I'm asking for a bit of your generosity.
I've been building some radio control rock crawling scale trucks as a hobby, mostly from scratch. Well, I'm going to start building another one in a bit and this one will be raffled off with the proceeds going to the American Diabetes Association, http://www.diabetes.org/home.jsp .
My mom is diabetic and her kidneys failed a couple years ago due to it. She's doing Dialysis 3x a week and my sister and I keep tabs on her health (sister's a nurse). Mom's doing fine. its a long story how I got to the point of doing a charity build, but if you're interested I'll share it.
Anyway, I'm short of funds to do a build, given how slow work has gotten, and would ask you to make a donation to my build, via paypal. It can be for any amount of money, a few dollars would be fine, anything $1 and up. Lots of the guys on the RC forums are also donating small parts that I will either use or sell to fund project and paypal allows me to order online and never have to actually handle any money. I have also recently become an official scale parts tester (chassis, axle hop-ups, etc) and will be getting discounts on parts through that. I also have some parts I can use in my spare parts box. Overall I'll probably need $400 or so total.
The finished truck will be raffled off at the National scale championship competition (yes, there is such a thing) in May. Not sure where it will be this year but last year it was in Montana. Raffle tickets will be sold shortly before that time. This donation is strictly towards the cost of materials for the build, and does not give you a raffle ticket.
If interested, Paypal to pablo(at)pma-architect(dot)com any amount you'd like. Make sure SCALE or something like that is in the subject so I can keep tabs of it.
I'm building something like this, but starting with a shorter 2dr body, splicing two together to make a 4dr. Mine wont be a Land Rover though. It will be a Mitsubishi Montero. I'll be making the body from scratch as well.
(http://www.roverunited.com/project/new1.jpg)
also, just to show what I do, here's a video of a recently completed truck. This ford crew cab, done in Angeles National Forest theme, was made by splicing together two regular cab truck bodies. the chassis was made of 1/2" steel tubing, bent and split down the middle to form C channel chassis with cross members brazed in. nearly every aspect of this truck was modified in some way to make it work for this build, from narrowing the axles (which are sourced, like most of the parts, from other types of RC vehicles), to making the wheels fit, to reducing and narrowing the tires to fit, etc...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grW0_kUKRzE
i had a dodge raider (same as the mitsu) and it was allot of fun. bashed it through woods, creeks, mud, rocks, and it served me for 140,000 trouble free miles before i sold it.
good luck with the build, and i'm a little confused about if you're using a full size vehicle or a model :|
sorry i'm dumb :)
but i'm smart enough to know how to donate some cash. first build pictures, i'll hit the paypal button :)
+1 for being dumb and confused.
He is building a scale size RC rock crawler truck to be raffled off and the $$ given to charity and wants to know if we will donate to the build.
I think it's a good cause.
cafeboy
Me being a diabetic who recently went through ARF, im in as well. will have to wait a few days though pablo, but IM definately in O0
so a huge azz truck that works by RC? THAT it dope. :thumb:
No a scaled down size RC truck
you guys crack me up and also thanks for the support. The trucks I make are 1:10 scale, but that varies a bit body to body. The ford is a little small for 1:10. Wheel base on the ford is 12", wheel base on the toyota is 13"
The Montero build won't be posted for a few weeks still. I secured a company sponsor and don't want to post the body pics till I have their prototype chassis. I'll be working on the body as soon as I can get two of them. The pictures below show what I am capable of. The Montero build will also likely feature a full exo cage and some other steel tube work as well as the styrene (plastic) body work on the outside and interior.
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lets see if I can find a picture that shows the trucks in actual size (I usually try to photograph them to look as real/1:1 as possible)
be back in a few...
here is one. The ford crew cab I built for myself is on the table I am brazing on. Yes, that is trailside repairs, lol...
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/pantablo/Blackfoot/IMG_0302.jpg)
and here it is in all its scale glory:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/pantablo/Blackfoot/IMG_0288.jpg)
the last truck I built was also a crew cab. here are a few pics of what I can do:
the parts (one bed, two cabs)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/pantablo/hilux%20crew%20cab/IMG_3450.jpg)
shortened the bed by 1"
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/pantablo/hilux%20crew%20cab/IMG_3451.jpg)
cut cabs, glued them, skinned the roof and added some detail around the door handles
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/pantablo/hilux%20crew%20cab/IMG_3452.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/pantablo/hilux%20crew%20cab/0001.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/pantablo/hilux%20crew%20cab/0004.jpg)
added details to bed
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/pantablo/hilux%20crew%20cab/IMG_3474.jpg)
threw on some color, bedliner and did some prelim testing
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/pantablo/hilux%20crew%20cab/IMG_3515.jpg)
made steel front 'smittybuilt' bumper. made off-road light mounts, made headlights (long story), made wheels, reduced tires, painted stripes...note scratches from 'testing', lol
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/pantablo/hilux%20crew%20cab/IMG_3600.jpg)
then the ford crew cab:
started as two bodies:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/pantablo/Blackfoot/0001.jpg)
cut them and joined them
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/pantablo/Blackfoot/0003.jpg)
added 1/2" to length, cut bedcover out and made a full drop bed
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/pantablo/Blackfoot/IMG_0077.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/pantablo/Blackfoot/IMG_0082.jpg)
rolled edge a nice detail, no?
