KJ790 Posted January 29, 2019 Posted January 29, 2019 (edited) Unfortunately, I did not take any pictures while building this one, but I think it is close enough to finished to post here. I used a Revell snap kit W900 and made a few modifications. I cut the Aerodyne sleeper down and made a new roof for the cab and sleeper to be a 36" flat top. I added a steerable front axle with aluminum machined rims along with some resin 2-hole wheels on the drives. A 3D printed grille was added as well as a torsion bar suspension. The front bumper is from an AMT W925 kit. The exhaust, quarter fenders, battery box, and fuel tanks were scratch built. Edited February 3, 2019 by KJ790
leafsprings Posted January 29, 2019 Posted January 29, 2019 Beautiful job! You dialed in the mid 70's look! Wheels and paint job look great.
Badluck 13 Posted January 29, 2019 Posted January 29, 2019 As always your work is second to none....VERY beautiful old school Kenny and from a Snap kit to boot,fantastic grille and love the tank treatment.
dodgefever Posted January 29, 2019 Posted January 29, 2019 That looks great: an honest, no nonsense working truck. I'd much rather see one of these than a stupid over-stretched thing with a visor covering half the windshield, 8" straight pipes and a bumper with 1" of ground clearance.
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted January 29, 2019 Posted January 29, 2019 KJ, you have a way with Kenworths!! This one has that vintage look that you are so great a capturing in scale! Awesome work once again!!
tbill Posted January 30, 2019 Posted January 30, 2019 Agreed, you never fail to knock it out of the park, another well done build.
trick my mixer Posted February 2, 2019 Posted February 2, 2019 Nice work..brings back old memories when trucks looked like trucks..Nice clean build.
DrKerry Posted February 2, 2019 Posted February 2, 2019 1 hour ago, trick my mixer said: Nice work..brings back old memories when trucks looked like trucks..Nice clean build. Ditto that!!
CRUSADER2 Posted February 2, 2019 Posted February 2, 2019 A really excellent job, lovely neat work and that etched grill just finishes it off perfect!!
KJ790 Posted February 3, 2019 Author Posted February 3, 2019 Managed to get some outdoor shots today.
SpreadAxle Posted February 4, 2019 Posted February 4, 2019 I love the outdoor shots. What is the blue paint you used for the reefer unit. From many pix I've seen, it matches the "Thermo King Blue" quite nicely.
TECHMAN Posted February 4, 2019 Posted February 4, 2019 WOW!!! Looks just like walking thru the lot at a truck stop!!!! DJ
KJ790 Posted February 4, 2019 Author Posted February 4, 2019 4 minutes ago, SpreadAxle said: I love the outdoor shots. What is the blue paint you used for the reefer unit. From many pix I've seen, it matches the "Thermo King Blue" quite nicely. I added drops of Tamiya clear-blue with Tamiya white until I had a color that I thought looked about right. Sorry I can't give you a mix ratio or anything.
SpreadAxle Posted February 4, 2019 Posted February 4, 2019 It's cool. You've pointed me in the right direction.
Goodwrench3 Posted February 4, 2019 Posted February 4, 2019 Nice.. what paint did you use on the fuel tanks ?? Thanks
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now