Coolest Toy Truck Ever! (I WANT ONE!!!) By jerryscript (Read 860 times)

[jerryscript]

This is the coolest toy truck I have ever seen. It's a hand built Peterbilt model, strong enough to pull a pickup truck with the operator standing on the back of the model truck!!! AWESOME!

The truck is all hand built at 1:4 scale, powered by a 12V battery, has a mini compressor, real trumpet horns, a smoke machine and a crazy 1200 watt sound system that can rock your neighborhood. There are books and plans available in the comment section of the video on youtube if you want to build one yourself:


I WANT ONE!!!

[cyborg]

Somebody has way too much time on their hands,,, can you imagine what the guy could do if he restored an old triumph or Norton or better yet an old bmw or Ducati?Or to be more apropos to this forum an old Vespa or lambretta?

[jerryscript]

Yeah, but I bet he gets some sort of endorsement deal with Peterbilt to show up and different events. I'll bet he could end up paying for this rather expensive hobby that way at least, perhaps even earn enough for a more "worthy" project.

[cyborg]

Oh don't get me wrong whoever built that thing has some serious fabrication skills,,, very tastefully done,,, almost looks like he took a real one and got the shrink ray out,, couple things out of scale but not many,,, it is very cool,,, models are not my thing,,, I like to ride or drive what I build,,,, couple of my buddies got into rc planes and cars a while back,, now they have their garage rafters filled with toys,,,one of them took my advice and sold them all an got a klx250 dualsport ,, he's very happy,,,

[jct842]

I'm with cyborg, I would want to ride what I built. If I was the guy with the baby peterbuilt I would be looking to trade it for a bike.

[Guitarman]

I'd love to build a small plane and actually ride in it. Now THATS my kind of model building.

[richardv]

I guess you guys wouldn't be interested in hearing about my other hobby then.

[royldoc]

I do think it is awesome. Some people have way to much time and/or money on their hands. unfortunately I ain't one of those peoples. I do have quite a few r/c models though. Next model I build is gonna be a ultra light helicopter kit. I have been seriously looking at the mosquito.

Roy

[cyborg]

i did trains forever ago when i lived in buffalo,,,O gauge,,had a setup like Gomez Addams,,,,then i got into HO,,,,then i moved to socal,,,,all that stuff went away,,,now i build cars/rucks and bikes,,,mostly bikes,,,,wouldn't mind an older vespa px if i bump into one i'll grab it,,,we'll see,,stuff falls into my lap sometimes,,,that PB is very cool ,,a little too much for me,,,but whatever rings your bell

[richardv]

I've built a few cars and bikes myself but now would be happy with something more manageable. That is why I've come here a couple other scooter sites. I preciously modeled N gauge and just restarted in HO but that hobby sure has gotten expensive. I don't expect my layout to advance quickly so need a more affordable and useful pastime. The down side is that scooters (mo-peds) are still a bite rare and pricy around here.

[jerryscript]

Jan 26, 2015 12:37:25 GMT -6 royldoc said:

I do think it is awesome. Some people have way to much time and/or money on their hands. unfortunately I ain't one of those peoples. I do have quite a few r/c models though. Next model I build is gonna be a ultra light helicopter kit. I have been seriously looking at the mosquito.

Roy

I don't fly RC planes, but I do fly RC ornithopters. I have an Avitron that looks so much like a bird that it actually gets chased by birds! Some day I do want to design and build my own with a camera, I've built a couple of rubber band models so far, till then you can find me and my bird flapping away on windless days at the park.

[cyborg]

That has got to be the coolest toy I've seen in my life,,,

[cyborg]

I'm sure some controlling idiot weaponized the thing already,,, but it is a very cool thing

[jct842]

Thats is a neat bird. One place I looked prices it at $99 so its not out of reach for an average guy.

[richardv]

It is a bite pricy for some but it still a very cool bird.