Here’s just some of the many 1/87 HO Custom trucks I’ve built over the years. Sadly most of all of these were sold on Sleezebay.
Lee Drennen’s 1/87 HO Custom Trucks.
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Jim R
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They're great Lee.
Thanks Rick. Back then it was all business and no keep.Wow Lee........those are great! It's a shame you didn't hang on to them.
Thanks Jim
Thanks Jay it’s a big challenge to work in this scale these days and one of the reasons I quit selling and the scalpers on Sleezebay that was stealing my ideas.
Some more pics from the ones I built.
Jim R
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Maybe it's just me but there's something romantic about big old American trucks. I probably listen to too much Country & Western, people like Boxcar Willie!!!
therapy
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Some nice old trucks there Lee.....
Nick
Nick
Thanks Rick it’s a Ulrich I customize and made the decals for it.Very nice Lee......I've seen that FFE rig before is that a Don Mills model?
Thanks Nick for the complement and stopping by.
No your absolutely right Jim being a 4th Generation trucker the romance was there when I was very young that’s all I ever known was trucks and trucking I was glad I got to ride with my dad when he had his tractor trailer I thought I was king of the hill at the age of 4 years old I’ll never forget it and I knew before that that I was going to be a trucker. Sadly that romance is almost gone with this new generation of American Truckers.
I also have had an early love of trucks. Likely because my Dad was a contracter & had a few. I remember my Dad tutoring me when I was about 10 on how if you can't see the trucks' mirrors he can't see you, to give him a toot to get his attention when passing, to flash lights to let him know he was past you & he could pull in safely, etc.
Ah yes Paul my dad taught me all of that and then some like hold a Log Book in your windshield when your on a two lane road to let the other truckers coming at you DOT back then it was the ICC is checking Log Books give them a big wave across your windshield to let them know it’s all clear behind you or give them a circular motion with your hand to tell them keep it wound up and the hammer down no cops or DOT behind you hold a two fingers up like a piece sign to let them know there a cop on the side with radar I can go on with all the hand signals my dad taught me when I was a kid.
Some more of my 1/87 scale Custom Build’s 
Yes it’s actually a Scissor lift Coal bed. The truck is a Autocar U from Sheepscot the body is a Jordan Miniatures