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05-28-2007, 02:02 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cleveland, OH
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|  Budget Crawler Hauler: 1960 Renault Galion
So I've been staring at this 1/6 Ranger stock chassis for nearly two years and finally decided to do something with it. A 2.2 rig fits nicely onboard, so it'll be a crawler hauler (pavement only, cuz it's got no suspension other than chassis flex). Gotta be a cabover to maximize space on the bed. It wouldn't be a Goat build if it was something normal. Anyone can do a Pete or a Kenworth. So I reached back into the memory vault, back to that day in 94 when I was wandering around the junkyard and came across a 1960 Renault Galion. It had been there long enough for a decent-size tree to have grown up through the frame  Anyway, since none of you have ever seen one, I can take as many liberties with the build as I want, and no one will know. Started on the body, and cut an 11x24 sheet of aluminum for the bed. Mounted some hobby-grade electronics (barely, it's leftover RTR stuff, but better than what was in it) and got this far before I quit. I won't be able to pull it off for free (gotta buy some epoxy) but I'll really have to try to get the tag over $50. |
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05-28-2007, 02:18 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Pasadena
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this is the point at which i say, "ooh" you have given me inspiration to make a 1:25 Mog by hand. Thanks! |
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05-28-2007, 02:37 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: newton
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looks like your off to a good start. btw i think they had a little bit of a taper where the front was narrow and the cab got wider as it went back. also is that pair of batterey leads just sitting on the drill or is it rigged up to run on r/c packs. |
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05-28-2007, 02:58 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: England, Where the birds fly backwards.
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oh no more styrene!
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05-28-2007, 03:06 PM
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| ~THE SCALE SHOP~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: KILLEEN TX
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05-28-2007, 03:35 PM
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| I had the hottest girlfriend at the MSD Nats Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Hecho en Tejas
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05-28-2007, 04:46 PM
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| I'm a stupid C U N T! Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In the Garage!
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|  really, does you're wife ever see you any more??
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05-28-2007, 04:51 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cleveland, OH
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Oh no, wheelspinner's seen one, now I gotta ramp it up a notch  There is a bit of taper built in, about 1 inch total. Just doesn't show up at the angle the pic was taken at. The 1/6 Ranger is a Chinese toy I picked up in '05. Made a new chassis with E-Maxx running gear and let the OEM stuff sit. And the drill is rigged for RC packs. The 8-cell pack died after 18 years of faithful service but the drill was still good, so I soldered on a Deans plug, picked up an MRC 8-cell pack and called it good. Peak chargers have come a long way since 1989 The original pack had a thermal fuse inside that would trip to cut off the charge. I suspect that's what went bad.Aaron, as much as she wants to, which is to say, no Last edited by microgoat; 05-28-2007 at 04:55 PM. |
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05-28-2007, 05:34 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Atlanta GA
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damn, nice buildage.
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05-28-2007, 06:42 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cleveland, OH
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Fine, if you guys are gonna post pics of the 1:1, then I'll just take a 1/2 inch strip out of each side, make a couple of pie cuts and move the headlights. Much better now. |
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05-28-2007, 06:43 PM
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| owner, Holmes Hobbies LLC   Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Volt up! Gear down!
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The roofline looks off. |
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05-28-2007, 06:51 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: G6'N
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05-28-2007, 08:04 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cumberland
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05-29-2007, 06:14 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Deer Park
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not that your work is but.... could you pick something a little less Butt Ugly there is a reason NO ONE has seen one of these up and running on the road!!! as USUAL nice work but Man what an ugly vehicle
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05-29-2007, 06:27 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cleveland, OH
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John, you're right, the roofline is off. I'll fix it when I pick up some more foam. Dok, no dice. Butt ugly ensures that no one will copy it |
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05-29-2007, 05:24 PM
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| I'm a stupid C U N T! Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In the Garage!
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05-29-2007, 05:52 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cleveland, OH
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I gotta finish the cab first Made a little progress tonight. Tweaked the roofline (the 5mm foam isn't that flexible, so I picked up some 3mm today), cut out every other grille slat and made fenders from the 1/6 inner fenders. This is why I never throw anything out |
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05-30-2007, 12:14 AM
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| Oppan Gangnam Style   Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Shingle Springs
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Where did you get the tires? look like BFG A/T's. Nice choice for a build.  |
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05-30-2007, 05:46 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cleveland, OH
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The tires came with the 1/6 Ranger. They look a lot better than they perform. They're made of hard vinyl. This set has been to Colorado and back, Bender was gonna use them on his rig til he found out how much they suck, so I got 'em back. Got some epoxy on the roof last night, more going on today. |
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05-30-2007, 07:33 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Norway
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Really cool project
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