Rockford

I had no choice really. I was very happy with the result.

W900 Aerodyne, W900 Sonny Pruitt, K100 Aerodyne, K100 Flattop, GMC General, Chevy Bison daycab, Chevy Bison double sleeper, Freightliner Cabover, Freightliner Conventional, Ford Aeromax, 352 single sleeper, 352 double sleeper, Trailmobile dry vans X2, Trailmobile reefer, Fruehauf dry van X2, Fruehauf post van, Fruehauf reefer X3, Trailmobile flatbed, Fruehauf tank. So 23 done with about 12 waiting in the yard.

Managed to do a little bit of work today with limited tools and not being able to make a mess. I was having withdrawal symptoms. Added a 1mm square strip around the back face of the bumper to add depth. I also want to round the edges of the bumper too, hence the extra depth. The bumper will be going further back too. Added my battery box and air cleaner further forward than stock. Mocked up the fuel tank in the position I'm wanting, but I might want smaller tanks to emphasise the tandems hung out at the back.

Great job mate, good to see the surgery working out.

A very novel project. Glad i don't have to fuel it!

Very clever stuff, looks the part.

Excellent stuff, very tidy.

Randy the blacksmith! Great stuff.

Very realistic weathering, I especially like the mud in the tyre treads, it really picks out the tread. The chassis looks brilliant too. The only time our trucks got a thorough clean of the chassis and engine was when they went for their annual Ministry Of Transport roadworthiness inspection (present a dirty truck - instant fail), or when they went to be repainted which was only once in their lifetime usually. Weekly, the drivers did their best but they were mainly interested in the cab so they didn't get dirty just working the job. In other words, what you've done is representative of a real feet truck. Well done.

You need to print a copy of yourself to sit at your desk in work! You'll still be working faster than many I'm sure. Nice progress on the job.

Great to see things happening with this again. Nice mix of parts.

Very nice piece of kit that.

That's craftsmanship right there, making something of museum quality from pretty much nothing. Unbelievable!

Lee, you're very naughty dropping bombs like that and then walking away! 😁 In all honesty I have pondered that project many a time, I'd love a Wilson. I've considered reducing an AMT kit but I'm so sentimental I wouldn't be able to face it, I'd have to build it and buy a tractor to go with it. So the only route is one of my own making. 🤔 By the way, you said not to get too stupid, I think I missed that bus a long time ago!

Ha! It's nice to see more snapper subjects on the site. The General was the first snapper I ever built and I was amazed at how well it went together and how good it looked. I ended up with quite a few. You're doing a great job there Lee, looking forward to seeing them parked together.

Nice lineup, great to see this back on the bench. Very clean job.

You're one clever beggar! You think outside the box on things all the time. Great work on the door panels and windscreen, AND you're making it all repeatable by casting them! Brilliant stuff.

Good choice. You're right, 1/32 could have been more than just snappers, look at what AMT did with 1/43 scale, sadly that only stretched to a few kits too. Both scales could have been so much more but it appears that door closed decades ago and the best we can expect is reissues of old kits at best, no new subjects. Revell reissued most of the Monogram 1/32 snap kits with lacklustre stickers instead of the original, and decent, decals so we can see their regard for 1/32 scale. It's only going one way. Enjoy your 359.

This is just something else! Brilliant.

I've never seen a tailgate setup like that. This will be interesting.

I am odd, I do seem to have attached myself to 1/32 now. I do enjoy seeing other 1/32 builds, helps ease my scale isolation, but I would build 1/24-5 if I had the space. There's so much more detail right out of the box, chassis detail, engine, axles, brake chambers, steering. There's also a host of aftermarket parts available and the kits are generally cheaper than 1/32 kits on Extortionbay. I do have a few AMT 1/25 kits to build because they're very special to me, kits I built in my youth, but I can't afford the space to build any more than those. I'm happy for others to chip in on this page with their feelings on the matter. I would not want you to make a choice that disappoints you. I know others have.

With the trailer attached it's a real time capsule of a truck. The paint job looks perfect for the era too, well done. It took a lot of work making the little adjustments to backdate the cab. You've got me thinking about a 1/32 scale Unilite 352 now.

Great stuff! Another unique build. Well done.

You've done a brilliant job on this mate, it's a Peterbilt but not as we know it. You've educated us with this build, I only thought of Unilite referring to the conventional, the cabover was just a 352 or a 352H. Well done, it looks great, a build to be proud of. I noticed the three centre clearance lights are green, I've never seen that before.

I don't know what buying and selling houses is like in other countries but in UK it's such an archaic process. I'm sorry I started but it's got to be done.