HL Truck Mods

[midlife306]

Here's the back of the cab well underway

Just back box & fuel tank to print tomorrow.
Oh yeh, while I remember, I use this putty on 3D printed parts, it dries quickly & is well easy to sand.


Cheers
Wayne


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[jarndice]

Hi Wayne, I stand back in admiration of this project and wish for more people with 3D printers to get up and running ASAP for the way I see it the quicker more of us adopt this technology the quicker dunderheads such as I will find websites and 3D Printers that do not need an MSc to work it out,
As to the Filler I use Squadrons "Green Putty" and as an old tube hardens I have discovered that squeezing it into a shallow dish of warm water produces a very useable paste, Waste not want not
Shaun.

[Max-U52]

Alwyn that's fantastic news. I checked those tires and added them to my watch list so I can look for them on this side of the big water. I absolutely have to get me one of those new fangled magic printer part maker thingies.

[AlwynTurner]

I've looked at the Lego tyres and once I have a truck I should be able to design a wheel hub that will fit properly and take 2 tyres, so hang in there and I'll do my best. I'll do a hub for the front wheel as well.

Just found these on your side of the pond
https://www.ebay.com/itm/LEGO-4-LARGE-T ... SwFL9TvEpg



Alwyn

[Max-U52]

Alwyn, I just ordered a set of tires, we'll see how they work out.

Wayne, I just happen to have both Squadron White and Green, but I've found good old automotive spot putty works even better, and for large areas I like this stuff called Icing. Kind of a very thin, smooth bondo that works great and sands easily. Mixes just like bondo and has a good 6 to 8 minute working time.

Wayne, do we remove the honeycomb from the inside? I can't wait to try out this plastic and see how it is to work with. I'm already scammin' up the bread for a 3D printer, I might look into the one you mentioned earlier, Wayne, is this it?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Creality-3D-CR ... 2548.l4275

It may take a minute to scam up that much.

[midlife306]

Yep that's the one, they are much more expensive over here though
CREALITY CR-10 S4 400*400*400mm Large Print Size 3D Printer Prusa I3 DIY Kit https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre ... 2951688306
Cheers
Wayne


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[midlife306]

Bit of a dodgy listing that Gary, no matter what you select it takes the price north of $500
Here's the body of your Hanomag so far

I noticed on the video I posted for inspiration on my Hanomag thread that they all had a separate fuel tank in between the cab & the big box on the back, it also looked a slightly different size, so I've played with the model & made a fuel tank too, we'll probably have to extend the chassis a bit to accommodate it but it will look right.
Just these to print tomorrow

Cheers
Wayne


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[c.rainford73]

Wayne is that a mini hanomag I see? Wow!

[midlife306]

Hehe, yes you're right, that is the size of the model I scaled up to make this
There's shed loads of different vehicles at 1/100 or 1/200 on Thingiverse, I tried scaling up a Tiger 1, the detail was there but I threw the towel in when I had a printer malfunction.
Cheers
Wayne


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[AlwynTurner]

Received my truck today and measured up for the Lego tyre hub. The design didn't take too long and looks like this




I don't know how it will print though because at the moment my printer is giving me severe grief and I don't have the patience to sort it today. As soon as I have printed and refined the single tyre hub, I'll do the design of the two tyre hub.

Alwyn