Dinky Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 (edited) I don’t think there are a lot of people interested in monster trucks on this forum but I will share this one anyway Personally I’m a big fan of these mighty machines and that’s why I build this one and added some details. The box is from Lindberg and based on the Rammunition truck, I don’t think the scale is exactly what it should be (too big) but still lot of fun to build. Added custom details: Drilled the distributor and added sparkplug wires Custom made fuel rails with injectors and lines on the blower Resin hose joints on the front and rear axles and added hydraulic lines for power steering Resin hose joints to the hydraulic pomp on the blower with all the lines to the axles Hydraulic lines from the driver stick and steering pump Breather hoses from the valve covers. Resin hose joints with fuel lines from the tank to the engine and gauges Photo etched 6 point seatbelt Stockcar fuel inlet on the tank and BMF belts. A few extra decals on the chassis and interior Paint used: Vallejo Air for about everything Tamiya red for the rims (Brush) Zero 2K clear for body You can find the build of this one here: http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=79757&st=0&p=1017112 Edited November 13, 2013 by Dinky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinky Posted November 13, 2013 Author Share Posted November 13, 2013 And some chassis pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 OUTSTANDING job Arno, looks great!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinky Posted November 13, 2013 Author Share Posted November 13, 2013 Thanks Larry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MsDano85gt Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 great pics! great trucks! love the truck atopthe other trucks tires! Bravo! this has motivated me to want to go get my "weird ohs" dodge monster truck and get going on that nw I have some reference photos thanks to your great build!! Great Job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinky Posted November 13, 2013 Author Share Posted November 13, 2013 great pics! great trucks! love the truck atopthe other trucks tires! Bravo! this has motivated me to want to go get my "weird ohs" dodge monster truck and get going on that nw I have some reference photos thanks to your great build!! Great Job! Thanks Daniel, you should start it. These truck are so much fun to build, almost everything fits perfectly. Have fun and dont forget to post the pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Very impressive build. Very realistic detail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peekay Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 I'm not at all interested in monster trucks but I love great models!(Beautifully photographed too.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toast Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 big fan of monster trucks, and of your two models. nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinky Posted November 15, 2013 Author Share Posted November 15, 2013 Thanks for the nice words guys!! big fan of monster trucks Me too, when my current project (Rat Roaster) is done I will do another truck I got two more, Bigfoot and Ninja Turtle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nacho Z Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 You really did a nice job on this monster truck. Your model is great marketing for the MFR. After seeing this I bet there will be a few sold! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinky Posted November 15, 2013 Author Share Posted November 15, 2013 Thanks John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outlaw035 Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 very nice.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deward Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 Great detail. What diameter of wire are you using for the hydraulics hoses? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinky Posted November 17, 2013 Author Share Posted November 17, 2013 Great detail. What diameter of wire are you using for the hydraulics hoses? Thanks Kevin, I tried different types of cables and small hoses but the thing that worked the best for me was 0.8mm shrink tube. I could have this easy and kind of cheap (1 dollar, 1 meter) and its exactly the color that I wanted to have, other thing I liked about this is the text on the hoses. Its difficult to see on the pictures but its there, just a tiny detail like on real hydraulic hoses. I put the blank metal wire (see pic below) that I used for the injector lines in the shrink tube and shrunk it down for 0.3mm with a lighter and took the wire out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminator-Fox Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 I'm not at all interested in monster trucks but I love great models! (Beautifully photographed too.) X2, your detail looks outstanding! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinky Posted November 18, 2013 Author Share Posted November 18, 2013 Thanks Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helix Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Very impressive work Arno, The chassis work is amazing, I have 2 of the AMT kits, old school chassis, but looking at these Lindberg kits, i better purchase a couple of the more updated versions! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinky Posted April 19, 2014 Author Share Posted April 19, 2014 Thanks Ray, these models are very nice too build. The shape and quality is great, much better than the Amt kits. But i must say I build the Amt Turtle that was also fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 hey i think i didnt catch your under glass post here back .. but you know i love your work , soo clean .. just gorgeous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 That's a real beauty! Great work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majel Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 Great job on the truck!! I've done the old Bigfoot truck and have the old USA-1 in my stash and have been thinking of picking up the Rammunition truck. Your great build has convinced me that I need to get one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesman Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 I'm planning on building a couple of those kits along with an AMT ERTL Jurassic Attack kit. I want add all the wiring to my kits but I've had trouble finding decent reference photos of the engine wiring and other areas. Your kits are awesome looking. May I use them as reference photos and can u tell me your info source Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinky Posted April 21, 2014 Author Share Posted April 21, 2014 Hi all, thanks for the credits I appreciate the nice words Jim I got one of the old Bigfoot's too, first I need to complete the ones in progress before I open the next. Corey, if you search on google you should be able to find pictures for the hydraulics and engine wiring. I had a site with reference pictures but I cannot find it anymore. The Jurassic is cool, only the decals are very difficult to get on i've been told. I build the Amt NInja Turtle end last year, you can find the build topic here: http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=81823&p=1069337 There are some hoses on the engine from the box, and I added the spark plug wires, check halfway the page. This engine is the same as the one in the Jurassic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kendog261 Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 looks great love the piping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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