Convoy

[Jürgen M.]

Hi everyone,

I'm sure that at least those of you who have followed my posts so far know that I'm a great fan of Peckinpah's "Convoy"!

I wanted to share my own convoy as far as it's grown up to now!

My "Big Nasty" is still in the "in Progress" pages and will soon join the convoy as a complete rig.

The Brockway got a steerable front axle today to make it look more realistic driving around the corner! 

The "Big Nasty" tractor is already there without trailers to keep it away from my workbench. Don't want any paint or anything to get on it.

You can follow the progress of the trailers on the "in progress" pages if you like.

At the beginning of the post of Big Nasty I said it would be my last Convoy truck. I'm not sure if I can keep that promise since now there's room for one more rig on the shelf.

Dont know which one it'll be though. Maybe "Bald Eagle", the "Magnavox" Transtar Eagle for those of you who are familiar with the movie!

I'll keep the tension up for a while till I've decided which rig to build.

But before that I'll build two others that I've already started to design. But before that, the motorcycle season will keep me busy! 

Stay tuned! ?

Edited March 14, 2024 by Jürgen M.

[Model Builders Mafia]

Nice

[thatz4u]

great build from a great movie, well done

[Jürgen M.]

Thanks! ? 

Glad you like it! 

There'll be more to see! 

[DRIPTROIT 71]

Great looking fleet!

[vincen47]

Trucks from the Convoy movie is great theme for a collection.

[Jürgen M.]

Thanks Guys, glad you like em! 

Big Nasty will probably be ready to join them by tomorrow evening! 

 

[PappyD340]

Real nice group!

[Jürgen M.]

Guess there'll be more to come! ?

[Jürgen M.]

The convoy is growing!

I'll have to think about which one's next for quite a while!

But I'll be back with more. The build progress will be shown as soon as I've decided!

[spencer1984]

Great looking group!

[Jürgen M.]

Thanks! I look at them every day! ?

For those of you who are familiar with the movie, I am totally aware of the fact that "Big Nasty" and "Widow Woman" never drove together in the convoy because the Brockway had tipped over quite a while before Big Nasty, Bald Eagle and a few more actually hit the scene.

Still they're all part of the story and I like em sharing the road in my own little convoy! ?

What I'll do though is, when the "Bruhn Trucking" (don't know the CB handle of that one) Kenworth is finished, it'll take the rocking chair right behind the duck where it stays most of the time during the movie!

Edited April 5, 2024 by Jürgen M.
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[Dutzie]

Great looking lineup!

[Jürgen M.]

Thanks! 

If I had the space I'd do a lot more movie trucks.

[Jürgen M.]

Hi everyone,

I just finished my last Convoy truck and after having shown it in the WIP section I thought it would be a nice ending if I posted it here together with the others!

Hope you enjoy it!

I aged and rusted the inside of the trailer...

Compared to movie screeshots:

And joined up to his Convoy pals!

 

 

[Jim B]

Very well done.  You sure have shown dedication the toe movie.  Don't forget the "eleven long haired Friends of Jesus in a Chartreuse micro bus". ?

Edited June 17, 2024 by Jim B

[Jürgen M.]

Thanks! ?

That just might be an idea! I´d been thinking about Melissa´s Jag, but the micro bus could be a challenge!

[Rockford]

You've caught the truck's proportions just right! Excellent rendition of the real thing. It's unique too, no one else will have one because you designed and built it yourself. Great addition to the convoy. I'm looking forward to your next project. 

Edited June 18, 2024 by Rockford

[Jürgen M.]

Thanks very much everyone! It really makes me happy to see that my builds get that much recognition!

 

[Jürgen M.]

I made a collage of my Convoy trucks. Thought I'd post here!