Axial Land Cruiser Half-Track

[imthatguy]

Originally Posted by Jeepy84

Not sure it means the kid and family friendly rating this board likes to maintain, lol, since some are more easily offended than others.

Anyway, carry on with the build!

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I looked it up, hahaha.

Originally Posted by Mike Flea

Good to see you have a rolling chassis now, all the bugs worked out?

Seems like it. Just need to throw some power at it. Not sure if brushed is going to cut it.

Originally Posted by Wolfdog

WoW what great ideal

Thanks! I like to think outside the box, and then build them.

I spent more time working on the back part of the trank. Specifically, the troop carrier.



Nice box.

Also got some CCHand metal bits to complete the Cruiser look on the back of said box.



Since this will make it's debut at Axialfest, and the theme this year is Prospecting, this is going to be a Mining Company work truck. Sluice Box in the back? Sure!

[imthatguy]

So, chop chop.



Borked. So many Porblums.



Made up some metal sliders/body mounts to keep everything in place and give me some room for electronics.



And finally started on the interior of the troop carrier.




Gosh, that took me all day. I'm slow.

[calcagno45]

Do you have troops to carry?

[imthatguy]

Originally Posted by calcagno45

Do you have troops to carry?

Technically, yes. All the Miners have to get to the Mine somehow!

[BigSki]

I wonder how brutal the ride was in the 1:1.

[imthatguy]

Originally Posted by BigSki

I wonder how brutal the ride was in the 1:1.

Probably somewhere between "Kill me" and "I'm already dead".

[imthatguy]

So today I decided I needed to cover that troop carrier.

First time I've done metal work and all the pieces came out the same. Achievement level unlocked.



To prove I'm not dumb, I tapped all the ends of the tube with an M4 tap so I can screw it to the carrier floor securely without any muss.



Hooray for using junk I've got lying around.

[chino63]

Congratulations on your achievement level, looks like you deserve it.

[Ty@Tekin]

I know what you need to power that beast!

[imthatguy]

Originally Posted by chino63

Congratulations on your achievement level, looks like you deserve it.

Thanks Dean. Can't wait to see the looks this thing will get this year.

Originally Posted by Ty@Tekin

I know what you need to power that beast!

I'm now accepting suggestions.

[Natedog]

Very nice and different build, love the mining company vehicle theme too!

[imthatguy]

Originally Posted by Natedog

Very nice and different build, love the mining company vehicle theme too!

Cheers, logo being designed as I type.

[imthatguy]

So, here's some junk:

Adding some seats to the rear because Troopy.



And hey, how else would these Miners get back there?



Oh, not shown here, but courtesy of Tekin, I'm happy to report this thing moves under it's own power and doesn't explode. It made me very happy, and many gullivers were chuffed. A simple FXR, 35T brushed motor and 645MG servo is more than enough oomph to make it move and turn in the proper directions on 2S. It's kind of mesmerizing to watch, and makes a lot of nice clanky, squeaky sounds. Perfect for a trank. Can't wait to show it off. More to come.

[chino63]

Originally Posted by imthatguy

So, here's some junk:

Adding some seats to the rear because Troopy.



And hey, how else would these Miners get back there?



Oh, not shown here, but courtesy of Tekin, I'm happy to report this thing moves under it's own power and doesn't explode. It made me very happy, and many gullivers were chuffed. A simple FXR, 35T brushed motor and 645MG servo is more than enough oomph to make it move and turn in the proper directions on 2S. It's kind of mesmerizing to watch, and makes a lot of nice clanky, squeaky sounds. Perfect for a trank. Can't wait to show it off. More to come.

Very good sir.
I would like to hear said clanky, squeaky, tank noises please

[imthatguy]

Originally Posted by chino63

Very good sir.
I would like to hear said clanky, squeaky, tank noises please

Ha! All in good time Dean. I've got a lot more to do before I go showing off where it's at in video. The basic paint scheme has been decided upon, but there's so many steps to that, that it'll be awhile before I get it outside. Lots of weathering...

[imthatguy]

So, reusing what I can from the old tank kit, I opted to add a smoke unit and the exhausts. First, I had to figure out where I was going to mount it. Luckily, there's a lot of room under the troop carrier.



After finding a suitable mount point, I got some new flexible tubing and routed the exhaust all while hiding all the junk.



And there you go, not all that exhausting after all! The smoke unit should wire in nicely to the sound and light unit I have on order.

[Ty@Tekin]

Nice, good thinking on using the smoker!

[imthatguy]

Originally Posted by Ty@Tekin

Nice, good thinking on using the smoker!

Thanks! Not shown here, but I added a switch and wired the smoker to the battery leads so I didn't have to have it running all the time. SMRT!

I finished up all the wiring and added a sound and light unit. I found a decent sounding diesel set and it does the job. I found some actual halftrack noises and if I find some extra time, I may hack the sound unit to accept them. Everything wired up quite nicely and it's all hidden, which I'm very pleased about.

I got myself a new bumper which I think is a lot more appropriate to the old mining truck theme that I'm going for.



I also added some inner fenders to hide junk.




Plenty of room for battery.



And let the priming begin!



Notice the mesh which is where the speaker will be hidden for the sound unit.



Here's the major cut in the roof sanded, smoothed and primed. Obviously, like any FJ, it'll have a white top.




And some hooks for the inevitable tarp cover.



As I'm finishing up the front bits and the hood mounts, the next step (once the priming is complete) is to paint the entire thing (except the roof) with the Sophisticated Finishes rusting base, then the activator, then prime the whole thing white and finish with a top coat in preparation for some fun.

More to come!

[karajabola]

Originally Posted by imthatguy

As I'm finishing up the front bits and the hood mounts, the next step (once the priming is complete) is to paint the entire thing (except the roof) with the Sophisticated Finishes rusting base, then the activator, then prime the whole thing white and finish with a top coat in preparation for some fun.

More to come!

I appreciate the step-by-step info on painting here. I've been trying to get a plan together for painting (first time) before I get supplies, and I've had a hard time figuring out the sequence for the look I'm going for. Curious to see how putting sophisticated finishes underneath turns out and how you "bring it out". Thanks.

[snapon boy]

So cool I followed on rcc and SBG!

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