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Well I think you have done very well. Clean builds are a good thing. I have a Freightliner to build and I'm sort of put off now that I know that cab can cause so many problems. Cheers John

Well I must say you have made a fine model set up here. I'm quite a fan of the COE Kenworth and I must say the alterations you have made to achieve your goal have been well worth it. Cheers John

Your doing a wonderful job on this kit. I also like the weathering you have done. Cheers John

Tim, Another great model from you. I like what I see and a plain jane is always welcome in a collection. Cheers John

I have both of those kits in my collection and my opinion is this. The Revell is great untill you come to the hood. The hood is not the correct shape at all. I hide that truck in the background of the collection. For some reason my high rise sleeper roof was badly made and I think that is the real reason I hide that truck to the back The engine is also wrong as far as I know. I have never heard of T600 with a Cummins twinturbo. On the plus side the chassie is modern the rear is correct etc. I'm not sure if the location of the aircleaner is correct as down here in New Zealand our aircleaner is mounted on the top of the engine towards the firewall going by memory. The AMT/Ertl is great except for the chassie and running gear which has been mentioned is way out of date. I built my Revell T600 up as standard and swaped the Cummins engine with a Cat 3406 and linked up to an Alison Auto gearbox. Well good luck to which ever kit you choose. Cheers John

I like this rebuild you have done a great job restoring this truck to a new condition and willing to hit the road. Cheers John

A great couple of builds you have here. Thankyou for taking the time to get great shots of your builds. You are quite right on the high prices on ebay. Cheers John

I see a great model here. You sure have put a lot of time and effort into the wrecker section. Great choice of colours well done. Cheers John

I give you top marks for taking on this project. At the risk of being shot to bits that sleeper looks like a double sleeper from a Kenworth. Good luck to you on your project and as long as your happy at the end of the day thats all that matters. I look forwad to seeing more photo's Cheers John

I like what I see here. Your workmanship does you proud. Your decal work hits the right spot and I really like what I see. Cheers John

These are nice clean truck builds you have here. I will enjoy looking at them a few more times. they look great. Thankyou for sharing them with us Cheers John

Hi Everyone. It's been a while since I have added a build to this forum so here it is. I had this gluebomb tractor unit sitting on my shelf for about 3 years when after reading a model truck book I discovered that the real GMC General was available with 2 BBC options, 116 and 108BBC. The GMC General was never available here in New Zealand. I looked at the gluebomb covered in dust and thought could I rebuild it as a 108BBC ? About 2 months later here is the result. It's not quite finished but have a look and hopefuly enjoy it. Cheers John

Great Diarama Great models you have built. Oh and top photography. Cheers John

A great job on the F12 Build. We in New Zealnd still do have a few of them floating around but they are starting to disapear off the roads. I'm told the Italeri kit is getting harder to find. I had plenty of oppertunities years ago to buy one. But being a bit narrow minded back then I didn't buy one. Thanks for sharing your build with us. Cheers John

Well done on the construction of our drying box. What is the wattage of the bulb you put in your box?

Well I'm glad to know I'm not the only one who uses caustic soda to strip paint. I use mainly Humbrol Enamel paint and always was able to strip it regardless of age. I didn't know that it could be used to strip acrylic paint. Thankyou for bringing this out in the open. I will now use more acrylic paint Cheers John

A great build. Thankyou for not throwing the kit into the bin. I like the spare tyre on the back. A nice touch. Cheers John

What engine are you going to put into the S Line? I have one and since we kiwi's had the cummins engine most of the time thats what will go into mine when I can find it at the bottom of the kits to build box. Cheers John

When I spray Tamiya paint through my airbrush I use the tamiya thinners. Tamiya have thinner for both there arcrlic and enamel paints. You can also use the enamel thinner with humbrol paints. I hope the above helps. Cheers John

Its a great feeling when you can save a truck from ending up in the junk yard. Well done I will monitior the progress and look forward to future updates. Cheers John

A fantastic build. Your attention to detail is A1. Thanks for posting this Ford it's great. Cheers John

I like the project your undertaking. The narrow hood is a great idea. Cheers John Wilson

I have finaly finished rebuilding this grand old lady and given her a new lease of life. The sun was out to day so out came the camera. Thanks to you all who left positive messages of support. Thanks to those also who look the time to have a quick look. Cheers I have another restoration project to undertake as soon as I have cleaned up my work bench. John Wilson

I received the same information from the people at STS Model Trucks. Its about time some more model trucks were re-issued Happy days are here again. Cheers Everybody John Wilson

That Dodge truck really suits the car transporter. I have the transporter and have never found a truck in my fleet that goes well with the transporter. I only wish I had a Dodge L700 so my trailer could be connected. A great build well done. Cheers John Wilson