77 GMC Flatbed & Scratch Built Gooseneck

[68Chevelle327]

This rig wont be done for a wile i dont get much time to work on it due to the real farming i gotta get done when i have day light but this is just what i have been working on for the past little wile when i have the time i just finished the basic part of the goose neck hitch an now i have to cut some strips to turn the neck into a more i-beam look like on real trailers an then jacks an the axles an im going to put a dove tail on it with working hindge ramps... but its also hard cuz there are no hobby shops in town so i can only get parts when i run to the city *that dont happen often cuz of gas $$$'s* haha any tips or ideas i would LOVE LOVE LOVE to hear them i am always looking for people to tell me what is wrong so i can make it better if you know what i mean... cant fix what i dont know's broken an its always nice to have a set of trained eyes looking at it

Edited April 7, 2012 by 68Chevelle327

[mikemodeler]

Nice start and that trailer is very impressive, can't wait to see it done.

[jeffs396]

Welcome to the best model car building site on the planet Justin!!!

That GMC is looking great so far! Nice scratchbuilding.

Hey, you asked about offroad tires in my '64 Chevy thread, here's a few sources:

http://public.fotki.com/cnaind/truck-tires--wheels/off-road--pickup-tires/page2.html

http://stores.ebay.com/Trevors-Toy-Box?_rdc=1

And here's the best resource for offroad tire sizes, styles, etc:

http://www.magazinepublisher.com/models/tires/tires.html

[68Chevelle327]

Thank you very much fellas and thank you for the links i will have to check them out when i get back ha btw where did you get that 64 chevy i want to find a few older trucks like that

[68Chevelle327]

finished the i-beam neck now just gotta add a few more little things like drop legs and wiring and red paint and the tongue will be finished still got a ways to go i had a brain storm an desided i was going to do hindged ramps but need to make a trip into the city for the right parts for that

[68Chevelle327]

the tool box for the bed of the truck and got the side rails up im feelin kinda good about it now lol any tips an hints throwem to me always looking for a new twist

[Inky]

This looks great, love the trailer.

[tooltas]

love that front bumper on that truck

[68Chevelle327]

thanks fellas and ya that bumper sure is a mean s o b haha my buddys real truck has the same one lol ish lol and thanks for the comment on the trailer its my own style lol i dont think there is a brand of trailer that has that style neck they are all angled an for some reason i like the square lol but it mite be a wile tell i have any updates on either im kinda out of ideas for one and out of parts... but wile im sitting here im trying to think of how im going to do the axels and the dove tail... not sure how its going to look

[68Chevelle327]

got the dove tail and ramps figured out now just got to do the hinge