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I agree with Steve. It looks really smart as a day cab , and these were great kits, I never managed to get one and always had my eye on the wrecker …. A Masterful job on this one Lee, very sharp ! I love it !

Totally agree with Brian and Gary, that color will pop any chrome or contrasting decal stripe. I had no idea there were so many 1/32 trucks out there ….. guess I don’t get out much …. This is shaping up to be a real beauty , Lee…. Show us more …

Gotta LOVE the old gas pots …. A very rare thing to see these days. This is a sweet build. Looking forward to more ….

Beautiful work of art ! Brian, are the strap hold down brackets metal? Or did I miss that. ?

Couple hours at the bench ….. got me an ‘almost’ finished fuel tank, seams sanded and weld beads added …. And got the Western Star cab ‘tacked’ together.

Heavy flat steel.....

Wonder if someone knows the “ whole story “ on this missing piece ? It would be interesting to find out…..

Top drawer !! Just perfect !

Thanks for that , Steve …. I really wonder sometimes but on my mind it is the small details that are subtle that makes a change …. I appreciate your thoughts on this. I shall continue…

Thanks , Jeff ….. they may not even show, but the possibility they ‘might’ and even if they don’t …. It was a fun couple hours at the bench. Not sure why I even do this stuff as this will just sit on the shelf gathering dust and I will probably never lift the hood ……🤔🤔

Funny you say that. …. I VERY near decided to do a wrecker on this one. I have the KFS Holmes 750 resin wrecker conversion…… it was real close, but ……. i do have another Star with that European Wrecker body that I will never use, so that one is slated for the Holmes conversion…… it was a close call Scott …..

I fixed the head bolt on the right bank that wasn’t sitting correct , it is now in place properly.

Thanks Brian, I do believe its the little details sometimes that count.

I spent a whole bunch of hours at the bench today and it doesn’t look like I got much done ….. I added head bolts, air compressor bolts, and oil filter bracket bolts. I put a pic of before and after on the head bolts. I think there is a difference but maybe not so visible under paint but they are there.

Boy, you sure got that right !

That engine is like a jewel there.... sure is looking good, so far..... it will only get better from here..... I can't wait....

I'm in too !

We're all here because we're not all there??

For me, it’s a short drive, Steve ! 🤭😋

it will look better under paint.....

I’m in the ‘jump seat’ for this one, Lee. This is going to be good !

So as I slowly start cutting ‘yellow’ plastic , I notice there is a fair bit of molded details. And again , this is a very old kit, and for the day it was cutting edge, and I think in this case and the other re-issue Ertl kits we sometimes forget they are old designs. So with that said, I looked closely at some of the details and there is an alternator molded in but has some detail and has an adjusting bracket. So a little tiny detail that can be added are those wonderful Meng bolts. A very small thing, but under a splash of paint and a dab of weathering changes the whole thing … so I added a couple nuts and bolts as on the real deal, I have also added big bolts for the engine mounts on the frame. Very small but can change the looks

Makes me wonder where all the information and tools have been stored over the years. Hope it was ‘t destroyed …

He needs to show us a few … I would love to see some of his work

Bill knows what he’s talking about , and in more ways than one.