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Hi Mike (catd11pusher), I did get your email and sent you a reply this morning, hope you got it....Let me know. I'd love to chat about the truck etc...... Also, thanks "Truck parts" for the comments! Cheers! Jeff

Thanks for all of the kind words on the build fellow modelers....I apologize for the way I had to post the second round of pictures. After determining the "link" that I posted for photobucket wasn't going to work, I did the next best thing I could think of and copy some of them to the "reply". Much appreciation to you all for being patient with the pics. Happy modeling! Jeff

http://s1186.photobucket.com/albums/z374/JHunt29IPMS%20truck%202 Sorry, I am having a terrible time trying to upload the other pictures that I took.....getting very frustrated with computers....... not sure if this will work????

http://s1186.photobucket.com/albums/z374/JHunt29IPMS%2truck%202 If anyone is interested in adding it to their collection, let me know...I don't really have room for it. jhunt1509@comcast.net

Thanks Kurt. I could've used the piano hinges like you, but decided not to. It probably would''ve shown better. The door is just glued in the open position, nothing special about it. This was my first truck build so I'm still learning. I've been mainly building aircraft, aircraft dioramas and some armor stuff. I'm liking the trucks though!

Thanks for the kind words. Yes, the glad hands and the springs to control kinking were made by me. I used styrene to make the glad hands (using reference photos) and the springs were made from wire. All of the wiring I did myself using various gauge solder wire, and reference photos. Were you able to see all of the pics through photobucket or only the ones generously posted by Jim B? If you are interested in other photos, shoot me an email, jhunt1509@comcast.net , and I can send you some. I'm going to take pics of the engine and underneath, showing the fuel lines etc as well as other misc. wiring and the scratchbuilt interior.

Thanks Jim B for the help in posting some of the pics for me and you as well Clayton....I tried to copy as you mentioned..not sure if it worked. I appreciate the feedback and kind words from you all (thanks for your help Ben several months back with my wiring questions...this was my first truck build, but rather have been building airplanes/tanks etc...for myself, private collectors and general commission work for many years...it's too bad the interior pics I took didn't turn out, they were not worth posting. I should have taken some pics of the engine..oh well. I forgot to mention in the previous posts that most of the fifth wheel and it's "mechanisms" are scratchbuilt using actual photos as a reference. Like all of my pieces, I wanted the truck to be accurate and look realistic (used). I'd like to find a home for it as I don't have much room in my curio cabinet.

http://s1186.photobucket.com/albums/z374/JHunt29/IPMS%20Truck

Sorry.....the password is: Bella1213 That should do it.

I managed to create an account and upload 12 pictures of my Freightliner to my photobucket album. How do I share with the rest of you???? Not sure how to link anything or where to go from here. Photobucket gave me the following: http://s1186.photobucket.com/albums/z374/JHunt29/IPMS%20Truck Maybe this will work. Any feedback is appreciated....as you can see, I'm not much of a computer person. Thanks. Jeff

You're right, the file was too big. I will give photobucket a try. It'll have to be this afternoon, I don't have access to my pics from this computer. Thanks for your help! Cheers. Jeff

Hi folks, I've spent an hour trying to upload photos of the detail build and for whatever reason, it won't let me do it....As you can see, I'm not very computer savvy. Anyway, if you are interested, I can and already have, sent photos of it through email to others. So if you are interested, shoot me an email me and I can forward you some pics....sorry for the inconvenience. If anyone knows how to upload the photos that I send to your email....maybe you can post them that way...who knows. My email address again is: jhunt1509@comcast.net Regards, Jeff

