Jürgen M.

You bet I will, Jeff! There might be a use for it in my next project! ?

Nice idea! Maybe I'll try that out! Thanks!

If that ain't good reasons! ?

Yes, it is expensive but I haven't found anything similar yet. And yes, I admit I stole that idea with the gloss black Under the chrome! It does improve the effect of high gloss chrome! I can recommend it!

I think Revell chrome is pretty good! After I have it a second chance (or rather myself in handling it) I'm pretty Fond of it! This is coated with Revell chrome:

He should have his own museum and he could charge the highest fees!

That's true! Accuracy pays off! I don't think anyone will see it as stealing If you take over ideas! I've done it and I'd be happy to see someone borrowing mine! We're all learning from eachother. That's why we share our builds here! Keep going! Fun to watch!

That box looks just perfect! I'm amazed how precise and even everything looks! I'll keep watching!

That could be a reason! It worked out more or less but the brush was ready for the bin afterwards! Looks OK though!

Mirrors are chromed and mounted! I'd say not bad for self made ones!

I have a question: I wanted to put some clear orange paint on the tips of the marker lights and noticed that the paint turned extremely think and honey like within maybe two weeks or so! Never had that with any other Revell paints. Not even thinner helped! Has anyone had that same experience before? The lid was tightly closed so no air could get in but maybe the bit of air that was inside already caused the change? Looks sticky around the lid, yes, but it's absolutely sealed right! Hardly got it open!

Interior looks nice! ? I had that same Freightliner conventional back in the 80s and I had put it together without painting. Just put the decals on and it looked exactly like this one! Almost fell apart by itself though cause the snap elements broke off one after the other without even touching it. The plastic was old and the softeners seemed to have migrated already so I looked for a decent way to get rid of it! Had a tank trailer for it too! One day a friend of mine and I opened the tank trailer at the rear, stuffed it with big fire crackers and added a long fuse. We closed it with ducttape and sent it down a hill with a lit fuse. That thing rolled down that hill like a real truck with failing brakes and exploded in the middle of the intersection! There was nothing left but plastic debris. Both truck and trailer we're completely destroyed! I kept the cabover though. That was a really nice kit!

I won't! But thanks for remembering! ? Still have to finish up the small parts! Mirrors and wipers are chromed and will be added soon. Then of course the air lines and marker lights!

Thanks! I Hope the trailer comes out fine! At least it will fit the tractor in color scheme and corporate design! Eventhough it's probably not the original scheme of Arrow Beer! I just found the logos and interpreted my own scheme.

Thanks Steve! Next will be the trailer! Wanted to test a different printer nozzle though so it will take awhile till I begin printing the trailer! Hope it helps to improve the surface even if it slows down the printing process!

Nice decals! Really professional! ?

You have all reasons to be satisfied! A great idea what you're doing with this Freightliner! Fun to watch!

Thanks Jeff! Yes, the background is my protection cardboard so I don't paint the walls of my workshop! What you see is the overspray and the results of cleaning the airbrush after having painted the cab!

I'm honored! Glad my Idea helped you!

Headlights are on! Looks more like a Pete now! The step on the side of the chassis I took over from the Autocar DC75T!

I can only agree with Jeff! It's a beautiful build and I love this truck! I also noticed the rim mix! Very realistic! Can't wait to see more!

A bit more progress: Windows, sun visor, exhausts and air cleaner! Grip handles, wipers, mirrors, marker lights and some other small stuff are still in the process! Horns are still from my old Mack R600 kit. The one I turned into R.D.! Tilting the cab works but I still have to install something so it doesn't tip over the front. I've got an idea but it's not even in design yet!

Wow! That's gonna be a nice build! I'm watching!

Looks great! Weathering is like real. Amazing job! I agree with you guys, the old trucks look best. They've got style and personality! Same with the cars! (Just my opinion!) I have nothing against the new ones, didn't want to offend anyone prefering new trucks! Has nothing to do with the builds either! I really enjoy watching the builds of modern trucks! I'm just a fan of American trucks of the 60s to 80s!

Looking great! New ways of approaching things can help sometimes. Seems to be working for you! Keep going!