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Posted 28 June 2013 - 05:40 PM
I gotta get some of these bodies but my Google foo is weak. Any one got a clue who makes them or where they can be acquired?
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Posted 28 June 2013 - 08:34 PM
I did one of these for a guy in Europe. He supplied the body. I did another one for RT 93 raceway for the Race For The Cure. Check with them as they might know where to get them.
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Posted 28 June 2013 - 09:30 PM
Wow love the look of those trucks! 
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Posted 28 June 2013 - 11:10 PM
got an email to em in thanks!
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Posted 29 June 2013 - 01:40 AM
Cool bodies!
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Posted 29 June 2013 - 10:27 AM
Hey Wes,
Curious to know what motor/chassis combo you plan to put under them?
Curious to know what motor/chassis combo you plan to put under them?
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Posted 29 June 2013 - 10:58 AM
JK sells Super Truck bodies.
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Posted 29 June 2013 - 12:18 PM
but not like these,I believe these in the photo have a retro chassis under them
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Posted 29 June 2013 - 12:26 PM
got in touch with Steve,the body that noose did for him was a jk,we are both looking now!
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Posted 29 June 2013 - 12:42 PM
Yeah---the bodies pictured above are VERY cool!!! Haven't seen them here in the states!! I'm guessing the UK?
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Posted 29 June 2013 - 04:10 PM
They are listed on JK's site all be it with no pictures http://www.jkproduct...ucts.asp?cat=37
Tatra , Caterpilla and Buggyra trucks....
Although trucks not quite as swoopy as the bodies above, still look awesome, found the JK list with pictures on
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Posted 29 June 2013 - 04:27 PM
yeah we have those,whats got everybody going is the wedge shape on these it looks like it would have a little more downforce than the jk bodies.
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Posted 01 July 2013 - 02:49 AM
I gotta get some of these bodies but my Google foo is weak. Any one got a clue who makes them or where they can be acquired?
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Cool
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Posted 01 August 2013 - 10:36 AM
Anyone got any info on these truck bodies? I would like to know where I can get a close look at them, or even better, my hands on one.
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Posted 08 August 2013 - 03:52 PM
stay tuned.....
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Posted 08 August 2013 - 04:47 PM
I did one of these for a guy in Europe. He supplied the body. I did another one for RT 93 raceway for the Race For The Cure. Check with them as they might know where to get them.
Joe,
Do you remember if it fit a 4" or 4.5" chassis?
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Posted 08 August 2013 - 05:22 PM
Sorry Bill I don't.
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Posted 08 August 2013 - 05:52 PM
Those and all super trucks, including "Euro Trucks" are 4.5.
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Posted 09 August 2013 - 01:35 AM
Raceway I go to gets the JK truck body's, probably from ERIC... We run then on standard 4" stamped steel chassis.. There is also a JK RTR W/4.5 laser cut chassis, but it is no longer in production... So troll eBay for them...
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Posted 22 August 2013 - 12:48 AM
No info on obtaining these bodies? It would be nice to hear from the owners of the ones that are pictured here. Is it a "club" thing or what? Special issue, private stock, or limited supply?
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Posted 22 August 2013 - 01:09 PM
The trucks in this photo are Brazilian made and, I'm reliably told, 1:20 scale. Made in São Paulo by Lineo Pestana Fernandes.
They have scratchbuilt chassis underneath them but not 'Retro' chassis in the current meaning of the word.
A long discussion on these trucks, and how to obtain the bodies, took place on Facebook a few weeks ago. You might have to scroll down a way to find them.
https://www.facebook...13305702076819/
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They have scratchbuilt chassis underneath them but not 'Retro' chassis in the current meaning of the word.
A long discussion on these trucks, and how to obtain the bodies, took place on Facebook a few weeks ago. You might have to scroll down a way to find them.
https://www.facebook...13305702076819/
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Posted 22 August 2013 - 07:29 PM
It doesn't say their 1/20-- in fact the first post says the Porsche and truck bodies are 1/24. FWIW Plus--looking at that picture--the trucks have the proper amount of spacing between them on the track to be 1/24. FWIW
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Posted 23 August 2013 - 12:38 PM
Thank's for the lead, but I was unable to view due to not being a subscriber to face book. Can anyone relay any info that was mentioned that would lead me to locating these trucks? Tim thank's for your post. That answers one question that I had, what scale are they?
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Posted 23 August 2013 - 03:56 PM
Fair point, Tim. I was only relaying my memory of a past discussion.
In actual fact the tractor unit from an articulated truck should be considerably wider than a race car in any scale, which should make these somewhere close to 1:30 scale by my rough reckoning.
Here's what my friend Andre wrote on that Facebook discussion, John.
"To all of you that have been asking about the beautiful 1/24 Porsche 962 and trucks from Lineo (São Paulo) :
The unpainted Porsche body (made in 0.30 mm lexan) costs R$ 40,00; painted R$ 100,00; complete Porsche less motor R$ 300,00.
Truck body, unpainted, made in 0.30 mm lexan : R$ 50,00; painted R$ 100,00; complete truck less motor R$ 350,00.
He will add to that the PayPal tax cost (I am not sure how much is that, perhaps 2,5% or 3%).
Postage from Brasil is not cheap, maybe R$ 40,00 for a box (the size of a shoe box).
£ 1.00 = R$ 3,20 / US$ 1.00 = R$ 2.20 / € 1.00 = R$ 2,80 at this moment. Rates have changed a lot lately."
The currency in Brazil was a bit volatile when I visited the place a while back. Good luck.
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In actual fact the tractor unit from an articulated truck should be considerably wider than a race car in any scale, which should make these somewhere close to 1:30 scale by my rough reckoning.
Here's what my friend Andre wrote on that Facebook discussion, John.
"To all of you that have been asking about the beautiful 1/24 Porsche 962 and trucks from Lineo (São Paulo) :
The unpainted Porsche body (made in 0.30 mm lexan) costs R$ 40,00; painted R$ 100,00; complete Porsche less motor R$ 300,00.
Truck body, unpainted, made in 0.30 mm lexan : R$ 50,00; painted R$ 100,00; complete truck less motor R$ 350,00.
He will add to that the PayPal tax cost (I am not sure how much is that, perhaps 2,5% or 3%).
Postage from Brasil is not cheap, maybe R$ 40,00 for a box (the size of a shoe box).
£ 1.00 = R$ 3,20 / US$ 1.00 = R$ 2.20 / € 1.00 = R$ 2,80 at this moment. Rates have changed a lot lately."
The currency in Brazil was a bit volatile when I visited the place a while back. Good luck.
Regards,
Steve-a-roonie Kempson
