Peterbilt 359

[pnance26]

This was another first for me... to light up a truck! I had red in the cab lights and then was informed that amber must show to the front, so out they came. I couldn't figure out how to do the turn signals since there aren't LEDs that small... maybe now. Maybe next time...

        

 


The cab has a light and roof liner, the sleeper has roof liner and made up bunk. Front and rear lights are powered by a single AA battery hidden under the bunk. I am waiting on a correct piano hinge in order to install the sleeper door. 

First time for resin stacks and PE stack heat shields. The mud flaps are scratch built since I hated the look of the plastic ones. I made the flap out of a rubberized material and the attachments are strips cut from a soda can. The girlies are from Detail Master. 

Thanks for looking!

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[sam]

Looks great! Love how you lit it up.

[pnance26]

Thanks, Sam. I just noticed you also have a Wolf WR1 to finish. What is your hangup with it? I have one as well.

[robhart]

Cool build! I like the mud flaps.

[sam]

Jul 12, 2019 15:30:43 GMT -8 pnance26 said:

Thanks, Sam. I just noticed you also have a Wolf WR1 to finish. What is your hangup with it? I have one as well.

Well, in 1979, when I was 12 years old I brought home my first Tamiya kit. I quickly found myself way over my head, but for some unknown reason, never got rid of the started project. About 14 years ago I found the model forums on the internet and watched what people were building with Tamiya kits, so I bought and built a few. That made me dig the Wolf out, found that some parts were missing, found a parts kit and started building it yet again. I did ok until it came time to spray the body panels. I have a love/hate relationship with my airbrush and have been putting it off ever since. I now have a brand new spray booth and airbrush, so no excuses anymore.

[pnance26]

Jul 12, 2019 17:10:16 GMT -8 robhart said:

Cool build! I like the mud flaps.

Thanks. They were a scratch build. The kit mudflaps were solid attaced to the "bar" so I cut them off and using a black thick card stock, I cut out the correct size. The straps connecting them to the bar were cut from thin strips of aluminum soda can and superglued in place. The girlies are from Detail Master or Model Car Garage, I forget which. 

Thanks again!