Over to you MODEL TRUCKS
WATM welcomes your submissions to our model truck section. If you have a model truck, trailer or anything else of interest, we want to know about it. Please contact Vince Ziino on 0408 767 755 or email him at ziinos@iinet.net.au to discuss.
RATCLIFFE'S TRIBUTE TRUCK WA MODELLER DION CHAMBERS was commissioned by Casey Ratcliffe to model a truck as close as possible to the Kenworth 909 prime mover and dry goods trailer owned and operated by Ratcliffe Transport. Using the Auslowe Kenworth 909 transkit Dion set about constructing the truck and removed 47 mm out of the Lonestar donor chassis giving it a wheel base of around 5800mm. Auslowe Kenworth 909 fuel tanks were used along with Photoetch steps and the lights were positioned accordingly. Paint is genuine PPG 2pak followed by white pin striping for the demarcation lines. Alloy drive guards and chassis checker plate round off the 'bling' side of things. The trailer was a very straight forward Auslowe with wheels borrowed from another Lonestar kit in keeping with the trucks 'bling'. Sign writing and small lights (20 per side) were then put on as per the photographs Dion worked off to make the model. The model now has pride of place in the Ratcliffe residence as a tribute to Casey's father. Dion says, "Personally I was humbled and honored to build a model of such a high caliber for someone with a reputation for having first class, well looked after gear on the road
COMMISSION BUILDS Vince Ziino is available to do commission builds for companies or a personal model of your truck . Please contact Vince on 0408767755 or ziinos@iinet.net.au 24
WATM • March 2020