Overland Track

Day 1 Friday

A 1929 Overland Manchester lorry photographed at Castle Combe .

Overland Track

Matt in the distance

High Sierra Overland

Yeah! More testing! If I wanted this to look like the Arctic, or like Wisconsin after the 2 feet of snow we just got, I'd quit now!

This is part of a series of photos detailing the construction of an obstacle course for Mini-Z Overlands.

For more about Mini-Z racing check out minispeedway.com.

More downtime is required to keep trucks and loaders operating efficiently.

West Footscray

LPC

American Independent's Day Vehicle Display Linnwood Estate, Guildford.

Overland Track

A massive concept vehicle, loosely based on a real vehicle called the Overland Train, which was manufactured by LeTourneau for the U.S. Army in the 1960's. The vehicle was 570 feet long, and could carry 150 tons of cargo over most any terrain. Sadly, the Army thought that newly developed, at the time, heavy lift helicopters made the concept outdated. And, in 1969, the vehicle was scrapped. However, the cab/tractor section still remains, as a display at Yuma Proving Grounds in Arizona.

Wikipedia on this vehicle and other similar machines: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overland_train

This model is actually a bit more primitive than the real thing, having no real replicated interior or exterior for the cab, and the trailer modules are far more primitive, not featuring drive, or steering. Due to the length and issues with getting the trailers to track straight, driving the thing indoors is virtually impossible. I also found out that the cab unit has all wheel steering, which I did not implement.

Kia Ora Hut on the Overland Track

The Overlander at the recently re-instated stop of Taihape, 26th March 2010

I got a couple of Mini-Z Overlands recently and after running around the RCP track and hitting a few jumps, I decided to build an obstacle course to be placed on the RCP track or to be used as a stand alone obstacle.

This is part of a series of photos detailing the construction of an obstacle course for Mini-Z Overlands.

For more about Mini-Z racing check out minispeedway.com.

Overland Track

Du Cane Hut.

Slightly blurry photo of the locomotive that would take us to Adelaide.

The Overland Track. Cradle Mountain - Lake St Clair National Park, Tasmania, Australia

the wrong way

Overland Track

overland through Libya

Overland Track

OK, time to seal it up and give the surface some toughness and durability. I am using some Elastomeric paint from Benjamin Moore. Very stretchy, can be built up in thickness and fills gaps and holes well. I am using several coats.

This is part of a series of photos detailing the construction of an obstacle course for Mini-Z Overlands.

For more about Mini-Z racing check out minispeedway.com.

Leaving Windy Ridge Hut on the last day.

View On Black

Bailey and Morgan Laplante - daughters of Michael and Christine Laplante and granddaughters of Barbara and John Laplante. Overland Park is a suburb of Kansas City.

Found aboard the Columbine heritage dome.