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It is a great kit. The only trouble I had was getting the exhaust piping and mufflers to line up properly. Tim

Jim I built the Lindberg van back in '08 and never finished it. I can't remember any fit problems, it seemed to go together nicely. The 330 will use a modified 377 cab. The 325, 330, 335, 337, 340, 348 are the "baby Pete's" built in Ste.Therese, Quebec along with the Kenworth T370. Same market. Class 5, 6 and 7. Here's a real 340 Tim

What I'm working on (and off) as of late Peterbilt 330-340 straight truck. Not sure what the body will be. The frame is Evergreen and Plastruct channel and strips. I will add bolt detail and finish the crossmembers. This will be a straight-forward box-stock build. I finished this one up the other day.. More pics on my site at Tim'sTrucks.com - on the Bench page Thanks for looking! Tim

Mike If I remember it took several tries, and there was still a gap on the bottom sides. Tim

This is going to look like a beast! Tim

Nicely done. Tim

Jeff Don't worry.. I'm one of the moderators here - I'm always around - but not always remembering to post my own stuff! Tim

Nice work. Tim

I tend to forget to post projects.. Here is the 386 chassis fairings in reverse order... Finished product behind the 330 hood The fairings were made from the strip of plastic, then heated and bent to the basic shape. The lower fender section of from the AITM 386 hood was grafted onto the fairing. Then I made the steps and battery box cover. Plenty of filler and sanding to achieve the shape I wanted. Dave at AITM will offer these as a companion piece to the 386 hood casting. Tim

In the 'old days' K series was for COE and W series was Conventional. The T-series debuted with the T600 and carried through to the T800. For Peterbilt, the number series has been used since the early days but has changed over time. 300 series were tandem drive and 200 series were single drive. Conventionals were odd numbered, for example: 359, 351, 353, 387, 349. The exceptions being 358, 348, 346. COE's were even numbered, for example: 352, 362, 372, the exceptions being the 351COE. The tandem/single drive: 359/289, 358/288, 351/281, 352/282 ended in the late 70s. Today the numbering is like this: 389 long hood aluminum 388 medium hood aluminum 387 aero 386 aero with traditional cab 384 aero short hood with traditional cab 367 Vocational with traditional cab - available in SBFA, SFFA and HeavyHaul versions 365 Vocational shorter hood with traditional cab, available SBFA, SFFA 325 Class 5/6 with traditional cab 330,335, 340 - Class 6 with tradtional cab 337 and 348 Class 7 and "baby 8" vocational In the 80 and 90s, the numbering included: 385 short hood aero fiberglass, also a 120" was available after 377 was dropped in '00) 379 long hood aluminum 379 standard hood aluminum 378 fiberglass highway (available in SBFA also)(used the 357 hood) 377 aero (available SFFA also) 376 SFFA short hood single axle (looked like a short hood 377) 375 SFFA short hood (looked like a short hood 377) 372 Aero COE 362 COE 357 short and long hoods, vocational, also SBFA and HeavyHaul available 330 short fiberglass class 6/7. Typically, the highest number was the highway truck, 359, 379, 389. Note that the 325 is the smallest and 348 the biggest version of the "baby" series. 367 is a bigger than 365. 377 bigger than 376 and 375. As time goes on, the replacement for a model: 359 became 379. 379 became 389. 377 became 387. 352 became 362. 357 became 367. 378 and 379-119 standard hood became 388. Clear as mud, isn't it? Tim

Well, it's not a Red Oval but I will still buy a few - a tractor, a daycab.. etc Tim

Superb !! Tim

Nice scratchbuilding. Tim

Tim She's a beauty! Well done. Tim

Nice save. Kostas: The kit is too short in height and the landing gear is too far rearward. Tim

Cool! Tim

You're off to a good start. Tim

Dual air cleaners are always cool. Tim

I don't have the book, can you scan the page so I can see? Tim

Cool Pete. On your next photos see if you can disable the flash on your camera, that way you won't get the glare off the chrome. Tim

This has the potential to look super retro-sweet! Who cast the cab? Tim

Check with www.stsmodeltrucks.com You might have to email them and see if it is 'in the pipeline.' Tim

Wow! Nice detailing! As for engines.. the 70's Cat wasn't yet as popular as Cummins, but they were on their way up. Tim

Revell says it is a model 353, but the 353 never had a tilt hood or those shape of fenders. The kit is really a 359 with pit-style fenders (non factory option). Real 353: There is doubt that any 353's were equipped with sleepers. Tim

Cool! It looks way better than the one I built back-in-the-day. (upper left corner) Tim