777 HAUL TRUCK (1/12 size)

[DADSGARAGE]

Thanks!! Now if I could only get it finished...LOL...

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OK so here is how it started.....the first thing I like to do once I have created a CAD/DXF file for a project is to (water jet) cut a simple plywood profile to see what it will look like more or less..LOL...sorry I'm a bit old school and looking at a drawing isn't the same as having a full size part to work with, besides having a simple plywood models gives me something "real" to look at and get ideas from and a 2D drawing doesn't always work the same in a 3D world...LOL

After I have the plywood model cut out I start designing and cutting the metal parts, making changes as the build progresses...most times there is more changes and less progress...LOL...learning all the time !!!

( here is a vid of my first build... A 1/12ish D11 www.youtube.com/watch?v=AV596tHo0_o )

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Simple rear suspension cylinders ( about 3/4" stroke) machined from pipe then welded and finished. Time will tell how good and for how long this will work....somethings ya just go to try....LOL
( there is nothing to stop them from pulling apart... I have recently built stops into the rear swing arms to limit the down travel...not sure how many time I lifted it up and pulled it all apart...funny how springs and any small parts like to bounce around and always end up rolling underneath something )

[RCP57]

It looks really good! I can't wait for you to get this done so that you can start on the next project on your list!

[DADSGARAGE]

That's a good laugh....I'm having a hard time building this truck!!! Building the PC1250 face shovel will be nearly impossible for my little brain...LOL

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OK this is for you Reg....it's started....Happy now?? LOL!!!

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A few more pics of the truck , D11 and work bench or at least I like to call it a work bench even though there doesn't seem to be much work done on it...LOL