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Peterbilt 359

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hey guys. started working on this a few days ago, made some progress on the grill and hood area.
the color is metallic brown.
in will be lightly weathered in the end result!

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Oh wow, this looks cool!
Nice finish on the hood.
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VERY nice finish on the hood! What paint is that?
amazing work!
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MikeyKb wrote:VERY nice finish on the hood! What paint is that?
amazing work!
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thanks!, I use Dupli-Color spray paint.

little update on the dashboard, not very visible on the finished model but still worth painting up!

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Supercool paint job! :th: And that dashboard looks amazing!! :jd: Brilliant stuff :th:
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Awesome paintjob! Looking forward to seeing this finished! :cheers2:
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amazing paint work!
that dash is incredible. did you do all that silver detailing yourself? Looks like a piece of PE :P
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:thumb2: Awesome work
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Superb paint work, both on the hood, with the chrome grille and the dashboard! :thumb1: :thumb1: :bow:: :clap: :clap:
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MikeyKb wrote:amazing paint work!
that dash is incredible. did you do all that silver detailing yourself? Looks like a piece of PE :P
:bow:: :bow:: :bow::
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Thanks! It's just bare metal foil over the moulded on details then painted over , the 2 air vent grills on the top are some left over PE though from a VW
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little update, some weathering, nothing is glued on, just stuck on for pictures.

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Good stuff :thumb2:
Keep showing and telling!
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looking good so far.. I have the same kit started it and got the motor painted but cant get into the build at all.
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got the frame painted

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The dashboard is really amazing, fancied buying one of these type of kits for a while now so I will follow your progress with interest, super progress
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It is looking great!
Your painting and weathering skills are shining through
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