Jürgen M.

Some more progress:

Thanks very much, Rockford, and yes, the gap in the chassis will of course be partially hidden by the fuel tank brackets. Still I might try to hide them additionally in some way. I got the 1mm brass rods yesterday and shaped and fit in the u-bolts. Now I can put in the rear axles in form of 2mm steel rods. The brake drums will be fixed in position the same way as in front. I'm only assembling so far as all the parts will be the same color later. Everything else will be assembled later and painted separately .

The cab in position. The long hinge rod will be replaced by two short pins that won´t be visible later. Still a long way to go. Chassis and cab still not reworked. The seam from connecting the chassis rails is still visible, the cab still shows quite a lot of waste material especially around the rivets. But I gave myself time till about Christmas to finish it. Leaves a comfortable time window.

I printed the fuel tanks and assembled them. Now they need a bit of furnishing but they look pretty good I´d say! The front axle is also mounted and one rear axle. I began shaping the u-bolts. Have to wait for more though. I ordered more 1mm rods, I´ll get them today. This one is just fit in. Pretty tricky getting them in there. Should have put them in place before mounting the suspension. Well, that one´s past. Have to try to get them in somehow.

I mounted the cab rest! Fits pretty good!

The radiator is completed. I made three parts to assemble. It's easier to print that way! I used the radiator of the K100 VIT as a reference eventhough it's a later model but it doesn't matter to me! As long as everything fits! ?

Yes, I actually had ordered tires from Revell a few times last year. They had been produced in Germany until January 24. Then I got an e-mail from the distribution manager that said they were moving their production to Austria, somewhere near Salzburg! Unfortunately they haven't replied to my new order request. I'll still keep trying. The Revell tires are pretty good and quite flexible concerning the rim size!

The chassis rails are straight! Suspension fits! Wheels look pretty good I´d say! I´m using Italeri tires since Revell can´t deliver at the time. They transfered their production to Austria in February and told me to write a new order in about 4 -6 weeks. I wrote them end of March and mid April but no response up to now so I switched to Italeri. I´ve got about 50 tires in my parts box now. Guess that´ll be enough for a few projects! ?

Thanks! It really makes me happy seeing that what I do is liked and so much appreciated! I must admit I have learned so much about modelling techniques and trucks generally and I want to thank all of you who keep giving me honest feedback. I love browsing through your threads and seeing the passion in your builds! The roof is printed. Sometimes I get these little brown fields in the print. I don´t know why they appear. They look like the Filament was overheated eventhough I used the lowest possible printing temperature. It doesn´t really affect the quality of the build later since you can paint right over it and no one will know about it afterwards. As you can see I designed the positions of the sun visor, horns, A/C box and the marker lights so they can be fit easily!

Luckily I made them fit both ways! Thanks again for your expertise! ?

Hi Rockford and thanks very much for your great feedback! I really appreciate it! So what you mean is, the springs have to be mounted like this?

The size of the printed cab seems to be correct! ? Did later K100 Models have less rivets showing on the outside of the cab? The movie truck is covered by them, the K100 VIT hardly has any! ?

Here's how my tank brackets work: I use cable ties as straps for round fuel tanks. The brackets which are attached to the frame have square shaped holes to hide the end of the cable ties. These aren't printed very Well so I'll make new ones with a different filament! But they're good enough to Show the principle of function! This is the air cleaner: And the sliding plate (is that the correct word for it?) for the fifth wheel. Anyway, I designed two parts in one! Didn't see any sense in making it slide. I checked the position on the movie truck and that's how it's gonna be! ? The brake chambers:

Hi Steve, thanks very much! You´re absolutely right there. I find it a very effective way to join frame parts and be sure they come out straight! I designed it so it just fits tightly without spreading the frame or having to much space. I´m glad it also worked out that way since the filament also has a bit of a shrinkage which may cause a too tight fit. I try to make it fit tight enough to stay in place before gluing. Sort of like a snap tite kit. Doesn´t work with all parts though.

Some chassis parts are printed. The rails fit into eachother using the latches I designed at the ends! The suspension fits perfectly onto the shapes on the chassis rails. The suspension is the right way around, isn't it? ? If not, it's not glued yet and they fit in both sides, the fitting shapes being symmetrical.

Thanks Gary! Hope the rest turns out as well too! ?

The cab is printed and the side windows and windshield strut assembled.

Here's the front axle. Wheels and tie rod are not glued yet. Just wanted to see If everything fits!

Sure, anytime! I saw that there are quite a lot of modellers who enjoy building fire trucks so I thought one or the other might be happy about new ideas or would just enjoy the pics!

Hi everyone, I didn't know where to put this so I chose this board. Hope it's OK here! I was at an oldtimer show and saw these nice fire trucks. I'm not a specific fan of fire trucks but I like seeing oldtimers in good shape. Hope this is something nice for some of you so I wanted to share them: This is a 1966 Mercedes 1113 (right) It was in service until 2015. The left one is a 1962 Mercedes L322 which was in service until 2014. And this one is a 1959 Magirus Deutz Mercur, still in service!

Thanks! ? We'll see how they come out when they're painted. ?

These are the first printed parts. They're unprocessed though, meaning they have to be deburred, grinded and filament threads have to be cut off. Some prints didn't work out OK, some just don't look good so I'll have to redo them.

The Titan kit shouldn't be any different from the Astro Kit and that I found wasn't too tricky! Maybe the typical amt bugs like bent chassis rails or so but yours Looks pretty strait. Have fun! ?

The aged and dirtied engine looks cool. Can't wait to see how the rest develops! ?

Wow, you're not wasting any time, are you! ? Just finished that great looking KW and already beginning the next project! Looks promising! Can't wait to see the progress!