IBG Models Chevrolet C60S Petrol Tank

[Kimmo Happonen]

Originally Posted by Peter Mossong

I have just received this IBG kit myself, and have to come to the same conclusions..not only is the tanker body wrong for this model, but the dimensions of the No.12 cab are also WAY OUT compared to some of the details I have found here on the forum!

I'll measure up my Mirror Models C15A No.11/12 cab in the weekend, and also compare the two No.13 cabs.

Cheers,
Pete M.

Thanks for chiming in Pete. I've opted to go with the No 13 cab for the build, head on over to Track Link if you want a heads up on how the kit is coming together. Spoiler: rather nicely so far.

Cheers

Kimmo

[Peter Mossong]

Originally Posted by Kimmo Happonen

Thanks for chiming in Pete. I've opted to go with the No 13 cab for the build, head on over to Track Link if you want a heads up on how the kit is coming together. Spoiler: rather nicely so far.

Cheers

Kimmo

Hi Kimmo. I've been watching your build on Track Link, and from that, and looking at the kit I have, IBG appears to have made a bit of a mixture of the Ford and Chev trucks (as also have Mirror with their models)! Only a Ford No.12 cab can be made from the parts supplied in the IBG kit, but both can be done from the Mirror kit.

Comparing the two kits, there is a vast difference in the sizing between the two early cabs, and IBG have also simplified some of the chassis components. The measurements of the Mirror kit closely match the real thing from measurements given in the forum threads.
There is also no treadplate for the floor of the cab, which is supplied as a PE part in the Mirror kit.
The two No.13 cabs though, measure up almost identical to each other!

The one thing I do like about the IBG kit, is the inclusion of alternative roofs for both the 12 and 13 cabs, plain with no hatch, or with hatches.. a pity Mirror doesn't include this.

I attach some photos of the Mirror C15A kit that I'm presently working on.. doing some basic plumbing and wiring on the chassis before I add the drive shafts. I'm building the early cab, which comes in the initial kit, but had purchased the so called No.12 update set. Wrong, as the bonnet/hood is still a No.11 type, not the later No.12 one...just in grey styrene rather than the clear one supplied in the kit. Oh well, some scratch-building will be required to correct this!

Cheers,
Pete M.

[Kimmo Happonen]

Pete, thanks for the info. I'll add a link to this thread on the build and let others decide on what to do with that info. I'll also do a summary to point out areas that could use a bit of improvement, I did know about the cab floor for instance. I just won't go to great lengths as I'm really not qualified to form an opinion on the correctness of what's there or any missing details. The one good thing that can be said is that the kit does go together fairly well and certainly looks interesting.

Kimmo

[John McGillivray]

I swaped the 11 cab from the Mirror Models kit 35108 CMP F15A Van Lorry with the 12 cab from the IBG kit 35036 Chevrolet C60S Petrol Tanker. Photos can be seen on post #7 on this tread

http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/sh...ad.php?t=24847

[Kimmo Happonen]

Originally Posted by John McGillivray

I swaped the 11 cab from the Mirror Models kit 35108 CMP F15A Van Lorry with the 12 cab from the IBG kit 35036 Chevrolet C60S Petrol Tanker. Photos can be seen on post #7 on this tread

http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/sh...ad.php?t=24847

That looks to have worked well, any problems with fit?

Kimmo

[John McGillivray]

The actual changing of the two cabs was easy. The issues I had was with the fit of the doors and fenders on the IBG 12 cab. Also the Mirror kit was for a 4 X 4 truck but the cab was for a 2 X 4 truck with only the gear shifter and no shifter for the FWD and no hand break. The fitting of the steps gave some problems. I also had to add the round vents and the Chevy logo to the 11 cab. The 12 cab already had the square Ford vents.

[Ilian Filipov]

Hi all,
Today a picture I've never seen before was found in the Canadian archive site.
It turned out that after all most probably the IBG tanker has the right to exist.
This one:



I have no idea why they stated on the boxart the cab 11 (with 12 grille, though!) Ford CMP (with bowtie, though!) as "Chevrolet", ask them. It is possible, though, there is Chevy in the box and cab 12 too, as stated on the box, I cannot comment the kit.
And this is the picture:


Source: http://collectionscanada.gc.ca/pam_a...81986&lang=eng
Please correct me if I'm wrong but I think this is cab 12 C60S.
A one-off prototype, perhaps?
Also, the caption says "IS C.W.T. petrol tender". What "IS" is for? Or this is a typo and they've had in mind 15 cwt? I would't be surprised if so, there are many incorrect captions in that place.
Cheers!