Peterbilt "CanDo"

[Serioga]

Here is another truck (I like em): "Peterbilt Wrecker" (Revell, 1/25)


Fuel tanks and exhaust pipes were rechromed with Alclad, as the sun visor.

Sleeper door cut out and hinged.


The spokes of steering wheel are made of tin after disaster with original plastic.

The model have working lights again.


Batteries are hiden inside an oil can in a special cut out locker. You can see here other instuments from Italeri's Truck Accessories kit.

Engine is slightly detailed with wireing.

Adhesive tape is on the light clusters.


Second axle can be lifted up or down.
If you have questions - feel free to ask.

Regards,
Sergey

[Viccario]

Amazing! It looks real!

[MidMazar]

Wow, both builds are topnotch. Not my style, but they turn out looking realistic.

[willimo]

Great work! So much detail, so much truck! I love how much there is to look at here. Just a joy to view. Thanks for sharing, again!!

[NissanSkylineGTR98]

The amount of details you put into these is absolutely amazing. Hope to see more in the future

[kaho]

There's a crazy amount of details in your trucks. The interior in your ford truck interests me a lot, have you done anything for the sleeper cab of this truck too?

[jano11]

Impressive model! It looks so real, it's hard to believe it's a model!

[Serioga]

Originally Posted by kaho

The interior in your ford truck interests me a lot, have you done anything for the sleeper cab of this truck too?

Well, Tis model was built befor the Ford, almost 3 years ago.
I just added a blanket (kerchief) for the bunk, a carpet (velvet paper) on the floor, some decals for interest and cut out off side door.
The walls were trimed by the manufackturer.

Originally Posted by jano11

Impressive model! It looks so real, it's hard to believe it's a model!

Thank you. I tried my best.

[Mark E.]

Beautiful truck. I love all the detail and the working lights take the cake.
One question, What's with the GT Radials? Not criticizing, I see them as a
clever way to get the wide tire look of the 1:1 rig; did they come with the
kit or are those bashed from a larger scale kit?

[Serioga]

Originally Posted by Mark E.

One question, What's with the GT Radials? Not criticizing, I see them as a
clever way to get the wide tire look of the 1:1 rig; did they come with the
kit or are those bashed from a larger scale kit?

Those tires come with the kit. Now I know that Revell used Wrangler's (bigger scale) tires in this kit, instead of developing new super single design. Of course they leave "GT Radials" on it.
My foult. I should sand off the "GT Radials" inscription.

[Mark E.]

No, it looks great. Leave it like you built it, it's a beautifully crafted model.
The photos with the trees in the back ground are very convincing.

[HamburgerHead]

I had my wife come over and look, I said "look how real it looks" she said "it is real"....I had to show her the rest of the pics to prove to her it was a model.....the trees in the background really add to its' realistic look. great job, really really nice!!!!!

[CrateCruncher]

Serioga, thats an impressive amount of work and a beautiful model. It makes me feel good to know someone half way around the world appreciates old Pete's. (I was a Peterbilt engineer for 15 years and sometimes get sentimental.)

Here's a piece of trivia you may already know: The reason most of the large "truck wreckers" like this have a big 63" sleeper is to add wheelbase so the front axle stays on the ground when the load is lifted. The drivers usually use them for storage, only rarely to sleep in.

[quadzero]

Excellent work, I love seeing these rigs.

[Mojo_stevo]

Very nice. They had some decent Peterbuilt kits. Here's one that I did a year ago: http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...d.php?t=903664

Keep it up, we need more trucks in here.