dabelltoller

hey gang well now that my twins are 5 months and on a somewhat reutine im looking to make the 1/16 peterbilt into a custom with a grain hopper to boot similar to the one i built once before, that or i might make it into a day cab with a walanga bulk feed tanker.  not sure

so some questions

1. if i do do the tanker ill use a pvc pipe for the main body like i did on my tri-axle  but as for the grain hopper something that size its going to be big and im sure heavy so im thinking structure integrety and stregth.  sould i make the main sides out of wood?  (it will have a inner body with plastic sheets on outside)   what about using sheet metal for the hopper slides( the inside where the bulk grain is loaded? 

any advice on that be great

 

2.  lights i wanna wire it to have working lights on truck and trailer and info on that what to use

 

3. anyone know where i can find 8 tires for the trailer ?  i'd hate to get same kick just for tires. 

 

4 any other advice would be great

 

 

gary  

hey everyone im really thinking of doing the 1/16 peterbilt reissue as a day cab feed tanker like i did before as a tri axle but as a truck and tractor.  or as a truck with sleeper and a grain hopper like i did before also
some questions i got are if its a scall 20 inch does that mean its based as a life size truck of total lenth from bumper to bumper 320 inches
and so if i did that right a 40 foot grain hopper would come right around 29.5 inches ?  so i'd have a total model about 3 and 3/4 feet long ? that sounds freaking too huge
and are there alot of affter market parts for this size truck ?  like tires and such or more modern dashes to make it more a late 80's or 90's truck