Forum: Central Plains Mini Truckers Club
08-14-2023, 08:07 AM
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Replies: 16
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Forum: Central Plains Mini Truckers Club
08-12-2023, 04:06 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 17
Re: Toy Trucker show, Indy IN, 11-13 Aug 23 ?
Ok, so most of a Pressman toys 'Small Fry Hospital' 1950-53 Cadillac ambulance followed me home... it looks about 1/16 or 1/18 scale
No axles, or rear doors.
(Possible donors: NewBright 1957 Chevy...
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Forum: Central Plains Mini Truckers Club
08-12-2023, 01:11 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 17
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Forum: Central Plains Mini Truckers Club
08-11-2023, 05:09 PM
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Replies: 16
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Re: Toy Trucker show, Indy IN, 11-13 Aug 23 ?
So there is the rc event back in the ayrport Wyndham hotels Hall of Champions.
https://imgur.com/hEH6l5ih.jpg
https://imgur.com/qkDOZZJh.jpg
Drive to back of hotel, find the "Event & Meeting...
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Forum: Central Plains Mini Truckers Club
08-11-2023, 09:08 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 17
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Forum: Static Conversions
08-10-2023, 02:37 PM
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Replies: 44
Views: 11,473
Re: 1930s dumptruck - Nylint
I kinda guessed that there probably wasn't much close to those in a scale that fits with RC Trucking. It ceriainly wasn't a common brand...
Sanding 3D printed Curvy Fenders does sound like a whole...
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Forum: Static Conversions
08-10-2023, 09:20 AM
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Replies: 44
Views: 11,473
Re: 1930s dumptruck - Nylint
That's a cool transaxle part too.
I haven't seen the Bruder gator yet. I'd been thinking if i started messing with converting my Ertl 'deere gator' that i'd probably just do the rear axle as a piece...
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
08-10-2023, 07:52 AM
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Replies: 9
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Re: Iveco P80 stepvan - UPS delivery
I really like Steel toys a lot. They feel meaningful, feel more 'real', don't need as much ballast added, will easily 'win' if somebody accidently hits your truck with theirs, and hurt if you run...
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Forum: General Discussion
08-09-2023, 11:35 AM
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Replies: 6
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Re: Site
I keep getting errors like:
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Security certificates expired
Site is unsafe
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Gateway Timeout
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This site can’t be reached
[url]www.rctruckandconstruction.com
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Forum: Static Conversions
08-09-2023, 11:32 AM
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Replies: 44
Views: 11,473
Re: 1930s dumptruck - Nylint
I agree, a shackle delete would be the easy way to lower the truck.
It should be fun watching the modern Hydro equipment trying to load crumb rubber into my truck. Maybe 1-2 scoops...
Nice...
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
08-09-2023, 10:39 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 10
Re: Iveco P80 stepvan - UPS delivery
Yeah, it is a really nice change to not have to hack apart a chassis before you can try to shoehorn things where they shouldn't go. Maybe i should do that more, or build kits?
Hopefully we'll be...
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
08-08-2023, 04:52 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 10
Re: Iveco P80 stepvan - UPS delivery
Thank you!
https://imgur.com/7iWGBFyh.jpg
Chassis is pretty straight forward, and there should be enough room in here to tuck in some other extra components
A bigger servo might need less...
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
08-06-2023, 06:14 PM
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Replies: 9
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Re: Iveco P80 stepvan - UPS delivery
Yeah, it was already a binary-control Toy RC. They were gonna deliver it fast & sketchy!
Planning to keep the motor, transaxle, chassis 6AA battery slot, steering axle all mostly as-is.
Rebuild...
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
08-06-2023, 11:23 AM
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Replies: 9
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Iveco P80 stepvan - UPS delivery
Iveco P80 Daily CNG stepvan, in German 'United Parcel Service' livery (from Happy People RC)
https://imgur.com/RNTjGW4h.jpg
A while back I was on one of those German websites, and found...
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Forum: Static Conversions
08-05-2023, 09:36 PM
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Replies: 44
Views: 11,473
Re: 1930s dumptruck - Nylint
https://imgur.com/zSHtRNRh.jpg
https://imgur.com/N3M8LVhh.jpg
To help lower the truck even more and bring up the spring rate, the spring eyes were stretched farther apart at frame attach...
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
07-31-2023, 01:42 PM
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Replies: 63
Views: 10,379
Re: Wedico Peterbilt Day Cab
Seeing a couple areas of concern to double check in your wiring monster:
Between the Diesel noise and Motor, there is black thing with Green(black?) / White in and White/White out. Not seeing on...
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Forum: Central Plains Mini Truckers Club
07-26-2023, 03:37 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 12
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
07-25-2023, 08:03 AM
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Replies: 63
Views: 10,379
Re: Wedico Peterbilt Day Cab
I'm having a lot of trouble reading your background in post 50, which schematic is that?
https://www.manualslib.com/brand/wedico/
Or post up a better pic.
If i were correctly reading the wrong...
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Forum: Construction General Discussion
07-24-2023, 04:24 PM
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Replies: 54
Views: 4,518
Re: Shovel mechanics
WW2 still saw some cable machines in service.
https://www.militarytrader.com/mv-101/heavy-hookers-trucks-with-hoist
https://usautoindustryworldwartwo.com/quickwaytruckshovelcompany.htm
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
07-24-2023, 07:51 AM
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Replies: 63
Views: 10,379
Re: Wedico Peterbilt Day Cab
Reverse / reverse is weird. What are your motors?
Post #50, i see 3 things that could be motors. They don't look like a normal 540/550 brushed motors. looks like there is something extra, maybe a...
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Forum: Central Plains Mini Truckers Club
07-19-2023, 11:52 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 17
Re: Toy Trucker show, Indy IN, 11-13 Aug 23 ?
I would guess this has something to do with what is posted on the Sept 2023 Lebanon, IN 'Fifties Fest' site?
https://www.fiftiesfestival.com/schedules.html
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RC Mini Truckers - Cancelled. We...
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Forum: Scale Buildings, Warehouses and Structures.
07-19-2023, 11:36 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 5
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Forum: Central Plains Mini Truckers Club
07-18-2023, 10:36 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 17
Toy Trucker show, Indy IN, 11-13 Aug 23 ?
A friend from other parts of the hobby asked me if our RC group was the ones attending this show?
https://www.toytrucker.com/
https://imgur.com/KIhDGhph.jpg
"Back by popular demand, rc truck...
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Forum: General Discussion
07-12-2023, 09:35 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 2
Wild semi concept vehicles
I ran across these, thought they were extremely wild looking kit-bash trucks that look like an RC guy made them
https://youtu.be/HNMdH8stbRk
Maybe you need a semi with a Station Wagon cab to move...
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Forum: General Discussion
07-12-2023, 09:14 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 5
Wild semi concept vehicles
I ran across these, thought they were extremely wild looking kit-bash trucks that look like an RC guy made them
https://youtu.be/HNMdH8stbRk
Maybe you need a semi with a Station Wagon cab to move...
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