Peterbilt cab over

[happy grumpy]

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

[the goon]

Man I hate people with talent ?. Another great build.

Mark

[Bills72sj]

Very impressive.

[TruckerAL]

Looks fantastic! As for the engine color, Peterbilt had all of their engines ordered in white, or Detroit alpine green?

[grodudulle77]

Very realistic weathering, this dirty ol’ Pete has an awesome look !! ??

[Jim B]

That's awesome, Mario.  The weathering is great.  Looking forward to your Duel Peterbilt.

[DRIPTROIT 71]

The weathering looks spot on! Looks awesome! Nice work! I like it!

[trick my mixer]

Nice weathering. Has a real look to it.

[Metal Man]

Impressive to say the least!  Your detailing is seen and appreciated - love the fuel smear / stain on the tanks amongst other things!  Quality build - well done Sir!!

[1959scudetto]

Excellent weathering on a very nice model, Mario - only the license plates look a bit  too clean to me.

[vincen47]

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…

[slusher]

Impressive weathered Pete!

[PappyD340]

Super nice Pete!

[Rockford]

Looks great, that's a truck that's earned it's living.

[steveracer]

Very nice! Glad that you still have green on the trees up there...LOL!

[Bronzekeg]

nice build and weathering, pics also.