heavy recovery

i want over to my mom's house today
and found this sitting in the basement
i hope i can fix her up
http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/4318/24scaleracecars001.jpg
http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/9924/24scaleracecars002.jpg
http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/510/24scaleracecars003.jpg
it look's like i lost a lot of the parts for the two truck's :banghead:
http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/24/24scaleracecars8.jpg
http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/4477/24scaleracecars012.jpg

That will be a change of pace for the board! Go for it! :smile:

I agree. :iceslolan

We need 100cc of good modeler stat.

dude thats awsome looking! UPDATE PROGRESS OFTEN!

just messing around with her
http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/4766/24scaleracecars013.jpg
http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/4443/24scaleracecars020.jpg
http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/4895/24scaleracecars021.jpg
http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/5122/24scaleracecars023.jpg

both the vette and the tow truck are revell 1/25
and the same yellow :rofl: :lol:

dude thats too cool!! any chance you know what kind of truck that is? As in manufacturer?

the black pete is amt (shit kit)
tow truck is revell it's a mid 80's pete 379 or 359

hm...i need to find one!

COOL!
I have the same revell tow truck (still in box)
the kit is a 359 while the original is a 379 by stepps towing, florida... getting one of these kits is not that problem, in germany ;) , but they are quite expensive...

what about that AMT, don't you want it :p

here is one revell on ebay http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=2584&item=5905633762&rd=1

hmm, im absolutely sure my 'mate' (ok, acquaintance...) bought the black truck a few years back. he built it veeery badly and i remember trying to buy it off him so i could do a proper job :grinno:

the black pete is amt


:uhoh:

here is one revell on ebay http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=2584&item=5905633762&rd=1

Wow i have that sitting in a box. But it is in peices because i never finished it.

tower hobbies sell's the tow truck and it's
in stock $94.00 usd

Why so expensive? Is it really that big compared to others?

i stripped the yellow off the cab,sleeper and hood
and took the fenders off the black pete :mad:
http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/510/24scaleracecars003.jpg
http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/8478/24scaleracecars004.jpg
http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/3888/24scaleracecars006.jpg
http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/6114/24scaleracecars007.jpg
the color is a mix of model master paints
jet exhust,chrome silver,classic white,metalic black
it's almost like charcoal gray metalic
http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/8072/24scaleracecars008.jpg
the body dripping dry after it's bath(DO NOT LEAVE PRIMERED PARTS
IN THE BASEMENT UNCOVERED)
http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/8430/24scaleracecars010.jpg
http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/4477/24scaleracecars012.jpg
the diemond plate part on the right was fitted with basswood
to the side and back then covered with jb wield
http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/4318/24scaleracecars001.jpg
will have togo back to moms to look for more parts this
weekend

Sweet! Why dont you leave primered parts in the basement uncovered though?

they get very very dirty!!
and you lose parts

Sweet man, look's good.

Good work so far.
Keep us posted ;)

i put all my drying parts in an empty freezer in our basement. Seems to work well. (its not on or anything.)

That color looks really good!

some more pics of the big rig
http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/5434/24scaleracecars005.jpg
http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/6114/24scaleracecars007.jpg
http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/2208/24scaleracecars009.jpg
the tape start's in this pic
http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/4477/24scaleracecars012.jpg
and ends in this pic
http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/4912/24scaleracecars011.jpg
http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/4766/24scaleracecars013.jpgthe boom all the way up
hope the pic's show the size of the truck

Good work...
Nice Coloursheme!

Great to see a different model on here, well done!!!

update
http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/4318/24scaleracecars001.jpg
http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/3888/24scaleracecars006.jpg
http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/3548/24scaleracecars019.jpg
started to decal the driver side there is a ton of decals
to do

wow that looks GREAT!!

latest update revell of germany sucks
2.5 weeks after emailing the about the parts i lost
to see if they could help me out!! NOTHING!!!!
still have not heard from them
http://img29.exs.cx/img29/8558/24scaleracecars017.jpg
this is where i stand on the tow truck i need all the chrome parts
so in the mean time here is what i will be towing
http://img12.exs.cx/img12/112/24scaleracecars022.jpg
http://img11.exs.cx/img11/510/24scaleracecars003.jpg
its a new amt pete 359 i cut the rails and fitted a third axle in
it will have 3 drive axle's for heavy hauling
http://img38.exs.cx/img38/3888/24scaleracecars006.jpg
the engine on the left is the 1/25 amt the one on the right
is a revell 1/24 cat there the same size and it has better detail
http://img32.exs.cx/img32/4766/24scaleracecars013.jpg
i still have some hope that revell will help me out
i hate to have to spend $90. on a new tow truck for part's :banghead: