Post by bitner1970 on Mar 22, 2010 9:46:30 GMT -5
I finally finished this after several weeks. The company, Stalcup Trucking, used to be out of Coos Bay Oregon but is no longer in business unfortunately. The particular truck and trailer I modeled was featured in a Peerless Chip van ad from the 70's. The trailer is entirely scratch built from Evergreen .040 plastic sheet and strips. The suspension is heavily modified from an AMT Fruehauf flatbed trailer. The wheels are from an AMT Peerless log trailer. The rear screen on the back door is wedding dress veil material. It works great and can be glued with regular model glue. It was sprayed Testor's metallic silver.
The tractor is the second issue AMT California Hauler from around 1970. I added single headlights and rims from AITM models. The quarter fenders are from the parts box. I made the water tank from two old fuel tanks. The truck and trailer numbers are dry transfers, while all other decals are made by me. The truck is painted Tamiya Camel Yellow which is almost spot on for Stalcup's trucks. The green on the top of the hood is also Tamiya paint.
The tractor is the second issue AMT California Hauler from around 1970. I added single headlights and rims from AITM models. The quarter fenders are from the parts box. I made the water tank from two old fuel tanks. The truck and trailer numbers are dry transfers, while all other decals are made by me. The truck is painted Tamiya Camel Yellow which is almost spot on for Stalcup's trucks. The green on the top of the hood is also Tamiya paint.
