If anyone has built the Revell (USA) Peterbilt 359 Snap Tite

[JerseeJerry55]

On 12/29/2020 at 9:54 AM, The Brush said:

Hi, Some great models on this thread, I built this Monogram snaptite Kenworth some years ago . I extended the sleeper  & used italeri hard plastic tyres, This is now on my rebuild list with a new set of wheels & tyres 

Just noticed this thread is about PB 359 my mistake.

Very nicely done.

[JerseeJerry55]

On 3/4/2020 at 6:47 PM, vincen47 said:

Here’s mine, I built it a year ago. 

The snap Peterbilt kits have a lot of potential, there’s a huge amount of variations on the forum.

Question where did you score the front visor from?

[vincen47]

9 hours ago, JerseeJerry55 said:

Question where did you score the front visor from?

The cab visor is from Double Take Replicas. He’s not casting at this time, but modeltruckbuilder.com has a nice one in the store.
 

The bug deflector was borrowed from an older issue Italeri Peterbilt 378 kit. I’m not sure if the newer issues have it. It’s not a perfect fit, but in the spirit of an older truck with a lot of hand-me-down parts, it is if the owner got it off of a junk 378, and made it work on his 359.

Edited December 31, 2020 by vincen47

[Olskoolrodder]

Awesome builds! Following thread (cause I received both kits for Christmas )

[grodudulle77]

 

5 hours ago, Olskoolrodder said:

Awesome builds! Following thread (cause I received both kits for Christmas )

Thank you guy, i wish you to have fun with the both ! ?

[signguy2108]

Here's 1 of about 10 Petes and 1 of about 8 kw's

[christian-w]

Here is mine - basically it is the snap kit #85-1506. I added the rear chrome plate of another kit and some wiring. This one was used to test the wheathering set by Revell and other stuff / techniques - but only under the hood.

Painted via rattle can. Nothing special.

Edited February 10, 2021 by christian-w

[1959scudetto]

all very nice models - I've built the very first version in about 1983, then under the Monogram name - box stock, with the addition of a headache rack from amt's KW Alaskan Hauler to hide the tabs on the backside of the sleeper.

[kilrathy10]

I love this thread.... So many cool builds from a $20 kit... I can't believe it ever went out of production in the first place; and for so long...

Here's mine!!

Edited February 16, 2021 by kilrathy10

[JerseeJerry55]

On 12/27/2020 at 10:17 AM, doorsovdoon said:

Going on advice from sellers online I was told to start with a snap kit before getting into AMT stuff. After buying a couple of AMT kits recently and seeing the difference it was good advice! This is my first truck build which I did for my dad for Christmas. Awesome kit by Revell, the only thing I didn't like was the tyres. The sidewalls were a bit wrinkly in the box and they don't sit nicely against the rims, I had to use some canopy glue to hold them to the wheels, other than that, it basically go's together like Logo.

I agree on the tires. I actually got the idea to fill the inside of the tries with 3/8" backer rod from another member on the board. I found it an Ace Hardware. It's a foam material which comes in a 20' coil. It's similar in feel to packing peanut type foam. Pictures attached.

[Protouringjoe]

Just finished mine up.  Did it "new old school" style

[nyguy]

Just found this thread. This is my 359 with some minor changes. Does anyone know if resin or 3D tires are available? 

[Dave Van]

I do have pics of my Revell snap PETE......a movie vehicle. Not an exact match but only PETE that was close enough for me. My own decals and a few added parts. 

 

[J.B. Customs]

[Bills72sj]

Other than the holes in the rims being too small, they look like they build up very nicely.

[TruckerAL]

[David G.]

There is a surprising amount of detail in this for a snap kit. It's obviously a great platform for some excellent model building.

David G.

[bill_rules]

[Doug 1061]

This is mine. Built out of box except for headlight buckets and decal sheet from Model truckin.    

 

 

[bandit1]

I built a few, ill find pics tomorrow as Photobucket did its thing a while back and post them then