Gary Chase

4 hours ago, DRIPTROIT 71 said:

Beautiful build! Excellent work! I like this one!

Thank you

Looking really good, detailing takes so much time but so worth it. 

Fab work on rear fenders completed, except final glue up. Got two coats of paint on the rear fenders, now let dry then wet sand, apply two more coats. Next, second color on front fenders. 

1 hour ago, Johnny M said:

WoW!   That thing is lookin' sharp. Also excellent spray painting skilz 👍

Johnny

Thank you, working today on the six rear fenders and tail light assembly, then paint them blue along with the front fenders

Quick mock-up after first color on, new cab, new hood with molded in grill, different front bumper. Got the headache rack painted as well  

Grill molded in, first color going on. 

10 hours ago, vincen47 said:

Good progress. It’ll be a great build.

Thanks, paint going on today. 

Molding the grill into the hood, built a simple headache rack, filled some unused holes in the cab. 

Post up your build in WIP Big Rigs, so we can follow along. Fun to watch the builds come together. 

41 minutes ago, vincen47 said:

Sometimes hard to backtrack, but I’m sure it’ll be better in the end. I like how you’ve opened up the grille. Are you planning to integrate the grille shroud into the hood? AMT shouldn’t have made it a separate part for this era T600.

Yes, I’m trying to save the chrome grill/hood ornament at the same time. The kit has the wrong suspension, the sleeper is a real pain, the fuel tanks where crap and so on. Kinda why I stopped working on it and gathered a new plan

What’s back on the bench? This is a build I started earlier this year and just wasn’t happy with how it was coming together. I picked up another T600 kit, photo etched Kenworth stuff and some other items. Using the new cab without fairings so I can put exhaust stacks on , opened up the grill to add screen behind the openings. Going to remove the molded in Kenworth logos, repaint cab and hood. Did get the engine built. So yup, two steps back to start over. 

Got a couple of your 1:25 cabs already, welcome aboard 

Wow, nice build, welcome

Welcome aboard 

Welcome, post up those builds. 

Welcome aboard, post up those pics, love to steal ideas😉😉

I have noticed a lot of really detailed parts for 1:14 scale trucks on the market. That market seems to be growing a lot these days. I might build one of that scale some day. 

I build all my trucks so that no axle turns and agree that is just an accident waiting to happen especially when the grandkid’s are nearby. I do the same but use solid plastic axles and I use Moebius wheelset most of the time. Before glueing the tire/wheel combo on, I will take the time to rotate them, mark them so they all line up well and make contact to the flat surface. Takes time, but to see a finished rig with an inside dual hanging in the air just looks strange. 

3 hours ago, vincen47 said:

I’ve enjoyed watching this one come together. Excellent build of a unique model. I’m looking forward to seeing it with a trailer.

Thanks, need to finish the lights, jacks and air line mount on the trailer, not a lot of work but gotta get done. 

Outstanding build, love those older truck builds, well done

It’s finished a moved to completed builds. 

Will finish up decals and reflectors tomorrow then post in finished projects here. 

6 hours ago, DRIPTROIT 71 said:

That looks real sharp!!

Thanks, should wrap this build up tomorrow 

6 hours ago, vincen47 said:

I like the air line box. Ya don’t see that feature modeled very often.

Thanks, see how it works with trailer, still figuring it out.