crazyjim Posted October 1, 2011 Posted October 1, 2011 I missed the Mystery Model Theater 3000 show. What time was it on? Did anybody record it?
Dr. Cranky Posted October 1, 2011 Posted October 1, 2011 Well, Grandpa must have fallen asleep at the wheel! LOL! Where's our daily dose of eye candy? Go, Grandpa, GO!
GrandpaMcGurk Posted October 1, 2011 Author Posted October 1, 2011 Hang tight.....been detailing the turbine and slinging clay at more rats....they're everywhere!!!!! May have to call in reinforcements or even a gun ship. More pics soon.
Dr. Cranky Posted October 2, 2011 Posted October 2, 2011 Bring it on, the Aliens are getting restless in old Area 51.
GrandpaMcGurk Posted October 2, 2011 Author Posted October 2, 2011 Thanks guys, here's a few pics of the turbine, trans, hydrostatic pumps and transfer case for the RPV. She's got quite a few hard hours under her belt but still puts out plenty of power for alien rat crunching. Almost forgot the safety wire. Looks like that exhaust pipe got pretty hot a time or two!
Joe Handley Posted October 2, 2011 Posted October 2, 2011 I've recently heard that there is something like this going together in 1/1 for fastest monster truck 1/4 mile time record run!
Dr. Cranky Posted October 3, 2011 Posted October 3, 2011 WOW, nice turbine work. Keep it going. This thing is going to fly high!
David G. Posted October 3, 2011 Posted October 3, 2011 Very Cool! I love your take on the jet engine. David G.
GrandpaMcGurk Posted October 3, 2011 Author Posted October 3, 2011 (edited) Virgil, did you know that Eyegore showed up at my digs late last nite or did you send him? He was quite polite actually.......a little hard to understand (he doesn't speak clearly) but he was babbling something about I needed a bigger cat! Anyway, had to do a mock up to fit the engine into the chassis and snapped a few pics. Due the the graphic nature I have to recommend that small children be sent from the room and not allowed view them. As the RPV was being fired up for the first time, an alien rat was spotted in the hanger.........the vehicle wasn't battle ready yet so we just ran over it! And yes...I will have all the tire treads going in the same direction on the finished vehicle. Edited October 3, 2011 by GrandpaMcGurk
Dr. Cranky Posted October 3, 2011 Posted October 3, 2011 You, Sir, are clearly having a blast building this one!
LAone Posted October 3, 2011 Posted October 3, 2011 haha, thats wicked bro. keep up the great work. gotta keep them alien rats in check!
outlaw035 Posted October 4, 2011 Posted October 4, 2011 Area 51 gotta luv it...cranky u have invaded grandpa's brain cells...another one bits the dust....
GrandpaMcGurk Posted October 9, 2011 Author Posted October 9, 2011 (edited) Time to put some bite in this puppies bark........here's a few mock-ups of the quad M-60s and rocket tubes mounted, wiring, hydraulic lines, weathering etc. are now underway and I've started piecing together the body. Man, this old Revell Caddy kit has more sink holes than Florida. It's a multi piece piece body and it is waaaaay long in the tooth...oh, well, I'll just toss it in the pretty tank for a few hours. Edited October 9, 2011 by GrandpaMcGurk
Dr. Cranky Posted October 9, 2011 Posted October 9, 2011 It's a monster, all right. I love it. I hope you have it in time for Halloween! Keep up the great work.
Terror Posted October 10, 2011 Posted October 10, 2011 Thats gonna get em for sure.Just a thuoght but,I would paint the body to look like cheese.Nice work on this.
GrandpaMcGurk Posted October 10, 2011 Author Posted October 10, 2011 Well Virgil, I'll do a little strategically placed rust here and there just to keep EYEGORE happy, not much though, the troops like to keep their iron well maintained and battle ready. Terry, I like the idea about the cheesy body....but I'd want to use aged Swiss and I'm not sure I want to spend days drilling all those holes........it would make it easier to get rid of all these pesky sink holes though.....LOL.
Diesel Gypsy Posted October 10, 2011 Posted October 10, 2011 What a great thread, you guys are completely off your rockers. I'm loving the story & the build. Please, keep on with the keeping on.
GrandpaMcGurk Posted October 14, 2011 Author Posted October 14, 2011 (edited) Had the whole crew working on the rig the last few days trying to get it ready for some serious rat dispacthing. The crew chief grinned and said "guess we should give her a name". One of the guys, as he was installing the frosted bullet proof panels quipped "let's call it the ARK". I said......"Huh....why the Ark"? He responded......."A.R.K. (Alien Rat Killer)". So be it......from now on it'll be referred to as the ARK. Here's a few pics of it with the wiring, plumbing, bullet proof shields, firepower and suspension in place......it's hard to see but in the photo of the bottom side (if you look closely) you'll see a mural of the Statue of Liberty.....those rats don't stand a chance. Edited October 14, 2011 by GrandpaMcGurk
GrandpaMcGurk Posted October 14, 2011 Author Posted October 14, 2011 (edited) Here's a few more, it's almost ready for the body......woooooo woooooo! Edited October 14, 2011 by GrandpaMcGurk
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