Peterbilt Trucks Discussion Thread

[HRTrucking]

@Freeze338
Thanks for making me lol with your comment. There's nothing exaggerating about the height of the XL or the way the roof changes from Globetrotter to Globetrotter XL.

They're all wrong one way or another that's what I was saying. And the old FH and other old trucks are older then the ATS trucks I think as ETS2 is older as well...

[Freeze338]

@HRTrucking When I read my comment I just realized that I tagged wrong person . Sorry for that brother. My answer is for @seriousmods . People exaggerating the 389 inaccuracies. If you ask me Peterbilt 579 requires rework way more than 389. But since 389 is their favorite truck they just talk about that and exaggerating it. Indeed ETS2 models requires way more rework than ATS ones. Especially that thing which wants to be an Iveco.

If you ask me rework is unnecessary on that conditions. SCS doesn't have enough vehicle designer to waste time about reworks.

[Optional Features]

@Freeze338, I wouldn't say I'm exaggerating at all. The 389 has 3D modeled angles that don't exist irl. I don't think the 579 has that.

[clifflandmark]

I don't examine trucks a lot.Therefore why I can't notice the faults in the truck.That does not mean I don't care about quality though.
However, if there are faults, objective interpretations should be made with their proofs, rather than subjective approaches.At this point, the meaning of CAD reference comes into play. Only CAD referenced trucks can prevent subjective comments such as "for you...", "for me..." about a truck model.

[Optional Features]

For the 389, look at the straps on tanks and breathers: they should be flat instead of round.

Look at the shape of the hood from front to back. It has a slope on the SCS model. No such slope irl.

Look at the back of the front fenders. There's a metal bar down there and a flap irl. Neither is on the SCS model.

Look at the bumpers. The two standard ones are curved way farther in than irl. Then look at the bullbar: it should be the same as the one on the W900. Instead, they put a bullbar in front of the existing bumper.

Then look at the step boxes. SCS added essentially an angle iron between the step and the box. No such angle exists irl. Since this is the pre-def model, it should just be two flat planes at right angles. SCS did their own thing.

Rear fenders are on the list as well. SCS made a 1/3 fender. It should be a 1/2 or 1/4.

The headlights are off somehow as well, although I'm not exactly sure how. I think they are too far forward. I do know they are missing a blinker on the back.

And to add insult to injury, SCS put marker lights on the back of the sleeper, but they don't work.

It's a terrible model, and definitely the worst of the whole lot.

I think the 579 could use improvements as well, but change the wheel track and move the first rear axle where it belongs, and it is ok. The 389 just needs to go in the trash or get a heavy edit.

A friend of mine attempted such an edit a while ago. Minus the hood slope, he fixed many of the issues and added a def tank like most 389s have.

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[harishw8r]

I would say 579 is more of a trash material than 389. It looks like an off-road truck, incredibly short, has horrible sounds and the worst interior and fov like those Ivecos. Doesn’t make 389 any better model though but trust me, people talk about inaccuracies of 389 so much but the 579 is far, far worse.

Kenworths and Volvo are surprisingly better old models overall, though they could benefit from some polishing and some extra configurations (like removable sideskirts for instance) and for Volvo, the sounds too.

[Seerman]

579 is so bad that they don't even remember about it

[Optional Features]

579 is so bad that they don't even remember about it

lol, if someone can point out the problems with it, I'd love to be educated.

It doesn't look as bad to me, but I also don't pay them much attention irl lol.

[Seerman]

A friend of mine attempted such an edit a while ago. Minus the hood slope, he fixed many of the issues and added a def tank like most 389s have.

This restoration looks amazing! How can I get it?

[Optional Features]

A friend of mine attempted such an edit a while ago. Minus the hood slope, he fixed many of the issues and added a def tank like most 389s have.

This restoration looks amazing! How can I get it?

It's long been broken, sadly. He learned to mod pre-lighting update. It probably broke with 1.40, and he didn't feel like relearning stuff to make it work.

But it was a nice proof of concept, and I was thankful to snag a copy while it lasted.