02-03-2003, 02:37 PM
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well i guess the 1:87 has to wait. i didnt realise rent was due @ this time. in a few months tho, i will own one...
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02-03-2003, 05:32 PM
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sex: Yes please!
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hmm... seems like everyone noes about this...i remember when i posted a thread about htis on MZR last year...i was really interested in this but its way outa my league... 
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02-04-2003, 08:02 PM
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next project
i am already think about what to do next, i know i shouldn't as i haven't recieved the first order of parts for my first project. the whole thing is addictive.
anyway i was thinking about doing a minature optimus prime as my other hobby is collecting transfromers, the joys of my youth. i found a wiking rig, with some decals and paint, i think it would look good, or is it just me.
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02-04-2003, 08:06 PM
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battery question
does anyone know where to find the following batteries;
GP 12AAAm, 1/3AAA, 1.2v, nimh, 120mAh, Price: $2.00
i found www.batterystation.com but the shipping for just 4 batteries is the same as the cost of the batteries. i don't want to pay $16 for $8 in batteries.
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02-04-2003, 10:13 PM
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I really should change my title...
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That's a great idea for an Optimus Prime. I"m currently collecting the Japenese re-releases
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02-05-2003, 04:09 AM
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Proud to be Pinoy :)
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Re: next project
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Originally posted by arch2b
i am already think about what to do next, i know i shouldn't as i haven't recieved the first order of parts for my first project. the whole thing is addictive.
anyway i was thinking about doing a minature optimus prime as my other hobby is collecting transfromers, the joys of my youth. i found a wiking rig, with some decals and paint, i think it would look good, or is it just me.
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:ö: arch,
that is a one cool truck!... the rig of the truck has lots of space for your battery and electronics, you can use 4pcs AAA batteries and install everything on the trailer of that truck, something like the "$$$$ keyence 1/87 rc truck $$$$" where all electronic components and batteries are at the trailer of the truck, and only the steering servo and the drive motor are inside the truck, the problem is, you can't use the truck itself without the rig/trailer attached! -æ
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02-05-2003, 05:54 AM
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:ö: update:
right now i'm working on my next 1/87 project truck, it's an all-wheel-drive 8 x 8 cargo truck (used to haul big Military Missiles), i just finished the chassis and the rear axles last night, just like those 8 x 8's on Mikromodell, it has articulating rear axles too!, but i have to wait for a week or two for the alluminum tubes to arrive .., allum. tubes are easier to convert to a universal joint than brass tubes (IMO), co'z solder lead don't stick to allum.!, this u-joints will be used to drive the front axles and needed on the propeller shaft for the front and rear axles to articulate better!, man my hands are shaking! i can't wait any longer!!!!!  -æ
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02-05-2003, 09:52 AM
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:ö: my next project like exactly looks like this... but with cargo at the back for the electronics...
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02-05-2003, 10:04 AM
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:ö: after a few search on the net, now i know what truck it is!!!! it's an "OshKosh Truck!".. -æ
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02-05-2003, 10:05 AM
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can't wait to read about it, be sure to post nice instructions, please! looks very, very difficult.
what size brass members do you work with? angles or box tubes? what size screws do you reccomend, i have used size 80 on other projects. are there locknuts or lock washers for these tiny screws? i'm afraid that a nut could fall off while romping around. once those fall off, i can never find them again.
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02-05-2003, 10:16 PM
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I really should change my title...
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Yeah what size screws are you using? I'll be running by my LHS later this week for the Alu/Brass tubing.
Last edited by Silentbob343; 02-06-2003 at 01:58 AM.
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02-06-2003, 12:26 AM
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Quote:
Originally posted by arch2b
can't wait to read about it, be sure to post nice instructions, please! looks very, very difficult.
what size brass members do you work with? angles or box tubes? what size screws do you reccomend, i have used size 80 on other projects. are there locknuts or lock washers for these tiny screws? i'm afraid that a nut could fall off while romping around. once those fall off, i can never find them again.
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:ö: yup! i'll post all the progress with this project  , about the parts, i am particular to use other type, like plastic, steel rod.. screw size?.. well i guess it depends on the size your project demands, yup! this new found hobby (for me, it's my first time to build a small 1/87 all-wheel-drive truck!) is prone to such incident, we could lost parts we've already finished by accidentally placing it on a small misc. box..
another update!,
as i have said, i really can't wait for the 3mm allum tubes to arrive so, i test my universal joint design on a Tamiya Racing Mini-4WD "steel" axle (hex in shape) armed with hand drill and mini-drill press, i start reshaping it to a U-Joint, and hey it works!!!  (to post pic soon), the sad part,
Tamiya Racing Mini-4WD shaft is so thin that there's no room for error! , i mean, with a slight shake on your hand will ruin your work!, and you have to start making another one!, i was able to finish one (1) universal joint for almost 1 and half hour!!! and that's one tiny universal only!, and 3 more to go...  , this truck is testing my patience! but who can't resist the prowess of 8x8 in an off-road track? i know, i can't, man i am so excited to finish this truck.. i hardly slept last night and keep staring at the 1/87 model OshKosh truck, man i'm obsesed with this!!! is this a sign that i'm infected by a the 1/87 Virus?..
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02-06-2003, 03:07 AM
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that blue truck is deffo not 1/87 scale.. it would be as big as the space shuttle with fuel tanks if multiplied by 87
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02-06-2003, 09:17 PM
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is this a good deal?
i found a guy that will sell me the following for $123.00
2 - BP101 Plain Bearing - JR/Hitec (PICO STD)
1 - GWS R4P Receiver With XTAL
1 - GWT-4A Transmitter (F-Negative Shift) with XTAL
1 - GWS MC-2002 Peak Detect field charger
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02-06-2003, 09:35 PM
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I really should change my title...
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lol I thought you said it was a good deal
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