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Harris · 10-16-2005, 12:29 PM

Okay, I see how it is. Fine, be like that.

You should get a bedliner type thing in there. That would be sick. Like a little Linex or something. Or even just paint the inside of the bed black so it looks like a liner. That would be awesome.

Harris

microgoat · 10-16-2005, 02:36 PM

i thought about a bedliner, but i'm having a hard time getting paint to stick to this Chyrene (Chinese styrene) body. every time i use masking tape, it lifts the paint. so if i do a bedliner, it'd have to be hand-painted.

cvecmaxx · 10-16-2005, 02:43 PM

you could get some actuall rhino liner, they sell it in little cans for touching up chips and things. it might look to lumpy though.

Harris · 10-16-2005, 03:31 PM

Yeah, real rhino liner would be too lumpy. perhaps paint a coat of flat black, then sprinkle sand evenly on it while it is still wet. Then paint another coat on top of that when the sand has dried on there. That would give the texture, but in a scale amount.

harris

Bob Myers · 10-16-2005, 06:07 PM

how about wrinkle paint like on a toolbox?

microgoat · 10-16-2005, 07:29 PM

be great if i didn't have to mask it. but my real truck bed is scratched all to hell, so this will be scale once it gets beat up a little. hmmm, maybe some silver paint...

microgoat · 10-17-2005, 07:51 PM

an overall progress shot:

it's very close to done, except for the hop-ups. i still need to mount the front half of the body and do a little more work on the front bumper, and finish the mini-Savage.

the cool thing about this one is it's very nearly financially self-sustaining. the Ranger and the stuff needed to complete it were purchased with money made by selling off the leftover Maxx wheels/tires, bodies, mod motors, etc. the only thing cooler than a badazz truck is one that doesn't break the bank!

TwistedCreations · 10-18-2005, 06:25 AM

AHHHHHHHHHHH, it's a Ford!!!!!!! where is that damn delete thread button

looking good though

sim · 10-20-2005, 06:57 PM

I think I know what the mini savage is already.

Harris · 10-20-2005, 07:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sim

I think I know what the mini savage is already.

allright, then what is it? im curious...

harris

sim · 10-20-2005, 09:52 PM

At first I thought it was a Tamiya mini monster. I thought those things were 1/48 scale (this project is 1/6 scale, multiplied with savage's 1/8 scale = 1/48 scale). But then I realised the Tamiya mini monsters are 1/32 scale, which would make them more like a 1/5 scale truck in this world.

So I'm not so sure now. Haha.

Harris · 10-20-2005, 10:12 PM

yea, that makes sence. hey, microgoat! we need some more progress!!! where is this stuff man? i wanna see the minisavage you have made. or at least tell me how you made it, and what it is made out of. cmon man. this is killing me!

harris

JohnRobHolmes · 10-20-2005, 10:53 PM

ive read this thread forward and back and i still cant find where you mounted the beef!

microgoat · 10-27-2005, 08:34 AM

the mini-Savage is waiting for one crucial part to arrive before it can be unveiled to the public. until then, it will have to remain a secret, locked in a briefcase handcuffed to my wrist. believe me, it's hurting me almost as much as it's hurting you. i should have used one of Dirk's velvet handcuffs. if i'm lucky, the part for the mini-Savvy should be here next week? i hope?

i'm going to try to make a little headway on the big guy tonight, at least get the new carrier bearing mounted when i take a break from writing my instruction manual. shouldn't take much more than a little Dremel action and a couple of holes.

what's got me intrigued is the idea to make the steering wheel turn with the front wheels. i have this crazy idea of using a Y-harness, a micro servo and a Mini-T transmission that will get me about 600 degrees of steering-wheel rotation in each direction. in other words, you turn the wheel on the transmitter, and the steering wheel in the truck turns with it. only more. how cool would that be? useful, no. but cool anyway.

like i need more stuff to do.

Harris · 10-27-2005, 10:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by microgoat

what's got me intrigued is the idea to make the steering wheel turn with the front wheels. i have this crazy idea of using a Y-harness, a micro servo and a Mini-T transmission that will get me about 600 degrees of steering-wheel rotation in each direction. in other words, you turn the wheel on the transmitter, and the steering wheel in the truck turns with it. only more. how cool would that be? useful, no. but cool anyway.

That sounds like a complete waste of time. Go for it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by microgoat

like i need more stuff to do.

Well, if you get tired of it, you could just box it up and send it to me.

peace
harris

microgoat · 11-08-2005, 08:12 PM

closing in on done. all it needs is the custom Maxx-2.2 wheel hexes returned to me (i specified the wrong pin-slot size the first time) and it'll be a runner.

i may re-do the front bumper. i'm not real happy with the look. it needs to curve under a bit more to really look like an '03.

Emaxximuss78 · 11-08-2005, 08:23 PM

Dud e the steering wheel would be trick If you could do that.
keep up the good work

Harris · 11-08-2005, 08:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by microgoat

closing in on done. all it needs is the custom Maxx-2.2 wheel hexes returned to me (i specified the wrong pin-slot size the first time) and it'll be a runner.

