Jürgen M.

Looks nice! Very special build! Is that the sleeper of the AMT White Western Star? Or is that in other kits too?

The sleeper still need some attention. I´ll do that tomorrow as well as the clear coat.

A little bit of progress! The sleeper is ready for mounting and decals! The white stripe has to be continued. I'll put a clear coat on the tank before applying chrome. I hope it'll help smoothen the surface.

Thanks for the info! Always interesting to learn!

I can imagine! I drove a Mercedes 7.5 ton truck with a trailer once and had a flat at night, it was pouring and of course it was the rear inside tire on the drivers side! The spare was completely rusted tight to the frame and cars and trucks speeding away behind my back!

🙈 Can't tell em apart anyway on first sight. Nice General! It's a fascinating truck with a rough character! Was there really absolutely no difference between the Bison and the General except for the badges? Don't know such details!

Thanks Steve! Again I learned more about trucks and improved my English vocabulary! 😊 Yes, a fifth wheel tractor would be a "saddle dragger" if translated directly. The fifth wheel is referred to as a "saddle hitch"!

Wow, what great collection! You can be proud of it!

This truck type not being commercially sold as a kit makes your build absolutely unique and special. Therefore not boring at all on the shelf and in this forum! Thanks for sharing!

As you can see I had the thread title changed. I thought it's time to adjust the title to the main theme of my build! Thanks to Stitchdup for his help!

No hurry! Thanks very much!

Doesn't work. The edit button is missing. It's not so important. I wanted to change the thread Name from "Pete Conventional un-campered" to Pete 359 tanker with trailer "! Didn't want you to go into any effort!

OK, thanks for your quick help. I'll give it a try!

By the way, since I'm building this truck with a hitched up trailer I have a question: Are there different names/terms for these two types of rigs? In German there are specific names for each type of truck and trailer. Ones with a fifth wheel, ones with a hitch and the matching trailers! I'm just curious if it's the same in English!

Thanks Steve, I Hope so! The chrome will show every little dust grain.

Sorry, it didn't show so I thought it didn't work. Now it's doubled! 🙈

I've seen others having changed the name of their threads but I haven't found Out how to do that! Is it an admin issue or can I do it myself?

Got the second layer of base coat on after carefully sanding the first one. I was a sissy and actually begann with a 3.000 grain. Thank God for that! Even with hardly any pressure and wet standing the first layer became almost transparent. The grey primer showed through immediately. I polished it a bit by hand with a wound compress and polishing cream for soft clear coats. Then I put another coat of blue on. It's still not exactly a mirror but it looks better! I'm thinking of putting a clear coat on before spraying the chrome! At least a clear coat can be polished better than a 1-component gloss base coat.

Thanks Steve! Usually, as far as I know, the spares today, if existent, are mounted underneath the chassis. On older American trucks I have actually never noticed a spare except maybe on a wrecker or some other special vehicle. I just thought a tanker shouldn't be standing on the road side too long without a spare! 😊

Today I hope to sand the tank. Got 2.500 grain sand paper. Even 3.000 but that might be like using regular paper. I'll see if there's progress with the 2.500 and maybe I'll go down to 1.200. I know, normally you go the other way but sanding and polishing a surface to be chromed should be approached carefully! Considering it's a quite old truck I was thinking of putting one or the other scratch and dent into the tank before applying the chrome!

The fenders are attached to the chassis. I think I mentioned that they're from a Volvo F12 Globetrotter (Italeri) which I disassembled a few months ago. The outside wheels will be chromed therefore it'll be a single track for while! The a/c box on the roof is not glued yet. Didn't have a grille for that so I had to design and print one which is in the paint shop at the time!

I repeat myself, I know, but it's like watching a real truck being built in a factory! Looking at the details of that engine, chassis, even the wheel bolts I can't come to another conclusion than seeing a shrunk factory on your bench. Magnificent!

I can only agree with Jeff! Fine looking build. I've never seen a short hood Bison before. Can't wait to see how it looks when it's finished! Very interesting!

Wow! What a collection! Very impressive Steve!

This is really nice Steve! Can't wait to see it finished! How many 1/32s do you have meanwhile?