Oldmopars

WOW,WOW,WOW!!!! That this looks great. You did a great job on that, very inspiring. Just Fantastic!

I am impressed, this is a very accurate kit. I know my tractor well and this kit does a great job replicating it. Let me know if you need any pictures of a well used original. Mine is currently un-restored, but could give you some details if you want.

So when is the official end to this? I am looking forward to seeing everyone's finished products.

Very very nice, looks great. Nice color combo and the weathering looks good. I didn't know you could put a Dodge cab on a GMC frame and not have the thing melt into a pile of goo. Some kind of crime has to have been committed here. Keep up the good work.

What is clear to me from these pictures is, I really need to move that front axle forward. I found out it was an issue with these kits, after I had built the chassis. I'm going to have to get creative so it is not obvious.

Looking good. That is a lot of work to recreate something from scratch. How do the wheels/tires compare to the one on Hotwheels/Matchbox and other small diecast? Because you can buy them for about $1 it may be a good starting point. I know they are 1:64 ish, but they are for cars/pickups, for a big rig the size may work out just fine. Also, those cars have various different wheel sizes and designs.

I love it and will follow. I have wanted one of these for a while as I own the real thing. I have a 1948 TE-20 here in the USA. If you know anything about these tractors it is odd to have a TE-20 in the states as the E stands for England and nearly all that were sent here are TO-20, the O being Overseas. This kit is on my list.

I have one of these kits in progress too. The cab to sleeper fit is odd, but I think it is the same on the 1:1 truck also. The cab is just like the Louisville cab and so the sleeper is kind of an afterthought. In the picture of the real truck you can see that there is a gap between the cab and the sleeper. Great job on this build, the color is a great fit for this era of truck. Looks great.

I love this build, beautiful. The weathering is perfect, light, not overdone. It looks like a used, but not destroyed truck. Just like you would see still running up and down the road owned by a farmer or other private party. Great job on this, very inspiring.

I have made some progress on this project. I ordered 2 lowboy trailers and cut them up to make one detachable goose neck low boy. I needed a 27-29ft deck and this required 2 kits. I also needed the wheels and tires for the 4 axle in the rear and the 2 axle dolly. 6 axles total for the trailer/dolly/drop axle. The outer rails of the talker use the kit rails, cut, flipped and sectioned back together. The raised deck area was removed and will be reused in the dolly and goose neck. The inner rails and made from a large sheet of styrene cut into 3/4in strips and made into I beams with 1/4in wide strips top and bottom. I wanted the kit parts on the outside because they have details that I would have to recreate if I used sheet. Also the sheet I am using it High Impact Poly-Styrene and it has more flex and give than the kit parts. The kit parts help to make it more rigid. You can see this in the pictures. In the first pictures you can see all the kits being used, lots of styrene. In the last pictures you can see I got some color on the cab of the truck. Its a Duplicolor Ford Gold, I forget what one, but it is a tan/gold. I figured it would be a good 70's color and will work with the kit decals. This is a huge undertaking and has lots of elements to it, so the going is slow. I can only work on it on the weekends right now also because I am always gone during the week. It is way to big of a project to take on a flight with me. Anyway, its progress.

I will probably use some of these drawings when I build my Lowboy trailer. It will not be 3D printed, but modified from 2 AMT Lowboy trailers. This will help out a lot. I wish I could wait for you to off this as a kit, but I'm ready t go now.

So, I ordered 2 AMT 880 Lowboy kits. My plan is t cut them up, make the lowboy into a much lower trailer like see above, narrow the front to a Goose neck style and add a Jeep Dolly. I may add a drop axle to the rear also. This is going to be fun. I will have 20lbs of styrene and need a huge shelf for it. Below is the direction I am thinking. A bit shorter on the front dolly, but I like the drop down axle at the rear as opposed to a long extended version.

I am thinking I need to order 2 lowboy kits and make a drop deck trailer. I am thinking that the overall height may be too high. If I drop it down, make it longer and maybe even create a dolly it should work. I will extend the sides too.

Well, I now have a direction for this. I did a mock up of what the final product will look like. I used a AMT Lowboy trailer from another build to see if it will work. I think it is going to take a big of creativity to make it fit, but some extensions may just do the trick. I built up the frame, engine and dump box this last week while in a Hotel near a job I was working. Next week I have to fly to to the job, so I can't bring it with me. Anyway, here is where it is currently at with the truck, Payhauler and the type of trailer I will use. I will get a new trailer as this one is in use.

Thanks again, I thought I had a truck with this on it and it turns out I have the perfect kit. I have an old issue ERTL International 4300 Eagle that I have been slowly working on, but had stalled as I did not really have a vision for it. However it is a perfect compliment to the IH Pay Hauler and it has the Hendrickson suspension that was suggested. However it looks like I may need to add a drop axle.

What kits would have the Hendrickson Walking Beam? And would it work with triple drive, or just add a standard drop axle?

Here is a picture I found. Looks like the trailer would be a lot of scratch building. I count 5 axles on the trailer alone. However I did find other pictures of it on a 3 axle trailer. Not sure what is right.

I just got the new released AMT/ERTL Payhauler 350. What a nice kit. I want to build a truck and trailer to haul it and I want it to be realistic. The truck brand does not matter, but what should I look for/build to make it able to haul this huge load? How many axles? Would I need standard 2 driven and a drop axle? 3 Driven axles? I assume I would want a larger flotation front tire, but what about the rears? I want it to be era correct, and heavy duty, thinking maybe a Mack DM600, Mack R685ST, White or a REO? It would need a big engine too, any suggestions? Trailer, I know it will need to be big, but how big? How many axles would I need? Would it need a gooseneck dolly? I really have no idea how much trailer I need, and what a good starting point is. Please share your wisdom on this with me. I know there are truck drivers on here as well as just truck nuts.

I think you would be safe either way on the fire wall. There is always so much "Stuff" on the fire wall that they look black in most photos. However they are painted body color from the factory. They always have insulation and black plastic panels that cover the body color. So, black would be a fine choice as that is what you would normally see. As for the build, you are doing a great job. This thing is fantastic. I love all the extra details you have put into it, great job, keep it up. Oh, and the added fender extensions here in the USA are called "Fender Flares" if aftermarket or "Wheel Arch Moldings" if from the factory. You did a great job making those, they look perfect.

So this build is going slowly, but at least it is still moving. I have decided to do some weathering on it to give it a bit of an older well used look. I have just begun and so bare with me as I have a long way to go. I still need to do a lot to the chassis as I am working with a previously built chassis. More to come.

Well, a C141B in 1/25th scale would be 6.74ft long, 6.4ft wide, and 1.6ft tall. It would consume more space than I have for building, and use 100lb or more of styrene. Cool idea, but not real practical. I would need a shop with machine tools and a water-jet.

Thanks, but I was a C141B guy. A 1/25th scale C141B would take my whole room, and I am not that skilled.

I did get some paint on the cab and the interior, but the paint I used takes almost a week to cure, so I have not touched it and have no pictures yet. Not forgotten.

Well, Work has had me away for a while and so bench time has been slim. However I am home this week so I got more done on the Deicer. Sometimes I suffer from build fatigue, or ADD and I peter out when the fine details are needed. However I am not ready to give up on this one yet. I have a bunch of little things to finish, like fine some headlights and wipers. I need to add a nozzle for the basket. Still need a little weathering and it will be done. So, here is the progress after paint and some details. The boom extends and goes up and down while rotating.

Thanks, do you have contact info for Tim Sherman? Web site?