DAF 95 XF SSC

[diymirage]

hey guys

ive been on the forum for a while now but this will be my first big rig project

(all my others were cars)

as some of you may know im Dutch and i now reside in the US

last year for my birthday my parents bought me a revell of germany car transport

it has been in my stack untill i had the chance to build this with a DAF tractor

(for those of you who never heard of this truck builder DAF is a dutch company and it is one of the largest truck manufacturers in europe, as a mather of fact when i was about half my age i used to run dirtbike in the woods surrounding thier proving grounds)

the day that i will be able to build a DAF tractor is now fast aproaching because i bought one for the wifey for her to give to me this Christmass

in anticipation i opened up the transporter today and started some work on the frame

there are at least two peices that got damaged in the travels (my parents bought this kit in the Netherlands and brought it over last year)

but i think i can fix them

now for some pics

a stock photo of the truck

and the transporter

Edited December 20, 2009 by diymirage

[diymirage]

And here are some shots of the transporter on the sprues

I added a 1/25 plymouth GTX to the picture to show the size of this kit

And here is a shot of the broken part

I think I can fix it but worst case scenario I can scratchbuild a new ladder

My first thought on this kit was to replicate a rig from a existing Dutch company but I was unable to find one online that used the right combination of tractor trailer and had a paintsceme I like so this will be a imaginary Dutch company with a paint sceme that I stole from an existing wood fiber company

i figured once this tractor (1) is done and the trailer (2) is done i can slap my GTX (3) my sardine challenger (4) my T/A challenger (5) my hemi cuda (6) my hemi cuda/superbird (7) and maybe another charger (8) on there and put it in the livingroom as one model hereby succesfully bupassing the wifies "one model at a time on display" rule

Feel free to comment on and make suggestions to the build

Edited December 20, 2009 by diymirage

[Jim B]

this should be an interesting build. Do they use this transporter trailer in Europe? I was under the impression that it was an old design.

Never really having seen euro-trucks up close & personal, I must say that I'm partial to the DAF. I really like the way it looks.

Good luck on your build, and don't forget to post progress pics.

[diymirage]

this should be an interesting build. Do they use this transporter trailer in Europe? I was under the impression that it was an old design.

Never really having seen euro-trucks up close & personal, I must say that I'm partial to the DAF. I really like the way it looks.

Good luck on your build, and don't forget to post progress pics.

i have been able to find only a few decent pictures of transporter trailers from the Netherlands and most of them were different then this one

it seemed without execption the tractors pulling them were daycabs and the trailer was build (at least partially) on the tractors frame, allowing one more car to sit on top of the cab.

much like this outfit right here

so i will be taking some artistic freedoms in this build

partially because there are so few people on here who have ever seen a daf that i can get away with it

[gixermarc]

i have been able to find only a few decent pictures of transporter trailers from the Netherlands and most of them were different then this one

it seemed without execption the tractors pulling them were daycabs and the trailer was build (at least partially) on the tractors frame, allowing one more car to sit on top of the cab.

much like this outfit right here

so i will be taking some artistic freedoms in this build

partially because there are so few people on here who have ever seen a daf that i can get away with it

it will be nice to see the build coming on its nice to see you building a daf they must seem strange to people in the states being a truck driver and truck model builder for many years are you still able to get any of the old amt/ertl 1/25 trucks there as they are getting very rare here now i keep looking but not much luck upto yet ill have to put some pics of mine on here when i get use to the site as im new on here but good luck with the build and look forward to seeing the pics

[diymirage]

it will be nice to see the build coming on its nice to see you building a daf they must seem strange to people in the states being a truck driver and truck model builder for many years are you still able to get any of the old amt/ertl 1/25 trucks there as they are getting very rare here now i keep looking but not much luck upto yet ill have to put some pics of mine on here when i get use to the site as im new on here but good luck with the build and look forward to seeing the pics

mey marc, welcome to the forum

it will be a fe more days untilli can get working on the DAF since i wont get it untill Christmass

i can understand how these trucks might look strange but the idea behind it is quite simple

im most european countries there is a legal limit to how long a truck combination is allowed to be

so every inch of hood that sticks out in front of the truck is an inch of the combination that can not be used to carry a payload

so by placing the cab on top of the engine there is less of the total length used for the tractor and more can be used for the trailer to actualy place loads on

i did manage to get the ladderframe for the trailer put together but now i am faced with a choice on paint and that will determine how much more i will put together before painting it

