caudleryan Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 (edited) Now that I have a few days off from work, I thought that I would start on this. Both, my dad and step dad, are truck drivers. So I thought that it's about time I build one of these. This is the Revell 1/25 Peterbuilt 359 Conventional. This is what I have done so far: Engine glued and dry-fitted. Engine painted mythical maroon. Chassis is painted. I also decided to paint the wheels gloss black. I'm not too fond of a lot of chrome. Edited May 18, 2010 by caudleryan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caudleryan Posted November 25, 2009 Author Share Posted November 25, 2009 (edited) I also made a start on the body. I'm going to paint it in a two-tone paint scheme. Mythical Maroon on top and Blazing Black on bottom. I'm using Model Master laquer one coat paints. It was a royal pain it the rear to mask. I made a few mistakes while painting and managed to get bleed through in a few spots. I also made the mistake of using a sharpie to mark off the seperation line. Big mistake! I had to wet sand the sharpie marks off and start over. Well, enough of this, on to the pics! Here is another pic of the rims to try to show better the color that I used. That's it for now. I'll try to update some more later on tonight. RYAN. Edited November 25, 2009 by caudleryan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pete Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 That looks very nice so far! Surely something different than all those planes here on ARC. Keep up the good work. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stubbyhouse Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 Nice I like the red and white one of the best looking truck on the road . stubby Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caudleryan Posted November 26, 2009 Author Share Posted November 26, 2009 Thanks for the replies. Actually, the white is going to get covered up with MM blazing black. Red on top and black on bottom. RYAN. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 Looking quite nice, Ryan ... :) Gotta love the Classic Peterbuilt look ... I like your choice for the colors too ... Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Huey Gunner Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 Remember when I first started "trailer truckin" I always wanted to build one of those. After looking at yours I might have to divert for a quick build. Looks good Ryan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caudleryan Posted December 7, 2009 Author Share Posted December 7, 2009 Hey fellas. I'm still working on this one. I had a minor setback and had to sacrifice a part to the modelling gods. I just have recieved the new part (thanks Revell!) and will start back on it tomarrow. It's been a very hectic week at Hyundai. We're gearing up for the 2011 Sonata and also gearing up to start production on some Kias too. Cheers, RYAN. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caudleryan Posted May 2, 2010 Author Share Posted May 2, 2010 Howdy! It's been a while since I have updated this thread. I made some more progress on the Peterbilt. I have decided to paint it just one color. You might be suprised at what color I'm going to paint it. I'll have some pics up shortly. RYAN. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caudleryan Posted May 18, 2010 Author Share Posted May 18, 2010 Some new pics for you. I have stripped the paint off and will redo it in another color. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caudleryan Posted May 20, 2010 Author Share Posted May 20, 2010 RYAN. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ro-Gar Hobbies Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 It looks great! But to be honest I prefered the two tone red/white you originally had. Why didn't you sick with that scheme? Robert Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caudleryan Posted May 20, 2010 Author Share Posted May 20, 2010 Well, I guess I have to ask this question to answer yours if that makes any sense. How many trucks do you see on the road with two-tone paint jobs? The trucks I see usually have either red and white or blue and white paint jobs. I just wanted to model something other than the "usual". To tell the truth, I kinda liked it, too, but it was just too hard to get a good, even line all of the way around with no bleed through. RYAN. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted May 21, 2010 Share Posted May 21, 2010 I liked the red and white scheme too...BUT the Blue is just as good and I am sure the Truck will look good once you have finished it. Keep up the good work HOLMES Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caudleryan Posted May 22, 2010 Author Share Posted May 22, 2010 Some slightly bad news. Work on this one has come to a dead stop because my girlfriend decided to redecorate MY room. I can't even fart in there without knocking something over. I'll pick up on it again in a few days after I kill my girlfriend! RYAN. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caudleryan Posted May 25, 2010 Author Share Posted May 25, 2010 OK. Work has picked back up on this one. I am working on the interior and some other things. I'll get some pics up in a little while. RYAN. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Graemeb Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 Your build is looking good, I think you made the correct choice on the color, looks much better than the 2 tone red and white. Keep it going. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caudleryan Posted June 15, 2010 Author Share Posted June 15, 2010 I made some more progress on the "Pete". It's starting to look like a truck, now. The fuel tanks were a pain in the rear to get a seemless finish. I tried a new matallic paint on them and I think they look good enough. I attached the grill, headlights, and turn signals. Air filter installed. Horns and lights installed. I also used the matallic spray paint to paint the exausts. I also drilled them out. This is where the model is at as of today. More to come later on in the week. RYAN. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caudleryan Posted June 18, 2010 Author Share Posted June 18, 2010 Well, I am extremely pleased to say that this model is finished! It is my first completed model since I started this hobby. I may have very well broken the modeller's curse of not finishing anything. I'll get some pics of the finished model shortly. RYAN. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caudleryan Posted June 18, 2010 Author Share Posted June 18, 2010 RYAN. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ro-Gar Hobbies Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 (edited) Excellent work! It really came out looking nice. Regards, Robert Edited June 20, 2010 by Ro-Gar Hobbies Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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