vincen47

Cool build. Nice job with a tough project. I too, would love to get ahold of a c65 cab/hood someday. The resin ones are rare.

Nice weathering. Just enough for a well-used look, not too much. Love the fuel tanks. They’ve taken a beating over the years with everything from rocks to getting kicked with steel-toed boots, over and over again as the guys climb into the cab.

A great idea for a thread. The five projects you listed will keep you busy, for sure. They sound like solid plans. I’d side with the DM, being you’ve already got a nice fleet type of tractor in the works with the LNT8000. Whenever I can’t decide, I often think about variety to keep it more interesting. I too, like the Chevy, because you don’t see as many of these as the GMC’s. CTM makes a wide grille for it, that I’m planning to use someday when I build one. Speaking of someday, my workbench plan for 2022 includes two truck projects at this time (I don’t build quickly, and I’ve got a car project and a model railroad layout build going on as well, keeping my free time busy) : Peterbilt 379 RV - Still on the bench, but making more progress now. The engine was completed last fall, and this fall I started the chassis. The scratch-built frame rails and air ride steer axle look good. I’ll create a WIP thread when the chassis is complete, been taking photos as I’ve been working on it. International Transtar II: I hope to get this one started shortly. It’s a partially complete 4070b kit I got for a cheaper price (Man, do they go for big bucks). I picked up an excellent new edition 4070a to use for all of the parts in common with the 4070b, which will be the majority of the kit. Plan is to build a restored, mild, working show truck with a little bit of extra bling, but not overdone. In other hobby news, I’m about to finish building a paint booth. Finally. Yes, I will now have a proper place to paint year-round. Starting with a scratch & dent clearance range hood, I built a large and sturdy wall-mounted frame and boxed it in. It’s vented out the basement window with removable ductwork, complete with the hood’s factory built-in filters and lighting. It creates a strong draft, it should work well. I plan to give it a try today.

Here’s one that looks good in a blueish-green metallic sort of color, not sure how to describe it. But, looks nice nonetheless. A day-cab collector’s show truck. Fancy, but not too fancy. The two-tone wouldn’t be too difficult, being just the roof and the raised portion of the hood and cab. The lip would make it easier to tape and paint. Or, solid color would be fine too, imo. I haven’t built this kit, so I can’t speak to the mirrors. But, I imagine a small amount of CA or epoxy would work. Carefully scraping away a tiny amount of the chrome would help with the bond. After it dries, using a Molotow chrome pen to touch up the joint would work to fix any chrome issues.

Nice to see them.

Well, I’m not an expert, but I believe they run to the oil cooler, located on the lower side of the engine block above the oil pan, just out of sight on other side of the frame rail. I wasn’t able to find much as far as better photos or diagrams, but here’s what I found: I haven’t built Revell’s 3408 in 1/16 or 1/25, so I’m not sure what’s offered as far as an oil cooler, or detail. But, I’d use Ken Smith’s 1/16 article as a reference: http://public.fotki.com/modeltrucks25thscale/model_magazine_articles/car_modeller/cm04_nov_1990_cater/ The Car Modeller series is awesome, they provide so much useful info for us truck builders. However, the article doesn’t reference the oil system, unfortunately. Hopefully, there’s a few other guys on here that can add more info.

Though I haven’t used the MTB visor, I suspect you’re correct, they are probably the mounting brackets that go behind the visor. I see them sticking out from behind the visor in this photo. I wouldn’t have thought they’d be separate pieces, but they could be.

Glad it’s working now. Paint looks excellent.

Yeah, it may have put links in the post instead of attaching the photos? I’m not sure why either, your other photos are fine. I’ve used the paper clip “click to choose files” then used photo library to select what I want to post. I’ve never had an issue, but sometimes tech doesn’t always work.

Welcome to the forum, glad you’re here. Welcome back to truck modeling, too. Your builds from years ago look great. Love the stretched KW. I like the flatbed load, too. I’m sure you’ll enjoy the site and building again, it’s a great time to be a model builder - lots of great hobby products, aftermarket parts, resin, 3D printing, reissues, and new kits. For the most part, our hobby lacks the traditional hobby shops of the past, but the internet has provided access to more products and resources of information (like this site) than ever before, not to mention being able to easily connect with fellow modelers that share your specific interests.

Looks good. I see a lot of the trucks I’ve enjoyed watching you build on the forums. Those clear cases on top of the red cabinet are the large ones from Hobby Lobby, correct?

Welcome back. I’m happy to see you over on this board, too.

Welcome to the forum, glad to have you here.

Model Truckin’ is a great place to get decals. Tons of options, and each style can be color customized. He also has a lot of fleet/company decals. I’ve ordered from him before. Recommended. Here’s a link to his Peterbilt line. http://www.modeltruckin.com/store/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=2_143_23

Nice looking build, creative approach.

Nice build, and great that he was able to autograph it.

Welcome to the MTB forum! Good to see you over here, too.

I just received my order. The tanks look great. The swans are fantastic. It’s impressive to see that level of detail on them, and to scale to boot!

I see, I was wondering if it was also a Dodge. I like builds like this that I can not only admire, but also learn something new. Not only art, but education, in a sense. History, engineering, etc.

Excellent craftsmanship. Not only a unique scale for military equipment, but I’d venture a guess that it’s also a unique military set to model. I especially like the detail of the pump unit and in-line 6. What make is that engine?

No problem, happy to help. I learned something too.

Neat truck. I’m not familiar with large scale, but the screws reminded me of the big RC truck kits. I was thinking it could be a custom version of a 1/14 scale RC Tamiya truck (I can only dream of diving into that hobby -$$$$$), but looking at the tires, I could make out “Wedico”. A quick google search yielded a line of 1/16 scale Wedico RC trucks, including the Freightliner you have there.

Excellent! I’ll have to place an order.

This just in…the guys at Round 2 are bringing out a Garwood garbage truck. This was a ghost kit - originally conceived by AMT in the 70’s, but never brought to production. Re-imagined all these years later, this one has a lot of possibilities. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XIHE9N8egc

That’s a clever method, Casey. I’ll give that one a try next time.