Chuck Most Posted September 20, 2015 Posted September 20, 2015 (edited) I started this back in May of 2012... I took a couple of year-long breaks from it during that time. It's going to be weird seeing this finished on the shelf, after seeing it sitting around unfinished on the work bench for so long! The idea here was a custom tractor, but I didn't want to go with the long frame and polished everything look. Don't get me wrong, I like that look, but everybody's doing it these days. I went with a modest wheelbase, and used as little chrome/polished/stainless "shiny stuff" as I felt I could get away with. The day cab and Harley grille are from Models By Dave. I had originally planned to add the round Harley headlights, but I liked the look of the fenders without lights of any kinds... so let's just say the headlights are now in the spots where the factory fog lights used to reside. I blacked out the bottom part of the bumper, and went with Duplicolor School Bus Yellow/Tamiya Semi Gloss Black throughout. The fuel tanks are from a Peterbilt 359, as is the (modified) headache rack. The diamond plate rear fenders are from the Revell Kenworth snap kit. I made new mud flaps from thin plastic sheet. The diamond plate tool boxes came from AITM. The smoke stacks are polished K&S aluminum tubing. The idea here was a "mild custom" semi tractor, something that could be taken to a show, but could still be used to pull a trailer and earn its keep the rest of the week. Yeah, looks like it could use a little dusting off here and there! Edited September 20, 2015 by Chuck Most
Petetrucker07 Posted September 20, 2015 Posted September 20, 2015 Cool build Chuck. I like how you deleted the headlights. Nice combo of the gloss, flat colors and the chrome.
BigBad Posted September 21, 2015 Posted September 21, 2015 (edited) Whoa! Finally! Nice badass ride, I like the equipment you put on it, the rack, the toolboxes all in black or almost, it was worth the wait! Edited September 21, 2015 by BigBad
slusher Posted September 21, 2015 Posted September 21, 2015 Great looking semi Chuck. Really nice color choices... Where did you get the headache rack??
kilrathy10 Posted September 22, 2015 Posted September 22, 2015 Oh, that turned out great....Awesome work....Love that color scheme....Very nice work.....
72 Charger Posted September 22, 2015 Posted September 22, 2015 It looks like the head ache rack is from the Revell 359 kit with the back filled in. It does look stunning Chuck glad you finally finished it.
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