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Plays_with_Toys · 10-21-2005, 02:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CaptainSafety

they look sweet but if i do one i would use a body like teh support trucks from the paris to dakar instead of teh flatbed

You know how cool it would be to have a race series with solid axle, scale trucks? I'm talking high speed, jumps, narrow passage ways, etc...

When I was looking into getting a rally car, I was thinking of how they could physically stage a rally race. It wouldn't be that hard to set up like 4 courses, and have several races going on, timing the stages and adding the results.

OOH! Idea. If you've ever seen crossover rally races (2 cars, one track which overlaps at atleast one point so that each car will run each side of the course atleast once, and they race usually 1 lap. Can you imagine setuping up such a course with these trucks which included hill climbs, rough terrain, off camber turns, etc... That'd be a blast.

CaptainSafety · 10-21-2005, 08:40 PM

just found out about these bodies from yokomo todaay

kaetwo · 10-22-2005, 08:40 PM

If you think about it, a body will run you around $30 bucks, then paint and time to paint it. With the Bruders, for $40-$50 bucks you get a hardbody with just about as much detail as a guy could handle.

I have a local store here in Utah (it's a small Mom and Pop joint) that will order just the body for a fraction of the price if we get enough orders together.

Enjoy!

PinchFlat · 10-23-2005, 04:53 PM

Ok... here are some detail shots of the yellow rig (since we built them together, both are prety much identical):

moonbuggy · 10-23-2005, 08:22 PM

looks like a normal 2.2 to me cept for the coils and batt position, and oh yeah the behemoth of a body

sim · 10-23-2005, 08:54 PM

Very scale and too cool.

I wish it had leaf springs though.

But excellent work!

Burban · 10-23-2005, 09:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kaetwo

I have a local store here in Utah (it's a small Mom and Pop joint) that will order just the body for a fraction of the price if we get enough orders together.

Count me in for sure! Paypal ready.... just let me know when.... oh, and I'll need someone to reship to me in Canada.

jeep_boy02 · 10-24-2005, 11:51 AM

Looks awsome guys, good job.

One Q. though... Whats the single shock for? Steering?

PinchFlat · 10-24-2005, 11:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jeep_boy02

Looks awsome guys, good job.

One Q. though... Whats the single shock for? Steering?

Thanks... Actually 2 shocks. If you noticed in the video the trucks would sway from side to side a bit. Neither of the trucks had dampers at that time. To eliminate the sway a bit, I'm trying out one damper on the front left and one damper on the rear right. this does eliminate that sway quite a bit. The sway/lack of damping, by the way, doesn't effect the preformance of the vehicle in an any way. I only added shocks to stop the sway because it bugged me to watch it sway back and forth.

Plays_with_Toys · 10-24-2005, 08:53 PM

Just found a local shop that carries bruder!! I've gotten real bored with my TLT crawler, so maybe this is the change it needs. There was a mercedes I saw that had my name on it. Price was $56, so I imagine thats about what it'd be with shipping, and this way I have control over breakage/choosing.

I was wondering if you had a better picture of where the panhard is mounted? The setup is real trick and is only missing unimog style drop down knuckles.

RandyatBBY · 10-24-2005, 11:50 PM

Pinch Thanks for sharring the picks and the info. I want to get a Unimog body and build one my self
Again thanks for sharing.
Randy

jeephog · 12-08-2005, 08:04 AM

Hey guys, just thought I'd give you a heads up. If you have a TJ Max store in your area, they have these Bruder trucks. I just picked up a desert Unimog yesterday for less than $20. If they have parts missing they'll give you a discount. They had all these trucks, including two different style mogs. I didn't look at the price of the big trucks, but I'm sure they're at a reduced price compared to the online places where I found them.

Anyway, good luck finding them.

Joel

xtman · 12-08-2005, 09:10 PM

Looks sweet! I want one now!

10-22-2005, 08:40 PM	#23
kaetwo I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Whales Posts: 2,939	Hmmmm..... If you think about it, a body will run you around $30 bucks, then paint and time to paint it. With the Bruders, for $40-$50 bucks you get a hardbody with just about as much detail as a guy could handle. I have a local store here in Utah (it's a small Mom and Pop joint) that will order just the body for a fraction of the price if we get enough orders together. Enjoy!

10-23-2005, 04:53 PM	#24
PinchFlat Say hello to my dactylion Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: On the Boat to Whore Island Posts: 4,470	Ok... here are some detail shots of the yellow rig (since we built them together, both are prety much identical): Last edited by PinchFlat; 10-23-2005 at 05:00 PM.

10-21-2005, 08:40 PM	#22
CaptainSafety Pebble Pounder Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Scott Depot Posts: 197	just found out about these bodies from yokomo todaay

10-23-2005, 08:22 PM	#25
moonbuggy Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Ventura Posts: 326	looks like a normal 2.2 to me cept for the coils and batt position, and oh yeah the behemoth of a body

10-23-2005, 08:54 PM	#26
sim Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Malaysia Posts: 374	Very scale and too cool. I wish it had leaf springs though. But excellent work!

10-24-2005, 11:51 AM	#28
jeep_boy02 Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2004 Location: Neosho Posts: 301	Looks awsome guys, good job. One Q. though... Whats the single shock for? Steering?

10-24-2005, 08:53 PM	#30
Plays_with_Toys I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Centennial, CO Posts: 2,129	Just found a local shop that carries bruder!! I've gotten real bored with my TLT crawler, so maybe this is the change it needs. There was a mercedes I saw that had my name on it. Price was $56, so I imagine thats about what it'd be with shipping, and this way I have control over breakage/choosing. I was wondering if you had a better picture of where the panhard is mounted? The setup is real trick and is only missing unimog style drop down knuckles.

10-24-2005, 11:50 PM	#31
RandyatBBY Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Concord Ca Posts: 913	Pinch Thanks for sharring the picks and the info. I want to get a Unimog body and build one my self Again thanks for sharing. Randy

12-08-2005, 08:04 AM	#32
jeephog Newbie Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Near Charlotte NC Posts: 4	Hey guys, just thought I'd give you a heads up. If you have a TJ Max store in your area, they have these Bruder trucks. I just picked up a desert Unimog yesterday for less than $20. If they have parts missing they'll give you a discount. They had all these trucks, including two different style mogs. I didn't look at the price of the big trucks, but I'm sure they're at a reduced price compared to the online places where I found them. Anyway, good luck finding them. Joel

12-08-2005, 09:10 PM	#33
xtman Rock Stacker Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: huntington beach cali. Posts: 80	Looks sweet! I want one now!

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