kilrathy10 Posted December 30, 2014 Posted December 30, 2014 (edited) After what seemed like a lifetime, I got my Volvo.....Came in today.....I also got a few other kits for a steal.....The Bruder toy is 1/16 scale and I've got another backhoe setup coming....I've got plans for those two.....And the Volvo kit WILL get built.....I think that will be my next project....Very exited....Also got a Freightliner FLC.....Gonna build that one, too....Can't wait.... Edited December 30, 2014 by kilrathy10
kilrathy10 Posted December 30, 2014 Posted December 30, 2014 Kits i got today, courtesy of my mother in law. 1 truck and a train....You got a REAL nice Mama in Law.....Sweet, Man.....Sweet....
Superpeterbilt Posted December 30, 2014 Author Posted December 30, 2014 Cool score JT. Im interested in seeing what you do with the FLC.
Old Buckaroo Posted December 30, 2014 Posted December 30, 2014 JT - what are the odds, I got a FLC delivered today also. One of my favorite trucks to work on when I turned wrenches for Freightliner. (no plastic fairings)
kilrathy10 Posted December 30, 2014 Posted December 30, 2014 JT - what are the odds, I got a FLC delivered today also. One of my favorite trucks to work on when I turned wrenches for Freightliner. (no plastic fairings)Sweet Deal..... Can't wait to see what you do with yours, Man.....
Petetrucker07 Posted December 31, 2014 Posted December 31, 2014 (edited) Not exactly a kit, but its something ive been searchin for. I have 2 excavators now. Got them for 20 bucks each, gotta love the fuel reward points. I have no idea what im gonna do with the trucks and trailers. Guess ill figure it after i get home and open them up. Edited December 31, 2014 by Petetrucker07
Petetrucker07 Posted January 1, 2015 Posted January 1, 2015 (edited) Now i have it opened, i still dont know what im doin with the trucks. Maybe trade them. The trailers have a future. Edited January 1, 2015 by Petetrucker07
kilrathy10 Posted January 1, 2015 Posted January 1, 2015 (edited) Lol....Way to go, Man....$20 is really good on those....I might take those trucks off your hands....I really only want the wheels and tires off of them, but I'll take the whole truck.....I'll PM you.... Edited January 1, 2015 by kilrathy10
Petetrucker07 Posted January 1, 2015 Posted January 1, 2015 (edited) 10-4. Sent a PM to you man. Edited January 1, 2015 by Petetrucker07
highway Posted January 1, 2015 Posted January 1, 2015 Not big on the looks of the lonestar, but I hear it's a spectacular kit. The trains, while I haven't built that one, I have built one of the Revell loco's they are pretty nice, though I wouldn't follow their painting instructions. They will sit right down on a section of HO scale track, which means you can handlay a section if you want the ultimate in realism. Or use a section of I think Code 83, for low profile and make it look good as well. Good haul/ I got that Big Boy Locomotive some years back and it's a cool kit, it's 1:87 scale so it will fit a H0 train set as Michael said...but it comes with enough tracks to fit the locomotive and tender. The Big Boy is one of the largest steam locomotives made and I saw the 4014 at Pomona Fairgrounds CA some years ago while it was still there, but it's now moved out of there for restoration....good and sad at the same time, good because it will be restored to running order, sad because we can't go there and see it anymore. I have the Big Boy also, and it does look much better on actual HO track. I have mine on Kato track with roadbed. Just as a little size comparison, this is the Big Boy next to a Cass Scenic Railroad Shay and caboose.
Force Posted January 1, 2015 Posted January 1, 2015 Yes the Big Boy is huge, it's 132' 9 1/4" (40.47 meter) long including tender, 11' (3.4 meter) wide and 16' 2 1/2" (4.94 meter) high, total weight 1.250.000 lb (556990 metric tonnes)...so it's bad a**.
Roadrunner Posted January 5, 2015 Posted January 5, 2015 Certainly not recent, not really anyway, I found these in my attic a few months back; kits from my youth. The Schwinn and Pirates kits have been sold on, but I still have the 359, in fact just saw it in storage today.
Old Buckaroo Posted January 5, 2015 Posted January 5, 2015 Man, I would of dug deep to have gotten that "Pirate kit" I had one as a kid . Other then building trucks nowadays I also build "Monster type models" That Pete has one of the nicest boxes I have seen in a long time. Good to know you had these still hidden away until recently
Roadrunner Posted January 6, 2015 Posted January 6, 2015 Yep, all the boxes were in great condition. I'll probably begin the Peterbilt this summer. I also found a mint Aurora Guillotine box, that I subsequently sold for $75. But the biggest find for me, was this AMT kit (image from the WWW), full of instruction sheets from dozens and dozens of kits I'd built as a kid.
Roadrunner Posted January 7, 2015 Posted January 7, 2015 The guts of the kit above. Complete, but some minor work has already been done. What a kick it'll be to resume work on this after some 40 odd years.
Roadrunner Posted January 7, 2015 Posted January 7, 2015 This too was in my attic, though not 100% complete. Clearly missing is the tank body itself, but everything else seems to be there. Darn shame too, though good for parts, (or perhaps trading material).
Petetrucker07 Posted January 7, 2015 Posted January 7, 2015 You could get some PVC and build a propane hauler out of it.
Roadrunner Posted January 7, 2015 Posted January 7, 2015 I suspect I'll just offer it up for trade. I really don't have the display space for rigs and trailers. Displaying one or two big rigs is going to be enough of a problem as it is.
Roadrunner Posted January 10, 2015 Posted January 10, 2015 After becoming re-involved with some automotive modeling lately, I snatched this from Hobby Lobby with a 40% off coupon. Not bad at all, for what appears, and is reported to be, a pretty decent kit.
highway Posted January 10, 2015 Posted January 10, 2015 After becoming re-involved with some automotive modeling lately, I snatched this from Hobby Lobby with a 40% off coupon. Not bad at all, for what appears, and is reported to be, a pretty decent kit. Yeah Kevin, it isn't really a bad kit for the money, especially considering it was (and still is) a snap kit. The only big issue with this and the similar Peterbilt kit is the fit of the kit tires to the rims, they don't behave well. I have the Pete and replaced the kit wheels and tires with ones from another kit.
Roadrunner Posted January 10, 2015 Posted January 10, 2015 OK, I'll be on the watch for that. Thanks, Matt.
Pim Posted January 10, 2015 Posted January 10, 2015 just got the same kit as you Kevin gotta say I am pretty impressed by what I see just gotta find an affordable trailer to pull behind it.
Petetrucker07 Posted January 10, 2015 Posted January 10, 2015 (edited) The AMT van trailers and flatbed are your best bet, next finding a glue bomb or discount on ebay. Heres my Ca Hauler with the AMT flatbed. I added scratch built quarter fenders and the reflective DOT tape, otherwise its box stock. Another Ca Hauler i built. I used the AMT beaded side van trailer. Its all box stock. It comes with a nice decal sheet. Here is my snap pete. I switched the wheels and tires for moebius, lowered, shortened, scratch visor, stacks, and bumper, resin fenders. These kits are good to start with. I think of then as a blank canvas for creative freedom. Theyre affordable, easy to put together and allow a builder to try new things on big truck kit. Im gonna be starting a KW soon, maybe after i finish what i have going now. Edited January 10, 2015 by Petetrucker07
tbill Posted January 12, 2015 Posted January 12, 2015 well, was a good day when I got home, these got delivered today the Alaskan hauler is sealed, the other two are sealed inside the collection is almost complete, few more kits I'd like to have, but the list is getting shorter...........
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