Gary Chase
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Fuel tanks coming together, more detail work. Visor is scratch built and ready for final fit. Grill stripped, all goobers removed and rechromed.
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Well the weather becoming cold and snowing here, so I can get some bench time this week. Added some more color to the hood (too much white). Still working out the fuel tanks and roughing out a new visor.
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Fantastic build
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Very cool build
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Wow, man you got some serious skills, well done
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Very cool build
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KW T800 150 ton traveling rotator wrecker....
Gary Chase replied to Tom Hall's topic in Model Truck Show Room
Outstanding build, did you do a build thread on this? -
Going day cab with headache rack to go with my fleet,,,,,,,when I get back to it. With warmer weather we are getting our garden planted under hot hoop houses and I am heading down south to see my kids/grandkids😜😉😁
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Wow, nicely done, love the front suspension and details
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It’s the engine that came in the kit with a single turbo, pretty standard fare in the Ertl/AMT International kits. A lot of the parts don’t fit well, got to adjust a lot
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Working out the kit bugs but got some progress today. Got the chrome stripped from the grill and cleaned it up. Tomorrow finish up the tanks.
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Decided I didn’t like the fuel tanks I was building so I dechromed them, glued them, filled a the seams and sink and sanded the straps off. Will rebuild from here. Got the last coat of paint on cab, second color applied to hood and painted a bunch of miscellaneous parts.
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Will do, I will go over it before I do anything to it.
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Moved the hood/cab back to center the front wheels. Used wide front wheels and changed the offset to narrow up the front axle.
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They do in pictures, I will post up how the fit, quality and adjustments when I get them.
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Been looking for the late model cab, bought a couple to find they are just not very good quality. This week Global Model Trucks came out with two hood versions and I ordered both. See how these work out.
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Nice work, looking good
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Wow that looks good
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AMT Ford C 900/Garwood LP 900 refuse truck
Gary Chase replied to Brian Conn's topic in Model Truck Workbench
That is some great info and explanation, going to print this out. Question: I have seen an air tank for each rear axle, 2axles, 2tanks, 4 axles, 4 tanks. As I understand these where for air brakes and air suspension? -
Yup, I just got enough, the newer logging trucks run singles all around, a couple years ago, just the lift axles where wide singles, prior to that they ran duals on all axles except steering.
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Doing a little research last night on the T800. I didn’t realize that Kenworth still offers the T800 in a flat windshield (like the W900) and a curved windshield (like the T600, one piece glass and two piece glass). It was offer in a long hood, short hood and wide hood. Also noticed that you could get it with the newer doors (no vent window and step down window) as well as the standard door with vent window. By picking up a T800 hood from ST Supply you could build several versions of new Kenworth trucks, being that non of the molded makers are producing much of the newer trucks.
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Just picked up this kit, will be watching what you do with your build.
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The newer loggers have a second steering axle, older ones had a non-steering lift axle. Most of these trucks are twin screw, very rare to see a tri-drive up here. They have an air lift in front and behind the drive axles. When I talk to the guys, the conversation is always about a lighter truck to carry more pay load and who is getting the most decked out new truck.
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Building a early International 5600 from a Paystar 5000
Gary Chase posted a topic in Model Truck Workbench
Don’t post here much, but thought I would put this build on here. Started building about a month ago, although I had been planning and collecting parts for some time. mock up decided to stretch the frame and scratch build gas tanks and battery boxes -
Building a early International 5600 from a Paystar 5000
Gary Chase replied to Gary Chase's topic in Model Truck Workbench
Thank you
