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Offline Barry

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Re: Other projects
« Reply #15 on: April 19, 2013, 11:33:45 pm »
Amazing work Gadois.  They are all great, but that truck looks like you could jump in and drive off.  Thanks for sharing.

Barry
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Offline Martin

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Re: Other projects
« Reply #16 on: April 21, 2013, 04:53:27 am »
Amazing work! Would 1/10 make the truck about 18" long? And how did you make those wheels? Especially the centres?
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Re: Other projects
« Reply #17 on: April 21, 2013, 04:49:13 pm »
Martin - thank you for the complements - the truck is exactly 18" in length. The wheels were fabricated thusly; rims of aluminium tubing, brake drums of aluminium bar stock,wheel centres spun from aluminium and spokes cut out with scroll saw, hub centre of aluminium bar stock, lug nuts of .080 brass hex bolts. The wheel components were soldered together and the hex bolts retained with brass nuts. The tyres were cast in urethane using a wood master turned on a lathe.

Cheers,
Gadois

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Offline Martin

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Re: Other projects
« Reply #18 on: April 22, 2013, 02:35:23 am »
Thanks for the info, Gadois, I never tire of seeing quality model making. I wish I had the patience.

Martin.
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