mackinac359

If you want to see how this hood fits the Italeri 378, here is a 367 I'm working on right now. I've used the kit hood hinges. The cab is moved 4 scale inches rearward. The steering shaft and underhood piping for exhaust and air cleaner has been lengthened also. Tim

Eric, Looks great! Note to builders: The side skirt on the hood behind the fender needs to be tapered towards the fender. someoneforgot to tape the leading edge when he made the hood A hit with sandpaper will do the trick. Tim

Nice rig! Tim

RMR and Modelhaus don't seem to have big truck related parts. AITM's products are nicely cast. Tim

Nice progress. I like the steerable from axle. Tim

Thanks! I sent the dash and a set of door panels to Eric at P&P. Tim

Um.. I should have chosen my words better.. "false rumor" ? Wouldn't that be a rumor? Tim

This is a false rumor. The early production kits of the Road Boss had an issue with the spoke section of the wheel. They are in the process of running replacement parts for the this. This has absolutely no effect on any future kits. This was a production problem that was discovered after the kits were shipped and has no bearing on other AMT truck kits such as the Diamond Reo or White-Western Star. Information: Straight from the source 10 minutes ago. Tim

353 info... just look here: Scroll down to near the bottom One pic here The Revell of Germany 353 is way off. 353 does not and never did have a tilt hood. The hood is a butterfly hood. The fenders in the kit are shaped like KW fenders instead of Peterbilt fenders. The majority of 353's were construction and few if any were built with sleepers (although sleepers were available). Anything you need to know about Peterbilt is probably on one of the pages on my site TimsTrucksjust go to the contents page, then click on one of the dozen or so Peterbilt pages. Tim

Super sharp looking. Tim

Mark, The first was the prototype displayed at the MidAmerica Truck Show in 2010. None have been built yet.. think of mine as a fantasy model. Tim

Kostas, Can you resend? I don't see anything that came through. You can try mackinac359@yahoo.com too. Tim

Kostas, Thanks! The tanks are Plastruct tubing and end pieces. Read your mail? Did you send me an email? Tim

I like it. Well done. Tim

Great work! Do you have a large supply of Evergreen/Plastruct on hand at all times? Tim

Good luck on your project ! Tim

Primer. Tim

Progress Update Lots of work to go. As always, addition pics on the workbench page on my site Timstrucks.com Tim

Oh yeah! The trailer is a great starting point for a project like that. Tim

I prefer it as the short truck-body tanker. Here's an unchromed version on a 1/24th scale Italeri Peterbilt 378 chassis. Tim

Nice work. Tim

Sweeet !! Tim

No airbrush for me - good old rattle can spray paint. I use Duplicolor automotive paints for most projects. Tim

English wheels ?

Here's a little exercise in slicing and dicing Italeri and Evergreen plastic. I'm converting the regular cab to an Ultracab daycab with the new extended cab option. Tim