Ideas For Kenworth K-100 Conversion?

[Simon]

Hi folks,

At the moment my local model shop has Revell (Germany) Kenworth K100 Aerodyne kits going cheap - I think they bought too many ahead of Christmas! I have bought one to build straight out of the box, but I fancy getting another and taking the saw to it to produce an interesting variant.

I've ploughed through tons of photos on the web and most K100s seem to have been double drive sleepers (flat roof or Aerodyne) like the Revell kit. I fancy making a flatbed or beavertail transporter, that way I could use it to display a car. I also fancy losing that massive sleeper and creating a day cab, maybe a single drive.

Do any of you truck guys know where I might find photos of K-100 day cab tractors or flatbeds? Or any kind of interesting version, like a heavy tractor or Alaskan special? Nothing too extreme, as my scratch building skills are limited! The o.o.box Aerodyne will be built as a smart working hauler, but I want the conversion to be a tougher, less glamorous truck. I really like some of the workaday trucks you build on this forum.

I'm thinking that maybe K-100s were aimed at the owner-driver and were too expensive for the likes of the military or construction companies to buy and add custom bodywork? Hence not so many variations?

Any ideas welcome! And pictures are even welcomer!

All the best, Simon

[Old Albion]

Simon,

For information and ideas try Hanks Truck Pictures:

http://www.hankstruckpictures.com/

or the ATHS web site gallery:

http://www.websitetoolbox.com/mb/aths

or Truck Paper:

http://www.truckpaper.com/default.asp?guid...6AC4A89DAD3AD25

Check Tim,s Web site:

http://tahlborn.web.aplus.net/tim.htm

or www.Truckmodeler.com

There are others but these are excellent sites for information and inspiration.

[Simon]

Thanks Dave! There really is some inspiration amongst that lot, and I found a really cool looking K100 day cab singe axle with a short chassis. Very interesting to see some real life photos of trucks with a bit less chrome and a bit more grime, too.

I see you're Blighty-based - if you're interested, the current source of cheap Revell K100s is Modelzone (see the Modelzone website for branches) who seem to have stacks for 14.99 a pop, together with Scania wreckers. Their other trucks are full price though.

Cheers

Simon

[Jet A-1]

Check out this site for some K100 pics...

Classic Cabovers

I always thought that the K100 double VIT sleeper aerodyne was the coolest rig on the road.

Jeff

[powdie]

Being a cabover lover, I always wanted to replicate the single axle short wheelbased mobile home toter that delivered trailer houses around the US. Most of the trailers were 60-80 feet, so the short trucks were easier to manuever and I believe a little less costly to permit each trip

[Ries]

Powdie,

do you have any info on these short K100's? wheelbase? size of the cab? Were these much like the ones used by P.I.E.?

I'm also planning to cut up a couple of Revell Aerodynes and still looking for some info.

As for the single rear axle; take a look over here; http://www.hankstruckpictures.com/forum01/...p?topic=17347.0 ,

some very good detail pictures of the rear suspension.

Richard

[powdie]

try this,http://www.precisiontrucks.com/TOTERgallery.htm, these are the style, but most now are conventionals, I see A Freghtliner cabover made it to the bunch,I don't believe there is a set limit, I have seen single sleepers,double bunks, as long as it can pull, it will work, I now see regular 3 axle trucks with the toter box added on going down the road, if I can find out more, I will let you know, I get the desire to try this one more every day....hahahaha