Any interest in Semi Truck tool boxes and other parts?

[Oldmopars]

I am saddened to see some of the great casters closing up shop and no longer having those parts available. I feel for them and wish them well.

In their absence, is there any interest in some 3D printed parts like tool boxes or fuel tanks?

This is just one example of the kinds of things I can do if there is interest. These would be sold by a printer, (printed parts)not me. 

BTW, this is my design taken from a tool box being sold in 1:1. 

 

Edited January 13, 2023 by Oldmopars

[Warren D]

I'd be interested in Brockway fuel tanks and the battery box/airtank.

[Fat Brian]

Yeah, it's beyond time that some of these things are available in a printed option. 

[Gary Chastain]

Interested as well

[Dale361]

Count me in also.

[iamsuperdan]

I'd be interested in files being made available for purchase on Cults or whatever so I can print my own.

 

 

[Oldmopars]

3 hours ago, iamsuperdan said:

I'd be interested in files being made available for purchase on Cults or whatever so I can print my own.

 

 

So, this is where I am trying to gauge interest. For someone running a business to commit to print and sell a design, they need to know that the same designs are not out there being printed buy other people. While I wish that they could be offered both ways, its just not a good option for the business that is investing time in printing them. 

 

So, everyone let me know what other Semi specific parts you would want. Bodies are not an option right now as they are too complex in shape. Well, other than maybe the old cracker box trucks, not a curve to be found on those. 

Edited January 13, 2023 by Oldmopars

[Gary Chastain]

How about a good headache rack and battery boxes for KW and Peterbilt. 

[iamsuperdan]

20 minutes ago, Oldmopars said:

So, this is where I am trying to gauge interest. For someone running a business to commit to print and sell a design, they need to know that the same designs are not out there being printed buy other people. While I wish that they could be offered both ways, its just not a good option for the business that is investing time in printing them. 

 

So, everyone let me know what other Semi specific parts you would want. Bodies are not an option right now as they are too complex in shape. Well, other than maybe the old cracker box trucks, not a curve to be found on those. 

Totally get it. 

There are a few guys selling prints of readily available files, IceMan and TSMC come to mind, but I know a lot of designers aren't into that.

Still, there are enough out there that do sell files.

 

 

The way I look at it, printing myself makes way more sense when I factor in the parts AND the shipping AND the exchange. A $5 file becomes a $40 part.

 

 

[Oldmopars]

2 hours ago, iamsuperdan said:

Totally get it. 

There are a few guys selling prints of readily available files, IceMan and TSMC come to mind, but I know a lot of designers aren't into that.

Still, there are enough out there that do sell files.

 

 

The way I look at it, printing myself makes way more sense when I factor in the parts AND the shipping AND the exchange. A $5 file becomes a $40 part.

 

 

Its not that I don't want to share, its that its not fair to the guy that is spending his time and money doing the printing, trying to support his family and then have those same files out there for free or cheap and someone else comes along as sells them for less than the other guy.

That is one of the reasons the resin casting industry has suffered over the years. A guy buys a part/body from the master/caster and then copies it and sells the copies for less on Ebay. It ruins it for everyone.

[Fat Brian]

Personally, I would love a crackerbox GMC that's nice and crisp. The AITM one just didn't quite do it for me.

[vincen47]

How about a correct dash for the Revell K100 Aerodyne?

[Oldmopars]

1 hour ago, vincen47 said:

How about a correct dash for the Revell K100 Aerodyne?

Got pictures of what it is supposed to look like and what is wrong with the kit one?

[1930fordpickup]

I would be nice for our friends from around the World to be able to get access to small printed parts at the smaller price.  A shared network but that never works out.  Not all of us want a printer or have the time to learn to use it. 

[Oldmopars]

On 1/13/2023 at 1:22 PM, Fat Brian said:

Personally, I would love a crackerbox GMC that's nice and crisp. The AITM one just didn't quite do it for me.

That one is on the list. I wanted to start with the Ford W1000 that TX3D now has. He is working on getting it set for printing. Once he has that one ready to go and streamlined, I will do more.

