This is the 143 I’m thinking of making that’s why I was asking for photos lagan transport lorries and trailers
tiking:
I take it that this thread is a general thread for all model trucks. If not can the Admin please remove it and create a separate thread please? Thanks. I thought I’ll go all in and just post majority of my truck models in their entirety in one thread. Hope no one minds. So here goes:First up is the Scania 143H Flatbed by Italeri. I modified the bay just a little by adding a backboard behind the cab.
Your models and skills are exceptional,there are many gifted scratch-builders on Trucknet,very difficult to separate most of you. regards ardennes
A boat haul. The tractor is a DAF tractor from Italeri. THe trailer is 99% scratch built.
This is the Scania 144L Flatbed. This was a heavily modified truck. The base was extended using a 2X4 scania unit to convert it to a flatbed.
An overturned container trailer combo:
The volvo F16 Globetrotter.
I’ve been looking for this model for a while and finally got it. The fittings were ‘ok’, but the worst part was the grill which did not fit together ver well. I’ve seen the real vehicle and they do have a reasonable amount of space between the front cab and the grill but not that much. Although I have seen pic with the space slightly large, it was still hard to get it to fit snugly against the cab front. That ■■■■■ me off.
If I have flushmounted the grill it would have shorten the area where the Volvo insignia were suppose to go. So I mounted the gril with as is and glued two pieces of strips, to play the part as extra add-on accessories, just to hide the non-flush mounted grill against the cab. ;( I usually dismantle a model if I am not 100% satified with it, as I have done in the past; but since this was a hard-to-find kit, I decided to live with the imperfetion this particular kit had.
Another grip is the dashboard on the driver side. Have to ask. In the instructions it is stated to be so but there is a gap between the side of the dashboard and the door( you can see the gap I am referring to in the WIP interior photos). So you do see the inside of the outter cab. Is it really so on the real F16 models? Again, it just bothers me and again, it is something I have to live with but although I am not too confortable about it. The decals for the dashboard was also bad. I had to use dry transfer that I had bought eons ago for my 1/35 scale military modeling to use instead. To my surprise it worked out pretty well.
Another issue was with the windshield. It was near impossible to get it to fit the cab frames. The frame was actually wrapped. Just my luck. In short, it was smaller than the cab frame. So I came up with the idea to add tape on the passenger side to give the effect that it needed some maintenance.
Anyway, the build went together nicely despite these two issues. I had to replace the fuel tank due to a mishap with the original. That is why it is shorter. We’ll just assume there was a slight accident and the crew had it replaced with another tank until a new one could be delivered. I wanted to add a reasonable of details on this model and that’s why you see many additional parts. I used a lot of parts from my misc. box for various areas. Added another storage box on the passenger side as well. I scratch built the upward ram( do not know what it is called) to the fifth wheel. I always though these look better. I decided to also do a well detailed interior( hard to take pics of the finished interior while mounted. I should have taken it before mounting it( stupid me) Anyways, I took a couple of it before mounting it but only in the WIP phase. I scratch built things like the seat arm rest, seat adjustments control on the driver side.
I do hope you like the final build despite these few issues.
This particular model won Gold medal in the ‘Diorama’ catagory at the IPMS 08 Open in Stockholm, and several other events in 2011.
I have been slowly working on another heavy haulage transport vehicle. My inspirations comes from various tractor units I have passed by while in the car and from looking at pics I got from off the net. The weathering is as usual, a well used unit with many years of experience on the road.
The tractor unit is mostly heavily modified from two kits and some minor scratch building. I also added a scratch built trailer based on two different trailers from pics of the net and from one in my area. So I hope you enjoy the photos.
I have been working on a military design Scania R620 for some time, as my interest has always been 1/35 scale military vehicles. I decided I wanted to try and build one in 1/24 scale. I took the Italeri Scania R620 kit and made the conversion with scratch built parts.
I must say that this particular Italeri kit is very good. The chassi of this particular model is beautiful. It looks almost like it came out of a Batman film. You’ll see what I mean when you look at my pics. The constructions went well but the fittings could have been better. Regardless, the build went smoothly. Some irretations here and there but nothing too major. I had looked at some of the Dutch Scania trucks and got most of the ideas from their military Scania tractors.
I have been inspired by the Dutch and Danish military soft-skins but have not seen any Dutch military with Topline/High Line cab versions. I have been looking for one on the net but have not come across any. So, although this particular version of my build does not represent any real version out there today(that I know of) it is purely speculative that they ever used a Topline versions. Who knows, they are probably working on one as I write this.
This was an old man F90 Commander Kit from Italeri which I bought on eBay for about 1.5 years ago. Some parts were missing, especially the instructions but got help from a member of the 1/24th forum, who kindly scanned another version of the F90, which have similar building form.
