Jim B

In the 1970s it would have been Ford Blue, by the 1980s Caterpillar Yellow.

Doesn't surprise me. The Ford V200 & V225 were built by Caterpillar for Ford. They were essentially blue Caterpillar 3208. If you want to be really correct, the 3208 was not offered by Ford from the factory in the LNT8000. The 3208 was only offered in the LN8000. The LNT8000 had the 3208T.

This might help some: http://public.fotki.com/modeltrucks25thscale/model_magazine_articles/car_modeller/cm09_sept_1991_cate/ Here is a pic from a 1973 Ford L-Series brochure: http://public.fotki.com/modeltrucks25thscale/truck_brochures/ford/ford_l-line_1973/l-line-73-08.html That's a 3208 under the hood of a LN8000. What would be nice is if you could do the red & yellow labels for the valve covers (this is from a 1973 C-Series brochure): http://public.fotki.com/modeltrucks25thscale/truck_brochures/ford/ford_c-series_1972/page_07a.html

Actually, it's a Caterpillar 1160 or Ford V200.

AITM has older Autocar hoods that might work out for you. Particularly the 1969 Autocar hood. I'm not sure if the 1950 Autocar hood would work out. http://www.aitruckmodels.com/pages/as3autocarhoodconv1969.html

I used Testors Model Masters Light Gray. I had a friend of mine spray it with his airbrush, & I told him to "clear coat it". Guess i wasn't specific enough. I should have applyed another coat of clear gloss before I added the decals. Oh well, live & learn!

Looks promising!

Sounds interesting. The Revell of Germany Kenworth W900 is a 1972-82 truck. If you need something more modern (like a W900B), Gary Wallace of GW Trucks has a W900B cab kit & a modern dump body. You can contact him at gwtrucks@yahoo.com. The AMT kits are all 1970s vintage trucks.

Looking really nice, Pavel. I like that little frame you have the engine in to work on.

First, your Diamond-REO looks really nice. The licenses plates should be on the front, not the back. Anyway, a dump truck? Well, there are a couple of dump truck kits out there: the AMT Autocar DC9964, International PayStar5000, & Ford LNT8000 come to mind. You might have to scour eBay to find them, though. To make one you could use the Diamond-REO that you just built (well, another kit, not that ONE), the AMT GMC General, AMT Chevrolet Bison, AMT Mack DM600, DM800, & R600. I've also seen Peterbilt 359 & Kenworth W900 dumps (Revell of Germany makes a W900 dump). Depending on what time frame, and what appeals to you just about any kit can be made in to a dump. Although the Kenworth T600 and International ProStar or LoneStar probably won't make very good dump trucks. Here is a good reference site: http://www.hankstruckpictures.com/ Have fun!

I don't know about the 8 sets thing, but I have ordered from Model Truckin' in the past with no problems.

Thanks. The Italeri Volvo VN780 doesn't have an engine per say, but I just needed to know what to paint that engine looking thing that's in between the frame rails.

Ok, so here's another question: what color would a Volvo engine be in a 2002 VN780? I know these also came with the Cummins ISX, which would be red.

Green? I thought those were gray. Weren't the Mack gasoline (Thermodyne) engines green?

From what I've gathered, there were only a few manufacturers that had engines painted other that OEM colors. Kenworth & Peterbilt used white & International used red. Yes, Mack engines were gold, but only the Mack engines & transmissions. Other manufacturer engine installed into Macks were OEM color (Cummins Beige, Caterpillar Yellow, or Detroit Diesel Alpine Green).

Personally, I'd go tan & brown (because that's what I did); but it's really up to you.

Yes, I discovers that, too. I'm not sure if it's the axle is too far forward, or the hood is too far back. The front of the hood doesn't line up with the bumper, either. Gives it a litte bit of an under-bite look.

Should be an interesting project. You might consider making sure you have access to the hull so you can add additional ballast if you need to. It might end up being top-heavy once you add the rigging & sails. Good luck, & looking forward to progress.

Thanks, Pavel. I'll check it out.

So, I scored this Italeri IVECO Stralis the other day from Hobby Link, and I got a great deal. It was only $40! Now that I have the kit, can anyone tell me a little bit about this truck? I'm not that familiar with European trucks. I just got it because it looks cool. What year is it? Does anyone know what type of engine is in the kit truck? Inquiring minds want to know! I was thinking of doing in in the Monjean Transporte livery: Maybe Italeri will come out with an IVECO Strator one of these days. Nah!

Police Car Models ( http://www.policecarmodels.com/ ) has beacon lights as well.

Fantastic job. I have a friend that served on the USS Sataroga. Is that the 1/96 Revell USS Constitution? Looks awesome.

Thanks for the link. That really isn't a bad price.

Thanks for the info in the cab. I never really think about Jimmy Flinstone's stuff because most of what I've seen is hotrod stuff. I'll have to check it out. Ken's Kitchen Table Resins offers the Ford 337: http://public.fotki.com/KenK/kitchen_table_resin_kits/ford-big-job-337-v8-/

That looks awesome. How did you do the cab?