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26/03/2025 3:04 pm
@chris I just noticed that that Tiger tank model shows it covered in antimagnetic Zimmerit. That's a pretty cool touch.
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26/03/2025 5:31 pm
@rich-sufficool Yep! Just another thing my friend educated me on...... When I purchased this years ago, I had NO idea what was going on. I thought it was some sort of net. 🙄 🙄 🙄
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03/04/2025 9:59 pm
Trasped's PATHETIC attempt at 1/18 "deep dish" rear rims had to be remedied somehow. I contacted some 3-D firms (with no luck ) and also worked up a few prototypes (A,B & C ) with wheels I had on hand. I was VERY close to having "C" work with the R/C components, but I would've had to cut down both rear axle half-shafts.... this was a one-way path I didn't want to travel.
Replacement parts don't exist for these, otherwise I would've purchased a second set of axles and cut those down.
So.... I saved ALL the stock "rear-end guts" and simply fabricated a straight axle then I cut down, sectioned and glued up the rim widths I needed, fashioned two hubs, made a few other adapters... and here we are.
Not an exact match to 1941-1945 Steyr rear wheels, but MUCH closer than the supplied rear wheels. All that's left is color-match paint. Stay tuned....
04/04/2025 10:49 am
Wow! That looks a whole lot better, Chris. Well done, sir.
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05/04/2025 7:50 am
Better! The rear wheels are FINALLY something I can live with. The next phase is to replace all the out-of-scale-detail, add more detail & graphics, paint the top, etc. As always, stay tuned.... 🤨
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05/04/2025 8:20 am
You nailed it! It's monumentally better than the original model wheel!
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05/04/2025 12:30 pm
@marty-johnson Thanks! You know me - I love my trunks! I made a spare too but forgot to paint it..... an EZ fix I'll do soon. 😉
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05/04/2025 4:31 pm
"I made a spare too but forgot to paint it..... an EZ fix I'll do soon."
Done! The spare is now painted.
OK, enough for now.... man, it's sure difficult to NOT "play army" while I work on this "stuff." 😏 😏
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07/04/2025 8:08 am
@chris - Typical "Professor Moroni" work, here. Your ability to engineer solutions is just astounding. I frequently find myself shaking my head in disbelief, asking myself, "How does he dream up that stuff?"
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09/04/2025 9:29 pm
With the wheels done (though I'm still not happy with the tires ) and the suspension lowered and still functioning - I had to cut down the shock-bodies & springs - I've now begun replacing all the rubber, toy-like details with more accurate in-scale "stuff." The front clip is just about done.
I'm doing my best to turn this metal, in-scale "toy" into a decent 1/18 WW II 1943 German Steyr 1500A replica.
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17/04/2025 8:17 pm
- OK, "DONE" for now. I replaced or augmented all the toy-like details and ADDED several, period-correct ones.
- I had to scratch-build everything including both taillights, shovel rack, headlight covers, flag poles, rear window, exhaust pipe, exterior mirror, steering wheel, rear wheels, etc. etc..
- I'm including my "how to process" for the steering & rear window only - this will minimize the yawning.. 🙄 🙄 LoL
- Despite being a full function R/C, I've yet to deal with any of that. I'm content simply adding this to my WW II German fleet.
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