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It's definitely is a roll of the dice with those tires, and with my Pete 359, my roll came up "craps"! Mine were so badly warped I don't even think CA would have helped them, I stole a set of wheels and tires out of Italeri's 377 A/E. It dresses the 359 up nicely with the nice Pete emblem cutouts in the wheels, too!

I just started playing last week and guessed right (beginner's luck ), let's see if I can go two for two: MODEL!!

and you don't need any glue for the gas pedal, IT ALREADY STICKS!!!

The Prius starring in the 2010 remake of "Christine"!

Dwc, you're welcome for the links, and both of those sites also have decals for the "Movin On" Kenworth. You're right, too, they DON'T make good tv anymore! Also, I have some pics of the "Movin On" Kenworth I found online also if you need them, and keep in mind, through my research, there were TWO different trucks used in "Movin On"! The first is the small bunk truck like the AMT kit, but the later seasons had a large bunk and the perfect kit for the later truck is Revell of Germany's Kenworth W900.

No problem, dwc, just keep in mind if you're going to build one closer to the tv truck, use the second pic I posted for reference. It is much closer to the tv truck than the first pic with the modern trailer. Also, just in case you need decals, here's links to some aftermarket sets: Truck and trailer set: http://modeltruckin.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2_12_61_62&products_id=104 Truck set: http://www.jbot.ca/cars/trucks/bjbear1.shtml Trailer set: http://www.jbot.ca/cars/trucks/bjbear2.shtml The links for the separate truck and separate trailer decals also have a nice pic of the passenger side of what appears to be an original truck, and the trailer does have the side door, too.

Yeah, and when I started driving in 1998, there were still some 48 footers used be a few companies, but the 53 footer was the norm and 40 footers were relics!

Here's a pic I found of one closer to the original:

It all depends on the style of truck you're building, both trailers would work. If you are building from the show, the AMT kit would be the best choice, as it is a 40 foot trailer, but you would either have to find the reefer version of the trailer, or build one. If you are going for a replica, the Italeri 48' reefer would be a better choice. I found this pic somewhere online and downloaded it to my "Model Reference" file: The trailer on this on is a modern Utility brand trailer with the more modern Thermo King reefer unit found in the Italeri reefer kit. The Utility 2000R is made in both 48' and 53' sizes (believe me I hauled many of them!), but in the good old days of "B.J. and the Bear" and "Movin On", the more common trailers were the 40 footers.

Thanks, and other than a mask, I need my Opti-visor just to see it!!

Hey, wagoneer, looks nice. The KW looks just like I remember when the kit was first released when I was a kid! Did you use the kit tires on it or steal some out of something else? I have the Pete they released a year or two ago and the tires in it were JUNK! None of mine from it would fit right, but the ones on your KW look like they fit fine.

I'd love to have those duallies!!

No, problem!

No problem, happy to help.

I know some of the trucks in his second "Bill Drennen Conversion" thread he said were not going to be ready for 6-8 weeks, not sure why the one he posted the pic of in the "Peterbilt Ultra Cab" thread isn't there, but I'm sure if you send him a PM he would be able to help you out.

Check these threads out from Porky: http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=29252 http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=29290 and this is his website: http://www.ppvintagekits.com/index.html Check them out, in the first thread you'll have to scroll down to find the pic he posted of the KW.

Checked my link, IT WORKS!

Hal Needham? Maybe some of the footage of the race in "Smokey and the Bandit 2"? Found some other great videos of Snowman's trailer while there, too! One to definitely check out is "Snowman's Trailer test run part 2" Hopefully this link will take you there!

Sorry, Daniel, but here's some pics of my N scale Ford F350 tow truck. It's from GHQ. I sat it on the top of one of Testor's small paint bottles (1/4 oz jar I think) to give eberyone an idea how small this truck is! The boom assembly and front push bumper: You think those are tiny, you should see the levers for the controls! They're about as big as the capital I in this sentence! The whole kit fits in a sandwich bag.

By the way, anyone with more knowledge on Kenworth's know what the model is in my avatar pic? It's O'hare Towing's Kenworth wrecker from Speed Channel's "Wrecked" that they call the "Mistress". I would like to build her someday!

Sounding good, bet I know someone who'll be vey interested in the Pete's!

Not yet, but I did prime it gray. I'll get a pic or two of it here for you in a little while!

At least he isn't trying to build Doc Brown's train at the same time, too!

I'm very interested, and would like to see it! You can PM the pics when you get a chance, no hurry.

Looks good! I bet I know someone else (a certain Peterbilt modeler here ) who will want some! Porky, have you ever considered a Freightliner Classic XL Condo cab to go with the hood you have on your site? I drove two of them during my driving career and the only scale one I ever found was this 1:32 scale toy: