Scania T114GA6x2 with Nooteboom stepframe trailer
Because off the yellow color this is a very striking . Back in 2003 I saw him for the first time and I created the idea to model it sometimes.
Owner was of dutch hauler JLM Intertrans of Monster. There I made some pictures of the real tractor and trailer.
Eventually this tractor pulls another trailer but I thought the Nooteboom fits better. JLM Intertrans hauls tower waggons etc. for Rotterdam
based Gunco. In this region there are more transport companies settled which works for Gunco.
Second bonneted 4-series
I already built a bonneted 4-series in 2000 which was the T144G with tipper trailer. Now a few years
later I thought I had to change several details. They could be done better. The hood should have a better shape and the
roof spoiler I wanted to build different from the 'old' model. The base like the chassis was the same in principle.
I thought it was somewhere in 2003 when I started to build the chassis. But very soon I stopped the project because I also
was building other models. It was also a period in which I was less busy with
LEGOs and I spent more time in changed models instead of building new ones. When I had more inspiration in 2004 I picked
up the project again and it had a lot of progress. Collecting the necessary information and pictures of a T114G wasn't very difficult
as Scania produces everything modular. You can also use photos of other Scania types of which I have quite a lot.
Indeed it is a T114G. A model which you don't see very often. You first should think about a T124G which is more common. The
tractor has single wheel montage at the third axle which isn't steered. Because of the heavy
weight of the cab it was necessary to create a very stiff front axle. Just like the Actros which I built in
the same period the Scanias cab has also a full interior. I added this in 2005 together with opening doors.
First the tractor didn't had those and I had to rebuilt the complete cab for this intervention. The window frames fitted perfectly
so there are no chinks between it. As I've described the cab has a full interior which means that all sides are grey. I didn't put
those in my older models and there you saw the cabin's color back in the interior. For these furnishing you need some tens of
pieces extra which also means extra weight. I think the complete cab consist off about 1,500 pieces.
Besides this I wanted to re-style the hood. For the front part I used pieces with
curved tops
but after studying the chassis drawings and photos I discovered it has to be less stump. The best parts you could use instead are
other arches
but these weren't available in any set. First I used other parts and covered them with some yellow tape. A solution about with I
wasn't quite enthusiastic. The more happy I was one year later when could buy some yellow arches. Now I have a real LEGO
solution without using other materials and it looks much better. Of course you can open the bonnet and have a look on the engine. The
roof spoiler is made of round slope bricks from set
4404.
The shape is excellent and very suitable for a 4-series roof spoiler. I ordered some extra pieces in the middle.
I became a huge and heavy tractor in which thousands of pieces are processed. The last few years I'm using more and more
SNOT techniques, like on the steps, the fiberglass parts of the cab and the side panels. Thanks to this the contours are more smooth
than on his ancestor. The size is more or less the same. As you can see there are a lot of things you can change on a four year old
design.
The logos are made by myself. The JLM logo on both sides of the cab is re-designed on the computer after making a picture on the
real vehicle. It took some hours but because of that I'm very satisfied with the result. I could have used water transfers instead but
than also I first should re-design the logo. Moreover the striping has been made of the same material. Only the phone number which you
can see on both doors is printed on water transfers.
Stepframe trailer
Manufactured by Nooteboom
this trailer is pre-eminently suitable for the haulage of tower wagons. It's rather long and all axles are mounted at the back. All axles
are steered. A trailer like this should be easy to construct but that wasn't truth. First the axles were steered with the help of gear racks
but I wanted to use the original steering mechanism with cylinders and bars. On the real thing both cylinders are very well visible. An
extendible and steered trailer always causes some difficulties. Making it extendible is possible but not over the full length. The steering
system must also be placed there. But because the axle are at the back of the trailer you can the quite reasonable. The steering system
is original but has too many play and even more than with a traditional mechanism with gear racks. But this model isn't been made to drive
with it so who bothers it anyway.
The most difficult part where the so called 'double folders'. On the drawbar trailer behind the MAN tipper truck I
used the same ones but those were fixed. On the yellow trailer they're also. First I made them like the ones on the drawbar trailer. Fixed of
course. I was puzzling for hours and didn't had any clue how to make them adjustable.
Door rails
should be it! Now I had to figure out how to mount the ramps at the back without falling off. With some 1x1 Technic bricks, lift arms and
Technic axles I managed it. I made them more smooth because those on the drawbar trailer where too rag but on a late 70s trailer it
doesn't matter at all. Everything use to be rag in the old days. I needed some special parts in yellow to make it look better. With some chains
you can fix the ramps in vertical position.
Finally the trailer is supplied with side bars, spare wheels, support legs and a toolbox. At the back two small pneumatic cylinders are mounted
to provide bending while loading a heavy machine.
Carriage
Carriage, what kind of machinery should I put on this trailer? A tower wagon. That's what this truck should carry. Knowledge about it:
none. Documentation: neither. On the internet I found some small drawings but nothing more than that. On a similar vehicle I saw
a Grove tower wagon but this one was quite round shaped. I did two attempts before I broke it off definitely. It wasn't the result I
expected and I thought it didn't suit on this Scania. However the tower wagon wasn't finished I took the Liebherr A904 again. I still had
this excavator and however the model is quite yellow it appearance is very well.
It's a model in which I put a lot of time. I started in 2003 but it wasn't finished completely until 2006. Sometimes I temporary stopped the
project to pick it up later again. A lot of things were added and changed while building it but when I compare it to the T144G from 2000
the new one is much better.
The picture below shows the real truck taken in July 2006. At that date the model was ready and as you can see the roof spoiler has been
removed and it pulls another trailer.
Other data
Length: |
144.0 cm |
Width: |
19.2 cm |
Height: |
32.0 cm (tractor) |
Wheelbase: |
30.3 cm |
Construction: |
not that much ;-) |
Date: |
October 2003 - September 2005 |
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