a pic of my grand hauler and trailer

[topforcein]

This is the only pic i can manage to upload since that pic was taken ive put the spoiler  on 

[speedy_w_beans]

Looks great!  I'd love to see a Grand Hauler with RC4WD's lowboy trailer -- "long and low."

[iluvmud]

I want to get one of these so bad but my money doesn't really feel like I do......

[Tamiyabigstuff]

Grand Hauler is on my Xmas wish list

[Prescient]

Calling all Autobots........

Yer looks epic

[MadInventor]

1 hour ago, Prescient said:

Calling all Autobots........

Yer looks epic

That was the first thing that went through my head.  Great looking truck

[emory70]

First thing I anyways think of when I see a Tamiya semi is "when is someone gonna do a Bandit version, or a Pork Chop Express?"

[berman]

Thats awesome mate! well done! Lots of nice little touches like the bug deflector/stone guards, painted trailer etc  Tell us a bit about it!

 

[berman]

On 30/11/2016 at 5:35 AM, speedy_w_beans said:

Looks great!  I'd love to see a Grand Hauler with RC4WD's lowboy trailer -- "long and low."

 

Had my eye on one too, they have been out of stock for ages and keep pushing the date back every month (not that i could afford one this side of xmas anyway).

23 hours ago, Tamiyabigstuff said:

Grand Hauler is on my Xmas wish list

Same here, well I have plans for about 3 more trucks (and to finish what i have) but the money/time thing keeps getting in the way 

[topforcein]

21 hours ago, berman said:

ThatI s awesomell mate well done! Lots of nice little touches like the bug deflector/stone guards, painted trailer etc  Tell us a bit about it!

 

Why thankyou very much. Its pretty much stock except the  motor being a tamiya tr tuned unit and the driver figure 

I made the bug deflector myself . It has got the mfu-01 installed and trailer light set also 

I also have the motorized legs to go on the trailer ... I still need to varnish the bed . I also need to set up the mfu to the control .

The paint on the shell and wheel fenders have cracked so  will be replacing them when the money is available.

This one has been kept stock but my merc gigaspace is gonna be different.

[berman]

Sorry to hear about the paint  did it react with the primer or the clear?

How do you like the TR tuned? I would get one but a 55t is plenty fast enough and I can only find 9t pinions (stock is 10t) to slow it down.

You will want to add more to it, I always do 

[topforcein]

Tbh the paint is a mystery the only explanation i can come up with is the paint as the first batch (i assume the paint was made especially for the truck) as I had to wait for it to arrive at my lhs and could have been a duff batch as I have brought more since and had no prob with that lot.

As for the tr motor I haven't really properly used it yet but I have brought another for the merc gigspace truck.

I will be replacing the shell as I am not gonna bother to strip it .

The only other item I would like is a headache board 

[Darat76]

On 30/11/2016 at 7:51 AM, MadInventor said:

That was the first thing that went through my head.  Great looking truck

first thing I thought of was it's an aussie truck, then noticed the lack of trailers.... and lack of sand....

[topforcein]

On Monday, December 05, 2016 at 9:14 AM, Darat76 said:

first thing I thought of was it's an aussie truck, then noticed the lack of trailers.... and lack of sand....

I do love to watch out back truckers and the other one with HHA esp how he paints his trucks i did want to replecate one 

[topforcein]

[topforcein]

[speedy_w_beans]

Very nice!