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Neat model. Really cool to see all of the extensive, and accurate modifications done to cars to make them derby-ready. It would make a great load on a trailer, headed to the county fair. I love the foam and the torn up seat. Great details!

I agree. This should be the box art model, not that ugly green monster.

Wow! That’s gorgeous!

I forgot about that one, and yes, this would be the best route. As a bonus, it comes with the cab mounts.

Making one wouldn’t be too hard, but if you’re looking to buy one, Italeri has one in their latest edition of the 378. I’ve seen that particular Italeri part and aftermarket ones on eBay. P&P resin made a 377/378 day cab insert too, still listed on their website for $7, it may still be available. ppvintagekits.com

Nice work!

Plano Model Products may have what you’re looking for. Yeah, using the search function isn’t always helpful. They mostly do model railroad stuff, but they have a section called “scratch builders materials” that is of use to 1/24 and 1/25 truck builders. http://www.planomodelproducts.com/scratch_scq.html

Nice! The LTL 9000 is a great looking truck.

Top notch. All the Detroit Resin Guys are great. Buy with confidence.

Really great work, it’ll be a fantastic build.

Excellent progress on a very unique model.

It’s in good shape for the year, hope it sells. I love the subtle weathering, rust. A great build. I enjoy seeing realistic, “ordinary” cars.

Who makes the conversion? Looks nice.

You’re welcome, I’m glad I could help.

Take a look at modeltruckbuilder.com in the parts store, I think that may be what you’re looking for. I haven’t ordered the fenders, but the air lines are excellent. The forum isn’t busy, but it’s a quality showcase of ideas.

I have a set of Doug’s 24.5 Peterbilt oval wheels designed by Ben and they are amazingly accurate - the prize of my collection. A beautiful, scale model in and of itself. I would highly recommend Doug’s wheels, and I’ll be buying more in the future. I also have a couple sets of MCA’s wheels, they are nice, but the one piece duals are spaced too wide. Michael will make them separate for an additional fee, and I’d recommend requesting that feature, if possible. Prices are comparable, back a few years ago, when I purchased them.

I held a finger over the pic covering up a good portion of the top of the headlights, making them straight across, not angled, and it looked so much better. In fact, it looked much more like a modern version of the 900L. Regardless, if someone made a kit of it, even resin, I’d happily build it.

I agree. It took me a while to figure out what I did not like in the design. It’s not bad overall, but there’s something off about the headlights. Is it a worthy replacement for the 900L? In my opinion, no, but I guess it’s a modern interpretation of the classic longnose truck. I’ll always have a bias against anything new, as it will never be good enough, but that’s life. I hope the future Peterbilt flagship doesn’t take a step down in design. At least with the 389, you could remove those silly looking headlight pods (again not fitting the overall design) and put on traditional headlights and you have a beautiful truck.

I imagine it would have the stock EFI engine parts too, like the other F150 kits?

Last time I ordered was 3 months ago, all was good.

CTM makes them, they have excellent products. czechtruckmodel.com

Italeri did create tooling for two new European tires, and even released them as a separate set a few months ago. A wide all position, and a even wider steer. I picked up a set, and for the euro “all position” tire (though the tread pattern looks more like a drive tire to me, here in the US) the package says 315/80R22.5 on the box, but the tire sidewalls say 315/70R22.5, and they scale out to be that too. I don’t remember the dimensions of the wider “float” steers in the package, but I can check later. I’m not sure if there is a link between Moebius and Italeri, I don’t think these are the same tires, at least what I can tell from the pictures.

Yeah, though not common, the wide steer tires are used in the US on highway tractors in heavy haul service, as the load ranges are much higher. With a load range L, Michelin’s XZA 365/70R22.5 is rated for 10.5k single, so if you have 20k front axle, you need ‘em. The XZAs don’t have an aggressive tread. Likewise, tour buses, big diesel pusher RVs, etc, most often have 315/80R22.5s on the steer axle and they are rated for over 9k single. If you have a stretched frame, big sleeper truck, you need a higher rated axle than the standard 12k, and stronger tires and rims too. Anyone know when the Moebius Supers will be available? I found nothing on their website.

That’s great! Love the weathering, great photography too.

Very nice work! What is the recommended donor kit? Moebius Prostar or Lonestar?