[diymirage]

got a lil bit done about the frame again

all you see will be first painted a dark bleu

then the fenders will be painted silver (to match the cab) and the contact surfaces of the running boards will be painted metal

[gixermarc]

thanks for the welcome its nice to find a site for truck model builders well its freezing in the uk at the moment i break up from work xmas eve so looking forward to do some work on an old transtar eagle that i have not to sure what to do with it yet i would love to get some more amt/ertl kits but there rare here now i understand your in the states can you still get amt/ertl kits there easy enough i would love to get the white freightliner i keep looking but still no joy yet

[diymirage]

thanks for the welcome its nice to find a site for truck model builders well its freezing in the uk at the moment i break up from work xmas eve so looking forward to do some work on an old transtar eagle that i have not to sure what to do with it yet i would love to get some more amt/ertl kits but there rare here now i understand your in the states can you still get amt/ertl kits there easy enough i would love to get the white freightliner i keep looking but still no joy yet

you mean this one ?

http://cgi.ebay.com/AMT-WHITE-FREIGHTLINER...=item4cec9c8c0d

it seems readily available on ebay

if id know you any better id offer to buy it for you and ship it over there

maybe if you could buy this for me

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...sid=p2759.l1259

and ship it over

[gixermarc]

you mean this one ?

http://cgi.ebay.com/AMT-WHITE-FREIGHTLINER...=item4cec9c8c0d

it seems readily available on ebay

if id know you any better id offer to buy it for you and ship it over there

maybe if you could buy this for me

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...sid=p2759.l1259

and ship it over

i will look into how much it would cost to ship it to you no problem the place where its at is about 1 hour from where i live but i deliver there twice a week which part of the states are you from and ill see what i can do

[diymirage]

i will look into how much it would cost to ship it to you no problem the place where its at is about 1 hour from where i live but i deliver there twice a week which part of the states are you from and ill see what i can do

michigan

zip code 49424

thanks alot man

i bought that bike hoping i could get it registered as a moped but since its a 6 speed they made me register it as a motorcycle

so i had to get my motorcycle license for it and get insurance and a license plate and tags for it

(in the US moped tags are 15 dollars for 3 years and exempt from insurance)

long story short

the bike would have been a great moped but is a wee bit slow as a motorcycle

which is why i want the bigbore kit

[Old Albion]

When considering purchasing model kits internationally beware!!! Unless you are fully conversant with customs invoicing and understand the costs involved. I would leave it well alone. I have bought many kits form the US and other countries. The best places to look are Ebay but also check the afternmarket suppliers. For example Sourkrauts http://sourkrautsmodeltrucks.com/ I have just ordered the White Freightliner plus some other equipment from Chris. Very efficient operation. Sent me an Email the day after to let me know he had shipped. With regards to Ebay you need to check sellers that ship worldwide. Also get your self a Paypal account it will make things alot easier. But when buying internationally watch the shipping costs. If you bought the WF kit I would expect the shipping cost to be $26.00 upwards. But this isn't the end of it depending which carrier is used when it gets here to Britain you will be hit for import duty. This all depends on the information on the customs documentation that is attached to the box. The shipper really has to know the ins and outs of it. You will probably find that the cost of getting the kit here is more than the cost of the kit itself.

Hope this helps

Dave

[gixermarc]

When considering purchasing model kits internationally beware!!! Unless you are fully conversant with customs invoicing and understand the costs involved. I would leave it well alone. I have bought many kits form the US and other countries. The best places to look are Ebay but also check the afternmarket suppliers. For example Sourkrauts http://sourkrautsmodeltrucks.com/ I have just ordered the White Freightliner plus some other equipment from Chris. Very efficient operation. Sent me an Email the day after to let me know he had shipped. With regards to Ebay you need to check sellers that ship worldwide. Also get your self a Paypal account it will make things alot easier. But when buying internationally watch the shipping costs. If you bought the WF kit I would expect the shipping cost to be $26.00 upwards. But this isn't the end of it depending which carrier is used when it gets here to Britain you will be hit for import duty. This all depends on the information on the customs documentation that is attached to the box. The shipper really has to know the ins and outs of it. You will probably find that the cost of getting the kit here is more than the cost of the kit itself.

