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[BOSWELL891]

Hello everybody, this is my first ever semi truck, i got this kit a couple months ago after some of you all recommended it and then put it to the side after a couple of failed painting attempts so i brought the kit back out last week and got the body painted finally and then got everything else painted and put together, I really enjoyed building the kit and can't wait to do another semi, its box stock and painted with duplicolor blue metallic, all comments and criticism welcome.

Edited by BOSWELL891, 04 July 2012 - 03:10 PM.

[lapazleo]

Lookin good!

[Jim B]

Looks nice. I like your interior details.

[pete3522]

nice job

[cappy625]

nice clean build. you did a nice job on the interior too.

[ChrisR]

Looks great!

[mackinac359]

Looks good!

Tim

[Rich_S]

Cole, that is a nice looking KW aerodyne conventional On a side note, does anyone make the standard KW visor for this kit? Not the big bow tie visor, but the stock KW visor?

[Jim Whalen]

Hi, NIce, clean build of the Kenworth!

Cheers,

Edited by Jim Whalen, 05 July 2012 - 01:47 AM.

[Jim B]

Rich, the only visor that I know of that fits this cab is made be Gary Wallace of GW Trucks. It's actually for a W900B, so it's a little different.

[txdieseldog]

Rich, I had an old AMT scrap visor laying around. I took some small scrap pcs and just glued them flat onto the ends. I then used a little bit of rotary file/Dremel finesse and reshaped the corners to fit the cab. Not a lot of work. End results were pretty good in my opinion. The cool thing is the center still fits the cab with the angles. Here it is:

[Rich_S]

Rich, the only visor that I know of that fits this cab is made be Gary Wallace of GW Trucks. It's actually for a W900B, so it's a little different.

JIm, do you have a link for GW Trucks? I tried doing a search and all I got was a link for 1:1 scale parts

[Rich_S]

Rich, I had an old AMT scrap visor laying around. I took some small scrap pcs and just glued them flat onto the ends. I then used a little bit of rotary file/Dremel finesse and reshaped the corners to fit the cab. Not a lot of work. End results were pretty good in my opinion. The cool thing is the center still fits the cab with the angles. Here it is:

Hi Barry, That visor and truck looks great, unfortunately for me, my spare parts went by the wayside 35 years ago

[Jim B]

Rich, Gary doen't have a Website, but you can contact him at gwtrucks@yahoo.com

[Rich_S]

Thanks Jim for the email address

[camaro68]

Very nice truck what part of ky r u in

[BOSWELL891]

Thanks I am from the Owensboro area

[camaro68]

Cool im in Scottsville about 15 miles from Bowling Green nice to see someone else from KY

[Coned Tony]

Very nice rigs. Love the interior

[Brinx]

First semi?.. you'd never now it...very nice job!!!
those snap kits are really nice...I have about 10 Pete's in stock...figure if I buy enough..maybe the Michaels will start to carry the KW's (hope).

brinx