thejunkman

I know others around the "net" have used the Dukes of Hazzard and the General Lee as subject matter but almost always with the General pre or mid flight OR the aftermath of a jump as the car was left to rot. Those are all really cool, but I couldn't find a "moment of impact" type of representation. I went for that and then added the cameras to create even more of a story around the diorama. The whole story can be found at this link My General Lee charger diorama I am not going to type it all out here (it is lengthy but a good read) waaay more pictures there than I can post here. Anyways this previously built and falling apart model just about found its way into the trash. Here is the end result. Hope you like and share it around. Mind you I have never built anything like this, its my first attempt so be kind. The inspiration The result View from Camera 1 view from Camera 2 (mounted to the car) Not sure who was filming who here

Yeah, it rides terrible, but given the subject matter I didn't expect it to.

I will have to make one of these to go behind my "on the farm" replica T600 I am gong to build. Our trailer is an older model. I just recently helped replace the tarp/cover on the real thing.

Built back when it was re-released in 1997. I have had this one for a while. It inspired me to take on an interesting high school shop project, read more about it here. My Popper Chopper inspired shop project

I recently built this kit. Went together nice and lots of room for custom work. I made a video series about my build. I will be watching this thread. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYrna1E-t8gb70KnWC_chVbBmijKuIh9s

Not sure if this is the right place for a thread like this, but I wanted to share since it is truck/tractor trailer related. Fathers day weekend me and the family (my sister, her husband, my wife, ME, and my mom and dad) pitched in to replace the aging roll cover on one of out grain hopper trailers on the farm. This was a project that has been needing to get done for the last few years, but the new tear in the front made it a more urgent fix since wheat harvest is fast approaching. The job is a lot easier the more people you have. That cover is heavy! For all the pictures and a more detailed explanation can be seen here Semi Truck roll tarp replacement with all the steps.

Original build thread here http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=102299 Videos on Youtube of the build (find my channel) I got the display case finished built from scratch as you can't buy one big enough. It is not perfect, but perfect for me and its permanent home. This is a fathers day gift for my Dad. Mirrors and LED lights for undercarriage viewing. The acrylic case comes off so you can open the hood.

But I thought everything on the internet was true? Remember Bill Gates was going to share his fortune if you participated in his email beta test? I am still waiting for my check from 1997

EJ Potter

LOL, no. Anything I know about web development I taught myself, which is the minimum to get a decent website up and running.

Video series (playlist) of the build "On the Farm Kenworth" replica. More pictures here Kenworth W900 build pictures

A few more pictures. Kit I started with just for those that stumble along this thread. 1:16 scale Monogram Kenworth W900 Conventional SSP (re-release I believe)

Cool looking stuff! I will have to cruise around it a bit. While you are at it check out my personal website www.thejunkmanadv.com I have a lot of hobbies.

Buzzfeed failed hard at a competent Jalopnik posting.

Thanks. Be sure to check out the videos.

I think he will. I got a T600 to do up next to replicate the other semi.

Looks real good!

The rain cap I whipped up real quick so I didn't take pics. It is simple. I just used some thin plastic sheet to cut a strip for the clamp and I just eye balled the width. with a little heat I curved it around a dowel the same diameter as the exhaust and glued the ends. For the top I cut a circle the same size as the max diameter and glued it on top. Then for the hinge I just cut a triangle that looked about right, notched it and glued that in place. I hand painted it a flat gray after install. UPDATE: Here is the display base (not shown is a cover I made out of acrylic sheeting built and epoxied together, camera would not take a picture through it) It is just base molding I had laying around and plywood, then stained. The gray is a heavy card stock in a concrete looking color and texture. Then some cheap mirrors for undercarriage viewing. Then I added some LED's to illuminate the underside with a momentary push button switch for better viewing. I did so much detail under there that I didn't want it to go to waste. FYI the truck is not mounted yet, I will probably use some kind of pin system on the ends of the frame not sure yet. Oh and I have an aluminum plaque that I made myself using my wife's Cricut cutting machine it has a scoring tool that will etch aluminum and other metals, worked good for a custom plaque. I am out of VHB so it is not installed on the side yet. The plaque says 1974 Kenworth W900, "Wheat King" (Dad's nickname around the county)

Well the pictures of "the real thing" were taken with god knows what camera and they are compressed for upload. You are not seeing the correct colors. Plus who knows what monitor you ware using. The color of the model is "close enough" and it is replicating what it looked like before the real thing started to fade. Also I hit it with a flat and a very light tan to "dust" it. On the real thing you are seeing the primer coming through the 40 year old paint and with the incorrect brightness it does kinda look metallic but that is just the aluminum and primer showing through. I would say your eyes were trying to hard to hard I liken this to representative art as the dirt and oil on the real thing is never consistent. Thanks for looking.

Ok, I had to make a GIF

I am going to call this done. I am still working on the display case which will have mirrors and LED's to light up the undercarriage when viewing because there is lots of detail under there. However here are some outdoor pictures with some decent lighting. 48 pictures total can be found HERE 1:16 scale Kenworth W900 replica plastic model (pictures) Build thread HERE http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=101284 Youtube videos that chronicle the build here, Subscribe to me if you like. Here is "the real McCoy" that I am replicating. My Dad's (well mine too depending on how you look at it as I drive it as well) 1974 Kenworth W900A We installed a "wet kit" hydraulic oil tank and pump driven from the PTO for use with hydraulically operated trailers, like this. via Imgflip GIF Maker

Here is a little more

The "My Other Hobby" thread made me think to post this here. Some archived footage from way back when I was starting my collecting of cars and motorcycles and subsequently getting the nickname "The Junk Man" Enjoy!

Nice! Looks like a good wall hanger

The original has the commentary and will explain a log more, plus has footage of older equipment. RFDtv is all equestrian stuff now, which is fine if that is all you are into, but it is lacking in other "AG related" programing.