Just picked these 2 up today

[Convoy]

Well i have been away from building for a long time. I picked up these two kits today from a local hobby shop that had a bunch of old stuff.

I am looking for ideas on these.

1. Whats a proper tractor to go with the Transport trailer? Wanted to go with a COE type truck if possible. Like on the box.

2. If anyone has built these in the past can you post some pictures please, or a good place where i can get pictures of real trucks like this.

3. I need decals for the Peterbilt & Trailer Kit. They dont have to be the originals, but would be nice. Replicas would be good, i think originals might be hard to come by, if at all.

Thank you, Sorry if these are lame questions. I have been away from building for so long i dont know where to go for this stuff online.

[chuckyr]

Congratulations Convoy! They are both great kits. The bottom kit on your photo is an original issue of the trailer. The model is of a typical 1970s or early 1980s car hauler. You can still see these on the roads. I personally do not build box stock kits. I try to find an actual subject, either from magazines, the internet, photos or from subjects I see in person. To me the challenge is to make it look as real as possible. A nice tractor match could be any AMT or Ertl truck since they are of the same vintage as the trailer, the 1970s. A true challenge would be to plumb the entire trailer. Electrical wire would replicate the lines more accurately and simulate the hoses in scale. It is one of the more complicated kits. Be sure to post photos as you build it. Have fun!

[Convoy]

Thats a great idea for the plumbing. Im in no hurry to build the rig, i want to get it right. I really need to get some pics together of more of these, would be great if i could get some close ups of the plumbing and how it all goes together.

[cossett]

Hi Convoy,

Here is one I built this up some time ago and the trailer went together well

Cheers Cossett

[Brizio]

Nice score and trailer, when I finish the tractor I'll probably look at one of these.

[Kostas Parchas]

Hello Convoy,

These kits are very nice.

I have the prestige Car - Transport too.

You can follow the link below to visit my Fokti albums, in the ''workbench'' folder you will see some pictures of my project. Unfortunately, this is a paused rebuilding project, that I must finish it in the near future.

Keep us posted.

Kostas.