DRIPTROIT 71

This one is going to be awesome!! It is looking great!

I personally haven't had the best of luck getting warped plastic straight, but if is square when closed, I might just let it go. If it has to be straightened you may could make some inner hood braces out of brass stock. Looking good by the way! Me too!!!?

Some real nice work going on here! You have my attention!

That looks Awesome!!

Thanks Pat! Thanks! It was built from memory and reference pictures of other 7400s. Thanks Jim! They never figured out why the truck burned, but I really don't think that they tried very hard. They had a leased fleet of KWs, nobody wanted to drive the 7400s. Thanks Tom! One of my favorite and fun details is the mudflaps. Hudson had just bought out Lexington Specialty Foods, that is why my dad repainted the cab, bumper and wheels. He turned the mudflaps around backwards so the old name wouldn't show. Thanks Warren! A few of the dimensions are a little off, but the casting is excellent. Thanks Ken! I hope to put together a shop like yours one day for pictures. Thanks for the kind words! Thanks so much Chris! Thanks Mark! Thanks Lee! I've been wanting to build this one for years. I'm glad that I actually got around to it.

Now this is really taking shape! Looks great!

This is a model of the first truck that I ever rode in as a kid with my dad. This was the spare truck and my dad had recently painted it. My dad had driven it to Kentucky where another 7400 had a broken steering box. My dad decided that he could fix the driver's truck faster than the driver could swap trucks. On the way back to Lexington NC, my dad stopped and let me ride to the shop with him. That night for unknown reasons this truck burned to the ground. It was my first ride and the truck's last. This began with a cab from Spaulding Trading and Shipping. I modified the grill to get it a little closer to the real thing. The chassis began with the AMT K123 kit. I shortened the wheelbase to 142" in scale. The Wheels and tires are from Scenes Unlimited. The engine and transmission is from the AMT 352 Peterbilt. Decals are from Diecast and Decals. Many other parts were taken from the parts box or scratch made. I may add some pictures with the trailer later, but I don't think that this truck ever pulled a trailer after it was painted.

Nice looking builds! The old Ertl kits are my favorite!

Thanks Jim! My secret to building seems to be trial and Error, heavy on the error side. ? I made these deflectors out of thin sheet aluminum. I drew them off and cut them out with scissors. I rolled any waviness out with my round hobby knife handle and then I used my hobby knife handle to roll the curve in them. This is the third set. The other two sets went into the reject pile. These last ones aren't perfect, but I'm pretty satisfied with them. Thanks again!

Coming along nicely!

WOW!! Amazing Work going on here!!

That really looks good!!

Thanks Vince! Thanks Lee!

I don't know why but I always liked these Trailmobile trailers! I think it's because they had those rectangle tail light instead of round ones like everything else.

Looking forward to seeing some orange again!!

Looks great so far!

WOW!!!! Charles your work always looks amazing! Looking forward to what you come up with Jim!

I had that kit when it first came out, but I swapped out the engine when I built it. It's definitely a Cummins and I think it's supposed represent a N14.

This is a very cool project! Looking forward to seeing more!!

Now this is going to be good!!!! You definitely have my attention!!

Very nice looking KW!! Great work!!

This one is pretty much done. I may wait until I get the trailer done to take any under glass picture.

Thanks Kerry!

Looks like another great looking model under way!

Now that looks Awesome!