anyone ever build a CHINOOK

[bubbaman]

want to know if anyone ever built  a chinook  - and  what scale and  where did you  purchase it    THANKS

[BigTallDad]

A helicopter? 

 

[Russell C]

Ran across this guy's R/C Toyota Chinook years ago. Don't know my R/C stuff, so I couldn't say what scale it is.

https://toyotachinook.wordpress.com/2012/02/11/the-scale-model-rc-toyota-chinook/

[oldcarfan]

Motorhome? My dad built a Chinook and a Sunrader using the old Revell Toyota Truck snap fit for the cab. That was years ago and I have no idea what happened to them. No kit was ever made. If you want to scratch one, use any of the Toyota, Datsun or Nissan trucks for the cab and chassis and the rest shouldn't be too hard to make from sheet stock. That's how my dad it.

[pharoah]

A R/C camper? Who would've thought?

Yeah,an old MPC Datsun pickup,or even the Revell Datsun would work,too. I'm thinking they used the long wheelbase chassis ,too. So that would have to be stretched.

[oldcarfan]

For what it's worth my parents had a Sunrader in the very early 80s which was a little fancy than the Chinook. It was built on the Toyota cab chassis unit, though they also came on the Datsun chassis. The chassis was basically a beefed up 3/4 ton version of the regular truck. They had dual rear wheels but a standard rear axle. If I remember right it was a regular cab on an extra cab chassis. I do know that there were issues. The weight of the unit left only about 700 pounds for passengers and cargo. Many had to be recalled because the weight actually bent the rear axle to the point of failure. We had ours for several issues without problems. Many happy memories attached to it.

[GaryR]

The fish?

[Lunajammer]

The Pacific north winds?