Warren D

Very well done, great paint job!

Old school!! Love it!

Made some progress on the mixer body, final paint and decals. Still have a hand-full of detail parts to go. I've completed the cab/chassis though I will need to shorten the stack tip to get the mixer body attached. Bumper and steps are scratch as are the mirror supports and cab grab handles. Some of the parts from the A64B didn't do well over time and I like the look of the mirror brackets I made better, the kit ones are too fat.

Great start, I'm looking forward to seeing how it comes out.

Very nice, I'd like to see the front.

Figures. Shelled out big bucks for the Watkins kit for a "Snowman" rig.

Love it!

That's why I was looking for the instruction sheets. When I strip it from the old truck, I want to be sure I put it on the new one correctly. I'm not sure it was done correctly the first time.

Superb job on the paint and assembly! I know a guy who has a real KW in the same paint scheme, when the photos first opened I had to look twice as I thought it was his truck!

Thanks all. The tires are from AITM, as of the time I bought them they weren't listed in the catalog. Not sure if they've been added yet, 14x24's.

Weekly update, the chassis is just about done. I fabbed the front bumper and skid plate and have the tires mounted. Cab/hood and chassis are in final color and have been glossed. Detail painting and decals to go. As I've been focused on the chassis, the mixer body didn't see any progress this week. I still have to clear coat as a prep for the decals which I still have to design and print. The wheels need finish color, too.

Thanks Brian. I'm no expert either. I did a little research and found out what I need to know. I haven't been able to find a photo of Gary's hood so i was asking here figuring someone would have built one. I'll check the site you suggest. I have the kit coming and the order for the hood and springs is ready for the mail. I'm building it for a friend who owned a 93 379 long hood so I think I'll be good to go from here. Paint might be a bit tricky (his was called Black Cherry, looked black except in bright sun when it took on a hint of the red) but I have an idea and this is the perfect time to try it. If it works, I'll use the same technique to do my Smokey/Bandit KW which was a similar black with a hint of brown.

Thanks for the reply, but the links aren't loading. They are working now, my old home computer is better than the newer junk I have at work!

Thanks for the ideas!

Very well done! I wish I had the patience and skills to do work that good...

Much of what I do has fine details that make it almost impossible to sand, therefore auto primer doesn't work for me.

I've been using Mr. Resin Primer but recently found out it's no longer available in the US. I now need to find something else that will take acrylics for a top coat (Tamiya and Pollyscale). I'd prefer a hobby primer that has fine to very fine pigment, ie, auto primer is too heavy for my tastes.

Ok, thanks. Does anyone have a copy of the instruction sheet for the torsion bar system that they could send me a scan of?

I have a question or two about the AMT Kenworth 925 kits. I have an old kit (unknown which one) that I built up around 1980. It has the torsion bar rear suspension. I have a NOS Watkins KW 925 kit that has springs for the rear suspension. Can I take the torsion bar set-up off the old model and use it on the Watkins frame? Put another way, did the two kits share the same frames? I'm looking to do a Smokey and the Bandit KW and would rather use as much of the new kit as possible, but as long as I have the torsion bars, I'd like to do it as correct as possible. Thanks

Looks good so far, look forward to seeing it finished!

Does anyone know if GW's Pete 379 hood/grill will work for a 1993 Pete? The one I'm doing has the headlights mounted to the grill, looks like the newer Petes have the lights molded into the fenders. Thanks

That doesn't look like enough glue!

PM sent, I'm interested, Thanks!

Looks like a challenging build!

The cab/hood and frame are in base coat. Still need to work on some details including fabbing a front bumper. The AITM nose is for the AMT Autocar dump kit, this is the A64B tractor kit and has a different bumper. The interior is back together, just a quick strip and re-paint, I left the dash as it was. I cut the side windows out, I just prefer that look.