Warren D

A thread in the build section reminded me that I attempted the same conversion. I started in the late 1990's and it sat until I was unemployed last year which gave me lots of free time. Not sure mine came out as good, but the process was similar. I painted mine as close to my 1992 as I could get, Teal over Slate. Amazing how quickly dust settles and how well it shows up in photos!!

Very nice build!

Very nice, I like it! For the future, you could use a sheet of solid white decal film and cut a wide stripe. Microscale makes sheets in many colors. Another thing I have done is use Testors Decal Coating to spray over old decals. This works as long as the decals aren't cracked, it won't fix tears, cracks or missing pieces but it will help keep them together long enough to get them into position.

Built in 1978, this is very close to the first truck I had a ride in at the age of about 10. Back in those days I was still learning (still am!) so my builds were mostly strictly stock out of the box. She's held up well over the years and found her way out of the case for a cleaning before pics. IIRC, this was an AMT kit.

Looks good. Only one comment, it is way too clean for a lobster boat!!!!

Thanks, all!

White Western Star COE just starting to hit the NE show circuit.

Has anyone tried the Testor's Aztek paints? I've been using PollyScale since the PollyS days and I'm looking for a replacement. I had heard a rumor Testors might be bringing back part of the PS line, wondering if this might be it?

New member, life-long builder. I have done many different types, started with cars when I was 8-15 yrs old, did some trucks in college, aircraft in the 90's and did the model RR thing for a while. I've built a few of the vehicles I've owned over the years and will be doing a truck coming up. Over the last few years, I've done some RR subjects, mostly NH Cog railway equipment from Shapeways 3D prints. I've gotten better than I was, but find I'm struggling a bit as I get older, eyes aren't what they were (shingles damage doesn't help) and the fingers don't move like they used to. Anyway, looking to share some knowledge and maybe a few of you can teach this old dog a few new tricks!

Congrats, nice job. You did better than I did with some of the body lines. I used a section from some deep tinted cheapo sunglasses my eye doctor gives out after dilating your eyes. Had a decent bend and I found that I could add the needed radius by rolling around a suitably sized dowel and heating to keep it formed. I had a real one, so I did mine in the colors of my original.