mackinac359 Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 Scroll down and I've added finished photos. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoneguy Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 looks good so far Tim. I always look forward to seeing your builds. It's amazing the details you put into your plastic. (now hopefully you won't write me a ticket when I'm in your neck of the woods) I draw many ideas from your trucks and website. Jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semi Trailer Mechanic Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 What's goin' on... Tim When I first saw this project for some reason I thought you'd paint this flat brown weathered w/ a black chassis. I have no clue where I got this impression??? Seeing it painted like this really threw me off LOL. That's going to look really cool when your done. I just may build a 289. I think that w/ single bulb headlights a tandem axle 28 ft rib side pup would make for an intersting project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackinac359 Posted July 28, 2007 Author Share Posted July 28, 2007 Scott I had thought about brown. Single headlights would have been perfect, but I didn't have any to use. Tim What's goin' on... Tim When I first saw this project for some reason I thought you'd paint this flat brown weathered w/ a black chassis. I have no clue where I got this impression??? Seeing it painted like this really threw me off LOL. That's going to look really cool when your done. I just may build a 289. I think that w/ single bulb headlights a tandem axle 28 ft rib side pup would make for an intersting project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semi Trailer Mechanic Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 What's goin' on... Tim. Go get ya a 32 Ford coupe kit and use the headlights from that. Then what's left in the kit just use for odds and ends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpreadAxle Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 Nice color choice and the wheels go well with it. Looks very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Albion Posted July 29, 2007 Share Posted July 29, 2007 Tim, This looks great. Your choice of colours well suits the Pete. Scott's tip about the headlights for the Ford is a very good idea. I bought 3 car kits some time ago for the same reason. The headlights are really superb and look the part. Look forward to the finished photo's. Best Wishes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackinac359 Posted July 29, 2007 Author Share Posted July 29, 2007 I just can't find the car kits... Tim, This looks great. Your choice of colours well suits the Pete. Scott's tip about the headlights for the Ford is a very good idea. I bought 3 car kits some time ago for the same reason. The headlights are really superb and look the part. Look forward to the finished photo's. Best Wishes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackinac359 Posted July 29, 2007 Author Share Posted July 29, 2007 UPDATE! pics at end This poor Peterbilt 359.. I bought it in August of 1999 as an "eBay built-up." It was originally all blue and in a tandem axle configuration with a broken frame. I cut off the damaged rear suspension and converted it to a single axle making it a "289" instead of a 359. I also repainted it dark green. In 2001 I decided to rebuild it again, this time adding gold and black stripes and some resin tool cabinets. Over the last few years the truck suffered neglect and as time went on I robbed parts from it and it ended up on the bottom shelf out of view. Last week I wanted a simple project, so I decided to rebuild this ol' Pete again. I tore the truck down as far as I could go and stripped the paint off. Then reworked some body work flaws, sanded some panel seams, filled some holes, added the outer fender lip using Evergreen round rod, cut off the back of fender step and repositioned it farther up the fender as it should be (both AMT and Revell put the step at the bottom when it should be higher up). Here she is all stripped down and ready for primer. Here's the cab, I added the air conditioner hoses and the cover plate Here is the hood after modifying the fenders Here the PB is in primer I decided to go with a fleet-look and found the perfect paint scheme on the 1970 Peterbilt 288 spec-sheet from the PB data book (copies can be found of the spec sheets in Warren Johnson's book). The colors are cream beige, Victory red for the frame and flat black for the top of the hood and cab cowl. The wheels are the only fresh-kit items, I grabbed these from an AMT ALF fire truck kit. Most everything else is from the original model. It is almost done, needing mirror braces, a CB antenna and Cal-Trans number on the door. I wanted to take advantage of the sunshine for the photos. I'd like to find my photos of this in the "before" stage, but can't seem to locate one. Thanks for all the comments! Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Albion Posted July 29, 2007 Share Posted July 29, 2007 Tim, This looks great, the Pete looks right at home in the sunshine with the doubles. Little Window 359s are one of my all time favourites. For the car headlights check the AMT ERTL Dick Tracy Ford kit 6107: http://cgi.ebay.com/AMT-DICK-TRACY-COUPE-F...VQQcmdZViewItem Or the Heller Citroen 15CV kit 80763 http://cgi.ebay.com/CITROEN-15CV-1-24-scal...VQQcmdZViewItem Or the AMT ERTL Lincoln gangbusters kit 38167 http://cgi.ebay.com/ERTL-AMT-1-25-1928-LIN...VQQcmdZViewItem The headlights from the Lincoln are big as they were in the 1920s I used these on my Pete 380 and also the windscreen wipers from the Citroen. I will build the 3 cars eventually but as wrecks that have stood in the weeds for the last 30 years with parts missing. All needing total restoration and forming the load for the AMT Haul away trailer. Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twist67 Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Hi Tim, again an fantastic rebuilt .Cool color combination.... Great, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGTRUCK Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Tim your trucks are all fantastic, but the highway surface itself is remarkable, I'm looking at the truck but find my eyes focusing on the road....looks real... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete359driver Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 yet another beauty,great work Tim! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semi Trailer Mechanic Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 What's goin' on... Tim. HOW"D YOU PERFECT A TWO BAR GRILL???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackinac359 Posted July 31, 2007 Author Share Posted July 31, 2007 The grille is the kit grille. The original T500 kit had the 2 bar grille (used 1967-1969). I only added the panel seam between the top crown and the side piece, and sanded the sides to eliminate the molded in distortion to the sides. I then covered the crown/sides with Bare Metal Foil. Tim What's goin' on... Tim. HOW"D YOU PERFECT A TWO BAR GRILL???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rottin1 Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Tim: I would like to know, how big that highway board is you made and what you made it out of. Just curious. I would like to build something similar to that, so I could take better pictures by having that to display them on. i would like to add some background material like a guardrail and maybe some scenic background such as trees and bushes. Kind of like a diorama. Again: another superb build on your part! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpreadAxle Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 Tim, this looks good. You really captured that "California look" by dispaying it with the double flatbeds. Nice job. I agree with the other modelers here that the road looks good, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel Gypsy Posted August 3, 2007 Share Posted August 3, 2007 The truck is just peachy Tim, only you could turn a sow's ear into a silk purse. I,m with the other Guys, how about a "how to" on building that road bed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 Tim, I'm appear to be a little slow on the uptake here, but a very nice build. Or rebuild as the case may be! Question: your AC hoses, what gauge wire did you use? What about the cover? I'm planning on putting an AC unit on top of my Ford LN8000, and I like this detail and I'd like to add it. Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Moore Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 Hi Tim, Looks fantastic! I hope to see it in Marquette next April (or at the truck show next month!). Cheers, Albert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackinac359 Posted August 9, 2007 Author Share Posted August 9, 2007 Jim I have no idea what gauge wire I used, I got the wire from a box of computer "guts" that a computer tech gave me. Tim Tim, I'm appear to be a little slow on the uptake here, but a very nice build. Or rebuild as the case may be! Question: your AC hoses, what gauge wire did you use? What about the cover? I'm planning on putting an AC unit on top of my Ford LN8000, and I like this detail and I'd like to add it. Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackinac359 Posted August 9, 2007 Author Share Posted August 9, 2007 Thanks Albert! Tim Hi Tim, Looks fantastic! I hope to see it in Marquette next April (or at the truck show next month!). Cheers, Albert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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