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Cool sled, I have been working on the same kit for over a year. (Haven't had much time for it) but I'm ready to hang the chrome on the sides of the cab. I'd love some suggestions on how to glue mirrors grab bars etc. without gouging the goodie out of everything! Sort of a generic question from a newbie/wanna be, input appreciated!! Thx!

Randy

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Hey Jeff, I am really liking this build. Very eye catching paint job. Great job on the engine and suspension swap. Much needed upgrades. Very cool. Thanks for sharing.

Mark.

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Cool sled, I have been working on the same kit for over a year. (Haven't had much time for it) but I'm ready to hang the chrome on the sides of the cab. I'd love some suggestions on how to glue mirrors grab bars etc. without gouging the goodie out of everything! Sort of a generic question from a newbie/wanna be, input appreciated!! Thx!

Randy

Hey Randy,

I have only built this kit once before in my younger days (in 1976 age 9). As memory serves me - I remember painting this truck green and gold with a paint brush. Those were the only colors at my disposal (it was a sick looking truck; green cab gold doors. This time around I want to do a better job for this 352. Anyways, I'm not gonna use the kit mirrors as they are the same for the 359 and they want you to omit the triangular brackets and only use the outer frame and mirror. They should actually be using the same mirrors that come in the KW K123 kits. But I think the KW mirrors are scaled too big to use on the 352. I will probably make mine using angle styrene (for the base that is attached to the door) to glue my outer mirror frame to. As far as the other chrome goes, I used longer grab handles from the snap Pete 359 on this build. I used a pin vise and drilled holes and pushed the grab handles into the cab and glued them from the inside once they were pushed thru. Scrape the chrome plating off the surfaces to be glued with a sharp Xacto and use tweezers to place the parts onto the cab. Just lay the cab on one side and take your time and be patient as your putting parts on. I think the biggest problem can be handling the model too soon as we all want to mock up the model to see how it looks with the new parts on. I am guilty of this...lol.

Thanks for the comments!

Jeff

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Worked a little on the fifth wheel. Made a release handle and a air lock coil and sanded down that big clunky base plate and added angle styrene to it. Interior in place.

Made some mud flaps and hangers from wire. Once the paint dries I'll find a decal for the flaps. No chunky mud flap girls for this Pete!

Thanks for the comments everyone!

Jeff

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