IBG Models Chevrolet C60S Petrol Tank

[Tony Smith]

The truck is a Cab 11 with a "Butterfly" bolt-together engine cover (variously called Hood or Bonnet, depending on where you are in the world). Cab 12 has an "Alligator" one piece hood.

Caption is doubly incorrect if IS is meant to be 15, as the truck is a 134inch wheelbase, so is either a C30 or C60S.

[Ilian Filipov]

Hi Tony,
And thanks for that. Indeed, it is cab 11. Mea culpa. Being in a hurry today I dind't spot the bolted bonnet (hood). Shame on me, the bolts behind the radiator shell are clearly visible on the picture!
Most probably that "IS" is typo or OCR error but it suggest number "15".
However, it is still better than THIS:



Cheers!

[Kimmo Happonen]

Nice find Ilian! Still makes me wonder why IBG did this version in the first place when they could have done something a little less obscure. Oh well. The kit itself went together well enough. IBG were happy enough to post it on their site, Track-Link was happy and therefore I was happy Happy Happy Joy Joy all around.

Kimmo

[Larry Hayward]

Has anyone completed the newest CMP in 1/35 of what is listed as IBG 35038 1/35 Chevrolet C30A General service?

Presumably the errors in the size of the Number 12 Cab will be the same as with the tanker, and presumably there isn't a 13 Cab included with this steel body, otherwise it would be mentioned. I was hoping to use it as the base for a C60S derreck with A frame at the rear.

http://en.ibg.com.pl/en,ibg-35038-1-...l#.WF2wOfNXU5s

[Peter Mossong]

Originally Posted by Larry Hayward

Has anyone completed the newest CMP in 1/35 of what is listed as IBG 35038 1/35 Chevrolet C30A General service?

Presumably the errors in the size of the Number 12 Cab will be the same as with the tanker, and presumably there isn't a 13 Cab included with this steel body, otherwise it would be mentioned. I was hoping to use it as the base for a C60S derreck with A frame at the rear.

http://en.ibg.com.pl/en,ibg-35038-1-...l#.WF2wOfNXU5s

Hi Larry. Not got the IBG C30a, but looking at the sprues on their website http://www.ibgmodels.com/35038.htm it appears that they have done it again with the Ford intake grills!!!! No 13 cab with this one, unlike their C60 kit.

To get a Chevrolet body for any of the IBG No.12 or 13 cab CMP's, you are going to have to cross-kit with one of the Mirror Models C-60 kits! You can't even build it as a Ford, as only the Chev 6 cylinder engine is in the kit (no Ford V8), and the axles are Chev 'Banjo' types, and they only appeared on very early Ford No.11 cabs!!!! Another confused kit from IBG....

Cheers,
Pete M.

[Ilian Filipov]

With such wild combination of Ford and Chev features IBG will increase the sells of Mirror Models for sure!
It looks Ford on Chev chassis... With Chev radiator guard, though.
I have the feeling those people weren't even bothered to use Google to search more info on the CMPs. And there is a plenty of it in the Internet. Here for example.

[Larry Hayward]

Is there any part of the very old Airfix / Max Chevrolet kit in 1/35 Scale that could be used, as I have a few of those in my stash of kits! Interestingly the Airfix / Max kit of the Field Artillery Tractor (rather than the Chev C15) might be a useful source as there is an extra sprue in mine that provides a 13 cab

No doubt the after market suppliers will start selling correction kits!