I managed to get a few more trucks built. The first one is a Peterbilt 379 with the Unibilt sleeper. Next is a Peterbilt 379 with the 36-inch sleeper. This Peterbilt 351 has a little shorter wheelbase than the Duel truck. And finally, a short wheelbase Kenworth T800. I did fix the mirrors after the photo was taken. Carter
Nice, Got my next project truck on the bench. An old Con Cor White 7400 like this. (though with aluminum wheels)
We must have a lot of the same trucks! I am also working on upgrading an old Boyd Models/Con-Cor White 7400 that I bought in 1970. I won't be able to "finish" it until the restock of the Trainworx parts come in because I need the Dayton spoke front wheels. And thank you for posting the photo. I like the two-tone paint scheme! Do you know where and when the photo was taken? Carter
Don't know really. It came up when I Googled White 7400. Though from the look of where the steering wheel is. My guess would be Australia or new Zealand
Here is the white Kenworth T800 with the mirrors straightened and a paint chip above the door repaired. And now for a rear view of the T800 showing the headache rack. And finally my first attempt to adapt the cab from another manufacturer's model. According to the nomenclature found in the book "White Trucks of the 1960s" this is now a White 7400TDB, or to be even more precise, a 7464TDB. (I bought this Boyd Models version of the White 7400 back in 1970.) The cab is attached to the Trainworx under frame with a 00-90 screw at the back of the cab. I will be adding a shim to level out the cab a bit. Also, once the Dayton spoke wheels are back in stock at Trainworx, I will be trading out the Budds for Daytons. Carter
Regarding the photo of the White 7400 posted by greatdrivingmiles. It is taken in Australia. The White is on historic lisence plates "41005H". The "H" indicates that it is an historic vehicle. The other dead giveaway apart from being right hand drive is the B double trailer on the truck behind. This trailer is owned by Scott's of Mt. Gambier. This company has their headquarters in Mt. Gambier in South Australia. Their trucks and trailers can be seen all over Australia. One question from me is what is the old orange tractor loaded on the White? Now where can I find some of these Trainworx truck parts? Gary, Sydney, Australia
Gary, Thank you for the information as to location of the White 7400. The tractor appears to be an early 1950s Case, possibly a Case 500. Here a link to a photo of one that shares a lot of similar features. https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.oldengine.org/members/sbarr/images/Auctions/2004CBestate/08.JPG&imgrefurl=http://www.oldengine.org/members/sbarr/AuctionReports/2004cbestate.htm&docid=nORCK9DkbmhhQM&tbnid=jhseOG7j5mkZqM:&vet=1&w=800&h=600&bih=920&biw=1861&ved=0ahUKEwiksYjUnqzQAhWFMGMKHSInBBAQMwgpKAwwDA&iact=mrc&uact=8 Carter Edit: The Case 500 was introduced in 1953.
I discovered a package of steer axles with Dayton spoke wheels in the "stash" of parts I had ordered. Here is a comparison photo showing a mostly stock Boyd Models White 7400, and the modified model with the Trainworx chassis and spoke wheels. The photos in the book White Trucks of the 1960s show spoke wheels were by far the most commonly used wheels on these trucks. Carter
Here is the Peterbilt 379 from the top of this page, but now with a Micro-Trains Baby Ruth trailer that was converted to a reefer. The Thermo King reefer is from BLMA, and the reefer fuel tank is a modified fuel tank from a Con-Cor trailer. The Micro-Trains spoke trailer wheels have been replaced with Trainworx Budd wheels. Carter
I finally managed to upgrade one of my Con-Cor Freightliner COE models. This model received an initial upgrade at least 10 years ago since it appeared in the clinic I gave at the 2008 National N Scale Convention in Louisville. http://nscalevehicles.org/tips_n_tricks/con-cor_fl.php I wanted to keep the original under the cab platform in order to make it easy to switch out the cabs at some point in the future. The yellow Ryder cab is a little dated for my modeling era. So, I grafted a Trainworx under frame to the front portion of the Con-Cor chassis, using the original Con-Cor support/attaching clips for the front axle. The axle clips were "notched" into the platform, so they are actually glued to the Trainworx under frame. Once that part was complete, all that was needed was to press fit the grille and bumper onto their vertical support piece, and slide the cab onto the modified chassis. I did not notice the wear and tear on the front bumper until after I took the photos. But, since neither of those parts are glued to anything, replacement will be easy. Also, it looks like I will need to add an engine since you can tell one is missing when viewing the model from the side. My goal is not to make super detailed models, but to make models that "blend" together well when placed on the layout. Carter
Why would you replace that bumper? It looks awesome! It looks a little bent and rusted, just like a lot of real semi bumpers.
Thanks Karl, maybe I will leave the bumper the way it is. I may just replace the cab with one that is more era appropriate. By 2006, most of the Frieghtliner COEs left in service were definitely showing signs of wear and tear. Well, maybe not the Argosy COEs, but Freightliner appears to have discontinued this cab in the early 1990s. Carter
I always liked those CC cab-overs. They really seemed to capture the overall look pretty darn good. I also like the look of the worn bumper on yours. Perhaps you could paint the interior of the cab black to knock-down the toyish, semi-translucent look and maybe replace the mirrors with etched ones?
Yes, that Con-Cor cab could use some help. I found one in my stash of trucks that did not have any mirrors attached, so I was able to remove the window insert. After getting the window insert out, I decided to strip the paint and see what I can do to improve the look of the truck. The Trainworx cab-over mirrors should fit, but the holes in the cab for the Con-Cor mirrors will need to be filled. It looks like 0.025 inch styrene rod will work for filling the holes. I will post a photo once I get it done. In the meantime, I wanted to see what an Atlas Ford LNT-9000 would look like with Trainworx aluminum wheels and 100 gallon fuel tanks with steps. In addition, I lowered the cab and shortened the stock Atlas chassis a bit to reduce the gap between the fuel tanks and the leading rear axle. I also used some styrene strip to make a full width front bump. The mirrors are from Road Apples, and the mud flaps are from Showcase Miniatures. Carter
Rainer, Pat told me they should be shipping from China this month. It will take a month of so for them to actually show up in the hobby shops, so we can expect to see them for sure in May! That is unless something goes wrong. Carter