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BNSF SD70MAC's
Hey guys,
While driving the freeways of Southern California I have noticed one particular aggregate companies trucks and have always wanted to model some of their trucks. This company is Robertson's Transport which has medium to dark red and silver company colors that really stand out when rolling the roads. They have a some pretty need trucks including Transfer Dumps, Bottom Belly Dump Pups, and Pneumatic Dry Bulk Cement Pups. They use mostly Mack cabs from what I have seen with the belly dumps and dry bulk trailers. The transfer dumps have all been Peterbilts from what I have seen.
I got my hands on 3 Transfer Dumps that Trucks N' Stuff produced some time ago, I'd like to get ahold of a few more of them but they are hard to come by. Trucks N' Stuff also made a few trucks with the Pneumatic Dry Bulk Cement Pups, but judging from the pictures I have seen they are a very basic trailer with not much in the way of detail so im not sure if I will getting any of them for my fleet, instead maybe kitbashing some other trailers from Herpa and cutting them down. Luckily Trucks N' Stuff also makes the belly dump trailers so these will not be a problem getting, i havnt decided on how many belly dump pup sets I will be doing yet, but I would like to have at least 10 of them.
Aside from the 3 different trucks mentioned above, I decided to take MY Robertson's fleet to the next level by adding in a few more different trucks including some Peterbilt 389's with larger "half-pipe" dumps; some with lift-axles some without, a "super-dump" with lift axles, and a few Kenworth's with a regular dump bed pulling 3-axled dump trailers.
Here are some pictures. These are progress shots and each one of these still needs alot of work lol but you can see the basic trucks that im starting with
Peterbilt 389 Transfer Trucks:
I started with Trucks N' Stuff Peterbilt 389 tractors w/sleepers. I removed the chrome details and cut the sleeper portion off of the tractor. I also cut the front glass and interior seats and dash section and re-installed the cut down pieces. I then re-installed the chrome parts. Cut the fifth wheel off of the chassis, mounted the cab back onto the chassis, and glued the transfer dump body to the chassis.
I still need to install a cab guard to the backside of the cab where I cut the sleeper off to close off the hole. One thing I did notice that I have not encountered before is that the super glue once dried left white cloudy marks around areas i had glued parts back onto. Im not sure why this occurred as I have never had this problem before when using super glue, but it does rub off with a wet paintbrush for the most part. I also need to lightly weather the trucks to hide the rest of the glue marks and install safety striping along with Robertson's decals
Both of these Peterbilt Transfer Trucks will also have a Transfer Trailer to go with them. Im waiting on more drawbars to come in so I can finish off the other 2 trailers and install the transfer dump beds for these trucks. The trailers will also be lightly weathered with safety striping and other decals installed.
This next one is a Mack Transfer Dump that is similar to the Peterbilt's above. It will receive a lift-axle between the front most rear axle and the fuel tank. I may also install a small toolbox to the chassis as well. Light weathering, decals, the chrome details such as the mirrors, horns, bull dog, and grab bars also need to be installed. This one will also have a Transfer Trailer to pull as well
While driving the freeways of Southern California I have noticed one particular aggregate companies trucks and have always wanted to model some of their trucks. This company is Robertson's Transport which has medium to dark red and silver company colors that really stand out when rolling the roads. They have a some pretty need trucks including Transfer Dumps, Bottom Belly Dump Pups, and Pneumatic Dry Bulk Cement Pups. They use mostly Mack cabs from what I have seen with the belly dumps and dry bulk trailers. The transfer dumps have all been Peterbilts from what I have seen.
I got my hands on 3 Transfer Dumps that Trucks N' Stuff produced some time ago, I'd like to get ahold of a few more of them but they are hard to come by. Trucks N' Stuff also made a few trucks with the Pneumatic Dry Bulk Cement Pups, but judging from the pictures I have seen they are a very basic trailer with not much in the way of detail so im not sure if I will getting any of them for my fleet, instead maybe kitbashing some other trailers from Herpa and cutting them down. Luckily Trucks N' Stuff also makes the belly dump trailers so these will not be a problem getting, i havnt decided on how many belly dump pup sets I will be doing yet, but I would like to have at least 10 of them.
Aside from the 3 different trucks mentioned above, I decided to take MY Robertson's fleet to the next level by adding in a few more different trucks including some Peterbilt 389's with larger "half-pipe" dumps; some with lift-axles some without, a "super-dump" with lift axles, and a few Kenworth's with a regular dump bed pulling 3-axled dump trailers.
Here are some pictures. These are progress shots and each one of these still needs alot of work lol but you can see the basic trucks that im starting with
Peterbilt 389 Transfer Trucks:
I started with Trucks N' Stuff Peterbilt 389 tractors w/sleepers. I removed the chrome details and cut the sleeper portion off of the tractor. I also cut the front glass and interior seats and dash section and re-installed the cut down pieces. I then re-installed the chrome parts. Cut the fifth wheel off of the chassis, mounted the cab back onto the chassis, and glued the transfer dump body to the chassis.
I still need to install a cab guard to the backside of the cab where I cut the sleeper off to close off the hole. One thing I did notice that I have not encountered before is that the super glue once dried left white cloudy marks around areas i had glued parts back onto. Im not sure why this occurred as I have never had this problem before when using super glue, but it does rub off with a wet paintbrush for the most part. I also need to lightly weather the trucks to hide the rest of the glue marks and install safety striping along with Robertson's decals
Both of these Peterbilt Transfer Trucks will also have a Transfer Trailer to go with them. Im waiting on more drawbars to come in so I can finish off the other 2 trailers and install the transfer dump beds for these trucks. The trailers will also be lightly weathered with safety striping and other decals installed.
This next one is a Mack Transfer Dump that is similar to the Peterbilt's above. It will receive a lift-axle between the front most rear axle and the fuel tank. I may also install a small toolbox to the chassis as well. Light weathering, decals, the chrome details such as the mirrors, horns, bull dog, and grab bars also need to be installed. This one will also have a Transfer Trailer to pull as well
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