Hope this helps

Dave

thanks dave oh well a lot more hassle than i thought i really wanted a white freightliner aswell ill try that link thanks

[diymirage]

well

as i suspected i got the truck yesterday

after a quick once over there were two parts broken in the truck aswell

one of them is the fifthwheel track

the other is one of the front fenders

and here is my big gripe with this kit

then frame is one modelded piece

all the ladder sections the bottom of the engine (it is a curbside kit) the front fenders the fuel tank and a few more little details

it is clear italeri kits are not in stride with the quality i have come to expect from revell

at any rate

i put a coat of primer down and then painted both frames

i airbrushed a coat of bleu on but im not happy with the results (hence the lack of pictures)

so tomorrow i will slap on a new coat of bleu

[gixermarc]

well

as i suspected i got the truck yesterday

after a quick once over there were two parts broken in the truck aswell

one of them is the fifthwheel track

the other is one of the front fenders

and here is my big gripe with this kit

then frame is one modelded piece

all the ladder sections the bottom of the engine (it is a curbside kit) the front fenders the fuel tank and a few more little details

it is clear italeri kits are not in stride with the quality i have come to expect from revell

at any rate

i put a coat of primer down and then painted both frames

i airbrushed a coat of bleu on but im not happy with the results (hence the lack of pictures)

so tomorrow i will slap on a new coat of bleu

yep thats the problem with the later chassis on the trucks being in one section with the moulded in wings and fuel tanks italeri call it the concept chassis i call it a pain in the rear the other things aswell is no engine just a sump moulded into the chassis no interior walls its basic to the old kits but they charge more for them its a joke ive built a few of these including the man tga which is the same the volvo vn is the same you dont even get an axle that steers i don't know what italeri were thinking but you pay a lot of money for a kit with less parts they should wake up and do something about it

[diymirage]

where are you located marc ?

none of those trucks are very common in the US and that where the majority of our members are from so im just curious

one thing that really annoys me with this unibody cheap trick is that it makes it very hard to paint and detail things

i guess the only brightside to it is that i sitll got this kit for about 1/3 the price of a revell

but it does show in the quality

[gixermarc]

where are you located marc ?

none of those trucks are very common in the US and that where the majority of our members are from so im just curious

one thing that really annoys me with this unibody cheap trick is that it makes it very hard to paint and detail things

i guess the only brightside to it is that i sitll got this kit for about 1/3 the price of a revell

but it does show in the quality

im from a town called west bromwich which is just a few miles from the city of birmingham central uk i was disapointed the first time i ever opened the box when i built 1 for a friend there are loads of italeri kits here i wish the same could be said for amt/ertl but i agree with you it does make it hard to detail them

[diymirage]

im from a town called west bromwich which is just a few miles from the city of birmingham central uk i was disapointed the first time i ever opened the box when i built 1 for a friend there are loads of italeri kits here i wish the same could be said for amt/ertl but i agree with you it does make it hard to detail them

its been 10 year since ive been to the UK but i was only there as a tourist

crossed the chanel at dover i think

took a train to london and kinda mozied around there for a week or so before heading back into the mainland

[diymirage]

allright

this is all the progress ive made so far

ive started painting the frame

its a real pain because so much of it is molded in

fuel tanks, fenders, battery box, bottom half of the engine, you name it

i also BMFed the checker like plates that go on the back fo the frame behind the cabin

why this part did not come chromed ill never know but i think i did allright

i also cut out all the cabin sections and cleaned them up

as soon as i get the paint booth cleared out ill aplly some primer and shoot a few coats of mettalic silver

i will also paint the read fenders and several parts of the trailer to match

as you can see i started putting together the cabin spoiler

this is the first DAF ive ever build and im having a hard time getting all the right tints and colours figured out so if anyone has any input that would be apreciated