traditional Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 (edited) This mid '70s HINO HE 345 tractor/trailer combination was modified from a 1/32 Aoshima kit of a later Hino He version (from 1980 on, they had, what I consider, a less attractive set-back front axle and different fender/step shape, different diesel air intake, side safety rails, grille surround shape, etc., etc.) A lot of the changed details were scratchbuilt (using brochure and internet reference). One frustration that I found was that no two factory pics or actual examples ever showed exactly the same details or options. Strangely, after all the effort Aoshima went to in detailing the chassis and the EF100 V8 diesel motor, they made no provision for tilting the cab. The lift-off cab's original underside detail was simply the under-molding of the seats, etc. I fabricated the undercab detail from sheet styrene, the step detail from soldered wire, the front wheel splash/mud guards from styrene, and the tilting mechanism was formed from sheet brass for durability. I also wound up fabricating my own front axle from brass to correct the sloppy, molded styrene kingpin negative camber. The grab handles and mirror brackets were formed from wire (through drilled holes) for durability. The trailer and container were built just as Aoshima suggested with my only effort there in the painting as well as the trailer's simulated air and electrical connections. Edited December 19, 2017 by traditional Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 Very well done. Nice details. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bennyg Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 Very nice! Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 Very Nice!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodge Driver Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Flawless work and great attention-to-detail. I'm a big fan of the subject matter as well. The Hino is a handsome, rugged-looking tractor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1930fordpickup Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Very nice work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
towman1271 Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Nice looking build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrKerry Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Awesome build!!!!!!!! Looks great!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extmcdriver Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Impressive!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o-man Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Fantastic job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etmccaus Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 (edited) Great build. Big fan of the HE/HH, and love how you converted to the set-forward axle variant (I think the axle moved back in '75/'76, though). Have two of these on the shelf to build...would love to know more about your hinge fabrication, as the engine detail is spot-on to the real thing. Loved the 1/10 scale model on display at Hino's corporate museum just outside Tokyo... Edited January 15, 2018 by etmccaus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinfan5 Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Really nice work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traditional Posted January 19, 2018 Author Share Posted January 19, 2018 On 1/14/2018 at 11:11 PM, etmccaus said: Great build. Big fan of the HE/HH, and love how you converted to the set-forward axle variant (I think the axle moved back in '75/'76, though). Have two of these on the shelf to build...would love to know more about your hinge fabrication, as the engine detail is spot-on to the real thing. Loved the 1/10 scale model on display at Hino's corporate museum just outside Tokyo... On 1/14/2018 at 11:11 PM, etmccaus said: Great build. Big fan of the HE/HH, and love how you converted to the set-forward axle variant (I think the axle moved back in '75/'76, though). Have two of these on the shelf to build...would love to know more about your hinge fabrication, as the engine detail is spot-on to the real thing. Loved the 1/10 scale model on display at Hino's corporate museum just outside Tokyo... Hello, Evan, Although I'd never seen the real trucks from Japan in that era, I found the following info translated from a Japanese site and just assume that it was accurate. This is where I got my timeline info for the change to set-back axle. Perhaps the change just became a complete change at that time while the non-set-back was available up until then as well. I have no first-hand knowledge about that era of Japanese trucks: Hino HE 345 information In 1971 Hino introduced a totally new version of its heavy tractor HE, producedsince the beginning of sixties. Projected both for internal market and for the greatexportation, it was equipped with the same cab shown in 1970 for the vehicles ofthe medium range KB. Because of the larger dimensions of the engine, the cabwas mounted on a higher position, with a very particular look produced by theshort frontal overhang and by the larger width at the mudguards height (2490mm) compared to the cab width (2140 mm at windscreen height). The HE serieswas available only as tractor: in Japan and other Asiatic countries was availablewith Hino engines from 235 to 415 hp (a real record for that time). It was producedin two basic versions: HE 445 (with 270 hp EF100 V8 aspirated engine) andHE 435 (with 235 hp ED100 six cylinders in line engine). For models with righthand drive the code names were HE 345E and HE 335E. The HE remained inproduction up to 1982: in 1980 it was renewed with a longer front overhang nowat 1270 mm and a cab completely renewed inside. The renewed HE was availablealso with 260 hp EK 100 engine. From 1971 to 1982, the HE was produced,in the various versions, in almost 12.000 units, of which near 4.000 sold inJapan. It was also sold in different countries of Central and South America, inMediterranean Africa (particularly in Algeria with almost 5.000 units), in all theEastern Asia and in many European countries such as France, Portugal, Greeceand Ireland. This last was its best European market with 1833 units sold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick315-8 Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Nice clean work !....great job on modifying it into the set forward axle version....I also prefer this older version compared with the newer set back axle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckyr Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 A well researched and well executed subject. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W-409 Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Very nicely done as always! I have to admit that I've never even heard of this Truck make, but I'm very glad I saw your build. Really nice work with all of the modifications and your detailing looks great as well. Overall a very clean build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckyr Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 41 minutes ago, W-409 said: I have to admit that I've never even heard of this Truck make... Hino Motors is a subsidiary of Toyota. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stenfalk Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 I have to admit that until the day before yesterday I didn't know that Hino Trucks even existed. Then I saw a report on youtube and found this truck immediately interesting. That's why I really like your model. Very well done, indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckyr Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, stenfalk said: I have to admit that until the day before yesterday I didn't know that Hino Trucks even existed. Hino USA Edited July 29, 2020 by chuckyr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hall Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 Very cool build..I have some Tomica Hino diecast trucks. Hino made cars at one time also..my folks had a '65 Hino Contessa sedan when they lived in Saipan in the 60s, I've seen B&W photos of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hessel Hemstra Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 I have just finished the Hino HH with dumptrailer. Your model looks realy nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 Super nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plastheniker Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 As expected another unusual top notch work from your workbench! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilrathy10 Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 This is an awesome looking model... Very nice work... Especially for it being 1/32 scale... Very nice work... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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