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/pantablo/Blackfoot/IMG_0081.jpg)
cut chassis from 1/2" square tube-
first shaping with heat
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/pantablo/Blackfoot/IMG_0115.jpg)
then splitting it to make C channels
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/pantablo/Blackfoot/IMG_0120.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/pantablo/Blackfoot/IMG_0121.jpg)
finished chassis next to my foam board mock up
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/pantablo/Blackfoot/IMG_0127.jpg)
rolling chassis. 12" wheel base axle to axle
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/pantablo/Blackfoot/IMG_0167.jpg)
made diamond plate tool box, details to body, graphics
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/pantablo/Blackfoot/IMG_0257.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/pantablo/Blackfoot/IMG_0258.jpg)
made wheels for it
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/pantablo/Blackfoot/IMG_0278.jpg)
working headlights and light bar
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/pantablo/Blackfoot/IMG_3213.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/pantablo/Blackfoot/IMG_3217.jpg)
video of lights
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrI6gNl7Jas
trucks first trial run:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grW0_kUKRzE
another of my builds is an extended cab subaru monster brat
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/pantablo/LWB%20Brat/IMG_3370.jpg)
wow thats good work! Love the scale pics.
but seriously... someone SHOULD make a big a$$ one ;) ;)
this is a worthy cause. i wish i could help you out monetarily. but all i can offer is my prayers. besto of luck with the build. :thumb: :cheers:
the trailside repair, si that post-rolling off cliffside, and doing an endo?
Quote from: jserio on November 04, 2008, 09:16:23 PM
this is a worthy cause. i wish i could help you out monetarily. but all i can offer is my prayers. besto of luck with the build. :thumb: :cheers:
thank you!
Quote from: yamahonkawazuki on November 04, 2008, 09:49:05 PM
the trailside repair, si that post-rolling off cliffside, and doing an endo?
no, no...actually what happened is that I made a front bumper but didnt have the flame to braze it together. a friend brought the MAPP gas, vise and table to a get together we had and I quickly brazed up the bumper before we started driving (and before the forest rangers caught us, lol).
this black push bar/bumper:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/pantablo/Blackfoot/0001-6.jpg)
how much are one of these trucks?
Quote from: frankieG on November 05, 2008, 04:03:03 AM
how much are one of these trucks?
Depends. You can do it for as cheap as $350-$400 if you're new to the hobby (you'll have some one time costs like a battery charger and transmitter. Best to start with a kit like the axial scx10 (or sc10?) which is a good basis for a scale truck. they also have a RTR (ready to run) truck which if you got the xtrail chassis and a body could get you started as well. tamiya makes a few kits that are good starters, like the hilift and hilux, but you also need to buy a radio and a few things to make it run (all needed parts are listed when you buy the kit). they also have a cr-01 and the pajero (less capable, more scale type chassis action).
I probably have $400-$800 in each rig, not counting the countless hours on making my own parts...
p-
thanks to those of you that so graciously gave donations! I truly appreciate every dollar donated.
One last request...please, I realize in these tough economic times charity becomes less a priority to many but if you could give literally $1, $2, $3 or $5 to the charity build it would be greatly appreciated. if 5 or 10 of you that haven't given yet could give even a dollar that gets me that much closer to the goal.
Thank you greatly for all your generosity.
also, for your viewing pleasure, here are a couple of videos from yesterday.
I'm driving my ford crew cab and my 6 yr old son is driving the orange toyota crew cab I custom built for him a while back.
enjoy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFuWkl_kCfU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PFTqujvLUw
thanks to everyone that offered words of encouragement and donations.
The build has begun...
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/pantablo/Montero/0003.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/pantablo/Montero/IMG_3615.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/pantablo/Montero/IMG_3616.jpg)
approx width
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/pantablo/Montero/IMG_3621.jpg)
body tacked together, rear arches cut off and glued forward.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/pantablo/Montero/IMG_3618.jpg)
mocked up on Brat chassis, wider track.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/pantablo/Montero/IMG_3622.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/pantablo/Montero/IMG_3623.jpg)
Quote from: pantablo on November 11, 2008, 01:25:42 AM
also, for your viewing pleasure, here are a couple of videos from yesterday.
I'm driving my ford crew cab and my 6 yr old son is driving the orange toyota crew cab I custom built for him a while back.
enjoy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFuWkl_kCfU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PFTqujvLUw
I heart your toyota mashup. Big time. Your son is blessed. :)
The pictures are awesome, this one really, really cool.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/pantablo/Blackfoot/IMG_0167.jpg)
Really neat that you can fab up a ladder frame that everything fits on, and WORKS !
You forgot something though, or I missed it - Where is the paypal info ?
;)
Quote from: ohgood on November 15, 2008, 09:31:12 AM
You forgot something though, or I missed it - Where is the paypal info ?
