first truck today

[Old Buckaroo]

Pavel - That is one of the nicest kits of this type I have seen built. Amazing !

[kenworthman90]

Im thinking about buying another kit so I have spare parts and able to stretch the frame

[Pavel A.]

For stretching of the chassis I used simple evergreen or plastruct profiles. It is very cheap. As a putty is a best normal super glue (don't falling down in holes).

[kilrathy10]

Yeah, that KW you did, Pavel, is probably the most heavily modified "SNAP" model I've EVER seen.....It's a brilliant piece of work....

You gotta check his build and finished threads, John....This is how you modify a kit....It's utterly amazing.....

Edited December 19, 2014 by kilrathy10

[Pavel A.]

Thanx friends. This kit is better than w900 from revell germany. The hood is shorter, than engine is very nice. Only one thing is terrible.... rims and tires. I use tires from Italeri. Of course you must give on rims (from this kit), the rings from italeri. Just for make a "wide rim" because original is too thick.

[olsbooks]

My 2 cents worth and admittedly, stolen from someone here on the forum a long time ago...

"Treat each part and sub assembly like a model in itself".

A good example is if you stick with the supplied tires and wheels. Make them a model in themselves. If you can nail those with a good fit/finish, then you are well on your way to a nice build. When I can stick that in my head as #1 priority, that is when good work comes out. On the kit supplied tires and wheels, it is a good but not impossible challenge.

Have fun and welcome.

[Chuck Most]

I never understood the way they designed the tires on these kits- seems like they'd work much better if the tires were plastic, or if the vinyl used were a bit harder.