Post by Muleskinner on Jul 23, 2012 11:36:12 GMT -8
For all practical purposes this rig is finished except for some minor details and finding another head light unit for the drivers side which some how got lost in the Rat Room.
This truck has all the plumbing done for the Water cooled brakes and the trailer, and an extended reach for hauling poles. When I worked for Emerson back in the middle 60's, They had three of these rigs which ran strictly on the highway between Arcata California down Highway 101 to San Francisco and all points south. I chose to build #3 as she was the only all yellow rig in the Emerson Fleet at the time. The others had a green topped hood which ended at the rivet line above the Peterbilt Logo on the side.
The trailer was the subject of converting the Amt Peerless Roadrunner trailer to a more believable unit which I previously posted her on the forum. The rig also has steerable front wheels which I salvaged off a parts box ERTL 4300 International. In fact the whole rig is a conglomerate of spare parts which I had in my various parts boxes such as AMT Hood and Revell Cab. The grill is off an old California hauler which I had to add hinges to to make it operate instead of being a put on take off hood. The exhaust system is made from jointed straws and evergreen Plastic. The Bunker Water Tank sitting on the frame is off the old MPC Lil Tanker unit which I modified into what you see. The Decals I made myself from actual Emerson Photos of one of their rigs, and modified them to get the early Emerson Door Logo from the mid
60's.
This truck has all the plumbing done for the Water cooled brakes and the trailer, and an extended reach for hauling poles. When I worked for Emerson back in the middle 60's, They had three of these rigs which ran strictly on the highway between Arcata California down Highway 101 to San Francisco and all points south. I chose to build #3 as she was the only all yellow rig in the Emerson Fleet at the time. The others had a green topped hood which ended at the rivet line above the Peterbilt Logo on the side.
The trailer was the subject of converting the Amt Peerless Roadrunner trailer to a more believable unit which I previously posted her on the forum. The rig also has steerable front wheels which I salvaged off a parts box ERTL 4300 International. In fact the whole rig is a conglomerate of spare parts which I had in my various parts boxes such as AMT Hood and Revell Cab. The grill is off an old California hauler which I had to add hinges to to make it operate instead of being a put on take off hood. The exhaust system is made from jointed straws and evergreen Plastic. The Bunker Water Tank sitting on the frame is off the old MPC Lil Tanker unit which I modified into what you see. The Decals I made myself from actual Emerson Photos of one of their rigs, and modified them to get the early Emerson Door Logo from the mid
60's.
