Biggu Posted May 15 Posted May 15 The stack load looks great ! And stretched out , holy thats crazy long. What a super cool build. I’m lovin where this is going.
cifenet Posted May 15 Posted May 15 What a fantastic result! The entire setup is looking quite good! Good work~ 1 1
RoninUtah Posted May 17 Author Posted May 17 I think she's done- added lights and did some light weathering. Here are a few shots, I'll add more to the Under Glass thread for the Pete tractor. Thanks for following, everyone, this was a fun build- definitely a stretch! 2
BK9300 Posted May 17 Posted May 17 Looks impressive, Ron - theres a whole lot of tires in that setup. 1
Biggu Posted May 17 Posted May 17 That turned out really well, Ron , I love the look and the concept. Did you print the transformer load? That is pretty sharp too. Top job bud. Absolutely nailed the look. !! I love it 1 1
Jürgen M. Posted May 17 Posted May 17 Hey Ron, that is one hot rig! 👍 Beautiful to look at! Very impressive! 1
RoninUtah Posted May 17 Author Posted May 17 11 hours ago, BK9300 said: Looks impressive, Ron - theres a whole lot of tires in that setup. Thanks, Brian! Yeah, 46 tires and wheels- most of them going in the same direction!
RoninUtah Posted May 17 Author Posted May 17 3 hours ago, Biggu said: That turned out really well, Ron , I love the look and the concept. Did you print the transformer load? That is pretty sharp too. Top job bud. Absolutely nailed the look. !! I love it Thanks, Jeff! I knew this trailer would be more appropriate for this rig than anything by AMT!🤣😆 Yeah, the transformer is 3D printed too. 3D opens up so many possibilities that just aren't there in the world of the Big Plastic model manufacturers! 2
RoninUtah Posted May 17 Author Posted May 17 1 hour ago, Jürgen M. said: Hey Ron, that is one hot rig! 👍 Beautiful to look at! Very impressive! Thanks, Jürgen! It does take up a LOT of space! 1
Gary Chastain Posted May 17 Posted May 17 Well Ron, that is one impressive build right there, well done. 1 1
RoninUtah Posted May 17 Author Posted May 17 41 minutes ago, Gary Chastain said: Well Ron, that is one impressive build right there, well done. Thanks, Gary! 1
Jürgen M. Posted May 18 Posted May 18 9 hours ago, RoninUtah said: Thanks, Jürgen! It does take up a LOT of space! I hear you, Ron! When I had my road train finished I first didn't know where to put it. I'm sure you'll find a worthy place for it! 1
RoninUtah Posted May 21 Author Posted May 21 On 5/17/2025 at 9:02 PM, Jürgen M. said: When I had my road train finished I first didn't know where to put it. Hey, Jürgen, just out of curiosity, what did you use for trailers for your road train? I'm planning on building an Aussie Kenworth K200 one of these days, but I'm not sure whether I want to build the tractor only or the whole road train. I don't have a lot of reference material on Aussie trailers.
ShakyCraftsman Posted May 21 Posted May 21 Hey Ron 1/25-24 trailers for Australia are very hard to find. All that is available right now are American trailers and European trailers. Auslowe may have some, but you'll have to get in touch with them because I believe they are one offs. You could scratch up some, lots of work though. I looked into doing a 4 trailer ore dumpper for my Aussy Superliner, but I couldn’t find anything. The closes I could get to one was the Italeri dummper, but it is not a side dump. Ron G 1
Jürgen M. Posted May 22 Posted May 22 5 hours ago, RoninUtah said: Hey, Jürgen, just out of curiosity, what did you use for trailers for your road train? I'm planning on building an Aussie Kenworth K200 one of these days, but I'm not sure whether I want to build the tractor only or the whole road train. I don't have a lot of reference material on Aussie trailers. Hi Ron, I used two AMT live stock vans and a flatbed that used to be a reefer! It's the Italeri White Western Star road train kit! Hope that helps you a bit! 😊
RoninUtah Posted May 22 Author Posted May 22 12 minutes ago, Jürgen M. said: Hope that helps you a bit! 😊 It does, thanks! You’re right, that’s one heckuva long model!!
Jürgen M. Posted May 22 Posted May 22 Yes it is! I even chose the "short" version. I used the tri-axle trailer chassis with a fifth wheel instead of using tandem dollies! That would have made it even longer!
RoninUtah Posted May 22 Author Posted May 22 It needs 3 53’ trailers with 3-axle dollies! Maybe I’ll but build the tractor…
Jürgen M. Posted May 22 Posted May 22 Do you have one with right hand drive? There aren't many of them. Otherwise you'll have to scratch a right hand dash!
RoninUtah Posted May 22 Author Posted May 22 I have the one from A&N; it’s to Australian specs with right hand drive, stone guard, giant bull bar, front mud flaps, the lot! I’ll be starting on it soon, I think, unless something else gets in the way!
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