Custom Tamiya Grand Hauler Build
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 พ.ค. 2024
- I've had some requests for a video on my truck build, so here it is! Watch as I describe how I customized this Tamiya Grand Hauler kit build and what parts I used, modified, and made from scratch. I also include pictures from my build to help show the changes. In the end I run it for the first time with my Taranis X9E tray radio.
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Your singing is far better than the music on Gavin's channel.
Amazing truck! Well done.
This rig is absolutely awwwwwesoooome!!!! I want to build a grand hauler bad, but It has to be stretched for sure, that makes it look sick!! Great work!!
"My truck is really lonnnnng"..
THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID.!!
Stay safe out there mate & best wishes from Scotland 🏴 🙏 ❤️ 📻 🕹️ 🔋 🏎️ 🚓 🚔 🚖 🚗 🚙.!
You should be extremely proud of that rig, it is amazing with all that detail!
That a beautiful truck
Thanks!
Man what ta great job!!!!! You know your s***! enjoyed the video
That's a sweet rig !!! Love the extended frame and all the details . Amazing truck .
Karl pretty cool doesn't even begin to make it justice this is absolutely mind blowing over the top bad ass.
Wow this thing looks real. Great scale work!!
Hmm! Oh my yes this was an amazing video. The modifications were awesome indeed. The end result looks like the Pete's rolling the big road across the country! #keepontruckin 👍🏼
Absolutely incredible!!
What a sick looking build, I luv it
Magnifique vidéo
Absolutely beautiful work Karl
Awesome! I've been watching a bunch of Hauler videos lately. That always means I'm about to build one. I just haven't admitted it yet!
This is an insane built
best truck on TH-cam still
Wish I had a build like this
Awesome work Sir 👍🏽
Scale truck show your truck would get my vote hands down. Your attention to how front bumper looks is totally next level. From there every other detail is outstanding.
KOOL MAN NICE JOB!
Love it !
Looks good 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
Nice Custom build 👍🏼
Wow 👌 Yours truck looks fantastic .
Really very good job congratulations the most beautiful Lorry on TH-cam
Boss Man! U showed ur ass on that build👍🦾💥💯 damn good looking Rig!
one cool looking grand hauler {peterbilt]
it so beautiful wow you are very talented
Thank you very much.this is a great help that will help me finish mine. Thanks
Hi would you sell this
Nice job on the truck
best truck on youtube
Nice build.
Bad ASS Ride Dude RESPECKT
love it
Looks really really nice very sharp build only thing I would like to see is the double frame like the real truck would have with the longer wheelbase but other than that it’s pretty darn close to perfect great job karl
Sick
Helluva job! Hope to see ya at some of the shows.....I have 6 trucks and 7 trailers very expensive and addicting hobby 😞
very cool！
It's so 😍 beautiful wooowwwww
As a truck driver here in the states, that is the absolute most awesome rc semi ever. My Peterbilt is a stretched out flat top in solid white. Im sure you've been asked to sell that many many times. 😁
i wish some company would sell them RTR thats awesome karl's Krafts
Besutifull truck
Thanks
NICE RIG KARL 🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙
그거 좋은 영상이야. 아주 좋은 채널이다. 👍😎😍👍
Very nice paint. I'd have to say very well put together, but why no opening hood? That would take it to the next step above the rest
No particular reason. Just didn't.
Capo rc makes an RC air compressor with air shocks. You might could rig some air suspension up like the real ones
I’d love to buy one of those trailers
RC and motorcycle videos? Subscribed!
So would you look at that.. I was just saying I wish I had a video that explained what this one just did.. LOL Awesome ride brother. Thanks for the tour and list of "what and wheres".
Nice Rigg bud...
Good afternoon my friend I love the truck. I just got me a kit and I’m going to get a 32 frame rails from semi Joe but we are having a hard time finding a place for suspension. What did you do for suspension?
For the rear I flattened the springs and I think I needed to trim the axle a little with a dremil. The front has a 1CM drop axle from ebay. I think it would be better to use a 5mm drop axle though, or even possibly just the original and flatten the springs a bit.
