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very nice jacobus !

thanks jurgen ! I purchased the cab in the late nineties from Spaulding shipping and trading , maybe the mold is getting worn ?

wow ! beautifully done model !

looks cool I like it !

wow ! very , very nice !

nice builds ! thanks for sharing !

thank you very much tim !

very nice !

thanks sean !

thanks Robert !

thanks sean and ken b ! I appreciate the kind words.

thanks guys !

nice freightliner sean ! the kw is nice too ken !

nice work !

nice work ! the details are great !

thanks for the kind comments guys !

thanks mark ! thanks dave ! this is my first grille mod so i'll call it the prototype, however this build made me realize something that I missed and since corrected with another build. the 60's cabs were mounted lower to the frame. the amt kit depicts a 1971 with the built in air breather system. therefore on the real truck the cab was raised 3 or 4 inches to facilitate this . it's easy to spot this on the real truck by looking below the grille. the older trucks had a narrower panel below the grille and the 71 and up had the wider panel like the kit has. I realized this when I went to test fit the front bumper on this model. I ended up cutting the cab down below the headlites and all I will have to do is slide the bumper up to get the right look. I have since corrected this on another truck currently under construction. (will post pics soon) to do the early lower version simply cut the hinges off the grille and glue them to the cab where needed to get the cab lower. more on this in a future post. the basic grille mod is the same for both except the cab hinges. if anyone is still awake here is how I did the grille. to mod the grille I cut off the material that surrounds the part leaving the bottom intact for the cab hinges. then sand the bottom in a way thus changing the angle to allow the lower part of the grille to be flush on the bottom, and the upper part to protrude out. then I took scraps of plastic glued to the back part of the grille and one piece to the cab on the inside . here are some pics, hope this helps. here you can see the front of the hinge that was sanded to create the angle that was needed, and the backing that was glued behind the grille also has a slight angle.

nice pics ! I like the vit 200, I remember checking those out at the k/w dealer when they were new. they were the talk of the town back then.

nice clean build , and great paintwork. very nice !

great work !

thanks douglas !

thanks mike !

very nice !

nice clean build !