Labatt's Peterbilt 378 in 1/24 scale
This model was built back in 2012-2013, combining parts from a number of Italeri kits and aftermarket items, to replicate tractor # 91541 and trailer # 31207, working from a photo by Gary Morton showing the rig parked along Resources Road where Labatt's Etobicoke brewery used to be located.
Italeri kits used:
Peterbilt 378 "Long Hauler"
Peterbilt 377 (cab sides, as the 1:1 truck had under hood air cleaner)
"US Wrecker Truck" (Ford LTL 9000) for Cummins style engine. I had this one on hand, any kit with that engine will work such as their "Superliner" or Freightliner FLC.
48' "American Reefer Trailer" for basic van body
"Container Trailer (40 ft)" for frame rails and spring ride suspension with wide axle spacing
Aftermarket parts used:
Vacuum formed trailer nose cone, trailer lift axle (x2), 6 spoke wheels with trailer oil hubs (4 sets as trailer is a "four legger"), air glad hands and trailer electrical plug, all from Plaskit of Quebec, Canada.
Etched Peterbilt emblems from Model Car Garage
Etched stainless mesh, Peterbilt oval pattern, Plano Model products part # 215
Micro-Mark rivet decals, O scale (these work out to be a very good match for 1/24 and 1/25 truck rivets)
Model Master Blue Angel blue and Canadian retailer Home Hardware's "Beauti-Tone" spray enamel "Brass" were the main paint colours used, along with Cummins Beige (actual engine paint in spray can). Yellow and blue stripes on trailer were cut from MicroScale coloured decal paper.
Decals were printed on Testors clear decal paper using ink jet printer, from artwork drawn on CAD. The Labatt's coin logo was also printed on clear decal paper using a photograph. Ink jet decals are not very opaque however when applied on the gold surface work acceptably well.
Kit suspension parts were used on tractor but relocated to match 72" drive axle spread used here in Ontario for some heavy spec applications for weight distribution. All other frame mounted components except front springs were also in different locations so all holes in frame were filled with styrene rod to create a "clean slate".
Wheels are not the slotted hole Peterbilt ones from kit but they are Italeri parts, round hole Alcoas from one of their "non-Pete" kits.
Italeri's 48 foot van isn't one of their better kits, as it is only about 12' high instead of 13' 6" and the vertical seam at middle of trailer is a near impossibility to fill and sand smooth. Fortunately, neither issue is a problem for this smooth sided trailer. Basic box was assembled, ribbed sides were sanded smooth with a belt sander (it worked well!) and sheet styrene sides of correct height were laminated onto the box.
A minor degree of modeller's licence was used in fitting deep frame rails from container trailer to van body - floor was recessed about 6 scale inches to put tires at correct height in relation to floor.
I believe photo of real truck was taken in the late 1990's or very early 2000's. In 2006 the Etobicoke brewery was closed and a Lowe's store is now located on that property. Although Resources Road is still there, Labatt's trucks are no longer seen on it and even the classic gold fleet is now painted a dark blue.
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There's a German proverb that makes you green with envy.I'm dark green now. Simply brilliantly implemented the whole thing.
@brsnorthernhorsejourney3579
9 ай бұрын
Thank you - having the Italeri kits as a starting point helped a lot as they are good models in their own right, just a matter of adding detail items where needed.
There is a level of detail that is considered sane. There there is insanity. I guess being insane has its perks. This was beautiful! I have building truck models for 40 years and many more to go. I look forward to viewing your other videos and hope insanity is contagious.
Absolutely incredible job.
Love the build. The night shots are a nice touch. Thanks for sharing.
@brsnorthernhorsejourney3579
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! Night photo turned out to be easier to take than I expected, one of the great benefits of digital photography being the ability to do multiple "takes" and see the results right away. I'll look up the original image file when I have an opportunity and see what the settings were, it would have been f/40 for depth of field but I don't recall offhand the ISO and exposure time.
@brsnorthernhorsejourney3579
Жыл бұрын
ISO-400, exposure time 90.62 seconds, focal length 48 mm, f/40. Taken at 1:17 am on June 23, 2013! (suddenly I feel very old...)
Stunning!!
Thats amazeing nice build
Sooo nice...... Great looking build.
