Who owns the Attex Molds

[Don]

I just saw the pictures of the Attex with the square lights- already been done! Here's a link to Steve C's machines in Australia. He's living in Carolina now and I think I've talked him into stopping by Busco next weekend (the machines are still in Australia).

Just playing around with some new headlights on an Attex...what do you guys think? any opinions? remember it's just photoshopped (and not very good at that, just thrown together), and the yellow couldn't be changed, but maybe a glossy black fiberglass attex? that's the next project...

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and a special thanks to jpswift1 for letting me use his picture!

[AndyL]

dang someone already took my idea lol...i've been sketching some "modern" attex designs that resemble the old one but look newer. i still like the old school look too.

[techfx]

I just saw the pictures of the Attex with the square lights- already been done! Here's a link to Steve C's machines in Australia. He's living in Carolina now and I think I've talked him into stopping by Busco next weekend (the machines are still in Australia).

I swear I saw that Attex truck at Tru-Way RV (late 80s/early 90s) and my uncle telling us it was going to Austrailia, Square headlights and all! It was the first attex truck I saw (not knowing attex actually manufactured them) and thought somebody just modified an attex. It would be cool to confirm that is the same machine.

[AndyL]

just found some interesting files on my computer...i wanted to make my own "new attex" since i was probably 14 years old or so...attached are two different sketches that i hand-drew on paint way back then lol.

Resembles the old style with different headlights:



New Attex Altogether


A 4 seater Attex that I copied from a Max IV


Okay so I was obsessed with 6 wheelers...and i still am lol

[rdr]

A friend showed me photos of a four seat ATV that strangly looked like a them Max 4... The rig was yellow with black hull, and had Attex on the front of it....

I've also done thermal forming and you are best to use a male mold for doing that.

As for what is better for the bodies it all deppends on what you are doing. You get poly real cold and it shatters like glass. Well done fiberglass you can beat on it at 20 below and nothing happens I know this from working in a cold storage. We never took the poly totes into the deep freeze area, most all the time we used paper or wood boxes, with a heavy poly liner that was made for the cold, but even it would brake after it got down to 30 to 35 below. Yet we used fiberglass totes everywhere.

Oh well have fun

hi famm . i have layed fiberglass in fountain powerboats .Fountain Powerboats so while your glass idea is a good one . it;s not a idea for our amph . trees stumps . rocks . does not do well with glass .. our poly does great it does not crack or bust when you hit a tree or rock . i have given my max hell and it still not busted or cracked . as for cold weather . i'm not going to be out in 20 below 0 weather . robbie

[Don]

[A friend showed me photos of a four seat ATV that strangly looked like a them Max 4... The rig was yellow with black hull, and had Attex on the front of it....

Like this?

http://www.6x6world.com/images/brochures/Amphibious-ATVs-Attex-literature-2.jpg

That's the legendary Attex 750, which probably never made it into production and most likely, from what they tell me, was a RIM painted yellow for the brochure. I looked for one of them for a long time until someone told me my search was futile.

You get poly real cold and it shatters like glass.

How cold? I've badly abused some HDPE bodies in the dead of winter with no real problems. Not the sub-zero temps like western NY where I grew up (ABS bodied Attexes would break pretty darned easy when they were that cold) but in the teens and twenties.

[jeffery9076]

attex

found this info Route6x6.com Discussion Forum: Attex Bodies

[AndyL]

Jeff thanks for that link. I have reviewed every thread on the route6x6 board and found one with a guy who was asking if anyone was interested in having some bodies made, claiming he now owns the molds. He did not list his contact information and there's no way to email him.

UPDATE:

I have spoken to a plastic forming company that is able to vacuum-form the bodies for a really low cost, especially if it's in black. I either need to locate the original molds or make my own and resize the mold large because HDPE shrinks when cooled down. Anyway if ANYONE can give me any information or leads to where/who has the molds, or is interested in helping me search them down. I have everything else lined up to make this happen as soon as the molds are found and the person is willing to let this company press bodies from it.

If you have ANY ideas you can respond on here or PM me.

[wildtexasranger]

Was just wondering ?????

Dont get me wrong on any of this guys or gals .. I think the Attex is a great 6x6 . If you could get a good body in great shape couldnt you have it 3D scan by a computer to make a new mold,and to make it better in some ways(like to put bigger tires on it.) Make a 4 person body too.. If you couldnt find the person that has the mold.But then again I dont know how that would work , you might need to contact an attorney to do that too.Like I said I was just wondering ????????

