Peterbilt 353 Off-Road Dumper

[Ack! Ack-ack!]

This is one of my early conversions. I built it still without the www only with a limited number of pictures from books, therefore I think the model is more than 15 years old.

I used at least three different kits from AMT, Revell and Italeri and many parts of my spares box. The dump box is scratch built.

 

[landman]

I'd say, you nailed it!

[plastic trucker]

Nice rig.

[WolfmanJedd]

Oh man, that's one nice looking dump truck! Awesome fabrication work!

[DRIPTROIT 71]

It looks Awesome!! The color is perfect!! Excellent work on the bed too!! Top notch all around!!!

Were did you get the drive tires?

[Renegade]

Amazing build. Could easily pass for the 1:1.

[Jim B]

Great looking dumper.  Well done.

[Force]

Very nice!

[truckabilly]

Very nice rig and flawless execution. 

[ChrisR]

Awesome!

[Warren D]

That's sweet!  I saw a Mack B81X with a similar dump body several years ago.  Great job

[Rick315-8]

Beautiful beautiful job !!   you captured the look perfectly of a typical heavy mine/quarry/off road truck....great job on the dump body...love the tire and wheel combo you have chosen for it.

[Ack! Ack-ack!]

Thank you all for your replies, much appreciated!

 

On 6.1.2018 at 12:53 AM, DRIPTROIT 71 said:

It looks Awesome!! The color is perfect!! Excellent work on the bed too!! Top notch all around!!!

Were did you get the drive tires?

When I built the model some older Italeri truck kits still had styrene tires. My rear tires came from one of these old kits. I "regrooved" them to replicate off-road treads.

[DrKerry]

Oooo that is one sweet build!!!! Love it!!!!!

[mikemodeler]

Absolutely beautiful and great scratch building that dump body! Love it, that must be the picture of it before it showed up for work! LOL

 

[disabled modeler]

Stunning..!  I love the tires they are perfect for it.

[extmcdriver]

Excellent work, looks ready to head to the quarry right now.

[Ken Gilkeson]

great build the color is perfect  

[Leonidas]

Wow, what a beautiful old dump truck! Great work.

[youngtiger1]

Nice job. It looks cool ? 

[Chariots of Fire]

What they all said!  Pretty nice!  Color is outstanding and the execution of the build is first class.

[alexis]

Just a Great Build! Leaves me speechless.

[slusher]

Great looking build!!

[BlackDragon]

Fantastic work Thomas! Cool Idea to regroove these tyres from Italeri.

[Casey429]

Sharp rig! It reinforces the want I have to build a 353.