Olskoolrodder

It's looking great, Mike! We watch the new (Magnum PI) series, but it's just not the same (though Higgins is a lot better looking, LOL ??), I'm glad to see someone restoring one of these, I haven't seen one in a long (LONG) time. I hope you're well, ol friend! ?

I'm with the others, I think you'd save yourself a lot of work by just stripping it and respraying, I'm sorry it's being a bear, my friend, have zero doubts that you'll have it looking great though ??

Looking GREAT!

I have owned FLC's back in my driving days, always loved them! Looking forward to seeing more on this one (I NEED to buy myself one...yeah, just one LOL...of these kits!)

Very nicely done!

Wow, it turned out really great, my friend, looks 1:1/real!

It's coming together nicely, looks great!

One reason why I shoot mostly lacquers

Wow it's looking great!

Very nice!

Thanks, Gareth ?? The paint is Tamiya "Brilliant Blue" (TS-44) from a rattle can, no polishing or gloss coat (so it would look...not shiny or new, if that makes sense?) I'm really happy with the shade of blue that it came out ? (it's not very far off from the Voodoo Blue on our FJ Cruiser, LOL)

Thanks, guys ??

Many thanks, guys ? I'll get going on the trailer this week (hopefully, LOL). Scott: I did have to fiddle with them (warm water massaging them into shape, they were a bit, not quite round), but I guess I got lucky as they weren't very bad in my kit, other than that and lightly sanding the trad that's about all I did ??

This is really cool, well done so far I can't wait to see more!

Wow, VERY nicely done!!! Been a long time since I did a 24 hour build, this looks amazing (especially for one done in 24 hours!)

Sweet!!!

WOW, that's sweet!!! Nicely done!

Thanks, JT ?? Nothing left to do except detail paint the CB antennas (I forgot to do that before taking pics ??‍♂️?), and add a few small decals. I successfully managed to break half of the hood “hinges” and now it sits a little off-kilt ??‍♂️, but it’ll be ok, I’m calling it 99.99999% done and Moving On (if you got that, you’re old! ?). First build of 2021 before the last day of the first month ? No need to actually enter mine in the BRBO, it's just a snap kit and not my best work (I found that I was rustier than I thought I was), I just needed the inspiration from you guy's builds to get me motor-vated to get off my bum and build something (and that is greatly appreciated, guys), LOL! ? Not going to make a "finished" thread yet because I haven't started the trailer (as the title of the build thread says, "W900 and Flatbed" so I'm only half done ?) . his was what I needed to get back to building, though, I'll start on either the trailer or another tractor in the next day or two (the Revell Peterbilt sister kit to this one, but I'll be trying my hand at stretching it and extending the sleeper a bit on that one when I get to it).

Thanks, guys ?? Piddled with it for an hour last night, pretty close now! A few decals, some detail painting and mild weathering (if I even do that), and some minor assembling and it's pretty much done, hoping to get at least half of that done later tonight.

Awesome build, it looks 1:1!

It turned out AWESOME, my friend, looks great!!!

A little closer. The kit's stripe decals were dang nearly impossible to get off of that blue backing paper and ripped almost instantly when I did (regardless of how long you soaked in warm-hot water...I tried 2 sets from 2 different kits), LOL, so this just became a single color tractor ?‍♂️? Hood's just sitting on there (not mounted), but everything else in the pics is mounted. Interior pic was shot before I added silver (color pencil) dials on the gauges (which are so light that it's almost impossible to see in the cab).

I'm loving that dark blue too, great work on all of it!

That looks awesome!!! Loving the bunk area (and the fur-kid Diesel, perfect addition! ?)

Thanks, Brian ? I thought it would go well with the stripe decals that came in the kit (plus we're just blue people, LOL, the much loved family vehicle, for example, is a Voodoo Blue and white FJ, this will remind me of that ??)