cooper_xl Posted November 30, 2022 Author Share Posted November 30, 2022 13 hours ago, Mr Fro said: If you have a look on the Liqcreate website it has quite a good settings matrix for different printers and resins - that's what I used. Thanks! I've sent them to my buddy! barghhghgghg! This don't come really as a surprise but the KingKong gearbox isn't really made for these builds. Even with the epoxy reinforcements and helicoils, the threads on one side loosen up constantly. Was trying to add a printed part to hold the weight of the motor and all that handling stripped the threads(this truck never leaved the house!).Explained the situation to the company and they sent a replacement . But I can't wait so got the original Unimog gearbox in there The gearbox needs a spacer to avoid cutting the shaft and with guides to center everything. Decided to do that integrated on the actual chassis mount: This spare Boom Racing shaft has the perfect length ! The old gearbox had the scale looks but this one is growing on me. Reminds me of those old school builds. And has 1:9 ratio instead of 1:18 so it will have twice the wheelspeed. If it handled the heavy Unimog, I'm sure it can handle this truck 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 pity the scale gearbox was problematic but at least you know this 1 is reliable 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooper_xl Posted December 1, 2022 Author Share Posted December 1, 2022 (edited) 17 hours ago, Stormbringer said: pity the scale gearbox was problematic but at least you know this 1 is reliable I'll find use for that gearbox. Even if I just use the internals in a 3d printed housing with a different shape But this new setup gave more clearance under and overneath. Leaf springs are new to me and when I test drove the truck, rear axle was wobbly, the softer leafs have that disadvantage . Have seen anti-wrap bar mods, decided to give it a go, first with a simple single point bar and if that doesn't work, would do a 2 point bar 6mm hex stock to make a rod Simple axle mount made from square tubing Cosmetic improvement In place: Really liked on how solid the axle feels now, with no binding Edited December 1, 2022 by cooper_xl 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooper_xl Posted December 1, 2022 Author Share Posted December 1, 2022 Something I've been stuck for a while. I just couldn't 3D model inner fenders. Never looked right. Tried for the JK and quit(I'm scratchbuilding them now) but took another chance on the LC70. Copied the shape of the rails to be super tight and it's held with just 2 screws. Was forced to do them because the chassis is custom and nothing off-the-shelf would fit properly. Besides, Inner fenders on the market are pretty expensive for trial and error Printed these out of TPU and did some experiments with sandpaper to mimic that plastic inner fender look. Assembled, doesn't look so bad. Want to try sandblasting to give a more uniform texture but machine is broken 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooper_xl Posted December 2, 2022 Author Share Posted December 2, 2022 This is the latest detail I've added and was almost a chore: A set of portuguese plates,period correct . Tried to do them at home and settled with this 4 color print. Printer couldn't do the 12 EU stars so replaced them with a circle. Should work at a distance . the Y in the plate is a forbidden letter in plates but let's see if you can guess why it's there 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooper_xl Posted December 3, 2022 Author Share Posted December 3, 2022 The front plate don't need anything extra but the rear one would look out of place,alone back there. So I've mounted it on a bracket with the licence plate lights: The bracket itself was printed white,to be painted black with the lights' area masked. In the end ,poured clear silicone on those openings to mimic the lenses 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 looking good mate 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post cooper_xl Posted December 5, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 5, 2022 I could have this truck running by now but ideas keep coming. I have the upgraded interior but can be improved I've stumbled on a recent national company that makes scale model supplies. On their website they have flocking powder to make car carpet ( https://www.firescalemodeler.com/finish-materials/flocking ) . The idea seemed a good detail. Wanted to order "gray" but after waiting a long time for stock, went for black and white to do this look: I was really afraid to mess this up but went well. Mixed the 2 colors on a jar, applied white glue on the floor(one side at a time) and applied the powder with a strainer. Gently tapped the piece so the excess fell off . This process goes better on a sheet of paper to collect all the unused powder I think it looks good and allows retouches. Now it only needs to gently blow away the fibers on the dash and console with the air compressor 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 wow that does look good 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post cooper_xl Posted December 6, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 6, 2022 This interior comes with black seats but I want to have them gray, like in on a work truck. The rubber is not the best material to paint but tried a "Pearl Grey" from the Montana's 94 line and the darker is a "dark grey" from Fire Scale Modeler. First time trying trying pre-shading to make the stitching stand out. (Note:I did a mega noob mistake on the seats that was guiding the darker color by the mold seam line instead of the fake stitches. It is fixed now and looks proper) . All my fault of painting in a hour I've should have been sleeping) Also painted the back of the interior (the back of the cab), to match the body color. Had to paint it with brush because I couldn't stick the masking tape to the carpet. It still needs another coat of white 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooper_xl Posted December 7, 2022 Author Share Posted December 7, 2022 (edited) Seats fixed, painted the door cards to match and added the headliner I want to paint the dashboard but was already assembled when I got this body. Everything's glued and with the stickers Edited December 7, 2022 by cooper_xl 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 very nice mate 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooper_xl Posted December 12, 2022 Author Share Posted December 12, 2022 Did something unusual on builds: the headliner. The most reasonable thing to do after was to put something to break all that blank space Went for the functional sun visors: They were 3D printed and have a hole through to fit a 0.6mm steel wire for the 2 pivots video: https://i.imgur.com/VWd7XRR.mp4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post cooper_xl Posted December 12, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 12, 2022 (edited) With the "carpet", realized that I just need one more thing: rubber mats! saw a model that seemed perfect and modelled . Printed on FDM and was almost good but my buddy printed in resin and now I'm just waiting for them to arrive Edited December 12, 2022 by cooper_xl 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpowell911 Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 Wow! The attention to detail here is mind blowing! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 yeh he really is doing scale models 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooper_xl Posted December 13, 2022 Author Share Posted December 13, 2022 18 hours ago, Kpowell911 said: Wow! The attention to detail here is mind blowing! 16 hours ago, Stormbringer said: yeh he really is doing scale models Thanks! Let's see if I don't get too ambitious like Icarus 🙂 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooper_xl Posted December 17, 2022 Author Share Posted December 17, 2022 Update on the mats: They have arrived yesterday, just sprayed a bit of black to see how they looked 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCake Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 Just stumbled across this and the level of details is amazing! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooper_xl Posted December 19, 2022 Author Share Posted December 19, 2022 I have these fake hubs I've ordered for the Unimog but found their way to the LC70. They are pretty nice for the price but they need something extra. Thought of adding the Toyota logo but not sure how. Too small for 3D printing and vinyl sticker. But a buddy of mine has a laser engraver. He liked the idea and helped with this: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 very smart 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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