that is soooo cool!!!
 

:ö: WoW that picture is awsome!, is that your OL?..

about the Aoshima model kit, i found one of the LHS here and made a reservation on that kit too.. but i forgot all about it when i began building the 1/35 MAN truck, when i come back at the shop, it was not there anymore :(, i can't blame them, maybe they thought that i'm not interested on the truck anymore..and sell it to other interested buyer,.. that soft/sticky and hollow feature of that tire is a perfect match for my 4x4 bruiser, i think the tire size is just right... in an off-road condition the bigger the tires, the better :cool:.

ei!, I just finished the front axle of the 1/35 MAN 5T 4x4 last night, and i'll be working on the rear axle tonight which is a lot easier to build than the front one... i'll try to post some pics later ;).

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Re: that is soooo cool!!!
 

YEP, that's one of my babies (i have 2 overlands);) . as you can see...i've been putting alot of time into custom work on my overlands.

yeah, the aoshima kits are kinda rare....the story is... american satco made the tire sets without liscening while aoshima included these tire sets in 3 of there kits and labled them "lift up" kits or under urban something. i'm guessing satco got called on not having the liscening and is aknowledged that they will no longer be made. the easiest to find is the toyota hilix double cab lift up. the 4 runner version is nice but harder to find.
i was in an arts and crafts store picking up some more brass stock and did a double take when i saw 3 of the kits sitting on a discontinued items shelf! i bought all 3, sold 2 on mzr. i have the body still, if you know anyone interested in a nice 1:24 truck body

picture of box

complete 1/35 MAN 5T truck 4x4 front axle
 

;)

high clearance steering knuckles.. just like the modern off-road vehicle.

propeller shaft.

size...

next project..
 

1/35 6x6 URAL TRUCK by Revell.

that is a mean truck! check ou the meat on those wheels...

as usual, your work is amazing killer!

To bad those wheels on the 6x6 will not work well........they look awesome!


Hey arch............when are we going to see another project from you? Killer seems to be the only one producing work at this time.

why not?

ahh, where to start.....my wife has been in-between jobs for the last 3 months due to injury...no money=no tttt parts.
i've been really busy with custom overland work.
i get out my man 5t once in awhile...i really need to find the right cell phone charger...i still have to wiggle my motor in.
i'm building funding for a 1:35 man 5t rc truck;)
i only get about 5-10 hours a week to do everything.

i intend to get back into the swing of things when my wife is back to work and were not eating cheerios and popcorn for breakfast/dinner;) (it's not that bad..but it's hard for a family of 3 to live off of one salary and have money for hobbies)

Posted by killer:
Yesterday i bought a 1/35 URAL 4320 6x6 Truck by Revell as to be my next project, it's tires has a good off-road thread pattern, but the tires are made out of a very hard rubber ..

Wow everyone seems to be getting the 1/35 MAN now. I have the UN version, but when I get "old" and build it.....it won't be UN.

I can kind of understand how it is..........my mom is on medical leave and isn't getting paid. I still don't have a good job, but I am working on it. Money for my project truck is a little short......but It will come around.

...So everybody with this thing has gotten too mature to build 1/87 and moved up to the larger, less challenging 1/35 scale? Come on, your eyes can't have given out this quickly!

Just messing with you. The larger stuff is awesome too, but it doesn't have that amazing "how could a human possibly manage to do that?" quality. The stuff looks like it will be wicked once completed though!
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I would think that the off-road tires with harder composition would be better since they'd wear slower and not pick up as many rocks & stuff. But of course, for on-road driving, they would probably really suck

i have to move on..
 

:ö: thanks frizzen :), the reason why i moved to a larger scale is because, i have proven to myself that i could build what i thought to be impossible for me to build... a 1/87 all-wheel-drive rc truck ;) but as you can see on the video we've made, it was possible!. then i thought of moving to something smaller like the 6x6 Gama Goat or the ever famous Hummer.. but this scale is very demanding, on time , patience and not to mention the price tag that goes with those small electronic parts too, after working with a 1/87 scale and moving on a larger scale, like you said "less challenging" 1/35, i noticed that it was easier for me to work on that scale now than before... if you have seen my previous work, the modified aTamiya 1/32 4WD Wild Mini-Monster Truck i made to accept RC electronics (posted on mini-zracer.com under mini-z science) it was just 2WD and you could see how terrible my work was :p... but it was working!, but my love for 1/87 is still here in my heart, notice that i'm always here almost everyday?... i'll be working on some more 1/87 projects too i still have a lot of ideas running on my mind ;).

about the truck tire.. you are right the slow wear quality of a hard tire, but they lack traction or grip on soft surface, even on hard surface, like if you want your truck to climb on a hard obstacle, they tend to slide rather than cling on it :(, but i'm looking for ways on how to soften the tires a bit.

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killer,
i read somewhere that boiling rubber tires softens them up??? i hope you figure something out because those tires are very cool!

we are not leaving 1:87...just expanding our range of skills:D . you'll find that after building a tttt, larger scales become soo much easier. i do lots of stuff for my 1:28 overlands.

:ö: thanks Arch ;), yes i really want to use those tires on that truck, i have tried boiling several 1/32 Tamiya Hard Rubber Tires before, they soften a bit, but they seem to get weak and crack after a few days.. right now i'm trying some chemical solution that may help soften those rubber tires, i'm also thinking of removing some rubber inside to make it hollow, but this wil be a long process :(..

Arch is right!.. we're not leaving! and you said the right word "Expanding the Range of our Skills" :p

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