RG 359 stretch

[mountaindewd]

Some of you have seen this elsewhere. I've been idle on it for awhile but am about to finish it up. I stretched the frame to roughly 335" and modified a couple other things. All the chrome was stripped and Alclad(chrome) was added. Fuel tanks are scratched from 3/4 PVC w/ styrene end caps, sanded, blackened, Alcladed and done(Thanks goes to Kurt for the inspiration to do the Alcad)! AMT Pete headlights replaced the RG square ones on a modified grille. Battery boxes modified to resemble more modern ones. Plaskit supplied the marker lights. Engine received moderate plumbing, aside from that, not alot of wiring or plumbing to the rest of the truck. It's my first complete(?) build since gettin' back in so I didn't get too busy wit it. The sleeper as you might notice is not the kit peice. It is completely scratched. That and 2 others plus other old projects from back in the day being the reason for this being my first build. A few peices are remaining to go in the sleeper including a washer/dryer combo next to the fridge, a flatscreen tv, sink and a wall lamp. This is getting long so I'll stop.

Les

[cdntrucker]

That is looking real good. The detail in the sleeper is amazing!

GC

[phoneguy]

outstanding work Les. Tooooo much detail in that sleeper for me!
Come to think of it, as much time as I spend away from home, maybe I'll borrow it. ;D

[super580k]

Les.....

OUTSTANDING......I am not shouting...It's all in the details..and you have captured it. Thank you for the plug..on the Alclad....I hoped you like working with it...I love it..and the look..

Talking about Alclad...you haven't seen nothing yet...I'll post pictures here shortly..Guys...

Again...love the truck....Kurt McLucas

[9900ix]

Nice Job..

[mountaindewd]

Yea, I did, but that stuff goes fast although I'm probably going too heavy with it. Practice makes a perfect mess.

Les

[18wheels]

can you email me the size of the sleeper

[cfnutcase]

HOLY CRAP! That is beautiful! How did you get the guages so nice? And what kind of masking tape do you use to get the nice clean lines? Jim

[mountaindewd]

18wheels said:

can you email me the size of the sleeper

You have your email hidden so noone can get it. The sleeper is 144". I also have a 184". I'll be posting pics of it later.

Les

Whoops! I didn't see the PM button over there. By the way, what's your name?

[mountaindewd]

cfnutcase said:

HOLY CRAP! That is beautiful! How did you get the guages so nice? And what kind of masking tape do you use to get the nice clean lines? Jim

Hey Jim, I just painted the gauges white and then lightly wiped the paint off revealing the black plastic. The tape was 1/16 masking from Line O Tape and 1/4 Tamiya(yellow). I got both from Hobby Town. The Tamiya tape is nice to work with, it's thin and quite flexible.

Les

[mountaindewd]

Thanks, everyone, for the compliments.

Les

[mountaindewd]

I finally painted the sleeper on this thing! Now for the clear followed by lights then final parts on the rest of the truck. The tool boxes will be replaced with units from Dave/AITM.

Les

[phoneguy]

Looks great!!!

[towguy76]

Looks really good. What are you using for ICC lights, and where did they come from? Or did you make them? I was going to use the round peel and stick ones from Dan, but we all kind of know how that went. So now i am on the lookout for something else.

[mountaindewd]

ICC? I guess you are referring to marker lights. If so, I am using these old school ones I got from Plaskit. KFS sells some really nice oval lights. I am using about 60 side marker lights on the whole truck.

Les

Plaskit version: available in chrome or plain resin. These are Alclad coated.


KFS oval