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#1 Anirudh Arun

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Posted 24 September 2012 - 04:49 AM

Hello all

Heres my first /124 truck, the Revell Peterbilt 359 conventional tractor. I'm quite pleased with the way the body and frame turned out, but the chrome is really very poor. Not having an airbrush meant I couldn't use Alclad laquers, and for some reason German customs impounded the Spastix paints I ordered. <_<

But anyway here it is:

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Cheers
Anirudh

#2 Fat Brian

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Posted 24 September 2012 - 05:30 AM

Looks good, the chrome on mine was messed up too.

#3 Jim B

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Posted 24 September 2012 - 06:45 AM

Looks really nice.

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Posted 25 September 2012 - 06:38 AM

nice 59' so far!....

#5 truckabilly

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Posted 25 September 2012 - 07:52 AM

Nice and clean! The only thing is the yellow-red coding of the coil hoses (susie). These color codes are used in Europe. If your model represents a truck based in the USA you should have red and blue.
Other than that... perfect.

#6 clayton

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Posted 25 September 2012 - 08:38 AM

and black for power. or at one time.

#7 mackinac359

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Posted 25 September 2012 - 10:15 AM

Nice clean build.

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Posted 25 September 2012 - 02:33 PM

Great job,and nice color

#9 Anirudh Arun

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Posted 27 September 2012 - 01:49 AM

Thanks a lot guys, I really appreciate them.
Jaroslav, thanks for pointing out the correct colours, I'll change the lines, and perhaps add a power line when I'm back home.

The body colour was Tamiya TS-19 Metallic blue, sanded with mircomesh cloths, and polished with tamiya compound and modelling wax, and the frame was Tamiya metallic black (TS-40, I think).

At the moment, I'm at university so no progress on this till later, but I do plan to build the Revell 1/25 heavy duty trailer for it to tow

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Posted 30 September 2012 - 04:19 PM

lookin real good nice work

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Posted 01 October 2012 - 05:01 AM

Look to have done a fine job with it. I have one on my bench right now that I've painted rattle can krylon 'bright idea' yellow. Will shoot the clear this week and then post a work in progress. Do you have any closeups that you took of the engine?

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Posted 01 October 2012 - 06:14 AM

Too bad these truck don't have brakes! They really don't!

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Posted 14 October 2012 - 12:14 AM

jesus mate! anirudh you sure get around! from armourama to here. great job on the truck!