a different rubber duck question

[scottie]

just about to start a AITM resin kit and was wondering if anyone has any tips for the tanker ? had a look through several threads but not much on the tanker

[towman1271]

   The few that have the duck's trailer, have scratchbuilt it from the ground up.  This pic gives you the real dimensions of the actual trailer that can be scaled down. I have built the resin kit. Very nice to work with, but never attemted the trailer.  The original was 1960 Fruehauf Trailmobile

[scottie]

thanks for that

 

[Brinx]

Scottie, if you can find one, the 1/32 snap Mack R model and tanker might be a good starting point, The trailer represents 10,000 gal (or is it 8000?) but if used in 1/25 scale, might be a bit more on par with Duck's tanker , which I believe was 5500 gal.

There was a web site of a gent who restored/replicated a Mack rs700 as the movie rig and he was also able to find, in a junkyard, one of the actual trailers used.

the site is : www.stlouisdumpretukcs.com (although it may no longer be active, but it is archived).

Dave, Excellent resource for measurements , thanks for posting.