Forum: General Discussion
05-17-2013, 08:15 AM
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Forum: General Discussion
05-17-2013, 08:14 AM
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Replies: 22
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
05-17-2013, 07:39 AM
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Replies: 279
Views: 87,862
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
05-17-2013, 07:34 AM
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Replies: 279
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
05-17-2013, 03:33 AM
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Replies: 372
Views: 162,116
Re: Movie Optimus Prime build
The thing with decal paper will be wrapping it around the compound curves without it wrinkling.
Be worse on the cab with all the bolt detail.
I have a mate whos a sign writer, i might get him to...
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
05-16-2013, 11:46 PM
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Replies: 372
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Re: Movie Optimus Prime build
Actually ive sanded the fenders back and re-primed. The light blue pin stripe just look ridiculously over scale. Holding off painting them until i come up with a better way.
The real pinstripe...
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
05-14-2013, 12:57 AM
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Replies: 372
Views: 162,116
Re: Movie Optimus Prime build
Son of a....
Just received the styrene sheets I ordered to do the trailer sides. I ordered the wrong pattern.
*bangs head on desk*
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Forum: Body Shop Tech
05-10-2013, 12:23 AM
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Replies: 20
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Re: What am I missing!!!
I've heard of similar techniques using talcum powder. Probably finer than flour, so acts as a superfine abrasive polish.
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Forum: Body Shop Tech
05-09-2013, 12:29 AM
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Replies: 20
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Re: What am I missing!!!
When i polished the wheels on my Prime, after all the initial polishing i used an Autosol aluminium polish. Made in germany and sold in auto parts stores for polishing wheels. Magic stuff. The wheels...
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Forum: Construction Equipment Tech
05-08-2013, 12:20 AM
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Replies: 2
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Micro pumps
Not sure how relevant this will be for some people, but while browsing about i came across this site that sell micro pumps for hydraulics, fluids etc.
Some tiny stuff.
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
05-05-2013, 12:14 PM
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Replies: 372
Views: 162,116
Re: Movie Optimus Prime build
*fingers crossed *
Me too. I'm doing the fenders first so that if something doesnt work out with the colours, or backing process, or something they're smooth enough and simple enough to simply...
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
05-05-2013, 01:09 AM
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Replies: 372
Views: 162,116
Re: Movie Optimus Prime build
The red areas get painted first, so they got a gold undercoat last night, followed by the red today. Once the first coat of red dries over the next day or so, i'll be sanding a few bad spots where...
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
05-05-2013, 12:06 AM
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Replies: 372
Views: 162,116
Re: Movie Optimus Prime build
Kappy, they're from Garden trucking (http://www.gardentrucking.com).
Thanks ESP, took a couple of goes with the masking to get it how i liked it, and to get them being close mirrors of each...
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
05-04-2013, 07:46 AM
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Replies: 372
Views: 162,116
Re: Movie Optimus Prime build
Gave the rear fenders a light blue basecoat, then spent a while masking the pinstripe for the flames. Had to look at a bunch of reference pics to get it right. Not perfect but its close! Its 1mm...
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
05-01-2013, 03:48 AM
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Replies: 372
Views: 162,116
Re: Movie Optimus Prime build
I was in a soldering mood, so wired up the LEDs for the rear light plate, made light bars for the rear fender brake lights, and made up the roof lights as well.
Unfortunately I cant get more of...
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
05-01-2013, 01:12 AM
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Replies: 372
Views: 162,116
Re: Movie Optimus Prime build
I trimmed about an inch off the rear end of the chassis rails today, and mounted the angled plastic parts N7/N8 from a knight hauler to get the correct slanted look to the rear end, and mounted a...
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
04-30-2013, 11:03 AM
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Replies: 372
Views: 162,116
Re: Movie Optimus Prime build
Before i lay down any paint i'm test fitting everything to the body to check for any alterations that need to be made. So i attached the makerlights this evening, and did a test fitting with the...
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
04-26-2013, 10:57 AM
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Replies: 372
Views: 162,116
Re: Movie Optimus Prime build
Yeah to me breadboards are the white style you can just slot components into without soldering.
I just tested all the LEDs and one of the ones in the messed up breather bar is dead. I did test...
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
04-26-2013, 04:55 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 15,647
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
04-26-2013, 04:37 AM
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Replies: 372
Views: 162,116
Re: Movie Optimus Prime build
Something about this project and paint is cursed.
I just used some clear blue paint to colour the clear LEDs in the breather lights, finished both, then knocked over the paint! Splashed blue all...
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
04-26-2013, 03:52 AM
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Replies: 372
Views: 162,116
Re: Movie Optimus Prime build
Its just a prototyping board from a local electronics shop. Each row of the board has a seperate trace, so i just cut off a 2 row length.
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
04-26-2013, 03:50 AM
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Replies: 372
Views: 162,116
Re: Movie Optimus Prime build
Breather lights ready to rock.
Espeefan I hit the local electronics shop, found some 30awg wire, nice and thin. Even with plastic coating its barely as thick as the actual LED legs.
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
04-25-2013, 05:04 AM
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Replies: 372
Views: 162,116
Re: Movie Optimus Prime build
Here we go, much better.
http://members.iinet.net.au/~canison/prime/80.JPG
http://members.iinet.net.au/~canison/prime/81.JPG
http://members.iinet.net.au/~canison/prime/82.JPG
Nice shiny...
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
04-25-2013, 03:42 AM
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Replies: 372
Views: 162,116
Re: Movie Optimus Prime build
Yeah now i can see it in, i'm contemplating putting the little pcb for the bumper lights tucked up behind the bumper. Then can just run 1 pair back to the middle where it'll get distributed. It is...
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
04-25-2013, 03:23 AM
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Replies: 372
Views: 162,116
Re: Movie Optimus Prime build
Right, thats the bumper wired up.
http://members.iinet.net.au/~canison/prime/78.JPG
http://members.iinet.net.au/~canison/prime/79.JPG
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