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Chopped 41" long, Lonestar International custom semi cab & trailer w/ pics. Painted and DONE.

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  • Member since
    March 2017
  • From: Oregon: Beautiful tree country.
Posted by treehuggerdave on Wednesday, March 10, 2021 11:30 PM

Well, seems like the more ya get done, the more there is to do, but it sure is fun making progress.

And here she is for a test fit with the cab. 

I think this will work with the extended chassis.

 

 

Phil. 4:6-7   Jer. 29:11-14  John 3:13

On the bench - Hand made '50 Lincoln "Tail dragger"  1956 DeSoto 'vert., Resin '60 Chrysler 300 , Modelhaus resin '58 Pontiac hardtop kit.

Been a "Plastholic" all my life. Love this stuff.

  • Member since
    March 2007
  • From: Northeast WA State
Posted by armornut on Thursday, March 11, 2021 10:21 PM

    Glad to see your work resuming,(rezooming), on this project. Still like the concept.

we're modelers it's what we do

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    May 2009
  • From: Poland
Posted by Pawel on Friday, March 12, 2021 8:10 AM

Hello!

Good to see you making progress here, but I still think it's not such a good idea to have the rear axles so wide, even if you only consider the torque they have to transmit. In such cases you usually aim to have the half-axles as short as possible to handle the torque better.

Good luck with your build and have a nice day

Paweł

All comments and critique welcomed. Thanks for your honest opinions!

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    May 2020
Posted by Keyserj on Sunday, March 14, 2021 4:06 PM

Super cool build you got here. The lonestar cab is perfect for this.

"Why don't you knock it off with them negative waves?"- Oddball

 

John

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  • Member since
    November 2005
  • From: Formerly Bryan, now Arlington, Texas
Posted by CapnMac82 on Sunday, March 14, 2021 5:39 PM

Pawel
it's not such a good idea to have the rear axles so wide, even if you only consider the torque they have to transmit. In such cases you usually aim to have the half-axles as short as possible to handle the torque better.

I have to agree with Pawel here.

So, I'm thinking about how you'd get the power out of the engines.  Easy guess would be a pair of torque converters into a common shaft to a transmission.  From the transmission out to a transfer case which would have four outputs to half-axles to the rear wheels.

The cab would have dozer-style controlls to throttle the two engines, indexed back to a single accelerator pedal (or, perhaps, a single deccelerator pedal).  Note, I'm trying to concieve of a way to present the driver with a simple-enough controls layout.  Which is why I'm thinking a foot pedal not for a clutch, but a motorcycle style shifter pedal for the transfer case. 

But, this build retains a huge "cool" factor.  It's Wastelan Chic before the Wasteland.

The individual rear fenders are for sure the way to go.  Tha long chrome box between front & rear fender would also be the way to go, too.  (Mind, I just had a twisted thought about how big the the DEF tank and DPF tank would want to be to meet CARB . . . )

One of those fender boxes would need room for the pony engine to drive the air compressor, too--no reason to rob power (esp. after gearing down) to drive compressors off the main mounts.  A Wnakle diesel would be compact enough, and give a nice reservoir for starting the beast, too.

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  • From: Northeast WA State
Posted by armornut on Sunday, March 14, 2021 6:14 PM

     I wonder if it would be possible to run 4 diferentials only don't interconnect left to right. Since they're piston engines powering the behemoth all you would need to do is turn one engine around. This theory may resolve the afore mentioned torque problem AND give a higher top end say..... .93mach? What a cool build good sir.

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  • From: Oregon: Beautiful tree country.
Posted by treehuggerdave on Sunday, March 14, 2021 9:24 PM

This is a fun "MOCKUP" to see if I know what I'm doing.

 

Phil. 4:6-7   Jer. 29:11-14  John 3:13

On the bench - Hand made '50 Lincoln "Tail dragger"  1956 DeSoto 'vert., Resin '60 Chrysler 300 , Modelhaus resin '58 Pontiac hardtop kit.

