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Hi Steve! The more I look at, I tell myself that you can’t go wrong with white/plain setup. It really goes well with any truck pulling it also. Again, great finish on this one, and the previous trailer as well. I like the subtle details all around, again, goes well with white/clean finish. At any rate, now you can display TWO trucks with trailers at the same time! Even at 1/32 scale, I would think that would look massive!

Hi Justin! Thanks again for keeping your interest on this! Love your work, Brian! Good to get feedback from you! Hakan, without you, my WIP would have been quite boring. Glad to have your knowledgeable commentary! Thanks again! Thank you for sharing your supportive comment here, Bill! Hi Victor, greatly appreciated! Believe or not, I have seen some of your work, and they are exceptionally superb! I feel really good receiving this positive comment from you! Thank you, Mike! I think you will do well! And when you have an opportunity start the build, don’t hesitate to get in touch, I can definitely provide any info you may need. Appreciated your suport, Philippe! Thank you, Scott!

Thanks Alex! I still need to catch you up on efficiency and speed! Appreciated your supportive words, Jeff! Hi Steve! You have been motivating and supporting my activity throughout! I thank you very much! I hear ya, I really think it all boils down to "having the dedicated time" for this hobby which we all do not have enough... I started to look into trailers as well, but I just do not have pictures coming into my head on "how am I going to build it" yet... For one, should I color match with one of my truck? Or should I weather it? 40ft? Or shorter one? Too many questions that I don't know how to answer yet. That Chevy Titan is something I built as my first truck. A real in-your-face introduction on AMT truck kit for me which I ended up liking it very much. Hi Daniel, I value your feedback and I am happy to have your positive feedback! ? Hi Jeff, I am glad it was informative and I appreciate your comment! Now looking back, the difficulty of making this kit wasn't bad, but it just had many parts to address and I had to think about the assembling order. For example, I didn't want to attach the front bumper till the last step thinking this will give me an opportunity to calibrate the position based on how my hood/cab/sleeper sits. But then I found out "too late" that my hood not doesn't fully open! It is almost a lesson in life. Hi Chris! As always, I am happy to get your positive feedback! Thanks Warren!! This Peterbilt has many chorme parts, it worked out for me. ? As always, thanks Jim for checking it out and providing supportive comment for me!

Completed build is posted in the Under Glass section:

Hi all, Finally completed, sharing this here for the first time. I really enjoy building this kit and it took roughly 80 hours to complete. Most of my painting was done w/ airbrush. Lacquer paints were used for both base colors and clear coat. I made several improvements, but if I were to build this out of box, I think I can probably build it faster. I did write the following build diary in the WIP section, you can find it here: http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/181872-125-revell-peterbilt-359/ The details on what problems I faced and what improvements I made are documented here as well. Here are the photos of the completed build, hope you guys find them fun to see: Once completed, I found out the hood (attached mud guards) does NOT open completely because it interferes with air filter tanks. This is fully opened position. But no problem, I can always remove the hood for engine photos as seen below: Now some close up photos. And lastly, friends joined for a small party.

Very cool rig, nice job build this so nice! And it is super cool how the cab flips forward with the grille being split in half! I never knew!!!

Thanks for the info on this. I agree, I think 1/32 scale is another league, luckily there are still many 1/24 and 1/25 kits to go through for me!

Thank you for your positive feedback! You are using the actual metal parts, I think that is the real deal here! Thank you for following this! I am glad to share and contribute to this forum! Appreciated, Steve! I enjoy reading up and following your builds. Keep building! Thank you, Gary! ? This is super fantastic!! Very good build you did on this, it is also massive! I would also like to give this kit a try some day, but looks like it is out of production and people are asking $$$$ on online sites. Hey Hakan, you are going to be my fact/info guy going forward!

There is something about green trucks. What a classic looking, I like the overall finish and build quality! And a good looking engine to go with!

I totally agree! They got the wrong guy to build it for the box art. Superb build!

First, great job making this very very realistic. Many of the details are accurately reproduced! Second, your photography is excellent here! Many close up shots also showing off how properly put together! Bravo!!!

This is one cool looking Olds! Fantastic job completing this, high quality indeed!

Wow, you have done a great job restoring it! If you didn't have the first picture to prove it, it never happened! Well done, the car looks very good with metallic green.

