Thanks everyone for the comments and compliments!

I am pretty impressed. Not only because of the size and the detailed looks, but also because it looks like the trailer isn't bending at all, even with the big weight of the crane. I'd say, that is the most impressing part.

With such heavy large scale models you've to support the trailer on the underside of the loading deck, otherwise the goose neck will break off. But eventually the floor is quite straight unless the weight of the cargo.

Congrats Dennis on an incredible build. I have been a big fan of your work for a long time, this is truely amazing. Well done, i only wish i could see it in person.

With such heavy large scale models you've to support the trailer on the underside of the loading deck, otherwise the goose neck will break off. But eventually the floor is quite straight unless the weight of the cargo.

Yeah, I bet there is a lot of stress on the gooseneck. How high (in bricks) is the floor of the lowloader in all? It looks like something between 3 or 4 bricks. Also, did you use some studless beams to reinforce the gooseneck, to hold everything together?

The spine floor itself is 3 bricks and 2 plates in height. The gooseneck doesn't have studless beams inside as I wasn't planning to make it working when laden at all. Empty the LAs to lift the floor are running OK. However it's just a brick built it still is quite strong.

Here's a picture of the low loader demounted.

The Scania unit was having a refit ad the end of 2012 when I changed the front bumper and headlights. The new version looks much better I think.

Currently I'm building another one and in parallel I'm modifying the existing unit again. The 'Mark II' has a complete new chassis, new axles and modified cab (the underside and interior). It's much better detailed now as I'm going to update some existing models to my current standards.

The standard of your work is mind boggling! And I'm in awe of your drawers full of bricks!

I think this picture from his website sums it all up:

Wow.

P.S: Clicking the picture takes you straight to his website, and the list of trucks he's made :wub:

Fabulous work!

Thanks guys!

The line up above I pictured in 2011, together with my friend Barman who also made a video of the line up. In a meanwhile three of the trucks were dismantled; the first Scania, the white Scania 141 and the black Mercedes. A couple of new ones were raised and I'm thinking of making a new line up this year (with even more trucks). I just noticed this video is not on line.

Here's a picture of how the unit looks like right now. It's really progressing. Hopefully I'll finish it today.

Looks very nice! You don't seem to use any studless Technic in your builds, right?

Looks very nice! You don't seem to use any studless Technic in your builds, right?

Thanks. Why should I? It doesn't look right then. On the inside there are some studless beams but that's only to support other components like the tilt mechanism of the cab.

I'm not saying you should

You're totally right

I'm from the pre-studless generation

I only have a couple of these sets but I'm not used those parts as such however some elements are quite useful.

Why not using liftams only for chassis and mechanisms?.

I'm using the liftarms mainly on the inside of a trailer, like in the neck of a step frame trailer. Sometimes the small angled beams are useful for the cab tilt mechanism. In general I'm using normal bricks and plates. Many people really think it's Technic, but nowadays even de chassis hardly contains any Technic beam. Since you have many 1x16 bricks and 1x12 plates you really can make stiff frames.

Especially for our Swedish members; recently the communication department of Scania in Sweden got in touch with me. I had an interview with the guy and he would publish it in the internal Scania magazine. It's always nice to get this kind of attention!

Great interview Dennis and good PR for you :thumbup: