Forum: General Discussion
02-02-2012, 01:16 PM
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
01-27-2012, 03:31 PM
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Replies: 111
Views: 41,610
Re: Day Cab Work Truck by Izzy
Now that is interesting .. I just looked at that too …
Guess you are right , that could be it , since by the dimensions they list there it should fit/work .
Good find ! Must be a new item …guess I...
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
01-27-2012, 12:46 AM
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Replies: 111
Views: 41,610
Re: Day Cab Work Truck by Izzy
as always , nice work Izzy
I noticed here a problem
on the suspension photo from our UK trucker Brel
Brel , do I see this correct and you use a solid drive-shaft ( no length-adjustment )...
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Forum: Corral for the IRONHORSE
11-26-2011, 03:14 PM
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Replies: 3
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Re: 1/16 scale trainlayout in Danville,VA
here now part 2 to my previous post !
Here are some of my website links in regards to train stuff :
My Gardenrailroad website
http://customrcmodels.com/Gardenrailroad/index.htm...
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Forum: Corral for the IRONHORSE
11-26-2011, 03:13 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 12,386
1/16 scale trainlayout in Danville,VA
The new Danville railroad is modeled in 1/16 scale ,
based on the German narrow gauge “Heeresfeldbahn” from WW2.
my newest videos :
tank loading on to train , Danville April 2011...
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Forum: Construction Equipment
09-18-2011, 12:35 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 5,693
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Forum: R/C videos
09-18-2011, 12:33 PM
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Replies: 0
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6WD tank-transporters in Danville,VA April 2011
here is a video clip from one of our tanker buddies showing one of our tank-recovery battles .
http://youtu.be/UEcjcuLENbQ?hd=1
Tanks which are knocked out during the battle get picked up...
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Forum: Construction Equipment
09-18-2011, 10:09 AM
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Replies: 101
Views: 56,082
Re: CAT 988F Series II Wheel Loader
Travis ,
that looks like it will be another cool build !
don't want to hijack your thread here ,
but I have a question for Neil :
do you actually have one of these good old Kyosho Hanomag 66C ?...
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Forum: Construction Equipment
09-18-2011, 10:07 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 5,693
Kyosho Hanomag 66C wheel loader
anybody has one of these ?
I found a used one some time ago .
It's more like a pile of junk which needs some serious rebuilding .
It's one of my back-burner-projects .
Would be nice to see if...
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Forum: Deep South Mini Truckers
09-01-2011, 12:51 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 7,271
Re: New Club
Now that is funny Lynn .
In fact I used to do “Cannonball-runs” from my place to Memphis in an average of 5.5 hrs , but that was in the good old days , with less “eyes” on the roads .
These...
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Forum: General Discussion
09-01-2011, 12:41 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 5,081
Re: SCALE ALUMINUM WHEELS
Steve ,
Have you considered making Trilex wheels ? like the Dayton wheels from Joe ?
Now that is something I would be in for by the “boat-load” ,
In 1.7” and 1.9” sizes
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Forum: General Discussion
09-01-2011, 02:46 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,416
Re: Truck measurement
Hello Izzy ,
Your are planning on a new trailer-project ?
I still have all my stuff packed from Indy , but I can tell you this ,
If I am not mistaken , the distance in question should be pretty...
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Forum: General Discussion
09-01-2011, 01:54 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,899
Re: tamiya axles
you broke a trailer-axle ?
maybe you should use these ones :
ALLOY REAR WHEEL AXLE TAMIYA 1/14 TRACTOR TUCK TRAILER...
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Forum: General Discussion
09-01-2011, 01:38 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,153
Re: How do you haul your trucks?
I had called these guys the other day ,
Up 100 bags they would make a new production run .
So if anybody is seriously interested , I would start a list ,
since crawler- and more tanker guys had...
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Forum: Corral for the IRONHORSE
08-31-2011, 06:38 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 16,046
Re: LGB and trucks
Cool …. Post some photos of your layout !
I used to have a big garden-layout back in Germany .
Used the tanker-cars filled with weed-killer to get rid of the grass in between the tracks
(...
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Forum: Corral for the IRONHORSE
08-31-2011, 06:01 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 16,046
Re: LGB and trucks
thanks guys ,
no , it was not just setup for that particular weekend , it’s a permanent layout ( now , Lol )
But only in the drive-way , the tracks within the yard are always just temporally.
I...
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Forum: General Discussion
08-31-2011, 05:46 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,899
Re: tamiya axles
It’s simple to identify :
All the dual axle trailers have dual-wheels , means narrow axles :
flat-bed , tanker , box-van , pole trailer
All triple axle trailers with super singles have the wider...
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Forum: General Discussion
08-30-2011, 11:16 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,965
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Forum: Deep South Mini Truckers
08-30-2011, 11:15 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 7,271
Re: New Club
well , that would be for me like a ride to Indy .
Not necessarily the every-weekends-trip , but considerable .
Keep me up to date what you guys are planning
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Forum: General Discussion
08-30-2011, 11:12 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,541
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Forum: General Discussion
08-30-2011, 11:08 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,541
Re: Selecting a New Radio, HELP!!!
Now this is a thing you need to remember ,
and I am sure every “old-timer” in this hobby will agree with me ,
these types of models are not the regular hobby-store items ,
since they are...
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Forum: General Discussion
08-30-2011, 06:43 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,541
Re: Selecting a New Radio, HELP!!!
Yes you are correct Travis ,
I been using this way of doing it on our MF-tanks .
But most transmitters allow only for 2 axis dual-rates not for all 4 ,
or I am missing here something ?
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Forum: Construction Equipment Tech
08-30-2011, 06:34 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 3,151
Re: How to do a Conversion?
Now that’s a big one , it all depends now how much you know about electronics how detailed this explanation would have to go .
I would recommend do first a search on this forum , since several...
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Forum: General Discussion
08-30-2011, 06:21 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,541
Re: Selecting a New Radio, HELP!!!
I agree with all you said there Travis ,
Blew the MFU out ? what the heck did they mean with that ?
No , that’s not true , despite the fact that Tamiya recommends a regular FM R/C system for the...
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Forum: Deep South Mini Truckers
08-30-2011, 12:55 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 7,271
Re: New Club
Sounds tempting Rob . All depends where you guys would plan to meet .
Nashville is just a 4-5 hrs trip for me . Memphis would be already an 8 hour ride .
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