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.
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.
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!
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!
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 !
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!
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 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.
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.
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.
@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.
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.
There's a German proverb that makes you green with envy.I'm dark green now. Simply brilliantly implemented the whole thing.
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.
Love the build. The night shots are a nice touch. Thanks for sharing.
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.
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...)
Absolutely incredible job.
Sooo nice......
Great looking build.
Thats amazeing nice build
Stunning!!
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!
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!
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 !
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!
Really great job. I am inspired by watching your detailing techniques.
Amazing job 👏
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.
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!
Thank you - adding a little wiring is an ideal way to begin adding details, and you can try additional items from there!
Did you build an IH 4300 in Labatt's scheme some years ago on MTDG?
Yes, I think that was around 2011. Hard to believe that was over a decade ago!
@@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.
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.
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.
I could be wrong (it happens😉) but I think I saw this truck/trailer featured in a model truck magazine years ago.
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.
@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.
The exhaust usually runs under the cab but not under the frame. Not exactly sure on this rig but just doesn't look right
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.