Jürgen M.

Thanks! I really appreciate your feedback! It's fun building trucks that aren't available as model kits. After this one I'll have to make more room otherwise I don't know where to put them anymore! Means my next project won't be a truck model but a showcase! ?

Looks really nice! Maybe I will over work mine! Looks too boring to me! Yours is really beautiful!

Thanks! I wanted to do something that's not an everyday thing! Decals will be printed this weekend!

Almost finished! Decals have to be printed, some more weathering and then it should be OK!

I installed the lubricator, washing liquid and brake fluid. Can't say If they're designed and placed correctly since I didn't find any pics from the front with open hood but I'd say it looks ok! Still stuff to do. Air lines, licence plates, decals, ... ...weathering, ...

I chose to paint the bumper steel grey. Black looked OK but it matches the grille which makes the whole impression more conclusive. Still needs weathering and some rust.

I wasn't aware of being so fast. OK, the K123 did find the shelf quicker than expected. Actually wenn the designing is done it goes quickly! A lot of parts can be taken over from previous projects which makes it easier. The time eating part is actually designing a new cab and its interior. There's a lot you can do wrong and printing a cab more than once is a real bummer! Of course if I would insist in creating the same precision and quality you guys deliver I'd take a lot longer too! I admit I don't really take that much time for details! I admire the anticipation all you guys have. It's not mine though. I like seeing the trucks in the shelf once I've finished designing them so I start printing to see how the parts look and if they do what they're supposed to! Then I just can't wait to get it assembled and painted. ? Thanks for your support and positive feedback on my projects! Makes me want to continue!

In the 80s there we're quite a number of these running in Switzerland! Haven't seen any in a real long time though. It's a really good looking truck! Nice work on this!

Thank you Gary. Glad you like it. Printed the bumper over night. I'm undecided wether to leave it black or paint it in steel grey like the grille. I chose this bumper type and turned it around, added a hitch. The transmission is oily and a bit aged. I'll have to do some aging on the cab and the tool box too. Now the small stuff begins! Mirrors, marker lights, head light lenses (both Volvo F12), horn, bumper, air lines, decals, ... ... and whatever's underneath the hood. Lubricator, washing and brake fluid, ...

Just noticed that I completely forgot to take pics of the interior! You can see a bit of it here: Cab without interior located in place. Here it's completed and glued to the chassis. Grille looks pretty good! Now the aircleaner tube to the turbo charger has to be put in place and lotsa small stuff!

Thanks Rockford! I found out a few features that helped to improve the surface! I did try to make it look a bit old and repainted.

It's getting there! Wheels mounted! (Unfortunately I didn't notice that the glue went where it shouldn't have. As a result the front right wheel doesn't turn! It's not for playing with anyway! Toolbox and some rust here and there. Engine fits! Floor Boards. Took them from my Volvo F12 Globetrotter. (I had taken the Volvo apart two weeks ago. Now it's a parts donor!) The cab looks pretty nice. Still have to paint the window seals.

Thanks Gary! I'm not the type to quit or get discouraged. Of course we all know it can get very annoying sometimes when everything seems to go wrong! The problem with designing and printing is that you tend to over see things and then discover that things don't fit like you imagined! Happens on and on. Here's some more progress: The chassis is finished! Just the tool box is missing! No painting here, chassis stays black. Just a few details will be emphasized! Wheels look quite nice.

Well thank you Randy, nice to hear that you enjoy my builds. I really appreciate it! Hope the rest will be as much fun too!

Really nice details! Keep going! ?

One word: Beautiful!!!!

Quarter fenders - try out if they fit! and battery box in place!

U-bolts and brake drums mounted!

Thanks! I´ll do my very best! ?

Making progress. Front axle and springs permanently attached to chassis. Optimized hood hinged up to cab. I had to extract the top part of the hood with the hinges due to troubles in printing. Worked out well and the smaller part was easier to fit in and hinge up than the whole hood. Grille is also printed! Now that I finished the necessary parts for matching up engine, chassis and cab I can measure out the sizes and lenghts of the air cleaner hose and the exhaust system and design them.

Thanks Rockford, I am glad I was able to replace the struts! The print of the cab takes a lot of filament and 15hrs. of time! So it was no option printing a second time! The hood must be printed again though since the hinges broke off and they're very hard to replace! Also I had to make it a bit wider. Hope it comes out well!

I printed the window struts and fitted them in! Cab and hood also fit together!

Printed the cab! Unfortunately the window struts broke aß removed the support structures. I'll have to extract them Out of the 3D drawings and print them again separately! The small parts are the cab supports!

Some more printing progress: The engine block was printed in one piece as well as the rear axles with the in between driveshaft.

Congratulations! You Made your own dream come true! Thanks for sharing this special project!