DRIPTROIT 71

Now That Is Cool!!!! Excellent work for sure!!

That is a real beauty! A real Workhorse!! Excellent work!!

Awesome looking builds already posted here. Here are my 2024 builds. I finished more than I thought I did.

This is the one piece at a time semi. The cab is from “Too Many Projects,” (3d printed), the chassis is the AMT Road Boss, fuel tanks are from an Ertl IH S Series, interior is from AMT Crew Chief Blazer, the windshield is from the AMT 72 Fleetside, the quarter fenders are from and Ertl Transtar 2, the deck plate is from the Ertl 4070a, the mudflaps are from the AMT Peterbilt 1100 cab, the engine is the 427 from the Baldwin Motion 69 Camaro, the main 5 speed transmission is scratch built along with the 4 speed auxiliary transmission which is also scratch built. The underside of the hood was not cured in the nose, so this one is curbside, although the outside seems to be solid. This is meant to represent a very poor man’s attempt to be an owner operator.

Thanks Carl!! Thanks so much!! Thanks!! Thanks Lee!! Thanks!! The stripes were a bit of a challenge. Thanks so much!! Thanks!! Thanks Scott!! Thanks!! Thanks!!

I really like what you have done with this one! Excellent work!

She looks great! Excellent work!

Beautiful Kenworth! Excellent work!

Nice looking Peterbilt! Excellent work!

That is a real beauty! The colors are great! Very nice work!

Thanks, I did an Autocar, but it wasn’t a cabover like this.

I like the colors!!

This one is going to be curbside. This is 3d printed, but under the nose of the hood the resin is still soft. The outside seems solid, so I’m going to leave well enough alone. The 427s had intakes on each side of the hood at the front, but if the hood had been changed, a hood without them may have been used.

Getting a little farther along.

Thanks! The sleeper is going to be dull aluminum.

This one is going to be good!

Thanks for the comments guys! I think I’m going to call this one “Johnny Cash.” I want it to portray the lowest budget, pieced together owner operator rig possible. Maybe a produce hauler.

I bought the black truck transporter. It was TERRIBLE! Extremely warped and very brittle. Almost completely unbuildable. I used the chassis and modified the be for another project. I would not buy the black version again. This has also kept me from buying the black race truck. The white race truck wasn’t warped or brittle.

Looks awesome!

Wow! This thing is amazing! Craftsmanship at its best!

I don’t know what I was thinking. It is in the title of the thread. I would like to blame my vision, but I think it was my brain.😀

Beautiful GMC!

Awesome job as always Charles! Looks amazing!

They were rated at 60,000 gvw.

A little more mock up.