I decided to deviate from the kit’s original finish kit, as usual, and do something different. This building, I called the “Wrecker”. This is a private owner’s modification that resulted in what you see now. A one man’s mod to adapt a truck to suit his day-to-day’s chores to be able to to let the truck work for him. As this truck as gone through some real hardship and still has a lot more to give. At least that is the story behind this build.
Brilliant models m8 ,i really do admire your lads skill at doing these models 
How much do they cost to make
irish lorries:
Your very talented tiking are these hard to make
Thanks. The only one that was a real challenge was the hesvy hauler. Lots of scratch building and modification went into that build. Most of the models are modification.
tiking:
irish lorries:
Your very talented tiking are these hard to makeThanks. The only one that was a real challenge was the hesvy hauler. Lots of scratch building and modification went into that build. Most of the models are modification.
ok think I will try and make one thanks to everyone for giving me a idea of how hard it is I going to make a lagan transport Scania 143 and maybe a trailer if the unit goes well 
I,m almost speechless…bloody amazing…such detail.
Well done …Mappo.
Nice builds there Tiking ( Charles if I remember right ) Fantastic dioramas, a couple that I haven’t seen before.
Did that Swedish guy ( junior ) ever get his scrap yard finished I was watching it on another forum a few years ago but my computer packed up and I never found the link again I thing he was using a photo of Dido as his avatar.
Where’s the African Land Rover ■■?
Irish lories if you get onto Ebay and search 1/24 Scania 1/24 trailer 1/24 Volvo etc you’ll come up with something, expect to pay around 25-40 quid per kit, the prices vary depepding on how rare the kit is…
Jeff…
Tiking Great Display I can safely say they are the best Dioramas involving trucks that I have across and I have been scratchbuilding ,showing, and visiting truck and model shows since 1976 and have never come across anything to match them yet. I take my hat of to you. Eddie.
Jelliot:
Nice builds there Tiking ( Charles if I remember right ) Fantastic dioramas, a couple that I haven’t seen before.
Did that Swedish guy ( junior ) ever get his scrap yard finished I was watching it on another forum a few years ago but my computer packed up and I never found the link again I thing he was using a photo of Dido as his avatar.Where’s the African Land Rover ■■?
Jeff…
Thanks Jeff. The African land rover was taken apart. I still have pics of it though. I cannot remember the guy. It has been s long time.
erfguy:
Tiking Great Display I can safely say they are the best Dioramas involving trucks that I have across and I have been scratchbuilding ,showing, and visiting truck and model shows since 1976 and have never come across anything to match them yet. I take my hat of to you. Eddie.
Too kind words Eddie. Thank you so much for that.
Tiking you and jimski are the two best model builders I have ever seen you make very unique detailed models and jimski makes very detailed models of classic lorries would love to see one of you’s two make a car transporter or a livestock lorry
irish lorries:
Tiking you and jimski are the two best model builders I have ever seen you make very unique detailed models and jimski makes very detailed models of classic lorries would love to see one of you’s two make a car transporter or a livestock lorry
Look on the 1/24th scale truck forum or the Truck Model World forums there is a fella called stretch on there if memory serves and he’s built unbelievable car transporters far better than I would ever dare takle !!
Or go to the Gaydon truck show June 14/15 go upstairs there you’ll see the best of the best mate, me I’m just a novice that got hooked !
Regards Jim
Jimski:
irish lorries:
… me I’m just a novice that got hooked !Regards Jim
You can say that again Jim. 
I am just along for the ride.
Spelling mistake has been put right, new decals came today ! All ready for Gaydon !!
But sorry to all the others the grille stay’s !!
Regards Jimski
Very, very inspiring, and a credit to you all. I’ve just built my first 1/48 metal kit, just to see how I got on, and found it very rewarding. I’ve ordered
another 2 as a result, but i’m wondering now whether to go up to 1/24.
gb1:
Very, very inspiring, and a credit to you all. I’ve just built my first 1/48 metal kit, just to see how I got on, and found it very rewarding. I’ve ordered
another 2 as a result, but i’m wondering now whether to go up to 1/24.
Hi gb1 I like the 1/24 scale the detail is much better than the smaller scales, BUT the only thing is when you’ve done a few space becomes an issue unless you’ve got loadsa room ! The smaller scale are more easy to place you may even get away with one on the mantle peice ! But not me, no they all live outside in me shed, her says there to big to have in the house ! Good job I ain’t got a nice F89 being restored cos I’d have that in the bloody living room and her be in the bloody shed !
Regards Jim.
Not making lagan can’t get enough photos can anyone think of any other 143s
trailer just about done…
will88:
trailer just about done…0
Excellent model did you but the trailer or make it your self