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I use Tamiya white primer under Tamiya Pure red to get the brightest red.

I may get the Taurus, assuming it ends up at Hobby Lobby. If I remember right, it went together pretty good, but the chrome headlight lenses looked horrible.

I've built 3 of these kits. They're a little fussy. Could be something I did wrong though. On the last one, I switched the 250 for a 350 and that created a whole new set of issues running the intake out behind the cab.

My carpet is gray. Everything seems to blend in, especially the shadowy areas under my desk. On Thursday, the carpet is getting ripped out and laminate flooring going in its place. Modern problems require modern solutions.

I used the block from the MPC Ram 50. I had to scratchbuild the head, valve cover, and intake. A sbc long tube header hooked right up.

Finally a new (old) truck kit.

Pretty easy. I ground down the Aoshima mounts until there was just a shallow 1mm or so hole and glued styrene rod to mimic Tamiya wheels. The rod (I don't know the size) acts the same as Tamiya, so everything lined up and went in perfectly.

I bought this from ebay a couple weeks ago. It was listed as "new in bags". Not quite. I didnt study the pics well enough. Someone primered the body parts and sprayed a parts tree black. The bumpers were attached and a couple of glue fingerprints had been primered over. Easy fix, but a little annoying. Oh well. After realigning the bumpers and sanding everything smooth, I painted it Tamiya coral blue over Mr Hobby gray primer. I scratchbuilt several engine bay parts, like the ABS module, overflow tank, Perrin style intake pipe, AC lines, and clutch master. I converted it to left hand drive using parts from an Aoshima BRZ. The dash, firewall, and cowl fit pretty close as is, but the Aoshima console didn't. I ended up cutting both kits consoles apart and playing with pieces until it fit and covered the hole in the tub. I also made a muffler, bash bar, and used Aoshima 19" Advan T61 wheels.

I forgot to update my build thread, but here it is all finished. Cab is completely scratchbuilt out of styrene sheet. So were the mirrors, bumper, cab steps, and various small parts. An Amt Alaskan Hauler donated it's grill, headlights, and chassis. The interior was made from Freightliner interior tub parts and styrene. The dash, seats, shift tower, and windshield were all modified from an Amt K123. Not too sure about accuracy, but the engine is a Cat 1160 with a 5 speed transmission that hopefully looks like something that should be there. I also used Vallejo washes and Tamiya weathering powders.

Garwood body is painted and mostly assembled. Weathering started.

I mix Tamiya paints for Chevy orange and Detroit green. I don't even measure. I add the colors into a bottle lid a little at a time until it looks close enough.

That's an awesome build

The wheels are mounted, along with exhaust. I used Vallejo washes and Tamiya weathering powders. I purchased these 3d print wheels on ebay. There were no "inner" rims. All 8 drive wheels had lug nut detail molded in. At first I was a little disappointed but then I realized that's actually a feature. I only used them on the "outer" wheels and used a couple unchromed 10 holes on the inside. The brake drums and the mounted tires hide what they are. Now I have more for other builds. Not sure these trucks were offered with a Cat 1160, but it's all I had that would fit. I did take off the Allison automatic and attach a 5 speed. Speaking of shifting, I may redo the shifter. Its a bent piece of .030 styrene rod. It wont stay in shape well and interferes with the cab closing. Hopefully metal wire will work out better.

Thanks everyone. Yes, I tend to get a build done pretty fast. I took a leave from work to take care of my mom. She has advanced alzheimers, so I build all day while I keep an eye on her. This Kenworth will be build #20 or 21 so far this year.

It closes about as good as my 1:1. Don't remember any issues.

Finally got the cab ready for paint, I think. The frame is shortened and the packer body is started. I left enough room to mount a single exhaust stack and air cleaner. I modified some Freightliner springs and a parts box axle into a single drive rear.

Fallout 4, 76, New Vegas, and a couple of the older Civilization games.

Thanks! It was on the chrome sprue.

Busy morning. I was wet sanding the cab, hoping to get a little primer on today. But, I realized that even though I made the outside of the windshield gasket, there was nothing behind it to hold the glass in. I cut some .010 sheet, glued it in from behind, then cut the center out. It's a little deep, but that's ok, because I don't know what I'll be using for glass yet. I can always add another layer later on. Also did some more fitting with the interior. The seats, pedals, and dash are from a K123. The seats and their frames had to be filed on the sides to fit. The dash had to be cut in a few places and pieced back together.

Those Revell tractors are nice. I just wish someone would market north American sold tractors. Id love to have a Kubota or newer JD. I'd even settle for a RK lol

This is my last finished build. The kit is aptly named, because it was a challenge lol I changed over the front end to the Alaskan Hauler kit's severe service steel nose. The steer floats are a pair Moebius super single rears on widened kit rims. Even though they're engraved 22.5, they fit the Amt 20 inch rims. I added brake lines, hydraulic lines and fittings. Some are accurate, others I just made up. I kept the kit turbo, but swapped the intercooler out to depict a 290 Cummins.

Thanks everyone. Windshield gasket, cab steps, and fenders attached. It's almost ready for some primer. Frame will have to get chopped quite a bit. Also, I bought a set of 3d print 2 hole Budds, and ordered a 5 hole set. Either of those would be accurate and appropriate, as this truck represents a 74-76 era truck.

I got a pretty good deal on the new Amt Ford Garwood kit. After looking over the parts, I decided to do something different. I haven't seen a kit or resin body of a Kenworth L700 Hustler, and it looked fairly easy to scratchbuild. It's mostly square. I found some rough cab size estimates from a brochure scan, converted them into 1/25 scale, and drew them the correct size onto copy paper. Then I cut the pieces out and traced them onto styrene sheet. The cab is layered in places because of the rounded corners, and there's some bracing that the 1:1 probably doesn't have, but I think it'll do. After a lot of super glue and filing, along with a modified Amt Kenworth W series grill, it started to look like a truck. The chassis is from the Alaskan Hauler. I used a few parts from a K123 kit. The interior tub is a mixture of 2 White Freightliner tub extensions and sleeper parts. Not everything is accurate, but at least they work well together.