freightshaker

Wow thats a really nice sleeper on that Ford. And I thought about ordering one of those sleepers anyways from AITM because I'm sure I'll have something to put it on eventually. I mean if i couldnt use it for this particular project something else will surely come along. I dont want a huge sleeper just a 60 or 70 inch. Im still working on a Freightshaker FLC.

So I live in central PA just miles from Spencers Chrome Shop in Allenwood and these guys have some really nice rigs and they run with my dad. So I kinda wanna build something similar to theirs. But they have sleeper boxes on their trucks and they look like a cross between a 60" Restrite and a 60" Mercury Sleeper.. But the sleepers are stand up.. heres a pic of Jason Keelers. He was sponsored on Showrigs.com. Anyone make something like this or should i get the mercury 60" from AITM and modify it. I don't want the diamond shape windows though so I mean that would make it alittle easier.

Well it took me longer than a holiday weekend to build and ruin the Chevy Titan 90. It started out with me trying to paint my stripes. The shapes themselves were okay.. but the paint i used was lousy and created a texture that looks terrible i think. Soo I decided to dirty the ol' girl up and make my attempt at a dirty old work truck.. soo heres my first shot at weathering.. never did it before soo all helpful comments and criticism is welcome haha. Heres the Mississippi Flash!

Hey guys.. to start my weekend my new issue italeri Freightliner FLC showed up in the mail.. and so excitedly I ventured to the local small town hobbie shop to find out theyre closing.. sadly I made my last purchases with most of it being on clearance.. I bought the AMT re-issued Chevy Titan 90 for ten bucks (Had he any more truck models i would have bought them all haha!).. soo with a long weekend to do what I please I started the titan 90. its a work in progress but its coming along.. Ill have pictures tomorrow of what I have done.

Ok hey thanx so much im kind of anxious to get it and lay it all out and see what im getting into.. since i ordered it ive pondered what to do with it.. there was a guy who ran with my dad for many many years in a truck like this he passed away a few years ago and the thought crossed my mind to stretch the frame alittle and scratch build a 60 inch stand up sleeper for it. They were a tall boxy looking sleeper and he had a two piece air foiler on top of the truck.. i thought about using his truck as my reference and building a memorial.. or i could go crazy and make a tricked up freightshaker with 8 inch big bores.. who knows.. The POSSIBILITIES AHH.. Also thanks for the comments everyone.. like i said i hope to build my skills and have some good builds..

No sorry no relation to me. But with a last name like that im sure hes a good guy. haha

Thats a sharp truck you built, i really like that blue and the pinstriping is cool. Really sharp.

Hey guys, my name is Landon and I'm new to the forum. When I was scouring the internet searching for my next model ( Italeris Re-Release of the Freightliner FLC) I ran into this site a few days ago. It's nice to see a group of people who have the same interest as me. Until November of 09 I had not touched a model in probably 11 years. I saw the re-release of the White Freightliner Dual Drive Tractor and thought what the hay we'll try it and it turned out to be addictive haha. Anyways I see everyone putting pictures of their rides and rigs up and thought I'd show off my two favorites. Now bear with me I'm not near as advanced in skills such as most.. but with a little time I could get close. Besides I have a blast tinkering and building them and I guess thats the important part. Most of the inspiration comes from riding with my father who hauls bulk potatoes for a chip company. So here you go my White Freightshaker with hand painted striping and a matching great dane with stainless front.. it's modeled after my fathers truck he had in the 70's minus the bumper and visor dropped. I just noticed that the one light is not painted on the roof.. not sure how I missed that Now this truck is alittle more popular. Some may have seen it on a show back in the 70's. it was called Movin' On? haha I put alittle more time and effort into this one because I had to plan it every step of the way.. I used a Revell/Germany KW W900 and hacked the frame section off right in front of the cab so that I could attach a shorter section of frame for a shorter hood. I snagged a set of the old AMT two piece rims because the one in the show had those type. Actually the wheels and the decals were from a kit my brother had yeaarss ago and never used them. Enjoy Still hooked to that great dane 40 footer Anyways any comments are welcome any and all tips to a newbie would be great because the new model should be here tomorrow.. I'm having trouble deciding to go box stock or get some ambition and stretch the frame and do some more advanced modifications