Hoarder Special!

[RCP57]

Originally Posted by SonoranWraith

Time for a shiny frame too?

Yes I think so. Not sure what to do about the black axles and cross members if I do that though.

Originally Posted by egronvold

So many nice details Stay safe!

Thank you sir!

[Supermario]

Looks awsome Reg. Great idea using shell casings! I wonder, is there a shell casing diameter that could be used as the air cleaner top hat?
If the truck needs a name besides hoarder special, how's. " silver bullet " sound?

[9W Monighan]

Nice! Is that a 45,000LB front Axel?

[tc1cat]

NICE!!!! Would a .50 BMG casing work for the air cleaner top? Not sure what the diameter of one is but should be close. The .22LR casings for the marker lights is out of sight!! Would suggest some rifle casings for your air tanks but yours are too nice not to use.

Great truck! Wish it was mine

[RCP57]

Originally Posted by Supermario

Looks awsome Reg. Great idea using shell casings! I wonder, is there a shell casing diameter that could be used as the air cleaner top hat?
If the truck needs a name besides hoarder special, how's. " silver bullet " sound?

It turned out pretty cool. Not sure about a cap for the air
cleaner. Artillery shell perhaps?

Originally Posted by 9W Monighan

Nice! Is that a 45,000LB front Axel?

Haha. Not sure if those plastic spindles will hold up that kind of weight. Funny how raising the bumper makes the axle and the stance of the truck look so different.

Originally Posted by tc1cat

NICE!!!! Would a .50 BMG casing work for the air cleaner top? Not sure what the diameter of one is but should be close. The .22LR casings for the marker lights is out of sight!! Would suggest some rifle casings for your air tanks but yours are too nice not to use.

Great truck! Wish it was mine

I was going to ask a friend for a few spent 50 cal casings to use on the tanks and possibly the exhaust but I knew I wouldn't see him for a while and I'm impatient.lol That idea is what prompted me to use casings for the hubs and lights. I spoak to him on the phone the other night and he said he might have some so I may swap tanks in the future to keep the theme going. Come to think of it, i have a 4" shell casing that we drug up off the ocean floor a few years ago. It's stamped 1943 on the end and is brass but all patinaed and green. Would make an interesting load....

Your wish can come true for the right price you know.

[SonoranWraith]

Originally Posted by RCP57

Yes I think so. Not sure what to do about the black axles and cross members if I do that though.

Well there are aluminum hop up options out there but it means buying instead of making which you have done so great on this rig.

[Grainfarmer]

Great job! Looks fantastic...

How much will that cab cost in 1:16?

[RCP57]

Originally Posted by SonoranWraith

Well there are aluminum hop up options out there but it means buying instead of making which you have done so great on this rig.

I could make them but I don't really want to put in the effort and then still have plastic diffs. It will stay the way it is for now.

Originally Posted by Grainfarmer

Great job! Looks fantastic...

How much will that cab cost in 1:16?

Thanks! I don't think I will be building another in any scale but if someone made me an offer I couldn't refuse then who knows!lol I don't think that is likely.

Here's some pics of here from Friday night before it got all dirty at the show this weekend. I ended up putting a water tank on her. It has a pump under the tank but I couldn't get the water to stop siphoning out so I installed a small solenoid valve that opens when the pump turns on. The pump could be more powerful but it works pretty good and holds about 6 liters of water. I have a video uploading of it in action but some of the nozzles were plugged yesterday so it wasn't working great. Overall I am happy with what I got accomplished prior to the show. Hopefully I can add the final details to the truck over the next while.