Forum: Fire and Rescue and Emergency Vehicles
06-25-2018, 11:03 PM
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Replies: 131
Views: 65,726
Re: Scania airport fire truck
Reworking the fenders, so I get a second attempt at getting the rear steps right.
https://imgur.com/P3is2dHl.jpg (https://imgur.com/P3is2dH)
https://imgur.com/Skf3trZl.jpg...
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Forum: Electronics tech
06-25-2018, 10:31 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,935
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Forum: General Discussion
06-09-2018, 11:42 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,447
Re: Wiring up a Receiver
I can make an educated guess based on page 10 and 11 of the manual here: http://www.ripmax.com/Instructions/p-cb6l.pdf
I believe the standard setup with steering on right stick and throttle+gear...
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Forum: Fire and Rescue and Emergency Vehicles
06-07-2018, 10:36 PM
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Replies: 131
Views: 65,726
Re: Scania airport fire truck
Front of the cab sprayed TS-29 semi gloss black.
https://imgur.com/cM0WeI5l.jpg (https://imgur.com/cM0WeI5)
I don't have an airbrush, and I didn't want to risk any leakage around the masking...
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Forum: Fire and Rescue and Emergency Vehicles
06-07-2018, 12:44 PM
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Replies: 131
Views: 65,726
Re: Scania airport fire truck
Thank you!
I sprayed the bumper with TS-63 Nato black while painting some other body parts with TS-29 semi gloss black. Turns out bringing out two cans of different blacks is a bad idea. This is a...
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Forum: Truck Building Tech
06-07-2018, 12:39 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 18,369
Re: Let the build begin. Coach bus.
I have a strong memory of thanking you for thanking you for the tip about filing curved edges, and complimenting the very nice clean cutouts on the motor panel, but I can't see any evidence that I...
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Forum: Fire and Rescue and Emergency Vehicles
05-31-2018, 07:31 PM
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Replies: 131
Views: 65,726
Re: Scania airport fire truck
That's a good idea. I also need to add a bundle of fake hydraulic pipes and a thick water hose which should help. Counter sunk screws might help too.
After hours of trying to make functional scale...
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Forum: Truck Building Tech
05-31-2018, 06:16 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 9,694
Re: 3D Printing Test
Thank you for the very thorough answer! I'm currently paying 2-3 times of that for styrene, so that would negate any cost advantage. And I agree 100% on the torture of making a part more than once.
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Forum: Fire and Rescue and Emergency Vehicles
05-30-2018, 12:48 PM
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Replies: 131
Views: 65,726
Re: Scania airport fire truck
Second attempt at making headlight guards. My 30w soldering iron struggled with heating that 1,5mm copper wire. Not sure how to mount them on the truck though.
https://imgur.com/ZWHaC56l.jpg...
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Forum: Truck Building Tech
05-29-2018, 12:21 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 9,694
Re: 3D Printing Test
Very impressive "sciencing". I wonder how this would compare to laminating cutouts from styrene plates, both in price and strength.
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Forum: Fire and Rescue and Emergency Vehicles
05-28-2018, 11:06 PM
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Replies: 131
Views: 65,726
Re: Scania airport fire truck
As far as I can tell, the front winch / monitor / rescue platform mount is mounted to the chassis through the lower grille on the real thing. To replicate that directly I would have to do some...
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Forum: Fire and Rescue and Emergency Vehicles
05-20-2018, 09:57 PM
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Replies: 131
Views: 65,726
Re: Scania airport fire truck
Thanks for the links! That Oshkosh 8x8 looks fantastic.
I've spent the last couple of weeks fighting the urge to rebuild the rear sections. After making them last year, I've since found some...
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Forum: Static Conversions
05-20-2018, 09:43 PM
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Replies: 44
Views: 11,473
Re: 1930s dumptruck - Nylint
Very nice work on the servo mount design. Looking forward to see the final iteration. Do you have any plans for building something with the new WPL 6x6 chassis?
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Forum: Euro Style Trucks and Trailers
05-10-2018, 08:02 PM
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Replies: 62
Views: 25,771
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Forum: Fire and Rescue and Emergency Vehicles
05-10-2018, 05:09 PM
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Replies: 131
Views: 65,726
Re: Scania airport fire truck
2019 update:
This paint is not consistent between production batches. I now have cans from 3 batches, and they all have slightly different colors. The newer cans are easier to work with though....
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Forum: Construction Equipment
05-06-2018, 07:25 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 4,809
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Forum: General Discussion
05-06-2018, 07:22 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 8,760
Re: Board running slow?
For the record, if it helps troubleshooting, the forum is super fast for me in Norway 99% of the time, using Edge or Chrome on Windows between 4pm and 8 pm EST.
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Forum: Fire and Rescue and Emergency Vehicles
05-05-2018, 08:42 PM
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Replies: 131
Views: 65,726
Re: Scania airport fire truck
That is the true skill to master. It's so difficult to throw away something you've worked on for weeks, but sometimes you just have to start fresh. The next time will always be easier.
I'm hoping...
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Forum: Fire and Rescue and Emergency Vehicles
05-04-2018, 07:54 PM
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Replies: 131
Views: 65,726
Re: Scania airport fire truck
If I don't split this into multiple posts, the forum page is going to end up miles long and very bandwidth heavy.
7 chamber taillights using 1206 SMD LEDs.
https://imgur.com/cqbuAool.jpg...
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Forum: Fire and Rescue and Emergency Vehicles
05-04-2018, 07:52 PM
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Replies: 131
Views: 65,726
Re: Scania airport fire truck
Started off with a Tamiya Scania R620 kit.
Modification of the air deflector things from R to P model:
http://i.imgur.com/6cHqRrql.jpg (https://imgur.com/6cHqRrq)
I used the bracket as a...
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Forum: Fire and Rescue and Emergency Vehicles
05-04-2018, 07:50 PM
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Replies: 131
Views: 65,726
Scania airport fire truck
I'm a beginner at styrene stuff. I started this project a year and a half ago on scale4x4rc, but this place seems like a great place to get input from people interested in big rigs. I don't know what...
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Forum: Military Vehicles.
04-29-2018, 03:28 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 10,578
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Forum: Get it out of your system! HERE!
04-11-2018, 06:23 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 11,386
Re: Why can't companies figure out scale?
That does indeed look very off scale. How wide is the M35? The internet suggests 14 cm. Wikipedia says 236 cm for the real thing. There's obviously a lot of wiggle room depending on if it's wheel to...
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Forum: Euro Style Trucks and Trailers
04-02-2018, 05:55 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,773
Re: 1/14 scale European Race Truck?
This sounds like a fun project!
For the record, the tamiya race truck on a TT-01 sedan chassis you mentioned is 1/14 for the body. If you want a lightweight body to actually race, it looks like it...
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Forum: General Discussion
03-31-2018, 03:30 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,011
Re: Posting pictures and Camotics test
For a clickable link:
[UR L="http://tinypic.com/m/k2ehk7/1"][IM G]http://i68.tinypic.com/jskmqw.jpg[/IMG][/URL]
without the spaces.
Tinypic has a box called "grab your code" on your page:...
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