Peterbilt 359 plus Fruehauf Tank Trailer

[Joris]

For a build-off on a facebook page I built this combo in the Spring/Summer of 2015. Just your standard Revell of Germany Peterbilt 359 kit with AMT Fruehauf Tanker. I contended in the box-stock class, and of course I had to skate the rules a little by cutting down the 63" sleeper on the truck to a 36" coffin. Also I omitted the air horns, flimsy kit headache rack and the Varashield air spoiler.
The Gulf theme has been in my head for years, on and off. Inspired by the 60-ies era Le Mans racer, the epic Ford GT40. A good buddy sent over the Blue Ovals, keeping it a little Ford-looking.
The AMT kit had 40 year-old decals, which quickly dissolved as soon as they hit the water; darn… I got replacement decals from www.modeltruckin.com, which totally did the trick. For the rest, the decals are a mix from various kits and brands.
I got second place with this build.

[Casey]

I love this build.  Cutting down the sleeper was a good choice in my opinion.  Thanks for sharing.

--Casey

[Joris]

Thanks! Yeah, with the cut-down sleeper I like it better too; Large-Car look...