Ben Posted January 6, 2012 Posted January 6, 2012 Workhorse bought out GM's P series chassis line, phased it out and started building their own chassis. We are a warranty dealer for them. Most likely that is a Workhorse chassis with a body built by another company.
cargostar Posted January 6, 2012 Posted January 6, 2012 The one that Chuck posted looks like the one that we service on an IH chassis. The body is built by Morgan-Olsen. IIRC the trucks are classed as 500's, 750's, and 1000's. It has to do with the size of the truck. Also according to UPS they are not trucks, they are "package cars"
bandit1 Posted January 6, 2012 Posted January 6, 2012 hey i just realized....Robb Mariani also drove the BIG BROWN TRUCK! http://www.speedtv.com/programs/american-trucker/american-trucker-video/
RyanSilva Posted January 7, 2012 Posted January 7, 2012 Most of the fleet in my area are the Ford chassis versions with the 300 six and 6 hole budds that tom is building now. Very rarely do I see the smaller workhorse
Repstock Posted January 25, 2012 Author Posted January 25, 2012 Here's the overall look so far. There are more than 1000 rivets so far. Here's the interior. East to add details because it's so easy to work around. The partition between the cab and cargo area comes later. Another look at the front end. There will be a roll up rear door and sliding side doors. These began life as wheels on a New Ray 1/32 scale Peterbilt. I drilled out the toy wheel centers and added resin centers. The toy tires have real nice tread detail. These tires are smaller than an AMT big rig tire, but larger than my usual one ton tires. They are perfect for this application. I will post more as I progress!
crazyjim Posted January 25, 2012 Posted January 25, 2012 I don't know how I missed this build, but I'll be watching it now.
crazyjim Posted January 26, 2012 Posted January 26, 2012 Are you the same guy who put all those rivets on a U-Haul truck?
Repstock Posted January 26, 2012 Author Posted January 26, 2012 Are you the same guy who put all those rivets on a U-Haul truck? Yes, I am. Hopefully the next subject will be all welded!
BigBad Posted January 26, 2012 Posted January 26, 2012 Simply amazing. Just amazing, you have some extraordinary patience my friend. It's looking great so far!
mikemodeler Posted January 26, 2012 Posted January 26, 2012 Simply amazing. Just amazing, you have some extraordinary patience my friend. It's looking great so far! And a great eye for the details! Stunning work Tom and can't wait to see this masterpiece done!
Ben Posted January 26, 2012 Posted January 26, 2012 Good grief, it looks like a professionally made kit! Beautiful work!
doogie7046 Posted January 27, 2012 Posted January 27, 2012 Wow, amazing scratch building! You got patience to put in all those rivets, looks amazing.
Coned Tony Posted January 27, 2012 Posted January 27, 2012 (edited) Workhorse bought out GM's P series chassis line, phased it out and started building their own chassis. We are a warranty dealer for them. Most likely that is a Workhorse chassis with a body built by another company. I belive Utilimaster took over the body from Grumman. By the way, it looks fantastic. Edited January 27, 2012 by Coned Tony
cargostar Posted January 29, 2012 Posted January 29, 2012 Amazing work!!! The bodies are now made by Morgan-Olson. I can get you some interior shots if you need them, and, as an fyi....the upper sides have a textured vinyl decal on them so that they don't scratch as easy.
Repstock Posted January 30, 2012 Author Posted January 30, 2012 Amazing work!!! The bodies are now made by Morgan-Olson. I can get you some interior shots if you need them, and, as an fyi....the upper sides have a textured vinyl decal on them so that they don't scratch as easy. Any help is appreciated. I've learned from my Clark station project just how helpful this board can be. There's a lot of knowledge out there!
Tony Bryan Posted January 30, 2012 Posted January 30, 2012 That is some great scratch building.... and a lot of rivets
Alfnut Posted January 30, 2012 Posted January 30, 2012 Ok Tom I went back inti my memory ofvwhen I worked at ups years ago. The p80 that u are modeling had a fiberglass hood along with the roof being white fiberglass for daytime lighting as well as the roof cone above the driver. Pretty much everything above the top pf the drivers door line was fiber with the top body long stringer being the joint line. The vinyl dave mentioned on the p80 and its smaller sister the p50 protected the fiberglass at the top from trees and such. Most had vinyl on the backs as well, not sure if it was for looks or protection from scrapes as drivers are in and out pf thebtruck so often. Most p80 and p50 models were gmc powered. I will see if I can find any old photos when I get home if I can find any ill copy them and mark off what im talking about and I should know the status of the paint this week as well.
MikeMc Posted January 30, 2012 Posted January 30, 2012 I can't help out on this one Tom, as I am standing on my tongue!!! Makes your Clark project simple!! WELL DONE!!...Please take up Harry on his offer!
cargostar Posted February 1, 2012 Posted February 1, 2012 The Dupont code for UPS fleet brown is 744412A. They used single stage Centari on all of their repaint/repairs. You should be able to give that code to your local auto paint supplier, and they should be able to mix it for you.
hooknladderno1 Posted February 2, 2012 Posted February 2, 2012 I believe Scale Finishes carries the UPS brown in their fleet colors. David
Repstock Posted March 5, 2012 Author Posted March 5, 2012 More progress, it's been slow going! Sorry about the dust everywhere, it's going to get worse before it gets better...
Repstock Posted March 5, 2012 Author Posted March 5, 2012 (edited) . Edited March 5, 2012 by Repstock
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