ghoodii Posted April 14, 2014 Posted April 14, 2014 Calling this one done......Finally!!! Just a review.....started with the Italeri Peterbilt 377, added a resin raised roof and day cab panel from FGModels (off EBAY), aluminum exhausts (also off EBAY), shortened the chassis using the leftover pieces from my "Outlaw 379" and super single front rims and tires from KFS. Details include chassis and engine plumbing and wiring, CB radio and antennas, bug deflector from the 378 kit, rear deck and coiled air and electric lines. The "Walker" milk tanker is almost completely scratch built using a piece of 2 inch PVC pipe, sheet plastic and Evergreen shapes. The suspension came from a "Lindberg" tank trailer and the wheels and tires are Italeri from the parts box. The "Walker" logos and the "Hood" ovals are homemade. The rest are a combination of railroad decals and parts box leftovers and the ICC stripes are from the AMT Fruehauf flatbed. Weathering was done with acrylic washes and powders....tried to represent a truck running down New York dairy farm roads in the late winter, early spring. (Photobucket is not playing nice, pictures to follow.....maybe.
ghoodii Posted April 16, 2014 Author Posted April 16, 2014 Pictures....Thanks for being patient......
Sixties Sam Posted April 17, 2014 Posted April 17, 2014 Very nice! Realistic road grunge. Looks like what I would see at a truck stop on I-80 here in central PA. Good work! Sam
GLMFAA1 Posted April 17, 2014 Posted April 17, 2014 Very nice, Hope the milk is cleaner than the truck. greg
MyBradKeselowski Posted April 19, 2014 Posted April 19, 2014 Unbelievable build, looks very realistic.. Outstanding ! !
kilrathy10 Posted April 19, 2014 Posted April 19, 2014 Great job.....I actually saw one similar, this morning......Excellent weathering on the whole thing.....Truck and trailer look awesome....
Ridge Rider Posted April 19, 2014 Posted April 19, 2014 Great job. My dad drove something similar for 25 years after getting out of the dairy business. Obviously he didn't get to far from dairy and ironically had to get up at 3-4 am rather than the 5 to milk the cows. It brings back some good memories of getting to ride with him and going to the plant to offload. Thanks for sharing.
BigBad Posted April 21, 2014 Posted April 21, 2014 Very very nice! Not my favorite Pete but a nice render of a fleet rig! Good job!
vincen47 Posted April 21, 2014 Posted April 21, 2014 Yes, a great fleet truck. Classy O/O rigs are nice, but it is great to see a very realistic everyday truck.
Plastheniker Posted April 22, 2014 Posted April 22, 2014 Good idea, great execution. I hope I will never drink milk from a dairy using such dirty vehicles .
ghoodii Posted April 24, 2014 Author Posted April 24, 2014 Its winter in up state New York.....everything is dirty!!! That's why I'm in Virginia.
Ridge Rider Posted April 26, 2014 Posted April 26, 2014 When my dad drove one of these, they were washed daily inside and out, but in winter they certainly could and did look the worse for wear. This is a nice worse for wear.
Belugawrx Posted April 26, 2014 Posted April 26, 2014 Well done!! Very nice road weathering on that!! Cheers
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