white road commander

[codie27]

this is another conversion cab i bought from aussie resin models.to complete the conversion i bought an amt freightliner and used basically every thing but the cab,[bigger plans for that one]. as it is the aussie road commander i had to convert the steering to rhd,quite a simple task really. because it was such a simple conversion the only scratchbuilding i had to do was to make some strong hinges to tilt the cab, the side steps on the cab,some thin evergreen cut to spell out white across the visor, and the crossbrace/chain rack between the exhausts,which was really only to get them to sit in line with each other. kind of a fluke,coz i reckon they look really cool now. scratch built wipers were very fiddly but easy enough. the interior is mostly what came from aussie models but uses the freightliner seats steering column and wheel,gear stick and seats but i also added a c.b radio,speakers[painted light lenses] and a couple of scratchbuilt lights. i used appliance white and red mica with some pinstriping to finish it all off and bare metal foil for the chrome work.anyway,follow the link and have a look,leave a comment here in the forum,good or bad. cheers,codie.My link

[mackinac359]

Nice Road Commander!

Better dressed than most were.

Tim

[SpreadAxle]

I've never seen a Road Commander looking this nice. Usually they were pretty plain. The colors you chose go together very well. Nice job.

[fridge2538]

Very nice, you have some serious talent with the resin.

[chuckyr]

Very nice, you have some serious talent with the resin.

Those Road Commodes were generally fleet trucks. I have never seen one as a o/o rig.

[codie27]

I've never seen a Road Commander looking this nice. Usually they were pretty plain. The colors you chose go together very well. Nice job.

They were quite a common sight here,I remember seeing them all the time as a kid in the 80s,not very common these days though. The paintwork on this one is based on a pic,of the 1:1 sitting in the dealers yard in Sydney, brand new, that I found on the web.

[The Modeling Hermit]

That's a very nice and clean build.