vincen47

Really nice work in making a unique model.

I’ve certainly enjoyed watching this project come together. You did not disappoint in creating the excellent model I thought it was going to be. I really enjoy the finishes, your paintwork is really well done. That silver is so silky smooth. I love it.

Beautiful truck! What a build.

Awesome. Just like the ones I see on the road.

Another great vintage fleet truck! Beautiful work.

Nice work. I liked the first edition, but I see the improvements in this one.

Looks like a European design. Wouldn’t take a whole lot to change it into a more modern North American design with rounded corner windows, a higher stance, and eliminating the front window. It would be great to see more RVs, travel trailers and campers.

Nice. I like how you combined two very enjoyable recreational activities, camping and model building. Excellent results from a well-engineered kit. Thanks for the build review, too.

As many have said, Revell needs to reissue the Beall tanker. This would give us a fairly modern elliptical tanker.

Somewhere, an unsuspecting modeler is opening their kit and asking “Where’s the dash?!?!”

Indeed. I believe Dave from Moebius said that the Lonestar outsold the Prostar 2 to 1. Even then, the sales were not as high as they would have liked.

I think the vast majority of future modern full-kit subjects will be from the small cottage industry, aftermarket resin and 3d printed guys, like A&N, just like today. As tech improves and costs gradually decrease, 3d printing will become the mainstay of our truck modeling world. Being such a (comparatively) niche market, the high development costs of a traditional big rig kit from the typical manufactures - I don’t see it happening very often. Those costs are not going down. Italeri has a decent thing going, (not without accuracy issues) but the European model truck market is bigger than the North American market.

It was huge oversight on behalf of Italeri kitting the 378 over the 379 - the more popular flagship of the Pete line for 20 years…the successor to the 359, and the most popular truck of all time on the show circuit. C’mon! And yes, I believe that if anyone made a decent 379 kit, it would sell well. Most people don’t want to go through the hassle of converting the 378. As Force said above, the only way to have one is the resin/3d print after market conversions. You could modify the 378 hood into a fairly close 379-119 short hood, but to make the more common long nose 379-127, you need an aftermarket hood and to stretch the frame and/or set the cab and sleeper back further and lower the cab and sleeper mounts. In addition to Moluminum, you can find the 379 conversion at ST Supply and on Shapeways. I can’t vouch for either, though. Jamie from Moluminum makes excellent stuff. Gary from GW Trucks made one that was good, but he is sadly no longer around. Also oop, but if you can find the Bill Drennen mastered 379 hood, I think that’s the best 379 conversion to date. IIRC, Jamie has those molds with plans to produce more.

Wow! Impressive.

What a beauty. The first one was great, but the extra touches on this one is even better.

Great paint scheme.

The LTL 9000 is such a good-looking truck. You’ve done a great job.

I believe that if the written names are on public display with the model, (the entry form is usually displayed next to the model) it’s ok. This is only basic identifying information for the purpose of claiming one’s publicly displayed art, or product, under the agreed upon rules and operation of the contest. If personal information, like a home address, is visible, then I would blur it out. However, I can’t imagine that would be the case. The contestant’s hometown would be ok. As again, if the identifying information has been provided by the contestant themself, for the express purpose of identifying one’s own work, (the builder) under the assumption of public display, then it is perfectly fine to publish the photos with names.

It would be awesome having him back in business.

Nice pairing, the first and last of an important part of trucking history.

I’ve always admired the 747.

Superb. Thanks so much for the tutorial. What excellent results.

Nice mod for the grille, and the pipes are sweet. Great build.

Your tutorials with added photos and graphics are very interesting and helpful.

This general guide is useful. I saved it to my photos. I don’t remember who originally posted it here on the forum, but a big thanks to them.