Jürgen M.

Thanks! If I had the space I'd do a lot more movie trucks.

Yes, and I hope it comes out like I expect it to. I'll be starting the print of all parts shortly so I can do the painting during summer. It'll take quite a while till everything is printed. The cab I showed you took 37hours.

Thanks Rockford! What I forgot to say, I also lowered the cab a bit because compared to the K100 VIT kit the windshield and the side windows were way too high. So I took out a few millimeters and adjusted the bolts and everything else. It would have looked strange having two KW K100s with different windshield hights. Except for the engine tubing and a few smaller parts the designing of truck and trailer are almost finished. Didn´t think I´d get through that fast. Maybe it´s because I learned a lot in designing the last couple of weeks. I´ve been watching tutorials on different skills like freestyle shaping parts and using "short cuts" for things I had done much too complicated before. I also learned how to easily design gears and so I´ll be synchronizing the doors underneath the trailer when they open. Hope that works out. Here´s the first shot at the sun visor!

Thanks Rockford! What I forgot to say, I also lowered the cab a bit because compared to the K100 VIT kit the windshield and the side windows were way too high. So I took out a few millimeters and adjusted the bolts and everything else. It would have looked strange having two KW K100s with different windshield hights. Except for the engine tubing and a few smaller parts the designing of truck and trailer are almost finished. Didn´t think I´d get through that fast. Maybe it´s because I learned a lot in designing the last couple of weeks. I´ve been watching tutorials on different skills like freestyle shaping parts and using "short cuts" for things I had done much too complicated before. I also learned how to easily design gears and so I´ll be synchronizing the doors underneath the trailer when they open. Hope that works out.

Absolutely amazing! The details are stunning and so realistic! ?

Cool build! ? Very interesting idea.

Thank you guys! These are the corrections I made to the cab: As you can see, the slim struts and the side windows don´t come out really well and They´re absolutely impossible to sand or rework in any other way so I extracted them out of the cabin in order to be printed in a different position. That way they should come out nicer! I put in some support struts in order to keep the roof from falling during printing. The front part will be held up by a software generated support structure. I also began designing the trailer which turned out to be quite tricky. Here´s the original first: Sorry, these are screenshots from the movie. They´re a bit blurry but I think you can see the important things. Now the designed parts of which I had to split some up due to the size of the parts. The printer only goes up to 220 x 220 mm. I also designed the cross bars in mounting position and then extracted them to get a better printing result. The back end: The container inside: Underbody and doors: and the suspension which I took over from the tractor and changed them to a trailer suspension with the u-bolts being mounted upside down like I learned from Force! Thanks again for your valuable input! That´s all for the time but there´ll be more!

Fantastic! Making a 1/32 Kit Look like a "big one"! Great job! ?

Wow, thanks very much! The printing lines will hopefully be covered by a fill primer I purchased. Haven't tried it out yet though. Sanding is a bit complicated with all those bolts rivets and other 3D details. I read on this board and in personal notes that some guys had good experiences with it.

Fantastic! It looks absolutely perfect!

Beautiful! Amazing how realistic you made it look!

Yes, that's true Rockford! Glad you like it! I could even turn it into an aerodyne. Still I've got some Others waiting in line to be designed and printed. Since there are already 4 Kenworth trucks on the shelf I thought it would be more interesting to do some more exotic types after this one. But that will stay confidential Till the KW is finished! ? I had even thought about shortening the cab of the K100 VIT which I had posted a while ago but I just couldn't! Too many good memories!

Took a shot at the cab! Looks pretty good. Still it won't be the one I'll use! I've already made some changes and corrections in the drawing so I'll print it again!

I already printed the suspension. Just couldn't wait to see how it comes out. I chose a different filament this time. One that's printed at a higher temperature but slower. It says it promises better results in surface quality. Looks pretty good to me! Still has to be sanded in a couple of places though.

Wow, great job! They look absolutely real. Thanks for the info!

Thanks for the link! You can sign up for an e-mail that tells you when it's in stock again. But you're right, I noticed too the other day that they don't have much in stock at the time! It's been like that before. That's temporary!

May I ask where you got the exhausts or did you make them yourself? They look so perfect!!

Love that paint job and the decals! Beautiful! ?

Here are a few more designed parts: Bumper: Cab rest: Headlight bezzles and horns: Inside door panels and interior: Seats and sleeper curtain: Steering wheel: There are of course lots of other parts which I have already designed but I won´t fill this thread with them. Some parts I´ll actually take over from previous models such as engine parts for example. Only the exhaust and air pipes will be custom made for this specific truck.

Of course! I use Autodesk Fusion 360! And UltiMaker Cura 5.5.0 for slicing!

Exactly! Brockway belonged to Mack till they put it to sleep in 74 or so. Had same cabs, same fuel tanks, ...!

Great effects in the tanks! Looks so real!

Could be! I thought amt wanted to keep variations at a minimum. Hey Gary, sorry for the excursion but I was just surprised to see the same cab again. ?

Wow! Great to learn from the best! Never thought I'd still learn so much about trucks at this age being a Fan for about 45 years or so. Thanks again to everyone for sharing your knowledge ! ?

Thanks! ?