Old Buckaroo

I like the subtle wear in the paint and the spokers on the rear - Real tough looking truck !

Super sharp crisp truck combined with some sneaky updates - Very cool !

http://www.modeltruckin.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2_144&products_id=633 Nice engine, how was the casting ?

I think her skirt is on backwards .

Hey I remember those old Krako Breakos and those fuzzbusters that were half the size of a shoebox. Shag carpet I try not to remember... Making forward progress but slowly. I am not even going to tell you how much time I have spent getting the cab mounted and lined up. I have it in the ballpark and currently modifying the Astro round fuel tanks.

What a fabulous trio ! I saw the movie when I was 12 and have been a Kenworth fan ever since. Very nice work and bonus points for the restoration of the truck and trailer - Wow.

Ben - It can be found here with many other conversion articles. http://public.fotki.com/modeltrucks25thscale/model_magazine_articles/car_modeller/cm28_nov_1994_conve/cm_1994_11_nov_01.html

I bet they got sawed off for something else. I cant remember where I got this from - just stumbled upon it looking for other forgotten treasures. Thanks everyone for helping out

Jeff, The airbags have a void aka as real cheap looking. Thanks for the help.

Most of the trucks I use to work on had Eaton transmissions. They were usually red or blue from the factory but painted to match the frames on most. But - I have not been a fleet mechanic since the year 2000

I found this in a bag under my bench - I have no clue what it is for or who made it. Do any of you recognize it ?

Ken, that is such a sweet looking truck. Looks to be right out of Owner Operator magazine circa 1970's.

Nice chassis work ! Will you be scratchbuilding your hood or using a resin ?

Such fine work, every detail is so crisp and perfect. Your scratchbuilding skills just amaze me.

This is a really nice conversion to work with. I am looking forward to learning from your project. I like the 5 hole's also !

Thank you for posting the pictures and interior color information , I spent most of the day looking for references and only found one decent pic. All of those pics are a great help. Not sure what I am going to do for the air intake - the "wall furnace" intake looks kind of plain , I might have to do an fleet / owner added custom .

Way cool, do you happen to remember the interior colors ? I am having a devil of a time trying to figure out how to paint the inside.

Thanks guys for the kind compliments even though you can see how crooked some of the parts are That miter box is history. I have decided to install this engine in a White 7400 coe I picked up some time back. Found some parts to get the interior looking like business. I am going to cheat and put a curtain divider in behind the seats .

This is a tough looking truck your replicating. The paint looks great ! I cant get over the fuel capacity - I would hate to fill those in real life.

Great background story and a fantastic looking pair of trucks. To me is it the little things that make a model standout, on these the wheels really get my attention.

Mike, I was impressed with your KW when I first saw it . The Freightliner is another top notch truck- Nice work !

Clayton thanks for the great ideas - I love the trucks in the pics. I have for years wanted to do a coe 2 axle daycab. I dont have anything around here though for a accurate single axle setup. Brian - my older brother in Colorado has a '59 Ford 4wd on 1 ton axles that he built about 30 years ago. It has a 4 cyl Detroit with a 5&4 Brownie followed by the transfer case.

What a great story - thanks for sharing it. I was/ am pretty fond of 1980 myself except I was 17.

Jim - over at your site

I have real internet again - no more slower then dial-up satellite. I can look at stuff again which means I have had a lot of forum catching up to do from the past year. In my spare time I found a "how to conversion " for a Detriot 8V71 to a 6V71. I had to give it a go and it was pretty easy and fun except my Miter box is wore out and cuts vertical angles. Here is the conversion , now I need to find a project worthy of it. Thanks for looking in