1/16 Trucks
03-24-2018, 01:32 PM
#601
How is the speed with the N20 gear motors? I'm thinking they'd do well in my WC63, as I can't get the drive shafts short enough for both rear axles, and I don't like the idea of driving just the middle axle. I've ordered 4x 300 rpm units, probably going to be a few weeks before they arrive tho... (Also - check the shared folder, I modelled some tail light housings to suit 3mm LEDs, but my printer has been tied up all day (and all of tomorrow too!) so I've not been able to get a test print)
03-24-2018, 02:01 PM
#602
I won't know for sure until I get it running, but it looks good so far. I've only tested it with that 6 volts battery pack, so the lipo should give even more power.
03-25-2018, 02:48 PM
#604
More crappy camera phone pics:
Just need to tidy up around the tail lights and mount them properly, and then the last job will be the canvas cover over the whole lot to hide the electronics.
Just need to tidy up around the tail lights and mount them properly, and then the last job will be the canvas cover over the whole lot to hide the electronics.
03-26-2018, 10:46 AM
#606
5mm flat topped red led's like these - https://www.amazon.com/5mm-Diffused-...at+top+red+led
They aren't hooked up to anything - if you could get translucent red rod that you could cut a section out of and polish up that would probably work also?
They aren't hooked up to anything - if you could get translucent red rod that you could cut a section out of and polish up that would probably work also?
03-26-2018, 12:08 PM
#607
I might be able to use the sheet of red I got when I was experimenting with periscope lenses for the Abrams. I'm sure I can find something suitable. I've also found that loctite 435 super glue works very well on the PLA, but you have to clamp it for a minute or two. The 425 (made for plastic, ironically) didn't work well at all.
04-10-2018, 07:39 AM
#611
I painted the truck and trailer. I also added some no slip tape to the trailer, so tanks won't slip driving up.
The only issues left are waiting on metal drive shafts (the plastic ones either slip or break at the U-joints), and modifying the 5th wheel to lock the trailer. Right now, driving a heavy tank onto it pulls the trailer off the truck. I'll need to fix this for when I get the Bruder up and running.
I have no idea why my camera has decided to start taking crappy pictures.
The only issues left are waiting on metal drive shafts (the plastic ones either slip or break at the U-joints), and modifying the 5th wheel to lock the trailer. Right now, driving a heavy tank onto it pulls the trailer off the truck. I'll need to fix this for when I get the Bruder up and running.
I have no idea why my camera has decided to start taking crappy pictures.
04-11-2018, 05:07 PM
#612
I like how you did a 6x6. That's what I did.
Kind of a redneck conversion. Two trucks into one.
Last edited by Pah co chu puk; 04-11-2018 at 05:14 PM.
04-11-2018, 05:28 PM
#613
I made a trailer jack for it... a bed for the 6x6 is next on the list.
04-11-2018, 05:41 PM
#614
Your truck is looking good! I tried to get it as close to scale as possible. To be scale the axles need to be 3" apart from the centers. Mine are 3.5". I can tell you that the bed from the B24, the GAZ, is pretty perfect for a 6x6 conversion of the B1.
04-11-2018, 05:45 PM
#615
Good to know! My axles are 3.5 inches apart too. It was as close as I could get them without cutting down the drive shafts.
04-12-2018, 03:42 PM
#617
I took mine out to Tankland for a test run. It did well for a redneck conversion held together with a rubber band.
04-12-2018, 04:08 PM
#618
Which project are you referring to? There are several beautiful projects here.
All of the 6x6 conversions are great looking to me, but I liked your idea with thw trailer
All of the 6x6 conversions are great looking to me, but I liked your idea with thw trailer
04-12-2018, 06:20 PM
#619
Well thanks. It seemed like the best thing to do with the leftover parts.
04-12-2018, 06:55 PM
#620
The 6x6 was part of a mixed column, there were tanks protecting the convoy.
04-29-2018, 06:14 AM
#621
Got the 600 rpm motors and while they're still just a bit slow I think they'll do fine. Full four wheel drive, too. I still haven't shortened the axles, but that will be one of the last things before paint.
05-04-2018, 06:00 AM
#622
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Just going over this video and that is the sound of a m35a2c, the c was a turbo that was installed on the deuce to stop them from blowing out all the exhaust smoke,and not given it any more horse power, we call them whistler, later the turbo was replaced with one that did no longer make the noise,but still prevented it from smoking. referring to airbrushes post 103.
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05-04-2018, 08:49 PM
#623
So I got a few of these HL trucks for the dodge project and ofcourse my kid wanted to drive one. Well, I noticed that the drive shafts slip terribly going into the differentials.
I opened one up and the metal shaft is just knurled and a nylon bevel gear slips on it. The key word is slips as the shaft spins so much faster than the gear as the gear is loose on the shaft.
Kind of a crappy design and I haven't come up with any idea to secure it better than maybe super glue which don't really work on nylon material
Do the rest of you guys have this problem? I mean the truck makes a screaming sound from the motor and the drive shafts are spinning but it barely moves and gets stuck on anything.
I opened one up and the metal shaft is just knurled and a nylon bevel gear slips on it. The key word is slips as the shaft spins so much faster than the gear as the gear is loose on the shaft.
Kind of a crappy design and I haven't come up with any idea to secure it better than maybe super glue which don't really work on nylon material
Do the rest of you guys have this problem? I mean the truck makes a screaming sound from the motor and the drive shafts are spinning but it barely moves and gets stuck on anything.
05-05-2018, 02:52 AM
#624
So I got a few of these HL trucks for the dodge project and ofcourse my kid wanted to drive one. Well, I noticed that the drive shafts slip terribly going into the differentials.
I opened one up and the metal shaft is just knurled and a nylon bevel gear slips on it. The key word is slips as the shaft spins so much faster than the gear as the gear is loose on the shaft.
Kind of a crappy design and I haven't come up with any idea to secure it better than maybe super glue which don't really work on nylon material
Do the rest of you guys have this problem? I mean the truck makes a screaming sound from the motor and the drive shafts are spinning but it barely moves and gets stuck on anything.
I opened one up and the metal shaft is just knurled and a nylon bevel gear slips on it. The key word is slips as the shaft spins so much faster than the gear as the gear is loose on the shaft.
Kind of a crappy design and I haven't come up with any idea to secure it better than maybe super glue which don't really work on nylon material
Do the rest of you guys have this problem? I mean the truck makes a screaming sound from the motor and the drive shafts are spinning but it barely moves and gets stuck on anything.
Last edited by Roboticus_Prime; 05-05-2018 at 02:55 AM.
05-05-2018, 05:23 AM
#625
Mine the shaft is spinning great into the differential but in there is where it is slipping on the gear. Kina makes the whole thing useless since the motor starts screaming and the truck slowly moves forward and anything even a tiny pebble will stop it.