Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
10-29-2022, 04:32 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 9,248
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Forum: Body Shop Tech
03-26-2018, 01:42 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 9,812
Re: Illuminated dash
I took the easy road. Used acryllic glass, put the decal on it and blacked out parts of it. I used some smd-leds.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVQQyvRBiNs
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Forum: Fire and Rescue and Emergency Vehicles
01-08-2018, 11:21 AM
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Replies: 150
Views: 65,752
Re: Old tired wrecker
Is there no way of making the beacons real rotators, maybe you could hide the drive motor in the cross beam. Real rotators would look awesome on the old truck.
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Forum: General Discussion
03-14-2016, 05:45 PM
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Replies: 136
Views: 38,427
Re: what are you listening to right NOW
Old rockabilly (from Eddie Cochran to Brian Setzer) and weird stuff..
The Aquabats (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14-I60EUVXU), :D:D:D
Me First & the Gimmegimmes...
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Forum: Get it out of your system! HERE!
02-12-2016, 05:22 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 21,946
Re: No Stock R/C Kenworths
Hmm.. I don't see the problem. Ten years ago everything was do-it-yourself.. But today.. the possibilities these days are almost endless..
3D-printed cabs, resine-cast or metal cabs.. even toys...
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
02-10-2016, 02:04 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 11,778
Re: 1966 Ford T850 Build
Cool!! I've seen the cab. That dealer has a beautiful K100 for sale, if I remember correctly. How is the cab and print quality? Do you need to sand it a lot?
Cheers
Pip
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Forum: Construction Equipment
07-18-2014, 02:28 PM
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Replies: 302
Views: 256,850
Re: Volvo A40F
Beautiful truck so far!! Applause!
Using that new axle should make the truck much more durable. Since the shaft passes through the differential of the middle axle the current axle has to withstand...
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Forum: General Discussion
02-22-2014, 03:16 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 7,989
Re: New Walmart fleet
..and it's not just the mirrors. All modern vehicles come with large, complicated, expensive to replace panels (I wonder how much it would cost to replace a 53-foot one piece carbon panel on that...
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Forum: Electronics tech
02-06-2014, 11:45 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,111
Re: Looking for rotary amber led lights
Build your own:
;)
I tried and it's not even that difficult..
Thread on this board.. (http://www.rctruckandconstruction.com/showthread.php?t=5354&highlight=beacon)
Cheers
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
02-06-2014, 11:44 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 11,017
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
12-17-2013, 04:49 PM
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Replies: 82
Views: 33,782
Very very nice!
Very clean and nice job. CONGRATULATIONS and
*Applause*
Cheers
Pip
The lenses look like axial lightheads. They look great on the trailer!
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Forum: General Discussion
11-30-2013, 04:03 AM
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Replies: 78
Views: 16,332
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
11-04-2013, 12:38 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 6,950
Re: a little customizing of "CHAOS"
Hi there! I like everything about it with the exception of the light bar, which Looks a little out of place. Can you transplant the internals of the light bar to a slightly more American looking...
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Forum: Big Boys of the road 4x4/6x6/8x8/10x10 Trucks
08-31-2013, 04:38 PM
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Replies: 204
Views: 163,744
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
08-22-2013, 12:40 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 16,583
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Forum: Electronics tech
07-29-2013, 11:43 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 13,152
Re: Light system options?
Hi,
I used this one on one of my builds (sorry.. the page is in German..). It's tiny, but works great:
brake/reverse-switch (http://www.cti-modellbau.de/CTI-Schaltmodule/-154-235.html)
They...
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
02-14-2013, 07:34 AM
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Replies: 107
Views: 51,044
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Forum: Construction Equipment
01-28-2013, 06:18 PM
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Replies: 715
Views: 331,098
Re: Kenworth 850 Off Highway
What a beautiful work! Your steering servo seems almost tiny for such a huge machine. Will you add a heavy duty servo?
Cheers
Pip
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
01-26-2013, 02:37 AM
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Replies: 47
Views: 14,661
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
01-24-2013, 12:30 AM
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Replies: 60
Views: 26,155
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Forum: Electronics tech
01-21-2013, 06:12 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 5,130
Re: realistic beacon
Thanks a lot for the positive replies!
I still haven't found the courage to bolt the lights to the Kenny. I'm so scared I might screw up my nice cab.. :(
Cheers
Pip
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Forum: Mechanical tech
01-21-2013, 06:11 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 17,393
Re: Integy axles for Tamiya semi's
Very interesting axles at a competitive price.
The only thing I don't like is the way the tie bar is mounted. The tie rod to the front screws up your steering geometry w/ the inner wheel having a...
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Forum: R/C videos
01-15-2013, 08:48 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,526
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Forum: Electronics tech
01-11-2013, 12:53 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 5,130
Re: realistic beacon
Hi there,
I didn't have much time for hobbies lately but I managed to finish the two beacons. Now I have to find the courage to bolt them on the Kenny.
Here's the vid:
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Forum: Body Shop Tech
12-23-2012, 10:14 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 14,059
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