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You’re probably right, I’m hoping the Star to be a ‘palate cleanser’ as they say ……..

I read that some guys take a nylon stocking and put it over the suction hose and thats how they find lost parts in the carpet monster. The parts get stopped at the stocking and can be retrieved ….. I love this engine and the color is Awesome!!! This is shaping ip to be a SHOW STOPPER!

Well, now that Mr. Peter Hayes is on the road, time to try my hand at something a little bit different ……so because the bar has been raised by so many of you guys, on fabulous scratch builds and added detail builds, it has pushed me to ‘think’ I might be able to make something of the re-issue AMT/Ertl IH Payhauler 350. I plan to plumb this truck as much as possible as this truck has MILES of hydraulic lines and plumbing for nearly every moving part has a hydraulic line connected. I am being inspired to do as much as I can, by the King of hydraulic plumbing on his Magnificent build, my good friend Brian Kerr. As my scratch building skills are mediocre at best I will be using the fabulous CTM 24097 hydraulic fittings kit. This is anticipated to be a long term build. The plan is also to weather it a little bit to, once again show a working rock truck….. it should have some oil, grease and dirt in the appropriate places. As this is anticipated to take some significant time , in order to prevent burn out on an involved build I will supplement this build with a heavy haul Western Star ….. and it will have some modifications and additions. Box art shots of the two victims …….I hope some of you will follow along as I wade through this one …. or two 😉

Thanks, Bren, your description on where 'we' sit is perfect, and I never thought of it that way, and I, like you do REALLY appreciate a 'show' truck , all decked out, and especially those all decked out ones ON THE JOB, there are some GORGEOUS gravel / paving trucks out there, and they look super cool when on the job..... but sometimes, there is one that just gets a little bit neglected here and there..... not abused, but just a bit neglected....

I can’t agree more !

Bren , you make me blush …. Thank you for your great observations, I really appreciate that . There are guys on this particular forum that have raised the bar very high , with scratch building, modifications, 3d printing ( to which you are most definitely one of them ) and at times have encouraged and pushed all of us to work harder and try new things. I am hoping that more guys will try a little weathering here and there occasionally and keep raising that bar. Thanks for the keen observations and encouragement, Bren, glad you liked my vision …..

Another big grille beauty with a perfect photo back drop. She looks clean, straight and powerful. GM/ Chevrolet had a perfect design for a class 8 truck. Nice job Lee.

Thanks ,Jim and Mario, I am finding it easier to build regular dirty working trucks than a show truck these days. I always seem to male a mess of them. Not to say I won’t try one again…..🤔🤔🤔

Thanks Lee..... even with all the lumps and bumps, I am fairly pleased with it, and it will sit proud on the shelf...... I have a few ideas of what might be next, just not 100% sure yet.....

More back dating builds.... this is pretty cool, and a nice fine job on the bumper, very straight and clean ! I like this.....

Thanks , Steve. I must say , there was a short time on this build I was having second thoughts , but over all I am happy how it turned out but it is far from perfect. Thanks for your kind comments

Hahaha,,, why were you thrown off, Tommy?.... Actually, that is what I was hoping for ...glad you like it, this represents a one year only manufacture, which in it self is a bit rare.... thanks for your kind words...

Thanks Jurgen and Zack, I appreciate your comments. !

I love the last pic,looks like she is sitting in the barn already to go ! Sorry, Jurgen, I didn’t mean to talk over you… “Floats” are those big fat tires you see on the front axle, they are actually called High Floatation Tires… I think they always look cool.

Wow, Thanks Ron …. I appreciate your thoughts and kind comment. When I was building this, your back date Pete was giving me inspiration to keep going. Like you, I wanted something different. I think we both achieved our goals. I am quite happy with this one. Thanks again buddy !

Spectacular !

That’s good to know I’m not the only one , didn’t know if I should give Dr. Phil a call 🤭🤔🤣

Thanks Lee, had a few sleepless nights trying to figure things out. But I’m happy with the overall results. Thanks for following along and checking in

Thanks Gary …. I know you will do the same with the Restomod Autocar ..!

Thanks, Brian , coming from you that means a lot. It’s kind of fun to have a unique make in the collection and it wasn’t a major rework but the small changes makes it completely different

Hahahaa. I totally agree with the half price idea. Even for the crummy box art. Lol. Bu today’s standards it os a bot dated bit is the only game in town for now …. Thanks for noticing some of the details. I appreciate that.

Thanks Larry!

Thanks fellas , you guys humble me. As far as the vision goes, I forgot to mention as a working truck bits of paint chipped here and there and stripes as well is a normal thing from all the ones I have seen and driven over the years …..

Gary, Sean and Brian, thanks for your encouragement and kind words….. I managed to get her posted under glass. Thanks for following along. It was a fun trip

Well…. She is what I will call as done….. about 5 months ago I had a vision and today, I think I actually fulfilled that vision…. I have a fairly rare truck in my collection and a tribute to Canadian manufacture and dedicated to my mom, who bought me this kit when I was a young fellow…. So the question was “When is a Peterbilt not a Peterbilt ….. when it is a Hayes……”This is my interpretation of a one year only 1975 Hayes Clipper 100 cab over. It is FAR from perfect and is not in the league of some of the builders on this site , but it was the beat I could do with what I had …… first off I want to thank all the folks who followed along and added comments, their thoughts and huge encouragement, as others have mentioned it was an international effort, Gary, Lee Ron in Michigan, Ron in Utah, and a few others in the USA, Steve in the UK, Jurgen in Germany, Brian here in B. C. … and a host of others ….. the basic kit was , as you know was the new re-issue AMT Peterbilt 352 cab over. The Coke edition…. The one with the hideous box art …. The conversion to a Hayes was accomplished using the EXCELLENT CTM photo etch update set CTM 031 ‘75 Hayes Clipper 100 conversion kit. A fair amount of aftermarket was used as well , 3d printed 2 hole Budd rims, T08 1/25 22.5 Goodyear drive tires, CTM 24233 air T fittings, CTM 24092 U. S. Tail lights, CTM24127 weld seams, CTM 24114 Hayes head lights, CTM 24152 Peterbilt/ Hayes interior update and Hayes mudflap decals ,and headache rack, all purchased from Paul at STSupply here in Canada….. glad hands from Kootenay 3d, exhaust tips from 3D Concepts also from Canada ….. the license plates are custom ones I made with decals from Jbot, …. I painted it with Tamiya white lacquer and Humbrol gloss green #3…. It is weathered with AK dry pigments and Vallejo washes…. Detailed the rims with a light rust and dirt/ oil from the wheel stud nuts, splashed some mud, fuel spills, grease and dirt and a light dusting of the cab sides, front grille, bumper and windshield, added head light bucket surround, opened driver’s side window and half down on passenger side , added 3d fuel caps, changed out the Peterbilt style fuel tanks to well modified Kenworth 100 gallon tanks. Added windshield cab corner braces as is on the real truck,Fully plumbed the airbrake system with lines and valves, replaced kit mud flaps with a p/e bracket included in the update set and some very soft scale mudflap ‘rubber’ so generously sent to me from my good friend Brian Kerr (THANKS Brian!!) and that added a HUGE amount of realism and yes the flaps and brackets are supposed to be out of whack as on the real trucks , these things get bent and twisted all the time. The biggest pain I encountered was the tilting of the cab ( see the build log for that performance)I’m sure there is more little things I forgot , oh well. This was a really fun project and it is a rare piece on my shelf and a tribute to a lost Canadian manufacturer. So here are a few pictures of what I cobbled together, I hope you enjoy them. Again thanks for following along…… as always , comments are welcome ….