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Tamiya Trucks and Trailers
Tug-Kenny RIP:
My other hobby is making these expensive toys.
The Tamiya truck is a kit supplied to enable you to completely build a Truck without buying any thing else to finish it. (unlike model boats !!)
This is my third truck in the series and I find them quite enjoyable to construct. The Trailers are priced a bit over the top so I have scratch built a Box trailer which fits over the chassis of their flat bed trailer. That way, I have two for the price of one. Here's a few pictures to give you the idea.
Tug-Kenny RIP:
Here's the trailers. The large box goes over the flat bed trailer so that it utilises the running section.
Tug-Kenny RIP:
Here's the scratch build trailer now with doors fitted. Just a respray required and wire up the 50 lights or so. :}
Martin (Admin):
What are the sound units like for trucks?
Could they be utilised for boats?
Tug-Kenny RIP:
Quite something Martin. £350 worth of clever digitising.
It is programmed with the complete sound effects of a truck, and there is no way of altering it. The timed sequences are out of this world and it's all automatic. One movement of the joystick starts a chain of reactions. The unit even shakes the cabin to simulatate cab vibrations.
For a demonstration on the Multi processor unit, may I recommend the YouTube films which guys have submitted. Made me smile, I can tell you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3KG0CzTEsI&feature=related
cheers
ken
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