Mid-Nineties Peterbilt 379 Frankenstein Heavy Hauler

[RoninUtah]

Starting on the trailer now. Frame of the main trailer is done and the axles, wheels etc. have been printed. I’m starting to print the jeep now. This sucker is gonna be BIG!!!

[Biggu]

That trailer is going to be COOL!! Watching this one for sure. 

[ShakyCraftsman]

Hey Ron 

 That trailer looks pretty nice!

Ron G 

[RoninUtah]

14 hours ago, Biggu said:

That trailer is going to be COOL!! Watching this one for sure. 

It'll be big enough to haul your gigantic dump truck!😁

[RoninUtah]

3 hours ago, ShakyCraftsman said:

Hey Ron 

 That trailer looks pretty nice!

Ron G 

Thanks, Ron! I hope to get more done over the weekend (if I don't run out of resin)- stay tuned!

[ShakyCraftsman]

20 minutes ago, RoninUtah said:

Thanks, Ron! I hope to get more done over the weekend (if I don't run out of resin)- stay tuned!

Hey Ron

 This is my Heavy Haul trailer set-up. About 80% scratch built. It's a XL SPECIALIZED XL120 RGN Lowboy, Jeep and Stinger. That's my attempt at trying to scratch build a Cat 374F excavator sitting on the trailer.

This view shows the whole set-up. It's about 5 feet long!

This is the load equalizing stinger.

This view is the jeep.

This view shows the flippable gooseneck.

This view shows the trailer deck.

This view shows the trailer rear suspension. (I know the brakes are caged, I've since fixed this).

 I'm not trying to appropriate your post. Just showing what you can do by scratch building one.😁😉👍

  One of these days I'm going to have to finish it.

Ron G 

Edited May 9 by ShakyCraftsman

[RoninUtah]

Wow, that looks great! Is it scratchbuilt? I know that ain't no durn AMT kit!

[ShakyCraftsman]

7 minutes ago, RoninUtah said:

Wow, that looks great! Is it scratchbuilt? I know that ain't no durn AMT kit!

Hey Ron 

 Yes, all scratch built. Except for suspensions from Jamie, W/T's are Moebius, small honda engine for the hydraulics from Shapeways, etc.

  It's just sitting there staring at me. "Saying..finish me!!!!...😆 🤣 😂 

 I'm really going to have to finish it. Jeff keeps bugging me to get it done.😁😉

Ron G 

[RoninUtah]

22 minutes ago, ShakyCraftsman said:

I'm really going to have to finish it. Jeff keeps bugging me to get it done.😁😉

Ron G 

I’ll add my name to that chorus! Git’er done, Ron! I hope mine turns out half as cool!

[ShakyCraftsman]

2 minutes ago, RoninUtah said:

I’ll add my name to that chorus! Git’er done, Ron! I hope mine turns out half as cool!

Thanks Ron 

 Believe it or not, it's on my to do list. Right after the Autocar, Alberta oilfield bed truck, IH 350 Payhauler, "Bill Signs" Peterbilt, etc., etc....😆 🤣 😂  I just hope I live long enough to finish everything, I am getting up there in age you know...😆 🤣 😂 

Ron G 

[RoninUtah]

27 minutes ago, ShakyCraftsman said:

I am getting up there in age you know...😆 🤣 😂 

Ron G 

Aren't we all!

[Gary Chastain]

Watching, this is cool

[Biggu]

3 hours ago, RoninUtah said:

It'll be big enough to haul your gigantic dump truck!😁

Probably need a pilot car and a permit, I suppose eh?  😂

[RoninUtah]

On 5/9/2025 at 1:38 PM, Biggu said:

Probably need a pilot car and a permit, I suppose eh?  😂

And a crew to raise the utility lines!

The trailer and jeep are printed and mostly assembled; here they are mocked up with wheels and tires. As far as I can tell, this design is sort of generic, and a little wonky: The tongues on both the jeep and trailer are too high, so I had to add styrene boxes to the kingpin blocks and turn the into sorta goosenecks.

Here they are with the tractor; so far this thing is about four feet long.

The design didn't come with a stinger, so I printed a second jeep and I'll modify it with a pivot and supplemental framing scratched from styrene. I'll go ahead and shoot some yellow paint on the the jeep and trailer in the meantime.

I have no idea where I;m going to store this thing once it's complete!

[ShakyCraftsman]

37 minutes ago, RoninUtah said:

And a crew to raise the utility lines!

The trailer and jeep are printed and mostly assembled; here they are mocked up with wheels and tires. As far as I can tell, this design is sort of generic, and a little wonky: The tongues on both the jeep and trailer are too high, so I had to add styrene boxes to the kingpin blocks and turn the into sorta goosenecks.

Here they are with the tractor; so far this thing is about four feet long.

The design didn't come with a stinger, so I printed a second jeep and I'll modify it with a pivot and supplemental framing scratched from styrene. I'll go ahead and shoot some yellow paint on the the jeep and trailer in the meantime.

I have no idea where I;m going to store this thing once it's complete!

Hey Ron 

  As I said. Mine is almost 5' long with the stinger. Yours probably will be also. We're to store it is part of the reason mine isn't finished yet.😁😉

Ron G 

[Biggu]

That is really cool.  You could load the jeeps on the trailer like they do here when they are done with the haul and going back to the barn. We see that all the time.  This is a very cool trailer, Ron. 

[Gary Chastain]

🤩🤩🤩looking good

Edited May 11 by Gary Chastain
Fix auto spell

[Jürgen M.]

Looks really cool!

I had to put a new shelf on the wall for my 1.72m road train. Not easy creating space for such a long rig!

You'll think of something! 

[RoninUtah]

8 hours ago, Jürgen M. said:

Looks really cool!

I had to put a new shelf on the wall for my 1.72m road train. Not easy creating space for such a long rig!

You'll think of something! 

Actually, I'm in the process of re-doing that entire area. All my models are in the shed while my workspace/display area gets renovated. I hope to increase my shelf space, but every time I do that it gets filled up again! 😆

[Jürgen M.]

I hear ya! 😉

[ShakyCraftsman]

11 minutes ago, RoninUtah said:

Actually, I'm in the process of re-doing that entire area. All my models are in the shed while my workspace/display area gets renovated. I hope to increase my shelf space, but every time I do that it gets filled up again! 😆

Ask the wife if you can put shelfs up in the living room...😆 🤣 😂 that should go over good.😁😉 Actually finding space is difficult with big long models.😳😲😏🙄

Ron G 

[RoninUtah]

I got my attempt at a stinger made, swivel and all. Like Ron G said, with the stinger the total length of the model is about 5 feet (roughly 1- 1/2 meters)! This is all getting painted yellow… hopefully soon!

Here it is mocked up with wheels and tires.

[ShakyCraftsman]

1 minute ago, RoninUtah said:

I got my attempt at a stinger made, swivel and all. Like Ron G said, with the stinger the total length of the model is about 5 feet (roughly 1- 1/2 meters)! This is all getting painted yellow… hopefully soon!

Here it is mocked up with wheels and tires.

Looking good Ron.👍

Ron G 

[BK9300]

Great progress, Ron - will look amazing when all the units are all hooked together.

[RoninUtah]

Everything is pretty well put together now and painted the base color. Here’s another mock- up; wheels and tires aren’t attached yet, pending some detail painting and small additions. I had to do this in the hallway because there’s to other place big enough!

Here she is headed to the yard after another haul!