[AndyL]

Dont get me wrong on any of this guys or gals .. I think the Attex is a great 6x6 . If you could get a good body in great shape couldnt you have it 3D scan by a computer to make a new mold,and to make it better in some ways(like to put bigger tires on it.) Make a 4 person body too.. If you couldnt find the person that has the mold.But then again I dont know how that would work , you might need to contact an attorney to do that too.Like I said I was just wondering ????????

Wild, I completely agree with you regarding the upgrades. The reason for finding the current molds is a HUGE savings in cost and replacement bodies can be made for a very low cost through my source.

I would agree on a 4 seater that is actually an 8x8, and that and the 6x6 be able to fit 26" tires. the 3d scanner you are talking about is a very expensive process, and in order to form HDPE correctly, it still needs plumbing built into it to run water to cool the mold/plastic down while forming. that can't be done with a 3D scanner. There are also currently no rights to the molds or anything the company had to its name that I have been told of.
Great ideas

[Stevo]

Yep, Truway did sell that Attex to us

I swear I saw that Attex truck at Tru-Way RV (late 80s/early 90s) and my uncle telling us it was going to Austrailia, Square headlights and all! It was the first attex truck I saw (not knowing attex actually manufactured them) and thought somebody just modified an attex. It would be cool to confirm that is the same machine.

G'day TechFX,

I was at the Busco Beach ride with the gang this weekend.

I just saw your post on the site and did want to say that I do believe it is the very same Attex Lil Truck that you saw! Amazing!!

Dave Burrs (Truway RV) sold it to us back in 1991(ish). It is an awesome machine, but we have had some reliability issues with the G50b. I just learned of Dave's passing. I never met Dave, but I chatted to him on the phone a few times and e-mailed back and forth quite a bit. He was a great bloke and I am very sad to hear he passed away.

God's grace to Donna and the family.

[AndyL]

The molds still are not popping up...The owner of them is unknown...There are two options, and I may do both of them:

1. Reconstruct a "new mold" with an updated sleeker design of the Attex. The only drawback is that it will not match up with the old bodies, but the new ones will be deeper and can accommodate larger tires, etc. I will take the suggestion from this thread and other similar threads and make a mold. This probably will not start until my Christmas break, spring break, or maybe next summer. It will happen thought because I am serious about this project.

2. I know the owner of the Hustler molds and I spoke with him earlier today. I may consider making a small run of Hustler bodies because I can build them into racers as well. I would mold them in all black as of now. Is anyone interested in Hustler shells?

[techfx]

G'day TechFX,

I was at the Busco Beach ride with the gang this weekend.

I just saw your post on the site and did want to say that I do believe it is the very same Attex Lil Truck that you saw! Amazing!!

Dave Burrs (Truway RV) sold it to us back in 1991(ish). It is an awesome machine, but we have had some reliability issues with the G50b. I just learned of Dave's passing. I never met Dave, but I chatted to him on the phone a few times and e-mailed back and forth quite a bit. He was a great bloke and I am very sad to hear he passed away.

God's grace to Donna and the family.

Thanks Stevo - got the PM and replied. It was good to meet you (at least electronically). I'll pass this on to my Aunt.

[evil8x8]

Jeff thanks for that link. I have reviewed every thread on the route6x6 board and found one with a guy who was asking if anyone was interested in having some bodies made, claiming he now owns the molds. He did not list his contact information and there's no way to email him.

UPDATE:

I have spoken to a plastic forming company that is able to vacuum-form the bodies for a really low cost, especially if it's in black. I either need to locate the original molds or make my own and resize the mold large because HDPE shrinks when cooled down. Anyway if ANYONE can give me any information or leads to where/who has the molds, or is interested in helping me search them down. I have everything else lined up to make this happen as soon as the molds are found and the person is willing to let this company press bodies from it.

If you have ANY ideas you can respond on here or PM me.

I apologize for bringing up this old thread but today while working on the cnc router I got an idea. It would be very easy and cheap to make a mold for vacuum forming on a cnc router. If you make a 3D model, it can be turned into a series of 2D slices that can be cut out of MDF on a cnc router. The slices can than be glued together and sanded smooth. Heck, I could probably even make these molds.

[AndyL]

hey evil8x8...that sounds like a great idea...i've put this kinda of on the back burner since college is so busy along with other things, but i am still interesting in replicating these molds sometime...let's keep it in mind and see what we can figure out...by the way, couldn't we just use an old body as the 3D model?