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Starting a fleet of Semi's
« on: May 20, 2025, 08:44:13 PM »
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I designed a cab, frame and trailer. I started with some files from TinkerCad, then made a lot of modifications. I printed the parts in an AnyCubic Mono2 with standard resin. I painted the pieces with Testor's gloss paints and some acrylics. The silver parts are Tru-Color aluminum. I pulled logo's from the internet, scaled them in PowerPoint, then added numbers and then printed on "No Spray" water slide decal sheets using an Epson inkjet. A bit of Microscale decal solutions to make the decals stick. More to come. May add more details, too.

The design is "modern".  Just "make it look like a truck"- no specific model. The design is more of a short haul idea, as there are only 6 wheels rather than 10 on the tractor. The files are on TinkerCad. Open to all, just no commercial use per TinkerCad policies.

Trailer: https://www.tinkercad.com/things/4YJLCeZpZ2I-3-axle-trailer
Trailer 2:  https://www.tinkercad.com/things/9eEFJ75XZin-2axle-trailer
Cab: https://www.tinkercad.com/things/3bxVvDwjYNZ-truckcab1
Frame: https://www.tinkercad.com/things/e5OFRVa5nRL-truckframe1

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Re: Starting a fleet of Semi's
« Reply #1 on: May 21, 2025, 11:57:50 AM »
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Those are European trucks.  I think it's a Volvo tractor, cab-over design for European length restrictions and 3 axles on the trailer for European load (weight/axle) restrictions.  Still nice models!   

Side note: I wish we had 3 axles on trailers required here, it would cut down on pavement wear and tear tremendously.

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Re: Starting a fleet of Semi's
« Reply #2 on: June 04, 2025, 06:47:05 PM »
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More units on the way.  Printed 4 two axle trailers and a bunch of cabs.  Thinking- Schneider (orange), Yellow Freight, Knight, Swift and Hunt for starters.  Stay tuned.  Paint in progress.

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