Greeting fellow Modelers: After a year in the making, I finally finished building and superdetailing the Italeri Freightliner FLC kit #3859. I am planning on posting pictures this evening (with the help of my wife...as I am not that computer savy.) Some of the modifications and details made were: wiring to the engine, wired headlights, front bumper lights, tail lights etc..., added fuel lines, brake lines and other various lines/wiring per reference photos obtained. The drivers side door was cut out and posed in the open position to reveal detail to the cab: Detailed the interior of the cab by adding ignition wiring/etc. behind dash(but visible under steering column, added key to ignition, modified instrument gauges with "chrome benzels", louvered dash vents, built FM radio, CB radio, red and yellow brake release knobs (sorry, don't know the proper names...not a trucker, just a model builder), scratch built arm rests, added seat belt mechanisms on seats, clutch pedal modified, "lowered the drivers side and passenger side windows using clear thin plastic to scale, added door knobs, locks, scratch built sun visors, made the "padded" leather/vinyl interior with buttons to cab roof, cab sides and sleeper compartment, added blanket to sleeper, privacy roll-up between cab/sleeper, drilled out holes on steps all around, modified air cleaners with photo etch mesh with filters inside, made the red/blue/green brake lines with proper attachment mechanisms, added valve stems to all wheels, added wiper blades to wipers, modified exhaust stacks with aluminum....among other details I may be forgetting. The truck was painted and weathered to make it as realistic as possible and added a gravel/solid wood base for effect. I must say, having never built a truck model before, only superdetailing aircraft for the past 30 years, the build was fun. I didn't expect it to take a year though. Unfortunately, I do not have much room in my curio for it. If anyone is interested in adding it to their collection, let me know. I'd love to see it end up with someone who appreciates the little details! Jeff My email is: jhunt1509@comcast.net Thanks for reading.....hope to get the photos posted this evening (10/4/11)!

Greetings fellow modelers, I am 6 months into my superdetail build of the new Freightliner FLC kit, which I will post pics of soon. I am wiring the headlights as well as the lights on the front bumper and need some assistance. As far as the head light wiring, would the wires go through the fender or under? Thanks. Jeff

I'm building the new Freightliner FLC and want to add fuel lines from the tanks to the engine. Need help with where they'd be connected to the tanks and to the engine.....trying to superdetail the truck, but am not very familiar with the inner workings of semi's. Any pics etc...would be helpful. Thanks. Jeff

Thanks again Matt for the info and pics, they are useful. I'll re-examine my work and see what I can do to make it right. I'll make another pin for the inner shock to attach to on the frame and position the axle accordingly. As far as the tabs on the axle, I may have to remove one of them, square and position appropriately using just one as a guide. Jeff

Thanks Matt for the help on the shock placement locations.....I'm not actually a moron(ha, ha). Interestingly though, my kit does not have that inner pin on the frame (driver side)......who knows, maybe I accidently cut it off when cleaning up the frame.....its certainly not there and that's what threw me off. The passager side one is there though. I'll have to make a pin with some sprue.....weird! I'll see if I can explain this correctly: As far as the axle mounting to the two front springs, that still stumps me...the tabs look like they "should" be able to go either outside or inside of the springs, but because they are positioned directly under the springs, they don't position without moving the axle either to the left or right which does not allow the axle to be centered between the frame rails. (Hope that makes sense) It doesn't appear that the tabs should just sit under the springs, as this would lower the front axle. Let me know what you think. Thanks a bunch! Jeff

Hello fellow truckbuilders: I'm new to truck building and building my first truck kit, the new Italeri Freightliner FLC. For those who are familiar with the kit, I'm somewhat confused with the front shock and front axle assembly where/how it attaches to the frame. First of all, the tabs located on the top of the axle, when positioning under the frame, won't allow the axle to sit centered under the frame.....(considering removing the tabs to center the axle under the frame??) Secondly, I can see where, according to the instructions, the one front shock attaches to the frame on the outside of the frame.....but for the other one, the instructions indicate that the shock goes on the inside of the frame, not outside like the other one....and furthermore, there is no locating pin for the shock to attach to there and yet both shocks are then glued to the axle. I'm confused about this one......any help to get this right would be greatly appreciated or pictures of it for those who have build this kit. I hope I've explained it correctly....for those who have the instructions, you see what I'm referring to. Thanks, Jeff