OlSchoolRedo Posted December 14, 2015 Posted December 14, 2015 Hello again fellow modelers, this truck is one of the oldest in my collection. It was originally purchased in 1979,and of course being a young and budding model builder at the time I built the kit straight out of the box. Well most of the pieces wound up on the truck, and a few didn't make the cut. I used very little paint on the build, mostly on the original engine and a little on the interior parts. It turned out ruff, but it wasn't a complete glue bomb. As I got better building models this truck was slowly turning into somewhat of an eye sore, so I eventually relegated it to a box in the top of my closet and it was forgotten. Fast forward to about 1990 I was going through my old room and happened upon that box. I took the box home which still contained the old truck along with other built models and pieces. I decided to try and salvage it, I disassembled the truck and this time having better skill, painted a few more parts. The old kit turned better and I displayed it proudly. But once again as my skills grew, well you know the story. So once again around 2005 I decided to restore it again. I tore the truck back apart, stripped the paint off, sent the original chrome parts out to be re-plated, removed the original Detroit 8V-71 and replaced it with a Cummins. I wanted to keep some of the trucks personality so I kept the old original "too skinny" tires. I raided my parts box for some of the other missing pieces. The trailer was added a few years ago. Anyway, I hope you like it.
10thumbs Posted December 14, 2015 Posted December 14, 2015 Hi James, what a good looking rig from a long time ago!Man, that looks good even today, very good work there. I see you sanded the shiny tires too, they still look good. Respect.Which kit is this one?Michael
1959scudetto Posted December 14, 2015 Posted December 14, 2015 Hi James, what a good looking rig from a long time ago!Man, that looks good even today, very good work there. I see you sanded the shiny tires too, they still look good. Respect.Which kit is this one?MichaelGreat, rig, James! It cries "70's" overall - it just looks period perfect!I love those 60's and 70's US trucks that showed up in several trucker movies almost 40 years ago. I have the same one waiting for a restauration.The foil on the underside of the cab used for some heat insulation is a nice idea!
towman1271 Posted December 14, 2015 Posted December 14, 2015 shes a real beauty.. The color choice is amazing.. Love it
Petetrucker07 Posted December 14, 2015 Posted December 14, 2015 Very classic look. Great job on the resto. I dig it a lot.
gatorincebu Posted December 14, 2015 Posted December 14, 2015 Really a nice save , of a classic truck from back in the day. I love it . I have one of these awaiting its first rebuild. It was built in the early 70's. I hope I can make it lookhalfway as good as your does. Be Well Gator
gino Posted December 14, 2015 Posted December 14, 2015 beautiful restoration ! great paintwork, looks awesome !
Tesla Posted December 15, 2015 Posted December 15, 2015 You really nailed it! Excellent build and the colors look great.
Old Buckaroo Posted December 15, 2015 Posted December 15, 2015 Wow, this truck looks to be right out of Owner Operator magazine. The paint work is stunning , and I really like your idea of the under cab insulation. (I borrowed your idea on an IH coe I rebuilt)This model should be on a poster or calendar picture !
OlSchoolRedo Posted December 15, 2015 Author Posted December 15, 2015 Hi James, what a good looking rig from a long time ago!Man, that looks good even today, very good work there. I see you sanded the shiny tires too, they still look good. Respect.Which kit is this one?MichaelThanks for your interest and kind words. This is the original issue AMT T-502 kit.
Old Albion Posted December 16, 2015 Posted December 16, 2015 What a superb looking truck. I really like it.
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted December 16, 2015 Posted December 16, 2015 Very nice old school build!! The kind that I like!!!
Brinx Posted December 16, 2015 Posted December 16, 2015 Great looking Pete James! Colors look wonderful together and love the trailer.
kilrathy10 Posted December 17, 2015 Posted December 17, 2015 Excellent rebuild of a rebuild.....I really dig that paint job......Love that scheme......Everybody knows I have a fondness of orange, these days, and I'm really digging its use on your model.....Beautiful.....
lapazleo Posted December 17, 2015 Posted December 17, 2015 Tires remind me of the old 10.00x 22.5s they used to make . Super job
GearUpJammer Posted December 17, 2015 Posted December 17, 2015 Great looking Pete,just can't get enough of these 70's trucks.Your build is a great representation of that era!
OlSchoolRedo Posted December 18, 2015 Author Posted December 18, 2015 Thanks a lot guys on the kind words. As I've said before, this site helps inspire me to build a little more, and luckily I have quite of few left to show while I work on a few projects that have been growing dusty on my work bench. This site has also been a great place to look at what others are working on, and give me idea's on future projects. Again, thanks everyone.
Truck parts Posted December 25, 2015 Posted December 25, 2015 Great looking build , Love the colors you paint it.
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