Jürgen M.

Yes they do! Thanks! I can't remember in which sequence the rest of the old ones were built but it was sometime between 1984 and -89. Then I had a looooooong break till 2017 or so. I'll show them all anyway. ?

I designed the 4-spring suspension. OK, I admit it´s not exactly like the one in the parts breakdown but I did my best. I designed it in one piece per side to make it a bit easier to build later. I don´t know what those pins (no. 19 in the drawing) are called in English but I´m gonna make those out of 1mm brass rod. They´re too thin to print.

Thanks you! Back then I didn't know much about them and there was no Google either! Glad you like it! ?

By the way, the 4x4 on the back is a GMC Jimmy. Don´t think that kit is available anymore. I had bought that in the US in 1978. This is it: One mirror is missing, I might print that to replace it. Please excuse the dust on it; I haven´t cleaned it in quite a while! No painting done on that one except for the window seams, the green sun protection strip and the straps on the gas canisters. Oh yes, I am aware of this vehicle belonging in the "suv-category" but I thought it might not matter since it's the load of a heavy truck. Won't happen again! ?

Thanks. Looks better than before, that´s for sure! The grille is from a Revell easy kit KW W900 Aerodyne of which I had used the chassis for the Marmon cabover. That was before I started printing 3D. The cab of that KW I then used for the Diamond Reo conventional. The bumper is from a Freightliner conventional kit, the fuel tanks are from a Ford LTL 9000 road train which didn´t survive moving.

Hi everyone , I'd like to share one of my oldest truck kits, a Kenworth W 925 by amt. I built it at 14 so the quality of my work was heavily influenced by teenage impatience. I used only hand brushes for painting and didn't really know much about masking. Still it's a memory of the past. In 2022 I decided that I didn't like the truck in it's present make up so I partially took it apart and tried to strip off the paint without damaging the plastic. That had happened on a CJ7 kit. Made me quite sad! Anyway, this is how the KW looked before: I took off the sleeper and the fifth wheel. Then all the small parts like mirrors, pipes, tanks, ... Gave it a new paint job, new decals (from the Italeri White Western Star road train). Then I decided that I already had so many trailerless tractors so I made a scratch car platform! The chassis was and is everything but straight. This way you can't see it! ? Hope you like it!

Hi everyone , I'd like to share one of my oldest truck kits, a Kenworth W 925 by amt. I built it at 14 so the quality of my work was heavily influenced by teenage impatience. I used only hand brushes for painting and didn't really know much about masking. Still it's a memory of the past. In 2022 I decided that I didn't like the truck in it's present make up so I partially took it apart and tried to strip off the paint without damaging the plastic. That had happened on a CJ7 kit. Made me quite sad! Anyway, this is how the KW looked before: I took off the sleeper and the fifth wheel. Then all the small parts like mirrors, pipes, tanks, ... Gave it a new paint job, new decals (from the Italeri White Western Star road train). Then I decided that I already had so many trailerless tractors so I made a scratch car platform! The chassis was and is everything but straight. This way you can't see it! ? Hope you like it!

Thanks! I began building Models at about 9! First only cars, then planes and ships and at 13 I got my first truck kit. It was the amt Peterbilt 359 1/43 kit with a wrecker and a tractor. They might not have been the best start into the world of truck kits because the parts we're quite small but I got them together and I was very proud at that time. Unfortunately we moved shortly afterwards and my parents didn't really care about my model kits so a lot of them didn't survive including the two Peterbilts. So my first "real" truck kit which survived till today was this Mack R685 that was transformed into "Rubber Duck" as soon as I had seen the movie!

Nice idea by the way using those clamps to hold the parts while painting. I also use the wooden sticks but combined with flat wooden squares I cut in pieces from a long 12 x 5 x 100 mm profile! I then drill holes in one side to fit in the wooden sticks. Then I cut off pieces of double sided tape used for carpeting and stick them on. Looks like this: (used already) I'll have to think about using clamps for some parts though. Cool idea!