The GMC Crackerbox, Dodge L series, Ford H conversion, and 1960s White are all on the list to do.

A truck cab and interior parts are a big print, Charles is making sure he can make it happen at a reasonable cost for both him and you.

[Gary Chastain]

I would be interested in rear fenders (hump style or flat style) for a tandem axle and/or triple axle

[Force]

16 hours ago, vincen47 said:

How about a correct dash for the Revell K100 Aerodyne?

I'm in with you on that request as both the AMT and Revell Germany Kenworth K100 Aerodyne kits has wrong dashes and I will get several for my K100 Aerodyne kits wich I have a bunch of if someone does the correct dash, it's about 10 AMT and Revell Germany K100 Aerodynes in the stash right now so I will get at least 10.

14 hours ago, Oldmopars said:

Got pictures of what it is supposed to look like and what is wrong with the kit one?

I have lots of pictures on the Aerodyne dash, how many do you want?
What's wrong with the kit dashes, well beginning in 1976 with the K100 VIT 200 Bicentennial Edition trucks got what they used what was later called the Aerodyne Cab for the first time, at the same time these VIT 200 Bicentennial K100 trucks got a different dash from the regular flat top K100's, and all K100 Aerodynes after that has that dash, some time later up to the K100E all K100's including the flat top cabs got that same dash.

Here is a couple of pictures to show the differences.
First the regular K100 flat top dash wich is in all available K100 kits including the Aerodyne and it's wrong for the Aerodyne.

 

And here is how a correct Aerodyne dash should look.

Vents

 

Right side gauge cluster

Left side gauge cluster

 

Panel with switches

 

Here is the control panel for the sleeper.

Edited February 5, 2023 by Force

[Oldmopars]

OK, I have the Hide Out truck. I see what you mean now. So, to be clear, the part below needs to match the pictures. I assume this is the only part needed? 

The sleeper panel could be done too, but would be a very small part.

[Force]

Yes that's it.
The dash is most needed as you can see it through the windows of the cab, the sleeper panel not so much but I included it anyway.
But as I said, both the AMT and the Revell Germany K100 Aerodyne kits needs this dash and I don't know if they are alike when it comes to size, I have not compared them.
The Revell Germany I can kind of understand as both the K100 flat top and Aerodyne are from the same tooling with different roof sections, but as easy as it is to include a different roof it's as easy to include a correct dash at the same time, but AMT I don't since their K100 Aerodyne kit developed in the late 70's are not based on any other kit as it was all new and they should have had the correct dash.
AMT did some work to more resemble the correct dash and you can see it on the gauge clusters wich are close but not correct as both sides should be the same width and be closer together, but they missed out on the center section with the switches.
One thing that surprise me is that no one on the aftermarket has done anything about this before, these kits has been out since the early 80's and have allways had wrong dash panels.

Edited February 6, 2023 by Force

[Oldmopars]

11 hours ago, Force said:

Yes that's it.
The dash is most needed as you can see it through the windows of the cab, the sleeper panel not so much but I included it anyway.
But as I said, both the AMT and the Revell Germany K100 Aerodyne kits needs this dash and I don't know if they are alike when it comes to size, I have not compared them.
The Revell Germany I can kind of understand as both the K100 flat top and Aerodyne are from the same tooling with different roof sections, but as easy as it is to include a different roof it's as easy to include a correct dash at the same time, but AMT I don't since their K100 Aerodyne kit developed in the late 70's are not based on any other kit as it was all new and they should have had the correct dash.
AMT did some work to more resemble the correct dash and you can see it on the gauge clusters wich are close but not correct as both sides should be the same width and be closer together, but they missed out on the center section with the switches.
One thing that surprise me is that no one on the aftermarket has done anything about this before, these kits has been out since the early 80's and have allways had wrong dash panels.

If you or anyone else has the Revell dash that they can post pictures of, that would be great. That way I can see what the differences are between them and if it is feasible to do one dash, or if I would need to make 2.  

[Force]

Of course I do.

