Giles Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 (edited) For ten years I have converted and built vehicles to work on layouts in 7mm, including cranes - and fairly recently had a go at some 4mm ones to see if I could get the same characteristics with these. For me, the important things are realistic speed and movement - e.g. slow speeds, and good steering, with three-point suspension. I also want clear load beds so the vehicles can be loaded up and used, as I do with the 7mm ones on Denton Brook for instance. This necessitates fitting the battery between the load bed and the chassis. So far, I have completed four - two identical Bedford TKs, an Atkinson Bordered Artic, and an ACE Ergomatic, which is a genuine 6 x 4 with twin axle drive. All use Deltang radio receivers and small Lipo batteries (180 or 220mAh) 4mm scale radio controlled lorries by Giles by giles favell, on Flickr Ergomatic Drive 2020-06-12_03-15-35 by giles favell, on Flickr Edited July 27, 2020 by Giles 3 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted June 21, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 21, 2020 Wow, just wow! Mike. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fodenway Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 Excellent work, very realistic control. If I may make a suggestion - they would look even better with drivers in the cab. Next step - sound? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted June 21, 2020 Author Share Posted June 21, 2020 Sadly, the servo are in the way and prevent that! If they were box vans one could but the servo in the back and retain the cab detail but not viable to have with clear load beds. The 7mm versions do though! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCB 3C no.2 Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 (edited) Double drive with locked diffs , that tipper won't get bogged down Clever work. Edited June 21, 2020 by JCB 3C no.2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm81 Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 I don’t want to think how much time and cost goes into these, as it’s something I would like to have but don’t have the skills. Some skilled model engineering here! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted July 27, 2020 Author Share Posted July 27, 2020 (edited) A 4mm Oxford Models Series II Landrover was bought by accident, and I wanted to see if I could design an axle this narrow (compared to the lorries). It was successful - and then of course the model had to be completed.... Improvements to the basic model included drilling out the headlights and filling with epoxy, and making and fitting a decent wing mirror. Edited July 27, 2020 by Giles 2 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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fodenway Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Very impressive, I particularly like the slow steering action. All too often this is very quick and jerky, even in expensive large-scale models. Well done. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCB 3C no.2 Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Brake lights as well ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxUnpopuli Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 Come on then, let's see the undergubbins. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted August 1, 2020 Author Share Posted August 1, 2020 The underside..... Servo, steering linkages, gearmotor, bevel gears and charging socket..... 2020-07-21_12-43-15 by giles favell, on Flickr 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Kylestrome Posted August 1, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 1, 2020 (edited) On 27/07/2020 at 08:33, Giles said: A 4mm Oxford Models Series II Landrover was bought by accident While your skills at RC conversions are in no doubt, just how exactly did you manage to buy a 4mm Land Rover “by accident”? David Edited August 2, 2020 by Kylestrome Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted August 2, 2020 Author Share Posted August 2, 2020 I did a search for 1:43 series 2s, and the results included this one...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Kylestrome Posted August 2, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 2, 2020 2 hours ago, Giles said: I did a search for 1:43 series 2s, and the results included this one...... Well it is was certainly an accident with a happy end. You’ve done an amazing job of it. David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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