This one will never be done.. frozen in time.
The scene:
Inside the Peterbilt factory, the assembly line right after the hood and cab have been set on the frame, just before all the hoses and wiring is connected.
I started with an Italeri PEterbilt 377A/E kit and converted it to a 378 SBFA
I cut the doors open to expose the nicely detailed Italeri interior. The seats, mattress and doors are covered with Saran Wrap to simulate the plastic coverings.
The fuel tanks and drivers door protective covers were made from automotive vinyl stripe with the protective paper coating still in place. I cut the material to size, applied the vinyl and contoured it to shape for wrinkles and ripples, then painted it (blue for the fuel tank tarps and black for the door protector).
The door sill protectors are unpainted plastic with a strip of blue masking tape. The Unibilt sleeper logo, chassis warning logos and the interior build sheets are all photo reduced items.
Paint is Duplicolor Charcoal Grey Metallic, fenders are Bright Silver, the chassis is gloss black and the interior is artists acrylic red (WalMart craft paint) covered with Future.
This model would really look good fully wired and plumbed.
I enjoyed building this and will probably add detail to it as time goes by.
Thanks for looking!
Tim