Superpeterbilt

Great job! Top notch scratchbuilding

Another amazing build

Arnd, I have some books and brochures that I will look through and see what I can find for you.

I was just about to say the same thing. This has become argument just for the sake of arguing. I never really thought there were different sides of the fence when it came to modeling, but apparently there is "us and them" wherever you go. Sad. 10-4

I dont feel that anyone is off base. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, hence why I gave mine. I came here to read about the development of a kit that I would love to have, and find a labyrinth of pages of the same guy foaming at the mouth over something that hasnt been finalized, or released yet. Its nice to know of the flaws that have been pointed out. That shows a keen eye.I have dreams at night about flawless kits just as much as the next guy, but at the end if the day its not worth all of this uproar and twisted panties.

Boy, this little model is really eatin some peoples lunch. Now if we could only get people this fired up about something that matters. I guess Im a little easy going. There has been a lul for years in model production, and now it seams things are turning around. I choose to be happy about it, and try to encourage the youngers to get involved instead of rotting in front of electronics. At least there are people like Moebius trying to keep the hobby alive. I have no complaints. If the truck is that flawed, I guess Ill only buy about ten of them and be totally happy. I also hear that Moebius may be making one from a block of wood but you have to carve it out. Ill get a few of those also.

All I have to say in reference to all of the panicking over flawed details, If the builder is skilled enough, it shouldnt be a challenge. Every kit Ive built has flaws, some bigger than others. The first kit that comes to mind is the AMT 70's Fords. These trucks are riddled with inaccuracy. But I fixed them and moved on. Its part of modeling guys. Wanting a buildable kit straight out of the box is just laziness! That makes you a gluer, not a builder. Thats what sets a great builder apart from a ten year old with glue on their windshields. Spot the flaws and fix them. If you choose not to spend your hard earned money on a flawed model then good, thats a few more for the rest of us.

Im going to give Ben a try. Hes got some nice looking parts. Spaulding doesnt really have that much stuff anymore. Thats a bummer, bc Ive bought tons of stuff from them over the years.

Ill give him a look. Thanks guys

Hey guys, can anyone recommend a source for scale chain binders, D rings, and shackles? Im a little out of touch with some of the piece parts being made in various places. I have a big project going that I need this for. I realize I can make some of it, but time is a factor and the amount that I need, its just not feasible . Any help is appreciated. Also, Im looking for the D rings to be functional. I can rob some from my lowboy kits, but Im trying not to. Thanks in advance

This came out great. Great job on the lowboy as well.

My dad had a Ford LN 8000 flatbed wrecker with a Detroit in, and as the others said the truck could be heard clear across town. My dad being a speed shifter, it seemed like he loved the noise that thing made. On another note, someone sent me a video of a Hendrickson at a tractor pull with a V12 Detroit with strait pipes. It did a wheel stand all the way down the track, and that was about the craziest sound Ive ever heard.

I realize that there is tremendous cost, research, planning, prototyping, and consumer viability involved with executing a new kit. With that being said, I myself as a builder dont really have any interest in trucks made past the 90's. What I would like to see is a few more trailer options. As was already said, that can happen a lot sooner than a truck kit and the trucks are getting too complicated anyway. To me , it seems like a nightmare to reproduce some of the trucks being built these days. A detachable gooseneck lowboy, and a more modern style dump trailer are the best things that I can hope for. I just want to say that from what Ive seen, the folks at Moebius are doing a great job.

Id go with dual shorties since you put the V8 in it. Good job on the air cleaner.

There is definitley interest, but a lot has been covered by resin, and a lot can be done by kitbashing pickup kits. There werent really "big rigs" then as we know them today, except for Mack, Sterling, & Autocar.Most companies used the same sheet metal as the pickup with wider fender flares on heavier chassis. Ford, dodge, and chevy did this, and other truck companies used their cabs. FWD used dodge cabs, Federal used ford etc. Go check out the recently posted build of the Chevy C60 under glass. The Mack, Autocar, Sterling, Corbit, Dodge, & GMC cabs from that time are available from AITM. Studebaker, Mercury,Ford, Chevy, & Dodge cabs are available from Frontier resins. Everything else can be kitbashed.

This is the perfect truck to hitch up to the car hauler trailer, full of brand new 1960 chevy's. I can see it loaded with a few Impalas, Bel Airs..

Great work

Very cool, and great job. I have plans on building a bunch of medium duty trucks like this using pickup kits. I had started one using the 57 Chevy Cameo.Again, great job!

No, the ones I use are about .010" thick. Thats all Ive ever used. When theyre cleared over, there not even raised.

I discovered that the Autocar grill guard is the exact width of the 352 grill. Using the push bumper from the wrecker kit, I attached the grill guard and attached it to the bumper. I modified a Freightliner sunvisor by adding two .060" strips to the width, and .250" to the sides. After some file shaping, it was ready to install. I added a few braces to the winch tower, and thats all for now.

I modified the large Alcoa wheels from the big four kits. The big flaw with the steer rims is that the outer ring sits to far to the outside of the rim. The rim should protrude through the ring more. I locked my calipers to .075" and using the lip on the rim, I scribed a new line to file down the rim to allow the ring to sit lower. Here are the rims with the scribed lines. Using my trusty mill file, I filed the rim down and test fitted the ring further down. Then I cut the back lip off the rim and made a spacer from .060" styrene strip. Then I reglued the outer ring back on.

Very cool. Autocars are my favorite. I can never get enough of them. Thanks for posting it

I always use the old trusty roll of pin stripes from the auto parts store.

Thank you Jacobus

Thanks guys. I havent built this kit before, so its just unfamiliar enough for me to stretch out and go a little further in detail.