Pete68

Great finish

Thanks for the complement. Yes I am lately building these trucks I would like to get this one done.

Nice. I’ve seen a pic of one of these but I can’t remember where.

Looks very nice and a great GB also. Reminds me when I was a teenager building Trucks staying up all night on the weekends building getting it done in about that 48 hours and save my money and buy another kit 2 weeks later and do it all over. Looking forward to the end results.

Worked on this one a little tonight. Added the interior and some cab details unfortunately some I’ve lost over the years an have to replace. I also added the stack and air cleaner. I don’t like the way the one looks going from the air breather to the blower so I’m going to remove it and fix it up a little.

So are you in?? Be glad to have you

That’s ok glad to have you jump in when your ready

Glad to have you. Your build sounds interesting.

Your welcome glad to have you joining us

That’s ok we would be glad to have you join us.

Looks good to me just make sure when you start your thread to add the unbuilt frame in your pics. Thanks

I guess your right. Thanks for the complement.

Thanks Jeff. I hope to get more progress done this time

The rules are just a guide, intended to get us building and keep things fair. So, normally as long as the kit is less than 25% complete, it is fine to use. If all that is done is a primers cab, you are good. Kit must be UNBUILT not even 25% this is Not the BRBO.

That will be fine as long as the Kit is NOT starting. Kit must be unstarted not even 25% started stated in the Rules I provided at the beginning of this thread. Some people are getting this confused with the BRBO which this GB is not. Thanks

This thread isn’t for the BRBO 2023 it’s for the BRGB that I started so if you want to join the BRGB 2023 your more than happy just remember its not the same this is just for “Fun” NO PRIZES OR WINNERS. I started this thread along with the RULES of the GB. No Model can be started just the Cab Painted or Primered the UNBUILT parts can be painted also. Thanks

No your right the front wheels are some Don Mills 1/48 that I’ve customize and the rear are from a New Ray Collection. Thanks for the complement.

Nice looking line up I’ll watch how you put this masterpiece together. Don’t fret about the tires in this scale it’s about all we have to work with. I wish I would have fixed my bumper but I still like it.

Wise thinking Grasshopper. My dad drove a Kodiak in the 80s with a 5 main and a 4 Auxiliary transmission it was a neat dump truck. Great build choice as well.

I’ll be watching this one. Great choice

I got quite a bit done today on the Pete. Finished the interior, painted the sleeper and Engine added the bumper and did a mock up. The steering wheel I sanded it down to a more realistic look.

Thanks hope I can get this done soon. I’m thinking of doing the box art in 1/43 scale. The decals are Black Red instead of the Brown and Red. You should build that scheme in 1/32

Thanks Ben

Tried out the decals last night they didn’t turn out as good as I liked. I printed these many years ago after my brother Bill and I saw a Narrow Nose 251 in a junkyard while we was out looking at old trucks where he lives in Kansas City Missouri.

Here’s some updates on this build. The truck is almost done then on to the trailer.