ShakyCraftsman

Okay, you hooked me, I'm in. 😄🍿🍫🥤 I'll be im the chair behind Gary. Jeff dark green cab, hood and sleeper with light green frame and suspension would look pretty cool. Ron G

Hey guys Well I received some new stuff for this build. Swan hood ornament, 125 gal fuel tanks from BTM, front fender rubber extensions from Auslowe, CTM photo etch for Revell Peterbilts. Here are some pictures of the parts. These swan hood ornaments are from BTM. These Peterbilt fuel tanks are from BTM. This Photo etch is from CTM. These are from Auslowe. Swan hood ornament sitting in place on the grill. Side view of the Swan on the grill. Well that's it for now be back with more when I can. Ron G

Or RONS a OLD GUY 😆😅🤣😂 Ron G

👍

Hey BOZ What does R.O.G. stand for? Ron G

Yupp, I've seen that one. Ron G

Hey Jürgen Yes Mack engines were painted gold. They were also a darkish gray. And 53gmc you did a nice job on that engine. Ron G

😁👍👍👍👍👍👍 Ron G

Thanks Ron I have three other tri-axle heavy haul tractors in the works. Ron G

It really helps if your an engineer...lol

Not Shapeways, they went defunct. Ron G

Yeah, but it only works if you have a 3D printer. I had one, actually it was my sons, but it crapt out and the company that made it wouldn't fix it. They wanted him to buy the new o e which was $10,000 bucks! Ron G

Is that for an AMT Peterbilt hood? There is differences between AMT & Revell hoods. Ron G

Thanks Jeff.

Hello fellow modelers. Well you all wanted to see this. So here we go. "How to lengthen a Revell Peterbilt 359 hood" by me, yeah the old guy.🧓 Okay, this view shows that the kit hood is actually 61" long. Not 60" like it should be. The tape is for my cut line. I'm removing 3" (scale) this will become clear in a minute. This view shows that the openings for the two air cleaners are about 9" deep into the hood sides. So I'm cutting 10" off the sacrificial hood to add to the good hood that I previously cut 3" off of. So let's see 61" - 3" = 58" + 10" from the other hood = 68" Ta da. This view shows the sacrificial hood to the right and the good hood on the left. As you can see it will be 68" long when I attach them together. This view shows them sitting together, not attached yet. As you can see it's now 68" long. Perfect for a 127" BBC hood. This got out of order. It shows the tape cut line to remove the 10" need for the good hood. Voula! It's glued together now. And now I just need to fill in the left over air cleaner openings and sand it down and it will be ready for primmer. Close up view of the joint. Here it is sitting in place with the cab. Another view of them sitting together. Well I did it! It wasn't really as hard as I thought it was going to be. So now I can move on to finishing the whole truck. Well that's it for now, be back when I can get some more work done on this build. Ron G

Hey Titino It looks like it's not in bad shape for all those years. Interior is real nice. Ron G

Hey Rockford You may have a good idea there. I didn't even think of that, and I think it's a damn good idea. This forum is great for truck builders!👍👍👍😉😁 Ron G

Okay, you hooked me, I'm in.🍿🥤 Ron G

You got it Gary.😉😁 Ron G

I found the article from Tim Ahlborn on lengthening a Peterbilt 119" BBC into a 127" BBC hood. I have two Revell Peterbilt 359 hoods, so I think I can pull it off. I just need to print the pictures and follow his instructions. Easy pessy Japanesey. OPPS! I just gave away my age...lol😁 Ron G

Yupp, I refuse to make Zuckerburg any richer. Ron G

Hey Bronzekeg I don't do social media sites, sorry. Ron G

Hey Gary Yes it was available in both Pete's and KW's. It was really not the reason for the long (extended) hood, but it was definitely needed to fit this beast in. You see them in KW 900L's more then Pete's. I just thought it would look really cool in my Pete project. 😎 Ron G

Hey Jeff I tried looking for Tim, but I didn't get anywhere. Ron G

Hey all For me the biggest challenge for this build is going to be stretching the hood to fit over that massive 12V71🤔. I'm not sure if I should use two Revell hoods to make one or scratch build one? I'm stumped so any help from the peanut gallery would be greatly appreciated. Ron G