Missing in Action Posted January 12, 2012 Posted January 12, 2012 (edited) I dumped Photobucket-O-Dung due to too many difficuilties on uploading and sharing pics....I am working on setting up with another photosharing site.....So I will post some pics A.S.A.P.!!!! Thanks for your patience!!! Edited March 27, 2013 by Missing in Action
Missing in Action Posted January 12, 2012 Author Posted January 12, 2012 (edited) This is the truck I started with!!! I got it from ratrodder51... Edited January 12, 2012 by ROY1964
Ben Posted January 12, 2012 Posted January 12, 2012 Laugh????? It looks like your off to a great start to me!!!!!!!!!
txdieseldog Posted January 12, 2012 Posted January 12, 2012 Holy ###### Roy!!!!!!!!! Lot of work! Looks great! Keep it up.
Wagoneer81 Posted January 12, 2012 Posted January 12, 2012 Yeah, OK... I'm now officially impressed! I look forward to seeing this one progress! It looks great so far!
Missing in Action Posted January 12, 2012 Author Posted January 12, 2012 Thanks for the "colorful" compliments Guys-"All of Y'all"!!!!!
camaro73 Posted January 12, 2012 Posted January 12, 2012 That thing is a monster. Can't wait to see it done. I barely have room for my 1/24 trucks and trailers.
Wagoneer81 Posted January 12, 2012 Posted January 12, 2012 Roy, The K-100 Aerodyne is my favorite style truck of ANY era! It's looks and lines just talk to me... I've done some 'silly but brave' things in my modeling lifetime but never would have thought to convert a Conventional into a COE... Much less, in 1/16 scale... scratchbuilt interior and engine to boot... what engine did the kit have in it originally?
Missing in Action Posted January 12, 2012 Author Posted January 12, 2012 Roy, The K-100 Aerodyne is my favorite style truck of ANY era! It's looks and lines just talk to me... I've done some 'silly but brave' things in my modeling lifetime but never would have thought to convert a Conventional into a COE... Much less, in 1/16 scale... scratchbuilt interior and engine to boot... what engine did the kit have in it originally? All the 1/16 Monogram trucks have 3408 CAT'S ...I just wanted a Cummins NTCC400BC!!! Just to be different...
monkeyclaw Posted January 12, 2012 Posted January 12, 2012 Looks great! Like the work on the cummins as well.....I know how much work this project is; I have one at about the same place; only I am doing a flat top; my truck is going to be a full custom; so I plan on doing a detroit 12 to go in it; along with an Alison auto trans...Again; great work scaling up..........Matt
Missing in Action Posted January 12, 2012 Author Posted January 12, 2012 Looks great! Like the work on the cummins as well.....I know how much work this project is; I have one at about the same place; only I am doing a flat top; my truck is going to be a full custom; so I plan on doing a detroit 12 to go in it; along with an Alison auto trans...Again; great work scaling up..........Matt Thanks Matt!!! I'd like to see yours Too sometime!!!
Missing in Action Posted January 13, 2012 Author Posted January 13, 2012 Hey Bob!! It's not Guts...I'm a glutton for punishment!!! LOL !!! Believe it or not,Thissun' has been a breeze so far!!! I'm real close on the engine being done...If I'm lucky I will post some pics tomorrow!! Thanks for the encouraging words Bob!!!
jacobus Posted January 13, 2012 Posted January 13, 2012 nice challence and guts stil amazed how some guys get the idee,s from and go for it i bow for you jacobus
scale trucker Posted January 13, 2012 Posted January 13, 2012 please tell me that you will share ans cast all that stuff?????
Missing in Action Posted January 13, 2012 Author Posted January 13, 2012 please tell me that you will share ans cast all that stuff????? Hey Gordon!!This is just a "Test" to see if I could do it, Now I know I can...But,I plan on a second truck to be made as a "Buck" to cast, If...I can find a resin caster to do the cab and interior and engine only... I don't know anything about resin casting!!! I would be glad to share but right now it's wait and see,And I know that sux!!! And you also know theres a very limited market for something like this...Alot of things factor into the feasibility of this being done,Especially the affordability or cost to the consumer and be able to make some kind of profit at the same time...If you aren't making any money...Then theres no reason to produce it...All I can say right now is...Only time will tell...Thanks Roy
Missing in Action Posted January 13, 2012 Author Posted January 13, 2012 nice challence and guts stil amazed how some guys get the idee,s from and go for it i bow for you jacobus Thanks Jacobus!! My ideas come from TV Shows and just keeping an eye out for inspiration!!!
Missing in Action Posted January 14, 2012 Author Posted January 14, 2012 On another "forum",Someone Mistook this scratchbuilt MONOGRAM KW W-900 Aerodyne Conventional converted to a K-100-C Cabover For a Tamiya Kit????? Go Figure!!! I just wanted to "clear up" this before it "snowballs"!!! Thanks Roy
Missing in Action Posted January 15, 2012 Author Posted January 15, 2012 Heres some progress pics of the Cummins and chassis...
Tony Bryan Posted January 15, 2012 Posted January 15, 2012 Great to see someone thinking out side the box, and boy are you doing a great job so far, I really like how you have tackled this baby, and just how many parts you can use from the W900 kit, Now, what are you doing for cab hinges, brass maybe a good option here, as there is some weight in that cab, isn't that metal glow plastic fun to work with, with the dash and console, doesn't the console wrap around a little more? Glad to see someone else enjoying the large scale
Missing in Action Posted January 15, 2012 Author Posted January 15, 2012 Great to see someone thinking out side the box, and boy are you doing a great job so far, I really like how you have tackled this baby, and just how many parts you can use from the W900 kit, Now, what are you doing for cab hinges, brass maybe a good option here, as there is some weight in that cab, isn't that metal glow plastic fun to work with, with the dash and console, doesn't the console wrap around a little more? Glad to see someone else enjoying the large scale I used the entire chassis,Transmission,sleeper,etc...Basically I used the whole truck less the hood,I cut the fronts of the fenders off to get the headlight buckets,cut the cab all apart to use the doors and jambs and the center section of the roof. and I cut the doorpanels out of the interior,the seats and bases steering wheel and column and so on...There is very little waste of the kit,actually...The dash shape is correct to a 1980...And depending on how a particular truck was optioned, 3 dash designs were available...The cab hinges will be 16 gauge sheet metal...I haven't had much luck with brass...Painting sheet metal requires less prep than brass too,And not to mention...Cheaper!!! Oh....And workin' with "Metalglow"....LOL !!! It's a Blast!!!
monkeyclaw Posted January 15, 2012 Posted January 15, 2012 Nice to see the progress on this truck. Great work on the engine as well. I will be watching this one as it comes along.... great work............Matt
Jim B Posted January 15, 2012 Posted January 15, 2012 That's a really nice looking engine. Weren't the Tamiya kits 1/14?
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