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Thanks for commenting guys, it does seem to be a good solid construction but i'm not looking to crash test it to find out  and there certainly won't be any kids sat on it either  Al
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Now we get to make the 3 speed gearbox up. This is made up of the fork selector shaft and 2 driveshafts containing the gears and various circlips,bearings and screws holding it all together. The third pic shows the standard motor from the kit alongside the torque tuned option I am fitting. In the fourth pic the motor has been attached to the gearbox and after a liberal coating of grease on the gears encased in its outer casing. The fifth pic shows the engine assembly now fitted into the chassis and the main driveshaft attached to the rear wheels together with the shift lever attached to its servo. The final pic shows her current state with the underslung battery holder fitted together with 2 of the rear wheel fenders. Thanks for looking Al Spal attached the following image(s):
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Love this. That gearbox looks well made. Keep up the good work al.
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Had a few more goodies to add to the truck arrive yesterday. Firstly the Mfcu unit as detailed below. Tamiya MFU Multi-Function Control Unit MFC-03 - Euro 36523 This version of the MFC unit features engine sounds which were recorded from a real European truck L6 diesel engine for realism. Features 33 different types of sound, including engine ignition and shutdown, horn, gear changes, brakes, air sound effects and so on. 60mm-diameter full-range speaker in a resin case. Up to 21 actions can be controlled using a 4-channel transmitter. Lighting operation and volume adjustment are also possible using the transmitter. Includes white, red and yellow high brightness LEDs to duplicate truck HID lights with precision. An ESC has been built in to the unit, enabling realistic running at very low speeds. The MFC unit can be run in three modes: R/C mode with Multi-Function (lights and sounds) off; Multi mode, with R/C and multi-function on; Demo mode, which allows display of lights and sounds only. The MFC unit can be used for the Trailer support leg operation when using the 56505 Motorized Support Legs. Secondly is the Tamiya motorised support legs for use on the flatbed trailer. Al Spal attached the following image(s):
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look at all those bits, your going to be busy al.
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Al that is some serious kit you have yourself there. So complex but beautifully made. It will be a fantastic model when complete. Happy Modelling
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That looks the business.  Only concern and hopefully I`m wrong, but are there metal gears and plastic ones meshing together.  Wonder if that is a good idea if I`m seeing things right. That said, it`s coming on well and I`m sure it`s gonna be a lot of fun when it`s up and running. Regards delboy271155 (Derek) COME BACK GUY FAWKES "YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU"
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delboy271155 wrote:That looks the business. Only concern and hopefully I`m wrong, but are there metal gears and plastic ones meshing together. The "plastic" gears are in fact glass nylon. The idea behind it creates a quiet running gear box and that the gears are replaceable. in essence it's been specifically designed this way which has been spawned by Tamiya's R/C procuct development over 40+ years.
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Some very nice extras going into this build, looks fantastic so far!
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Thanks for looking in guys, just labelling all the wiring up before I test them now.
Al
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Well that`s going to keep you busy Al are you a sparky  because i think you will be after doing all that  regards Phil COMING SOON =1/72 Italeri diorama`s Battle for the Reichstag and Stalingrad battle at the tractor factory 1/16 Trumpeter King Tiger with loads of extras ON THE GO= refurbishment of 1/25 Tamiya tiger 1 , amt Star trek kits and space 1999 models
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Those MFU units are really cool.They make the truck cab shake when it starts up and the engine noises are really authentic.They even change as the truck speeds up.They are super easy to install too.
Carl
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Ooooh some very nice extras there  You're going to have to do a video now when you're finished
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Some nice extra's to keep you busy Al Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Thanks for commenting guys, the video sounds a good idea Dave, will try to remember that for later in the build.
Al
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Great to see the complexity of one of these go together and the end result a lot of fun
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Thanks for looking in T.
Al
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Great work (looks very complex) Ken's the name modeling's the game.
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Its not too bad Ken, hoping to have it all wired up this week.
Al
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