Purple Power 359

[Dieselhead]

So this is my first semi truck build, and I kinda went all out. Colors are Tamiya TS40 Metallic Black and Testors One Coat Purplelicious, covered in 3 coats of Testors gloss clear, with detail areas washed in Vallejo black wash. The dash is Model Masters Acryl wood and Tamiya flat earth. The engine/axles are Testors One Coat Lime Ice green. 
This one's almost box stock, except I got a Big Cam Cummins from an AMT kit and swapped that in place of the stock Cat 3406A. Overall I'm pretty happy with it.

[extmcdriver]

Nice job and great color selection.

[JerseyRed]

Very cool build. I did one with almost the same color. I like the black fenders and roof, it breaks up all the purple. You need a little better light for your pics. And a picture of the dash! Doing the dash was the most fun I had building mine and yours probably looks great.

[Dieselhead]

Very cool build. I did one with almost the same color. I like the black fenders and roof, it breaks up all the purple. You need a little better light for your pics. And a picture of the dash! Doing the dash was the most fun I had building mine and yours probably looks great.

yeah, sorry about the really bad pics - i'm using my phones flash since it's way too cold to take it outside plus the mirrors and fender markers are really prone to falling off. I'll be sure to get a pic of the interior.

[tbill]

good looking rig! love the color choices, and ya, would also like to see the dash

[Dieselhead]

Since y'all asked so nicely, here's a pic of the dash. Yes, I am missing the drivers seat. It kept popping out when I was trying to get the interior tub in so I just took it out. It's not a show model anyway, so it's not a big deal to me.

The dash is Model Masters Acrylic wood washed with Vallejo brown wash, and the steering wheel is Model Masters Acrylic aluminum, again washed in Vallejo brown wash to bring out some of the detail.
 

Edited December 6, 2016 by Dieselhead

[gatorincebu]

 

   That is really nice. Any problems with the motor swap?

 

 

Be Well

  Gator

[Dieselhead]

 

   That is really nice. Any problems with the motor swap?

 

 

Be Well

  Gator

Yeah, the stock exhaust pipe coming out of the turbo sits too low, and since the cummins has a fan on it, I had to chop up the stock 3406 radiator to make it fit (since the cummins didn't come with one, it was a junkyard lot), I also had to make a plate with some styrene sheet and tube to hold the motor up into the lugs inside the frame rails. There were some minor things like making custom intake tubes and a custom radiator hose but those weren't too bad. Overall it went better than I expected.

[kilrathy10]

This is a great looking truck.....I like the color choice......Very nice and clean.....

[Chuck Most]

The color combo sort of reminds me of the "goon cars" from the '89 Batman movie. I like it. 

[426-Hemi]

Nice choice on body color!!!! That turned out KILLER!!!!

The engine swap is good too, (I'd LOVE to get my hands on a CAT 3408..... ) You had the 3406 in this one, I need the V-8 Cat, with the saw-tooth'd valve covers....like the 1160!

 

[towman1271]

Nice looking Pete.. Love the colors

[DRIPTROIT 71]

Nice work! That mean green Cummins looks right at home.