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Here is my Western Star Re-builder that has been a pain for sometimes.. ..this is the 5th time i painted this truck as it was built in 1986 ..its old , still has brass photo etch heat shields on it, back in the day they were no stainless photo etch.. first it was gray then yellow then black and orange then seaside blue and now it some color Honda green i got from my friend David Mars while i was up in Dallas..thanks David .., and let me say plastic gets brittle over time and all the soaking to remove the paint..lol..i re-built the log trailer (scratched built) as i never was happy with the first one..the truck was all ready plumbed (back then i could see lol) ..trailer is also plumbed (took a while lol) ..i also added Louisiana Commercial License plates to truck and trailer and topped that off with a DOT Inspection sticker ..Tim Bogema supplied the western stay decals..(thanks Tim) All in All its finished..i could have did more but its a shelf model.. [/URL

I saw a pic of the 1/1 truck and knew I had to copy the stripes 300" wb,amt bunk,camaro seats,glitter steering wheel,scratch built aux. trans.,visor and fenders from the parts bin

Ah yes, another revamping of the old Peterbilt 359 kit by Revell of Germany… The basic idea is good, but I can " improve" it a little. Frame stretch, tool box on the frame, stand-up sleeper top (from P&P Vintage kits), rear window cut in, Vortec breathers and beacons on the sleeper roof, chicken lights all around, yeah that'll work…!

My very first truck kit I built was a Revell of Germany Peterbilt 359. I built it with some flaws, and I chose the wrong color for the frame. This year, more than 10 years later, I decided to rebuild it. I left the frame untouched, but I brought the hood, cab and sleeper more in style, swapping silver for cherry red. Also I scratchbuilt a Texas tapered bumper, and redid the headache rack. The BMF on the bumper didn't go on exactly as I wanted, so I tried masking that a little with an oversize banner. Beacons on the sleeper to keep in theme. The tanks I need to redo again, not completely happy with how they turned out...

One of the first kits I built was this Revell of Germany Peterbilt 359. The grey frame I never liked, so recently I tore it down and repainted the frame in black. Some extra decals on, different license plates and a completely different look! Like a truck that gets sold and the new owner alters it a little to his style.

Having used the wrecker body from the Italeri LAFD Heavy Wrecker kit, I still had the Western Star parts left. I don't really like the way the cab assembles, and I definitely hate the 36"generic sleeper the Italerians toss in every kit they find suitable, I still figured the WS would be a waste not to build. I looked online for pics of a WS daycab panel, and made my own from styrene. Also I cut down the frame (and therefore the tanks too) to make a city tractor. The bumper came warped in the kit but I decided to use it anyway; I could see a city tractor getting hung up on steep loading docks, badly parked cars etcetera. All in all I'm pretty happy with the result.

Thanks man! I tried to make my daycab panel as realistic looking as possible; didn't want a headache rack on it, and I always say I have OCD-Light...