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Hi there, Scott,your model on your epson site is looking very nice,interesting color combo. And thanks to all for the big compliments...So while we talking about combos. Yesterday my friend Uwe met with me and he brought his Peterbilt model with him.We made some pictures on an older started and never finished diorama base of mine from both trucks.Mine isn´t completely finished but near by.Here are the pictures And another shot with the builders of the two trucks.It´s me on the left side and Uwe on the right side into my hobbyroom. And two other pictures without the dioramabase Cheers,Chris

Hi there, Uwe, that will be getting a beauty again.nice work on the rivets and the detailing. @Tim and FlatbedKW.I ordered the rivet for Uwe and me on an Us site called scale hardware.Here is the link to their site: http://www.scalehardware.com Cheers,Chris

Hi there, again I made some progress on my Pete.I painted and weathered the interior.First I made some changes to the dash to let it look different to the one from the kit and look more like the original....Okay,it´s not 100% correct but a little bit .I also added some magazines etc. to the cab. The dash will get some light weathering,too. I added the mudflaps and some other details to the frame,It´s not finished but nearly done. I think it will be finished next weekend. Cheers,Chris

Hi, Scott, I´ve thought about building a truck of that company some time ago and it´s still on my "built it sometime-list". You made a nice progress on it but maybe the orange on your model could be a little bit lighter...the original looks more yellow.But I could be wrong. Cheers,Chris

Hi Tim, Let me thanks you for the great work you have done to the site during the last seven years and also a big compliment to all those great models there. Dan,good luck with this site,it´s looking very nice.Keep up the good work.You´ve made a nice layout for it. Cheers,Chris

Uwe, after I have seen this one the first time some years ago I put my kit back into the shelf and I´m sure it will never be built. I have only one word:Awesome. Cheers,Chris

Hi, Uwe,this is an amazing build as all your builds....Great..and I always take a lokk at that thing when I visit you.....I want to see more of your builds here..... Cheers,Chris

Hi there, here is a small update.I made some weathering on the frame and engine.I used oilcolors and pastells for it...It isn´t finished yet.but here are the pictures.More will follow on sunday.

Hi there, again I made some progress on the Pete.I painted some parts like the aircondition and added them to the truck.Also finished wireing the engine,it will be painted tomorrow.Also I´ll start with the weathering,tomorrow. Here are some pics. More progress will come,soon crashalot2,thanks for the pictures.....The engine is wired now. Cheers,Chris

Hi there, Thanks,Tim. I need some help for the engine.It´s taken from the Autocar Dumptruck.It´s without the turbocharged parts.I need some pictures for wireing and detailing... Thanks,Chris

Hi there, first lt me thank you for your compliments. Here´s a small update on this truck.I just got most of the frame and also the Cab painted.I have to retouch some small parts on the brown paint but it´s not so muich work.Tomorrow I´ll finish painting the frame and also the rims and the engine.... More pictures will follow on sunday evening before I start with the weathering of the frame.... Cheers,Chris

Scott, this is coming out great.....very cool build.

Hi Tim, again an fantastic rebuilt .Cool color combination.... Great,

Hi, nice start....looking good so far..

Hi there, thnaks for the kind words and sorry for my late answer,I was very busy the last days.I delivered the last version of my Truckflatbed and the Trailer to a friend of mine.He should make a test building of it to see if all the parts will match together etc....Maybe I have to do some changes to it...if not this thing is ready to roll,lol. FlatbedKW,yes the sheet is cut from an big palstik sheet I got some time ago... I thoght about some other projects like an lowbedtrailer with gooseneck etc... Actually I make some drawings for the Kenworthcab.I use the Revell smaller scale kenworth kit for reference.I want to mill some sidepanels and maybe hoodpanels to built an older kenworth.....I´ll show you pictures of it if it works...lol,and also if not.... Cheers,Chris

