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In search of a good suitable on-road dump truck.

We all know the 1/43 the 1/50 debate, but in either scale, seems to be a lack of a on road dump truck. I have found a newer Peterbilt/Kenworth model from first gear in 1/50 and a bunch of old 1930’s style stuff in 1/43, but not a whole lot in between year ranges.

Anyone have any suggestions or ideas? Ideally looking for a 60/70/80’s truck to use in a coal yard.

 

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Chris,  If you have a 1960-1990 straight truck with a van body or tank body you could remove the cargo carrying portion and install a bashed dump truck body.  It would also work with a semi tractor, either remove the fifth wheel or fabricate the floor to allow for the fifth wheel.  With a little bit of weathering (ever seen a clean dump truck?) and applying the four feet rule you'd have a decent truck to fill your need.  Fabricated from plastic, it could be an empty truck looking for a load.  Formed from a piece of wood with cardstock used to extend the front, sides and gate a bit you could easily add a load of aggregate much like the loads of coal built for hopper cars. The silver truck is a K-Line trucks with cardstock used to extend the sides as is the one with the raised bed.  The bed was removed, a wedge placed on the frame and some rubber cement was applied.  At less than ten dollars per truck, a lot of play time.    

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Bekins truck's cargo compartment at left margin is a piece of wood cut to size on a BB-157 chassis with cab.

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Dry Ice truck in center of picture is a semi tractor with a block of wood for the insulated cargo compartment.  Decals from Atlas.  Looking forward to what you do.

John in Lansing, ILL

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