What to do with a Revell 1/25 Peterbilt 359 truck?

McColm · January 31, 2012, 01:08:20 AM

Hi,
'Be careful of what you wish for as it has a may come true'.
I always dreamed of buying a Peterbilt truck kit and my bid on ebay wasn't that high about £20. Now that I've got it do I build straight from the box and put my own colour scheme on it or go for a whiff?
Are there any Eddie Stobart decals in 1/25?
Any ideas?

pyro-manic · January 31, 2012, 01:42:56 AM

Mad Max! Amrour and harpoon guns, spikes and extra fuel/water tanks.

Hobbes · January 31, 2012, 01:45:19 AM

Build it as a show truck. Lots of chrome everywhere, basically go crazy with the Alclad.

McColm · January 31, 2012, 02:06:24 AM

That's two extremes, any more?

Mossie · January 31, 2012, 02:23:36 AM

Optimus Prime Flame job. You could even do him in a classic G1 style scheme, Prime appeared in Peterbilt styles before the movie.

Mossie · January 31, 2012, 02:49:10 AM

Another thought, you could use some 1/24 car decals, easier to come by than truck decals. You could do it as racing truck, alternatively, a lot of the sponsors would fit naturally on a truck anyway.

tigercat · January 31, 2012, 03:02:37 AM

http://www.reprolabels.com/

Might help if you go with the Prime option.

PR19_Kit · January 31, 2012, 04:20:29 AM

Get rid of the puny engine that they put in them and upgrade it with a Merlin or something similar.

RussC · January 31, 2012, 05:38:04 AM

Turn it into a space craft. Starship Troopers 4 genre, or a grunge series.

Old Wombat · January 31, 2012, 06:57:07 AM

"Space Truckers"?

JayBee · January 31, 2012, 07:40:39 AM

Submarine

martinbayer · January 31, 2012, 08:31:36 AM

Enhance with one or more turbojets:

http://www.smcars.net/forums/peterbilt/25409-peterbilt-359-shockwave-jet-truck.html

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rhanson739/4644068263/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/havik/442434784/

http://www.jettruckteam.nl/index.htm

Martin

jcf · January 31, 2012, 02:00:49 PM

Quote from: PR19_Kit on January 31, 2012, 04:20:29 AM
Get rid of the puny engine that they put in them and upgrade it with a Merlin or something similar.

Deltic.

McColm · February 01, 2012, 01:00:15 AM

Hmmm, a Dakar Rally version.
The submarine idea, radical, but plausible.
The jet truck, with wings and a jet engine or two.
Then there is an RV idea, but I'd need a rig for that extention. I picked up a German RV not too sure on the scale at a local jumble sale, there is no makers mark, nor any logo on the model. On the model there is a pullout canopy, storage doors that open, a ledge that holds a scooter on the back, on the roof there is a satellite dish and an inflatable boat. Larger than 1/72 but not as big as 1/24 or 1/48.

There used to be a glue I used at school for sticking paper and card. This had a plastic cone shaped container which looks similar to the shape of a cement mixer, I forget the makers name, but I haven't seen this glue for years. Maybe PR_19 Kit would know?

PR19_Kit · February 01, 2012, 01:54:12 AM

Quote from: McColm on February 01, 2012, 01:00:15 AM
There used to be a glue I used at school for sticking paper and card. This had a plastic cone shaped container which looks similar to the shape of a cement mixer, I forget the makers name, but I haven't seen this glue for years. Maybe PR_19 Kit would know?

Gee thanks, I know Mrs PR19 calls me her 'Memory Man' but I'm darned if I can rememember the maker either.

I DO remember the glue, the 'tube' was red with a different colour cap, but like you I haven't seen any for years.

Ah, Copydex perhaps? It's a latex based glue and sticks canopies beautifully, in small amounts and provided you can hide it under some paint. Was that the stuff?