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Canadian Trucks (my attempts) - Schraddel - 02-20-2021 Hello, by watching such TV series as "Highway Thru Hell" and "Heavy Rescue 401" on youtube, i saw a lot of trucks in Canada which were quite different from from their US conterparts. This inspired me to kitbash some trucks as decorative pieces for put in modern era. My first attempt was this heavy delivery reefer truck. Cab and chassis are from Walthers, the box body and the reefer set were out of my truck grab box. The frame was cut and stretched by means of plastic profiles. Most models of rigid truck models are way too short. This is the result. Lutz RE: Canadian Trucks (my attempts) - Tyson Rayles - 02-20-2021 Links not working. RE: Canadian Trucks (my attempts) - bdw9535 - 02-20-2021 Nice looking rig. Did you also scratch build the rear crash bumper? Bruce RE: Canadian Trucks (my attempts) - doctorwayne - 02-20-2021 Nice work on that truck, Lutz.     I wasn't aware that those TV programmes were available on youtube, but I guess that you could see just about anything there. Right now, in Ontario at least, trucks are about the only road vehicles allowed to cross the otherwise closed U.S./Canada border, and the nearby bridges are filled with them. As always, of course, freight trains also cross, but as far as I'm aware, no passenger trains. Wayne RE: Canadian Trucks (my attempts) - ezdays - 02-21-2021 I like that Lutz, again, it's the details that make the difference. RE: Canadian Trucks (my attempts) - Schraddel - 03-08-2021 Hello, the next one: This is also a mixture of diverse ingredients: Truck base: Walthers Truck bed: Kibri Knuckle crane: Kibri Additional wheels: Roco Pusher axle: Wiking Frame members: Evergreen Tool boxes: Roskopf and Preiser Fire extinguisher: Preiser Mix up, stir well, fix it and let it dry. No it was not so simple. In a nutshell: - disassemble basic truck - cut frame on several pionts - elongate with Evergreen "C"-shape profiles - add pusher axle - add suitable wheels onto it - mount recycled truck bed - make a base for the knuckle crane - mount recycled crane - add some details - paint Pusher axle can be lifted. And another workhorse is born. Lutz RE: Canadian Trucks (my attempts) - ezdays - 03-08-2021 Amazing, if I could do that in N scale, I think that's all I'd do. The realism is right on. RE: Canadian Trucks (my attempts) - doctorwayne - 03-08-2021 Very nicely-done, Lutz!     Wayne RE: Canadian Trucks (my attempts) - jim currie - 03-08-2021 good looking trucks  look like what i see on roads here , now you need to build one with a piggy back fork lift,  Jim RE: Canadian Trucks (my attempts) - bdw9535 - 03-09-2021 Another nice looking truck, nice job. Bruce RE: Canadian Trucks (my attempts) - Schraddel - 05-03-2021 Hello, found another truck at my dealer: A flatbed semi by Trucks'n Stuff. This is an US truck with the spreadaxle flatbed trailer. Canadification: Quick and dirty: Add some tag and pusher axles. Lutz RE: Canadian Trucks (my attempts) - Tyson Rayles - 05-03-2021 First class all the way! RE: Canadian Trucks (my attempts) - tompm - 05-03-2021 Great looking trucks. Very realistic. RE: Canadian Trucks (my attempts) - Schraddel - 05-05-2021 Hello, not really a truck, but a Canadian manufacturer: The most hardest part to do is the windscreen "glass". A piece of clear plastic sheet was delivered within the kit and a pattern of the plain outline was printed onto the instruction sheet. Easy cutting the plain form, but the real task is to form the screen. This is the era of automobiles with complex spherical shaped screens. Also the era of luscient chrome applications and excessive chrome strips. The result was not so impressive to me. The kit was not the cause, it consisted out of neat and accurate moulded resin castings. The cause was me, just getting older and more doddery. Lutz RE: Canadian Trucks (my attempts) - doctorwayne - 05-05-2021 Yeah, the '50s were certainly the decade of chrome.  It's too bad that Sylvan doesn't have a means to make pre-formed windows, especially for the windshield and rear window.  Many model cars and trucks nowadays have one-piece window inserts, done in hard clear plastic, usually a snap-in fit. Don't beat yourself up too much on this project, Lutz, as I doubt I could have done any better on painting all that chrome trim. Wayne