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10-15-2010, 11:40 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Massachusetts
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|  The Brass Dodge
Time for a scale RC build. This is my inspiration and what I will be modelling off of  http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=454424 I am not going to follow mine to that perfectly but it will be similar. Brass will be used to make this It is a dodge ram model that never got finished, it will now live life in the most epic way possible. I will make most of it out of brass  The tubes will be 1/8th in. rods bent into shape and soldiered together. anything that needs "plates" will be made out of the sheet of brass. The cab starting point   Mock up  This shows the size.    First step, make a tube bender:  Next, try it:  works good, will just use a little heat on the brass. Now try out soldiering with brass:  works like a charm. Now for starting the chassis.  I probably spent and hour to an hour and a half getting it square. It mostly is. And now it next to the body  Some mock up shots   Now to make the first rear "hoop" that goes around the back. First try was a fail  Got it the second time though  Now to soldier it in  After a little cleaning  And some mock up    Made a quick body mount up for mock up purposes.  Later on I'll fix it up better. The start of what the rear cage will be   Some more bending and cutting  disregard the silly soldier    Then some short pieces.     If anyone was wondering, this is what I have been using to heat it up and soldier it all together. It works well.  mmmmm flame  Added some more straight pieces    now to work into the cab    Then some more    Then I took some time and cleaned up the retarded looking soldering joints.  |
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10-15-2010, 11:56 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Boone
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Nice tube work! :thumbsup:
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10-15-2010, 12:06 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Massachusetts
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thanks. Still have to finish up the tube work for inside the body. |
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10-15-2010, 12:12 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Tupelo
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wow. thats talent. id have ended up with a jungle gym and third degree burns by now.
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10-15-2010, 12:25 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Massachusetts
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This is my first time attempting something like this. I did build my own axial crawler, but that is all sheet aluminum and bolts. |
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10-15-2010, 01:02 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: The thumb
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Looks awesome man! Glad to see it turning out so well for ya and that its a dodge LOL.
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10-15-2010, 01:59 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Martins Ferry,OH
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looks great
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10-15-2010, 05:57 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: .
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Dude thats awesome.  |
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10-15-2010, 10:06 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Massachusetts
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Thanks guys.
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10-16-2010, 05:28 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: United States of the Offended
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I love it, can't wait to see more. |
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10-16-2010, 07:28 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Massachusetts
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Me too, I need to find some more time to work on it.
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10-17-2010, 11:06 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Nacogdoches
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awsome man looks good!
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10-18-2010, 10:16 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Maryland
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Looking good. Try some smaller diameter solder, it makes for a cleaner joint and less to clean up.
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10-18-2010, 03:48 PM
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10-20-2010, 08:18 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Hobby Garage (Helena)
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i want to copy that so bad other than with my chevy body...but i think im still doing the stock honcho bed
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10-21-2010, 04:01 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Massachusetts
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Small update. Was able to get a little work done on this today.  Had to cut the back part of the body off so I can still slip it on and off  Don't worry I'll reattach it. Took a little trial and error to get it right. This will work fine.  Then just added a straight piece across the front.   Still only about half way done with how I want to "tube" work to look like. |
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10-22-2010, 02:06 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Massachusetts
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Bit more, I did some mock up on the front. Need to decide on how I want it. But first: I did some more work of "inside" the body   Came out well enough. Now to the mock up        I know for sure I am going to make a tiny winch and mount it on the front somehow. But I am unsure of how I want the front bumper to look and how I want to integrate it into the half of the cage. The truck this is based off of does it like so:  Im not sure I want it like that. I could do that or I could leave the headlights there and make them functional. decisions. |
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10-22-2010, 02:33 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: jacksonville beach
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am i missing something, why are they winching right there ? your truck looks good so far man, and i would keep the lights.btw |
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10-22-2010, 02:56 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Abbotsford BC
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wow, that is pretty sweet!  |
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10-22-2010, 06:57 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Martins Ferry,OH
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