DRIPTROIT 71

I really like this one Brian! You can’t go wrong with an International! The only thing that would have made it any better would have been an International dozer.😀 Excellent work on the weathering! With everything red, this one is a real head turner!! Top notch build all the way!!

11 hours ago, vincen47 said:

Nice progress. Was the air starter spec’d on the trucks because of the winter environment? I’ve heard of them before but never looked into the pros and cons. Not something you see often modeled. 

I’m guessing that CF liked them to cut down on battery cost, but I’m not sure. The main con is that once your air leaks down, you have to have an air hose to jump it off. I assume that is why they had the big tanks. There is a video on YouTube of an old CF truck that has the air tank for the starter where the passenger seat should be. It looks like a big water tank. 

A little more progress on this one. Power comes from 903 Cummins, 5 speed Spicer transmission, large air tank for the air starter.

From what I understand, these pushers would push anyone.

4 hours ago, vincen47 said:

When I saw it, I wasn’t sure myself, so I looked up a bunch of pictures online, but really didn’t find anything. I actually thought it would be a super cool and unique detail you added if they had separate controls to have one of them stopped in the up position. Good conversation starter, nonetheless.

A really nice build, and the single rear axle is a great feature along with the headlight mod. The Cummins looks good, thanks for the extra photos. It’s neat to see how trucks look with different engines than what was in the kit. Looks like the swap wasn’t too much trouble.

A lot of brands of trucks had separate motors and controls for the wipers and would stop where you turned them off, but evidently these didn’t. The engine swap did required a minor modification of the dog house and a custom front cross member.

These trucks were used by CF to push trucks over Donner pass in the snow.

I will start with the AMT kit. It has two options; a 63” daycab or a 86” sleeper cab. My reference truck appears to have the 72” cab. So that is where I am starting.

63” cab

86” cab:

New 72” cab:

45 minutes ago, jpage said:

Great build, Really clean and sharp too! Where do you get the custom decals?

Thanks!!

Charles Rowley made the Glosson decals. He is on here under the name “Chariots of Fire.”

This one got an in-frame while in the body shop, so she’s pretty clean, shiny and new.

3 hours ago, vincen47 said:

Awesome job, and a pretty quick build, too. I’m impressed with the quality you achieve in the overall timeframe from start to finish. Though, instead of looking at the amount of days in total, I should probably consider that there is still a lot of hours involved. 

I love the paint scheme, simple, yet very classy, especially for a fleet truck. The treatment you gave the 5th wheel is great. Very realistic. And the AC unit, wow. The right windshield wiper is up, not sure if that’s intentional, or not. 

Any pics of the cab tilted? I’d love to see how the Cummins looks now that it’s in place, and most likely weathered a bit.

Great build, as always. Keep ‘em coming!

 

Thanks Vince! I’m glad that you pointed out the wipers. Everything that I had experience with had separate wiper motors and controls. I went back and looked at my interior pictures and only one wiper knob. Needless to say, that has been fixed and now they match.

This one is finished.

1 hour ago, Chariots of Fire said:

Nice paint combo.  I like it!

Thanks for the help with the decals!

I have been wanting to build this for a long time. I remember seeing these trucks on the road and at their shop. I back dated the cab a little. Powered by NH 230 Cummins. 

On 1/22/2022 at 10:16 AM, Brian Dutz said:

Very cool, Brian! Love the look!

Thanks Brian!

On 1/23/2022 at 9:06 PM, Cornbinder said:

Love it! I've always wanted to do something similar fitted with a flat bed.

 Thanks Chuck!

Thanks guys! I just about have this one rapped up.

This is another one of the trucks that I remember seeing a lot of when I was a kid. This one is a single axle with a 230 Cummins.

Looks Awesome Brian! You have done a great job weathering!!

Somehow I missed this one Charles. Wow! No one builds any better! Top notch as always!!

I really like this one Brian! I’ll be starting on my CF pusher in a week or two.

Nice work!!

On 1/18/2022 at 4:29 PM, vincen47 said:

I really appreciate the detailed review of the 6-71 options. I don’t have as much experience with GW’s resin, but from what I have, I agree that it’s a little more “slick” than Jamie’s resin. Both are quality, but also I agree there seems to be a little less cleanup with Jamie’s parts. 

For the build I have planned, an early 70’s 4070a, I’m not sure what options IH used specifically on the 6-71 for the Transtar cabovers. Right/left blower, exhaust, etc. I’m not sure if the aluminum valve cover was available yet or not, though I don’t believe the turbo was available on the 4070a, at least not yet, in the very early 70’s. Any info you have on IH’s use of the 6-71 would be appreciated. The brochure that came with the 4070a kit (really cool they included it) has two horsepower ratings (218 and 238) based, I think, on the injectors you opt for. The more I learn about them, the more interesting it is. 

I posted a few reference pictures in the 1:1 section. You can see on that one the like most road tractors, the exhaust and blower are on the passenger side.

I believe this is a 73 model. It is 6-71 powered.

On 1/16/2022 at 10:50 PM, vincen47 said:

I was actually considering getting a 6-71 for a future 4070a build. I was looking at the one from Moluminum. I’ll check out Gary’s one, too. Thanks. 

Both are great and I believe both to be descendants of the Clint Freeman original.

Pros of Moluminum:

1. I like Jamie’s resin better. It is easier to get paint to stick.

2. Jamie’s comes with a turbo option and an aluminum style valve cover option

3. Jamie’s parts may be a little cleaner

Pros of Gary’s 

1. I like his solid 1 piece solid block with separate flywheel housing 

2. extremely versatile. Can be built left or right hand blower, or left or right hand exhaust, 4 options total. 2 oil pan options and a couple of exhaust manifold options. (Jamie’s is right hand blower only as was Clint Freeman’s)

3. All of the engines that I have gotten from Gary had directions for those who need them.

I have used all 3, and even the much lower quality 6-71 that was once offered by Spaulding Trading and Shipping.  Clint Freeman stuff is very hard to find now days. Out of all of them, I just like Gary’s the best, but you won’t be disappointed either way you go. The 6-71 is my favorite engine to put into a model truck.

On 1/13/2022 at 9:09 PM, vincen47 said:

Cool! That’s a unique build. Tires look great. Love the weathered chassis, and it’s nice to see a 6-71. 

Thanks Vince!! The 6-71 is my favorite engine to put in a build. Gary Wallace’s version is the best!

I saw a former spreader truck on line that had the bed removed. I liked the way it looked, so I built this to represent such a truck. It began with a Paystar logger kit. The tires, front axle and transfer case are Kit Form Services. The engine is a 6-71 Detroit from Gary Wallace. 

I personally wouldn’t be able to do a contract build like this, but you may find someone either here or on the MCM forum that might. This can get very expensive though. The Peterbilt is available in two different kit forms, but depending on how accurate you want to be, the livestock trailer that is available in kit form is a pretty old version. Man hours could get pretty high on something like this as well.

On 1/11/2022 at 8:05 AM, jpage said:

The hard part, for me, is that the fenders are not flat. They angle away from the body and have the curves. The rear fenders are peaked in the center rear section and angled away from the cab for door clearance. it's hard to see on the model. The fronts were laminated and pieced to get the contour. The fenders were the hardest part of the build. Can you tell me where on ebay you found it. I can't locate anything; I'd like to see it. Thanks

It was just a single sale. It wasn’t brand new when I bought it. I will try to dig it out of the closet soon. I think it might be a GMC.