Bko mods - mainly road vehicles, occasionally other stuff

Two more repaints for the 3axle trailer, just a couple of trucks with extra long cargo (always loaded) to go. However the current count of trucks for this pack is already more than I can fit on a 20 page catalogue... maybe I should request authorization to upload more images with a mod , but perhaps I'll move some to a first expansion set .. I'll see. First some fine-tuning and road tests.

Road test are running for the Iveco Eurotech. So let me show an in-game image of one of the trucks I haven't presented yet. This is an extendable container chassis. For the asset I aim to make it also suitable for 45ft containers, here though it is carrying one of the 40ft high cube containers from Kanshi .

Kübler is carrying an over lenght cargo item. For this the 5 axle trailer is 9m extended and all its axles are set to steer.

It does need some extra space in corners and leaves a bit to desire e.g. the trailer axles steer with the truck steering wheels, so as soon as the truck is through the corner they turn straight and in the really sharp corners of a road station the trailer doesn't stay fixed on the 5th wheel... but well that then be so

PeterLustig nice idea, but I kind-a think the mod may be getting a bit oversized itself already. So I'm seeing what the vanilla items have to offer still.

I know of a place where the chicken live in an old cargo wagon, but how about a Schienenbus instead

Chill_LP Probably my lowbed trailer is too light to carry that weight, but a next truck may get a true 4axle heavy duty tractor and a Goldhofer modular trailer, so I can create something like this:

That in due time, hopefully we'll know more about TPF3(??) by then and how it will impact my to do & wish lists

PS not saying this will be the next mod, it's along with other stuff on my list .

A last (?) extended trailer comes in my favourite livery.

Next step is to fine-tune the meta data and some more diversity on interior materials after that I can start creating the solo truck versions in prep for the asset.

Another image from my road testing

Road testing is still ongoing

I think part 1 of my road tests are completed, next the solo trucks will be done (=> road test part 2) and then I can start work on the assets.

One more image;

Randomly picked one of the trucks I haven't presented yet, whenever you eat packed shrimp there is a big chance they came from this Dutch company;

the good old days , I personally was most passionate about my Herpa models and modded them in many ways. Thanks to TpF I can do that again albeit digital. And indeed it's a lot more affordable then using scale models nowadays.

As such I also created a new version of the tank trailer, here the tank is a bit smaller and mounted on my new container chassis.

Maybe I should start a M³GA movement, (Make miniature models Great Again) it's at least a lot friendlier than that other make .. great stuff