks Craig :)

Couldn't have done it without ya! :cool:

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Lol I took just as long polishing this thing as Reg did building it!

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LOL it really looks mint both of you guys did a great job

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Much appreciated many hours went into it! :)

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KUDO's to both of you, Reg and Brandon. AWESOME workmanship by both of you.

-Terry
Another proud owner of RCP's masterpieces

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Thanks Terry gotta love Reg's craftmanship :cool:

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Haha, I need 10hr energy.

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Lol don't we all :D

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Congratulation Reg and Brandon. The Crown Jewel In da fleet.

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Thanks Bo :)

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hey i really liked how your excavator looks like with those cat stickers, i have the same excavator without stickers and yours look way better :o
Are you planning to get the new version? I really liked the brushless track motors idea and the way it looks, details etc.

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Thanks Kaan no I don't plan on buying the latest version as it's not worth it for me. I picked up one of Rimrock's track motors upgrade kit to help the excavator move around more fluently then with the original motors the 4200 came with. Check out his kit it's definitely worth a look :)

http://www.rctruckandconstruction.co...ad.php?t=11276

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i will definitely check that motors,thanks. I kinda think to get the new version( if i can sell mine),if not probably get the brush less upgrade kit.
Forgot to say, really liked the lowboy trailer as well. I need that with Tamiya semi truck since non of my Wedico trucks can pull my front loader:D

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Eagle's models have some weight to them that's for sure lol. How you liking your front loader so far ? This will most likely be my next rc model :)

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are you pulling your excavator with a tamiya's standard semi truck?
I'm not sure if you remember but my first loader had bunch of problems, i had to send it back ( i lost 300$) and got the new one, new one is good so far. I never use them on the field tho so never push them really hard. I'm sure you will like it, at least it's more fun than my excavator for me and i'm sure you will put some decal on it, make it look even nicer :)
i created new tread on general discussion, my excavator and front loader are together in one of the pictures.

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Where did Brandon go? MIA.

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Black rc4wd lowboy sweet

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I replaced the rear suspension on my hauler that's pulling the trailer. This way there's no issue of the rear bottoming out when loaded. The motor that's in the hauler is a stock Tamiya one with PMD 4:1 transmission reducer.

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Not mine but indeed a very nice trailer!

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Nice to see you back Brandon

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10-4 on that! This forum needs more like you, guys that contribute.