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Last step was to use my home built quarter fenders and paint them using Hycote chrome effect paint. Looks excellent but doesn't like being handled though, tarnishes very suddenly but I'm happy with overall finish. It can go in Under Glass now.

This is a cross between the Monogram (cab) and AMT (chassis) 1/32 snap kits. I've wanted a single sleeper K100 in 1/32 for a long time so had to butcher an Aerodyne and shorten the chassis to suit. See my WIP on the De-Aerodyned K100 for the gory details. Proportions are just right to me. Perfect US cab over. Who needs 1/25 when you can spend 15 months making a snapper look passable?

That's just a "wow!" What a clean looking truck. Beautiful.

Nice colour, nice job too. What about a powder blue chassis?

Sorry Jürgen, Bare Metal Foil. The aluminium adhesive foil that represents chrome. You'll see tutorials for it on the forums and on YouTube etc... Brilliant when it goes well but so often puts you through torture.

Nearly done. Added the bling to the roof, fitted the grabrails and coloured the marker lights. I tried doing some work on the bumper and destroyed the BMF I'd put on, then tried painting it and made a right pig's ear of it. Then it hit me, why not use real aluminium! Only took about half an hour to knock one up and will just need polishing now.

That's excellent work Jürgen, drawing the trailer must be very time consuming with the conflicting angles on the hopper. Fascinating stuff to do, but I don't think I've got the patience for it.

I'm always surprised at the change in a truck's appearance when you start dressing the cab. I was thinking this looked a little drab but adding the mirrors (which hold the glass in), the grille and a little BMF transforms the look. I foiled the KENWORTH script on the side as a block, then drew a gold Sharpie across it and wiped the letters clean, worked out ok. That BMF fought me every step of the way, not sticking, lifting even after I'd cut it, moving when I was burning it... Typical BMF then! The stripes are actually from the AMT 1970 Impala. I had to cut them into about 10 pieces but got them looking ok. Then I decided I didn't like them but no matter how much Micro-Set or Micro-Sol I used they wouldn't come off. I'm getting used to them. Got to deal with the void under the doghouse where the Cummins should be. I'm not building another Cummins, but I'll think of something.

Great attention to detail on this one. Excellent.

Did my airlines and pogo stick, made some gladhands from 1/16 Ali tube. I crushed one end flat to represent the actual palm itself. Had to drill them out to fit the thread in and then super glued them. Added the stacks and fuel lines from the tanks. Foiled the front bumper for a brighter look. Quick mock up and it's got a good K100 stance.

This project is on another level! Amazing stuff.

Fascinating stuff. You're doing some amazing work here. I suppose the beauty is you can "cut & paste" it to a double sleeper or a daycab.

Managed to get the rear wheels together and fitted. I painted the wheels, they're much more realistic than the chrome pieces in the kit. Mocked up the quarter fenders and mudflaps. I considered reworking the rims as I have on other kits but this kit was bought built-up and the rims are glued into the tyres. I'd destroy them all getting them apart and I can't afford to waste them. So, I'll have to leave these as they are. (Force will tell me off)

Mock up time. Painted my tank straps. Managed to get him on his feet using a borrowed set of drive wheels, even did a bit of shunting in the yard! Looks like a K100 should to me!

Kit plastic always has a certain translucency to it. You see so much more detail on the body once you paint it. Though I dread the paint process because it's loaded with pitfalls for me, I'm always happy that I made the effort.

Doesn't he just carry on driving? Looks like to me. He's got a surprise coming when he gets to his destination.

I don't want to hijack the thread but I think it's linked to them both being owned by White Trucks at one time, they owned Reo and Sterling too at one point if I remember correctly. There was a lot of component sharing.

That's a very tidy build, I'm impressed.

By being old and involved with the auto industry since I can remember. Rode with my dad as a kid, then trained as a truck technician from school. Worked in various parts of the industry until I retired. Worked for Mercedes-Benz for 27 years, from the good times to the bad.

It's definitely different! Nice clean job.

Excellent job, as always from yourself! Black is a difficult colour to pull off but if anyone could manage it, you could. On the display cabinet I had something similar once and got extra glass shelves made by a local glazing company. They beveled the edges and had them toughened to make them safe for indoor use. I've long since ditched the cabinet but I've still got the shelves somehow!

Well, I wasn't happy with the door pull rope, it didn't hang realistically, so I cut it off and redid it. Much happier about it now. You know where I'm coming from on this.

Represents a tremendous amount of work that truck. Well done, impressive stuff.

My 1/32 exterior post van is no longer a dream, it's now a thing! It's a Fruehauf Reefer dismembered into roof, sides and bulkhead, then converted using 1mm square rod. Fabbed a roller shutter rear door, modified the wheels to sink the spiders further in, made the landing gear operable, reset the suspension height, converted it to Fruehauf F2 lightweight suspension too. Looks good behind trucks of the era. Just imagine the Pete pulling it into a hot, dusty truck stop in Arizona, the trailer suspension squeaking and banging over the potholed surface, the rear shutter chattering with the bumps... I'm glad I took the leap because it was rather scary and impulsive.