Purple Nurple: ~1:12 Frobeliner cabover scratch build

[dremu]

Originally Posted by Zabco

Looks really good, nice job. Just out of curiosity, why 1/12? The inside of that cab is huge, I wouldn't know what to do with all that space. I agree with you on the use of arduinos but because of size constraints in most of my builds I have to use the nano, pico or feather versions.

Thanks for the good words. As with any of my projects, there's always stuff I coulda differently or better, and there's always somebody else here who's done one far more amazing. This does what I need, though, and since it's been a few years since I did a build, I needed the practice on a relatively simple one.

The cab on this one does have tons of space, but I built this truck to be a "casualty" for my next truck, the mega-project of a rotator crane/wrecker. That one will end up with ZERO extra room anywhere (think of a TX that requires an extra Arduino, and four Arduinos on the truck proper.)

Anyway, my other stuff is mostly about 1:12, so I try and keep them matching.

It's not so bad for this truck, but when you think to yourself, "Self, I should make a 53' trailer." In case anyone wonders, a 53' flatbed is very, very long.

After that I'm only doing 40 footers.