Canadian Trucks (my attempts)
#1
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.

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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.




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This is the result.


Lutz
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#2
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Mike

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#3
Nice looking rig. Did you also scratch build the rear crash bumper?

Bruce
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#4
Nice work on that truck, Lutz.   Applause Applause Applause  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
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#5
I like that Lutz, again, it's the details that make the difference. Thumbsup Thumbsup
Don (ezdays) Day
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founder of the CANYON STATE RAILROAD
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#6
Hello,

the next one:

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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


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Pusher axle can be lifted.

And another workhorse is born.


Lutz
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#7
Amazing, if I could do that in N scale, I think that's all I'd do. The realism is right on. Thumbsup Thumbsup Cheers
Don (ezdays) Day
Board administrator and
founder of the CANYON STATE RAILROAD
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#8
Very nicely-done, Lutz!   Applause Applause Applause 

Wayne
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#9
good looking trucks  look like what i see on roads here , now you need to build one with a piggy back fork lift,  Awesome
Jim
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#10
Another nice looking truck, nice job.

Bruce
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#11
Hello,

found another truck at my dealer:

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A flatbed semi by Trucks'n Stuff. This is an US truck with the spreadaxle flatbed trailer.






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Quick and dirty: Add some tag and pusher axles.


Lutz
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#12
First class all the way!
Mike

Sent from my pocket calculator using two tin cans and a string
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#13
Great looking trucks. Very realistic.
Tom
Silence is golden but Duct tape is silver
Ridley Keystone & Mountain Railroad
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#14
Hello,

not really a truck, but a Canadian manufacturer:

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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.





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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
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#15
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
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