[Autocar 9964 B conversion to heavy haul...]

You pulled off a superior build my friend. And you should post the Peterbilt 378 your working on to.

Ron G 

[Autocar 9964 B conversion to heavy haul...]

Your doing a great job on this. Meng bolts are great! 

Ron G 

[Italeri Peterbilt 378 conversion]

Hey Jeff 

  She's looking real good. One thing though you didn't put in the dump control box inside.😉🙄 Were did you get the rear tires? And how well do they fit the Italeri rims?

Ron G 

[1/25 scale AMT Caterpillar D8H build]

2 hours ago, Sandbox said:

My package from Papy Hobby arrived today and in excellent condition.  Ordered a set of tracks, Cab 02, radiator grill and front blade cylinders.  Looks very nice.  The tracks were assembled but one track is now in four pieces.  I will take a closer look to figure out how to re-attach the segments.

Those tracks need alot of work to make them work. You have to totally dissasemble them sand them then reassemble them.

Ron G 

[1/25 Revell Kenworth K100 with 300" W.B.]

Thanks guys 

[1/25 Revell Kenworth K100 with 300" W.B.]

Hey all 

  Got some more work done on this build.

Thought I would show a picture of the tractor with the latest mods.

I have the fuel tanks done. I still need to make the mounting straps.

This view shows the engine plumbing. I need to alter this because it doesn't fit since I made it a single turbo setup.

Closer view of the tanks.

This view shows the tank "J" brackets. I got these from ST Supply there from Kit Form Services in the UK. I had to purchase a set of tanks & brackets so I could get the "J" brackets.

Ron G 

[1/25 Revell Kenworth K100 with 300" W.B.]

Hey guys 

  Small update. Custom made aluminum fuel tanks.

This view shows the stock kit tank on the left and my custom tank on the right. It's made from a piece of 1" diameter by 1/16" W. T. tubing with some 1/16" thick by 1" diameter aluminum disks 

This view shows the ends of the tanks.

Another view of the ends of the tanks. I still need to do some more polishing on the tank. That's it for now.

Ron G 

[1/25 Revell Kenworth K100 with 300" W.B.]

9 hours ago, BlrwestSiR said:

Ron, have you tried Hasegawa Mirror Finish? It's a self adhesive film sort of like BMF but I find is far more durable. 

Hey Carl 

  Nope, I'm planning on doing it all with paint. What I was wondering about is how NOT to get aluminum paint on the orange and vise a versa.

Ron G 

[1/25 Revell Kenworth K100 with 300" W.B.]

10 hours ago, Jeff said:

I have this trailer in my stash as well. Did you build it with the camber ( hard to tell on my phone ) I’m trying to decide. Personally I might try BMF or chrome tape from an automotive store. Mulling it over ….

Jeff

Hey Jeff 

 Yes, I did the camberd one. Have you tried  Green Stuff World chrome paint?  It's a alcohol based ink/paint. It's the best chrome paint out there, as good or better than Alclad.

Ron G 

[1/25 Revell Kenworth K100 with 300" W.B.]

Hey all 

 Small update on this build.

This will be the trailer for this tractor.

I have the main part of the frame and deck done.

I'm planning on painting the frame the same orange as the K100 with an aluminum deck. I now have to figure out how to accomplish this.🤔

Ron G 

[1/25 Revell Kenworth K100 with 300" W.B.]

Hey all 

  I've started to do all of the plumbing : air, fuel and electric.

made a "T" fitting for the air bags, now I need to make 3 more.

This view shows the 3 air valves that I scratch built and added.

This view shows the valves painted blue. That's it for now be back soon with more updates.

Ron G 

[1/25 Revell Kenworth K100 with 300" W.B.]

Hey all 

 

 Some more work done on this build.

Drivers side view of the rear of the frame. I have painted the 8 air bags with Tamiya rubber black and the brake canisters gold and silver.

Passenger side view of the frame.

This view shows the rear brake canisters.

This view shows the front brake canisters.

This view shows the detail I added to the exhaust pipe. I rapped some very small lead wire around the pipe to simulate the corrugated tubes that connect the exhaust to the stacks.

[1/25 Revell Kenworth K100 with 300" W.B.]

16 minutes ago, BlrwestSiR said:

Hi Ron, great to see the progress on this rig. The engine looks cool in a different colour. I did a Spitfire Merlin in red with chrome rocker covers once that thing popped. 

In your last post, the pics aren't coming up for some reason. 

 

Whoops! Sorry about that I reposted it.

Ron G 

[1/25 Revell Kenworth K100 with 300" W.B.]

 Hey all 

 Some more work done on this build.

I painted the rubber around the lights with some Tamiya rubber black.

This view shows some of the detail painting I have done on the engine.

The other side of the engine. I added some rust texture to the turbo and exhaust manifold.

I painted the valve packs on the rear of the transmission black.

This  view shows the frame finished painted along with the three deck plates and the fifth wheel.

This  view shows the rolling chassis temporarily together.

The other side of the rolling chassis.

Closer view of the engine in the frame.

