eagle2159 Posted February 20, 2011 Posted February 20, 2011 Hello to all, from FRANCE So, I just finished my trailer "acid Trailer U.S. ", began in late November, three months to research and design and all with virtually no dimensions for this model. Now I will start building the truck, a Peterbilt 359 AMT, but a question what color for this truck, so that the whole is consistent ................ If you have any opinion I'm interested in the color of the truck
Dr. Cranky Posted February 20, 2011 Posted February 20, 2011 Wonderful job. Boy, that bad boy would make a great element in a diorama. Thanks for sharing your work with us.
Wagoneer81 Posted February 21, 2011 Posted February 21, 2011 Very nice trailer, I am impressed! I've been following this build and am going to use it as a guide when I build my own corrosives trailer. As for tractor color, anything would work. This trailer is kind of 'industry standard' when it comes to the fleet white paint with the black bands. The way I understand it is that the black areas are there to help hide any evidence of spills which may occur when loading and unloading the trailer, chemical stains don't stand out on black as well as they would on white. The US railroad industry does the same thing on their light colored tank cars. This would be a trailer that any owner-operator or company fleet truck of any color would pull although a tractor about the same shade as the blue lettering or maybe blue with white stripes would tie in nicely with the trailer.
freightshaker Posted February 21, 2011 Posted February 21, 2011 Thats Incredible! just a beautiful piece.. will look great hooked up to that pete. I pull a polar trailer as well. its the same outside rib design as yours except we pull 6500 gallon tankers for landfill leachate and septic wastes. they look similar but are more of a pot belly style trailer. Anyways great job!
Foxer Posted February 22, 2011 Posted February 22, 2011 I don't know squat about big trucks, but I know a great build when I see it ... this is one!
seattle62kw Posted February 23, 2011 Posted February 23, 2011 Excellent trailer, even more for a scratch built one. That pipework really sets it off beautifully as well as the colors.
eagle2159 Posted February 24, 2011 Author Posted February 24, 2011 Here are the color schemes for the Peterbilt cab that I want to paint the hitch, I do not know which one to choose
cowboysevens Posted February 24, 2011 Posted February 24, 2011 i tink the one with the 63" walk in sleeper would look great pulling that trailer !!!
Wagoneer81 Posted February 27, 2011 Posted February 27, 2011 (edited) i tink the one with the 63" walk in sleeper would look great pulling that trailer !!! Agreed! Also, I like the black/blue over white paintjob on that one as well. When I saw the completed trailer, this is basically the tractor that I saw in my mind. Edited February 27, 2011 by Wagoneer81
clayton Posted February 27, 2011 Posted February 27, 2011 There both classic looks but the blue and black stand out real good,little bit of that company look with a touch of owner operate.
cdnmodman Posted February 27, 2011 Posted February 27, 2011 That is an awesome scratchbuilt beauty. Really looking forward to the tractor now !! Rick
Kodiak Island Modeler Posted February 28, 2011 Posted February 28, 2011 I've got to break down and build one of these some time. I've got all the material to do it, but I just keep coming up with other projects. This is a great build, and quite inspirational.
Kostas Parchas Posted March 1, 2011 Posted March 1, 2011 Hello Eagle, your trailer is superb!! I like both ideas for the tractor but I prefer the one with the 63'' flattop sleeper. Keep us posted. Kostas.
txdieseldog Posted March 2, 2011 Posted March 2, 2011 Eagle, I like the trailer. However, I really like the tractor drawing to test paint combos. Is that computer generated? Downloadable? Be great to play around with. Barry
eagle2159 Posted March 2, 2011 Author Posted March 2, 2011 hello I downloaded the image and did the decorations and colors with a French software for editing photos and images ......................
eagle2159 Posted March 2, 2011 Author Posted March 2, 2011 What do you think of this model !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wagoneer81 Posted March 2, 2011 Posted March 2, 2011 YES!!! The blue frame rails really make this design pop. That's gonna be on good looking tractor!
eagle2159 Posted March 3, 2011 Author Posted March 3, 2011 with a photo software, I could assemble the images of the truck and trailer, to give me an idea of the final assembly, here is the result, once the model of Peterbilt's over ..... .........
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