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This a build I did prior to the duel truck from the movie ( I will post it soon ). I wanted to practice my weathering skills before I took on that project. It was a practice run to see how I could make as close as I could get to the truck in the movie. AMT's big rigs are no walk in the park, the instructions are  hit and miss and not being an expert at big trucks, I did my best to put it together. the mufflers are turned aluminum. The hoses are coiled network cables. I don't know if there is a specific color for these. Not sure either about the engine color but I like it yellow. If somebody knows please tell me in the comments.

as always , thanks for looking

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Nice weathering. Looks like it would get your hands dirty if you touched it.

Like TruckerAl said, a Pete in that era would usually have the engine in white, regardless of manufacturer. The OEM color would be green in the Detroits, and some were installed in that color.

That being said, when it comes to old workhorses like this one, it’s possible to make up a plausible story on how the shop that rebuilt the engine had leftover Cat yellow paint…

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