Thanks! That's really excellent! I don't know what to say! I'll do my best! ?

I actually put that red on to make it look like rust. Not really realistic but the idea was there! The chassis isn't straight either but noone can see that! ?

Any time! Always glad to help! ? Just one thing: Since you don't feel it if you've got glue or paint on your fingers wearing gloves please be sure to check them carefully before you touch your parts! They look so perfect it would be such a shame to ruin them by a mistake like that. It's happened to me, that's why I'm telling you. I was really angry about it.

I've got a KW W925 Amt kit with a suspension like the heavy duty Hendrickson you posted above. Would that be the right one for this project? I believe this truck might be round about the same model year as the K100 in the movie! Built this one when I was about 14. I'll post it too some time!

I was able to take this screenshot showing the truck from the side. For me it´s hard to tell which kind of suspension this truck has. Could be the 4 spring suspension, not sure though. .

Try using medical gloves. I always have used them for painting and discovered that they were especially useful when handling higloss parts. No fingerprints at all. But be sure to use a tight fitting size!

Wow!! Thanks for this information! I'm stunned by your knowledge about the different technologies and where they were applied! Which one do you think would be the right one or at least authentic for the mid 70s KW? I can design and print any one of them. Just want it to be correct concerning the technology of the time. I'm really thankful for all this. I don't have that much knowledge about the trucks of that time but maybe I can help out sometime in another way. I hope so! ?

Wow! Amazing how much you know about trucks and such details! Thanks for sharing that. I never gave it any thought. I took another look at some movie scenes and I believe I saw leaf springs. You think those were in combination with a 4-bag suspension? That wouldn't be hard to change in my drawings especially since I have only drawn the frame. I think the Peterbilt 359 "Black Magic" hast got that kind of suspension and PB and KW being combined in the Paccar Corporation they might have used the same parts. I guess most of you know that better than I.

You're probably right there! I'll have to look for some more scenes and make screenshots on that. Thanks for the tip. Guess I was too concentrated on making the KW look real that I forgot I was going for an older model. Guess it'll be a leaf suspension. I can change the drawings any time but I'll keep these for another time! ?

Thanks! Actually I didn't build them with my usual passion. I was always more of an American truck fan. But your idea sounds interesting! Hope you find one! ?

OK, I see, you don't really need ideas! That's a beautiful solution! ?

nice job on a great kit! Concerning the fuel tanks: I always use cable ties as straps for round tanks. Works pretty well! There are so many sizes to choose from so you're bound to find the right ones! I always use the 3.6mm width. Maybe it helps!

Thanks very much Steve! I appreciate that! Actually it consists of about 160 parts, there of about 140 designed and printed. I actually am kind of proud of it. It did turn out better than I had expected. Especially the designing of the cab was a real challenge.

Here are some screenshots of the first self designed parts: The cab: and some chassis parts: The frame had to be cut in half because it would have been too long for the printing bed so I deigned the front rails with extra centering pieces and a larger glue area. Considering that the "Big Nasty" Mack already consists of 160 parts of which about 140 are printed and it´s only a two axle tractor there´s still gonna be a lot to do on this K-Whopper!! I could of course use already designed chassis and engine parts but I want to make it as authentic as possible. Means I will try to design as many parts as possible especially for this truck to make it look like a Kenworth from top to bottom and from front to rear. Since I´m not planning on building before September or October I´ve got enough time to get all the parts designed. A few I might actually take over from other printed trucks as long as they´re in a place where it doesn´t really matter. So I´ll have to ask for patience. There won´t be hardware to see in quite a while! ?

At the moment the K100 is a construction area. Pieces are falling/breaking off. There's a lot to do because for every part I glue back on, two fall off!

Hello, I'm back and I've made a decision about which (maybe finally Last) Convoy truck I'll be building! I chose the KW cabover "Bruhn Trucking"! I haven't yet started building but I have begun to design parts. I'll post some screenshots of the 3D drawings soon. Details like chassis and cab interior I'll be taking from my K100 VIT Australia kit and exterior from movie screenshots!