Ok what did you do for front leaf springs? Semijoe told me I need to find some smaller leaf springs but he said no one makes them
@@bradleybarnett2058 i just flattened them out and slid the axle further forward on them think to line up with the 3d printed printed Petehood and fenders.
I like how you talked about the paint but left out how did the paint (stripes) come on man! 😒
My bad! It was really simple. I had pre-cut the masking for each layer by hand with a razor blade and 12 inch scale as a straight edge. I used Frisket Film for these details. It doesn't bleed or leave a big edge like tape. In between each layer of paint, I put the masking for the next layer and sprayed away! I let it dry about a week between each coat, and sprayed the minimum required to not have a patchy layer. This way the Krylon was dry in the week and wouldn't wrinkle when I sprayed the next coat. Then each coat I let it tack up about 20 min before spraying the next coat so the solvent could evaporate and not be trapped and cause wrinkling on the paint underneath.
A truly splendid job!
I have a question: can you tell me what brand the wheels are and where did you buy them? They are really beautiful.
Thanks and congratulations again
They are Integy T5 wheels and RC4WD LoRider tires. I found them on their respective company sites and using the part numbers found/ordered from Amazon.
I have a question about how you connected the OB1 blue tooth system and your MFC? I have tried a bunch of different variations of connecting my OB1 and the Tamiya MFC 01 including using the connection schematic the folks from the OB1 Facebook sent me. The schematic they /. sent to me is poor quality. I am running a to channel Frysky radio which I which but I know the issue is not radio because it has the same issue with my Futaba radio as well as setting up a friends Spectrum . Any assistance or knowledge you might pass along would be greatly appreciatedLM
I'll look around and get back to you. I don't remember off hand but see what I can find.
Check this video. I think I wire it up here. But I think it was very simple and straightforward. th-cam.com/video/Uyi2giaOpSo/w-d-xo.htmlsi=CdtavdxIa75FbXoB
Any suggestions on how to wire the lights and are you going to get the Beier SFR-1 light kit? Thanks and great build.
I've thought about it and probably will one day. I've taken a break from this project. Lots of time spent and it seemed never ending. I f you do not have the MFC01 I would not get it. I would try the Beier. The MFC01 doesn't really have the capability to run all the lights I wanted to, and really every part of it sucks. The only parts I like are the special functions and sound. The ESC, Servo controls, light controller are all inadequate for modern day style and components.
@@KarlsKrafts
Thanks I'm new to this so what would you recommend instead of the mfc-01.
@@dion7470 I haven't tried it yet, but I'd recommend the Beier SFR-1. It does say it's for "experts" and requires programming and soldering. But it has a manual on their page to check out before purchasing so you can see if you think you'd be able to handle it before buying. hobbyconcepts.net/products/beier-sfr-1-sound-light-speed-control. It is as cheap as the lowest price MFC01 I could find, and less than half the MSRP for the MFC01 so you could almost kill 3 of them for the full price of the MFC01.
Short of that, I'd recommend finding each component individually. Find a nice crawler esc that pairs nicely to a motor of your choice, find the servos that size that you choose(high torque or std), find a cheap BEC that can push the amps needed for your servos(you don't need controller for steering, shift or 5th wheel, just enough channels on TX/RX), find a cheap sound unit(there's a bunch on Amazon/Ebay), and same for light controller. Find a cheap one. I'm not pointing to anything in particular because there's a wide variety out there that would be great, especially depending on what you wanted(for example: you don't want blinkers or you only want on off for lights, no functions)
I'd also recommend getting an FRsky TX/RX. They have a learning curve, but for the money(very cheap compared to spektrum/futaba) they have so much capability that if your really interested in RC you can't go wrong and it can do any RC model you want to use, as long as you can program it. There's tons of folks that know alot and are willing to help set it up, also open-txu.org/ that has a guide to walk you through it(that's what I used to learn how to set mine up).
The MFC01 was designed before there were any other options for these type of functions. It's very simple and outdated technology. But it put all these functions together in a way that you could easily follow instructions, plug and play, and allowed you to only use a 4ch TX/RX. Nowadays, there are brushless motors, lipo batteries, cheap 18ch TX/RX like frsky taranous, many other light controllers and sound controllers. So while the plug and play follow directions for one simple package is cool, it only works if you want to use stuff that would have been around 20 years ago, and only use what it was intended to do. If you want something custom, it doesn't work. If you want different motors it doesn't quite work. If you don't want blinkers, it doesn't work that way. So if your planing to build the kit as originally intended by Tamiya the MFC01 is a quality product that would work well. If you wish to do a custom build or give yourself options for the future, don't waste money buying it because you will need to replace it the minute you go beyond what comes in the kit.
