Bills72sj Posted November 25, 2019 Posted November 25, 2019 Here are my in-progress pics for the Lowboy trailer I am going to mate with one of the Freightliner cabovers I am building. I wanted to display 3 cars on it so changes had to be made. The upper deck and frame were lengthened. The axles also got decked over. I swapped rims with my doubles trailer as I wanted chrome ones to match the Freightliner. The wood deck came out pretty nice due to the effort of painting dark brown then tan and gently sanding until the woodgrain came through. The paint is Duplicolor automotive paint. I got the reflective tape from an ebay vendor. I had trouble with the center axle holding the tires off the ground so I built a jig to hold them in alignment when assembled. It turned out pretty nice.
landman Posted November 25, 2019 Posted November 25, 2019 Beautiful job Bill. And you are right, the woodgrain turned out very realistic.
Bills72sj Posted November 26, 2019 Author Posted November 26, 2019 Thank guys. I am looking forward to my Freightliner triple drive under it. But first I must build a paint booth over the holiday weekend.
iamsuperdan Posted November 26, 2019 Posted November 26, 2019 That's a solid idea for the wood grain! The overall look is great!
redneckrigger Posted November 28, 2019 Posted November 28, 2019 Superb work, and a great pictorial of how you did it too!
Tankman Posted November 30, 2019 Posted November 30, 2019 Great job Bill, very creative, nice looking Trailer.
CRUSADER2 Posted November 30, 2019 Posted November 30, 2019 Great looking trailer, excellent work, really looks the part, is it going to get used and dirty?
Bills72sj Posted December 1, 2019 Author Posted December 1, 2019 9 hours ago, CRUSADER2 said: Great looking trailer, excellent work, really looks the part, is it going to get used and dirty? Not likely. I am not at the point in my skillset where I wish to attempt weathering. I haven't gotten bored with shiny/new yet.
gatorincebu Posted March 6, 2020 Posted March 6, 2020 Bill, I like what you did on this lowboy. The neck extension looks good. As does the wood decking . Nice work ! Be Well Gator
Bills72sj Posted March 7, 2020 Author Posted March 7, 2020 17 hours ago, gatorincebu said: Bill, I like what you did on this lowboy. The neck extension looks good. As does the wood decking . Nice work ! Be Well Gator Thank you. I am pretty happy with it. The Heavy Haul Freightliner is coming along slowly. I have 3 pieces to paint and still some final assembly.
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