5 ton brass build

[hairba11]

What are you doing over here,,lol..

airing out the bar.
http://www.steelsoldiers.com/trailers/51524-expando-trailer-made-home-opened-up-summer.html

 

[crawler07]

ha,ha,ha,Tim!!

Heres the latest 2 hr pain in my arse..been holding it off for as long as I could.

 

[earnie]

dude this thing is amazing
you say your going to paint it desert sand
i think she would look awesome done up like a vietnam gun truck o say a desert rendition of eve of destruction renamed of course here is what i mean

 

[crawler07]

Thats a cool truck!! I have another one of thes cabs to build for a friend and then one a complete dumptruck version and then I want to build a command car from all brass and copper then maybe Ill go for a gunner rig???If I have any sanity left

 

[Kaiserjeeps]

I just read this entire thread from the start. This is the best build thread I have read RC or full size in quite a while. Wow! Amazing hammer forming in miniature.
My last real job was restoring classics for a guy who had a model toy business on the side. Most of them came from china. Brass, lots of detail, cranes, dump trucks, tons of different bulldozers. The detail does not even come close to yours. Some of the bigger models sold for 30K! What you have created is beyond art. And far beyond the models I saw hand built by the folks who have all the jobs over there. Crazy good work.
I am building a 1/10 scale RC jeep ( 1st gen axial scorpion) with a canoe and all the junk in back. Custom lights with glass lenses the works. A replica of mine. I look at mine and then at yours and realize I still have a toy. Looking forward to more pictures. Wow.

 

[crawler07]

Thanks alot KJ for the complements I do work hard at this becouse I love this hobby.. I dont know about it being all that special ,but it makes me happy!And im sure yours is looking good (its a jeep after all!)..
Well not much progress
I have hit a serious wall with this cab. I decided to attach the cab to the hoodsides to the headlight to the fenders so it all comes off as one piece.And what a pain in the rear it been...I think I have it figured out I willl build a inner steel frame structure that attaches all the pieces together I will start on it inm the morning.but heres what I have done this morning.

 

[earnie]

ok crawler im jonsen here please more pics or an update

 

[crawler07]

update

 

[TexAndy]

nice! Where'd you get the teeny tiny Michelin XL tires???

 

[hairba11]

from rc4wd. a scale machine shop.
RC4WD - The Ultimate RC Products
scale wheels, axles, tires frames and more. for the radio control scale and competition crowd.
they have some neat but pricey parts

 

[crawler07]

Yep hairba11 hit the nail on the head! I was doing some prototype work for them and they would give me product in return! I will have an update tomorrow for you guys so stay tuned!

 

[FM5332FF]

looks good. I bet it will be alot easier to get un stuck that my M813a1.

 

[crawler07]

looks good. I bet it will be alot easier to get un stuck that my M813a1.

I dont know about that, its taken me a year to build this so far and to get unstuck I would have to build a wrecker and that could take a while

 

[crawler07]

a few small things done since last update
built a batt box

painted the rims to look worn and battle torn!

built tranny tunnel

shot of tunnel along with the spring seat!

have more soon!

 

[kennys@wi.rr.com]

Amazing work you are doing.

 

[mattg2448]

Wow! That looks amazing!

 

[elkhunter]

Beautiful work and the detailing is just awsome! Good job.

 

[crawler07]

Ok made the aircleaner and started on the bed.

 

[Seatyger]

You Sir are Awesome to quote my Kid's LOL! Your also killing me, that is an amazing build. Now my guy's want to know if we can build a fleet for their GI Joe's!

Great Fab skills, can you show us a picture of your primary tools?

Looking forward to watching yuour progress.

Jim

 

[kennys@wi.rr.com]

Been a while since there was movement on this thread. Where does the build stand?