Honey Hush !!!! Would you look at that ! I have seen some great detail work done before on these model trucks , But Son you absolutely put em all to shame !
@brsnorthernhorsejourney3579
Жыл бұрын
Thank you - I was very fortunate in being able to take reference photos of both a real 377 (although not the actual Labatt's one it was a similar day cab tractor) and a former Labatt's trailer repurposed for storage as a guide to some of the details. Traces of gold paint visible under the overall white paint job proved trailer had Labatt's roots!
@heathjohnson4486
Жыл бұрын
Really great job. I am inspired by watching your detailing techniques.
Amazing job 👏
@brsnorthernhorsejourney3579
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! A fun project to complete, brought back memories of seeing the 1:1 scale Labatt's rigs back when they were still painted gold.
did you section the frame? building this kit now as a day cab and my chassis looks longer than yours. its a decent kit, but wish italeri gave the long hood shown on the box and a lower ride height. excellent build!
@brsnorthernhorsejourney3579
Жыл бұрын
I didn’t section the frame but did relocate drive axles for 72” spacing, an Ontario spec which, with the weight laws of the time, made 80,000 pound payload on a “4-legger” trailer possible. Less distance between back of cab and lead drive axle might be the reason frame looks shorter on this one. Go to love “false advertising” box art! One other example is the rare Ertl “F2575” S series International which shows short hood, split windshield truck on box and is longer hood, one piece windshield model!
Top notch creation, and here I am, thinking I accomplish a good build by adding a little wiring here and there! Doesn't hold a candle to your creation!
@brsnorthernhorsejourney3579
Жыл бұрын
Thank you - adding a little wiring is an ideal way to begin adding details, and you can try additional items from there!
I could be wrong (it happens😉) but I think I saw this truck/trailer featured in a model truck magazine years ago.
@brsnorthernhorsejourney3579
4 ай бұрын
I don't know if this one made it into print, I gave it away a couple years after it was completed. A couple of small inset photos taken during construction did make it into articles in "Classic Truck Modeller" (one on mirrors, another on using rivet decals which had a close up of trailer nose cone area). When I was looking at starting the project, a fellow I had met through the Great Lakes Truck Club gave me contact info for his cousin - who drove the 1:1 back when they worked for Labatt's! First hand information was quite helpful, so it seemed fitting to give him the model of the 1/24 version of "his" rig. I did have a photo published in Fine Scale Modeller of a different Labatt's rig, 1/25 scale Transtar 4300 with an older 40' trailer. I think that was around 2012.
@bobyoung1698
4 ай бұрын
@brsnorthernhorsejourney3579 FSM - I think that was the one. I also read SAE when it was in print and Truck Model World, an excellent magazine published in England.
Love the model , but how did they steer that thing. Tire scrub would make really hard with the center trailer wheel in the down position.
@brsnorthernhorsejourney3579
Жыл бұрын
That was always the drawback to lift axles: They had to be raised when turning corners, placing additional weight on remaining axles and overloading them during the turn. It took a long time but Ontario has changed the rules, lift axles have to be self steering now so they can remain down when loaded.
Did you build an IH 4300 in Labatt's scheme some years ago on MTDG?
@brsnorthernhorsejourney3579
Жыл бұрын
Yes, I think that was around 2011. Hard to believe that was over a decade ago!
@crushingvanessa3277
Жыл бұрын
@@brsnorthernhorsejourney3579 I thought so, I was busntruck on the group. I left it when they went to fb only. I kinda thought it was you, not many people in Ont. build Labatts trucks. Yes hard to believe it was that long ago.
The exhaust usually runs under the cab but not under the frame. Not exactly sure on this rig but just doesn't look right
@brsnorthernhorsejourney3579
Жыл бұрын
Looking at various 378 photos online I see what you mean, some go under the cab and others under the frame. Admittedly it was a "best guess" on this one as photo of 1:1 truck I had showed (of course!) the non-exhaust side! I did take reference photos of a 378 day cab of similar vintage which was where exhaust routing used on the model came from. I wonder if choice of engine was a factor in exhaust pipe routing, or location of other components? The truck modelled is old enough to predate any DEF, giant muffler, regen etc.