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Flintlock, Indiana. A growing small town
Welcome to the town of Flintlock, Indiana. Located outside, sometimes, when the weather is nice.
A while back, Mike Oxbig had an old dumptruck and decided to start up a hauling company to fill a need http://www.rctruckandconstruction.co...ad.php?t=11801 https://i.imgur.com/5fmYQach.jpg Then a 1955 Michigan crane was set up as a Dragline and brought in http://www.rctruckandconstruction.co...ad.php?t=11165 http://i.imgur.com/NJ21C1uh.jpg The guys over at the garage restored a VW bay-window Transporter http://www.rctruckandconstruction.co...ad.php?t=12406 https://i.imgur.com/QH2iMaSh.jpg This Type 2 has been modifed to help enjoy the outdoors such as our cycling trails and beaches. There are also campgrounds and cabins available. http://www.rctruckandconstruction.co...ad.php?t=12541 http://i.imgur.com/7EMuP5th.jpg https://i.imgur.com/yoI4SX6h.jpg As it started getting built up, more traffic means we better improve the roads, so we needed an Arrow Board http://www.rctruckandconstruction.co...ad.php?t=12223 http://i.imgur.com/us80Eaeh.jpg The town is growing up enough it was decided we needed to get Ambulance service http://www.rctruckandconstruction.co...ad.php?t=12556 http://i.imgur.com/NWJZpfZh.jpg Police are important to helping deter problems, so we got an AMC Matador http://www.rctruckandconstruction.co...ad.php?t=12889 https://i.imgur.com/OBtKwFjh.jpg The guys at the garage got bored and started work on a Pontiac Fiero http://www.rctruckandconstruction.co...ad.php?t=12912 https://i.imgur.com/wGnKyJAh.jpg Then they also watched too much WRC coverage and picked up a Subaru Impreza car http://www.rctruckandconstruction.co...ad.php?t=12964 https://i.imgur.com/4SCzdAYh.jpg A business started restoring their 1930s Dump http://www.rctruckandconstruction.co...ad.php?t=13208 https://i.imgur.com/SetXScOh.jpg The guys got into Hockey, decided we needed a Zamboni. http://www.rctruckandconstruction.co...ad.php?t=12977 https://i.imgur.com/EZ0S65oh.jpg If you ate food today, thank a farmer. Ford 7710 by Ertl http://www.rctruckandconstruction.co...ad.php?t=12983 https://i.imgur.com/Pjzo4Ikh.jpg Like most towns, there's a lot of history both above and below ground. http://www.rctruckandconstruction.co...ad.php?t=12831 https://i.imgur.com/0b0EmNKh.jpg We even have an RC scene here. http://www.rctruckandconstruction.co...ad.php?t=12939 https://i.imgur.com/tAs8g1Ah.jpg We value history and its preservation, but that doesn't mean we're stuck in the past. Who knows what the future holds for this growing town. |
Re: Flintlock, Indiana. A growing small town
Ok, here's a teaser of a few thing the future may hold. It depends on what my mechanic gets excited about, or parts become available...
Emergency Equipment! https://i.imgur.com/4WFjFxih.jpg Texaco - American LaFrance 900 pumper. Funrise Econoline ambulance. Cox Adam-12 AMC Matador. Construction! https://i.imgur.com/eyUeFiRh.jpg Bruder CAT. Tonka Dodge dumptruck. Doepke Unit Crane Other stuff! https://i.imgur.com/Xr8SVVoh.jpg Tonka hwmmv fire service. Nylint 1930s dumptruck. $8 no name plastic Wheel loader that was once rc More other stuff! https://i.imgur.com/j5FueP7h.jpg Nylint 1930s stakebed. Ertl Ford 7710 tractor. Nylint 1932 ford hotrod. Random stuff. https://i.imgur.com/GI9C4M6h.jpg Nylint rescue pumper, awful small but maybe. Structo cast cab, maybe hotrod or box truck. Zamboni, yeah zamboni ice resurfacer. 1954 Tonka semi https://i.imgur.com/mb6fC2Qh.jpg |
Re: Flintlock, Indiana. A growing small town
Bruder Delta Loader, Fire Truck, hotrod, tractor, then the rest should follow, as time/parts permit. just my $0.02
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Re: Flintlock, Indiana. A growing small town
Zamboni is 1/14 scale ?
