READERS’ RIDES

FULL CUSTOM PETERBILT

KARL SANDVIK. LANSFORD, ND

eterbilts are favorites among truck customizers in full-scale but rarely do we see one like this in scale. Karl started with a Tamiya Grand Hauler but reworked the body extensively, chopping down the sleeper, smoothing the roof, scratch building panels for the cab and cowl, and adding a 3D-printed hood and fenders from True Scale R/C. He then added front, middle, and rear bumpers, a hood ornament, and air cleaner assemblies all done in machined alloy, plus numerous other scale details. But as gorgeous as it all is, the tractor is only half the story. Karl also custom built the Fontaine Magnitude