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Very nice! I’ve enjoyed watching this one come together. I like the uniqueness of the two-hole wheels. I would have dressed it up with polished Alcoa’s, but then, it would have looked like all the rest. Great to see someone take a different approach and succeed well.

Exactly! I was hoping to see photos of the actual parts, or at least someone to verify the quality. For the most part, he seems to provide good information, design, and prices.

Looks like we have a fairly new aftermarket vendor. I posted this in the car section too, but they have several truck parts including racks, a vintage thermo king reefer unit, and a welding rig body for 60’s pickups. I’m curious about the vintage travel trailer too, but their choice in a concept photo makes me wonder what they are trying to do? Anyone heard of them or ordered before? https://www.bolidemodels.com/

Anyone have experience ordering from them? They seem to be new - searched and couldn’t find anything here on the forum. Looks like they have some interesting items. They do the printing in-house. https://www.bolidemodels.com/

That’s a really neat model. I agree, those AMT kits and promos have a lot of potential. Excellent use of a snap kit. I’d enjoy seeing more photos of this one, if you have them.

A fine-looking Marmon. A unique subject. Nice details and finish, a pleasure to view.

Well look at that. Maybe I should have waited to instead get the whole package with those newer round lights and the hood. I had figured I would just modify the kit fenders and cut out the grille shroud, and use the slightly older, Peterbilt version, of the round lights.

Very neat article. I do hope that when the time comes, the truck finds its way into the Henry Ford Museum’s collection.

Thanks for the tip! Just ordered a set for myself.

I might get one of these this time around. I’d be more interested in converting it to a stinger type along with outfitting a tractor, so two would probably be needed for that project. However, as others have said, I’d be more excited for a Beall Tanker or other trailers that are rare and pricey.

Again, communication is paramount. Most people, including myself, don’t mind waiting a couple months, if the expectation has been set. I’ve patiently waited much longer than that. It’s perfectly understandable, especially if the castings, photo etch, etc. are being shipped overseas, for a two to three month turnaround. Sellers should put the expected timeline/shipping information on the website. Above all else, if there is an unexpected delay, sellers should send the customer an update. Life gets in the way sometimes, especially when they are balancing their real job, family, health needs, etc. It’s usually a side job getting the scraps of leftover time, so interruptions are understandable. But again, let the customer know, and within a reasonable amount of time - ideally, within a week or two of the delay. In general, I would say the expectation would be 8-10 weeks, at most, for items that are made-to-order. 4 weeks, give or take, for in-stock items. Like you said, If a caster needs more time than that, then they should pause taking new orders until they can catch up. That’s good service and common sense.

I’m on the lower end compared to most, but I haven’t been at this, at least seriously, for very long (joined this forum in 2013 - the best hobby-related decision I’ve made). Built on display? 10 Current WIP on the workbench? 2 Kits the stash/upcoming projects? 47 Not a bad ratio of built to unbuilt, I suppose, but the number of “Armchair Hobby” hours spent researching and dreaming about building is in the thousands. I have made a lot of progress in the past couple years, having completed 4 builds in that time.

That’s a worthwhile project. Depending on how exact you’d like to be, I’d go a number of different ways. For the most accurate replacements, you could get genuine “oem” parts from the upcoming release of the 4070a Transtar that has been re-tooled and upgraded. Hopefully it’s released sometime this year. Rather than buy a whole kit, there will inevitably be people “parting out” the new kits. You also may be able to get the parts directly from Round 2. However, with needing several parts, and people pricing things the way they do, it might be cheaper to buy the whole kit. But, then you have parts left over, (you could sell them) and the same problem now with yet another kit. Of course, you could have just built the whole new kit in the first place. The simpler and more economical option would be to get another junk kit like an ertl transtar 4300 conventional that’s easy to come by, and use that for fairly close replacements. Of course you’d still be out of luck on the bottom grille portion. The only place I know you can get an assortment of individual parts straight from the box, is eBay. Prices vary. Otherwise, aftermarket replacements are the option. Check out Auslowe, AITM, and KFS, you should be able to find suitable parts like the wheels, marker lights, and horns. But again, in the end, it will probably be cheaper to get the new release. It may be easier to build it as a resto-mod and replace all of those parts with stuff from another kit, regardless of make or model.

Is there a specific truck you’re looking to upgrade? Or do you have one that has missing parts? There’s a good amount of aftermarket details out there, but no single source that has everything. My general go-to suppliers are moluminum.com, stsupply.com, auslowe.com.au, aitruckmodels.com, and kitformservices.com, along with random parts on eBay. If you are looking for something specific, we could probably point you in the right direction.

How much of it is Navistar vs GM? I’m assuming the cab and hood is GM. The chassis/drivetrain/power is Navistar?

I can’t speak for him, but I would contact this Shapeways seller and see if he’d be willing to drawn them up. I’ve purchased a few of his items in the past, and I’ve been pleased. There are other sellers on Shapeways that you could contact, too. I would look for ones that make 1/24 scale items for trucks. They often are willing to make items on request. I hope this helps. https://www.shapeways.com/shops/gmphnd

Wonderful work. I really like it. How did you do the seat cover? That’s a great addition.

ST Supply is also on eBay, so you may be able to find them on there, too. Shipping isn’t cheap, but it may be your best route. Less than ordering from other places, especially when shipping cost and time are a huge factor when ordering direct. Ideally, I’d go with Moluminum. He offers the best deal from within the U.S. Often, it isn’t in stock online, but send Jamie an email. He may be able to get them in a reasonable amount of time.

Like everyone said, so many nice elements coming together on this one. Great presentation, great modeling skills! Fine looking equipment, and creative too!

RB Motion has a high quality selection of small fittings, along with other useful detailing parts. Highly Recommended. www.rbmotion.com

Moluminum had some nice resin ones, but they don’t show that they’re in stock. Same for Czech Truck Model. Very Nice set, but not in stock. Might be able to find them on eBay and/or from ST Supply.

That’ll be a great look.

That’s a great looking combo!

As I said over on the Model Truck Builder Forum, I love this model. Probably my favorite of your recent builds (that’s saying a lot with how much I enjoyed the T800). I really think the perfectly aged finish is what sets it apart. It is incredibly realistic. I’ve seen that paint on many older trucks. Common in the real world, but so rarely captured so well in the hobby world.

Beautiful rigs you have there. That’s similar to the look I was going for when I get around to building mine. The CL series certainly had many options, including sleepers, but what I read was that the heavier-spec 700’s were more for vocational, heavy-haul, and construction, and the slightly lighter spec’d CL 600’s, like the CH series, were mostly for over-the-road use, with the 613 model being the most popular. That’s were I had read about the daycab 700’s. But, like most manufactures, I’m sure the customer could spec the truck the way they desired. Besides, I think the CL 6xx and 7xx pretty much looked the same from the outside, with the same cab, hood, etc.