;)
It's kind of hidden, but the Paypal info is in the first post:
Quote from: pantablo on November 03, 2008, 03:17:42 PM
If interested, Paypal to pablo(at)pma-architect(dot)com any amount you'd like. Make sure SCALE or something like that is in the subject so I can keep tabs of it.
:cheers:
thank you!
work is ongoing. donations continue to come in. Thanks again everyone...
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/pantablo/Montero/IMG_3635.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/pantablo/Montero/IMG_3637.jpg)
thanks man, that is some good, good work you're doing :)
I just had a thought, if you were to auction off one of those scaled machines emblazened with the winning bidder's CHILDS NAME IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS, i'd bet you would get a pretty penny for it. just a thought :)
hey pablo, are you using scale model shells to construct the desired look? So far looks great, now if i could only keep my buggy in one peice :laugh:
Quote from: ohgood on November 19, 2008, 05:34:08 PM
thanks man, that is some good, good work you're doing :)
I just had a thought, if you were to auction off one of those scaled machines emblazened with the winning bidder's CHILDS NAME IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS, i'd bet you would get a pretty penny for it. just a thought :)
that would be sweet but as it is getting it done by Christmas is going to be near impossible. The national scale truck championships are in May in Helena, Montana. It will be raffled then. We havent sorted the selling of tickets yet but I think anyone should be able to buy tickets regardless of attending the event.
Quote from: natedawg120 on November 19, 2008, 08:05:30 PM
hey pablo, are you using scale model shells to construct the desired look? So far looks great, now if i could only keep my buggy in one peice :laugh:
Yes, those are two bodies from Tamiya's Pajero kit. Its based on the Gen II (91-99 I think) Mitsubishi Pajero/Montero (and Dodge Raider) 2 dr short wheel base model. I'm converting it to the 4dr long wheel base model.
This is what they look like:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/pantablo/Montero/0003.jpg)
There are some [very talented] builders that make bodies completely from scratch, including one guy in Korea who has done this exact body completely from scratch. Its mind boggling. And its not me, lol. I still will modify the body enough to make it quite unique. Also the addition of a protective steel exoskeleton, real light lenses in place of the molded in ones, full interior, etc will make this one outstanding truck. Top that with getting a chance to own it for only $20 or whatever we decide to make the tickets...
The parts alone are going to be worth $500 (I'm already at $450 worth of parts on my list). Even the two bodies were $80 combined. With all the custom work thats going to be done this truck should be valued at around $1000.
just a quick update.
lots and lots of hours of bodywork and its still not done or ready for primer. But, I did get the chassis set up. missing a transfer case to make it a full roller but its almost there.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/pantablo/Montero/IMG_4017.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/pantablo/Montero/IMG_4011.jpg)
on left, motor and gear reduction unit up front, alongside the chassis mounted steering servo. On right (center of chassis, not fully shown) is the make shift transfer case (modified transmission) until the true one comes.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/pantablo/Montero/IMG_4019.jpg)
all that will allow me to do a full interior
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/pantablo/Montero/IMG_3929.jpg)
made gas tank to house electronics
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/pantablo/Montero/IMG_4108.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/pantablo/Montero/IMG_4188.jpg)
lots of other tricks and goodies, too many to mention.
work continues...
raffle tickets will likely be around $25-$30 and wont be available for a couple months. truck will be raffled in May.
Thanks again for all the donations, without which this wouldnt be.
Very impressed :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown:
that looks awesome man :thumb:
Looking great :thumb:
:cheers:
thanks!
So, how is the build going ?
Was wondering how this turned out :icon_question:
Two years later...yeah, life, family, work, it all got in the way. Finally finished it with the help of a few friends.
it is pretty bad A$$.
I present, the Montero charity giveaway.
QuoteOkay, time to make this happen. Of course there's some complications:
A raffle is a game of chance. AKA gambling. Gambling's bad, mmmm'kay? However, it's perfectly legal to randomly select a customer for a special reward. So I'm selling stickers for $10 each. I'm not going to ship them. But once you pay, the sticker is your property, so you are receiving "something" for your ten bucks. January 1st, I'll randomly select a sticker customer to own this awesome scaler.
Paypal $10 to barnyardbuster (at) gmail (dot) com. You are purchasing Goods. Mention stickers somewhere so PayPal doesn't throw a hissy. If you want more than one chance (I mean, "sticker") please send a second or third PayPal. That way I can use the e-mail list to generate the drawing, rather than try to keep track of them all. It's a couple more clicks on your part, but I'd appreciate it.
I'm going to throw in a wall-wart battery charger, so this rig is 100% RTR (ready to run)
I'll send the rig out to the lucky winner. If you're overseas, I might ask for a little extra to cover the shipping, and any taxes are on you.
100% of the money raised will go to the American Diabetes Association.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/pantablo/Montero/montero1.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/pantablo/Montero/montero2.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/pantablo/Montero/montero3.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/pantablo/Montero/montero4.jpg)
earlier shot of rear
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/pantablo/Montero/0010-1.jpg)
Wow with now scaling refrences it almost looks like the real deal! Wish I had that much artistic talent!
:bowdown:
Mary