oshkosh t3000 8x8x6 airport fire truck ARFF 1/12

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video still has a long way to go but here a tease

MVI_0302.mp4 Video by rarearcher | Photobucket

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video main boom is mount and running, will work on the lights for it tomorrow

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today im going to show you how im making my search lights

i start with a basic r/r light kit from china, it was about 11.00 usd

whats nice about its 1/10 scale and it plugs right into your receiver or a 4.8 battery pack

next i cut each light bucket from the main light bar, keeping the main bar as a part of the light bucket. next i cut a hollow round plastic tube for the neck, next i drilled a small hole in the tip of the tube and the light bucket , this will let the light buckets tilt

next i ran small wiring through the rod and attached the light buckets with 2 micro screws

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next i cut 3 pieces of shrink tube and cut one of the lights off the main


ok, this is how i did this end of it, now i have to make 3 more, after this i will show you how to do the other end of it



all 4 are made, next step . i drill a whole in the deck of the truck. the piece will be glued in

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next i cut another sleeve that fits over light bucket pole but is smaller then the deck sleeve . will also attach the wire tip/plug

next i flipped the deck upside down, yellow/black wires are the 4 search lights, the red/black with white tips are for extras light for boom later. the red/black wire with black tip is power for the lights

the search light are up and working

the boom lights are working also

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What in the world am I looking at. I must be dreaming, going back to bed.