Mad Max Mack R600 6x4 1/9Scale(ish)
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Mad Max Mack R600 6x4 1/9Scale(ish)
So a friend of ours wanted us to make him a Mad Max truck from one of the original movies.
Does anyone remember the film where Max gets the fuel truck and tries to make a run for it by getting the attention of the bad guys and eventually rolls it over.....
Well we decided to take on the challenge.
This thing has been a super long term project, it took alot of time to get research material for this one and get parts to make a truck within a specific budget, it had to be BIG & RC and look like it should
Biggest pain for me was finding an available tyre which will pass as being ok. Then design a truck around it.
So the scale is approx 1/9 with some changes along the way to make it work for parts i can buy.
Might not look like much, but here is the Truck chassis slowly getting there
Does anyone remember the film where Max gets the fuel truck and tries to make a run for it by getting the attention of the bad guys and eventually rolls it over.....
Well we decided to take on the challenge.
This thing has been a super long term project, it took alot of time to get research material for this one and get parts to make a truck within a specific budget, it had to be BIG & RC and look like it should
Biggest pain for me was finding an available tyre which will pass as being ok. Then design a truck around it.
So the scale is approx 1/9 with some changes along the way to make it work for parts i can buy.
Might not look like much, but here is the Truck chassis slowly getting there
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Re: Mad Max Mack R600 6x4 1/9Scale(ish)
Wow, 9th scale, that's going to be huge.
Looking good so far, and the engine looks cool
Might have problems finding 8 inch figures
Looking good so far, and the engine looks cool
Might have problems finding 8 inch figures
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Re: Mad Max Mack R600 6x4 1/9Scale(ish)
What a nifty trick: you are hiding the motor in the engine. My father used to insist that I reserve "motor" for an electric one and "engine" for an infernal combustion one. So does the engine open up somehow for servicing the motor? Or does the motor open up for servicing the mo--uhn--eng--uhn
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Re: Mad Max Mack R600 6x4 1/9Scale(ish)
hahahahaHerr Dr. Professor wrote:What a nifty trick: you are hiding the motor in the engine. My father used to insist that I reserve "motor" for an electric one and "engine" for an infernal combustion one. So does the engine open up somehow for servicing the motor? Or does the motor open up for servicing the mo--uhn--eng--uhn
yeah, can unbolt the sump and then lift engine out to service the motor haha
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Re: Mad Max Mack R600 6x4 1/9Scale(ish)
Some more pictures
The weight of this thing is pretty significant!
Had to get lathe running to machine some new front stub axles as i had to make them longer for the wheels and track used on this model
I think you get the idea
So i have 3d printed a leaf spring stack for the rear, i have some spring steel laying about, so now need to cut, shape and punch holes in that and see how it will sit on the back
Also waiting on some hex bar to arrive so i can machine it ready for a driveshaft extension. Not that far away from a chassis test drive!
The weight of this thing is pretty significant!
Had to get lathe running to machine some new front stub axles as i had to make them longer for the wheels and track used on this model
I think you get the idea
So i have 3d printed a leaf spring stack for the rear, i have some spring steel laying about, so now need to cut, shape and punch holes in that and see how it will sit on the back
Also waiting on some hex bar to arrive so i can machine it ready for a driveshaft extension. Not that far away from a chassis test drive!
HL camo E' Tiger
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M26 Pershing WW2 project
Tam K'Tiger project
HL Walker Bulldog project?
HL Panzer IV Munitionsschlepper für Karl-Gerät
HL Sherman project?
1/24 Leopard 2 Custom mod
2 many trucks to list!
HL L' Tiger
M26 Pershing WW2 project
Tam K'Tiger project
HL Walker Bulldog project?
HL Panzer IV Munitionsschlepper für Karl-Gerät
HL Sherman project?
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Re: Mad Max Mack R600 6x4 1/9Scale(ish)
Love it
That C18 ACERT is a thing of beauty too .
Ive been to Coober Pedy where they filmed MM 2 and is just an awful hot hole
That C18 ACERT is a thing of beauty too .
Ive been to Coober Pedy where they filmed MM 2 and is just an awful hot hole
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Re: Mad Max Mack R600 6x4 1/9Scale(ish)
MM3 was filmed at Coober Pedy but I fully agree with that assessment. MM2 was filmed outside Silverton, near Broken Hill which isn't a great deal different in terms of heat but at least has a good pub and slightly less flies. I stopped off there as part of a family holiday last year and if you're ever in the area, the Mad Max Museum is well worth the trip. The guy that owns it was building a recreation of the compound on a nearby camel farm which I think has been finished now.HERMAN BIX wrote:Love it
That C18 ACERT is a thing of beauty too .
Ive been to Coober Pedy where they filmed MM 2 and is just an awful hot hole
I also dragged the wife and kids out to the Mundi Mundi lookout where the opening scene as filmed and found it interesting that the bend where the truck rolls at the end is on the same road and just down the bottom of the hill.
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Re: Mad Max Mack R600 6x4 1/9Scale(ish)
woops, Sorry Mr B, not sure why I mixed up the film number or the #$hole location
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Re: Mad Max Mack R600 6x4 1/9Scale(ish)
A sneaky test video
I have since tested as 6x4, its a beast and runs perfect on 3s lipo
It is big, its fun and its capable
Video was put together for the customer to give them update on progress, but wanted to share it here
I have since tested as 6x4, its a beast and runs perfect on 3s lipo
It is big, its fun and its capable
Video was put together for the customer to give them update on progress, but wanted to share it here
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Re: Mad Max Mack R600 6x4 1/9Scale(ish)
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