This view shows the cab temporarily in place on the rolling chassis. Well that's it for now be back with more updates soon.

Ron G 

[1/25 Revell Kenworth K100 with 300" W.B.]

19 minutes ago, Jeff said:

When you said you were painting the engine orange, I thought 🤔 hhhmmm not sure about that … BUT you NAILED it. That looks awesome ! I love it and the fan detail is perfect., I really like what you did there Ron, I usually paint my engines in as close to factory colors as I can, I can certainly see I have to step out of my mundane ways and do what you did here. This is cool ! 

Hey Jeff 

  I usually paint my stuff to as exact to factory colors as I can also, but this being a total custom show Queen...lol I thought it needed something special.

  So, Jeff let me ask you a question. Should I leave the brake cans painted orange or should I paint them the goldish anodized and aluminum colors they come in? I'm leaning towards the goldish & aluminum color.

  I'm packing up the dumper parts as we speak, I may not make to the post office today but I'll get it there Friday 

Ron G 

[1/25 Revell Kenworth K100 with 300" W.B.]

Hey all 

  Got some more work done on this build.

This view shows the engine painted in orange & black. I still need to do some detail painting on it.

The other side of the engine.

Top view of the engine.

rear of the fan blade.

This view shows the under side of the rear of the frame.

Different view of the rear of the frame.

Top view of the rear part of the frame. I'll paint the front of it tomorrow. That's it for now be back soon with more.

 Ron G 

[1/25 Revell Kenworth K100 with 300" W.B.]

I just got some stuff from hobbynut. I ordered some Green Stuff World chrome paint, airbrushable and hand brushable. I've never used there paint before so this will be a test, if it works I might just have found a way to chrome all the parts for all of my truck builds!

Ron G 

[1/25 Revell Kenworth K100 with 300" W.B.]

Hey all 

  Some more work done on this build. This is almost ready for some paint, just making sure I have everything mounted before I squirt on the orange!

This view shows the deck plates in place in the frame. Also I made the line for the fifth wheel slide out of some  0.017" diameter wire.

This view shows the under side of the suspension.

This view shows the drive shaft that I kit bashed out of some old Italeri parts and some brass tube. Also I have added the two lower air tanks.

This is the kits rear bumper/light bar that I painted with some Tamiya clear red and amber.

These fenders showed up in the mail today so I thought I would show them in place.

Another view of the rear fenders and fifth wheel. That's it for now be back with more soon.

Ron G 

[1/25 Revell Kenworth K100 with 300" W.B.]

Thanks everyone 

[1/25 Revell Kenworth K100 with 300" W.B.]

Hey all 

  A little update on this build.

This view shows the brake drums that I added to the front and rear wheels/tires.

This view shows the rolling chassis.

This view shows the rear axles mounted in place.

This view shows the engine in place.

This view shows the fifth wheel in place.

This is an overall view of the truck.

This is the front of the truck showing the drop visor and texas bumper. That's it for now be back with more soon.

Ron G 

[1/25 Revell Kenworth K100 with 300" W.B.]

4 hours ago, HubertB said:

Interesting work, Ron.

I have a neophyte question : why would one want to lengthen the wheelbase on a truck aimed at hauling a trailer ? That must make the handling pretty tough on some bends and corners.

Hubert

Hey Hubert 

 It's done here in the states as a custom, kinda hot rod thing. These are mostly show trucks, kinda of like custom show cars. They don't realy do any work. I dont know how this trend started, but there are alot of them here in the states.

 Ron G 

[1/25 Revell Kenworth K100 with 300" W.B.]

Hey all 

  Got some detail work done on the big cam Cummins 475.

Front view of engine. I added a fan clutch to the fan. I added some plumbing also.

This side view shows the modified dipstick and blow bye pipe at the rear. Also some of the turbo plumbing.

This side view shows the fuel lines and scratch built starter that I added. There will be a feed line from the fuel tanks up to the fuel pump.

This view shows the fitting at the rear of the head.

This plan view shows the single turbo set-up. Well that's it for now be back soon with more.

Ron G 

[1/25 Revell Kenworth K100 with 300" W.B.]

Hey Jeff 

  Nope, I want to paint them on, no decals.

Ron G 

[1/25 Revell Kenworth K100 with 300" W.B.]

3 hours ago, Jeff said:

That will be  a real sweet look, and it will perfectly high light the black on the cab..... with the chrome rims, it will be a show stopper....

Yeah I think it's going to look pretty cool. I have to figure out how to paint the gold strip between the black and orange. I think I'm going to paint the gold first, then mask it with some 1/32" or 1/16" pin strip tape. Then I can mask up to it and do the orange then do the same thing for the black, it sounds logical to me. 

Ron G 

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[1/25 Revell Kenworth K100 with 300" W.B.]

41 minutes ago, Jeff said:

I love the attention to the finest details. I love those photo etched dash panels. They make all the difference. And I am glad to see the aftermarket folks keeping up with us truck guys too. Have you decided on frame color? 
Jeff

Yupp, it's going to be orange. I think I'm going to do the engine orange too, with black and silver accents.

Ron G