Well it's been a while since I posted anything. I've been very busy at work and with family stuff and this build has suffered!!
After stripping the model down and taking a good look at it, it became obvious that this model isn't a suitable model to convert to RC. The quality is much lower then that of the Bruder.
So after a long while of deciding if I wanted to continue I donated the Deere to a freind, who has used it for another project, and I have bought a Bruder CAT!!
I have a couple of projects that I need to finish before I convert the Bruder, but as soon as I do I will BLOG about it.
Thanks to everyone who has taken a look and please keep an eye open for updates soon...........
Start
Today I have decided to start a blog about converting
a Britains Deere 200D 1:16 digger into a RC model. I've played around with the
idea for at least a year, but after finding this blog about a Bruder RC Catapillar conversion by Jaegermeister(In Dutch), I decided it was time to make a start at
doing my own. A lot of my conversion will be based on the conversion
Jaegermeister has already done, so I do not and can not take credit for
everything I'm about to do. I'm starting with a different base model, but I
hope to make a model that's as least as good as Jaegermeisters.
Taken apart
This evening I made a start with taking the model
apart. This went surprisingly well. I have converted a Bruder tractor into a RC
model, and I have to say that the Bruder models are put together really well,
better then the Britain one. I have already seen a potential problem, the mast
is really narrow at the end, and I'm worried I'm not going to be able to
fit a servo in there. Below
is a photo of the model taken apart.
A photo of the model taken apart.
Access door
Now that I have taken everything apart, I was looking
at the upper deck and decided to make an access door. The engine cover looks
like the logical choose, using a sharp knife I cut repeatedly along the edge of
the engine compartment. The corners were a little harder, but I have seen that
other people use sewing yarn to cut small areas of plastic, to my surprise it
works well. It can be a little tricky to keep a constant tension. In this photo
you can see how this turned out.
Parts arrived
When I arrived home today there was a package waiting for me, with some hardware parts. The geared wheel, axel joints, universal joint with M6 inserts. The wood drill bit I got a local hardware store.
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