Tim Gibson's Truck Models

[Cornbinder]

Just met up today with Tim Gibson of Saginaw, MI. He's a lifelong truck enthusiast, retired truck driver, and as I found out today, an all-around nice guy. Some time ago he sent me some photos of a few of the models he's built. 

This is the James House and Sons Number 85 Diamond Reo, pulling two powdered cement trailers which were built by James House at their own shop. 

These two REO mixers represent real mixers owned by Anderson Sand and Gravel and Saginaw Rock Products, respectively.

The Ford stake bed is box stock other than the Quality Door & Lumber markings.

The Anderson GMC Crackerbox represents a tractor driven by Tim's father. It is Spaulding cab cut down to a day cab, and the entire model is lightly weathered. Both trailers were scratchbuilt. 

The Pete is a model of a tractor owned by a friend and leased to Bulk Transport. Tim also did a pair of scratchbuilt gravel trailers for this one. The kit cab was cut down to 73 inches. The real tractor has very little brightwork and lots of red paint, so the model follows suit.

He does have quite a few more, but these are the ones I have pics of. Let me tell you- they look pretty good on a screen but they look even better in person!

 

[Casey]

Those are some nice builds.  Hopefully you invited him to the site.

[Cornbinder]

I did. Like I said, he's not tech savvy, but he's getting the hang of the online thing and he does want to contribute.

[Joris]

Nice builds!

[Cornbinder]

Tim sent a few more pics today. His most recent completions- a Diamond Reo Raider set-back Michigan Special, and an Autocar pulling a gravel train. Apparently his young grandson has claimed the Autocar as his. 

[Cornbinder]

Oh, I forgot, here is his '70 C-11464DB. This one's NOT a model, but he is working on a model of it. 

[Cornbinder]

It had later style rectangular lights on it when he bought it. It was still being used by a local pond digging/landscaping business, who had replaced the frame rails. When it was new it pulled Michigan Gravel Trains. Tim bought it, redid the graphics (twice in fact), put round lights back on it (new fenders) and tore off the big, gaudy light bar it had behind the cab. He says he gets a kick out of modern-day truck drivers complaining about things like their AC going out. He thinks about his Diamond Reo with it's rubber block suspension, 55 MPH top unloaded speed, and nothing but a little fan on the dash and thinks about how guys like that have no idea how good they have it. 

Here's how it looked not too long after he got it. He says he was actually pretty close to selling it this summer. Then he took his grandson for a ride in it and the kid fell in love with it. So... it's staying with the Gibson family for the time being.

[Earl Miller]

Very good looking trucks

God Bless

[Cornbinder]

Tim's latest- a '66 Reo cabover. He started out with a resin Diamond T cab and modified the grille to the Reo version. The gravel trailers are scratchbuilt.

[Casey]

On ‎10‎/‎18‎/‎2016 at 4:08 PM, Cornbinder said:

Tim's latest- a '66 Reo cabover. He started out with a resin Diamond T cab and modified the grille to the Reo version. The gravel trailers are scratchbuilt.

 

Another high quality build.

[discodave]

Wow! Nice builds and....... give his Grandson a big pat on the back for me. That truck should be a family heirloom, it's a piece of history already.