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That looks really good ! Tim

Matt Go to my site www.truckmodeler.com and then the Archive or Past Months gallery page. Chris Kithas built a really nice Rubberduck several years ago. I think I have photos on there someplace. Tim

This will be interesting! Tim

There is no paint info on the website. The color choices and specifics are available only from the dealers. Tim

The stake truck looks great. Tim

Looks good. Tim

I think the term "got wheelbase" fits here ! Tim

Better watch out, there's a 'gator standing watch over the truck! Tim

Jarius is right. Tyrone Malone's Kenworth. Tyrone rebuilt the KW from a single sleeper unit to a fully customized double-sleeper hot rod. Originally all white, then later orange and white then repainted again. There was a photo of the whale hauler in one of Stan Holtzman's books I think, and photos of the later versions in Overdrive, Owner/Operator magazine and the truck was also in an episode of the 1974-76 TV show Movin'On. Tim

Jim Email me off the board mackinac359 at yahoo.com Tim

Jeremy Nice ! Tim

Craig Nice ! Cool shade of blue too. Tim

Nice! The Ford is perfect ! Tim

Wow! That turned out nice! Tim

I forgot this photo which indicates some of the modifications made

Here is build number 6 for the year. I finished this about 3 weeks ago but haven't had time to snap any photos. After seeing a photo that the late Stan Holtzman took at the old Peterbilt factory in Newark, California in 1970, I thought this would be a cool model to build. A 1970 Peterbilt 352 glider kit. (Kit as the factory called them). I used spare and junk parts. Nothing new was used. The Kit is still missing door handles, mirrors and a wiper. Number 7 is still on the workbench, stalled. Number 8 for the year is the purple and silver truck that was originally built by Jaret Johnson, Jaret built the Italeri 378 back in the mid 90s. He sold it to me on eBay. Here is my insperation And my version of the 2005 Peterbilt 378 Alcoa truck I built the tire trailer full of tires in March of 2006, so I guess it is fitting that a year later I build the tractor for it. The truck is usually driven by Jim Here's Jim in 1:24th scale The mudflaps are reduced versions of the real flaps. "My photographer" asked Jim if he'd wash one for a photo and he did! The chassis warning lables are also photo reduced images of the real lables. The truck is in use all day and rarely takes a break. I thought about keeping the model shiny-clean but there were some "issues" left over from the original paint, the stripping of the paint and my rushing the paint (I painted this when it was 14 degrees). So weathering won out over glossy. I didn't want a dripping with dirt look, so I experimented with filling a small spray bottle with thinned acrylic "tan" and sprayed onto the model in list from 10 inches away mist coats. I let the paint dry, then applied another coat. This way the paint didn't bead up and run. I sprayed more on the frame than the cab. I also used a piece of paper to shield the cab from the mist spray to create the desired pattern of spray. I did have to blot the tires to avoid runs and puddles. More pics are on http://www.timstrucks.com Thanks for looking! Tim

I use the sheets from STS. You can cut it to any width, length. Tim

Nice. The little Revell kit is cheap enough to do all sorts of modifications to and then build another in a different configuration. Tim

Wow! Nice weathering on the KW! I like the rust on the exhaust piping. Tim

It does look good. Tim

Dave Hopefully all is well ? Tim

I like them ! Tim

That is gonna look nice! Tim

I just posted the latest update to www.truckmodeler.com I still have 60+ emails to go through to harvest photos from. Tim

Welcome Bill! Your Paystar is on the mid-winter update of www.truckmodeler.com too! Tim