pcm1977 Posted January 25, 2016 Posted January 25, 2016 My first semi. I followed the directions and made almost no changes. This one took me a little over a year on and off to finish.
Old Buckaroo Posted January 26, 2016 Posted January 26, 2016 Wow - I believe this is the first time I ever saw one of these built out of the box. You did a real fine job on it and welcome to the world of truck modeling.
redneckrigger Posted January 26, 2016 Posted January 26, 2016 Very nice build!!!!! Time to start another one!!
pcm1977 Posted January 26, 2016 Author Posted January 26, 2016 My eventual plan is to get a 53' trailer and paint it the same blue and put the lighting on it in a similar way as the truck. Thank you all for the positive feedback.
Old Buckaroo Posted January 26, 2016 Posted January 26, 2016 My eventual plan is to get a 53' trailer and paint it the same blue and put the lighting on it in a similar way as the truck. Sounds like a good plan, I have several sets of the lightning decals if you need them.
OlSchoolRedo Posted January 26, 2016 Posted January 26, 2016 This build came out great, tee up another kit and get started!
pcm1977 Posted January 28, 2016 Author Posted January 28, 2016 Thank you all for the positive feed back.
FLD120 Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 The more you build the snap kits the more you find different ways to change things. Nice looking truck you have. Enjoy your next one!
pcm1977 Posted January 28, 2016 Author Posted January 28, 2016 The more you build the snap kits the more you find different ways to change things. Nice looking truck you have. Enjoy your next one! This was not the snap kit...100% glue.
Jim B Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 You might have glued is together, but that's a snap kit. Have built a couple myself over the years.
gatorincebu Posted January 29, 2016 Posted January 29, 2016 Peter, This one looks pretty good. And yes it is a snap kit. And I use glue ( solvent on mine as well. I've even taken to removing the snap tabs and filling in the holes.Especially on the Battery boxes. Be Well Gator
angelo7 Posted January 29, 2016 Posted January 29, 2016 (edited) I like the box stock looks. I've done at least six of these kits between the Petes and KWs. The problem is that the newer boxes say it requires glue but they don't really need glue. Older boxes of these kit say they are Snap Tite. Why now they "need" glue? beats me. Maybe to attract veteran builders. Edited February 1, 2016 by angelo7
pcm1977 Posted February 1, 2016 Author Posted February 1, 2016 Finally finished the AMT Lowboy and stuck it on the back of the Kenwoth. When was the last time you took pictures outside in January without snow while wearing a t-shirt ? I used pieces of balsa wood rather then the plastic decking it came with.
pcm1977 Posted November 29, 2016 Author Posted November 29, 2016 Please help me out, if any one can. Earlier on (January 25, 2015) I mentioned that I was going to get a trailer and paint it up to match the truck and use some lighting decals also. I acquired the lighting bolts and was going to order the Moebius 53' smoothside trailer soon. My idea is to paint the trailer the same color blue as I did the truck, however that is where my problem lies. You see I forgot what color blue it was. I know it was a Testors Model Master spray paint and it was metallic. The issue I am having is that I don't remember the exact color of blue. I also painted it over a black primer and put a semi-gloss clear coat on top of it if that helps. Any help that anyone could give me would be greatly appreciated, thank you.
Tesla Posted November 29, 2016 Posted November 29, 2016 Please help me out, if any one can. Earlier on (January 25, 2015) I mentioned that I was going to get a trailer and paint it up to match the truck and use some lighting decals also. I acquired the lighting bolts and was going to order the Moebius 53' smoothside trailer soon. My idea is to paint the trailer the same color blue as I did the truck, however that is where my problem lies. You see I forgot what color blue it was. I know it was a Testors Model Master spray paint and it was metallic. The issue I am having is that I don't remember the exact color of blue. I also painted it over a black primer and put a semi-gloss clear coat on top of it if that helps. Any help that anyone could give me would be greatly appreciated, thank you. Here's a link to Testors Model Master paints: http://www.testors.com/product-catalog/testors-brands/model-master/
kilrathy10 Posted November 30, 2016 Posted November 30, 2016 (edited) That trailer looks pretty good behind that KW......Great job on substituting the balsa for the kit plastic representation.....Looks very good.....Sorry, Bud....No idea on that blue you're looking for.....I'd go for some Duplicolor, though....It's awesome paint, and a bit of a bargain when compared to regular model paints..... Edited November 30, 2016 by kilrathy10
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