Kodiak Island Modeler Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 The White Freightliner is one of my favorite truck models. In this case I mated it with the wrecker from the Peterbilt kit. I made 5 hole wheels from 10 hole and added some chassis detail. I also had to do some cutting and shaping on the wrecker body panels to make them fit around some of the WFs equipment. The color is reminiscent of some of the strange colors coming out of the early 70s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gino Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 very nice work douglas ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landman Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 Beautiful work on all three Douglas. Looks like a parts stash that might make a lot of people drool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 Very nice!!! My kind of build!! Great work!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extmcdriver Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 Great job, really looks good!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rctruk Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 Nice work. Great detailing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gatorincebu Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 Doug, Real nice job on the wrecker. And nice mods to make the change over. Be well Gator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 Awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tesla Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 Great build Doug...I like COE wreckers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
towman1271 Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Turned out amazing..Great idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemodeler Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 That is very nice, love the conversion! I have one of those wrecker kits, haven't decided what truck I want to put it on yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyGrowly Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 COE wreckers every where! I like the paint color it's different, type of thing that get you noticed $$$$. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpreadAxle Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 I've never seen anyone put these two kits together. I really like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stenfalk Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 The Freightliner COE is a good piece of truck. And the model knows how to please, indeed! Since I am currently looking through many photos to understand the development of the WFT cabin over the years, I have a question. Is the into the casing worked step over the round wheel arch photographically documented? So far I could only identify a variant of two metal brackets or a "ladder" behind the wheel arch without a further step under the door, but I would like to know if there were other shapes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Great looking wrecker! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muncie Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 On 8/2/2020 at 12:39 PM, stenfalk said: The Freightliner COE is a good piece of truck. And the model knows how to please, indeed! Since I am currently looking through many photos to understand the development of the WFT cabin over the years, I have a question. Is the into the casing worked step over the round wheel arch photographically documented? So far I could only identify a variant of two metal brackets or a "ladder" behind the wheel arch without a further step under the door, but I would like to know if there were other shapes. The Wrecker looks great - good work combining the Freightliner with the wrecker body. Please post some pictures of the steps that you've seen - I can add some notes and history Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leafsprings Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 On 8/2/2020 at 12:39 PM, stenfalk said: Since I am currently looking through many photos to understand the development of the WFT cabin over the years, I have a question. Is the into the casing worked step over the round wheel arch photographically documented? This would be a great topic in the Reference Photo thread. Fender design and steps started to get unpredictable on WF's in the early to mid 70's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stenfalk Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 On 8/13/2020 at 1:32 AM, Muncie said: The Wrecker looks great - good work combining the Freightliner with the wrecker body. Please post some pictures of the steps that you've seen - I can add some notes and history On 8/13/2020 at 3:31 AM, leafsprings said: This would be a great topic in the Reference Photo thread. Fender design and steps started to get unpredictable on WF's in the early to mid 70's Done! Thanks for your support! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muncie Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 My best answers are posted here - Thank you for posting pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutzie Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 I love the mods to the wrecker body. Great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plastheniker Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 Very interesting combination! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilrathy10 Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 Good stuff, Man... I like the idea of a COE wrecker... Very nice work... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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