Runner, yes. Done, no. I will never consider this thing to be done untill I see the mini savage. Speaking of which, where the assnipple is it??? (If anyone knows what an assnipple is, you can keep it to yourself. Me and my left nut can do without any visuals of assnipples.)

harris

JohnRobHolmes · 11-08-2005, 09:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Harris

(If anyone knows what an assnipple is, you can keep it to yourself. )

harris

shouldnt have made a big deal about it, sheesh

Harris · 11-08-2005, 09:28 PM

Uhhh, eww. That is disgusting. You could have at least edited the pic so that it wasn't quite so horrible. Using a pure, original, unedited picture like that!!

harris

11-08-2005, 08:12 PM	#56
microgoat I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 8,009	closing in on done. all it needs is the custom Maxx-2.2 wheel hexes returned to me (i specified the wrong pin-slot size the first time) and it'll be a runner. i may re-do the front bumper. i'm not real happy with the look. it needs to curve under a bit more to really look like an '03. Attached Images

10-16-2005, 12:29 PM	#41
Harris Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Mendocino (NOR-CAL) Posts: 282	Okay, I see how it is. Fine, be like that. You should get a bedliner type thing in there. That would be sick. Like a little Linex or something. Or even just paint the inside of the bed black so it looks like a liner. That would be awesome. Harris

10-16-2005, 02:36 PM	#42
microgoat I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 8,009	i thought about a bedliner, but i'm having a hard time getting paint to stick to this Chyrene (Chinese styrene) body. every time i use masking tape, it lifts the paint. so if i do a bedliner, it'd have to be hand-painted.

10-16-2005, 02:43 PM	#43
cvecmaxx Pebble Pounder Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: minocqua Posts: 165	you could get some actuall rhino liner, they sell it in little cans for touching up chips and things. it might look to lumpy though.

10-16-2005, 03:31 PM	#44
Harris Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Mendocino (NOR-CAL) Posts: 282	Yeah, real rhino liner would be too lumpy. perhaps paint a coat of flat black, then sprinkle sand evenly on it while it is still wet. Then paint another coat on top of that when the sand has dried on there. That would give the texture, but in a scale amount. harris

10-16-2005, 06:07 PM	#45
Bob Myers Newbie Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Paris Posts: 7	how about wrinkle paint like on a toolbox?

10-16-2005, 07:29 PM	#46
microgoat I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 8,009	be great if i didn't have to mask it. but my real truck bed is scratched all to hell, so this will be scale once it gets beat up a little. hmmm, maybe some silver paint...

10-17-2005, 07:51 PM	#47
microgoat I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 8,009	an overall progress shot: it's very close to done, except for the hop-ups. i still need to mount the front half of the body and do a little more work on the front bumper, and finish the mini-Savage. the cool thing about this one is it's very nearly financially self-sustaining. the Ranger and the stuff needed to complete it were purchased with money made by selling off the leftover Maxx wheels/tires, bodies, mod motors, etc. the only thing cooler than a badazz truck is one that doesn't break the bank!

10-18-2005, 06:25 AM	#48
TwistedCreations Colt Python/SR9c Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: out in the shop, reloading ammo! Posts: 8,626	AHHHHHHHHHHH, it's a Ford!!!!!!! where is that damn delete thread button looking good though

10-20-2005, 06:57 PM	#49
sim Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Malaysia Posts: 374	I think I know what the mini savage is already.

10-20-2005, 09:52 PM	#51
sim Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Malaysia Posts: 374	At first I thought it was a Tamiya mini monster. I thought those things were 1/48 scale (this project is 1/6 scale, multiplied with savage's 1/8 scale = 1/48 scale). But then I realised the Tamiya mini monsters are 1/32 scale, which would make them more like a 1/5 scale truck in this world. So I'm not so sure now. Haha.

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10-20-2005, 10:12 PM	#52
Harris Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Mendocino (NOR-CAL) Posts: 282	yea, that makes sence. hey, microgoat! we need some more progress!!! where is this stuff man? i wanna see the minisavage you have made. or at least tell me how you made it, and what it is made out of. cmon man. this is killing me! harris

10-20-2005, 10:53 PM	#53
JohnRobHolmes owner, Holmes Hobbies LLC Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Volt up! Gear down! Posts: 20,290	ive read this thread forward and back and i still cant find where you mounted the beef!

10-27-2005, 08:34 AM	#54
microgoat I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 8,009	the mini-Savage is waiting for one crucial part to arrive before it can be unveiled to the public. until then, it will have to remain a secret, locked in a briefcase handcuffed to my wrist. believe me, it's hurting me almost as much as it's hurting you. i should have used one of Dirk's velvet handcuffs. if i'm lucky, the part for the mini-Savvy should be here next week? i hope? i'm going to try to make a little headway on the big guy tonight, at least get the new carrier bearing mounted when i take a break from writing my instruction manual. shouldn't take much more than a little Dremel action and a couple of holes. what's got me intrigued is the idea to make the steering wheel turn with the front wheels. i have this crazy idea of using a Y-harness, a micro servo and a Mini-T transmission that will get me about 600 degrees of steering-wheel rotation in each direction. in other words, you turn the wheel on the transmitter, and the steering wheel in the truck turns with it. only more. how cool would that be? useful, no. but cool anyway. like i need more stuff to do.

11-08-2005, 08:23 PM	#57
Emaxximuss78 Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: st marys Posts: 119	Dud e the steering wheel would be trick If you could do that. keep up the good work

11-08-2005, 09:28 PM	#60
Harris Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Mendocino (NOR-CAL) Posts: 282	Uhhh, eww. That is disgusting. You could have at least edited the pic so that it wasn't quite so horrible. Using a pure, original, unedited picture like that!! harris

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