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Here's a glass tape-up-job. Tim

Kurt, How many have been modified, or "paintified?" Most all of the Italeri Pete's I've built have the engine. Some with minor cosmetic changes to appear like something else. A half-dozen maybe modified, the rest are stock with the paint being the only change to appear to be something else when the hood is closed and only the oil pan visible. Tim

One more thing, on the glass install, it is a bit tricky installing the glass with the roof on. A trick that Rick Mark showed me was to place the glass in position, then use small strips of low-tack tape to hold it in place from the outside. Then apply the clear parts/windshield glue from the inside. Let the glue set up and the remove the tape. No muss, no fuss. Tim

I build them several ways.. If the cab and roof will be the same color, I assemble the cab leaving the floor out. If the roof will be a separate color, I leave the roof off and install the floor. If I use a resin raised roof, then I install the roof making any necessary body work modifications and leave the floor out. Tim

Odd that they only did that with this kit cab. I think the taper is to prevent die-lock.

Anthony, Great reference pics !! Thanks for posting. I've got all of these '05 and newer photos but nothing of the correct age/configuration of the Italeri kits. Can you make additional posts with the other photos? (The new photo limit is annoying - sorry Gregg) Thanks! Tim

Unless you're going to cheat like me.. and paint them red or yellow and call them "Detroitpillars" or "Cumtroits".. the blue-green is the right color as the Anthony and Kurt mentioned. Kurt's engine is the best looking one out there. I use his model engine photos for reference. The older Detroit Alpine Green was phased out about the time the 60 series debuted (Thank's for the paint Kurt!). A 2000 Pete would have the newer green. The engine was available until the end of the 2002 production year in Peterbilt and KW. Tim

Cool build. I like the trailer. Tim

Here's a real little window Peterbilt cab And another. Note that the grille on the above early 70's 359 has 3 bars but is not the same as the grille in the AMT T501 kit with the rounded corners of the bug screen. That change occurred near the end of the unilite/little window cab production when the hood was retooled. The 359 below has the newer hood and grille shell (note the external brackets on the front of the fenders) but a unique grille that is an air conditioning condensor. And here's a similarly painted big window 1100 series 359 This is the truck AMT based the T501 kit on. Note the rounded corners to the bug screen, the external brackets on the front of the fenders and the taller sleeper (note the grab handle above the sleeper door on the filler panel - added to increase the height of the sleeper doors to match the taller sleeper that kept with the taller cab). If you use the P&P resin little window cab on an AMT T501 (or the later reissues), everything will fit except the mirrors (mounting tabs need to shaved off), the exhaust mounts will need adjusting as the little window cab isn't tapered like the T501 cab (an AMT mistake) and the sleeper will be 4 inches too tall. If you use the Revell of Germany 359 kits as the donor for the little window cab, you will need to adjust the hood slightly to fit the cab, add or delete the left air cleaner cut outs on the hood or add the panel to the cab, and adjust the mirror mounts, roof light mounts, horns, etc to fit on the little window cab. Here's a little window 359 I built using a Revell of Germany frame, sleeper and many components. Tim

Here are comparison photos of the two kit cabs. Tim

If the Sharpie isn't working, a fine brush and acrylic black will work. If you make a mistake you can wipe it off with a damp cloth (before it dries). You want the paint just thin enough to flow with the brush but not wick off to crevices and other detail. Tim

Cruiseliner debuted in the 70's not the 60's. You typed '68 instead of '78. Tim

Doug, You are checking http://www.timstrucks.com right? If you are using an old bookmark it might take you to the old version of the site which is gone - except for an older version that is 'stuck' on a server someplace (It can stay stuck so the old stuff won't totally disappear). Tim

Eric, I'm sure there is someone in Denton who knows more.. Tim

Mike, The cabs are all the same model wise - it is the hood that makes the model 378, 379, 377, 389, 386 etc. With that said - there are specific differences in the kit cabs due to molded on parts. Italeri molded the fender sections to the cab on the 377 and molded the air cleaner mounts to the cab on the 378 cab. The 378 cab will fit the 377 kit, but the 377 cab will need the fender section removed. A resin 379 uses a 378 kit cab as does the resin 367, 388, and 389. The 365 SBFA and 367 SBFA hoods can use the 377 kit as the donor with modifications (remove the molded on fender section). The newer Peterbilts (386, 384, 388, 389, 365, 367 all need the cab modified for the newer door handles and windows and new mirror arms fabricated). The extended ultra daycab is a current production option but will be available as a retrofit for older trucks. This resin cab is more for the newer trucks (2006 and newer) as it has the slanted window ledge). I could write a book about all of this... Tim

This is going to look cool ! Dave's daycab is quite nice ! Tim

You got it. Since you're going for a custom look, judging by the fenders, I think you're on the right path. Will the fenders be painted to match the cab or the chassis? I'm thinking matching the cab, unless there will be the chassis color on the cab someplace? Tim

Hmmmm. Are you uploading the image to a host service ?

The resin looks more like plastic ! Tim

Gosh that looks familiar.. Tim

Can you repost your photos as .jpg and larger? It is difficult to see the model in the small photos. Tim

That's a cool Cruiseliner - A brand-new version of the inspiration photo truck. Tim

Wow! That's quite the project you've chosen. Tim

COOL! Tim

Nicely done. Tim