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๐ฌ Re: IS IT A BOAT, IS IT A TRUCK? - IT'S A BIT OF BOTH,- THE AMPHITRUCK
2 years ago by ๐ฆ๐บ stevedownunder ( Captain)
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Hi JB,
Great project, I have a bit to catch up on. Cheers, Stephen. ▲
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2 years ago by ๐ณ๐ฟ jbkiwi ( Fleet Admiral)
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Hi Peter, they are just standard RC truck diffs which I'll fill with grease and seal all the joints.
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๐ฌ Re: IS IT A BOAT, IS IT A TRUCK? - IT'S A BIT OF BOTH,- THE AMPHITRUCK
2 years ago by ๐ญ๐บ MouldBuilder ( Vice Admiral)
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This is interesting JB. Are they special axles. How are they sealed from water or am I missing the plot somewhere. ๐ค
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๐ฌ Re: IS IT A BOAT, IS IT A TRUCK? - IT'S A BIT OF BOTH,- THE AMPHITRUCK
2 years ago by ๐ฌ๐ง mistyoptic ( Midshipman)
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Can't wait to see it on the pond.
Great ingenuity! Geoff ▲
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๐ฌ Re: IS IT A BOAT, IS IT A TRUCK? - IT'S A BIT OF BOTH,- THE AMPHITRUCK
2 years ago by ๐ฌ๐ง Martin555 ( Fleet Admiral)
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Hi JB,
Nice to see something a little different. Martin555. ▲
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๐ฌ Re: IS IT A BOAT, IS IT A TRUCK? - IT'S A BIT OF BOTH,- THE AMPHITRUCK
2 years ago by ๐ฌ๐ง jacko ( Lieutenant Commander)
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works on water... will have to take a video as soon as I can get to the pond
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๐ฌ Re: IS IT A BOAT, IS IT A TRUCK? - IT'S A BIT OF BOTH,- THE AMPHITRUCK
2 years ago by ๐ณ๐ฟ jbkiwi ( Fleet Admiral)
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Hi Jacko, looks really good, are you going to power it, or is it just a static model ? Saw Your blog a while back, but don't think I saw the end result.
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๐ฌ Re: IS IT A BOAT, IS IT A TRUCK? - IT'S A BIT OF BOTH,- THE AMPHITRUCK
2 years ago by ๐ฌ๐ง jacko ( Lieutenant Commander)
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๐ฌ Re: IS IT A BOAT, IS IT A TRUCK? - IT'S A BIT OF BOTH,- THE AMPHITRUCK
2 years ago by ๐ฌ๐ง ChrisF ( Lieutenant Commander)
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Interested to see this one progress.
For a bit of a change I'm building a Tamiya Unimog at the moment in between my boat builds. Chris ▲
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2 years ago by ๐จ๐ฆ Ronald ( Admiral)
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Very interesting, I will be following your build.
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๐ฌ Re: AMPHITRUCK
2 years ago by ๐บ๐ธ pressonreguardless ( Rear Admiral)
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I'm with you Ron๐๐
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2 years ago by ๐บ๐ธ pressonreguardless ( Rear Admiral)
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Can't wait to see it in action๐๐
Top Notch work๐ Clamp on oilers is a great idea i wish i had them on my Typhoon. Trev ▲
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๐ฌ Re: AMPHITRUCK
2 years ago by ๐จ๐ฆ Ronald ( Admiral)
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Looking forward to seeing this Mud splattered, water Hog, motoring through the swaps chasing gators real soon! Another Crock Dundee movie soon to appear on your mud splattered tv screen...๐๐
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๐ฌ Re: AMPHITRUCK (second flotation test)
2 years ago by ๐ณ๐ฟ jbkiwi ( Fleet Admiral)
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Hi Trev, I think it's by good luck rather than good management. LL The hull allows a for lot of adjustment weight wise, (sort of the theory)
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2 years ago by ๐ณ๐ฟ jbkiwi ( Fleet Admiral)
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Hi Doug missed your question (and Julios'-, no notifications for some reason) I think because it is constructed like a barge with a big flat bottom ( reminds me of a song) it takes a lot to sink it. Weighing in at the moment at around 6kg, but is basically just floating on the 'I' shaped pan inside the wheel arches. The constant air pressure in the diff box helps too. Was so buoyant in the stern, I had to move the batteries back from around the center.
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๐ฌ Re: AMPHITRUCK (second flotation test)
2 years ago by ๐ณ๐ฟ jbkiwi ( Fleet Admiral)
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๐ฌ Re: AMPHITRUCK (second flotation test)
2 years ago by ๐บ๐ธ pressonreguardless ( Rear Admiral)
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Her waterline is perfect. Well-engineered๐๐๐
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๐ฌ Re: AMPHITRUCK (second flotation test)
2 years ago by ๐ฉ๐ช RNinMunich ( Fleet Admiral)
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With all those gizmos on board JB I'm surprised that it doesn't float lower, much lower!
Eagerly awaiting the trials, maybe towing your Hartley ๐ค directly into the wet stuff?๐ Cheers, Doug ๐ ▲
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๐ฌ Re: AMPHITRUCK (second flotation test)
2 years ago by ๐ช๐ธ Julio ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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๐ฌ Re: AMPHITRUCK (second flotation test)
2 years ago by ๐ญ๐บ MouldBuilder ( Vice Admiral)
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Brilliant JB. I was wondering how you would keep the water out of the on road drive train.๐๐
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๐ฌ Re: AMPHITRUCK (second flotation test)
2 years ago by ๐บ๐ธ pressonreguardless ( Rear Admiral)
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Great Attention to the Mechanics of the Truck๐๐
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๐ฌ Re: AMPHITRUCK (second flotation test)
2 years ago by ๐ณ๐ฟ jbkiwi ( Fleet Admiral)
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Almost packed to the 'gunwales' Martin (can trucks have gunwales ?) , 3 drive systems = 3x the spaghetti LL. Want sound, but where do I put it ? (think I need a bigger truck)!
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๐ฌ Re: AMPHITRUCK (second flotation test)
2 years ago by ๐ฌ๐ง Martin555 ( Fleet Admiral)
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Great work JB.
The truck has come along well. Looks like it is packed with all sorts of electrickery LOL!! Martin555. ▲
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2 years ago by ๐บ๐ธ pressonreguardless ( Rear Admiral)
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2 years ago by ๐ณ๐ฟ jbkiwi ( Fleet Admiral)
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Few more bits to stick on yet Trev, then It'll be testing time.
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๐ฌ Re: AMPHITRUCK
2 years ago by ๐บ๐ธ pressonreguardless ( Rear Admiral)
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Would love to see a vidio of her in action ๐
Water Trials ? Trev ▲
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