Old Buckaroo

Are you talking Resin and Photoetch ? Cant help you there. If just needing "regular" hobby supplies may I suggest this catalog. Find a RR Hobby shop and see if they have one you can glance through if you have sticker shock. http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/913-214 Yep that is the price but it is a reference bible. Every bit of Plastruct, Evergreen, K&S and all others. I get one every 5 years. Prices on items fluctuate but when you have the part number and order online it does not matter.

John - that looks really good. I am a little concerned that our 'work shop elves" have been comparing notes. I modified the 359 to have poseable wheels and there is a box of the Moebius wheels and tires here also. But I only bought them due to the economical price. Not for the 359.

I looked all over for it also, thanks for posting the thread. Now 3 years is a long time for no updates.

Firefox & Google - my Wife told me that "Google" has became more pg over the last year or so. That search was a while back. I just never imagined so many females having the name "Marlin" though

This is such excellent work. May I suggest making logs out of "paper mache" very lightweight and you can make a texture on them that would fool any trained eye. If you need any tips or suggestions feel free to p/m me as my Wife and I build a lot of Halloween props out of paper mache.

The more I use the internet the less impressed I am with it. Mostly for the above mentioned and search engines. I once was looking for images of a "Marlin 336 rifle" and I could not believe all the neckid lady pics. What the heck ? And ebay has driven me away , when you go to models, automotive then trucks and you are finding real appliances, fruit baskets, baby chew toys ect it is time for me to move on. And those people who use cross reference for autos also need to be nuked at their keyboard.

Here is another sorta to where you can pinpoint the era . http://www.eddylenders.nl/amt-ertl-matchbox.htm

Hey Tom, I hear those sleepers turn out pretty well with just a touch of sanding here and there !

I like it, did you use a scale plan or design your own ? Nice layout - smooth. I miss that sound. You do need to expand it so the loco does not catch the caboose.

Well we need to come up with something to get you out of that... You have some really nice kits waiting to be shown off to the world.

Well I think that turned out pretty nice. Great job on saving it !

I just used Windex to strip one of my mistakes. (airbrush spit) Base coat Black was unaffected.

The 72" cab had a very narrow bunk but probably best not to call it a sleeper. Those were pretty cool looking, barely enough room to keep a lunchbox and thermos.

Have you tried any of the other tips ? Sounds like the tip may be plugged or your paint is to thick. Try using straight alcohol or thinner if you already haven't. Still no flow - tip needs to be cleaned. Tips are easily cleaned by unscrewing them, soaking in a choice of thinner, disassemble - clean the needle, spring, twist a small piece of paper towel like viva (does not fall apart) clean out the needle & spring barrel use a thinner saturated q-tip to clean the barrel housing and inside of a/b. The Aztek is my favorite a/b I grab for more then my real high dollar ones.

John - I might do that for my next Pete. I have really taken a liking to these kits. Never built one even as a teen 30 some years ago. My buddy was a Pete fanatic so I stayed clear of the kits to let him have the thunder. This is the paint scheme I have planned for the one I am working on even though this is an older cab. Random pic found using Internet Search. Hoss - thanks for the info on that 60" sleeper !

That looks awesome with the Wilson Trailer. I sure would hate to drop the coin to fill those fuel tanks. I did not attach the shift tower on mine till the last step. After the cab was mounted I taped the assembly to the bottom of the floor , lowered the cab . Grabbed a small paintbrush with a small amount of liquid cement and attached it to the frame mount. Perfect lineup and fit. Used a pair of tweezers to remove the helper tape and all was good.

I agree with you on the narrow window being the best looking. I am saving it for something special (dont know what yet) . The one I am working on is coming along pretty well. The engine had been poorly assembled and a glue bomb. Spent several days cutting it apart and cleaning off the yellow hard glue. I wish I had taken a pic of it, but I had a spare one so if that one had not worked out it would of hit the trash. But I was able to save it, had to make a complete water pump drive belt assembly and a few other parts but all is good. The rest of the kit was untouched. Also moved the step on the fender up higher as mentioned above.

That would be a "Mercury Sleeper" which were used an many different truck makes back in the day.

Yikes those tires,looks like they used a meat cleaver to chop them out. I preferred back in the day when you cut your own "spider" out. Other then that it looks like a super kit. I might pick up a few for the spoked wheels.

I still have one of those

I will build vintage kits any day . Most of my modeling has been vintage kits - Airfix, Aurora , Matchbox. Decals may be brittle, but dull coat or a coat of clear can save the day. Scratched glass ? I can only name a few kits I have bought that has the clear separate from the main bag of parts. Brittle plastic - guess I am just use to it . I would take it any day over the soft china plastic that reminds of my Rubbermaid trash can. Chrome - never liked it, I have bought more easy off for using on models then the kitchen. I am old school and love the older kits. Nothing beats a sealed kit form the 70's - when you break that shrink wrap and let that air out , you have just traveled back in time when you inhaled have that vintage air.

This is the box the small window /Detroit came in . The cab is also shorter, only maybe a scale inch below the door. *possibility the box may have been replaced at one time * The kit I am working on now

I traded for three of these kits, but only one is the early version with the Detroit and it has a smaller back window also. Which I think is way cooler then the later versions. I just learned from Tim that the step is wrong and should be higher up on the fender - about 3-4 scale inches. It lines up with the internal bracket on the real fender. The kit has it at the bottom. When you going to start on yours ?

Wow - that is a stretch. What is the length from end to end ? Looking really good ,this will be a fun one to watch.

Thanks Hoss, I should of known you would be of assistance. This is the gap I am referring to. I am going to go ahead and fill it with a strip of styrene.