My steel coils B-train hauler
 

Hi guys, here's my B-train with my King Hauler/Peterbilt hauler. It's not finish yet since I want to make many changes and add many details (like tarps, not looking very realistic :( , add alu wheels, remaking rear door, etc.!). The last pictures were take after remaking cab.
It have an MFU and it can load and unload each trailers by remote. I need now to find a way to plug and unplug rear lights (ones on the "pop", it's the name we use here for the rear trailer) without hands. Actually I'm working on roof and headlights lightning.
I know there's many scale and newbies errors (when I see some art pieces in this forum I doublerealize it :o ) but I'll try to work on thems... You can see all the building process with the link following my signature, but because nearly each steps are there and because I'm really newbie, I think it's a little bit boring :rolleyes:


ps. I apologize for my poor english knowledge, as it's not my first language :om, if I write something in a curious or inappropriate way, please tell me!

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Gaetan, here is the solution to your lighting problem.

SS Tronix Wireless light kit.


Welcome to the board. Nice looking truck and trailers.

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Really sweet B-train hauler i like it

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Thanks a lot for your comments guys, it make my day!!! :):):)

I've never seen that kind of trailer (here we call it a "rack & tarp") on other forum too but I'm surprise to hear it from you Paul (Tamiya cowboy) because I know that you're a real expert and very active builder, present and renowned on many forums! It's a kind of guarantee! :)

I already know SS-Tronix and his system is really impressive. I asked for a submission some months ago but wasn't ready at that time to spend so much money. But more I think about it, more it seems the best solution! I'll probably contact him for a complete submission soon.

For now, I'll try to connect roof lamps on the four outputs of the mfu planned for the speed indicator (3) and the original roof lamps. But I didn't make any test until now to see if these outputs can take four leds... I also ordered a relay for making a separate circuit for lightning the truck if it doens't work directly by the mfu, but i'll receive it only in ten days. :(
I'll keep you informed.

Gaetan

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Job Well Done, sweet looking set up!

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Very neat rig Gaeten!...certainly something to be proud of!:)

And your tarps look just fine to me.....heck I installed half a dozen new tarps on some of our dump trailers at work when things were slow this past winter and even the real ones have ripples no matter how well you measure and mount. I'm impressed with your folding and tucking though....you aren't gonna have to worry about your corners catching any wind rolling down the road, good job! :D

Don't worry about your speech either....you talk just fine in my book. Some folks here on this side of the border could take a lesson from your proper sentence structure and punctuation! ;) A+

-Alex

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GREAT looking rig:):) Did you make your scale coils? They look very prototypical on the truck.

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Looked at all your other pics, is that foam board for the trailer sides? Truck looks great. Your english is pretty good too!

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hi now that`s a nice rig, what do the steel coils weigh ???
cheers paul

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nice work looks sharp

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Looks Great man!! Its nice to something a little different. I have 2 IR light kits from SS-tronix, and I must say that they are first class all the way. It makes for some nice scale realism! keep up the great work!

Brian

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Outstanding job! B-trains look great!
I like the way you modified the tractor sleeper roof, too!
AND the tractor rear fenders... nice work!

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Hi everyone!
I'm a little bit surprised by all these comments! It's very rewarding, mostly from people so skilled about truck modelism! You know it's mostly a long story of trials and errors :o Thanks a lot!! :) :):)

Alex, my biggest concern about tarps are the way they fall between cradles (is it the good word? :o), it seem too ridgid (plus these riples...), but I didn't find any better stuff till now. In fact, it's real 1:1 tarping canvas :)

Tc1cat and Paul, yes my coils are homemade in three differents ways. My goal is to make three or four similars when I'll get the "good" one. The actual size reflect the normal weight for a b-train here, around 95000 pounds of loads (don't remember exactly). In this case a 50000 lbs coil on the lead and almost 45000 lbs (2 coils) on the pop, but I will try to adjust sizes and positions to approach realty when I'll build the ones I'm satisfied. Actually, the biggest one is made with a pvc tube with steel strapping rolled in each sides and a galvanize steel sheet around. It weight 7 pounds but it's not the heavier: the second is a real steel sheet one but not enough easy to roll :confused: mainly because I was trying to do with what I had in hand at home. I suppose it must weight around 15 pounds. The first one was exactly that... the first one! The fourth should be the good one :rolleyes: I also heard about alu coils that could be find at gutters builders store. To follow...

Zimms customs, Yes it's foam board. Easy and rapid fit for now but they should be cut in panels and maintained with styrene holders instead of the original Tamiya. So many ideas, so little time!

And Roadranger, I think I can say that roof was a story by itself :rolleyes: One day maybe I'll tell you the story LOL The fenders are from a member: M.Fishersworrig who also made the sunvizor and the pipe covers. Let me salute him if he is reading this :)

Now I'm still working on my tractors lights. Headlights and rooflights. Lot of scratching head for a newbie here... And worse: I'm outside home for at least one week :eek: But I stay tune with your works!:)

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Very Nice

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Hi eveyone !

I finally installed leds on my KH. It seems correct since everythings are working fine... Hope it will stay! :rolleyes:
It was a little mess to put two 5mm leds and one 3mm in the PMD headlights but doesn't look so bad I think. It light a lot when you put all them on :cool: I'll put some on air cleaner and bumper sides in the futur. Ha time, time... :o
I also made some mods on the fenders supports as the previous interfered on tires with the load on it. Next things are some tune-in on coils and trailer. Some ideas of canvas for a more "natural" looking tarp?

Salutations,
Gaetan

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Hi guys,

There's some pictures with some news stickers in a too much easy scenery :o !

