Nrhampton Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 (edited) I know it’s a very long shot but would any one have or know of any scale drawings or any parts no matter how small or crusty for a pioneer trailer?? Edited July 11, 2019 by Nrhampton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wally dugan Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 (edited) When the museum converted the Scammell Pioneer back to its former TRMU role we got plans for it from the Commercial vehicle museum this include the fifth wheel and trailer though it was never intended to do a trailer but a facsimile of the fifth wheel So it may pay you to contact them at enquiries@britishcommercial vehiclemuseum.com Edited July 11, 2019 by wally dugan e-mail address Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels v Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 Have you tried contacting the owner of the sole remaining trailer ? to measure it directly ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrhampton Posted July 11, 2019 Author Share Posted July 11, 2019 Thank you Wally I will get in contact with the vehicle museum and see what they have. Thank you Neils for the reply, Any idea who the owner is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels v Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 https://vintagetrucks.org/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrhampton Posted July 12, 2019 Author Share Posted July 12, 2019 Many thanks Neils, message sent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels v Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 You are welcome and good luck with the project, you can also (might be a long shot) try and contact the Thundermodels, http://www.thundermodel.com/, they made a very nice kit of it recently and they must have had access to something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon king Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 The Army Wheels in Detail No 18 on the Scammell Pioneer you referenced in your first post has 1/72nd scale drawings of the early trailer but not the later goose neck trailer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrhampton Posted July 12, 2019 Author Share Posted July 12, 2019 Thank you for the input, I have a scale drawing of the tractor and trailer together but it doesn’t show the more detailed individual parts and how they are connected, I have sourced a pair of axles which is probably the only part that couldn’t be replicated but the hope of finding any other major parts is pretty slim, I have had many conversations with people that remember cutting them up in the past hills of botley cut a few up which is a real shame. I have a Scammell swan neck four in line trailer that Tom Osborne adapted to go behind, it looks the part but want to look at the possibilities of making a replica. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiomike7 Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 5 hours ago, Niels v said: https://vintagetrucks.org/ Is that the one which used to live on the south coast, I remember supplying the owner with some gearbox parts about 20 years ago? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrhampton Posted July 12, 2019 Author Share Posted July 12, 2019 Yes, came from Romsey and was called Snow White, had been sat up for some time thought inside so still in nice condition other than the dust! I drove it the 10 miles home with no dramas other than the wipers not working. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rog8811 Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 PDF attached that may be of use. Tank transport.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrhampton Posted July 12, 2019 Author Share Posted July 12, 2019 Thank you for the drawing, hoping that the more information I can get the more correct I can get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiomike7 Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 47 minutes ago, rog8811 said: PDF attached that may be of use. Tank transport.pdf 94.98 kB · 12 downloads That reminded me of the kinetic energy recovery system built into the 5th wheel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon king Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Sounds silly, but had you thought of buying the Thunder Models 1/35th scale kit of the TRCU trailer? Gives you a 3-D scale representation of how the trailer fits together. Much clearer than a drawing. They also do both early and later Goose Neck versions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrhampton Posted July 12, 2019 Author Share Posted July 12, 2019 I have the top part of the fifth wheel that is sat on flat plates that works well with the swan neck but missing the bottom dish shaped plate and the rubber discs that bolt to the chassis. I have emailed thunder models to see what info or drawings they have or at least how accurate they are but whether they will be willing to give out information I’m unsure, so here’s hoping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wally dugan Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 if you are talking of the rubber discs either side of the fifth wheel if l remember there are two rows on each side we found that the then company FENNERS who were at that time based in hull made them in three sizes 4/5/6 inch dia they were still making them in the 90s for the fishing industry cannot recall how thick they were but a least 2inch made up like conveyor belting if this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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