Amazing job! I'm looking for the rims you have with the center caps but integy t8 rims don't have a center cap. They have this black spot in the middle where chrome should be.
They do have centercaps, thats exactly what these are. You can get them with different color center caps.
The black spot is the acess hole to put your wheel nut on. Once thats on you screw the centercap on to cover it. But i did get integy t8s and they came with these center caps.
It looks like yours match the rims not really into the color ones...
Thank you
This the descriptions from there site.
This one has no center cap
Machined Alloy T8 Front Wheel Set for Hex Type 1/14 Scale Tractor Trucks C27649SILVER
These are the fronts i got. I got the matching rears too. They dont say centercap, but they do come with them. www.amazon.com/dp/B01KKJONQC/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fabc_A08H87V6HW3R3CNN7S2V?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
Awesome, Good job👍👍👍!!! Where didchya find the lowboy heavy equipment trailer & the trackhoe at during the introduction of your vido???
I made the lowboy, all TIG welded steel. The Trackhoe is a TopRace TR-211. It's all metal but electric and slightly smaller scale, but it looks good on the back. LOL
@@KarlsKrafts Okie dokie. Thankya for the reply back. Awesome!!! Keep up the good work. would you make any other lowboy detachables for sale???
@@truckerray7533 not planning on it. This is just a hobby for me at this point.
@@KarlsKrafts Okie dokie. . . . .10-4! Copy that! I appreciate the reply back!
is your front fender Pete Custom Fender style 1 or 2? great job love the truck
I dont remember. I think I picked the one that had bigger dimensions.
Idk if you’ll see this but you should sell custom ones of these to people cuz I’d pay to get one similar to yours
I'd love to, but I've started doing that with diecast cars and currently booked for a while with 1/64 customs.
Where did you and what is the sound system for it cuz that is awesome as well
The sound system is part of the Tamiya MFC01. It includes sound, lights, and the speed control for the motor.
Love your truck just wondering if semi joes sells the 32” framerails
Yup, thats where I got them!
I can’t find them on the website
@@EthanSilveira I can't find custom blank ones that length anymore, but he does have predrilled that length. If you want blank you may be able to hit him up on Facebook and see if he can hook you up. Here's the link to the predrilled ones and you can choose the length and suspension options to have it drilled to. semijoerctruckshop.com/index.php?id_product=1063&controller=product
@@KarlsKrafts thank you this is a big help
Good evening my friend, congratulations on the work, really a beautiful machine. could you please let me know the types and color codes used?
I just used Krylon spray painy. Colors Banner Red, Gloss Black, and Gloss White.
I’m so sorry I just can’t find them on the website
nice video, I am going to try to build one my self for the first time in a while. I want to build a rc 1/14 scale with low boy trailer with all of the extra thing that go in it and want to haul a 1/14 excavator on it and what kind of radio (something that does not cost a lot) thanks and where to find the kits at, I am in San Antonio, Texas
For the Tamiya Grand Hauler kit I started with, I just shopped Amazon for the best price. As far as all the extra parts like Pete hood, fenders, light bezels, and cab lights I went to www.truescale-rc.com/. Other parts were longer frame rails, grill, drive shafts and I got those from semijoerctruckshop.com. Then I got other bits like the RC4WD LoRider tires, the swan on the grill, bumpers, and Integy T5 wheels searching Amazon and Ebay. Then there was tons of custom work I did. The trailer was complete scratch build welded up with all steel. The excavator is a Top Race TR-211M I got off Amazon.
@@KarlsKrafts can you do a video of it at night with the lights on pls
I think if I had a stretch frame like that, I'd had to put a super king sleeper on it.
I dont drive a real truck, but I do like the way stretched frame looks! Im not a fan of the way huge sleepers look.