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Thanks for viewing!

Gaetan

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Truck looks great, it is amazing how much decals add to a model. I see you have a little bruder backhoe, I have a couple of them myself.

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Thanks!

As you can guess, I try to make a replica of a friend's 1:1 Peterbilt. It's the reason for these number. There's few others to put on, so I will try to improve my method for printing them or find some already printed...

For the Bruder, I got it with a Mack and a trailer that I want to rebuild (and stretch) to adapt to my KH. Maybe I'll work on the Mack later :rolleyes:. They are really pretty toys!

Gaetan

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What a beautiful looking truck and trailer combination, Gaetan! It's definitely up to par with some of the best looking models I've seen on this forum. The paint on the tractor looks amazing, and I really like to see the King Haulers turned into Peterbilts. That's what Tamiya should have done from the start. This is a very, very sharp truck/trailer combination. I like the coiled steel load as well. I work at a local manufacturer, and we recieve countless coils of steel every day. I've always been a little fasinated by some of the trucks that deliver them. Your's definitely looks the part.

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The truck looks good, nice job.

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any chance of showing how you made the rolls of steel and the other nice things you made

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Hi everyones!
Many thanks for your comments ! It's an honour, despite I think it's really overrated :o, to be compare to the greats builders here! It's my first building and I can't tell how this forum is a great source of infos and knowledge :).

Espeefan: Thank you! I'm very glad to see that you like it! Comments from a builder of your grade are very rewarding! I'm working as operator (and occasionally overhead crankman...) in a galvanizing steel plant. That's where I took my inspiration ;). And I agree with you about the King Hauler as a Peterbilt: it should be that from the start!
I foresee many improvements for the next weeks (steel wheels, some details, wireless connexions (already ordered from Ss-tronix, etc.)) but I'm clearly not fast as most builders here! And the way I took to put add-on after the construction is not a time saving one!

Grumpygrady: You can see many (too many?) pictures of the building here: http://s1196.photobucket.com/albums/...r/RC%20Camion/ but most of the add-on parts were not made by me :o. Unfortunatly, there's no picture of the coils' making but I explained basically how I did it in answer #16 of this topic. Feel free to ask if I can help you otherway ;).

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Unfortunately, there's no picture of the coils' making but I explained basically how I did it in answer #16 of this topic. Feel free to ask if I can help you other way ;).[/QUOTE]

ok thanks for the answer sorry i missed it on #16 but i did somehow
it looks real the truck and trailer with the load

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Hi guys, just a short vid to see the thing moves... :rolleyes: A better one should follow soon!

Salutations,
Gaetan

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Hi everyone! It takes a long time but I finally find some times to put on my truck! I received my SS-Tronix wireless kit many weeks ago but last months were not the best time for me to put on it... :(

About the kit itself, it's very very professionnal! Everythings are well explained and the packaging and the kit itself looks very well made. And most of all, it works like a charm!

Here's some pictures of the first part of the installation in the truck itself. Some of the installation of the trailers' parts should follow :rolleyes: I also make a little movie of a setup I've done for testing. I'll put it here after some works on it ;)

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You can see some others here if you want :o
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Feel free to ask questions if you have!
And keep on building!:D

Gaetan

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you done great job with trailers,that load looks so real.

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Hi everyone! I finally installed my wireless kit on my b-train :o (I know I'm not rapid but we have a really pretty summer this year...).
Here's a vid where you can see it works (around the middle I think). But be prepared, I'm not James Cameron neither a good driver :o

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Here's also some new pictures of my rigs.

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Among many things I want to do, the next one will probably be a streched frame and longers fuel tanks.

Thanks for viewing and keep on building!

Gaetan

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Great video! Nice choice of music too, when most consider trucking and country music to go together. The truck is looking as good as ever. The wireless system seems to work very well.

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truck and trailers look fantastic i am building my first truck at the moment not sure what trailer it will have but i will be wrapped it comes out that good.

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Thanks a lot!
I patiently, with perseverance, learn to make vids... Not the results I have in my mind when I make it (lol), but was funny to do!
The wireless system works perfectly and was relatively easy to install, "relatively" mostly because I don't have a standard setup, but really "plug&play" and very well build. A very good quality product in my opinion.
I agree that most (I'm part of it) consider that trucking and country live well together! Even if I'm not a real country fan, I think the rythm and most of the themes perfectly fit with the mind. And I'm a fan of The Band...

Cat29, the hardest part is done ! Starting!! After, it's only pleasure...
Keep us inform!

Gaetan

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That is one first class King Hauler!

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What a awesome Build Just Stunning!

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awesome rig. how is the sstronicx kit as compared to the mfu?

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Thanks guys! I'm happy you like it!

I like your signature Claus, I agree with you!

Bigdogrod, the kit from Sstronix is the wireless "module" added to the Tamiya mfu for connecting my two trailers without any wires between them. When installed, it works exactly the same way than before. It's also a power source for adding lights either on tractor (with add-on interface) or trailers.
The module itself is relatively small compare to mfu but the require place must be verify if you don't have space in your cab...
Did I answer your question? Don't hesitate if it's not :o

Gaetan

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where did you get you alloy drive guards from i would love a set

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Hi mrxreight! I suppose you're talking about the rear fenders? If it is, here's the german site where I ordered them:

http://www.custom-model-trucks-and-parts.com/

It's all in german but the guy there speaks english.

Just tell me if I'm wrong, my english knowledge is a bit basic... :o

Gaetan

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Love this truck, the color is amazing.

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Thanks bud, its name is "Viper red"... The next step should be longer frame... when the factory will reopen ;)

Gaetan