Jim B

Here are a few more WIP shots of my Macchi C200AS. Managed to finish up decaling the aircraft & got the props mounted to the spinners. Now it's just some detail painting & adding the bomb racks & canopies. 85° Sqadriglia 18° Gruppo Autonomo, Lybia 1942 364° Sqadriglia 150° Gruppo Autonomo, North Africa 1942

Looking great!

Yes, & no. Both Peterbilt & Kenworth had white engines, but Peterbilt stopped painting them white in the mid-1980s & Kenworth stopped in the late-1970s.

I wouldn't call it "mission impossible", but it's definitely not a weekend build!

You'd like to build an accurate truck from the TV series? Well, here we go! You'll need the frame & short hood from the AMT kit, the cab/sleeper & front bumper from the Revell of Germany W900 kit, a tandem torsion bar suspension from the AMT kit (if your lucky) or a resin kit from P&P Resin Works or Melbourne Model Truck Accessories, and a Cummins VT903 with a 10-speed gear-box. Now, the truck in the show was "supposed" to have the VT903, but some of the trucks used in filming had a Cummins NTC350 with a Fuller RT12515 15-speed transmission. Tires were 10.00x22.

Fantastic job there, Batman. I love all the interior stuff. Makes it look like the truck is "in use". The CB is quite convincing.

Well, that depends. The AMT "Movin' On" Kenworth is just the standard AMT kit with some Movin' On-ish decals. Depending on which truck you want to make, you have some work ahead of you. The AMT kit is a 1968-72, where the trucks in the TV show were a 1973 for the pilot & a 1974 VIT for the series. So, if you want an accurate "Movin' On" truck, then the kit has issues, but if you just want a nice looking W923 (spring suspension - W923, tandem torsion bar suspension - W925), then you have the right kit. I built that kit last in 1984, and if I remember correctly it was a typical AMT kit - very little fits well without some work. As far as rare, well, all the AMT Kenworth W900 trucks are rare as the cab/hood molds were supposedly modified/destroyed to make the Kenworth T600 kit back in the 1990s.

Those engines look great! You did a really nice job converting it to a 3406B.

A plated Mercury sleeper? Now that's cool!

Very nice! Glad it didn't go for a swim!

Thanks for the review, Tim. Now I really want to pick up this kit.

That's pretty cool. Sort of like the DAF XT. I like it.

Those wing uprights look like they're machined aluminum. Very realistic.

Some really nice looking trucks there. Thanks for posting the pics.

Glad to help. The Texas plate came from the Revell of Germany W900 kit. Seemed appropriate for a truck called "LoneStar".

Fantastic job.

That looks really nice. I hope the auction goes well.

Here is a shot of the rear of my LoneStar: Hope that helps.

Nice build.

That looks great. You did a really nice job on that ProStar.

Looks really good in blue. I like it.

Looking really nice! Any logos planned for the doors?

These Ford kits build up nicely. Like Terry, I've not built this particular kit, but I have built the LN8000 Short Hauler. Here's a link to an article about detailing the 3208 (or V200 as Ford called them): http://public.fotki.com/modeltrucks25thscale/model_magazine_articles/car_modeller/cm09_sept_1991_cate/ Of course, if you're going to put all that time & effort into the engine, you'll need to hinge the hood! Here's mine that I painted Ford Blue (period correct):

Your best starting point for a Cummins ISX is probably the Auslowe Cummins Signature 600: http://www.auslowe.com.au/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=281&category_id=16&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=27

Great job! I like the color. It's really coming together nicely.