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  1. retunga

    2 years of R&D and the full models completed

    First off, thanks for your comments. Yes the models of the truck and excavtor are based on copies of nosports, and yes I have reworked them my changes, now if you look VERY carefully at the artworks of the Truck and Excavator you will see that I have indeed included Chriess name on the artworks...
  2. retunga

    2 years of R&D and the full models completed

    Lazgeorg, the scale in which the model was done in if I can remember correctly is either 1:24 or 1:25 but when you print the model on every page there is a mm scale that you need to keep to, basically print it with out scaling the paper up or down and it should work out. Zathros thanks for the...
  3. retunga

    2 years of R&D and the full models completed

    Well the Excavtor is now been uploaded and is just waiting to be approved, i will upload the rest in due course. R
  4. retunga

    2 years of R&D and the full models completed

    After much thought, I have decided that I am going to release the models for download, at the moment I am busy setting up download cloud and working on the webpage to host it. So Good news for many people. And yes it will be free. So watch this space. R
  5. retunga

    2 years of R&D and the full models completed

    Ok some more build photos, this time from the excavator, the first set is the swivl and making it one part with full moment: Here is some build photos of the bucket and arm assembly and moment of the bucket. Enjoy R
  6. retunga

    2 years of R&D and the full models completed

    Hi Nosports. No disrespect to your models. I have sent you a PM in your inbox, I do not see why we need to chat in the open about this. R
  7. retunga

    2 years of R&D and the full models completed

    No worrys, all Good. :thumb:
  8. retunga

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    Go CAD !! Aleks, the best way to do a design unfortunately is CAD. If you are going to do a design I would say it the correct way form the start, yes use pencil, paper and ruler, but whe comes to testing the building of piece CAD is in this case your friend in that you do not have to...
  9. retunga

    2 years of R&D and the full models completed

    Ok if any one is wondering why the photos have not yet been put up, I have posted the build photos 3 times now so as soon as the mod. has approved them you will see the build photos. :-) R
  10. retunga

    2 years of R&D and the full models completed

    Ok, Here is some other photos that I have taken of the final model. http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj13/quintin_cloud/DSCF5144.jpg http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj13/quintin_cloud/DSCF5139.jpg http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj13/quintin_cloud/DSCF5132.jpg...
  11. retunga

    2 years of R&D and the full models completed

    Hi All Thanks for the great words, what I will do is upload a few photos of the one arm for the crane arm during the build and a photo of a tool that made for doing gluing. Hopefully my build is up for build of the month.... R
  12. retunga

    2 years of R&D and the full models completed

    Here is two photos of the AutoCAD 3D model of the Mobile Crane arm in the concept stage, after the biuld of the first arm there was a couple of major changes done to the art work to get it to the final prototype model. http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj13/quintin_cloud/con1.jpg...
  13. retunga

    2 years of R&D and the full models completed

    So many questions..... At the moment I have not yet made my mind up on the models been a one off or releasing them.... there is still some work that does need to be done to the models to get them more buildable. I terms of software that I used, I used AutoCAD 2008, 2011 Mechcanical and...
  14. retunga

    2 years of R&D and the full models completed

    Hi All After 2 years of work and designing and re-designing I have finally completed my first set of models. I have designed a Excavator, Liebherr C964 Litronic, LowBoy trailer with removable gooseneck, Iveco 4 axle truck with a mobile crane on the back of the truck. Yes some people will...