Forum: Military Tech.
04-10-2023, 10:01 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 5
Re: My first hand painted figure
Great job, he's looking great!
A *very* thinned out wash could help bring out the creases and seams in the clothes a little more, but with that it's easy to go too far.
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Forum: Construction Equipment
04-10-2023, 07:08 PM
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Replies: 80
Views: 31,760
Re: Structo dumptruck conversion
Ok, so it's still not a looker... The truck has got a good personality... It should at least keep the truck from getting worse...
Yeah, the Buddy-L Macks selling online made me feel better about...
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Forum: Construction Equipment
04-09-2023, 05:42 PM
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Replies: 80
Views: 31,760
Re: Structo dumptruck conversion
I made the Yellow-letter sidewall Traxxas wheels into Whitewalls, still on Tamiya rally tires. Since i think the original 1960s look fit the truck a lot better: Gangster Whites with Poverty Caps
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Forum: Static Conversions
04-06-2023, 09:49 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 4
Re: just a test
Broke your tag to show url
This tutorial makes suggestions on using google as host
https://daily-dev-tips.com/posts/host-images-via-google-drive/
In the link, the part after the /d/ is what we...
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Forum: Central Plains Mini Truckers Club
04-06-2023, 09:22 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 14
Re: Lebanon Indiana, Feb 2-4, 2023
Welcome back fury. Hope to see you at one of these. Don't worry too much about 100% completed, you'll probably be accepted even if you were to just Madmax an action figure to a chassis...
For 2023...
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Forum: General Discussion
04-04-2023, 11:54 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 4,088
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
04-03-2023, 01:44 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 16
Re: 56 Ford Semi
I'm digging that 5th wheel, and it really doesn't look more out of scale than the originals from Tonka, Structo, BuddyL. Plus even an F8 Big-job was still a lot smaller of a truck than a modern semi....
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Forum: General Discussion
03-31-2023, 01:46 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 2
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Forum: Construction Equipment Tech
03-30-2023, 08:28 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,588
Re: Graupner loader
Oh, so that's a hydro machine?
Steering EPA limits how much it opens the block at full stick.
Expo lets you reduce the stick sensitivity around center-point so you can crack the block open...
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Forum: General Discussion
03-30-2023, 02:04 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 9
Re: Battle Bots
Those battle bots sure can robot very hard.
(Wish we had some mods around here)
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Forum: Static Conversions
03-30-2023, 12:09 PM
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Replies: 44
Views: 11,473
Re: 1930s dumptruck - Nylint
Thanks, I'm pretty happy with wheel size now. Fenders aren't as stuffed, and should be a lot easier to keep from rubbing with suspension travel.
Yeah, i know the split-rim wheels i work around...
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Forum: Static Conversions
03-28-2023, 09:58 PM
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Replies: 44
Views: 11,473
Re: 1930s dumptruck - Nylint
https://imgur.com/RUfU6Csh.jpg
Trying out something Old, or New. Nice.
I need to lower it more. It's already Spring-Under. Going to need to stiffen the leafs, longer eyes, or add a leaf. Probably...
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
03-28-2023, 05:39 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 4
Re: test
Blue truk?
I see a custom flat trailer
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Forum: Construction Equipment
03-28-2023, 09:09 AM
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Replies: 65
Views: 66
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
03-27-2023, 10:53 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 16
Re: 56 Ford Semi
50s Tonka semi you say? Really interested to see where you go with this one.
Nice looking start!
Not sure which type of axle guts you're running, but you could narrow that steer-axle some by...
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Forum: Construction Equipment
03-23-2023, 05:33 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 35
Re: Back to the Fifties
I thought that l,oked like the Smallhaul L gate latch. Ok, i'd wondered about the purpose of the spring above chassis rail
How much infill % are you using on these truck parts?
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Forum: Tanks!
03-23-2023, 11:39 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 20
Re: Sherman 1/16
The Killroy tattoo and other stuff it's on are awesome.
Those detail things like nets, ropes, ammo cans are looking sweet. Usually there are any infantry attached to your tank groups, so load up...
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Forum: Truck Building Tech
03-21-2023, 02:32 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 9
Re: Side mirrors
One of the old Crane Carriers i ran across a while back had a 1-man cab with big rectangle truck mirror mounted normally to cab on the street-side, then on curb-side it had the rectangle mirror...
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Forum: Truck Building Tech
03-21-2023, 11:47 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 9
Re: Side mirrors
I've seen a few dump trucks that have the side mirror mounted from the Cab Protector
https://imgur.com/lJ1X3Quh.jpg
Crane trucks and Cement ready-mix trucks can have some pretty wild mirror...
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Forum: Static Conversions
03-19-2023, 11:17 AM
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Replies: 44
Views: 11,473
Re: 1930s dumptruck - Nylint
Yeah jerry i know those wheels aren't very period, but they fit the lug pattern and the tire shop was willing to mount tires on them. It kept the diffs from dragging the ground.
I know you've...
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Forum: Tanks!
03-17-2023, 08:09 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 20
Re: Sherman 1/16
Sweet looking Sherman!
Great details & weathering. Love the killroy graphitti
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Forum: Static Conversions
03-17-2023, 01:46 PM
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Replies: 44
Views: 11,473
Re: 1930s dumptruck - Nylint
Ya ever take a model to an rc meet hoping to drive around on some roads, and move some crumb rubber?
...then after you've been over there a while, realize at some point you had borrowed the Rx and...
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Forum: Construction Equipment
03-12-2023, 04:57 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 35
Re: Back to the Fifties
That's a clean looking truck!
I'm *really* digging the sideboards on the dump box, those add a lot to the look.
That rear shot looks like it's ready to work. Stealthy latch to keep the tailboard...
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Forum: Construction General Discussion
03-09-2023, 11:57 AM
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Replies: 54
Views: 4,518
Re: Shovel mechanics
Also ran across this site with a bunch of vintage mining info while i was looking for some Mack M15 - M100 stuff
http://stripmine.org/
Equipment files...
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
03-09-2023, 09:12 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 5
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