Ok, so I need another project like I need a hole in the head, but I started this live stock trailer last week some time and yesterday I managed to prime & paint some of it. I swapped the spokes out for some 10-hole disks. The hubs are cast resin by Daniel from Plaskit. The trailer will be painted with Dupli-Color Bumper Chrome over grey primer. I just have to make a final decision of the rear door, and decide how I want to cable the spare tire carrier.





Jim

Nice! I need to get one of those one of these days...it's always eluded me on ebay. How are you going to decal that one up....I've heard there isn't much to it as far as the decals go.

I think I got this one from a friend, but sometimes Model Express & Fred's Model World Online has them.

As for decals, the reissue kit does not came with decals, but never fear! Model Express offers them. They're listed as "Bixby Livestock". Special Appearance Decals might have them, too.

No, theer really isn't much to the decal sheet. Just some "Wilson" logos for the trailer, and the "Bixby Livestock" for the tractor. Some actual trailers have the trucking company's name on the front of the trailer at the top, so I suppose one could add that if one wanted to, and maybe some DOT tape. That's really about it. Mine will just have the Wilson logos on it. If I ever do a dedicated tractor, I'll add the Bixby logos to that. I'm thinking Crackerbox.

Jim

So, in between a couple of other projects, I managed to finish my 1975 Wilson livestock trailer. Like most of my builds it's basicaly box-stock with a couple of add-ons. The finish is Dupli-Color Bumper Chrome, and the decals are from Model Express.





I swapped out the spokes for some chrome disks, and added some Plaskit wheel hubs.



I replaced the "wood" roll-up door with a "metal" one, and added a pulley system to raise the door. No, it doesn't actually work.



The spare tire is from the parts box, and I added a pulley system to this as well. This doesn't work either. Not sure what happened with the close-up pic. Looks like the camers focused on the house in the background instead of the trailer.



I haven't decided on a dedicated tractor yet. I was thinking of either this one, a GMC Crackerbox with a Detroit Diesel 6-71, or a Dodge LVT1000 with a 8V71. Not sure, but it does look good with the Astro!

Jim

Looks good! As far as the blurred shot, check the camera setting and see if it's on close up shots...usually a flower icon.

Thanks. Only took me a year to finish a kit with about 20 parts.

Jim

Nice build Jim. I also like the cab.
Where did you / or how did you do the rims with the orange?

Thanks, Marc.

The orange parts are the axle hubs, and they are seperate pieces on 1/25 trucks. So I just painted them & glued them to the end of the axle for the rear wheels or to the inside of the wheel for the fronts. Here's the build thread on the GMC Astro/95 (it takes a few tangents!):
http://automodeler.kitmaker.net/forums/112285&page=1

Jim

Thanks Jim!