@@KarlsKrafts I'm only a fan of the bigger sleeper because I spent 16 years on the road so I'm always looking at the practical side of trucking. I would of only put the king sleeper on yours with opening doors to have the custom interior. I just thought as beautiful as it is on the outside, it deserves the same on the interior. I didn't realize your earlier videos were from a year ago( bad habit not looking at timelines) so ignore those comments. I'm going to do a 1/25 Diamond Reo and it looks like I'll have to follow your lead to build my lowboy trailer for it, since they don't seem to make the drop neck series in 1/25 that I can find. Building it like the truck and trailer my dad owned back in the day. Again, fantastic job. God bless.
Hey Karl, nice job! Curious are you using 4 in 1 module or Frsky Rx? Trying to set up my MFC-01 to function with my X9E 4in1 Orange Rx...confusing..
Neither.... im using a DIY module. I took the Xmit chip out of my DX6i and put it on a board i found on banggood.com and stuck that in a 3d printed box in the module bay and wired up to an antenna that i mounted in the prexisting hole on the top of the x9E. All i needed to do was select the right modulation in the settings for the model and bind it.
All i needed to do... It was confusing and took me about a week to set the radio up. Although I never used any kond of opentx before... Once i figured it out it was a simple process.
I'm making a little progress but can't get the lights to work, would you mind posting a pic of your settings for inputs and mixes, in opentx?
@@blairg420 This work for you? th-cam.com/video/ENzHowV-3o0/w-d-xo.html
That’s sick ass rig brother.. could you please tell me where did you buy this full set up.. thanks
I bought the Tamiya Grand hauler kit on Amazon, the hood and front fenders from Shapeways, the bumpers, grill, lights, wheels, tires, and other electronics from a mix of semijoerctruckshop.com/, www.truescale-rc.com/, ebay, and Amazon. I built the trailer from raw steel.
@@KarlsKrafts thanks a lot chief..
Where did you get the extra light bezels for the back of the cab and the ones you put on the plate between the fuel tanks?
www.truescale-rc.com/collections/building-supplies/products/ts-5mm-led-bezels-clear. They are currently out of stock.
Mr. Karl, is there any way that you may have or know the sizes of metal to build a Semi Bottom Dump Trailer. I see pictures of them, but I can’t find any Info on the material, or Length and width. Any help will do. Thank you for your time.
I do not know. I'd go to metal supplier and check some out and see if it looks/feels good to you. There is no right or wrong.
Where did u get the light buckets that u have on the back of the sleeper?
www.truescale-rc.com/
Nice 👌 Nice work 👍 almost 👏 like the real Deal what the wheelbase what 300? Plus ➕ still real nice 👌 O.G. CALIFORNIA DIRT HAULER. Out 10-4
Hello, I am a truck model builder from Germany and I find the lowered front axle on your truck interesting. Can you tell me whether you built it yourself or bought it like that? Unfortunately, I am looking in vain for such an axle for my truck
Greetings Dave from Germany
Got it from ebay. Here is a similar one. www.ebay.com/itm/Alum-1cm-Lower-Front-Axle-Upright-Bar-for-Tamiya-1-14-Semi-Grand-Hauler-Truck-/252062852451?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0
@@KarlsKrafts hello karl thank you for the link I just have to see how the axle fits under my Peterbilt 379 from the model company WEDICO because tamiya is a bit bigger
Greetings from Berlin in Germany
Would you have a link to this 2scale rc? i like those led lights with lenses
www.truescale-rc.com/
How much would you charge me to customize a body like yours and paint it With a custom design
Put a 3s battery in that bad boy. It will go
Did you lower the rear of the truck as well or just the front?
I lowered the rear also. The tires are smaller diameter, but I also flattened rear springs a bit to lower supsension and then trimmed some parts to clearance the axles.
Where can I buy a truck like that for my 8 year old boy?
Can you send me the websites that you got your parts from I want to build one like yours but I want to build a stand up sleeper 379 peterbuilt
I got a bunch from E-bay, some from Amazon, others from www.truescale-rc.com/, and a bunch from www.semijoerctruckshop2.com/. Enjoy. There was far too many parts to list which ones I got where but those 4 locations were the only places I ordered from.
