AMT 1975 Fruehauf PB-80 Flatbed Trailer

[Jim B]

I started this trailer back in mid-July, and finished it up yesterday.  I managed to get a few photos with a couple of my tractors before the skies opened up.  I'm not totally sure why i built it as I don't display trailers with my tractors.  Not enough room.  I guess I built it on a whim & to pose with my tractors so they're not "naked".  Read some where that a truck tractor without a trailer is like a man wearing a tuxedo without pants.  Not sure how I feel about that, but I did think it was funny!  Enjoy.

It's not perfect, but I like how it came out.  The Revell USA Peterbilt 359 was completed in 2007, and the AMT GMC Astro/95 was completed inn 2010.

[grodudulle77]

Nice trailer , do you plan a load for it ? ??

[Jim B]

Thanks.  No specific load planned.

[CRUSADER2]

Looks great, really sets the tractor units off a treat, you could just strap or rope a tarpaulin to the head board or chuck some chains and timber packers on the bed, or both, wouldn't be a big job, just an idea, but it looks fine as it is, nice work!!

[Bills72sj]

Very nice. I have a number of flatbeds to build... someday.

[tbill]

Looking good Jim , love the paint schemes on both of the rigs .

[Jim B]

Thanks, guys.  I appreciate the positive comments.  I have another flatbed in the stash, and the plan for that is to make it a drop deck to put behind the Alaskan Hauler KW.  Well, that's the plan, anyway.

[Plastheniker]

Nice work on one of the better AMT kits. The only issue I remember was giving the wood deck a convincing wooden appearance. BTW the colours in the first picture go together really well.

[Jim B]

Thanks, Jürgen.

[Deuces ll]

I love what you did with those kits.... Beautiful!.... ??

[kilrathy10]

Nice work, Man... It looks good on the backs of those rigs, too... 

[Jim B]

Thanks, guys.  I appreciate the kind words.

Guido, the Winslow Stripes on the Peterbilt are from JBot, and the Astro cab was painted my another member here for me.

[DRIPTROIT 71]

Great looking flatbed Jim! Those are some great looking trucks as well! I really like the GMC!!

[Jim B]

Thanks, Brian.

[TECHMAN]

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Really nice clean job!!!  Looks good sitting behind both trucks!!!!

DJ

ps-  The stripes really set both rigs off nicely!!!

[slusher]

Great looking flatbed !!  Sharp semis also!

[ChrisR]

NICE!

[Jim B]

Thanks, guys.  I appreciate it.

[Brinx]

Jim, trailer looks good. I hear what you're saying about the amount of "real estate" trying to display one takes. Here is a trick I did with one I have,I chained down another tractor on it as a back haul to the shop and... as a bonus, I was able to convince my wife that it was in fact "one model" lol

[extmcdriver]

Nice job on the trailer and the tractors as well.

[Jim B]

Thanks, guys.  I appreciate the comments.

Mike, I think I might have to do that with a car hauler & maybe the Ford LN8000 race car hauler.  More cars in the display case.  Well, sort of.

[Ack! Ack-ack!]

One of the better old AMT kits, nice work.