DANGERUS

I just picked up this kit myself and hope it turns out anywhere near as nice as your build. I especially love the diorama and the grey Ferguson peeking out of the barn. Right now I'm looking for paint for the Massey. Which paint did you use?

Looks amazing!!!

Wow!!! That is a stunning truck! I checked out this thread near the beginning, when you were still in the planning stages and I'm just coming back to it now. Beautiful job. I have dabbled in 3d printing, myself-- both fdm and resin printing. Fdm is definitely better for the large items such as the tank. Have you ever tried using an epoxy smoothing coating on your prints? I've seen ads for several products said to be intended to smooth out your prints, but I've never tried them. Seems like something that could make the finishing process faster and easier(?). Just a thought.

Thank you. I might just have to go pick up a nice display cabinet now!

Yeah, it's not intimidating to build if you're a new builder or have been away from the hobby for a while, but it does make a pretty solid-looking final product. Without too much trouble you could cover up any signs of the assembly slots and add some extra details to really make it pop. Plus as a bonus there are many aftermarket parts available for this kit that allow you to customize or improve it.

I primed it with Stynylrez Acrylic primer before spraying it with the Duplicolor. I'm pretty sure I have sprayed it directly on the plastic in the past, though. I guess you'd want to do a test-spray, maybe to the inside of the body, before committing to spraying it on your model.

Thank you!

That looks amazing! Beautiful paintwork.

Thank you! The sense of accomplishment is a great feeling when you get it finished. I'm learning to be less self-critical in the process, too.

Thank you all for the kind words. I appreciate finding a supportive and encouraging group to share the hobby with. As far as how the dash turned out, I was pretty happy with that myself. It was fun trying the woodgrain look for the first time. It originally came out with quite an orange tint to it, so I did a little research on how to tone that down, and ended up spraying a couple coats of thinned Tamiya clear green on it. That darkened it down a little and knocked down the orange hue. @Monty: The paint I used was Duplicolor aerosol. I tried decanting it and airbrushing it, but I wasn't happy with the results (that's on me, still not super-experienced with an airbrush), so I sprayed it straight from the can. I don't have a local hobby shop, so I've been walking the aisles of the local auto parts store lately looking at the racks of touch-up paint.

Thanks Dan, I like the colour combo as well. I had a little trouble with the paint at first and almost repainted it something different. Glad I stuck with it. Now I need to find somewhere to display this thing, and get it off the workbench!

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As someone who is well known among family and friends for starting many projects and finishing few, this model is something of a victory for me. When it comes to model cars and trucks I used to build them as a teen, but seldom finished them because I was always unhappy with how some aspect turned out. Same thing when I've tried to get back into the hobby a couple times as an adult. My wife always says I'm my own worst critic. Well I recently decided that I'm just going to bite the bullet and build some models and see them through to the end. This is the first one... This is the Revell Peterbilt 359 kit, and it seemed like a good place to start. Not too many pieces and relatively simple to assemble and paint. It definitely didn't turn out perfect, but I'm learning to look past all the bits that don't look the way I wanted, and just enjoy the process as well as the finished result. I'm interested in hearing any and all comments and/or criticisms (I'm trying to stay positive, and wanting to learn all I can).

I would be a +1 for alternative AMT Chevy van grills. I bought a GMC van grill file off Cults that was not intended to be used for this purpose, and have been playing around printing it in different sizes and proportions trying to get it to work. I would love to buy the proper file, or possibly several grills.

3D printed seats, glued to swivel bases I made from styrene, with custom arm rests. I'm going to paint them black "leather". I fabricated the requisite bed in the back from styrene sheet and the interior's getting blue "shag carpet" flocking. Still not sure what to use for the sheet/blanket on the bed. I have blue felt already so I might try playing around with the look to see if it's realistic.