Chris K Posted January 9 This is currently my only truck build. It's meant to be a Post Apocalypses RV that was patched together from various bits to roam the wasteland. I started with an Autocar Dump Truck and Italeri 20' Container. Reefer unit converted to HVAC system, Air Filtration, Power Fan, Custom front bumper and a frame mounted generator to name a few of the upgrades. Stretched frame, new wheels and tires, pusher axle and many 3d printed parts leads us to where we are today. Occasionally I add a few more bits to it as I find or design files. Hope you enjoy, I know it's a bit different from what you're used to. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Johnny M Posted January 9 Hey -- That looks like my camper! Also: Autocars rule! Johnny 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gary Chase Posted January 10 Pretty wild build, that took some imagination, well done. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris K Posted January 10 (edited) Thanks guys. I still piddle with it now and then, add things make improvements. When I first built it I wanted it to look like the builder just slipped a piece of pipe in where the stack was, but now I keep thinking I need to make it look like they supported it at the top of the cab. Little things like that. Edited January 11 by Chris K Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brian Conn Posted January 10 ..........Interesting build. This bears more than just a striking resemblance to some of the oil field trucks I've seen down around Great Bend, Ks. Some of the trucks are X-Army 6X6's others are the usual makes that are found in the oil fields. Like yours, they tend use the conex/road-railer containers for storage, to house generators, shops, field offices, etc. etc. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris K Posted January 12 For anyone interested, here's the build thread on this rig. https://community.hobbylinkinternational.com/index.php?threads/post-apocalypse-rv-build.304/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brian Conn Posted January 14 ...I see from the link you provided (build thread) that you did some printing.....looking to getting into that myself.....couple of questions: 1) Did you scan anything or just printed from files? I'm leaning towards wanting to scan since I build masters of pieces that I resin cast...seems to me that the scan-print process would be easier/quicker vs. making a mold and resin casting. 2) Is the process fairly easy as far as printing in a particular scale (1:25) or scales of the same item. (1:32 and 1:25) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris K Posted January 14 I didn't do any scanning. How I came up with my parts depended on what I was doing. With the kit parts, such as the frame extension I simply measured the kit part and duplicated those dimensions. Other parts, such as the reefer and APU.....I found a bit of dimensional information on the internet and then just interpreted the rest based on those dimensions and photos. Once you have an item modeled, it's pretty easy to re-scale it to another size. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted January 17 Cool project! Nice work! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
