Mr. Can Am Garage Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 (edited) I was very, VERY lucky in that I was granted permission to bring home the Moebius International LoneStar kit that was on display at NNL East. Over the next week or so, I'll show you what's in the box. John Edited April 26, 2011 by Mr. Can Am Garage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewart Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 More pics please That is a sweet looking kit and it is such a good price. Nice find. STewart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackinac359 Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 Cool beans ! Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Can Am Garage Posted April 19, 2011 Author Share Posted April 19, 2011 More pics please That is a sweet looking kit and it is such a good price. Nice find. STewart Tomorrow, tomorrow. There's always tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highway Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 Tomorrow, tomorrow. There's always tomorrow. Yes, but there is no time like the present!!!!!! MORE PICS NOW NOW NOW NOW!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo590 Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 Lucky you were.... Here is some actual pictures of the Lonestar...and the kit, taken from the hotel lobby that Friday night before the NNL show... A bunch of us got together after dinner....Enjoy, Kurt http://public.fotki.com/turbo590/2011-model-car-and-/25th-annual-nnl-east/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highway Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 Ok, one thing I'm curious about after looking through Kurt's album (GREAT pics by the way!) is the Qualcomm dish on the built one. Is that included in the kit?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo590 Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 Ok, one thing I'm curious about after looking through Kurt's album (GREAT pics by the way!) is the Qualcomm dish on the built one. Is that included in the kit?? The Qualcomm dish...is not included. A "button" was used to replicate one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highway Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 The Qualcomm dish...is not included. A "button" was used to replicate one. Good, I don't want dispatch knowing where I'm at anyway! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kostas Parchas Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 Thats not fair!!! Pictures up now please!!! Dodn't forget to show also the decals. Could you please tell me if the fuel tanks are one unit or splited in two halfs? Can't wait longer, can't wait longer. Kostas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOBBS Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 I'm not even a regular truck builder and I've got to have one of these! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Can Am Garage Posted April 19, 2011 Author Share Posted April 19, 2011 Thats not fair!!! Pictures up now please!!! Dodn't forget to show also the decals. Could you please tell me if the fuel tanks are one unit or splited in two halfs? Can't wait longer, can't wait longer. Kostas. I council patience as I am trying to build the darn thing. The decals and the instruction BOOK have been photographed extensively and the fuel tanks are split in two halves but I don't think you'll be able to see the split. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 Kurt, The LoneStar that was at NNL east, who built that? Looks like they used the decals fron the revell USA Snap Kenworth W900 on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Can Am Garage Posted April 19, 2011 Author Share Posted April 19, 2011 Kurt, The LoneStar that was at NNL east, who built that? Looks like they used the decals fron the revell USA Snap Kenworth W900 on it. It was built by one of the members of the Tri-State Club (Mike something) and he did use the decals from the Revell USA Snap Kenworth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 Well, he did a heck of a job on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckyr Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 Those items on the spur you posted are not the final product that will offered in the production kits. They cleaned up the seams on the air cleaners and fuel tanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewart Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 That is one sweet looking truck. Can't wait to get my hands on one. STewart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 Who brought the kit to the NNL? Was Dave from Moebius there? How did you end up taking this one home, was there a raffle for it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skulls Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 Ok so I do have a question about this kit if someone in here will be able to answer. I am wondering about the general fitment of the parts on this kit. For example we have all built a kit from AMT Ertl and well the general quality kinda sucks to say the least compared to an Italeri or revell product, so if soemone has an idea on that it would be greatly appreciated, and I cant wait until this kit goes on sale because it looks like a really fun build. James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Can Am Garage Posted April 19, 2011 Author Share Posted April 19, 2011 Who brought the kit to the NNL? Was Dave from Moebius there? How did you end up taking this one home, was there a raffle for it? Art Anderson brought it to NNL East. He asked the president of Moebius if he could give it to me to build and the rest is history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Can Am Garage Posted April 19, 2011 Author Share Posted April 19, 2011 Ok so I do have a question about this kit if someone in here will be able to answer. I am wondering about the general fitment of the parts on this kit. For example we have all built a kit from AMT Ertl and well the general quality kinda sucks to say the least compared to an Italeri or revell product, so if soemone has an idea on that it would be greatly appreciated, and I cant wait until this kit goes on sale because it looks like a really fun build. James Good question. Short answer - It's easier to build and with better fit than any other heavy truck kt I've ever built and I've tried at least one from everyone (AMT, Revell, Revell AG and Italeri). NOTHING sucks on this kit. NOTHING. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Anderson Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 Those items on the spur you posted are not the final product that will offered in the production kits. They cleaned up the seams on the air cleaners and fuel tanks. The Lonestar kit that John has shown here is as the kit will be produced. The aircleaner assemblies were modified to be 3-piece assembly, with the top part being one piece, the lower aircleaner bodies still being 2-pc (they have to be, given the amount of raised detail on them). What really distinguishes this kit from the test shot kits previously shown (and the one at NNL-East that was built) is that all the fine engraved details have been added--that work is seldom ever done until after a test shot has been approved. I recieved this kit from Dave Metzner about 3 weeks or so ago, the package was assembled in his home/office from bulk supplies of sprues, along with the decal sheet, instruction booklet, and a sample of the kit box. Art Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 NOTHING sucks on this kit. NOTHING. That's a pretty good review! Simple and to the point! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Can Am Garage Posted April 19, 2011 Author Share Posted April 19, 2011 (edited) Remember the "cheese grater" grille? This photo etched and chemically blackened bug guard goes behind it. Edited April 19, 2011 by Mr. Can Am Garage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Can Am Garage Posted April 19, 2011 Author Share Posted April 19, 2011 One too many pics.. Problem solved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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