Been a "Plastholic" all my life. Love this stuff.

  • Member since
    March 2017
  • From: Oregon: Beautiful tree country.
Posted by treehuggerdave on Monday, March 15, 2021 5:30 PM

See pics from the previous post. 

Phil. 4:6-7   Jer. 29:11-14  John 3:13

On the bench - Hand made '50 Lincoln "Tail dragger"  1956 DeSoto 'vert., Resin '60 Chrysler 300 , Modelhaus resin '58 Pontiac hardtop kit.

Been a "Plastholic" all my life. Love this stuff.

fox
  • Member since
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  • From: Narvon, Pa.
Posted by fox on Monday, March 15, 2021 8:53 PM

That is just OUTSTANDING!!!!!!!!!!!Toast Toast Toast Toast Toast

Would love to see a 1/1 like that going down the highway. 

Only one small problem. Cops would be upset at all the accidents caused by gawkers. Wink

Jim Captain

Stay Safe.

 

 Main WIP: 

   On the Bench: Artesania Latina  (aka) Artists in the Latrine 1/75 Bluenose II

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  • From: USA
Posted by keavdog on Monday, March 15, 2021 10:22 PM

Quite a project!  Turned out really nice. 

Thanks,

John

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  • From: New Braunfels, Texas
Posted by Tanker-Builder on Tuesday, March 16, 2021 8:29 AM

That Sir! 

      Is one mean @## looking rig. Not to my exact liking with the super lowered stance, But an absolutely gorgemous job just the same. I love that you had the Trailer and Autos match. Now are you all out of yellow paint? If not Paint me yellow with Envy! I know it's sposed ta be green, but I reserve that for Cash~

      For a Chuckle - A song just came to mind. " Gimme Forty Acres" With this - double it!

  • Member since
    March 2007
  • From: Northeast WA State
Posted by armornut on Tuesday, March 16, 2021 2:23 PM

    Thought the same thing about 40 acres TB LOL.

   That rig ia AMAZING!! If your looking for a driver.....here hold my beer.Cool

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  • From: the redlands Fl
Posted by crown r n7 on Tuesday, March 16, 2021 4:07 PM

Thats fanstastic!! I still like that 40's locomotive look.

 

 

 Nick.

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  • From: North Carolina
Posted by Back to the bench on Wednesday, March 17, 2021 6:05 PM

Now that is really REALLY cool! Not just the hauler, but the cargo as well. Very creative and very well executed! Love the pervasive yellow theme, is there a story behind that?Big Smile

Gil

  • Member since
    March 2017
  • From: Oregon: Beautiful tree country.
Posted by treehuggerdave on Thursday, March 18, 2021 10:51 AM

Back to the bench

Now that is really REALLY cool! Not just the hauler, but the cargo as well. Very creative and very well executed! Love the pervasive yellow theme, is there a story behind that?Big Smile

 

Back to the bench.

Not really much of a back story, Sometimes I have a plan and sometimes I just "WING IT." Seems like as I progressed on the cab more idea's started coming to me, and then the idea of building this "gargantuan custom" hit me and suddenly I was buying all these wheelsets, brakes and resin fenders, and a "Car hauler" trailer, and I was off to the races...so to speak.

The reason I bought the truck kit was because I loved that Grill.

So I guess in a way you could say the whole project was built around "THAT GRILL.

Kinda silly I suppose, but it's not the first time I've done that.

I built the '50 Buick fastback around that "TOOTHY GRILL", and a few others around grills too.

Phil. 4:6-7   Jer. 29:11-14  John 3:13

On the bench - Hand made '50 Lincoln "Tail dragger"  1956 DeSoto 'vert., Resin '60 Chrysler 300 , Modelhaus resin '58 Pontiac hardtop kit.

Been a "Plastholic" all my life. Love this stuff.

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