raisin27 Posted February 1, 2022 Posted February 1, 2022 Got started on the White Freightliner. So far so good. I haven't run into any of the horror stories I have seen about this kit. Yes the directions are a little vague in some areas, but nothing that I haven't been able to figure out yet. But then again I haven't got started on that 3 piece cab! I did narrow the front track width about .100" by redoing the brake drums.
tbill Posted February 1, 2022 Posted February 1, 2022 Looking good! They are so cute when they are babies, lol
trick my mixer Posted February 1, 2022 Posted February 1, 2022 the weathering looks great. Nice job so far.
raisin27 Posted February 7, 2022 Author Posted February 7, 2022 Some progress on the White Cabover. Frame is nearly done. Working on the muffler now, I will be converting it to single exhaust. Trying to decide what I want to do with the rear fenders, red?, aluminum silver? or leave them off entirely. Still no major issues with the kit, but that may change as I have started on the 3 piece cab! 1
OldTrucker Posted February 7, 2022 Posted February 7, 2022 Looks great so far! Looking forward to seeing this build!
RiskyBiscuit Posted February 8, 2022 Posted February 8, 2022 Super clean work! In 1975 at the age of 11, I bought this kit as my first attempt at a big rig. Cost was $4.99 plus two cans of Testors spray paint (light blue, flat black) for $.50 each. I gotta tell you, this one almost killed my enthusiasm for model building, lol. This year, at 58, I'm going to attempt this one again as a "revenge build" in honor of my 11 year old self. I've already done the same with the Revell Baja Beast and the Revell 57 Chevy Nomad, cursing the entire time.
Bills72sj Posted February 9, 2022 Posted February 9, 2022 Nice job so far. I like seeing a number of builders tackling this kit. I too did not find it that difficult to build the two I did.
Mopar - D Posted February 9, 2022 Posted February 9, 2022 Nice progress Mike. Are you going to make this a CF fleet truck?
raisin27 Posted February 9, 2022 Author Posted February 9, 2022 13 minutes ago, Mopar - D said: Nice progress Mike. Are you going to make this a CF fleet truck? Thank you, I was planning on doing something similar to this but so far have not found any decals.
tbill Posted February 9, 2022 Posted February 9, 2022 2 hours ago, raisin27 said: Thank you, I was planning on doing something similar to this but so far have not found any decals. Model truckin has the decals
wayne00 Posted February 10, 2022 Posted February 10, 2022 (edited) The double header trailers I have came with the CF decals! Rog? Edited February 10, 2022 by wayne00
Oldmopars Posted February 10, 2022 Posted February 10, 2022 I built this one recently,twice, there are a few challenges, but overall it is a typical AMT kit. Not bad for the era, well below standards for a modern kit. You are doing a great job so far. I like the weathering and colors so far. Have fun with it and don’t allow its issues to get you down. It’s just plastic.
raisin27 Posted February 14, 2022 Author Posted February 14, 2022 Its starting to look like a truck now. Finished up the chassis and got started on the dreaded 3 piece cab. Decided the best way was to sand off all the rivets to fill in the seam. I will be replacing them with the Archer rivet decals that some on here have told me about. I did convert it to a single exhaust as this is supposed to be a no frills work truck. Scratchbuilt the muffler with some aluminum tubing and mesh material that I found laying around and heated up and bent the inlet pipe to fit. I really must say that this kit has been nowhere near the nightmare build that I was led to believe it would be. I want to thank everyone for the comments, help, and suggestions. 1
tbill Posted February 15, 2022 Posted February 15, 2022 Great job on that cab, my CF build stalled for a couple of years cause I wasn’t happy with the cab……
Dutzie Posted February 17, 2022 Posted February 17, 2022 Looks great. Really like how it’s coming along.
Mopar - D Posted February 18, 2022 Posted February 18, 2022 Excellent build so far Mike looking forward to seeing more progress.
raisin27 Posted February 22, 2022 Author Posted February 22, 2022 Paint and decaled the Freightliner today. Went with Tamiya Park Green paint. I used a darker primer than I normally do which made the green darker. I think its pretty close. The paint is a little glossier than I would like so I think I am going to do some semi gloss clear over everything.
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