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Well if your Titan is any indication, this one is going ot look good! I haven't seen a black Road Boss replica yet...

Thanks for straightening this out Leo. They're difficult to tell apart...

James, this must be the AMT T600, isn't it? My guess for the engine is that it's the NTC 350 that was in the original W900. But I could be wrong. Anyway, I'll be watching this one closely, I just bought the Kanepa version to convert into a W900L. I like the color you chose, it's gonna be classy.

I like those fenders! You starting a fleet?

I don't care if you posted this three times, It gives me a good view of how to wire and plumb my frames! Good details Jarda. Keep on going!

That answers it ! Haha, thanks Kevin. Yes, I guess KW and Pete would configure just about anything thrown at them Tim, thanks for the input! This monster must have been fun to steer...

Good kit! My question: was there ever a 1:1 scale tri-axle K100?

Ahhh man! This is beautiful work, love that suspension detail, this is going to be sooooo easy to cut up and spread or add another axle(or 2)!

Looks great! Dave, you really take the pulse of this hobby, this is even better than I expected, chromed front end and doors, 1 piece panels. It's perfect. Thanks a bunch!

Hey Mr. Mack, first, great real name for this forum! Second, interesting avatar you have there, looks like a cross between a 34 Ford,a Peterbilt and a crew cab pickup truck!

I like that Cummins ISX... I don't remember if you wrote any details about it, is it an Auslowe? I just got mine for a new project and it's lookin' good in pieces, so now, looking at it all done up, it looks great! A red engine looks pretty good under that hood, lotsa chrome, nice build!

these GG1's used to look great in Pennsylvania livery. A classic definitely.

Those are way cool paint schemes! I would see an O/O driving one of these, more than the Lonestar anyway.

The Freightliner site is not quite clear... What does Legacy mean in this case? Older models I know, but are they out of production or they still make them? I see the Columbia, the Century the older model Coronado and others but I don't understand what's going on in this case.

Great weathering! This thing is going to look great once all done up.

Hey, when i see a Freightliner Argosy going by, I notice it! So if I'd see one of those K200's on the road today, I'd flip. These Australian types all almost more American (vehicle wise) than actual made in the USA people! They have actual modern muscle cars with V8's, they have their own race series called Supercar V8, they still have El Caminos (utes they call them...) and their trucks are bigger than the ones in North America (trains...) And now this: they still have that old cabover Kenworth, they updated it and called it a K200. The headlights are a little large (needed for desert roads I gess) for my taste though but the remainder is spot on. Australia must be one great place to live in!

Well it sure brings up a lot of passion out of an expressive hobby! Chuck Most said it best "If I lke the design, I like the design..." He should make it his signature! He's right, but as passionate as the trucking (and model) community is, everybody will have a strong opinion about the style of rig they prefer and that is what makes it so colorful! I saw a nice slightly customized black and chrome, small sleeper Pete 379 when I was going back home this afternoon. Man, that trucker must be so proud of driving that thing! It stood out because it was pulling a gravel trailer and the whole rig was soooo clean! Against all that winter-coming-to-an-end-dirty-cars-on-dirty-roads, it really shone! Big and long square nose, Texas bumper hanging low, gleeming 4 strap fuel tanks, sky high polished stacks, polished buds... IT was a sight to behold, as stunning as any Corvette or hot-rod coming down the road.

Since you're asking, you don't have experience doing this, obviously. So if you plan to do basic paint as shown on the box art, do not make any modifications, put on the parts that are in the box, clean up the obvious parting lines in the plastic castings, take the time to paint it nicely and let the paint dry during the week and working on it only during week-ends, I'd say it's going to be done in about 4 week-ends, maybe a little less depending on how much details you are going to paint to make them stand-out.

This really is a one of one! Keep up the good work, we'll be watching!

The paint scheme on the copper/grey truck should really be made optional by Navistar, it fits this truck to a T. Just like the Seminole stripes used to be on a W900. I'm excited to see how that test shot trailer is going to sit behind the Lonestar...

Whew! Good thing the description is written in this picture... Yes, it would look good behing both the Lone or the Pro stars!

Anthony, as far as my opinion goes, this is the late model Coronado (SD, is it?) which was the crown jewel of Freightliner, wasn't it? This is a modern interpretation or an evolution of a traditional conventional, therefore more aerodynamic (probably more efficient too...) than the previous models of the Coronado and the "Classic XL" but not as all out "aero" like the Cascadia or the Century and geared more toward the "traditional" truck buyer. But that's my opinion. And, by the way I think this truck looks a whole lot better than the models it replaces... maybe except the Classic XL. I didn't mention this model before, did I?

The T700 is not perfect... The T2000 was even worse. To add to the T600, the T660 is not bad either. The first Freightliner aero was the FLD and I thought it was pretty good looking at the time, still does. I'm not too fond of the newer aero Freightliners, be it a Columbia, a Century or the Cascadia. I still think the Prostar looks pretty darn good.

Pride and chrome go well together, don't they?

So it seems like we have a lot to say about the traditional look and the aero look of modern trucks, let's bring it over here! There has been talk about conventionals like the W900L, the 379, 389 and Freighliner Classic being easier to modify and accessorize than others like the Prostar, Peterbilt 387 or 587, or a Kenworth T2000. There has been talk about aerodynamic fuel efficiency versus the prouder look of a long square nose 379. And other stuff! Want to talk about it? Bring it here. Personally I like the classics, cabovers, new classic conventionals and some aero-trucks. The question that started it all was "Why is it that most truck drivers, afficionados, lovers, whatevers... Don't really like the new Aero-trucks such as the Prostar. No opinion is wrong, I wanted to clarify the reason why these trucks are less-liked. I highly dislike the T2000's front end though...