Just Another Peterbilt......Half Breed.

[Claus]

Added Peterbilt steps and air tanks from Russ, once again awesome work Rusty! I love aluminum.......

[Claus]

My new Shapeways Peterbilt cab came today, thanks to Mrs. Claus, that was one of my Christmas gifts. The reason I bought a new cab was the other printed cab I have has cab skirts on the bottom but my sleeper does not so some body work was going to have to be done. The second reason is the new cab fits the sleeper flange much better, in fact bolts together. I do not care for the frosted windshield but we'll see what I can do with that.

I also have Rigid RC mirrors and clearance lights to add, the new cab has no mounting holes for either of those things. I also have a brand new grille in the package since this one broke but until the truck is built I will be using the broken one.

My truck is actually starting to take on a very correct heavy spec Peterbilt look, exactly what I was going after.







I never wanted an exact replica of this truck but wanted to capture the heavy sleeper truck with sleeper, I think I'm going in the right direction My truck will be red, maybe black front fenders.

[Claus]

I turned the body mounting plates upside down, lowered the whole body quite a little bit, I'm liking it much better.

[Northern Farmer]

Looking good Claus.

[Claus]

Originally Posted by Northern Farmer

Looking good Claus.

Thanks Brandon! Where have you been buddy?

[up9018]

Claus,

Is that what he calls the Hi-Rise Cab? Did it bolt directly to the Tamiya cab mount? What are you planning for the side windows?

Thanks,
Chris

[Claus]

Originally Posted by up9018

Claus,

Is that what he calls the Hi-Rise Cab? Did it bolt directly to the Tamiya cab mount? What are you planning for the side windows?

Thanks,
Chris

No, it is not the Hi-Rise cab. Here is a link to the one I bought;
https://www.shapeways.com/product/N2...ionId=60673699

Yes it uses the Tamiya floorboard and metal plates to mount to. It will not accept Tamiya windows so I have not figured out what to do there yet. I do not like the frosted windshield I bought from Goose, I would much rather have clear windows than ones that are painted black. My older version of printed cab uses the Tamiya floorboards, mounts, windows, mirrors, the whole 9 yards. So some days I still consider going back to that cab.

[up9018]

OK thanks. I think you can polish the windows, maybe with some fine grit sandpaper. If I use those I will probably polish the windows then use Tamiya Clear Smoke and paint the inside so it looks slightly tinted.

You might ask Russ about it, he may be able to give you some advice.

Thanks,
Chris

[Claus]

Thanks for the advice. It seems like the Hi Rise cab roofline would sit higher than the flat top sleeper, glad I didn't go that route.

[quetzal42]

I like your front Wheels. Where can I find the same ?

[Claus]

Originally Posted by quetzal42

I like your front Wheels. Where can I find the same ?

Thank you. IHB Steve makes them.

http://rctruckandconstruction.com/showthread.php?t=9519

[ratsrail]

You used a king hauler right ? If so how did you cut down the bunk hieght to make it look more like a flattop ?

[Claus]

Originally Posted by ratsrail

You used a king hauler right ? If so how did you cut down the bunk hieght to make it look more like a flattop ?

Negative, all body parts (hood, fenders, cab, and sleeper) are from Shapeways/ True Scale.



http://www.shapeways.com/shops/truescalerc

[Northern Farmer]

I like what you did with the rear suspension, nice job

[Bo Wallen]

Lookin' Very Good Claus. Now you have joined the Heavy Haul Gang. ;o)

[Claus]

Originally Posted by Northern Farmer

I like what you did with the rear suspension, nice job

Thanks Brandon. It looks good, I hope it works well but won't really know till I have a trailer of some kind.

Originally Posted by Bo Wallen

Lookin' Very Good Claus. Now you have joined the Heavy Haul Gang. ;o)

Sweet Bo, I always wanted to belong to something!

Originally Posted by frizzen

Looking cool.

For the frosted windows, have you considered using clamshell style vacuformed packing to make them instead? It's usually thinner and more scale looking that what kits come with, it takes shapes with heat, and you're probably regularly throwing some away.

Thank you, that is interesting. Taking heat near the cab scares me!

[frizzen]

Looking cool.

For the frosted windows, have you considered using clamshell style vacuformed packing to make them instead? It's usually thinner and more scale looking that what kits come with, it takes shapes with heat, and you're probably regularly throwing some away.

[Claus]

Not a whole lot to report........I sent all of my body parts to Exclusive RC for paint, rivet work and more.

I did get these very nice mud flaps and aluminum 1/4 fenders with matching Peterbilt logos. The mud flaps are from Exclusive RC and the 1/4 fenders from Metal Hobi. Hope to get them mounted this weekend.

[BRICKNICK]

Originally Posted by Claus

Not a whole lot to report........I sent all of my body parts to Exclusive RC for paint, rivet work and more.

I did get these very nice mud flaps and aluminum 1/4 fenders with matching Peterbilt logos. The mud flaps are from Exclusive RC and the 1/4 fenders from Metal Hobi. Hope to get them mounted this weekend.

OK I've been away a little while but those quarter fenders are awesome, do they work for the tamiya? Who is this metal hobi? Do they have any Tamiya parts?

[Northern Farmer]

Mudflaps and fenders look great, some nice parts right there