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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers 01-14-2024, 05:07 PM
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Posted By Fury Fan
Re: Hercules flatbed trailer with skids of drywall

So:
Haven't made much priority to finish these straps, even though they are the final parts to this entire trailer and cargo. I guess my my natural inclination to "hit 80% complete and start...
Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers 12-15-2023, 08:39 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 40
Posted By Fury Fan
Re: Hercules flatbed trailer with skids of drywall

I've not annealed the brass, the bending isn't the problem. The problem is parts and the jig were precisely machined, and the variation in the parts causes a lot of them to not fit in the jig for...
Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers 12-13-2023, 10:01 PM
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Posted By Fury Fan
Re: Hercules flatbed trailer with skids of drywall

My bending jig #1 did not work well with the CNC'd parts. It was an 8-cavity jig, and only a few cavities worked well due to variation in the parts.

As often happens, failure drives improvement....
Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers 12-12-2023, 08:37 PM
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Posted By Fury Fan
Re: Hercules flatbed trailer with skids of drywall

It's a male blade/stud connector terminal thingy.
It is almost exactly the same dimensions as the brass things I CNC'd.
Approx $10 for qty 50+ shipping.
I like my oval slot better, but at $10/50,...
Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers 12-11-2023, 08:51 PM
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Posted By Fury Fan
Re: Hercules flatbed trailer with skids of drywall

Thanks for the tips on gluing, I'll put that on the to-get list.

And I just found an off-shelf item that is almost identical to the brass hooks and it only needs to be bent to shape. And very...
Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers 12-10-2023, 04:21 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 40
Posted By Fury Fan
Re: Hercules flatbed trailer with skids of drywall

For the Doepke grader, I was simply planning some modern 1/10-size tires that look somewhat correct (I was very selective on the tread/sidewall pattern) and adding a cab to it, some exhaust-pipe...
Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers 11-16-2023, 03:47 PM
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Views: 40
Posted By Fury Fan
Re: Hercules flatbed trailer with skids of drywall

Yeah, no side forklift for me.
I have 2 Bruder forklifts, 1 for hanging off the back of a flatbed, and a 2nd really-big Linde.
Good enough for static display work at a show.

And too many other...
Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers 11-15-2023, 10:30 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 40
Posted By Fury Fan
Re: Hercules flatbed trailer with skids of drywall

@frizzen -
That's a good idea for making a stack of utility knife blades for scoring. 5/8" drywall at 1/14 gives about .045", which is in the realm of thickness for machine-screw washers.

I...
Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers 11-14-2023, 08:56 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 40
Posted By Fury Fan
Re: Hercules flatbed trailer with skids of drywall

And here are some skids of 'drywall'.

These are 2x4 blocks CNC'd down a bit smaller (about 3" wide) to give some gaps across the trailer width. Also very shallow grooves for locating the 1/4"...
Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers 11-14-2023, 08:50 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 40
Posted By Fury Fan
Re: Hercules flatbed trailer with skids of drywall

Cargo first, straps need some more time to figure out bending the hooks.


Drywall, none, borrow away.



I cannot imagine making something as small as that little RC truck. But I do like the...
Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers 11-13-2023, 09:31 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 40
Posted By Fury Fan
Re: Hercules flatbed trailer with skids of drywall

Overall, I'm not 100% impressed with the Hercules trailer.

It seems to be a Tamiya clone, which means it has terribly-unrealistic framerails.
The provided bulkhead is just a flat piece of...
Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers 11-13-2023, 09:24 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 40
Posted By Fury Fan
Re: Hercules flatbed trailer with skids of drywall

These small brass flats will hold 1/4" elastic for cargo straps, and will be bent into a J-shape for the cargo rail. They won't be quire realistic to a real strap, but shall be deemed good enough...
Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers 11-13-2023, 09:20 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 40
Posted By Fury Fan
Re: Hercules flatbed trailer with skids of drywall

The cargo rail was made with these small machined spacers and some 1/16" x 1/4" aluminum strip. The ends were bent by hand and all of it was screwed on. Naturally, all the spacer block locations...
Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers 11-13-2023, 09:12 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 40
Posted By Fury Fan
Re: Hercules flatbed trailer with skids of drywall

The Hercules wood slats are intended to be held down by double-sided tape on top of the gray cross-pieces. The sizes of the slats do not allow them to fit in nicely, at least one needs to be cut...
Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers 11-13-2023, 09:01 PM
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Views: 40
Posted By Fury Fan
Re: Hercules flatbed trailer with skids of drywall

Wiring the LEDs and fitting them in the module was a PITA. Putting the resistors upstream would've helped, I'll improve that on the next trailer I build.
...
Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers 11-13-2023, 08:55 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 40
Posted By Fury Fan
Re: Hercules flatbed trailer with skids of drywall

One of the hurdles I've had is to devise a well-engineered lighting system that can be universal across anythign I might build, to work with any tractor. I'm not sure I have 100% compatibility yet,...
Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers 11-13-2023, 04:38 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 40
Posted By Fury Fan
Re: Hercules flatbed trailer with skids of drywall

Oh - and thanks to you guys that confirmed the picture was active.
Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers 11-13-2023, 04:37 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 40
Posted By Fury Fan
Re: Hercules flatbed trailer with skids of drywall

Your how-to for Google pics is the one that guided me, Don. (thanks!)

Photos of the rest of the trailer and the drywall skids will be in the next few days. The trailer is near complete, and the...
Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers 11-13-2023, 12:29 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 40
Posted By Fury Fan
Re: Hercules flatbed trailer with skids of drywall

So - need 1 person to confirm as successful.
I can see the pic, but that's inconclusive...
Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers 11-13-2023, 12:28 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 40
Posted By Fury Fan
Hercules flatbed trailer with skids of drywall

I'll attempt posting pics from a shared Google folder.
If this works, I'll share more of this trailer....
Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers 08-11-2023, 08:50 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 8
Posted By Fury Fan
Re: Reefer Trailer

How did you do the pattern on the sides and the rear doors? The sides look like they are ribbed? The quilted/diamond pattern is a great detail to match the 1:1s.
Forum: Scale Buildings, Warehouses and Structures. 07-19-2023, 12:09 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 5
Posted By Fury Fan
Re: software for designing/printing of buildings (photo paper)

Glad you both liked it.
Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers 07-18-2023, 05:00 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 12
Posted By Fury Fan
Re: Tamiya King Hauler

Well done on all of it!
Forum: Scale Buildings, Warehouses and Structures. 07-18-2023, 04:56 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 5
Posted By Fury Fan
software for designing/printing of buildings (photo paper)

Found this website while looking for LED stuff.
https://evandesigns.com/collections/hobby-leds

They also have a really neat software kit for printing buildings on decal paper. Software allows...
Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers 05-03-2023, 10:09 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 16
Posted By Fury Fan
Re: 56 Ford Semi

I, too, was confused on the trailer being a Doepke. Regardless, it looks good with the Ford.

For the wheels - perhaps gray for the actual rim, black for the spider, and touches of silver for the...
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