SteveG Posted April 14, 2007 Share Posted April 14, 2007 Some of you may have noticed I haven't been posting lately. Well I've been busy with several new projects and here's one of them. This is a test shot of the Dodge Ramintor due out this summer. The fine folks at Lindberg asked me to give it a look over. Boy is this thing big !!! It's definately 1/24th scale. I placed it behind my only other Dodge truck model for comparison. This is no snap together kit, definately skill level three. It took me about 10 hours to build it without paint. I'm going to let the photos speak for themselves. Click on the link for more photos.... http://public.fotki.com/SteveG26/raminator-/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Kingsley Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 Thanks for the post in the main forum, Steve, I would have missed this otherwise. While I would much rather have gotten a factory stock Ram, I do intend to buy one of these when they are issued. I saw the unbuilt test shot at the NNL East, and I have to say, it looked pretty complicated. It sounds as if that thought is right on the money, from your comment. Is the Raminator a real truck or a fantasy creation of Lindberg's? I used to follow Monster Trucks religiously, but after the wrestling people got involved and it became basically fixed my love of the sport waned dramatically. For years I've wanted to do a couple trucks in particular and I very well may get more then one of these and do some kitbashing, provided I am happy with the tooling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordairgtar Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 Finally, a Monster Truck without the cartoon front end I so much hate. I like my trucks to look like trucks, not lizards or skulls or whatever. But then again, I ain't 5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveG Posted April 21, 2007 Author Share Posted April 21, 2007 Is the Raminator a real truck or a fantasy creation of Lindberg's? I used to follow Monster Trucks religiously, but after the wrestling people got involved and it became basically fixed my love of the sport waned dramatically. Billy, It's the real thing ! Here's a photo of it in action..... There's more on the "Raminator" and "Rammunition" at the Hall Bros Racing website. http://www.raminator.com/ -Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanSilva Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 Il buy one, always wanted a good frame and accurate one to. hows the mold lines? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregg Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 I talked to them, the Hall brothers, at the iHobby Expo, and they were excited about doing a feature on the real truck for reference in MCM. I can't wait for this one to come out I know that the response has been low on monster trucks, but I think there are enough out there that will love a new monster truck kit, done well also! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowtie1 Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 I would love to have one to do a full detail build!!!!!!! I build nascars in full detail but would be thankful to have a monster truck to detail!!!!! I would buy 2 or 3!!!!!!!!!!!! Jeff Marsh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveG Posted April 22, 2007 Author Share Posted April 22, 2007 Il buy one, always wanted a good frame and accurate one to. hows the mold lines? The molding of the tube chassis parts are very clean, the only area that needed any attention is where the sprue attachment points are. There were no heavy mold lines to clean up. -Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luc Janssens Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 I visiited an ex Amt engineer two years ago who did some work for Lindberg (not John) and just wondering if he made it into the new company. Thx Kind Regards Luc Janssens Belgium Monogram@scarlet.be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveG Posted April 27, 2007 Author Share Posted April 27, 2007 I visiited an ex Amt engineer two years ago who did some work for Lindberg (not John) and just wondering if he made it into the new company. Thx Kind Regards Luc Janssens Belgium Monogram@scarlet.be Hi Luc, I don't work directly for Hawk/Lindberg, I'm just an outside resource who helps them out when needed. I don't know the whole staff, I only have a couple of contacts over there. I can ask of course if you get me the name. -Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modelbuilder1313 Posted May 13, 2007 Share Posted May 13, 2007 awesome sign me up for 5 of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pettyfan43 Posted May 15, 2007 Share Posted May 15, 2007 I'll take a few of those!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick F40 Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 Maybe make it into an extreme rock crawler, or put a Toyota body on it! 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveG Posted June 13, 2007 Author Share Posted June 13, 2007 So does it have the Lenco in it??????? They have more than one truck. The other one being Ramunition or something like that. I won't buy it if it doesn't have the trans it though. Other than that it looks pretty darn good. Paul I'm building two more more Monster Trucks to use as display for Hawk/Lindberg, both the Raminator and Rammunition. But I'm basically a repstock guy so I couldn't tell a Lenco trans from an Aamco trans. Here's the best photos I have that show the setup for both kits. You tell me! -Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveG Posted June 13, 2007 Author Share Posted June 13, 2007 Well color me dissapointed!!!!!!!! That unit looks nothing like a Lenco. Go to www.lencoracing.com What they have is a CS-1 with a monster truck reverse. I ought to know, I built it! Unless they pulled it out which last I heard they love it. Paul Paul, I went back through my reference photos taken at the Hall Bros. shop and compared it to the kit part. I also looked at the Lenco website and some others that sell racing safety gear. It looks to me like the part probably represents a Lenco 2 speed with reverse that is wrapped in a transmission safety blanket. The details for the blanket and straps are visible on the kit part. I supose they could have added some top detail where the linkage would attach at the top which my reference photo shows but it's pretty much hidden by the floor. Other then that it looks pretty acurate to what's in the truck. -Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pettyfan43 Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 Maybe make it into an extreme rock crawler, or put a Toyota body on it! 8) Poor truck doesn't deserve that done to it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveG Posted July 19, 2007 Author Share Posted July 19, 2007 .... these are now in production and should be available next month. I showed you the test shot last time, well here's the finished kits. I just got the OK today from Ernie to post these. They will be molded in white and clear plastic. Not my usual build but I still had a lot fun putting them together. A big thanks goes out to James "Moparbuilder" Tester for helping with the paint work on this Monster size project. For more photos check out the link below.... -Steve Raminator - Rammunition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hall Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 That chassis and engine look great... I keep thinking this would be interesting to shorten the chassis, mount smaller tires on and an '06 Charger body to do a modern 'Hemi Under Glass'.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveG Posted September 28, 2007 Author Share Posted September 28, 2007 I just got the word that Lindberg has started shipping out the Raminator and Rammuntion kits. I should have a couple of samples early next week. I see some listed on ebay now and they should be availble at your favorite Hobby Retailer very soon if they don't already have them. -Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 Thanks for the update Steve! I plan on getting one each. They look very nice. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blubaja Posted September 29, 2007 Share Posted September 29, 2007 There were 2 different Dodge monster trucks at the LHS today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 Happened on the new Lindberg Dodge Raminator today. I'm not a monster truck guy but I had to have this kit. It's pretty impressive tome so I will try to tell as much as I can wih my limited review skills! Big impressive box with great art. Tires, clear parts and body are all bagged individually, the bulk of the parts are in a single bag. Molded in white. The tires are black vinyle with what seems to me just enough give to them. The clear tree is in it's own little section off to the side for protection from scratches (I guess). Decals are also bagged and are pretty sharp looking. The instructions manual is 14 pages of look to be pretty clear and straight forward assembling. There are also several in progress photos shpwing you how things should look. I've taken the body out of it's bag to examine it. Molding looks good with only a couple light mold lines . I am hardly an expert on reviewing kits and you may get one of these and say hey..that guys was nuts....but I hope not! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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