Hi there, okay,let me try a short explanation what the machine does and how it works. okay,the milling machine is connected to the computer network at our house....only 4 PC. First I have to make a drawing on the computer for example with corel draw or an CAD program like Auto CAD ( I don´t have it because it´s very expensive) With Corel you could only make some 2D drawings.(Auto-Cad could make 3D) The machine could make 2D and 3D. This is the drawing I made with corel draw. It´s the correct scale on the computer.Than you have to open it with the software control for the machine on PC. You have to fond out the correct point where the machine has to start and than you can go.......after about 15 min the parts are ready and you could start to build the model.... Abd here is what I made with those parts as a first try: I have just started to try out what are the possibilities of that machine,but you could make other trailer parts and I think also windoframes for dioramas and special rims for modelcars and also things for smaller scales,maybe 1:87. You could mill in styrene,wood,aluminium.... I want to build my old Gas Station also in 1/87 scale and I´ll try to cut the windowframes wiht the milling machine....A lot of things....but always have to make the drawings...the the most time intensive part of the whole thing. When I get really frim with that machine I want to build modelkitparts etc for sale....but I´m only in the test period at this time..... So I hope,you could understand my explanation...feel free to ask or if you want me to make some parts as a try please contact me...... Cheers,Chris

Okay, I´ll take some pictures of the milling machine and tell you some details. I found it on ebay Germany and went to the shop of that man....It´s a CNC-Micro drilling machine.Lot´s of things to do with it but first I have to make some drawings on my PC.....It costs me about 2800,- Euro....More information will follow,soon. Cheers,Chris

Hi there, thanks for the kind words.... Last week I got my new computer aided machine and just started to make some tries. I added some parts to the bed of the truck and made the whole parts for the trailer with that machine.First I had to make some drawings on my PC and than let the machine work.... While I´m working on this prototype of trailer and bed I´m changing some of the drawings for better and faster work..... Scott,yes,you are right...there are a lot of trucks I´ve posted during the last years.... JimB I think it´s a Kenworth W-model but I don´t know which number,maybe a 925....but I could be wrong.

Hi there, Scott,you´re right,the diamond plate is out of scale......it was some evergreen plate......I have to take a look at our hobbyshop next time if he has some of the Plastruct thing for sale.Thanks for the info.....I could build the rest of the truck and add the correct plate later on. And thanks to all for the nice compliments...

Hi there, Tim, about four weeks ago we had a heavy rain outside and the water came back trough the toilet,shower etc.....it "flooded" the basement of my house where the hobbyroom is at a hight of about 25 cm....most of the wooden furniture,PC and the Laminat on the floor was damaged.So I have to redo it all that took about 2 weeks....than I got ill and had to keep the bed about one week maybe because I pulled out the water that evening without shoes on...lol.... That´s how one of the rooms looked after the water was gone and has dried out...... And that´s how the room is looking after I made all new......lol,now I made tiles to the floor,no more wooden floorcovering..... another view of the room..... We have rented the rooms for some time but after that I used it for my hobby....about 50 square meters for meeting with friends and building models..... We made some changes to the installation and now it´s save.....I hope so...The insurance only paied 1000 euro for all the damage and work....but I could make all of it by myself......and now it´s time for building models..... I was busy the last week and started some new build......but they are in 1:87 HO scale.... @NorthWest29: I have only one picture from a book called Kenworth Trucks at work.....I got it from amazon,so it´s only made by looking this and some pictures on Hanks Truckpictures.....I build two of those needlenose Kenworth but they´ll getteing better with every model First one built in 2001 Second one built in 2003 and thanks for the nice compliments to everyone.....

Hi Dave, thanks for the compliments. Yes,I thought about backdating the cab but didn´t know what the differences are.I think it´s a little bit lower and the windows are smaller and also the doors don´t have round corners....And the doorhandle sits under the side windows and not where they are on the model....are there other differences?

Hi there, I made some decals for the truck...A very good friend of mine used them on his Pete COE truck.We want to build two trucks in the same colors.His truck is nearly finished....I´ll start to paint mine next week. I want to share some pictures of his truck with you. The builder of this truck is Uwe Schützendorf...... Pictures of my truck will follow soon when the detailing is complete.

Hi there, very nice looking Truck and Trailer.....Cool build,nice paint.... Great,

Hi there, cool reference pictures.My favourite Pete is the blue/white truck

Hi Dave, what a great start.This monster will be looking very nice when it´s done.Can´t wait to seee any updates.... Great work