Great truck where can I get the axels to lower the truck front and back
I found the front axle on Ebay 10mm lowering axle. For the rear I just flattened the springs and trimmed the frame a little to clear the original axles.
Perfect thank you
What’s the difference in the wheels from t8 or other numbers.?
@@AlexGarcia-di7mf Looks like different hub cap designs and different hole designs?
What size or where thickness of styrene did you get and where. Thanks in advance.
Also the trailer did you make that or is that a custom kit from someone
The trailer is built from scratch. It's all steel!
Crazy did you make plans for it or just from you head, you may have a good thing there cuz I want one now.
@@doncampbell3244 Just built as I went. It's a one off.
I need to find a builder for a custom one of these
What mfu would you reccomend instead of the tamiya?
Beier SFR-1 seems to have some good recommendations. This is the first and only mfu I have used.
Amazing job . You Bulid me same truck
They sell a few different style pete fenders. Do you remember which style you bought ?
I compared measurements got the biggest one. If you look, one of the dimensions is slightly different than the rest. I dont know how accurate those are and what they look like, but thats how I chose. Lol
@@KarlsKrafts ok thanks. Did you sand the hood/fenders before painting ?
@@charlieromeoh Yes I did. The 3d printed stuff didn't sand easy either. Seemed like it took forever!
Who made that low boy ? I need that In my life
I did
@@KarlsKrafts my hats off too you sir
What Radio are you running
Originally a DX6I, then swapped to Frsky X9E. Still using Spektrum RX but plan to redo the truck to add hydraulics for the trailer, adjustable suspension, replace the MFU, and swap out to a 16ch rx at some point in near future.
How much weight can one of those pull?
Ive never tested it to f8nd a max, but.I have seen videos of people standing on their trailers and truck still pulling it.
How many channels does the transmitter have?
16 channels up to 32
U DO GREAT JUST DRAG IT OUT ALITTLE BIT SOMETIMES
Where do your buy all these custom parts?
ebay, amazon, semijoerctruckshop.com, and truescale-rc.com. Besides that I modified some and made some of my own as well.
@@KarlsKrafts I appreciate you thanks for the information am very interested in this hobby.
Just asking if you happen to be selling you rig?
No sir
Can I get some links for you , I’m wanting to get into this hobby . Having troubles finding real parts like these.
semijoerctruckshop.com/ and www.truescale-rc.com/
Between them, you can find most anything.
Where did you get the 1cm drop kit?
E-bay it was 10 or 15$. Im going to rem9ve it though. It doesn't have enough ground clearance under the axle. Can either flatten out springs or make new moubts to achieve this then have more clearance under axle.
@@KarlsKrafts Thank you, and pleasedon't remove incase I want to get it please.
Also, isit just the front bumper?
Where do you buy your lighting at?
I bought many parts from all over the web, then put them together with a lot of custom work by myself.
can u tell me what parts u used on the truck
Not really, most parts were random e-bay finds with no part numbers or parts I modified. The grill and wheels/tires are the only parts that were bolt on. Even the driveshafts... 2 were bolt on, I built the 3rd by modifying and rebuilding the 3rd as there wasn't a matching driveshaft the size I needed. As far as all the extra parts like Pete hood, fenders, light bezels, and cab lights I went to www.truescale-rc.com/. Other parts were longer frame rails, grill, drive shafts and I got those from semijoerctruckshop.com. Then I got other bits like the RC4WD LoRider tires, the swan on the grill, bumpers, and Integy T5 wheels searching Amazon and Ebay. Then there was tons of custom work I did. The trailer was complete scratch build welded up with all steel.
@@KarlsKrafts how can I build my own
@@allenpace1449 I dont know your skill level or fab abilities, so I'd recommend just building a Tamiya Grand Hauler kit and then upgrade and replace parts sith nicer custom ones you find as you find them or learn how to modify/fab them.
@@KarlsKrafts could u make me one
Where is the grill from
Its a Lesu grill I ordered from semijoerctruckshop.com/
Where can I get one
Mostly custom, however it started as a Tamiya Grand Hauler which is widely available through hobby stores and the internet.
Were can i buy them at
These are not for sale. Full custom!
Yeah i know what website
Do you have a link to 3D printed rc?
shpws.me/Ko93
Do u happen to do custom work
No, not currently