Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
01-13-2012, 12:45 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 6,422
Re: My new obsession.
The colour is called brushed nickel, and those are the decals that come with the kit, they just look a bit different in the sunlight I guess. There are 4 coats of paint, and 4 coats of clear, but it...
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
01-12-2012, 10:08 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 6,422
My new obsession.
http://i1079.photobucket.com/albums/w518/REV73/005.jpg
http://i1079.photobucket.com/albums/w518/REV73/008.jpg
http://i1079.photobucket.com/albums/w518/REV73/007.jpg
Just a few shots...
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Forum: General Discussion
01-09-2012, 10:45 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 4,145
Re: some help with a futaba 4yf 2.4 ghz radio
Well, I decided to open up the radio and give it a whirl. since I wasn't using the right sitck for any up and down motion, I figured I would just swap out the spring return from that side over to...
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Forum: General Discussion
01-08-2012, 08:32 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,433
Re: General construction
the same goes for me, if it weren't for these forums I wouldn't have had a clue about how to get the left stick on my radio converted from the ratchet to spring return so I don't cream my truck into...
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Forum: General Discussion
01-08-2012, 11:41 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,242
Re: King Hauler question
I also encountered an unusual situation yesterday. when hooking up all the electronics, I as usual installed the on/off switch that came with my futaba 4yf 2.4ghz radio that I got. then a bit later...
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Forum: General Discussion
01-08-2012, 07:57 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,076
Re: YouTube Channels
YoungGunz, are you loading peanuts into that dump trailer?? that's what it looks like to me.
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Forum: General Discussion
01-08-2012, 07:49 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,242
Re: King Hauler question
Thanks for the link Travis, now I am no newbie to RC, but I am to the world of these trucks. So Am I correct in assuming that what this unit does is to reduce all of the stock gear speeds by 4 times...
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Forum: General Discussion
01-07-2012, 11:04 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,242
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Forum: General Discussion
01-07-2012, 09:18 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,242
Re: King Hauler question
so am I running the risk of damaging any of the gears? I haven't actually had it out of the kitchen , so the gear grinding has only happened on my work bench with the wheels in the air. maybe on...
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Forum: General Discussion
01-07-2012, 05:50 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,242
King Hauler question
Hi everyone. today for the first time since I got it, I actually drove my king hauler, it took 8 months to acquire the funds to outfit it with electronics. my question is this, when shifting from...
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Forum: Welcome New Members
01-01-2012, 01:12 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,472
Re: Hello from Jerseyville, Ontario!!
yes 1985 kenworth, we are talking about burlington ontario, but we live a bit west of there between the Ancaster and Brantford area. are you close by as well??
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Forum: Welcome New Members
01-01-2012, 12:53 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,472
Re: Hello from Jerseyville, Ontario!!
how's it going goose! welcome to the forum, civic 83 and I might get together to drive the trucks sometime, if you're interested it would be a good time for sure!!
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Forum: General Discussion
01-01-2012, 08:49 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 4,145
Re: some help with a futaba 4yf 2.4 ghz radio
Espee, I just checked out the photos of your conversion and it looks pretty straight forward, I have taken apart many 2 channel futaba radios so there is no fear for me there...I may just try the...
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Forum: General Discussion
01-01-2012, 08:43 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 4,145
Re: some help with a futaba 4yf 2.4 ghz radio
thanks for all the advice everyone, it's so cool knowing that basically any question that you have, there is someone who can offer good sound advice on how to solve your dilemma, I will let everyone...
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Forum: General Discussion
12-31-2011, 04:38 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 4,145
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Forum: General Discussion
12-30-2011, 06:53 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 4,145
some help with a futaba 4yf 2.4 ghz radio
Hey everyone, Santa came a bit late to me, but it was worth the wait. He brought me the futaba 4yf 2.4ghz 4 channel radio. This is my first time using a 4 channel radio and I am going to be putting...
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
12-22-2011, 04:20 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 6,236
Re: King Hauler slighlty modifiied
You're truck looks great! I am glad to see you left the spoiler black, I have my king painted silver, and was thinking of leaving the spoiler black as well...where did you get the black middle...
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Forum: Get it out of your system! HERE!
12-20-2011, 11:05 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 5,418
Re: Tamiya chrome parts f##k
I am getting the same trailer and the fenders will not be going on...the only problem I can foresee with this is that the distance between the trailer floor and the wheels will be a bit bigger than...
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Forum: Get it out of your system! HERE!
12-18-2011, 03:18 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 5,418
Re: Tamiya chrome parts f##k
I would just leave those stupid fenders off the trailer. I deal with transport trucks every day at work and have never seen any box trailer ever with fenders...I don't know what they were thinking...
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Forum: Truck Building Tech
12-12-2011, 05:44 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,553
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Forum: General Discussion
12-06-2011, 04:48 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,210
Re: king hauler spoiler question.
my question was more from a " would it look right" point of view, I can't seem to recall ever seeing a real truck with a spoiler that was a different colour than the rest of the truck body? I may be...
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Forum: General Discussion
12-04-2011, 10:09 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,210
king hauler spoiler question.
Hi everyone, I recently purchased the optional spoiler kit for my king hauler and I want some opinions on whether it would be ok to not paint it and install it on my truck. I can't decide whether...
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Forum: General Discussion
11-29-2011, 09:14 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,158
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Forum: General Discussion
11-29-2011, 03:35 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,158
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Forum: Welcome New Members
11-29-2011, 06:25 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,472
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