I have done quite a few model cars over quite a few years. then they got too expensive to afford as a 12 year old without a job and no money.
One of the last ones i did was of a 359 Peterbilt semi. it turned out pretty good, i may have rushed it as the hood is about 2mm from closing, but the paint looks good for not being sprayed and its metal flake.
Anyways, i got this idea last week to make a scale model (or as close to) of the truck my dad drives. Which is a 379 Peterbilt. unsure of year right now
Now say, it would be pretty easy to build if i had a 379 peterbilt model, but they dont make them! they have 379 diecasts for like $70 which isnt the same.
So i looked at the pictures of my dads, and at the old 359 i did a few years back. and then ordered not one, but two 359 model sets.
If you arnt familiar with the trucks, the 359 looks like most over the road semis. a 379 has a longer hood, larger sleeper, and longer frame. my dads truck also has the frame extended more to fit a tag axle. the 389 is also longer than the 379
so the reason i call this semi "custom" is because i now have to extend everything by carefully cutting and gluing together.
in this picture, this is the rear part of the frame, the part you see on the left of the clips is from the other model truck. its also part of the rear frame, but turned around and will have a couple modifications to make it lift the axle i ad to make it look like a tag axle. the clips are holding it in place until the glue is set, which takes about a day to be 100% dry, but is workable after a couple hours if needed
I didnt know about the hood being extended, and my dad said the front frame would have to be also, so this is the extra front frame i have that im trying to see how it will look extended just under half an inch.
not much to see here, there will be a better picture tomorrow once i get the front leaf spring part of the frame on
I may not be able to run the extended front frame, its going to depends mostly on the hood. it needs to be extended a half inch and thats not easy with the hoods. when we go to minnesota friday i plan to go to the old hobby shop we used to go to and get some body putty and styrene plastic
this is going to be a slow build, still waiting on some paints to get here, and then i need to order a few more, one because if its a model, colors need to match. and my dads engine is Cat yellow not tan like the model wants me to paint it.
tomorrow i will finish the front frame piece and try making the cattle guard out of scraps
One of the last ones i did was of a 359 Peterbilt semi. it turned out pretty good, i may have rushed it as the hood is about 2mm from closing, but the paint looks good for not being sprayed and its metal flake.
Anyways, i got this idea last week to make a scale model (or as close to) of the truck my dad drives. Which is a 379 Peterbilt. unsure of year right now
Now say, it would be pretty easy to build if i had a 379 peterbilt model, but they dont make them! they have 379 diecasts for like $70 which isnt the same.
So i looked at the pictures of my dads, and at the old 359 i did a few years back. and then ordered not one, but two 359 model sets.
If you arnt familiar with the trucks, the 359 looks like most over the road semis. a 379 has a longer hood, larger sleeper, and longer frame. my dads truck also has the frame extended more to fit a tag axle. the 389 is also longer than the 379
so the reason i call this semi "custom" is because i now have to extend everything by carefully cutting and gluing together.
in this picture, this is the rear part of the frame, the part you see on the left of the clips is from the other model truck. its also part of the rear frame, but turned around and will have a couple modifications to make it lift the axle i ad to make it look like a tag axle. the clips are holding it in place until the glue is set, which takes about a day to be 100% dry, but is workable after a couple hours if needed
I didnt know about the hood being extended, and my dad said the front frame would have to be also, so this is the extra front frame i have that im trying to see how it will look extended just under half an inch.
not much to see here, there will be a better picture tomorrow once i get the front leaf spring part of the frame on
I may not be able to run the extended front frame, its going to depends mostly on the hood. it needs to be extended a half inch and thats not easy with the hoods. when we go to minnesota friday i plan to go to the old hobby shop we used to go to and get some body putty and styrene plastic
this is going to be a slow build, still waiting on some paints to get here, and then i need to order a few more, one because if its a model, colors need to match. and my dads engine is Cat yellow not tan like the model wants me to paint it.
tomorrow i will finish the front frame piece and try making the cattle guard out of scraps
