  *** Heavy Metal (Big Rig) ***

  This is a truck I have worked on for many months. I originally had intended to convert a truck from another game, only to discover that the author didn't want anyone to modify it.  SOOOO.... I decided to make my own.  New parts, new frame, new sleeper, new bumpers, new fenders, new lights, new horns (WHEW!), new everything.  I did it a little at a time...putting it back on the shelf (hard-drive?) when I got bored or had other truck projects to do.  I think it came out better than the one I was originally going to convert!  

  Inspirations for the truck came fron the previously mentioned author's truck, the SHOCKWAVE jet-drag truck, an old Kenworth model I built yearrrrssss ago, and several big-rig trucks around my neighborhood.  Heavy Metal is a  mongrel, a monster-mutt, using design elements from all of these....

  I was going to give it 2 axles in back, (aka 6x6), but I don't like the handling of the 6x6 trucks I have made, so I went back to the 4x4 layout.

  This is also the 1st truck that I have made using new wave files (I usually have "commentary" turned off).  I replaced the name of the truck with a recording of a big rig airhorn.

  Repaint and/or modify HEAVY METAL if you want to make your own custom big rig.  Just give me the usual credit in the included text file (ALWAYS include a text file with your truck....less mysteries that way.)

VERTIX count :1434  (if you have problems, turn off "reflections" and "truck reflections" in the MTM2 graphics options).

   ZOtm_BigDOGGe