Bill Newcomer I am jealous of that much space. I am going to run out of display case in about 10 more builds.
16 March, 05:25
Jarrett I was going to put shelfs in my garage for them when I had one, lol, but yeah that is the issue we all run into but it is a good issue to have lol.
Jarrett Oh that is cool my 3-year old son loves monster trucks, which one do you have, big foot, gravedigger...? I'm going to take them to a monster jam event sometime this year. Would love to check out the Big Rig drag racing and tractor pulls also. You enjoy the kit!
Bozzer Are you going to be sticking around, buddy? I know that a few of the guys have missed you being around?
15 March, 19:18
Jarrett Yeah I had a rough patch with the divorce, as it was not really clear and cut leaving me baffled but have been rebuilding myself and doing the best I can for my kids. I will move to another apartment in April and want to start building again. Same here and life some times takes us by surprise but I am starting to feel better. I hope you are as well and let me know if you ever need anything.
Bozzer It's pretty generic mate. It's the Pete 359, with an extra sprue of parts.
15 March, 19:13
Jarrett I meant if I compare it with the kits today or maybe I just got one that was like one of the first molds lol. It will be a nice build. If you have any model kits distributors or people selling let me know.
Jarrett I thought this was the original kit, right they reissued it. Probably better right...? I want that origial Freightliner, awesome cannot wait to see what you are going to do with it!
Bozzer Glad to be able to help, Jonathon. Just do your best? Mona has just made a full frame, scratchbuilt! You should see it! The talent on this forum, is award winning! And the best thing is, we all help eachother 🙂
14 February, 23:19
Jonathon Herring Just can't sing enough praises about this site. The community here is so warm and anyone who can put up with my lunacy deserves a Purple Heart 💜. Mona is my next stop to witness the skills on display. Sometimes, I miss stuff because if I watched all the talent here, I would have a job, time to eat, and worst of all, time at the bench. Thanks again for the support as well as the heads up😋
Mona I've used Novus fine scratch remover and plastic clean & shine ..with good results. the scratch remover is really just rubbing compound ... time to dig out the little buffing wheel that comes with your Dremel tool kit
7 January, 22:13
Bozzer Thanks for the tip, Mona. Unfortunately the windscreen/windshield, on this one, was covered in glue and hair? How that happened, I'll never know? Personally, I use clear drying wood glue, on all my clear parts, but this guy obviously didn't? I love the challenge, of a previously started kit, however this one, took more effort, than it should've.
I just read the following info about Pete 359 kits. Is this your experience as well?
"The blue and white version of the Peterbilt wrecker is based on the Unilite small window cab kit and came 1972 as kit number T-522. The 1100 series cab kit did not come until 1976 and the red and white version of the wrecker is based on that 1100 series cab kit and its first issue was in 1977 as kit number T-533. It has been reissued at least 3 times before the latest which is the red and white version and it came in 2019.
The wrecker body and parts are the same between both kits but the base kit is different.
The first California Hauler 359 with the Unilite cab had kit number T500-500 and came 1969, the later brown version with the sleeper had kit number T-500 and came in 1973, and the wrecker had kit number T-522 and came 1972, both the T-500-500 and T 500 has recently been reissued (2014 and 2022) but with different kit numbers, and nothing before that.
The first 1100 series cab kit had kit number T-501 and came 1976, the wrecker had kit number T-533 and came 1977, these have been reissued several times from those dates with different kit numbers."
Bozzer Thanks mate. It's been a kick in the nether regions, and we're still not over everything, however we're trying to get some kind of normality now. Focussing on work and model building, is my main distraction. Keeping an eye on our mum, has now become my priority though. At 89, I can't get her to swap knitting for kit building, however she can still make tea 😉
31 May 2023, 17:44
Jarrett Bill that blue peterbilt wrecker, the blue box art correct is the only one I cannot find sealed, I was told and if by one of you guys I am sorry I forget that people were so excited they all wanted to open the kit and check it out. My deepest thoughts and prayers to you during this difficult time Bozzer.
Jarrett Okay now, I can get one of these, one that is sealed and one that is open. Seems the decals are good - what did you pay for it? Congratulations on this one!
Jarrett The one thing about this kit, is how many parts are in it lol. I one I got from someone that bought it in 1983 and just stashed it away. You can get one on eBay seems eBay has some good kits up there but seems for me and you we almost have every truck kit produced lol.
Jarrett Wow now you are spending some big bugs. Some of these ETRL Precision Series go for a lot. Awesome. You think I should buy it, I see one on eBay lol.
Christian W Interessting color for the truck and trailer! I love this old Kenworth
5 December 2023, 11:24
Jonathon Herring How…..How did I miss this? Loving it Bozzer. You know I can't resist a rig model, especially by you. This is gonna be fun and educational. Get it!🎊
Bozzer So, I picked this up today. I've seen a few classics recently, on SM, and I figured WTH? You only live once, right?
4 November 2023, 07:07
Nigel Chapman Yep, slammed to the ground rat rod style with a monster engine
4 November 2023, 09:04
Bozzer Nige, you may have a good idea! This is a first edition kit though, so I thought about bringing it to life, as originally intended? I'm very interested though, in seeing the mould aging, of the master, so I'm contemplating finding a later edition to compare? I might go down that route and "Rat" the newer issue.
Now you've got me thinking about wise slicks and rust! Lol
4 November 2023, 12:08
Nigel Chapman Yeah that's the problem now, early editions could be worth something.
Just look at my Ratillac project for inspiration
Bozzer So I picked up this kit recently, still sealed. However, the kit number is 1320/12. On the rear of the box, is the date 10/06/2021, and it quotes Round2. There's a label on the front that denotes "Special Release" so I'm guessing that it's just a rebox? Anybody shed any light on this?
Bozzer That's the problem with shipping. It costs so much, these days! Definitely a deal breaker, for many a seller. I buy from all over the world, but if someone has "that particular kit", then I'm happy to spend the money.
27 July 2023, 19:24
Bill Newcomer Martin, I have some of them in the for sale section at cheap prices too. I have maybe sold two over the last few years.
Martin Oostrom Nice one Bozzer. I do like the colour, you can be proud.
I max out at 2 builds simultaneously, due to space limitations.
11 June 2023, 16:07
Bozzer Martin, the new cave is underway. Sadly, my old one has become too small 🙁 When I get some real progress, I will take some pictures and create an album. I can only work on it at weekend, weather permitting, but I'm hopeful that it will be standing, in the next 4 weeks. Hence why I'm also trying to get some builds finished, in the meantime? I don't want to start losing parts.
Bozzer Beautiful rig, Martin. I have one myself. Again, it has the round fenders in the kit, so you can make it a 359. I have a thing for tri-axle semi's. They look like they mean business.
7 May 2023, 12:02
Bill Newcomer I like the tri axles too. That is why I made my triple drive Freightliner. I have plans on a Pete COE build triple drive too. As for the Level 5 359, I just bought the sleeper and some other bits on ebay. I have a thing for big sleepers with flat tops.
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