Mike77 Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 (edited) The start of another project in white primer... Edited March 12, 2018 by Mike77 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbeard Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 that's going to be a very long truck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotnitro? Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 Yeeeaah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren B Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 This looks very interesting can not wait to see progress............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrKerry Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 Oh yeah!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 I really like how you've started!! Looking forward to seeing more!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike77 Posted February 2, 2018 Author Share Posted February 2, 2018 Just an update to say I've made a little progress. My father passed away last Thursday so it might be a bit slow-going on this project in the short term. I did get some white paint on everything but there's not much sense in posting pics as they wouldn't show anything different than the white primer pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince66 Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 My condolences to you and your family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren B Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 1 hour ago, StretchW9 said: My condolences to you and your family. I second that, take all the time you need for you and your family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike77 Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 Model painting can be a real Bear sometimes, but I'm not monkeying around anymore. Who knows, maybe the paint fumes are making me a little bananas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotnitro? Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 Stellar work !!!! Your lines are super sharp and look great. We're definitely having fun with the Bear tributes !!!! Check your black stripes when ya start them..a few of mine looked like the ink ran low and has a purple look . Mainly on the ones that go right below windshield that taper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 Looking good!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike77 Posted February 9, 2018 Author Share Posted February 9, 2018 Thanks guys! I wanted a drop visor but the aluminum one on Ebay has too much of a drop for my taste. Since I planned on painting it red anyway I went ahead and made one from styrene. Jeff, I check my decals and they all seem to be fine thankfully. I bought two full truck & trailer decal sets so that I'd have plenty for the extra sleeper and any potential decal application problems I might have. As with any masking there are several areas I have to tweek but nothing too bad. Yours is looking great and I think once I get the decals on mine it'll start looking like something. I still have to decide whether to put the stacks in between or run them all the way back. I've seen them both ways on these big COEs and I'm leaning toward running them all the way back to give a smoother transition between the cab & sleeper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 4 hours ago, Mike77 said: Thanks guys! I wanted a drop visor but the aluminum one on Ebay has too much of a drop for my taste. Since I planned on painting it red anyway I went ahead and made one from styrene. Jeff, I check my decals and they all seem to be fine thankfully. I bought two full truck & trailer decal sets so that I'd have plenty for the extra sleeper and any potential decal application problems I might have. As with any masking there are several areas I have to tweek but nothing too bad. Yours is looking great and I think once I get the decals on mine it'll start looking like something. I still have to decide whether to put the stacks in between or run them all the way back. I've seen them both ways on these big COEs and I'm leaning toward running them all the way back to give a smoother transition between the cab & sleeper. Stacks at the Back! At the Back!!! Just my preference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike77 Posted February 12, 2018 Author Share Posted February 12, 2018 I got the main decals on today...it's actually starting to look like a rig now. I have some detailing to do before clear coating, then more detailing to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Looks great!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotnitro? Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 X2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gatorincebu Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 Wow ! Nice work on the paint job. Looks real sharp ! Be Well Gator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotnitro? Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 You gonna make this a tri axle truck with all the extra length or a tag axle ? Your bunk looks good together with the cab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truckabilly Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 Nice paint job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike77 Posted February 16, 2018 Author Share Posted February 16, 2018 7 hours ago, gotnitro? said: You gonna make this a tri axle truck with all the extra length or a tag axle ? Your bunk looks good together with the cab Nope, just regular tandems. I see pics of conventionals with condo sleepers at least this long, and the cab/hood combo of a conventional is probably longer than a KW Aerodyne cab, so I figure I can get away with it. Believe it or not the sleeper was originally longer but after looking at it a little common sense prevailed and I took it down a notch. I had won an Ebay auction for a bunch of Aerodyne cab shells and that's how I made the sleeper. I wanted to make one that matched the cab roof rather than just a box-style sleeper. I've started on the chassis and it'll be 17-1/2"-long. Besides, it's a model...I don't have to drive it anywhere anyway! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince66 Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Saweeeeeeeeeeeeet looking cab. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrKerry Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Man, between your build and Jeff's is making me want to start mine sooner... I'm planning on making a drive North of me and going to see Paul's restored BJ and the Bear number 3 rig in person and taking some detailed shots of the real rig!! Nice tribute!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotnitro? Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Awesome looking model !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike77 Posted February 22, 2018 Author Share Posted February 22, 2018 Thanks guys! I've built truck models off-and-on over the years since the 70's but I've never done a BJ rig. When I decided to do this project I didn't want to do just a standard BJ & the Bear recreation for two reasons...1) it's been done a million times already by other builders, and b) having to try to recreate every little detail based on which owner claims to have the most faithfully recreated copy of the original truck makes building it more like work than pleasure. This project is not meant to be a practical OTR truck, more of a fantasy piece that looks cool sitting on a shelf. I have most of the chassis done, I'm just waiting on a few pieces to arrive before it goes to paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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