Front axle of my new truck

Landy Man · #1 04-26-2003, 03:29 PM

Can I just start my first post to this forum by saying how impressed I am with the level of modelling ability you guys have. It has actually inspired me to have a go myself, I also have loads of RC equipment which I have had stuck in my attic since I stopped racing RC cars some years ago. It's a good excuse to make use of it, you can't use it on Bit Char-Gs.
Anyway here are some pictures of my first truck, well the front axle to be precise.

If Fastboy is reading this I would be very grateful if you could let me know where you got the Landrover model as you can see from my picture it was to be my first truck too but I intended to make the shell from plasti-card. It's a Landrover 101 Forward Control if you were unsure.

Landy Man · #2 04-26-2003, 03:30 PM

Here's a bit more detail.

killer · #3 04-26-2003, 04:06 PM

:ö: very impressive!, great job man, hope to see more of your work Landy Man

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fastboy · #4 04-26-2003, 07:04 PM

i got the landrover kit from my local modelshop,cost around £5.
im a little busy now(getting ready for regional rc car meeting tomorrow),ill get you a pic of the box so you know what model it is and maker.

very nice front gearbox...make me one now!!!!

hehe

dave

arch2b · #5 04-26-2003, 10:17 PM

wow

, how on earth did you make those? if not, where can you get them....

drooling to see what you do next!

Landy Man · #6 04-27-2003, 01:17 PM

Thanks for the comments guys. I made the gearbox on my Emco lathe. It started off as a purely turned item and then I clamped it in the cross slide and used an end-milling cutter in the chuck. I justed passed the gearbox passed the cutter and hey presto it cut the straight bits. Difficult bit was drilling the hole to get the worm in the correct position. This picture shows the various bits before assembly, the gearbox half in the top left shows part of it before I set too with a file.

Landy Man

Landy Man · #7 04-27-2003, 01:48 PM

Thanks for the comments guys. I made the gearbox on my Emco lathe. It started off as a purely turned item and then I clamped it in the cross slide and used an end-milling cutter in the chuck. I justed passed the gearbox passed the cutter and hey presto it cut the straight bits. Difficult bit was drilling the hole to get the worm in the correct position. This picture shows the various bits before assembly, the gearbox half in the top left shows part of it before I set too with a file.

Landy Man

killer · #8 07-24-2003, 10:34 PM

:ö: ei!, what happened to Landy Man?, is he doin fine?... he had a good start on his 1/87 all-wheel-drive truck and his aluminun front driving axle are amazing

... and i am still excited to see more pictures of his project ... but no update 'till now

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Landy Man · #9 07-25-2003, 03:20 PM

Sorry Guys
Have been very busy recently on other things but have just picked up the TTTT stuff again.
Most of my delay is due to getting hold of some parts but thanks to Thorsten I am now back.
To keep you up to date I have actually downsized the gearboxes and changed the design slightly - I wasn't happy with the steering uprights. The new boxes also have pick up points for the suspension links (piano wire). I have just finished turning up the new wheels today. The center gearbox is designed and the gears sorted but I still need to make it - did I mention before it has twin motors?
I guess you will want some pictures now?

fastboy · #10 07-27-2003, 04:50 AM

well its nice to see you back landy(and know that im not on my own in england!!)

hope you get the gearbox done ok,looks nice.

i took my truck to a race meeting yesterday (1/10th offroad nationals i was racing in) and i had a crowd of people round me with jaws on the floor as i was driving it round my pit table

dave.

arch2b · #11 07-27-2003, 08:58 PM

fastboy,

glad you had some fans there....maybe there will be a few who pick up the craze.

landyman
you machine work is very impressive! please continue to post such good work.

killer · #12 07-27-2003, 09:36 PM

:ö:

Fastboy,

Where can i find a good place to shop r/c parts there in England, can you recommend a good one?

thanks,
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fastboy · #13 07-28-2003, 03:06 AM

why, are you coming to england??..and what parts specifically are you after..if its ttt parts then forget it,ive looked and found none.

Landy Man · #14 07-28-2003, 12:01 PM

Thanks for the comments, Fastboy/Killer if you do find a good source I would be interested too. Model railway shops seam to be the best I have found for gears and small fasteners, I have also had my eyes on some model railway buffer sets - they contain very small coil springs if you dismantle them which would probably work on a TTTT axle.

Fastboy where was the race meeting? I have been out of the 1/10 race scene for a looooooooong time if you don't count 1/10 on road and Eurocup.

I need to buy some more 0.8mm & 0.9mm drill bits right now, my front axles broke the last ones

Since the new gearboxes and axles are slightly different from the first one do you think I should start a new post to avoid the confusion or just carry on with this one?

fastboy · #15 07-28-2003, 01:39 PM

landy,race meeting was southport nationals 1/10th offroad buggies..im currently ranked 35th in the uk at the moment..maybe a little higher after the next one as i have a bad score to drop.

my local train shop doesnt really keep any gears small enough,they are too large and so is the price

my pillar drill isnt really accurate enough for sub 1mm drilling,even 1mm is pushing it so its making the front uj's hard work,however i make the cross piece in the u joint solderd rather than drilling and making a cross.