Paul B Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 (edited) Here is one of my current projects. Stretched out an AMT Pete 352 kit. Fuel tanks are from a 359 kit. Trailer is made from scratch using Evergreen styrene and a few parts from the parts box, including air tank, wheels, drums, brake chambers, and slack adjusters. Springs are resin re-pops of the springs in the doubles kit. Edited May 11, 2010 by Paul B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rronning84 Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 That will be a cool truck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studioman3 Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 Looks good so far, keep us posted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackinac359 Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 That's gonna look cool. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highway Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 That's gonna look cool. Tim Of course you think it's gonna look cool, Tim, it's a Pete!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macs_rock Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 Are you going to make it a box truck or a flatbed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul B Posted March 20, 2010 Author Share Posted March 20, 2010 Thanks guys for the comments. Jake it will be a lumber truck. The lumber loade on the truck and trailer just the way it is. There is no bed. Attached a pic from Hank's of the inspiration for this project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpreadAxle Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 Nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macs_rock Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 (edited) Thanks guys for the comments. Jake it will be a lumber truck. The lumber loade on the truck and trailer just the way it is. There is no bed. Attached a pic from Hank's of the inspiration for this project. Looks good! I haven't seen a truck with a 'bed' like that though. All the lumber trucks around here are just generic flatbeds. Can't wait to see this model in all its glory! Edited March 20, 2010 by macs_rock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul B Posted March 24, 2010 Author Share Posted March 24, 2010 Got a little more done. Pintle hitch, gladhands, and electrical outlet are from Plaskit. I hope to finish painting the cab next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul B Posted March 28, 2010 Author Share Posted March 28, 2010 Got the cab painted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Albion Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 Paul, This is a great looking truck! The paint scheme of blue and white is perfect and looks just right! Very interesting project. Thanks for sharing it with us. Good Luck with the rest of the build. By the way I like yourt stock of kits on the shelf. Hours of fun to be had there. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpreadAxle Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 That is turning out nice. I love the paintjob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul B Posted March 30, 2010 Author Share Posted March 30, 2010 Thanks guys for all the comments. I've had a few days off work so some more progress. A bit more to go. Yeah Leo, the winches are on list of things to do. Just waiting for them to get here. Still need to scratch a headache rack and add a few other odds and ends. I am also waiting for my case of 10,000 coffee stir sticks to get here so I can start making lumber units. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kostas Parchas Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 Awsome truck & trailer and lovely color combo!!!! Kostas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest old man Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 SUPER NICE BUILD KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul B Posted April 26, 2010 Author Share Posted April 26, 2010 Been slowly working on the load. Here are three units of lumber made with coffee stir sticks. Each unit has 198 sticks, and I'm planning on using 20 units. The units are cut down to 10 scale ft. and banded with black BMF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kostas Parchas Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 Your cargo looks awsome!!! Lots of work you have done, nice... Kostas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Albion Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 Paul, I love the paint scheme, it looks great. With the load of timber this is going to be a very impressive rig. Thanks for sharing Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 That looks really nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rronning84 Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 Awesome looking truck. The coffee stir sticks are a great idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul B Posted May 11, 2010 Author Share Posted May 11, 2010 Finished the Pete last week and picked up a load. The winches were made by Leo. I strapped the lumber down with ribbon from the fabric store. I added rings for the hook end of the strap using wire. I added "Kinedyne" label to the straps using my daughter's eye liner , (Doesn't run on the ribbon like a pen). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 That looks really cool. Great job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest old man Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 that is just 2 cool a well built truck keep up the great work old man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falcongeorge Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 (edited) Been slowly working on the load. Here are three units of lumber made with coffee stir sticks. Each unit has 198 sticks, and I'm planning on using 20 units. The units are cut down to 10 scale ft. and banded with black BMF. As a guy who spent many years in a saw mill. I'll give you a tip. The bands usually cut into the corners of the load a little. I would take a file about the same width as the bands you are using, and file a little notch in each of the four boards that go on the corners of the loads, so the bands look like they have cut in a little. The coffee stir sticks are a great idea, I might steal that. oops, just saw the last pic, didnt realize you had finished the load. Too late. Looks really good. Edited May 11, 2010 by falcongeorge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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