MAN Kat1 6x6 Expedition Camper

[Szczerba]

Great build. You make building a really nice detailed rig look easy. How much time you have in this build?

[TRAV]

hey thanks for the vid, that thing is impressive, both look and capability.

[Tommy R]

Oh, mama! This thing is incredible!! Great job, man....

[pardonmyn00b]

Originally Posted by Rckcrwlr

This looks awesome...great job....

Thank you!

Originally Posted by Szczerba

Great build. You make building a really nice detailed rig look easy. How much time you have in this build?

Thanks. I have about 2-1/2 months of steady work into this. I did some other projects in between.

Originally Posted by TRAV

hey thanks for the vid, that thing is impressive, both look and capability.

Thank you very much

Originally Posted by Tommy R

Oh, mama! This thing is incredible!! Great job, man....

Thanks for the nice comment!




You guys are nice.

[kuatto]

That is one sweet camper,we see a few every summer in the traditional silver with the back ramp door for a quad etc,and a few of the unimog campers.The european tourists have them shipped over for the summer...most be nice,lol

[Soulo747]

This thing rules. Those seats were made for baby-makin.

[DSC]

What did you do for the 2nd axle? Been eyeing up the 6x6'x. I want to start gathering parts to build us one.

[17dean]

Wow! Damn ! Lord have mercy! And you in the RC4WD contest too! Thank you for waking my idea machine bro! That truck is ultra awesome !

[mjderstine]

very well done man. nice work on the styrene.

what thickness sheet are you using onthe body work? have you tumbled this thing yet, or is mostly a shelf queen. i find myself building things with all sorts of scale accessories, and run them to hard i break them all off.

[pardonmyn00b]

Originally Posted by kuatto

That is one sweet camper,we see a few every summer in the traditional silver with the back ramp door for a quad etc,and a few of the unimog campers.The european tourists have them shipped over for the summer...most be nice,lol

Thanks. Yeah, must be nice to have the time and money to do something like that. I'll never experience it. That's why I build models.

Originally Posted by Soulo747

This thing rules. Those seats were made for baby-makin.

Thanks. Baby pet rocks.

Originally Posted by DSC

What did you do for the 2nd axle? Been eyeing up the 6x6'x. I want to start gathering parts to build us one.

I modified an Axial axle. It's as easy as putting another pinion gear and output shaft on it.

Originally Posted by 17dean

Wow! Damn ! Lord have mercy! And you in the RC4WD contest too! Thank you for waking my idea machine bro! That truck is ultra awesome !

Thanks! And I'm about 3 weeks late to the party because of it.

Originally Posted by mjderstine

very well done man. nice work on the styrene.

what thickness sheet are you using onthe body work? have you tumbled this thing yet, or is mostly a shelf queen. i find myself building things with all sorts of scale accessories, and run them to hard i break them all off.

Thank you. I mainly used .060 and .080 styrene. I have not tumbled it and I don't plan to. I feel there is a difference between a shelf queen and taking care of a vehicle. I run all of my trucks so they aren't shelf queens, but I like to keep them rubber side down and free of damage.





Taking the turquoise monster to the beach tomorrow morning. Video? You bet!

[mjderstine]

cool dude. i got some .08 to make the bed of my truck, so just getting some advice.


looking forward to the vids man. hope you dont take it too easy on the thing.

[Bulldog]

" I run all of my trucks so they aren't shelf queens, but I like to keep them rubber side down and free of damage. "

That's the way scale should be. Build it nice and sharp and drive it like a one to one. If you want a basher...drive a honcho. It's challenging, but much more rewarding.

[aktyfoon]

noob, All of you builds are freaking sweet! Well done, again.

[pardonmyn00b]

Originally Posted by Bulldog

" I run all of my trucks so they aren't shelf queens, but I like to keep them rubber side down and free of damage. "

That's the way scale should be. Build it nice and sharp and drive it like a one to one. If you want a basher...drive a honcho. It's challenging, but much more rewarding.

Some people don't get it, but you do. If we're building vehicles to look like real ones we should drive them the same way. I spend months building a truck, why would I want to destroy my hard work to impress people on the internet? As mild as I drive my trucks it's still out of scale. These toys are far more capable and stronger than their full size counterparts. Maybe I take scale too seriously.

Originally Posted by aktyfoon

noob, All of you builds are freaking sweet! Well done, again.

Thank you!



Here are some pictures to whet your appetite while the video uploads.

[pardonmyn00b]

My first attempt at an audio swap type of video.
RC MAN Kat1 Audio Swap - YouTube

[pardonmyn00b]

And here's a video with the remainder of the footage.
RC MAN Kat1 6x6 at the beach - YouTube

[ggooler]

killer build, but one thing, where are the headlights?
later
g

[pardonmyn00b]

Originally Posted by ggooler

killer build, but one thing, where are the headlights?
later
g

Under the cab

[aktyfoon]

Love the vid with audio swap. As it drives away the exhaust fades and the air brake or air shifter activator on the down hill. Good job Spielberg.

[pardonmyn00b]

70 degree day in November means playtime.








Borked it


Kat vs. Cat