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From what I heard about this kit, that front axle wider (or narrover) then it should be. Before gluing try on the cab and front axle with wheels. Also head lights sitting higher then they must. Good luck with the build, Joe!

Oh, didn't know they are flashing. You have done it your self, or used ready circuit board?

Nice painting scheme! Will you leave the stacks so far from cab?

Well, I would first determin: how many circuits it will be? And how many LEDs and which will have each circuit? I prefer each circuit to have equal summary voltage drop to all LEDs light with same brightness. For example: 1-st circuit = 3V+3V+1,7V = 7,7V + 40 ohm additional resistor 2-nd circuit = 3V+1,7V+1,7V+1,7V = 8,1V +20 ohm additional resistor 3-rd circuit = 1,7V+1,7V+1,7V+1,7V+1,7V = 8,5V You can use 1 battery. It's up to you. Besides you already finished front lights and you don't need lights working long.

I see. You must know: 9V battery have small capacity and as more parallel circuits you make, as short their working time. This power source is O-key for photo session, but not for exhibition. I guess battery have 0,6-0,8 A/h. Each LED circuit eat 0,02 A. If you have 1 circuit, lights will work about 30-40 hours. If 2 circuits - about 15-20 hours. I guess your white LEDs need 3V - each, and red one - about 1,7V. I would change white emergancy light for blue LED. It usually needs 2-3V. I had both voltages blue LEDs. Probably tank light will be red? I don't know how much space you have for power source? And how much LEDs wiil tank have? And main question: how long you want to lights work? By the way, nice looking tank!

That's O-key! Nothing to appologize for. Do you plan to use more LEDs? I guess the power source is 9V battery and you have 2 parallel circuits? By the way, what is Newton dump?

O-key! Finally, the main goal is to get what you want.

Hello Dave! Nice build! About LEDs: have you used resistors to make LED's shine not so bright? Now I'm writting the arficle for TMW about LEDs.

Well done, Ben! Isn't the cab roof too flat?

Nice P/E set, Dave! Will they sell together or separate?

Thank you Mike! It's allwes nice to read about PicpUps, current and new! I like new Chevy disign.

Nice work! I love this model too! I guess hood lid needs some more work to minimise the gaps. Have you bended it in hot water for leveling (I saw some Frontier resin)? Though upper panel lines looks not parallel anyway. May be the better way is to sand them off and make your own one?

Small update. Here I made a blank (I hope it correct word) from balsa wood. Stick a plastic to frame Warmed it over gas oven and cover a blank with plastic. Unfortunatelly plactic goes covered with very small pimples. Plastic thickness is 0,1mm. Why could it happen?

Hello Clayton! Well done Peterbilt! I like interior! I making something like this. I can see LEDs flashing on it. Where can we see ready model with working lights?

Well done Bob! How many LEDs at all on the model? I guess about 60?

Same here. Custombilt 379 project was started 8 years before: ...and now it close to finish. I promise to Model Magazine editor not to publish photos on-line before publishing.

Well, Ford started to use dually PickUp beds since 1985. But if you built something like a custom, rear fenders look O-key. I wouldn't use such red color. It kills all the detailes on body. I would only use it on two tone color or multi color scheme.

Nice start, but as I remember 91 Ford dually is 1:24. That's O-key?

Jim, nice work with spare wheel on Willson, and Chevy looks great too!

O-key! Seems to be I clarified the situation with International books. 1. The first book was published by Motorbooks in1995 and (I think) looks like this: It covers trucks from 1907 to 1995. 2. The second issue of the same book published by Victory WW2 Publishing in 2002 and looks like the first issue. It covers trucks from 1907 to 2002 years. It have 645 pages. All photos are black & white. 3. The third issue published by Victory WW2 Publishing in 2007 called "International trucks 100 years 1907-2007" paperback and looks like: It covers trucks from 1907 to 2007 years. Reviews said it has 720 pages, 55 of which are colored photos. Correct me if I wrong. I wanted the last one, but got the second.

Nobody have second edition? O-key, the reason why I ask is, that I have bought the second edition of "International trucks", but when I've got the package, there was first edition inside. Now should I complane to seller or it make no difference between these books? Is there color photos inside second issue?

Hello, guys! Can you tell me please: does these books differ with content?: I heared second edition has color photos. Is it true?

Finally I've finished season work and returned to TopKick: Here I used Italeri's steering axle + suspension, although steering link was altered. Notice a piece of plastic between frame rail and front suspension bracket. Original Italeri frame has a radiator pocket this place. Rear suspension is a copy of AMT's one. You can see different tubes to fix axles in suspension brackets. Rear tyres are from Mo luminium. Bought some years before. I can't decide now which wheel discs to use: Italeri's spare wheel (without a hub) or AMT's one. The tyre can suit to both. On Italeri it is taller - 43,5 mm, then on AMT - 42 mm. I plan to use hubs from Mo luminium too. Some semi result. It takes time to drill rear axle through. It is temporary asembly. I think to shorten the frame by 9 mm to fit 14 ft. Dump body. All I left to do is to make a dump body for fitting.

Well I choose this book and I glad. It's very informative. There is chapters year by year with short description of events that year and many photos of trucks (not only PickUps, but Big Rigs too) with theire own descriptions. Kind a Dodge Truck Chronicle. The only minus - there is no color photos.

As I know it sold out for now. I'm waiting for this kit myself.