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Re: Flintlock, Indiana. A growing small town
That might work.
The delta bobcats have a bigger bucket than the wheel bobcats, and smalhaul vids really made me get it. Probably gonna need an open trailer for it though. Mmm fire engine. https://i.imgur.com/adIfdwwh.jpg https://i.imgur.com/A7fXCE5h.jpg My truck is 8 1/4" tall to the light, 7 7/8" wide at the rub rail, and 26" long at bumpers. https://www.trucksplanet.com/catalog/model.php?id=1241 Ameican LaFrance 900 series Looks like ALF were generally running Sterling sirens, maybe a model 20 with the guard removed? Hotrod would probably be done 50/60s style. Simple paint, flames, maybe some pinstripes. Lower the roots blower, probably steep rake or slight gasser stance for hard tires they ran. Axles and tires that fit / look right are probably the big issue. Tractor looked kinda fun and frustrating, lots of scratch building, and i know fairly little about farming. I do have a disk harrow for it. Plus Farm toy stuff seems to come up pretty often and cheap at used-stuff stores here. Zamboni is an NHL bank. I think it's actually under 1/14, but they make several machines, i haven't tracked down all their dimentions yet to see how close it is to any. I had to stretch the seat up and back for 1/16 mr bruder to sit. The wife likes hockey, and said her bank would be better rc. |
Re: Flintlock, Indiana. A growing small town
Zamboni scale is a little small and vague.
https://i.imgur.com/EZ0S65oh.jpg Vs https://i.imgur.com/CLZJPmih.jpg 1" rims 1.555 tire 3.312 track width 3.070 Bumper width 3.230 driver cowl width 4.420 tall at hatch on snow collector 7.4" original body length It'll make a nice trailer load, or static display. |
Re: Flintlock, Indiana. A growing small town
I voted for the delta loader, so I can watch you do it before I try to go much, if any further on mine. The approach I have been using, with the servo modified to continuous rotation, it no works for it. There isn't a place to bolt the servo to in one place that has the room for it. In the other places there ISN'T even enough room to place the servo there, & have the thing close.
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Re: Flintlock, Indiana. A growing small town
I forgot to drag these out last time
https://i.imgur.com/BoO1Xvgh.jpg The Supervisor Truck. Yeah, Purple and will have silver and gold flames. Speedtape chrome. The Farm Truck, a 1961/62 Ny-lint "Happy Acres" Ford stakebed. Another Tonka Sandloader that was abused at that happy acres farm. They were drug out of a field or pond or something, maybe they shouldn't have been. I dunno, i wanted to make the farm truck into a box truck i could drop interchangable boxes into stake pockets. Today it's for antique razors, tomorrow it's a brewery, day after it gets foil box and plays with scale 11' 8" bridge. But it's rough enough barn-find or ratrod or towtruck-load is about all i'm thinking. |
Re: Flintlock, Indiana. A growing small town
:lol: foil rc truck vs 11'8":lol: If it opens the top(s) like the 1:1 version does, then it would be a blast!
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Re: Flintlock, Indiana. A growing small town
Aluminum throw away baking pans or machining foil and shoegoo. 1/10 scale form.
http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/1-9-s...yota-body.html Amazing build, Page 33 starts body damage. Aluminum box or body would hold up pretty well, but will take scale damage very nicely. It also wads up realistically when you go too far! Son-of-11' 8" would be a fun, but absolutely make sure all other drivers are aware. Probably put out construction site cones to keep them from hitting it *by mistake*. It's not limited to bridge damage, go crazy. Maybe a loading dock puts a forklift through your wall. Maybe there's a real bad crash you need to roll emergency equipment. Maybe a log loader crushes your sleeper. |
Re: Flintlock, Indiana. A growing small town
My mechanic had asked me to pick up some aluminum sheeting and Goop/ShoeGoo for 'something'. He'd been hiding for a couple days, I roll in today and find him bolting this box on the old stripped truck.
https://i.imgur.com/XuPjOvWh.jpg My car fleet has expanded a little more thanks to the Hostile of Australia Import/Export company. https://i.imgur.com/TfmeQoWh.jpg I have a 2001 Subaru Impreza WRX, Group A - Monte Carlo, in 1/15 scale. https://i.imgur.com/la0kqwDh.jpg Stickers are wanting to pop a little, but that looks really good. |
Re: Flintlock, Indiana. A growing small town
Right on, yours arrived too! I LOVE the idea of the scratch built box on the truck!
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Re: Flintlock, Indiana. A growing small town
I've been updating op as i go with projects in-work. There are a few more things going on in the background.
I got a WPL B1 Bobbed M35 truck, scale was wrong. More 1/18 https://i.imgur.com/3QaH2znh.jpg Started this with it's guts. https://i.imgur.com/SetXScOh.jpg Bought a custom Cadillac Miller-Meteor Futura Duplex, scale was wrong, more 1/20. Black is 1/18. https://i.imgur.com/PnZppjDh.jpg Ok fine, what actually IS scaled right, and is strange enough for me? https://i.imgur.com/dF1O9trh.jpg Structo fire ladder tiller truck. I believe 1962-64 International https://i.imgur.com/kF8rrOah.jpg It's rough, and missing some stuff like ladders and tiller seat. https://i.imgur.com/rDOGY99h.jpg If anyone decides they need to RESTRING a rope extension ladder like this without directions: brush up on new swear words and grab a beer! It consists of a cross-drilled crank, a bushing at top of main ladder, a bushing at bottom of extension ladder. Also some magic. Start by threading plenty of string through the crank. - - Optional tie knot on either side of crank holes so rope can't drift. Run one end up the ladder, at the last rung drop below and come up through the tip bushing, then back along the top to the extension bushing and tie off. Set extension section at full out, take out slack on the Extend rope at the crank. Making sure the extend rope wraps on the side of crank opposite the bushing on extension, slowly retract the ladder. Unspool the free end of rope back off crank. It's now the Retract rope. Run the Retract rope up to the bushing on the extension and tie off. Ops check. Should go cranky in and out between the limits you set it at. I don't really care for parts of the trailer design, the kingpin is the pivot for ladder slew. I'm not seeing an easy method to improve functionality to let it rotate out over a structure. Elevation and extend don't seem like they'd pose too much issue. I probably should have tried to find a Tonka Suburban Fire, or Doepke Pumper, or Doepke Aerial ladder, but... tillers are cool! I really want to have the tiller steering on this trailer operate. It looks highly frustrating to learn, and is amazing watching the professionals at work. 1960s Structo International vs 1954 Tonka ford semi https://i.imgur.com/mb6fC2Qh.jpg I'd like to convert 1 semi tractor as a do everything rig, and try to pick up several other types of trailers. I already have a box. I've see car haulers, livestock, flatbeds. |
Re: Flintlock, Indiana. A growing small town
Frizzen, how difficult do you think it would be to convert the black Cadillac to RC?
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Re: Flintlock, Indiana. A growing small town
The black Cadillac Superior Crown Royal Landau 3-way is a 1/18 diecast made by Sunset Coaches. It's the wifes, so it'd be harder than converting one of my diecast hearses.
It would mostly come down to finding a rear-end or mating gearmotors to the wheels, then either mating a servo to the wimpy steering components and upgrade as required or source/make knuckles and a steering rack. Decide how much interior detail to lose and where so you can hide rc parts... worry about the beautiful fragile detail parts anytime it moves. The white one is already toy RC, so it would just need a servo, esc, rx, battery. Then i'd move on to: shave the ecto junk, probably sectioning the body several places to widen and stretch it, section the chassis, repaint, new glass for bigger windows, building a new grill... https://i.imgur.com/pxpyQekh.jpg Not quite the 7 foot wide, 21-23 foot long professional car i had in mind when i ordered it. I had been thinking black / metallic grey with bright aluminum chrome, regular lights, blue or purple underbody lights. Maybe even throw in a couple extra servos and go lowrider. But it's out of scale. I like hearses. |
Re: Flintlock, Indiana. A growing small town
Thanks for the detailed info. I know a bunch of Caddy fans - and was pondering building something for them.
