jacobus Posted December 6, 2016 Posted December 6, 2016 this looks nice here is a international jacobus
Tesla Posted December 6, 2016 Posted December 6, 2016 this looks nicehere is a international Looks great Jacobus! jacobus
drinkone2 Posted September 26, 2018 Posted September 26, 2018 It's been a little less than 2 years since anyone has posted to this cabover thread and I've seen a lot of nice ones built on this forum since then. I figured it's time to revive this again so hopefully people will start adding theirs. Little Audrey's K125 K123 and reefer by Jim Gavin, on Flickr Andrew's Van Lines K125 (this time with trailer and new windshield) K125 drom by Jim Gavin, on Flickr My latest, '67 K123 almost finished minus wipers, mud flaps, turn signals and front grab handles. 20180923_130406 by Jim Gavin, on Flickr 20180923_130312 by Jim Gavin, on Flickr
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted September 27, 2018 Posted September 27, 2018 I just went through this whole thread again. Wow! These are some awesome cabovers! Great work! I thought that I'd add a few of my latest as well: Mack H-63 1/25th scale model by Brian Smith, on Flickr 7400 White by Brian Smith, on Flickr IMG_3112 by Brian Smith, on Flickr International Highbinder by Brian Smith, on Flickr IMG_E7577 by Brian Smith, on Flickr IMG_1322 by Brian Smith, on Flickr
clayton Posted September 27, 2018 Posted September 27, 2018 34 minutes ago, DRIPTROIT 71 said: I just went through this whole thread again. Wow! These are some awesome cabovers! Great work! I thought that I'd add a few of my latest as well: Mack H-63 1/25th scale model by Brian Smith, on Flickr 7400 White by Brian Smith, on Flickr IMG_3112 by Brian Smith, on Flickr International Highbinder by Brian Smith, on Flickr IMG_E7577 by Brian Smith, on Flickr IMG_1322 by Brian Smith, on Flickr 14 pages in the last few mins.
drinkone2 Posted September 27, 2018 Posted September 27, 2018 Outstanding builds, Brian and Clayton! It sure is nice to have all of these cabovers in one thread.
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted September 27, 2018 Posted September 27, 2018 9 hours ago, clayton said: 14 pages in the last few mins. It took me more than a few minutes.
Warren D Posted September 28, 2018 Posted September 28, 2018 Built about 35-40 years ago, Testor's rattle cans and I did use aluminum tubing for the stacks. AMT Pete COE.
SpreadAxle Posted September 29, 2018 Posted September 29, 2018 On 3/15/2016 at 10:13 AM, Ken Gilkeson said: Nice job on this one. Can you give me a hint as to how you made the cab entry rail? I've been trying to figure out how to make this rail for a 352 I want to build. Thanks
SpreadAxle Posted September 29, 2018 Posted September 29, 2018 (edited) It's been awhile since I added to this thread so here's myWhite Freightliner day cab and reefer. Edited September 29, 2018 by SpreadAxle
Ken Gilkeson Posted September 29, 2018 Author Posted September 29, 2018 more great builds, Ray the grab handles are made of aluminum welding wire.
Ken Gilkeson Posted September 29, 2018 Author Posted September 29, 2018 Jim, your blue and tan Kenworth reminds me of a truck on the late Bill Bedels photostream on flickr. Love it.
drinkone2 Posted September 29, 2018 Posted September 29, 2018 37 minutes ago, Ken Gilkeson said: Jim, your blue and tan Kenworth reminds me of a truck on the late Bill Bedels photostream on flickr. Love it. Thanks Ken, that's exactly where the idea came from, the Distributor's Service Co. reefer pic. I get a lot of my ideas from his photostream.
Ken Gilkeson Posted September 29, 2018 Author Posted September 29, 2018 Made a friendship with Bill on flickr before he passed away. He took great pictures from the most interesting era in trucking. Anybody building AMT truck models need to check his page out.
drinkone2 Posted September 30, 2018 Posted September 30, 2018 17 hours ago, Ken Gilkeson said: Made a friendship with Bill on flickr before he passed away. He took great pictures from the most interesting era in trucking. Anybody building AMT truck models need to check his page out. Sadly, I was about 6 months too late. He was an amazing photographer, the pictures he took in '65 look like they were taken with a digital camera yesterday. I really hope someone in his family will do something productive with all of his slides. They are definitely worth checking out for anyone on here who hasn't already seen them.
leafsprings Posted September 30, 2018 Posted September 30, 2018 (edited) I think its a great idea to condense all the past great builds to they can be found much easier, and probably can be broken down by make as well for quick inspiration for a present project. Many Petes from the late 60's and early 70's seem to have come from the factory aluminum fronts, steel duals and narrow front bumpers, so that's what I did. The Willig Ford was popular unit for city work in western states. Cat and Budds were really the only deviation from the kit. Edited September 30, 2018 by leafsprings
High octane Posted October 1, 2018 Posted October 1, 2018 While COE's on America's highways have gone by the wayside, the COE models that you guys have built are just gorgeous. I've built a couple of big rigs myself in the past, however I shy away from them as I just don't have the room. Great job guys, and thanks for posting.
1959scudetto Posted March 2, 2019 Posted March 2, 2019 On 1.10.2018 at 11:20 PM, CRUSADER2 said: Great idea Great model - looks real !
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