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  2. Posted

    Thanks Casey!

    Conversion kits have been around a lot longer than I realized. The first one that I ever saw was a 351 Peterbilt in the early 90's. I think it was by Illini. It seems like that over the years casters have tried various products for casting. I was talking to Bob at Illini a few months back and he said that he used to add aluminum powder to resin for his products. He said eventually he realized that there was no real benefit to that. I think fiberglass probably falls into that category. It was possibly a failed attempt at trying something new. I don't know if fiberglass was ever common, but I have seen others including; a 7400 White, an F model Mack and R700 Mack hoods. There is one benefit to fiberglass. It is very thin and not bulky like some resin kits, and it's very light, unlike many resin kits. In my opinion though, the problems that come with fiberglass far exceed the benefits.

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    This is a new project. The cab is fiberglass. I think that it was from Jaymar. Fiberglass is proving to be very aggravating by the way. It is hard as a brick and very thin and brittle. The aerodyne roof is from the KW snap with a little modifications.

    Here's the inspiration:

    32937417606_dbb5af21c8_b.jpgWhite Road Commander 1 by Brian Smith, on Flickr

    Here's my progress so far:

    32134490764_97de6ebb01_h.jpgIMG_2089 by Brian Smith, on Flickr

    32163823423_527b4e1586_h.jpgIMG_2091 by Brian Smith, on Flickr

    32163816193_4aee731d1d_h.jpgIMG_2092 by Brian Smith, on Flickr

    32868247952_0c8a3d8f97_h.jpgIMG_2095 by Brian Smith, on Flickr

     

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    I started building trucks back in the early 80's. I stopped, then started again, then stopped and now I'm back at it. I like old iron: trucks, tractors, train, power units, etc. I tried collecting and restoring old tractors, but that was just way too expensive. Now I build in scale the things that interest me.

  11. Posted

    Calling this one finished. Freightliner SD Chassis, complete with NHC 250 Cummins, Back Yard Shed cab cut down to a daycab, KFS tires and front wheels, lots from the parts box and a lot of scratch building.

    32501635576_d8c1fce225_h.jpgIMG_1918 by Brian Smith, on Flickr

    31698863494_ca81c9dbba_h.jpgIMG_1925 by Brian Smith, on Flickr

    32419900471_1a428fe8e4_z.jpgIMG_1930 by Brian Smith, on Flickr

    32389977982_a4499da1a6_z.jpgIMG_1933 by Brian Smith, on Flickr

    32542620125_977eb69954_z.jpgIMG_1936 by Brian Smith, on Flickr

    32501556686_59af1d4aaf_h.jpgIMG_1940 by Brian Smith, on Flickr

    32419836821_f082fc9f42_z.jpgIMG_1955 by Brian Smith, on Flickr

    32389895392_49f4e027d3_z.jpgIMG_1965 by Brian Smith, on Flickr

    32419824691_2cb904b735_h.jpgIMG_1961 by Brian Smith, on Flickr

    32293354141_4dd71af87e_h.jpgIMG_1881 by Brian Smith, on Flickr

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    Hello, my name is Brian. I'm new to this forum. I just started building models again a few years ago after a break of around 10 years. I've built a few trucks over the past 3 years though. I'm not a pro builder, just an average builder. I'm really into old iron more than modern trucks. I've already seen some great work on this site. I'm looking forward to seeing more.

    Brian

  23. Posted

    Hello, I'm new to this forum. I finished this one in October. It began with an Illini Replicas cab. It is powered by a 12v-71 Detroit. It's not perfect, but it is definitely different.

    30666866102_18969d2519_b.jpgFullSizeRender(2) by Brian Smith, on Flickr

    30152138784_46d28158bf_b.jpgFullSizeRender(5) by Brian Smith, on Flickr

    30148215913_36f736581c_z.jpgIMG_1719 by Brian Smith, on Flickr

    30152160904_29c0d6e09b_h.jpgIMG_1683 by Brian Smith, on Flickr

    30482954550_e4443d8173_h.jpgFullSizeRender(10) by Brian Smith, on Flickr

    30695376121_4420316816_z.jpgFullSizeRender(13) by Brian Smith, on Flickr

    30492447040_b05fc61a29_b.jpgIMG_0501_zpsvqpu7xes by Brian Smith, on Flickr

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