Jim B

You polish & wax the engine?

Well, it hasn't starting snowing yet, if that's what you mean. But it's right around the corner. Do you mean the one on Quarry Rd. in Chittenango? That one has been closed for several years. Oot want's to reopen it to mine limestone for his housing projects, but the residents & village are fighting him.

Interesting subject. I like it. So you know, Ford didn't introduce the F-Series until 1948, and from 1948 - 1952 it was F-1, F-2, F-3...F-8. This looks like it could be late 1930s.

Very nice of Peterbilt to do that. I olny hope the model survives the trip back to Australia. Are you wearing hearing protection?

That's probably one of the best Generals I've ever seen. Very, very nice.

Those look really nice. Too bad I don't have a 377, 378, or 379 in my stash.

You did a good job with this one. I like it. (I want one!! ) Yes, the Dodge L1000 was an ugly truck; box on wheels. I guess dodge was going for function, not form.

Hey, Randy. Looks really nice. Love the colors. Where have I seen this one before?

That's huge. It'd make a good oilfield truck.

Very nice.

What about Mack from "Cars"? He's supposed to be a 1985 Mack Superliner, and I think the hardest part would be the Rust-eze logos.

Good save. I like it.

While we're on the subject of Ford COEs, how about "The Blue Mule" from "White Line Fever"? That was a 1974 Ford WT9000, and SourKraut offers a conversion cab. Of course, someone else is making a conversion cab, too.

Here are the scanned instruction steps for the AMT Kenworth W925. What you will need is Step #3: And Step #5: Hope these help

For Optimus Prime, you'll need the Italeri 378 kit with the G.W. Trucks 379 hood. That's if you want to do it in 1/24. If you want it in 1/25, Porky is working on a Bill Drennen 1/25 Peterbilt 379 conversion kit. I think that will work on the Revell of Germany frame. Maybe Tim A. can verify this.

"WE ALL LIVE IN A YELLOW C-O-E! A YELLOW C-O-E! A YELLOW C-O-E!" Sorry, couldn't resist (with appologies to The Beatles). I like where you're going with this. Your color choices are quite nice. The white frame is different. Is this the Revell of Germany kit?

I have the W925 kit that Eric's suspension comes from. I'll see if I can scan in the step about the suspension, & attach it here.

That's the one! Now I need to finish the roof wing, the air intake piping, and the fender turn signals.

Excellent work, Dave. I like the trailer, too.

That looks really nice! The outside shots really bring out the shine!

Yes, Kenworth had gold emblems on their trucks in 1973 for their 50th Anniversary. I think one of the "Smokey & the Bandit" trucks did have one. The Revell/Monogram Kenworth W900 is the snap W900 with the Aerodyne sleeper. Here's one I'm working on. I'll finish it one of these days!!! This is the 1991 reissue that's molded on orange. At least I think it was 1991. It has the same Caterpiller 3406 that is in the Revell/Monogram Peterbilt 359 snap kit. As for the sleeper, yes the Revell of Germany 60" sleeper would be correct for the TV show version of the truck. If I remember correctly, the Revell of Germany kit also has the VIT interior which the TV show truck had.

Dave, the Revell of Germany kit is a 1973 - (about) 1982. The Revell/Monogram kit is a 1976 to (about) 1982.

Quite nice. The visor didn't turn out all that bad.

I like that one, too. It just smells to Hight Heavens! I've used Rust-Oleum Satin Black with good results, as well. From what I understand, most trucks are painted with gloss paint all over when the roll out of the factory, but I think (and this is just me) that a semi-gloss or satin on the frame looks better. Sort of breaks up the shine.

I usually use Dupli-Color Semi-Gloss Black, but really any black will do. Just sort of depends on the look you're going for.