M26 Draqon Wagon
 

Hi Everyone,I have had a Tamiya Globeliner 1/14 truck now for quiet a few years and have now finally found a use for it........... ;D ;D ;D ;D
This will be the first of its kind in an Australian tank club......
The kit is on its way from Germany and I have started stripping down the truck, the first pic is what the new cab will look like once I get it and build it..



Cheers Kenm Germany...

Cheers Ken

I have let too many things get in the way of building one of these. I believe Willy is still selling these here in the states.

I will be looking forward to yours!





Jeff

hi

im looking forward to see this kit growing up :-)

cu christian

Hey...

Where did these beasts originate? and I looked at willy's site, dinna see any links for this 'kit'... any data guys?

WhiteWolf

PS: Whoa... is this the kit? http://www.modellspiegel.com/m25-m26-pacific/ Blast, $90 Euro is a steal... now to round up the dinero... Anyone have a translation for that site, looking at that trailer is making me wonder...

Thanks guys........:D

Yeah White Wolf thats where I brought mine and the trailer is roughly 4 weeks from being available to buy....it looks like a nice bit of kit too not sure on the price of it yet...

Cheers Ken

I have been thinking of this project for a few years but never had a starting point. So the starting point is the Globeliner? Who is Willy and what is his website? I would like to buy from the states. Thank You Fellow tankers.

Hey Mate here is Willies website link...... http://customrcmodels.com/

A few years ago I was thinking about building a Dragon Wagon too, and the Tamiya Globeliner was my choice as the best starting point as well. Thinking about it was as far as I got on that project. Good luck with it !!!!!
Rex

Hi Everyone,

The kit turned up today and I have started the build..... Its going together quiet well....;)
Here are some pics of it so far...

Cheers Ken
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Very Cool. I am watching. I am getting the coin together to pull the trigger on a Tamiya globeliner. Then the M26 cab kit. U said there will be a kit for the trailer? With all the WW 2 tanks Tamiya has produced, This would have been a good kit to mass produce. They could of up scaled their 1/35th Dragon Wagon for the cab and trailer parts and used the globeliner and possibly one of their trailer kits.

Hey mate yeah I believe the trailer is 3 - 4 weeks away...
Still have too move the whole front axle back 23mm yet and chop the rear frame rails off but that's tomorrows job...:D It would be nice if Tamiya produced them along with several other items...lol

Cheers Ken

Hey Everyone just another small update... Front bar is on as is the fenders (which need to be trimmed back yet ) and the top of the rear wall of the cab.
Next on the list is to cut the rear frame down and move the front axle back 23mm after that is the armoured window covers.


Cheers Ken


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Ok guys spent the day moving the front axle back and cutting down the rear frame rails. I am also looking at how I can fit the MF unit into the cab cause its gotta have sound.... lol! Oh and I also move the fifth wheel further back on the chassis


Cheers Ken

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LOOKING GOOD! Question, How did U know to move the axle back 23mm? Is there instructions?

Yeah mate they are instructions, just photo copied pages and its in german but you get the general idea....;)

How is the Dragon Wagon coming along?

Hey mate yeah getting there slowly....lol I have a heap of stuff to do for my club at the moment as we are getting ready to do a display at a show...:D
But I managed to do a little bit to it today, I put a coat of paint on mainly to see any defects..... here it is.

Cheers Ken

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Looking really good. Are you going to do anything for the interior or just have the window hatches down?

Hey mate no the side windows will stay shut as I have the Truck MF unit to go in along with the speaker and such so only the front windows will be hinged to mainly allow the removal of 2 screws inside which hold the cab on and the roof will be removable to allow for access to the MF unit and battery and the other pair of screws holding the cab on... so you would only see wiring inside so there's no real need to have the windows open......;)

Cheers Ken

What are your plans for all of that mechanical equipment behind the cab? Yikes ...... That stuff is a project all by itself !!!!!

Hey mate yeah you are right.... going to be some head scratching with that one...:eek: I have a couple of ideas for it, its not going to be 100% accurate of course but hopefully it will resemble it sort of I hope....lol

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You can always cover that gear with a canvas tarp to protect it from rain, snow and dust !!!! :)

I like your thinking mate......;)

Looking good. I did not even think about where all the electronics would go. I guess no need for interior. That makes it easier. Rex is right about the mechanical equipment behind the cab. I was looking at my 1/35 Dragon Wagon and Yikes is right! That is a project. Good idea about the trap. I like that idea.

you have to do the mechanical stuff...lol

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Hey Reaper


may have some stuff you could use on the dragon ...Levers....these could be turned into welding tanks what do you think

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I've found these sites useful in other builds. Used 2 of the winches from rc4wd.com on my '42 Kenworth wrecker for all the boom operations, and rctank.de has detaill items such as tools and welding tanks. Carson has some more aggressive tires than the stock tamiya, not exactly military but better
than street tires. If your planning on doing any real pulling with some weight on the trailer you may want to look into a gear reduction as well.
As you know the tamiya truck are geared pretty high to simulate onroad speeds and they don't have much low end power even in low gear.

http://store.rc4wd.com/RC4WD-110-War...ch_p_3734.html
http://www.gardentrucking.com/sublis...%20and%20Cargo
http://www.rctank.de/TANK-TOOLS
http://www.carson-modelsport.com/en/...rtNr=500907011
http://www.gardentrucking.com/detail...d#.U6htZvldXng

Thanks Airbrushler that stuff will be great.... and thanks TheBennyB for the links they will come in handy and yeah offroad tyres are in the plans along with a gear reduction for more pulling power.....;)

Well everyone here's the next update in the build of the DW...:D
The truck Multi Function unit is back inside and it up and running again.. also added some bits and pieces to the outside so its slowly getting there.....lol


Cheers Ken

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Hey Guys,
Not a lot been happening with the DW but this turned up in the mail the other day so I am back on the build....;)

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This is quite a project. Those Tamiya trucks look like a fine piece of engineering.

One day I will finish my model....one day:D

http://www.forum-rc-panzer.com/t2467...ON-PACIFIC.htm
Congratulations for your work

Flamme, That is amazing. A real masterpiece!

Great work guys.....You make me feel guilty with my modest Bruder conversion. Fine work please inspire us with more pix. Is the premade trailer the Impact unit?

Flame that is absolutely a brilliant build...;) thanks for sharing.

Hi thecommander the trailer came to me pre made and is from the same company I brought the truck cab from.. can't recommend Roland from Modellspiegel enough he is very helpful and a great guy to deal with.

Ok I painted the float and weathered it today, the last 3 pics are of the top deck as I redid it due to not being happy with it.

Cheers Ken

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Wow, looks great!!! Especially like the weathering.

Thanks Maus45 appreciate it mate........:D

I see you have Tiger 008 to ride on it, but you really need Tiger 332....