Tamiya Cowboys Pumper Truck Build

[Tamiya Cowboy]

Well I started this build a year ago for a local fire truck company that wanted me to build a Rc fire pumper truck for them to take to the Fire truck show in Jan 2010. Well I was looking for another builder to build the cab so I could keep working on my stuff but no one wanted to take it on so here we go.

Ok 2 Globe Cabs

Time to raise the roof

First I have to lower the front section of the roof

Time for the roof to go up

Time for the lower fenders to go

New skirts with cab ext.

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[Tamiya Cowboy]

Fill the roof in

Time the the wheel opening

Need to lower the side window

Fill in the grill and cut the body to fit around the frame.

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[Tamiya Cowboy]

I got the new frame done this weekend and I also put 2 globliner floors together so i could mount the cab. Now to finish the windows on the cab and the front bumper then on to the back half.

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[Tamiya Cowboy]

Ok guys here we go again I have 4 days to get alot done on this so here we go. [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

I cut the last windows and layed out the doors I also made temp lets so I can cut the door out of very thin plastic to do over lay for the door later.

Next to start on the back of the body. I am using 1/4 PVC sheet for the inner frame work of the body then I will cut and bend the PMD alum tread plate and plan alum sheet and line the bed of the back.

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[Tamiya Cowboy]

Ok last night I finished the pump house boxing it in and I added the vents on each end of the unite on top of the pump house.

Then i had to cut 1 1/4 off the frame as I messed up a little and had to add the back step but no biggy was not too tuff to fix.

Next I had to make the side with the roll up doors. They just look like roll up doors but dont. The hole side of the truck is hinged to flip the side down for wiring later.

And that is it for tonight going to take a break tomorrow then hit it on Sunday.. [smiley=thumbsup.gif][/b]

[Tamiya Cowboy]

Ok guys here is a little update..Picks are slow to come as there are 2 sides to this truck so post picks for one side then have to build the other before I can move on..

So here is the picks I did body work on the seams and I used 3m under coating on the under side then I painted the rest of the body with Dupla color chrome so I can start covering the rest of the body with Alum and PMD tread plate.

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[Tamiya Cowboy]

Ok here you guys go. I got the side panels to the body painted and I have added the chrome strip across ed the lower of the body with the DOT tape over top of that. What do you think :-/

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[Tamiya Cowboy]

I got a bunch of nit picken work done today on the truck. After meeting with the company and taking a little walk around the plant with Nick and getting a good up close look at the trucks I seen a few things I was not happy with the way the windows looked so I cut the nose off again and lowered it 3/8 of a inch then also cut the side windows to match that 3/8.I also changed the curve in the upper corners of the windshield.

Nose Lowered

Then I cut the side windows down.

Then I made the front bumper and the grill test piece.

I also got to play with my shear and break to and made the running boards.

[Tamiya Cowboy]

Well after a lot of filler work and now I finialy got the body in K2 fill and kill primer Ill wet sand this out and use a DuPont surface primer and scotch bright that and start paint wont be long now this truck will be making fast progress now. I have the decal shop working on the decals now too..

[Tamiya Cowboy]

Here is a pick of the body on the chassis. Had to put it together and take it to the decal shop so they could do some of there work.

[Tamiya Cowboy]

I have been working on the truck I ran into a issue with the nose of the body that slowed me up but I got it fixed and all primer work is done and it is in the White color as i type and will be ready for the red tomarrow i hope.

I worked on the rubber wheel flares today gotr them mounted to the pump body.

Also I got the hazard decal on the front bumper and the rear of the pump body today it was pretty tricky to do the rear and get it to all line up and the bad thing is I am going to redo it as the red lines are larger than the ones on the front bumper and they were to be the same size.

[Tamiya Cowboy]

Ok I got the Red striped out and sprayed red today.

And you cant see it in the pick but i am going to have to reshoot the white. I sprayed the white and let it dry for 24hrs before I striped it out to spray the red and let the red flash and I cleared it all and the white reacted not sure why I think m reducer was too cool for the mix I did the white. So that will set me back a few more day as it will have to dry very good and Ill have to wet sand and reshoot the white. But I also got more detail done on the pump body too.

Pump Panels on and the tread plate put on and I also got the grill done too.

[Tamiya Cowboy]

Ok got alot done tonight on the truck. It took me some time to make the windows and get them fitted and glued but I got them done. I made the windows out of clear PVC .08 cut and glued the side ones. The front window I cut the window out 1/8 larger than the opening and then I heated the edge of the window with a hair dryer and used a 1/2 wooden doll to curve the PVC till it was cooled.

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[Tamiya Cowboy]

Here we go on the rest of tonight's update. OK I put the new hazard decal on the rear of the truck and I also made the rear tail lights and did the tread plate on the rear step and up the sides in the rear and made the alum deck for the hose bed.

I also got the black strip added to the body between the red and the white and I added the grill onto the cab for the last time and glued the wheel flairs also I am final crossing things off the build list on this project.

Also I got the frame prepped and paint a semi gloss black. Then I also got the frame put back together and added the drive shaft and steering rod and shift rod.

Add the new hazard decal on the front bumper and replaced the tread plate on the top of the bumper and added it to the frame.

Here is a few picks of the pump body put on the frame for the last time with the cab witch will come off and on a few more times I will start some wireing and more detail tomorrow.

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[Tamiya Cowboy]

Been working on more detail today i did the door lines and added the compartment door round turn door handles and made 2 of the 8 cab spot lights.

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[Tamiya Cowboy]

I spent a bunch of time last night working on the head light pods. They took me sometime to build I took 1/4 PVC sheet and carved them out with a dremel and a knife. I used PMD square light lenses. I have them out in the shop in primer Ill get better picks today of them finished. I am hoping to get them mounted on the truck tonight.

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[Tamiya Cowboy]

Well here are the headlight pods for the front of the fire and I also made the blinkers too. So here they are mounted on the truck with the blinkers.

[Tamiya Cowboy]

Well I started the big task of wiring this beast. There are still plenty of one off parts I will have to make as I install the lights and MFU.I wanted to make this set up as easy for the owner to use as I could and make the inside of the cab as clean as i could so all you see is the seats and dash.

I mounted the speaker in the bed of the truck and built a box around it so i could upholster it with black cloth.

Then I was going to mount the MFU control's in the bed of the truck under the floor by the battery but that is not real user friendly so i built the hoes rack and mounted it inside of that with a opening on top. Also I mounted the reviver away from everything to keep it clear of power fields.

[TheBlueDragon]

Wow thats the best 1/14 fire engine I've seen, great work mate

[BiggusDitchus]

Paul that's amazing chap, great detail work.

[Tamiya Cowboy]

Thanks Guys. I am working on putting all my builds on here it will take me a bit but Ill get it done. I am trying to have the fire truck done in a week or so. I am building it for a customer.

[Tamiya Cowboy]

Ok here we go this is the other side of the Pump House.

And Here it is with the finish details and the cab mounted ladder finished all the tread plate finished and Hoses in the bed and in the rack.

[Tamiya Cowboy]

Ok More finished detail picks.

[Tamiya Cowboy]

Now I built this truck for a company and I took it to them a few days before they gave it to there top grossing seller as a gift for all his sales so here are some shots of the Big Wigs getting a look at it before they took final possession of it.

Then I took it home for some final details and final picks.

[Tamiya Cowboy]

Ok final picks before delivery of the truck to the company at the banquet.