UK Arctic (Semi) Lorry (Truck) Trailers

Paul Russam · 26 Jun 2012, 09:49

Had a need for some UK/Euro truck trailers but all the stuff in the warehouse was US or c*ap so made my own.

It was actually quite hard to find the reg's regarding sizes and in the end I contacted a trailer manufacturer who was very helpful and supplied me with some basic dimensioned drawings, the rest I extrapolated from photos.

I've done Flatbed, Boxvan, CurtainSider, Refrigerated, Skeletal (with/without containers), Double decker (Box and Curtain) and 2 tractors, (2 and 3 axle)

The tractor unit was originally from the warehouse but as it was previously from 3D Studio (or similar) prior to that it was a right mess, A lot of rebuilding,componenting later and its a fraction of its original size.

With only the details (wheels, tyres, lights etc) having materials applied it means that I can apply any material I want to the trailer/container etc and it (bar the details) gets all colourful.

At some point I'll post them here like I did with the doors and windows but It'll have to wait a bit as we need to get some mileage out of them first.

jpalm32 · 26 Jun 2012, 13:19

Nice work!

mwm5053 · 26 Jun 2012, 13:48

Nice models and good detail. So what kind of differences between US and UK mainly dimensions?
Look forward to you posting skp's. I've already used some of your windows and doors you posted thanks.

Hussel Hann · 28 Jun 2012, 04:16

Clean, plain simple but really detail modeling.

I have one question in general...
What are the differences between Semi, Lorry and Truck?

Paul Russam · 28 Jun 2012, 09:27

The US call them Big Rigs or Semi's, In the UK we call them lorries or arctic's(articulated). As we have many nations here I thought it was prudent to give the post a tile that covered all the bases

As for the sizes all countries/continents have different regulations, here are the basic UK sizes:
Overall length: 16.5m
Trailer Length: 13.6m
Bed height: 1.35m
Overall height: 4.2m
Width: 2.55m

Trailers can go up to 4.88m high but these are usually for bulky but light items such as clothing etc. they are normally double deckers with a lower bed height. (there's one in the images above)

The regs also cover axle number/positions, 5th wheel position, guard rails etc.
I think our lorries/semi/arctic's are slightly smaller than other countries as we need to be able to get them through ye olde villages and under yonder bridges.

If Tadema's going to be honest with his images then the law of averages says that he's due to have one of these wedged through one of his front walls very soon

Hussel Hann · 28 Jun 2012, 09:49

@paul russam said:

The US call them Big Rigs or Semi's, In the UK we call them lorries or arctic's(articulated). As we have many nations here I thought it was prudent to give the post a tile that covered all the bases

Thanks for the information. I thought the only difference was, US is left-hand drive while UK is right-hand drive...hoho