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Project: My Wife Cannot Know Over the last couple of years I have been moving away from general rc trucks and cars and more toward driving scale rigs. I decided to try to make a truck that looks as much like a 1:1 truck as I possibly can. Since I'm not very good at metal work or scratch building with Styrene I decided to start with an RTR Trail Finder 2 and do the best I can to make it look like the real thing. The cost will high, hence the title. :mrgreen: I haven't actually bought the truck yet because I've been sinking all of my available scratch into parts for it, but once I get helical gears and Ultimate scale Yota axle shafts, I'll be ready to get the truck. I plan to fill all the body holes, including those in the bed and the screw mounting points in order to have a smooth exterior. The hood will open to reveal the engine bay, the steering wheel (driver's left hand attached) will turn with the wheels, the gearshift (driver's right hand attached) will move forward and back and it will have functioning lights and winches. Details like disc brakes and an exhaust will hopefully give this truck the feel of the real thing. This is some of what I have so far.... http://i601.photobucket.com/albums/t...ps8a0fa33f.jpg http://i601.photobucket.com/albums/t...ps88e336f8.jpg http://i601.photobucket.com/albums/t...ps2e207e9f.jpg http://i601.photobucket.com/albums/t...ps6564db84.jpg |
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Re: Project: My Wife Cannot Know When did Bono become a car guy? And I'm sure he doesn't get muff any better than that |
Re: Project: My Wife Cannot Know No, that ain't Bono - it's Stuntman Mike, his head anyway. :flipoff: |
Re: Project: My Wife Cannot Know I'm liking where this is headed! I'll be watching. |
Re: Project: My Wife Cannot Know Thanks! I hope it turns out the way I have it planned. I just ordered the ultimate scale axle stubs for the Yota axles and made a list of parts and prices I've already dropped coin on. It's staggering considering I don't even have the truck yet! Yota axle stubs = $40 roll bar = $40 front bumper = $70 universal bumper mount = 16 rear bumper = $44 hitch mount for portable winch = $25 2 x Warn winches = $70 Viking thimble = $10 ultimate scale drive shafts =$100 u-bolts for leaf springs = $30 alloy fuel cell =$ 40 sliders = $30 interior = $110 mirror = $18 disc brakes = $27 4 x shackles = $25 Mickey Thompson 1.9 wheels = $130 Mickey Thompson 1.9 tires = $50 scale hubs front an rear = $35 LED harness = $25 Custom Hilux decals = $26 tamiya N parts and grill for round headlights = $35 ...plus rare Earth magnets and scale accessories = $30 GRAND TOTAL: $1026 :lmao: I still have the cost of the helical gears, some micro servos, paint and the truck. That's why my wife CANNOT know! :mrgreen: |
Re: Project: My Wife Cannot Know Did you buy or build the engine bay? |
Re: Project: My Wife Cannot Know I had a 1:12 die-cast model car that was damaged so I salvaged the engine, engine bay, exhaust and sun visors. I actually kept other parts to set in my 1:10 scale garage too, like mirrors, doors, wheels etc. Turned out to be a very useful piece of junk! 8) http://i601.photobucket.com/albums/t...ps3eebcf37.jpg http://i601.photobucket.com/albums/t...psc7d34efe.jpg I'm going to disassemble the engine bay and repaint it to match the exterior color and I will use Styrene on the underside of the hood to make it look more like the real thing too. The only obstacle keeping me from getting this project fully underway is that I can't afford the truck for two more weeks. |
Re: Project: My Wife Cannot Know Looks like a killer start to a fully detailed TF2. Mind sharing how you made the sun visors? I've been trying to come up with a way to make some. Yours look very authentic. I don't have a knack for shaping styrene sadly. |
Re: Project: My Wife Cannot Know Actually, the sun visors came from a 1:12 scale die-cast model car. I looked on Ebay until I found a cheap enough damaged car and bought it to salvage parts for the same reason - I really do not have a knack for Styrene either. "thumbsup" |
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Re: Project: My Wife Cannot Know That garage is incredible. Love all the pics. |
Re: Project: My Wife Cannot Know very nice |
Re: Project: My Wife Cannot Know Thanks! It always seems to motivate me when I collect all the parts before I get the project started. Quote:
http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/scale...lpha-male.html |
Re: Project: My Wife Cannot Know After watching your Sawback build and mods, this should be very interesting Alpha. I see a lot of nice goodies gathering.:mrgreen: |
Re: Project: My Wife Cannot Know I finally received my truck yesterday and started to add my pile of upgrades last night. Decided to buy the RTR version of the Trail Finder 2 since it has a single speed transmission, but I have to take the whole thing apart for the upgrades. Almost every part of the truck will be changed in some way, but at least I had a solid platform to start with. :mrgreen: Stock: http://i601.photobucket.com/albums/t...ps510e1bc2.jpg http://i601.photobucket.com/albums/t...ps71556aa0.jpg Rear bumper: http://i601.photobucket.com/albums/t...psbc845cf6.jpg Front bumper and servo/motor repositioned: http://i601.photobucket.com/albums/t...pscd33135d.jpg Wheels, tires, disc brakes and hubs: http://i601.photobucket.com/albums/t...ps65104ee8.jpg |
Re: Project: My Wife Cannot Know I flipped the transfer case around and mounted it under the electronics plate so the the transmission turns one of the output drives and what would normally be the input shaft is now output for the front axle. This is the overdrive for the front axle that Dready came up with. http://i601.photobucket.com/albums/t...ps64a18819.jpg http://i601.photobucket.com/albums/t...ps7aeded56.jpg This really improved my ground clearance by getting rid of the transfer case craddle that normally hangs down. |
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