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More progress on the chassis: Rear axles and battery box installed ... rear brake drums added: Wheels ready for mounting: It's the same orange as on the cab but it looks more yellowish here. Have to add a few things before painting the chassis though like brake chambers, shocks, brackets for exhaust and air cleaner, ...

Rear suspension partially assembled: Have to print the drive shaft between the axles before I install the second axle. Front axle and steering pre-assembly: Wheels and rear brake drums: Front brake drums are in print!

I made a bit of progress on the chassis. The rear axles are box parts left over from the refurbished Cruiseliner! I managed to repair them good enough so I could use them here. Rims and front axle are also printed. Now the steering will follow. Then shocks, stabilizers, panhards, brake chambers, ...

Cool! Thanks! 👍

Rear suspension is printed. Next will be front and rear axles!

First chassis parts are printed and rails connected: Had to split up the rails cause they wouldn't have fit on the printer bed in full length!

Hope you Had a good and complete recovery? No foolin around with that! The KW looks awesome! Since I'm no specialist I can't tell if anything is too big or too small! To me it looks perfect! Just WOW!

Great pics of an even greater build Brian! I can only repeat myself: looks so darned real!

Looking good Scott! Nice details and a really clean job!

Wow, you did a master job there restoring that trio. Amazing how nice you rebuilt the cabs, especially the KW! Chapeau my friend! 👍

Thanks Ron. I'm still not convinced of purchasing a resin printer. Of course they create better surfaces but I will try to further improve my prints before I decide.

Thanks. I use the same. Nice of you to help! 😊

Would you mind telling me which print parameters you chose for that print? Looks really nice!

Got the windows fit in and the roof on. Now I'll begin printing the chassis!

The cab is almost completed. Tomorrow I'll fit in the windows and then close the roof. When that's done I'll begin printing the chassis and engine!

Yes Scott, it is an issue of positioning. That's why I split up the cab this time to lay down the pieces flat. Since the cab is not as flat as a Pete or a KW cab it's not the perfect strategy but printing it in one piece is even worse. I'll keep experimenting to improve the quality. I might try that surfacer but that only works If you don't have any fine details that will be covered or sanded away. But thanks for the idea. I'll see if I can get that stuff and try it out. I'm always open for new ideas!

I have a Creality Ender 3 V3. I've tried using a 0.2 nozzle but the results weren't better. Thanks though for the tip! When I'm finished with this build I might do some more experimenting!

I over worked the instrument panels on the dog house. They're actually dark brown but they look red in the pic! The right side cab wall fits! Roof mock-up shows that it also fits!

Take your time Pal! One step at a time at your own pace! It looks just great!

Some more progress in the interior: The instruments on the Dog House are screenshots of original pics but from different trucks so they don't look as good as I hoped. Maybe I'll have to work on that! The central instrument panel is self designed. Next will be the cab sides with the inside door panels. Then the windows (if the foil arrives today as announced).

Thanks Randy! Never thought I'd get this much attention for this build! It's not my cleanest build at that but I thought I'd build it anyway. It's also the first time that I build the cab first before even starting the chassis and drive train but I think I might keep doing that in future. I believe it's of advantage concerning the precise connection of cab and chassis.

Got a bit of the interior done. Steering wheel, steering column and pedals are in print. Tomorrow I'll get my window foil. I couldn't find the link where I used to order it so I risked Amazon. Found a 0.2mm foil. Hope it works!

A mock-up of the cab front, fenders and interior. Still a lot of fine tuning to do. Straighten out paint lines, touch ups, sand edges, .... The dash is in print. Hope it fits as well as the virtual one!

Very tidy job and a beautiful truck! Nice details! 👍

That looks awesome Pal! 👍 Amazing details you've created. What an eyecatcher!