Tribute to my Dad's 79 F100 featuring Banzai

[Shinchu]

Nice! I think I looked there and... Forgot what I thought about it so I will go look again.

I got mine from JK3DRC he is in korea but is really great to work with. He printed me a custom longbed standard cab with a wheelbase of 346mm.

[kgb424]

I just looked at his Facebook page, their is a picture of a Dodge Power Wagon Kit and it has a lot of detail but its for a 12.3'' wheelbase, I need a 11.3'' wheelbase that's why I'm liking the Scale3drc Dodge D37, I just picked my second Vintage Tamiya its a original 1985 Wild One to go along with my 1983 original Subaru Brat, been working on RC's just not my crawlers or my TT02's, into the Vintage RC's at the moment and still have my WW2 Hasbro 6th scale Jeep and my 6th scale Vietnam/Korea Jeep Mutt, I scraped my 6th Humvee for the axles and the links, need to figure the 4 link mounts, just going slow and low

[Shinchu]

Oh wow... Lots going on! I'm the same way. Gotta stay busy!!!
I would love to build a 6th scale gi Joe jeep someday.
Especially after that marwen movie (that unfortunately flopped).
As for the vintage stuff I got a couple AM crystal style radio sets. Not sure what to use them for. I would love a re-issue Blackfoot, but missed them at retail and secondary market prices are only going to climb as time goes on and I finish all thw builds I want before I can get a Blackfoot.

Now...

WHAT THE HECK WAS IN THAT BOX!??!
Here it is!
Samurage? Samurage!

[kgb424]

I seen your Son's RC hanging on the wall in one of your pictures, that shows your work bench area, I double checked the UPS tracking and the new to me Wild One should be today, I found it on the Facebook Market Place for $65 and it cost me $18.87 for shipping, I will post some pics when I get in the non crawler section

[Shinchu]

oh yeah its not the barrage that was the reveal, it was the proline "sumo" body.

still trying to figure out when during my day i will have time to tackle all of this before the 18th. TWO WEEKS HOLY CRIPES!!!!

[kgb424]

Hey Shinchu check out this F150 long bed, that I found it's made Explicit Designs on Facebook, Its pretty nice with a lot of detail, you have contact him for pricing and availability cause he has a waiting list

it might be worth checking out cause their is a nice interior and the under chassis is pretty nice too, kind of looks like a model but he designs RC bodies

[Shinchu]

GADZOOKS!!!!
if this was the standard cab it would be SPOT ON!
nice find thanks!

Meanwhile I have been having this unexplainable craving for a root beer float???

[Shinchu]

*craving for root beer float intensifies*



But I still have lots left and running out of time before proline.
Interior still needs doing.
Light buckets and LEDs.
Trim pieces.
Mirrors. Bumpers. Windows.
Mount body and figure out where a battery will go.
Other things like a driver figure I have no clue.

Anyone else notice its hard to work on projects during mothers day???
I think I learned the hard way.

*Ok I havent learned...

[kgb424]

I'm seriously thinking about buying a 3D printer, and want to buy a small used one and use my 17'' Dell laptop and get familiar with printing and using the software before stepping up to a large 3D printer, I have used Cad/Cam programs but never used the 3D slicer software, I think I can figure it out, cause I have seen some simple STL files that are free and downloadable and make a few prints and play around with it, before I start making RC parts

[smog]

Originally Posted by Shinchu

*craving for root beer float intensifies*



But I still have lots left and running out of time before proline.
Interior still needs doing.
Light buckets and LEDs.
Trim pieces.
Mirrors. Bumpers. Windows.
Mount body and figure out where a battery will go.
Other things like a driver figure I have no clue.

Anyone else notice its hard to work on projects during mothers day???
I think I learned the hard way.

*Ok I havent learned...

Looking most excellent Shinchu.

Mothers day Tiny Trucking? (Puts hand up and blames it on kid)

Here, it's the least you deserve

[Shinchu]

ahhhh… SO FROSTY.

thank you kind sir!
you cant see it in the pics but the brown really does have tiny scale gold flake in it. i gave it a heavy dose of clear gloss but i might do more, in hopes that a chance encounter with a rock doesn't make me shriek in horror.

*Mgputer I was reading smogs thread...
i almost nabbed your trans and axles but i slept on it. not quite ready for "phase 3" yet. hope your pooch is doing better.

[mgputer]

Looking good. It is really starting to look like your pops

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[kgb424]

Hey Shinchu

It's on now, I just pulled the trigger on a Creality Ender 3 Pro 3d printer with a 220x220x250mm print bed, so I should be able to print a RC body in sections

I'm now looking at buying some black and some white PLA and make some test prints, I have been downloading and collecting .STL files

then after awhile I will step up my game and buy some spools of ABS and see what happens, cause I seen a nice printed gauge cluster that goes on the pillar in my 91 Chevy K1500

and maybe sell some of my printed stuff later on too

[Shinchu]

Great news brother!
Wish I had the time patience and re$ources for 3D printing.

Cant wait to see what you crank out!

No updates on the ferd. Taking a bit of a break. Sometomes you gotta step back before you get burned out, yeah?
Been kicking some ideas around... We'll see.

[CODYBOY]

Originally Posted by Shinchu

Great news brother!
Wish I had the time patience and re$ources for 3D printing.

Cant wait to see what you crank out!

No updates on the ferd. Taking a bit of a break. Sometomes you gotta step back before you get burned out, yeah?
Been kicking some ideas around... We'll see.

Hey Chris, just wondering if you got a new cap for your collection?
Ernie

[Shinchu]

Oh yes! I told Chris the shipment arrived but forgot to tell you, Andrew has worn the CODYBOY hat every day since he got it!
Going to give the 2nd cap to your future client... Rick will need axles eventually... ;)

Hugs to you and Marcia

Meanwhile, how about that stuff going on in the hobby right now?!
SSD, VP, AE just going BONKERS! just when I think I have decided on one, the other reveals something else!
Eenie meenie miney... mo?

[CODYBOY]

Originally Posted by Shinchu

Oh yes! I told Chris the shipment arrived but forgot to tell you, Andrew has worn the CODYBOY hat every day since he got it!
Going to give the 2nd cap to your future client... Rick will need axles eventually... ;)

Hugs to you and Marcia

Meanwhile, how about that stuff going on in the hobby right now?!
SSD, VP, AE just going BONKERS! just when I think I have decided on one, the other reveals something else!
Eenie meenie miney... mo?

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And I changed my order from the RTR to the kit! Don't get caught up in all the SSD hype, I think with a little adjustment, for the price the Enduro is going to be your best value! JMO
Ernie

[soze]

Haven't checked this thread in a while! It's coming along nicely!

[CODYBOY]

So Chris, if Marcia and I were going to plan a trip to SD, what would be a good time of the year for you guys. We really want to meet the Misses, the new Baby, see Andrew. I guess if your there it would be OK, but you're kind of horney to make a trip to see!!! I think we would probably do this trip in our Outback instead of the motorhome. Oh, and would really like to see Rick again. We missed seeing you guys at PLBTF!

Marcia and Ernie

[svt923]

Originally Posted by CODYBOY

And I changed my order from the RTR to the kit! Don't get caught up in all the SSD hype, I think with a little adjustment, for the price the Enduro is going to be your best value! JMO

As a completely irrational person that keeps digging the hole of unfinished projects deeper and deeper, I have both an Enduro kit and SSD kit heading my way. As I see it, the Enduro is more of a "slap a lexan body on and drive the snot out of it" type truck while the SSD is going to have more detailed scale builds going on it. It is hard to say one is a better value than the other since their most likely uses will be different.