PierreR89

So i was looking trough my pile of truck kits and was wondering what i wanted to build next and dug up these 2 kits. Then i found some auslowe parts that i had forgot i had. I am going to use the wreckerbed and sleeper from the Ford on the Mack, exact same chassie in both kits so that will be easy. I am also going to use the mack v8 instead of the cummins that comes with the superliner, i am also going to use the dual aircleaners and bullbar to give it an australian look.

I build because i think it is fun and sometimes when i am feeling down and need to get my mind on something different for a few hours. Making something superdetailed has never interested me mostly because i get tired of it when i maybe have put 4-5 hours in to something and gotten nowhere. But it is fun to watch others that have that patience to do that with any kit and i respect them for that. Some of the trucks i build are not stock, they have some extra details that is easy to see (like bullbar, lights,deflectors and antennas) but thats how far i go, i am not building them for shows, i am building them for me. If the drivetrain and frame is wrong for a truck i am building then i dont care, i am the only one that will know and those that sees any of my us trucks will think it is a peterbilt even if it is not. They will never see the engine because they are afraid of breaking something if they touch it and if they want to see it they will ask me to open the hood.

Thanks. The decals were not that bad, the worst for me was having to cut them out really close to the edges. Everyone that sees it will recognize it, they may not remeber exactly what truck was used but they remember black/gold truck and that paintjob on the trailer. Or they will recognize the Trans Am that is going to be standing next to the truck once i have built that one.

Decided to pick up this dead kenworth build that i have had standing for to long (and it was getting in the way on my workbench, the trailer was also a stalled build) I think i was going to build it as a regular nothing special truck, but then changed my mind and it became the truck from smokey and the bandit. I think it turned out okey even if there are alot of things that are not as the real one.

Someone have to break this trend that is going on. I dont prime anything. I tried one time but i could not see any differance with the end result (yes it was on the same body, one half primer other nothing)

I dont remember what brand it was. It is high gloss golden yellow (RAL 1004)

I also hope they reissue it. I looked at ebay yesterday just because i wanted too see what they go for and the first one that came up was around $600.. Also still angry with my self that i did not buy it when one of them came up on ebay. It was also around $600 but it was for 5 complete still factory wrapped kits. Cant remember if it was the can-do or will-do. Leasson learned with that, if they reissue it i am going to buy a few of them.

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Quick question. Does it have the same wheelbase as the california hauler Peterbilt or it is longer? I saw on a review on youtube that is has the 6 cylinder cummins. I was thinking that maybe i can use the wreckerbody on the california hauler so i get a wrecker with a v8 instead of a 6 cylinder. Or just switch the engines if this has a longer wheelbase.

I dont mind if the put coke decals on some kits. Its not like they have you sign a contract forcing you to use the decals before you get the kit. But from the sound from the complaining from many it would probably be best if those kits were never released again and stayed forgotten in a corner in a warehouse forever. But then those that complain now would complain that kit X,Y&Z has not been out since the 60's-90's and should be released again. But then to their horror they INCLUDED coca cola decals and the kit is ruined and will not buy it. Would it be the same complaining nomatter what company had made a deal with them? Probably.. What if the us army,marine, airforce and what else you have sponsored them would it still be the same complaining? (i know that is not likley to happen but just an example) Ford model T delivery would look a little out of place in digital cammo and any other markings. (I would buy one anyways because i like the car, and thats why i buy kits. If i dont like the car/truck/whatever i dont buy it even if it have cool decals) I would much rather that a kit that has not been out for a long time be released again after they found the molds and made any repairs to it if it needed them. Then have them forgotten just because some people flip out because the decals that you dont even have to use. Yes everyone has their own opinions and mine is that this complaining that round2 do some kits with coca cola decals is starting to get annoying, its a new thread almost every week.. Sorry for the rant but this whole thing i ridiculous...

This has been done for a week or something but i did not want to post it untill the Bandag Bandit was done. Decals from modeltruckin on this to as it is a papa truck kit from the start.

Got done with this today, think it turned out good even if the frame broke in several places when i dropped it so not everything lined up. Decals are from modeltruckin as i did not want to take any chanses with the ones in the kit.

Nice, i need to buy one of them.

That works sometimes for me but not this time. First time i know it was because it was to warm and humid out so i could not sleep, then a powerfull thunderstorm started so i just gave up.. Suddenly it was to bright outside to sleep even if i have blackout curtains, lightnings were nonstop for almost 2hrs so i just gave up.. Second and 3:rd day i have no idea what the problem was because after the thunderstorm everything cooled down so i normally dont have a problem sleeping. But nope, no sleep for me...

3:rd day that i have not been able to sleep for more then an hour or two... The days when i can sleep i end up sleeping for 13-14hrs... Dont know why it have started to happen but it is irritating..

Yeah i wonder if it had not broken if it just hit the floor insted of the metalstrip. Anyway i have piced them together as good as i could and some of the warp is gone but i dont feel like messing with it more after that so i will se how bad it looks when everything is mounted to it. I might get away with it by adjusting the body but if not then i am going to get a superboss to steal the frame from it.

I was going to try and unwarp the frame today and well it did not go as expected. On my way to the kitchen i managed to drop the framerails on the floor and it hit the metalstrip on the floor that divides the kitchen and hallway floor. When it hit that it shattered so instead of 2 framerails i now have 5 pices of framerails... So now i have the fun job of piceing them together and then try to fix whatever problems might come up after that. Guess plastic from the 70,s is more fragile then i thought it would be or there was just to much tension in them from being warped that this was the thing that finally broke it. Or i just give up on this and buy another superboss and take the frame from that as they are exactly the same.

Thanks. I thought that i never would build this after seeing the decals and what i needed to paint but i decided to challenge my self. Never going to build one of these again unless someone else wants to do the painting and decals on it.

Thanks i did not know any of this. Exept for the smokey and the bandit 2 trailer, i have seen that before and thought of buying it a few years ago. But then i saw that it was wrong compared to the real thing so i skipped on it. Also thought about buing the rubber duck mack when i saw it first but then i did some research on it and found out that it is nothing like the movietruck exept the bullbar..

Saw this while looking for something else and have never heard of it before Whats the story behind this kit? Did they want to try to mimic the superboss and bandag bandit, or this was released before those were? Did anyone here build it?

Thanks. The decals were a little challenging as was the painting. But to get the decals to somewhat line up when the the body was put on the frame i used maskingtape on the backside to hold the hood to the cab and then when all was done there i removed the hood and then taped the rear part to the cab. (only dropped it once) But i wish they had split up the large decal for the sides of the hood and cab, it would have been much easier as then you could do it in sections instead of all at once.. and then cut the decals where the openings should be. Also wished they had done more of the red parts with decals, the fenders was not fun to paint.

Calling this done even if there are a few things i still have to fix on it (front spoiler for example.. paint first, decal looks bad, then read manual and discover i did it backwards for that decal should have painted everything blue for that decal) Also think i got the cab to high because the exhaust did not line up with the turbos on the engine.

Ofcourse now that i have found and bought a bandag bandit they are going to rerelease it.... Same with the hideout truck, i just got a papa truck kit that i am planing to build as the hideout truck. Have even ordered decals for them. I should have waited a while longer...

Its the frame for the bandag bandit KW, but the superboss frame is exactly the same.