No Hood November 2 (3d printed Cabover trucks)

greatdrivermiles Nov 11, 2020

  1. greatdrivermiles

    greatdrivermiles TrainBoard Member

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    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...
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    #2 is a 1990s Cornbinder 9800 with Double bunk sleeper
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    #3 is a 1980s Freightshaker FLA 120
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    Bonus
    1970s Kay Whopper (Kenworth) W900A
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  2. BarstowRick

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    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.
     
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  3. Massey

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    I want the Optimus Prime!
     
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  4. greatdrivermiles

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    #nohoodnovember 2 continues with 3 new Cabovers
    1st is one with our name on it. A 1972-75 Diamond Reo Royale
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    2nd is a 1980s Bulldog ultraliner Day Cab
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    3rd is a Single Drive Bulldog Ultraliner Day Cab.
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    And we have another bonus truck, a 1999 - 2006 single drive Bulldog Vision Day Cab.
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    Also, we have started doing our wheelsets with separate tires and rims.
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    this will make doing the trim rings easier.
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  6. Rich_S

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    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.
     
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  7. Carl Sowell

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    Great to see the new wheelsets!
     
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  8. Mike C

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    Those bulldogs are really close to a early 60' s GMC Crackerbox .
     
  9. Mr. Trainiac

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    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.
     
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    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.
     
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  12. Massey

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    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!!
     
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    Here is another batch of trucks for No Hood November...
    First is another truck with a hood... The 1972-75 BigHorn cnt950
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    Second and third are the 1981-2005 Pete 362 in a Pacemaker Sleeper and Daycab variants.
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    Fourth and Fifth will give you White Line Fever, the 1974-79 Louisville W9000 in Sleeper and Daycab variants.
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    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.
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    All at Royale Models
     

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