Revell "Bill Signs" Peterbilt 359 kinda.

[Gary Chastain]

Thank you for posting, gotta study what you did here. 

[ShakyCraftsman]

19 minutes ago, Biggu said:

That's KILLER , Buddy ! Good job !!

Thanks Jeff.

[Bren]

Looks like you have things well in hand with your scratch building Ron. Just FYI - this is something that 3D printing can help with as well. This is a file off Cults by a guy called Dud99- he does a lot of truck stuff. I took a screenshot for you from my slicer program. Here's his description: "Here's a request from someone on the site who wanted the extended hood available as an option from Peterbilt. The standard hood measures 119¨ and the extended hood is 127¨. You have 2 files for the conversion: the extension for the frame and the hood. On the pictures you don't have the version with rivets. If you're interested, I've put together a kit for the front extension that includes hood, frame extension, modified front fenders and the 2 round headlight grille. It's a bit cheaper."  Photo from his print:

 

Source: https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/various/1-25-peterbilt-359-big-rig-extended

[ShakyCraftsman]

6 minutes ago, Bren said:

Looks like you have things well in hand with your scratch building Ron. Just FYI - this is something that 3D printing can help with as well. This is a file off Cults by a guy called Dud99- he does a lot of truck stuff. I took a screenshot for you from my slicer program. Here's his description: "Here's a request from someone on the site who wanted the extended hood available as an option from Peterbilt. The standard hood measures 119¨ and the extended hood is 127¨. You have 2 files for the conversion: the extension for the frame and the hood. On the pictures you don't have the version with rivets. If you're interested, I've put together a kit for the front extension that includes hood, frame extension, modified front fenders and the 2 round headlight grille. It's a bit cheaper."  Photo from his print:

 

Source: https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/various/1-25-peterbilt-359-big-rig-extended

Is that for an AMT Peterbilt hood? There is differences between AMT & Revell hoods.

Ron G 

[Bren]

Likely Revell - but that's the cool thing about slicers - you can rescale any of the X, Y or Z dimensions - or edit the file in a 3D Editor to conform to what you want. As I said - looks like you've got it well in hand scratch building - but searching a site like Cults can sometimes uncover a usable print file....

[ShakyCraftsman]

27 minutes ago, Bren said:

Likely Revell - but that's the cool thing about slicers - you can rescale any of the X, Y or Z dimensions - or edit the file in a 3D Editor to conform to what you want. As I said - looks like you've got it well in hand scratch building - but searching a site like Cults can sometimes uncover a usable print file....

Yeah, but it only works if you have a 3D printer. I had one, actually it was my sons, but it crapt out and the company that made it wouldn't fix it. They wanted him to buy the new o e which was $10,000 bucks!

Ron G 

[Bren]

Wow! That must have been some printer Ron! I use a Elegoo Saturn 3 Ultra - about 500 bucks all up. There are also services who will print stuff for you - bit pricey tho. 

[ShakyCraftsman]

Just now, Bren said:

Wow! That must have been some printer Ron! I use a Elegoo Saturn 3 Ultra - about 500 bucks all up. There are also services who will print stuff for you - bit pricey tho. 

Not Shapeways, they went defunct.

Ron G 

[gotnitro?]

Excellent work ! I really struggle figuring out scale rulers, probably wayyy overthinking it. 

 

[ShakyCraftsman]

1 minute ago, gotnitro? said:

Excellent work ! I really struggle figuring out scale rulers, probably wayyy overthinking it. 

 

It really helps if your an engineer...lol

[gotnitro?]

Just now, ShakyCraftsman said:

It really helps if your an engineer...lol

Haha, probably right. I run cnc machines for engine timing systems, so metric is faster for me. I just flip inch to mm and hack away lol

[RoninUtah]

On 12/23/2024 at 1:42 PM, Rockford said:

I suppose if you have twin air cleaners you could plumb one into each supercharger.

I used one of these engines in my White Freightliner Powerliner, and that’s what I did. Twin air cleaners with twin stacks. Yours won’t have air cleaner stacks, of course but you can route the air cleaner plumbing separately to each side of the hood. Nice surgery on the hood- this will be a massive truck! I’ll be watching with great interest, because I’ll be doing something similar with a KW W900 heavy haul tractor sometime early next year.

 

 

[ShakyCraftsman]

Just now, RoninUtah said:

I used one of these engines in my White Freightliner Powerliner, and that’s what I did. Twin air cleaners with twin stacks. Yours won’t have air cleaner stacks, of course but you can route the air cleaner plumbing separately to each side of the hood. Nice surgery on the hood- this will be a massive truck! I’ll be watching with great interest, because I’ll be doing something similar with a KW W900 heavy haul tractor sometime early next year.

 

 

Thanks Ron 

 I have three other tri-axle heavy haul tractors in the works.

Ron G 

[RoninUtah]

I guess two rons make a right!

[ShakyCraftsman]

1 hour ago, RoninUtah said:

I guess two rons make a right!

😁👍👍👍👍👍👍

Ron G 

[Bren]

2 hours ago, ShakyCraftsman said:

Not Shapeways, they went defunct.

Ron G 

Yes - they went bankrupt. Interestingly I just read a post by their new CEO promising they are back... so we'll have to wait and see I guess. 

[Rockford]

Your bravey has been rewarded. Looking good.  

[Scott Eriksen]

 

[ShakyCraftsman]

1 minute ago, Scott Eriksen said:

 

Yupp, I've seen that one.

Ron G 

[ShakyCraftsman]

Hey guys

  Well I received some new stuff for this build. Swan hood ornament, 125 gal fuel tanks from BTM, front fender rubber extensions from Auslowe, CTM photo etch for Revell Peterbilts. Here are some pictures of the parts.

These swan hood ornaments are from BTM.

These Peterbilt fuel tanks are from BTM.

This Photo etch is from CTM.

These are from Auslowe.

Swan hood ornament sitting in place on the grill.

Side view of the Swan on the grill. Well that's it for now be back with more when I can.

Ron G 

Edited December 26, 2024 by ShakyCraftsman

[Biggu]

Some really sweet a/m there Pal.  That CTM stuff is gorgeous. 

[Gary Chastain]

Really raising the bar on this build, those goodies will make this truck a looker. 

[RoninUtah]

Nice stuff! Looking forward to see how you use it!

[BK9300]

Great add-ons for your build, Ron - will look great!

[Jürgen M.]

That's gonna be an awesome build! Great job!