Cornbinder Posted October 18, 2015 A little while back, I built my first Peterbilt. I figured I’d need to build a Paccar companion for it at some point. So... here goes.The model is a hodge-podge of several kit manufacturers parts- the chassis is the Revell snap kit, the cab and interior are AMT. The Cummins NTC-475 came from an old Revell Pete, and an AMT Diamond Reo donated the Gunnite rear wheels. The Ertl Transtar coughed up the front wheels and all 10 tires. Better wheels and tires improve these snap kits pretty greatly. The wet tank came from the MPC Gravel Trailer. Might be an Italeri part or two on there by the time it’s all said and done. I cut out the part of the frame with the sleeper floor molded to it, and added some length back with plastic strip and a couple of spare frame rail sections from the parts box. Paint will be Chrysler Intense Blue Pearl, and I may use the snap kit's factory white stripe pattern.Here's a mockup of the tractor, with the AMT cab in place. I did have to trim the molded cab floor on the Revell kit to fit the cab, but it will sit on there. The Revell hood lines up fairly well with the AMT cowl. I'm also planning to use the straight bumper from the AMT kit.This is the painted chassis- eventually the entire mess will get some weathering here and there. Note that the cab is not level in this pic- I may add some shims because there's just enough room for "up and down" movement of the cab that it might cause problems later. I'm still not sure if I'll use the snap kit's side steps or go with the AMT step/battery box on the driver's side and a single fuel tank on the passenger's side.The Cummins fit into the KW chassis like a glove- I did need to glue an L-shaped strip of plastic to the existing front crossmember so the front of the engine would have something to sit on, but it fit great. I didn't even need to mess with the kit exhaust piping too much to get it to line up. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mack-man87 Posted October 27, 2015 Man looking great!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cornbinder Posted November 21, 2015 Along with the Transtar, this one could well be finished this weekend.The air cleaners are mounted, and made up some intake ducting to connect them to the turbo inlet. I still might rig up some kind of steering box and shaft, or not. We'll see.The Revell fuel tanks were cut down and painted. I applied foil to the steps, straps, and fuel caps. I also peeled away the lower side door stripes- I wanted it to look like the factory stripes had been peeled away, and an owner had added their logos in their place. The Bloomfield decals came from an AMT Ford C600 stake truck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
