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12th December 2012, 04:41 AM #1
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Toys for Big Boys - hauling the cattle
I recently completed a Kenworth semi with a cattle trailer. Overall length is just over 1m. I started with some basic plans from Toys & Joys but made quite a few modifications.
This first picture shows a close up of some of the wheels. It is my first time to try the ebonising solution on the tires (thanks Hermit).
Wheel Closeup.JPG
This shows 40 wheels, enough for two semis and a few extra (in case I messed some of them up
, I know, it sounds impossible, but it has happened 
)
40 Semi Wheels.JPG
Next, some pictures of the Kenworth tractor.
Tractor 2 -small.JPGTractor 4 - small.JPGTractor 5 - small.JPGTractor 7 - small.JPGTractor 10 - small.JPG
A close up of the mud flaps. I had to make them with two layers in a bent lamination glue up to retain the curves.
Tractor 14 - small.JPG
A close up of the fifth wheel.
Tractor 13 - small.JPG
A close up of the rear view mirror.
Tractor 12 - small.JPG
And finally, the tractor and trailer together.
Cattle 1 - small.jpgCattle 2 - small.jpgCattle 4 - small.jpgCattle 6 - small.jpg
Sorry, but I don't have any WIP photos. I am just not very good at remembering to do that.
Any comments, both pro and con are welcome.
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12th December 2012, 04:58 AM #2
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BigD
Very nice job.
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12th December 2012, 07:14 AM #3
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Very nice.
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12th December 2012, 07:15 AM #4
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model cattle truck
Looks great I admire the time and patience that must have gone into making it. Had you lived in Aus you would have had an extra axle on the trailer. We call them 22 wheelers.
Whitewood
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12th December 2012, 07:17 AM #5
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Great job with really nice detail
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12th December 2012, 08:30 AM #6
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Welcome back Big D, I thought you had gone missing. Excellant workmanship as usual.
Cheer's Jim
Last edited by j&j; 12th December 2012 at 08:34 AM. Reason: double up
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12th December 2012, 09:33 AM #7
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Nice job well done ,I just love those wheels
--------- all the best Frank--------------
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12th December 2012, 11:50 AM #8
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Fantastic Build BigD. Another great model out of your shop. You have alot of patience to make 40 wheels. WOW!
Bret
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12th December 2012, 12:07 PM #9
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Brilliant looks top notch
ok 14 wheels maybe 16 if you had spares used. You could make it a B-double there's another 16 or a good old Aussie road train type with 4 trailers
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12th December 2012, 12:13 PM #10
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very nice work
does the door on the back open?
i made one and everyone was looking for a door
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12th December 2012, 04:31 PM #11
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G'Day "Big D",
Good to see you haven't been doing nothing....
WOW, what a magnificent Truck & trailer combinations you've built.
Yes, the WIP photos would have been good BUT the end result tells some of the story.
Lots of patience's & skill of a craftsmen.
Cheers, crowie
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12th December 2012, 04:50 PM #12
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Beautiful job BigD!!!
Good to see you back!
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12th December 2012, 05:28 PM #13
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bloody ripper well done
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12th December 2012, 05:46 PM #14
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It's all been said, wonderful Model .
Eddie
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13th December 2012, 02:30 PM #15
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The original plans called for just a plain panel for the back of the trailer, but I wanted to make it a little more realistic so I added the vertical ribs and the horizontal slats to simulate a door, but it does not open. I thought about making it into a tambour style (like a roll top desk), but I figured that I had already put a lot of extra detail into it already.
Originally Posted by oneye
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