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A few cars I'm working on.... With a catch

New member,new to the forum,this is my first post.I have been in a slump recently with a move to a new house,work,life,etc.Needed something to get the creative juices flowing again.I spotted this kit at the local hobby shop and figured why not.Yeah,it's just a snap kit but with a little detailing I think it turned out ok. I build only for myself and all my builds go on the shelf,no contests. Anyhow this is a 1970's Peterbilt 352 COE.It's the Revell 1/32 snaptite kit.Exterior paint is $1.49 rattle can from the bargain store.It's called Ford medium cranberry metallic.Clear coat is Testors one coat.Decals are from the kit and spares box.A small amount of BMF was used also.Interior color is Tamiya light sand.First time I used flocking on the seats.A piece of satin for a blanket in the bunk and tissue paper for pillows. I enjoy looking at other posters builds.They give me inspiration and ideas.Keep up the excellent work everyone.

This is an older build. It has changed a little, but this is what I had at the time, so feel free to comment or make suggestions, because I'm never actually done with a build. Two tone interior, don't know if you can tell, they're close colors, added clutch pedal and gear shift Before and after Painting. Rear view (tail lights have been redone) Front view Very low detailed engine, but like I said: I'm never done with a build And just a little fun Sorry about the bad quality pics! Took these with my Ipod.

This is a white road boss, it is the first plastic scale model I built, I wanted to take it apart and rebuild it, I am not sure I would have learned anything. I had a lot of trouble with the hood, I did get it to work, however decided to take it back off so you could see what is under there, I did rework on the parts I needed to take off, and tried to leave the actual truck as original as I could.

This is an AMT White Road Boss, it is the first plastic scale model I built, as far as I built was to this point before I moved on, and after sitting for a year returned to it, I hope I will have more pictures of the finished model posted soon, they will appear in the diorama section.

Hello, my name is Daniel mattera, I am trying to build a model of a truck I previously had it was a 1992, Ford F250 XLT, with the standard cab. I was looking at just removing the extra extended cab on a monogram 1990 F250 and going from there. I see others have made that truck but I have no idea what to expect, and don't know if anyone has done the same or has advice regarding this kit or if there is another that matches to correct year I need. Also what about a mild lift (the model looks a bit to low, I see others have lifted that I wonder how they did as well as if the kit comes as a 4x4) (obviously im a beginner with this stuff... im only in high school so anything would be a wonderful bit of advice) Thanks!

I think that this is one of the most beautiful trucks ever made. I have never seen a kit offered, and I'm wondering if any of you know if there is a resin offering of the 1955 Studebaker pickup.

saw the 1 to 1 truck in a magazine, had to build one. trailer scratch built with sheet plastic. just a curb side. the real one my rendention of it all

My 56 Ford with trailer and demolition derby car. (1/25 scale)

I don't believe I've posted anything about this build on this forum. I know I did on the Spotlight board. As I'm into light commercial, I really like this old Citroen line of trucks offered by Heller. There are several in the series. There is a Citroen Normandee woody pickup (the other kit I won that week) as well as a Waterman (French fountain pen company) van and a hotel shuttle bus. I did manage to find a bunch of research photos on the Internet, including a few varieties of the bus. I didn't find any of a real Bordens van. I used to see them cheap at shows and managed to collect them all, but that dried up years ago. When I see them going cheap on eBay, I'll bid but usually lose. Imagine my surprise when I won two for around $20 each in the same week. I did want to have one for parts for when I build the others, as well as wanting a set of those wheels and tires for another build. The above Bordens truck was the first to come in the mail, and since it got a USPS hole in the box (yea, straight through one of those tough Priority Mail boxes too), I decided to just build it. These trucks don't have a ton of parts but are nicely detailed. They have a very vague construction, and there are a lot of tiny fragile parts. Think about the assembly of early Revell kits. Heller also has the chassis building up inside the finished fender unit, instead of separate, which was a challenge. See above photo. I know how to build that better the next time. Also they expect you to build up the body from separate panels once they are finished and painted. Not easy at all. I'm struggling with this step right now. Another idea that looks good in theory but doesn't work in real life. These parts are held together by a flexible but very thin bit of plastic. Even while attacking the large ejector pins on the inside of these panels, they will split apart. I wound up gluing them together, using a bit of metal rod on the matching seam on the inside. Like I said above, there were a ton of photos of vehicles on the Internet. These are like the Model T of French cars and seem to be widely popular. The same vehicles were light commercial trucks and both open and closed sedans. I did notice that there is an open touring car as part of the Heller series. Guess I'll be needing to get that one! This engine shot is worth a thousand words. There are a few differences between this and the engine supplied in the kit. The kit engine has the top hose closer to the front of the engine, and the kit engine only has two blades on the fan. I never saw that before. I used it since it's cool. The next post will be my actual build to date. Hope you enjoyed the background on the kit.

1:32 snap-tite ford aeromax,.thanks for looking

my 65 chevy stepside pickup truck, with a low-buck rat rod style to it

a couple of my trucks

SUP GUYS,I AM WORKING ON MY FIRST BUILD!A 65` CHEVY STEPSIDE FROM REVELL.I WANT TO "BAG" IT AND DROP IT.IF U HAVE ANY TIPS JUST LET ME KNOW.IT WOULD BE GLADLY APPRECIATED.IT WILL BE TESTORS METTALIC BLUE FLAKE WITH SHAVED BUMPERS,TAILIGHTS,GAS CAP,ETC..YOU GET THE PICTURE.BUT YEAH THINK THIS WILL BE A FUN BUILD.I WILL MAKE A CUSTOM FRAME AND MUCH MORE.STAY TUNED!I HAVE FINISHED THE MOTOR AND SANDED SOME STUFF.IT`S ABOUT 8% DONE.ANYWAYS,HERE ARE SOME PICTURES OF WHAT I AM WORKING WITH!!!THANKS FOR VIEWING.