I said I wasn't gonna do it again after last year. but here we go again No Hood November 2 at Royalemodels.com #1 is a 1990s Cornbinder(international) 9700 flat top COE... Yes I know this isn't new to my site, I updated the old model with a longer frame, modern fifth wheel and angled mud flaps. #2 is a 1990s Cornbinder 9800 with Double bunk sleeper #3 is a 1980s Freightshaker FLA 120 Bonus 1970s Kay Whopper (Kenworth) W900A Forgot to release this back in Oct.
J oops. It should read. How cool!! For us N Scale enthusiast as well. It doesn't get any better then this. Well, unless you put out a new one.
#nohoodnovember 2 continues with 3 new Cabovers 1st is one with our name on it. A 1972-75 Diamond Reo Royale 2nd is a 1980s Bulldog ultraliner Day Cab 3rd is a Single Drive Bulldog Ultraliner Day Cab. And we have another bonus truck, a 1999 - 2006 single drive Bulldog Vision Day Cab.
Also, we have started doing our wheelsets with separate tires and rims. this will make doing the trim rings easier.
Always liked the looks of the cab over's because they were so unique. They also made driving in town a lot less of a headache as trailer lengths increased. You can't argue the ride of a conventional is far superior to that of a cab over and even though those old cab overs did a number on my knees, back and shoulders, I still have a soft spot in my heart for them. I have to admit, that "Buster Brown" puppy dog day cab brings back a lot of memories. I never worked for UPS, but ran "The Skinny Roads" with those guys quit often between Columbus, OH and Ft. Wayne IN.
How are the wheels made? Are they 3D printed, or are they a different production process? I can imagine it makes painting easier. Getting a clear divide between the tire and the wheel is hard enough to paint in HO without it looking weird. I can imagine it makes the silver trim on the UPS trucks' wheels infinitely easier to do, especially as small as they are in N scale.
I make those too... https://www.royalemodels.com/Shop/30-jimmy-crackerbox-single-drive-day-cab#wbs1 They are 3d printed, Tires and Aluminum wheels done in black, Steel and Cast wheels done in white.
First truck I ever drove was a single axle sleeper cab crackerbox. It had one of those converters in it. What's a converter? A 318 Detroit diesel, they convert diesel fuel into noise and I have the ringing in my ears to prove it.
I have a ringing in my ears too but not from a Detriot Converter. Mine comes from a F-18 Converter. Those things convert Kerosene (JP5) into a ton of noise that a 1" thick plate of steel armor does not deaden at all. The movement of the Crackerbox or F-18 is simply because they are trying to get away from that noise themselves!!
Here is another batch of trucks for No Hood November... First is another truck with a hood... The 1972-75 BigHorn cnt950 Second and third are the 1981-2005 Pete 362 in a Pacemaker Sleeper and Daycab variants. Fourth and Fifth will give you White Line Fever, the 1974-79 Louisville W9000 in Sleeper and Daycab variants. And sixth is a Truck that everyone who models the past 40 years should have on their layout, The 1980s and 90s Louisville Cargo Box Truck. All at Royale Models