Jim B

Very nice. I like you attention to detail. Not much clearence on thet bumper, huh?

You sure like those older trucks. It's comming along nicely.

Wow! That's cool looking! Any interior shots?

That looks really nice. I like the colors, too. Nice detailing.

Many people use Tamiya NATO Black.

Looks really nice. Is that blue & orange? I like the combination.

Well, if the book in the sleeper is 8-1/2" x 11" in real life, then on the model it would be .34" x .44" ((8.5"/25 x 11"/25). I added the picture to a Word document, then resized the picture to .34" x .44".

Jason, I made the book in the sleeper & the map on the passenger seat. For the book, I copied the cover of the book that I have, then scaled it down. The map book was taken from Rand-McNalley's Web site then scaled down. Once I did that, I printed them on photo paper & glued them to .020" sheet plastic for some "thickness". Pretty easy, actually.

Thanks, guys. Glad you like it. @Matt: They go together quite well. This is the older 1990s orange reissue, and the only fit problems I've had are the left front wheel didn't want to snap on (I was affraid I would snap the axle if I pushed too hard), and the fenders hit the air cleaners when you raise & lower the hood. @Dave: thanks for the tips, I'll have to give them a try. I tried to bend the aluminum tube with those spring-type benders, but the tube cracked. Then I ended up streatching out the spring trying to remove the broken tube. What a fiasco!

Well, I managed to get some more done on the W900 over the last several weeks. One of my major hold-ups was making new exhaust elbows. I tried bending aluminum tube, plastic tube, nothing seemed to work right; so I broke down & bought some Plastruct elbows. Problem solved. So I managed to get the stacks completed, the air cleaners on, and some chrome details (mirrors, grab handles). I corrected the marker lights that mount on the top of the headlight buckets (that was bothering me). Now I need to finish the air intake piping (I hope SourKrout comes throught for me here), mount the fender mounted turn signals, and mount the wing. That should take about four months!

Interesting. Don't take corners too quickly!

That's soem good info there, guys. I'd been wondering about that myself. Thanks.

That came out really nice. I like the trailer combination.

That's an incredible amount of detail! It looks awesome.

Nice build. I like the blue. Good reuse of the tubes for a load. Looks really nice. Where's the figure from?

Looks pretty good.

Welcome to truck modeling! Looking forward to some progress pics. The Chevrolet Titan/90 and the GMC Astro/95 are essentially the same truck. Here are some reference photos for the approximate year of the truck 1975 Chevrolet Titan/90 & 1977 GMC Astro/95. Snoop around on that site, and you'll probably find some good pics of a 8V71. As far as the frame goes, yes, most people assemble the frame completely; then paint it as a single unit. This article is about detailing a 8V92N, but the 8V71 is similar: 8V92N. Here's one on adding an automatic transmission shift linkage: Shift Linkage. Have fun!

Is that the MaxxForce15? I thought that was a Caterpiller-Navistar engine.

Good save. I like how it turned out.

Nicely done. The grill came out pretty good.

Looks good as a logger. I like it.

I like it. What rear suspension are you using? I thought the C500 had straight frame rails with no "dip" in the front. I could be wrong.

is kit does go together well. I like what you've done so far. You might want to consider putting a black wash on the grill. That'll make it stand out a little more. Food for thought.

Awesome. Post pics!

It would be nice to see manufacturing of this sort of thing stay in the US instead of going to China. There must be some point where the cheap labor in China is canceled out by shipping costs.