Once you attach this to a truck, it really comes alive! It completes the semi truck setup, I must say. I like the details done here including the electric wiring and overall nice clean job completing this. I know there are no side logos on the side and I prefer this clean look here. Somehow it works 1 with the white exterior color. BTW, is this kit hard to find? The box has that antique look with "MATCHBOX" company name. I am starting to realize that many of the US semi truck kits are issued 40+ yrs ago! And yet, they build up to be quite amazing!

Oops, I guess this is due to my lack of knowledge on the subject. Regardless, the amount details and the overall built quality is truly outstanding! Keep it up please~

You did good getting rid of all the seam lines. Fantastic work all around, the finish is superb!

Good job making this one, you captured the classic look very well. Thanks for sharing this with us!

I really like what you have done here! Excellent skill displayed as well! Bravo!

Hi guys, This would be my last WIP update for this Peterbilt 359. I thank you guys for sticking with me on this and also motivating me with supportive feedback so far. I hope you guys find this WIP as entertaining as I did putting them together. I learned a lot while building this one and I truly enjoyed every step of constructing this massive truck (now I am wondering about 1/16th scale kit). The exposed fuel tanks, two big air filter tanks, massive smoke stacks, 10 wheels, a long frame, and etc... Normally, you really don't get to build something like this. Continuing with building my version of headache rack, I quickly put together a basic shell using various polystyrene sheets. This is as basic as you can get, a rectangle shaped headache rack. My goal is to build something quick and easy. Added three doors. I had some glue residue marks here and there, but I didn't care too much at this point. No fancy stuff, just created something that works for me. Two beams will mount the headache rack to the frame. I wanted to give an aluminum finish look and corrected some paint mistakes. Added two safety lamps to make things somewhat interesting. I think this will work, I just want something that is better than what Revell has given me. Lastly, I added some left over decals and side markers. The wheel arch will receive an aluminum trim, so I prepared to paint the arch by masking here. I decided to add additional plates to the truck. I thought it was fun thing to do. Again, it is rather involved process and yet no one notices. I randomly attached the second plate to the rear/front bumpers. I also started applying clear coat and began the surface finishing activities. After some trial and error sessions, I was able to color match/repair most of the paint damages occurred while working on the sleeper. My next focus was the air dam piece and I began the work. Some trucks paint the support frame as same as the truck's exterior color, but I decided to paint mine with basic silver. The only thing I regret is that I didn't properly remove recess mold pin marks on the inner side of the air dam. It really shows from behind! Please, don't make that mistake like I did... Another laziness got me and I don't want to fix it now As soon as I started building this kit, I bought TWO aftermarket parts. One was the interior detail set (dash P/E parts) from CzechTruck Model and another one was P/E parts for exhaust shields from Model Car Garage. Unfortunately, the shields were generic P/E parts and they were longer than the exhausts for this Peterbilt 359 kit; I ended up cutting 1/4 inch or so in order to make them look proper. Before installing the shields, I pre-formed them by rolling around on a brass pipe so they stay round. The task of attaching these heat shields was difficult. One, I didn't want to accidentally dent or bend the delicate P/E. You will have hard time getting the crease out. Second, there is no mounting points for this, so I had to shape things as appropriate without any guide. And third, I had to mount them with one hand while the other hand was holding the cab carefully which has many small parts sticking out (torpedo lights, antennas, mirror attachments, the roof visor, etc)! Two exhaust shields mounted! To complete the look, I wrap up the bottom ends with reflective tape. I also gave slight smoke stain on the pipe ends as this is a fairly new truck. I still need to properly mount the hood/cab/sleeper to the frame. The headache rack is only attached with a masking tape at this time and luckily, I like the way it looks. Polishing/painting is still left on its sleeper and then only small pieces are left to attach including the front bumper. Thanks again for following!

I can't believe this is 1/32 scale! This is as good as it can be. Keep it up!

This is refreshing! I think the black metallic looks the best to me and has the sporty feel to it as well. Nice job reworking it out till you are satisfied.

Wow, the whole thing is beautiful, the truck is showing off awesome built quality! Nice setup you got there, I can really see it being a "heavy duty machinery"!

This is one good looking truck! Nicely detailed and faithfully reproduced!

Looking very good! The fireman uniform (bunker gear?) is a nice touch!

Nice job adding details using various materials! I think one the paint is applied, the engine will looks superb!