Maciej D.'s Lego Peterbilt 359 Wrecker 1:13 Scale

[DLuders]

On his Flickr photoset, Polish AFOL Maciej D./ maciejd posted his Lego Peterbilt 359 Wrecker. He wrote that it is "More or less 1:13 scaled model of the Peterbilt 359 truck with Ernest Holmes 750 old style towing machinery.

"Class of the 70s: 280" of wheelbase, long hood, Hendrickson rear suspension, 12V71 screaming Detroit, 36" sleeper. All lockers, doors etc. are openable, engine has working Technic pistons run from rear axle - standard for my 1:13 trucks.

"The towing mechinery is run by one old "geared" Lego motor, each boom is controlled by two winches and each boom can be controlled separately. The power mechanism is placed in the chassis frame but is not an integral part of the model - it can be unmounted any time. This allowed me to keep the whole truck as a "model team" creation with fully functional lockers etc.

"Another challenge was about the wheelbase. I wanted V12 Detroit which added 2 extra studs to the hood. I wanted 36" sleeper. I wanted "Heavy Duty Holmes Deluxe Body" with lockers. This turned into really long frame and something like a 4,5kg of weight. The result was obvious - the frame bent and in the middle of the truck it was 5mm lower it should be. I had to do some tricks to the frame as well as visual ones to the whole model :) An I belive at the end of the day it works quite well.

"The engine is a Detroit V12. I made it white with black gearbox - livery typical for 70s made Peterbilts. Why the old 12V71? Just hear this :) "

See 32 large pictures on his Brickshelf gallery.

[nielsvdv]

one of the most beautifull i have ever seen! very nice work

[Jurgen Krooshoop]

This truck must be huge !! It looks very nice

[bord4kop]

Really stunning piece of art!

Not only beautiful to look at, but it also has working functions, which is really impressive!

(also I think it is nice to see a truck like this without the chroming for once..)

:thumbup: :thumbup:

[buddy]

This is an excellent creation, it looks great and just like the real thing. I particularly like the level of detail of it and the functionality of it too.

~buddy~

[Burf2000]

That is a lovely model!

[Toadtorrent]

This is really amazing. The pics outside I initially mistook as reference photos for the real thing...your model is really that good!

[DLuders]

On his Flickr photostream, Maciej Drwiega posted a new color scheme for his "Peterbilt 359 general purpose tractor. Detroit 8V92T, 36" sleeper. The cab and sleeper are taken from my 359 wrecker and slightly "repainted". The frame and engine are built from scratch. Nothing special, I just didn't wanted to destroy the yellow cab after placing Holmes machinery on W900. I seldom use yellow bricks in creations other than trucks. Another, easy to build truck seemed as nice re-use case."