King Hauler And Pole Trailer

[retroman]

I was thinking about doing a build thread, but then I got carried away, and forgot to take pictures!! I have managed to take a few though, and here they are! I'm currently fitting the MFU at the moment, and that's proving a little more difficult than I first thought...... All those wires, and where do you route them through the chassis?! I think it's going to be a case of a cable tie here, a piece of tape there....

[MikeG8]

Looks good so far. Un-hitching the trailer and collapsing the pole allows you to load the trailer onto the tractor unit. Try Googling some pictures of US logging trucks to see what I mean. If you buy another couple of pole trailers and spend a heap of time on some cool mechanics you could make a B-triple road train. Try looking for 'Elphinstone' on YouTube!

Good luck with the rig

Mike

[CR-01nut]

You lucky...... oh i want one of them ssssooooo bad.

I did the same with my CR01, i thought i must take pics of everything for latter reference. but i totally forgot!

As soon as i get the money i am buying a tamiya truck.

Looks good so far, keep up the good work, looking forward to the finished piccys.

[retroman]

Cheers Mike

I'll load up you tube in a bit and have a look! At the moment, I'm going to get used to running the truck and trailer stock, as this is my first time with one. I am thinking of getting some longer poles for the trailer, and extending the pole trailers towing pole, as I feel that the trailer looks a little short behind the King Hauler. I have read here that other people feel the same way as well. At sometime in the future, I quite fancy the Reefer trailer, and maybe a Globe Liner as well, as I love the retro looking trucks

It's a shame that Tamiya don't do a car transporter trailer, I would spend a fortune on Tamtech cars filling it!!

My Mrs is encouraging me to do a future project, which would involve severely mutilating another King Hauler............... I'll give you all a clue; Think of a film starring Dennis Hopper..........There will be a lot of scratch building for that one!! I'll also need to get a decent air brush as well

[Stefan(2)]

Looking good so far maistro, good job!

Mikeg8 is very close to correct, the trailers they usually use for that system are cable & hydrolic connected and don't

use the old fashion pole system.

They actually winch the whole back lorry on top of the tracktor, quite intresting to see.

Some of them are in use around here , only never seem to carry a cam when they do the winching operation.

Intresing sight!

Stefan

[retroman]

Thanks Guys

I've been painting the body today. Thoroughly washed it with lots of warm soapy water, then about 7 coats of Peugeot Pagoda Red, which is a metallic burgundy colour, then two coats of lacquer. It looks good from a distance, but doesn't really stand up to closer inspection There's a few places where the paint has sunk into the plastic a little, and made the base coat look patchy, and dark. I'm going to let the paint harden for a week, then flat it back with 1500 wet or dry, and a grey scotch brite, then paint it again! At least whats on there will help seal it all in.

[blakeatron]

Did you use primer?

Looking good - I hate painting, but get really frustrated when bodies are badly painted. So force myself to take too much time to do them, taken 3 weeks so far to redo my scania and still not happy....

[retroman]

No, I don't tend to use primer on Styrene bodies, as the paint self etches into the plastic. I think some of the problem was that when I painted the body, it was only about 3 degrees C outside, and had the body parts hanging from the rafters in my garage, above an electric radiator. I think that some of the problem may have come from the paint staying wet for longer, and allowing it to eat further into the plastic, causing the patches. I've been using Halfords aerosols, which always give a good result. I didn't have the same problem when I done my Brat body, but I did that one in the summer, so the paint flashed off much quicker.

I'm definately going to do it again, as I'm pretty fussy about the paint finish on my models. The problem is, with the body not being ready yet, I can't go any further with my build!

[bigoggy]

looks good , but when will it be clumbered?

[retroman]

LOL!!!

Not much chance of this getting "Clumbered". I reserve that past time to SRB's, and Frogs...

[bigoggy]

LOL!!!

Not much chance of this getting "Clumbered". I reserve that past time to SRB's, and Frogs...

i was gona ask kriss to bring the ramp too. . it could be fun over that

[retroman]

The only Ramp it will ever see will be a loading ramp!!

Hoping for some nice weather this weekend, so I can have another go at the body, then hopefully I can get it finished! Just itching to get trucking

[bigoggy]

Just itching to get trucking

roger that good buddy. put the pedal to the metal. keep them bugs off your glass and the bears off your a**.

i love convoy

[retroman]

"Keep the wheels spinnin' and the beavers grinnin" in the words of Snowman, on "Smokey And The Bandit"................

The King Hauler lives!! Had it moving under it's own steam tonight, around the living room. It's had the Mrs and me smiling, with the MFU. Horn honking, air brakes, reverse bleeper, turning the lights on and off

I had a bit of a head scratcher with the Futaba Transmitter though..... Throttle was working off the right stick, and the horn off the left!! Read the transmitters manual again, and found out how to change the mode. Sorted

Was hoping to get the body repainted today, but it's been about -4C, and 1 Mk2 Escort with a dead front wheel bearing, and another Mk2 Escort which just plain refused to start......Hopefully tommorow morning, then hopefully I can get it finished!