Here is a couple where I have compared both, the yellow one is the Revell Germany dash and the white one is the AMT dash, they are slightly different but very similar in size.

Speaking of Kenworth.
I would like to see these battery box/tool box covers with the off center steps for the W900, drivers side and passenger side are mirrored and both fits on either side so you can sometimes see the step more towards the front and some have it more towards the rear.
This to be able to do a correct replica of the Movin' On trucks from both seasons wich have these covers on all 4 trucks.
The battery/tool box covers available with a step are the ones from the Revell Germany W900 like the recently reissued W900 Dump Truck, the the step in those are slightly wider and centered.

Edited February 6, 2023 by Force

[vincen47]

9 hours ago, Oldmopars said:

If you or anyone else has the Revell dash that they can post pictures of, that would be great. That way I can see what the differences are between them and if it is feasible to do one dash, or if I would need to make 2.  

I’d be willing to send you the Revell dash if it would help having it in-person.

[Oldmopars]

On 2/6/2023 at 5:59 PM, vincen47 said:

I’d be willing to send you the Revell dash if it would help having it in-person.

It looks like the dash is close enough that if I add just a small amount around the edge, it can be trimmed to fit either truck. 

The side step boxes are easy, getting the diamond plate pattern on a curve will be a real challenge. I will give it a try. 

[Force]

13 hours ago, Oldmopars said:

It looks like the dash is close enough that if I add just a small amount around the edge, it can be trimmed to fit either truck. 

The side step boxes are easy, getting the diamond plate pattern on a curve will be a real challenge. I will give it a try. 

That would most likely work fine, some trimming is not that hard.

It would be great if you could try to do the side step boxes, I have not figured out how I would do them if I would modify some kit ones, it's the diamond pattern that makes it challenging, I mean if they were smooth it would not be that big a deal.

Another thing I have thought about is these steer wheels.
They are also not available in kit form like this, yes there are split ring/lock ring 10 hole Alcoas in several AMT kits but they don't look right as there are a raised edge and portion where the lug nuts are that shouldn't be there on all of them, the wheels should have a smooth curve from the flat area where the lug nuts are going out to the edge of the rim where the lock rings are like on the pictures below.
It would be nice to have two sizes to use for AMT 20 and 22 inch tires.
Rears are not needed as kit wheels works just fine for that application.

 

Here is another wheel style I'm looking for for AMT 20 and 22 inch tires.
These are the right wheel if you want to do a correct Duel truck as the main "hero" truck has them on the steer axle in the movie, the rears on the truck are mix matched with 5 hole Budds and 5 hole Alcoas, and it has one drive axle and one tag axle on Page & Page 60/40 suspension.

 

Edited February 9, 2023 by Force

[Oldmopars]

On 2/5/2023 at 10:54 AM, Force said:

I'm in with you on that request as both the AMT and Revell Germany Kenworth K100 Aerodyne kits has wrong dashes and I will get several for my K100 Aerodyne kits wich I have a bunch of if someone does the correct dash, it's about 10 AMT and Revell Germany K100 Aerodynes in the stash right now so I will get at least 10.

I have lots of pictures on the Aerodyne dash, how many do you want?
What's wrong with the kit dashes, well beginning in 1976 with the K100 VIT 200 Bicentennial Edition trucks got what they used what was later called the Aerodyne Cab for the first time, at the same time these VIT 200 Bicentennial K100 trucks got a different dash from the regular flat top K100's, and all K100 Aerodynes after that has that dash, some time later up to the K100E all K100's including the flat top cabs got that same dash.

Here is a couple of pictures to show the differences.
First the regular K100 flat top dash wich is in all available K100 kits including the Aerodyne and it's wrong for the Aerodyne.

 

And here is how a correct Aerodyne dash should look.

Vents

 

Right side gauge cluster

Left side gauge cluster

 

Panel with switches

 

Here is the control panel for the sleeper.

Well, thank you for all the reference material. I can't begin to tell you how much it helped to make this. Take a look and see if it is close to what it needs to be. I have not forwarded it on and can still make updates to it.