'Braemere' Scanias

[Stabliofarmer]

To go alongside the various model kits and other builds I make I've been wanting to have some trucks that are liveried in my own company name. Basically something personalised enough that I wouldn't want to sell it and therefore would always have something to put on display at shows etc.

The release of the Nooteboom low loader by Marge was the catalyst to finally get started. I had seen a couple of years ago photos of a Siku Control model with a Next Gen Scania S Series cab, I tracked down the builder and got a price for a cab, which was astronomical, so abandoned the project. Recently a few more S Series cropped up on a Siku Control forum, got back in touch with the builder and a much more reasonable price was given. The S series is being mounted on a Welly Chassis to provide a Tractor Unit for the Low Loader. The only main adaptations required where a new cab mounting bracket, a shortening of the side skirts supplied with the cab and a widening of the Welly mudguards to match the width of the cab which is 4mm wider than the current vehicle.

The cab as supplied, a resin 3D print made up of a few components, a cab shell, mudguards, bumper, grill and interior etc. 

Just sat on a Welly chassis to see what it's look like. My own resin wheels on the chassis too.

The mudguards where widened by cutting each end off the central mounting holes and gluing in spacers.

The joys of a laser cutter! What would have been a laborious task lining up multiple sheets of plastic and drilling them in exactly the right place took a care free five minutes on the cutter. A new cab mount built up for the interior to mount to. The exterior cab hangs from the interior, with the bumper hanging from the cab.

The side guards where easy to shorten, the resin print cuts very easily with a slitting disk on a dremmel. A bit of filler and a sand and it all looked the part.

Then I threw some paint around, and this is as far as I got. I haven't decided on a livery for it just yet. Thinking to do the window surrounds blue then have Braemere Models and 1/32 Specialists on the side. I had wanted to do it like A&M's Scania but on reflection I think it looks alittle OTT for the style I want.

[Stabliofarmer]

I offer a few smaller kits like wood chippers and a full artic would be alittle much for carrying such items. So I wanted a beavertail to go with the big Scania. This was a perfect excuse to use Jack Moore's 3D printed HIAB. 

This build is similar to a few other beavertails I've done. Welly cab on a scratch built chassis with custom body. Rather than Tip Toe ramps though I want to do this with a cheese wedge to carry a 20ft container on nicely. 

The basic plan! (Beavertail is sitting to low, thats since been altered, but I need to modify the ramps to suit).

 

The cheese wedge ramps, these took a bit of figuring out and need modifying again to be able to lock into place, both when folded and when stretched out.

Hiab fits nicely but it's be even nicer if the rest of the extensions worked so I could reach the back of the bed.

The mount Jack supplies is nicely detailed but abit bulky for the application I have planned, I also wanted working support legs so scratch built a new mount. Then discovered the only downside to the HIAB is that it's supplied unpainted but assembled so spray painting it took some thought and patience. Getting there with it though, some hydraulic lines and decals should make it pop. Mudguards also built, once again the laser cutter coming in handy to rattle off those awkward shapes.

I then decided to work out how everything fits together I needed the base ready to glue to, so painted the bed.

And that's where I'm at at the moment, cab is currently sat in paint and will be decaled with the S Series. I've got a Marge Merc Sprinter sat waiting for the same livery too when time allows, as well as building up the courage to disassemble and paint the low loader.

Thanks for looking, I know it's not what most on the forum are particularly interested in, but I thought I'd share as things seem a little quite on the build front here at the moment. Personally I'm largely bogged down with bulk tipper kits so nothing else of interest is coming out of the shed, and there's still a dissertation to write!

[844john]

Looking forward to seeing them finished James, nice to see something a bit different!

[phil phoenix]

Most tractor fans like lorries as well I should imagine. Scanias have always been my favs and I will certainly pick one of the offerings from Marge when they get released.  Nice work by the way James. 

[Stabliofarmer]

Progress has been slow but had a good weekend on the S Series. Marge Lowloader stripped and resprayed, a horrid job to do. Not overly happy with the finish of the paint either. Then some more work to the S Series itself, will hopefully get that built up with glazing and interior this week. Marge Sprinter also now on the go.