Ertl Big Farm Peterbilt flatbed

HypnoHustler · **Posted:** Tue Jan 06, 2015 12:14 am

Oh, and it'll seem huge next to Joe vehicles, since they're pretty much all shrunk down.

DREMEL · **Joined:** Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:19 am

That will make the Rhino build much easier

DREMEL · **Joined:** Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:19 am

HypnoHustler wrote:

Oh, and it'll seem huge next to Joe vehicles, since they're pretty much all shrunk down.

Some of the larger Joe vehicles are shrunk but a lot of the small to medium ones seem pretty on scale when you set them next to an 1/18 diecast vehicle.

Now that said I am guessing that these trucks are actually like 1/17 scale. I went to my local farm store today and they had one of these sitting right next to a Bruder. Everything about it was definitely noticeably smaller then the Bruder. The nose seemed a little big but the cab seems almost perfect and the wheels seem pretty close.

DREMEL · **Joined:** Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:19 am

HypnoHustler wrote:

Picked this up on sale at Mills Fleet Farm. They get a huge selection of farm toys for the holidays, and these have tempted me for a couple years. You can also find them online, though they tend to be a bit pricey. http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_ ... ames%2C156

It's listed as 1:16, but honestly I think it fits perfectly with Joes. Sorry the pics are less than great, I don't have a photo setup big enough for this thing. I will have to remove the drivers side armrest though, it took some real work to get a figure in there around it.

OK here are a couple pics of this exact model of Semi (It is a beast of a machine) with people standing by them for comparison. That air cleaner is neck level on your Joe and mid shoulder on the real people so that is really really close.

DREMEL · **Joined:** Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:19 am

OK Got my grain truck version in Saturday. I feel comfortable saying 1:17 so pretty darn close. I plan on using it to make a MASK Rhino. One problem is the wheel base is set up for being a grain truck not for being a semi tractor. So I am going to need to shorten the frame by a couple of inches and move the rear axles closer together but it looks very promising.

HypnoHustler · **Posted:** Sat Jan 17, 2015 5:38 pm

Really looking forward to what you come up with.

DREMEL · **Joined:** Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:19 am

Thanks, got a lot of stuff to get out of the way before I can really start.

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