JulliPolas

I forgot to post these:

Hemtt TFFT

Very nice

Olaf

JulliPolas

well,too much time without updates. M548 was nearly considered done, only needs the smoke generator fitted and paint the hull but there's something more important.the henglong gearboxes are not up to the task.I'm already on the second set.

Working on new system using these gearboxes:



Ordered a 33:1 to test

Thought of machine the structure but 3d printing could do the job


First of all, I'll not say that this was my original creation

JulliPolas

Good news everybody!



Things have been quiet but I'm working on the new transmission as parts arrive.



The test 33:1 gearbox was been replaced by twin 56:1 gearboxes and got the right pinions so was a matter of making the shafts, spacers and assembling everything







The transmission structure will be replaced by a V2 version that fits better on the hull, that's already printed

JulliPolas

I thought the truck would be ready by now but I've had a few setbacks. For now, I can show you the drivetrain working outside the m548
It's not a feat of engineering but I'm pretty happy with it. The old one was loud


And there it is,assembled and working. Just need a cover to reduce some noise and prevent that some LED wires don't get caught on the gears. The electronics are not in place because I'm about to take everything out to paint the hull





There's some video.Sorry about the background but I can't go to the woods right now

JulliPolas

Dollhouse stuff:

Thought that the operator needed some goggles for his helmet. The first idea was to scratchbuild everything but my Dremel broke so I've copied the goggles' frame from the real army model and 3d printed it.The lens are from a bit of clear package plastic and the strap is a strip of bicycle inner tube

JulliPolas

This job has been delayed for a while, more than a year. Have the mounts in place, the tools but didn't found anything suitable for making the straps to hold everything



When doing the strap for the goggles, remembered to do this also and the rubber strips do the job well. Tooling foil strips for the buckles(?)

JulliPolas

Now a small detail that it's almost invisible but wanted to do it anyway

Each road wheel arm has a piece atached to the hull where the axle pivots


So printed 8 of these:





OD paint to cover it all



These were meant to be bolted on but will try with glue only, for now

jarndice

While I love original engineering the Lateral gearbox concept that you acknowledge was not your idea does have one major failing and that is it steals valuable space in the Hull from other ancillaries,
The older less efficient layout did have one advantage in that the motors could be stacked above the gears thereby saving space.

JulliPolas

Thanks.. The older layout had that space advantage. These motors are angled now for that reason, to clear the suspension parts. Something that wasn't needed before... But there's still lots of space available. The battery sits in the back of the hull, the escs are glued to the sides, along with the receiver and the v-tail mixer. The light controller is inside of bench seat and the smoke generator will be under the smoke stack. I'm even thinking in adding a fake engine.

JulliPolas

My goal of closing off the drivetrain it's closer to finish.Needed something on top to keep away dirt and sand




First idea was a standard cover but started to mess with the 3d printer and decided to do a more elaborate clear cover to see the gears working(might sound like a joke but many non-rc people who see this truck don't understand how this truck moves or why it needs 2 motors...)




Put some rubber over the sheetmetal to cover 2 previous holes from the first gearboxes and to supress some noise




And a small rubber lip on the cover to keep sand and dirt away

JulliPolas

The M548 often came with the winch to load cargo,mainly ammo




I thought mine would look more complete with it so...3D printed the I-beam and the winch:




It's held in place with small zip-ties:







It has a chain, only needs a hook or a D-ring

MAUS45

Winch looks great!!!

JulliPolas

Thanks!

Well, the truck is rebuilt, didn't change the pinions but eliminate the weak spots....


Had the urge to do another accessory for Bishop, now a set of binoculars to spot other fellow truckers














The binoculars are printed, the strap is a strip of rubber and for the lenses, I put a drop of green threadlock in place(designed those parts like small cups)

philipat

Too cool!

Crius

Those look good, and so does the strap, but you might want to try the elastic stuff they use for aircraft antennas in the static modeling Hobby. Can't remember the name of the damn stuff, but I have a roll at home and it's not very expensive and it makes absolutely perfect binocular straps in 1/16 scale. Nice and flexible so they'll hang real naturally.

JulliPolas

Thanks! I used what i've found at home but if you find the name of that material, I'll appreciate

Crius

It's called EZ Line. A Google search for EZ line model aircraft thread will give you several different suppliers.

jarndice

If you decide to do a rebuild in the future you might want to fit "Velcro" to secure the fixtures and fittings that are presently glued in place,
Just as secure as Glue but easy to remove or relocate as necessary.

JulliPolas

Nice...will look for it. Thanks!

good idea, thanks!


Well,truck is basically done. Just need some details.


One is a set of tags and labels, like this one:





The other one came to mind a couple days ago. The seat cushions I've had were fine. Cloth with foam inside, just don't look very scale

So, took some modelling clay, did a mold to have a uniform thickness , the texture was made pressing cloth to the clay and the stitching was with a spatula. Roughed them up a bit and the next day, applied Tamiya XF-62
















What do you think?

MAUS45

Thanks for the update!!! Looks great!!!

JulliPolas

Took the chance of letting the M548 out and visit the beach

MAUS45

Nice build, glad to see it finished.

RC_BobM

Neat looking model - love the moon scape rocks! Great job!
Bob

RichJohnson

Having ridden on one of these that my friend owns you have done an excellent job of nailing all the details. Good work.