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Re: Flintlock, Indiana. A growing small town
Frizz,
Are your citizens Bruder figures? Does the scale look right with the structo stuff? I have been looking for a few more operators for my Sand and gravel company but it seems like the low unemployment rate has made it difficult to find the same type as my primary crew. Jim |
Re: Flintlock, Indiana. A growing small town
Several of my wonderful citizens are Bruders, 2 guys with green shirts, 1 guy with orange pants. They're a good fit, at 1/14 scale they're around 5 '6". They're not tall, but neither am I. I don't have a good local source for them, so they were all of what was available there.
Post 1, pics 5, 6 are comparing: My Structo Hydraulic Dumptruck with an excessive lift, and a Structo Corvair truck Camper. The guy with the baseball cap currently driving the Structo dumptruck was part of some outdoor adventure set with a tent, cot, fire, chainsaw, chair, table, some other accessories. Same height as bruders. The girls are "story! image! figures" out of japan. In scale they're about 5' George was a kidmeal toy from Wendys, and i wish i'd gotten more of that set. (I like monkeys.) Darrel from the walking dead put in notice with his old employer and relocated over here at one of the shows last year, and is helping build a trailer. Came with a radio and 1911. He's a little tall, like mid 6' range. Occasionally the wife has brought her Karl Jung and Sigmond Freud figures out, but i forget who made them. Also there were a lot of big words being used... I've also been thinking i really need to break down and take atleast one of the builds over to a comic book shop to see if they have any figures that really fits either the car theme or proportions. Or if they have suggestions about who'd be awesome with it. ------ FPV car experiment using a 2006 ''spy video car" guts since the car was always a disappointment and its trans went into Adam-12. http://hackedgadgets.com/2006/08/17/...spy-video-car/ Post 19, Jacob Brown Says: September 12th, 2010 I am trying to put together a similar system in an RC airplane. here is some info i found on the video 2.4 Ghz TX/RX pair that i found in my automotive backup camera(google: PEAK PKC0RC) this TX/RX pair is common in a lot of video transmitters (info from FCC database) the TX/RX pair is capable of full color composite NTSC/PAL video and stereo audio, so you could swap out the camera with a color one and add sound as a first mod, you would also need to add a color monitor and speakers/headphones to the receiving end. the TX/RX has 3 (4) channels that can be selected, by tying one of three pins to ground (or leaving all open) now i don’t know everything about these transmitters/receivers but here is the schematic looking down at the Transmiter you should see a white triangle in the upper left corner (if it’s not in the upper left orient yourself so it is), numbering the pins counter-clockwise pin 1: +5V pin 2: CS0 (channel select 0, tie to ground for channel 0) pin 3: CS1 ” pin 4: CS2 ” pin 5: BX (band select, tied to ground) pin 6: GND (ground) pin 7: RF_OUT (antenna) pin 8: RF_SHLD (antenna shield) and on the other side, continuing counter-clockwise pin 9: GND pin 10: VIDEO_IN pin 11: GND pin 12: LEFT_AUDIO pin 13: GND pin 14: RIGHT_AUDIO and the Reciever orient yourself so the antenna wire is in the upper left call the antenna pin 1 and the antenna shield pin 2 pin 1: ANT pin 2: ANT_SHLD now going from left to right along the bottom, or counter-clockwise around pin 3: BX (again not sure what it is, but its tied to ground) pin 4: SPIDATA/CS2 (channel select 2) pin 5: SPILE/CS1 pin 6: SPICLK/CS0 pin 7: +5V pin 8: LEFT_AUDIO pin 9: RIGHT_AUDIO pin 10: VIDEO_OUT pin 11: GND the CS[0-1] pins look dual use and, in my case are connected to a PIC. i hope this may help others - With this other hack https://jakehildebrandt.com/2007/09/...unted-display/ |
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