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Hey thanks Ben and Clayton, much appreciated.

Hey thanks Clayton, much appreciated

Cheers.

Hey thanks Dave, I'm pretty sure the Bj rig had this beige colour, quite hard to find pics of it though but I will go with that. Cheers Chris

So busy lately not much time to spend on build of late, just a bit of mucking round with the cummins cylinder head today. Can anyone tell what the factory colour of this engine was? Tan maybe or some sort of light sand/brown. Cheers Chris

To me, it is the Bj and the Bear paint job that I like so much, It's by far my favorite rig and that's probably the main reason. Just love the look of that red and white rig with all that chrome pulling the 40ft Brown Co. Reefer with the 2-holes set all the way back on the trailer. Things that make you go mmmmmm. Chris

Just a small update. Still waiting for my new airbrush & compressor so no painting yet. Just fiddling with some plumbing and engine detail. Bj's rig had a NTC400BC cummins which luckily as far as I can tell is what came in the kit! Just adding and dry fitting filters etc. My first filter attempt; As I said, nothing painted or glued in place yet, just dry fitting to see what it looks like. Tips welcome as I am no truck aficionado! Chassis partly assembled. Springs will need lots of putty to seal the joins. Some plumbing on the rear brake boosters Like I said any tips/criticisms welcome guys Cheers Chris

Hey Ben. I have 2 RG Kits. The "trucks of the world" series which I think was one of the early ones and had a black fame. This is the one which is mid-nineties release and has the yellow frame; There was a recent one released similar to this and has a red frame. I dont know about the flattop ones though buddy Cheers mate Chris

Great idea Mate! I will build one for my Revell K100 as the frame is quite out of balance. Just hope I can get it apart without breaking it!! Cheers Chris

Thanks for the replies guys, Codie says he can help me out and, bonus, he's in Aus. It's for my Bj and the Bear build. I will try and update that thread soon. Things have come to a halt as my airbrush has passed away and I'm waiting on a replacement so I can paint the chassis and get things moving again. Cheers chris

Hi guys. Just wondering if anyone had a spare bumper to sell off the 1/25 W900 Kenworth snap kit or similar kit which carried this bumper? Cheers Chris

Very nice! How did you get the chrome like finish on the wheels may I ask? Looks superb.

You have a real talent Ben

Thanks guys for the hints. I am still deciding as weather to do the rig as factory fresh or showing some wear, maybe I could do two! Think I'll do this one as near factory fresh. On another note, does anyone have any good pics of K100 chassis wiring set up? The wiring/hoses for the airbags etc? It's, as far as I've researched an airglide100 suspension Cheers Chris

I know pretty much all the chassis and components are red in colour, but does that include things like shockies and springs? Finding it hard to find good cahssis pics of that sort of stuff.

Yeah I know, gonna have to take that bit slow and easy, glue small sections at a time I think. Any suggestions on how best to do that would be welcome

And this is what I'll do to add the ribs to the ertl trailer.

Once I get the chassis painted, I will start posting pics. On the trailer issue, I found that the best trailer to use is an old ERTL great dane 40' reefer trailer with side door, it will will require the least mods to make it a Brown Co trailer which the BJ rig used. The rear will need some heavy mods, I've got some 2-hole buds and also some evergreen brand 040' half round plastic strips to make up the extra ribs on the sides of the trailer. here's a pic of one of the originals.

Hey Anthony, pardon my naivety but what is MTDG and MTBG and where do I find them? Cheers Chris

Thanks guys for the tips, I have contacted both Ben and Jamie in regards to rims. I want this to build to be as accurate as I can get it. On the interior, does anyone know if the interior twin fans are available as an aftermarket item? Just don't know how I would go about making them otherwise The trailer will require some heavy mods to make it a brown Co trailer but I've got a few ideas. Also trying to find out if anyone does trailer door hinges, working ones that is? Or am I starting to dream now? Cheers Chris

G'day guys, new to this site and can I just say a wealth of info available, it's great. Anyways, I'm just commencing a Bj and the Bear replica but my truck knowledge is piss-poor, I'm a helicopter man but I have loved the Bj K100 since I was a kid and have now taken the plunge and attempting the build! I have 2x revell K100's, an ERTL great dane reefer trailer with side door and loads of goodies from Auslowe & KFS. These include stacks, fuel tanks, 2-hole buds for the trailer, air horns, fenders and alloy rims. The rims, particularly the front 10-holes I was a bit disappointed with and was wondering if anyone had any alternatives? Somewhere I read about Ben Wicker? How do I find him or his site? Here's the ones I purchased. My issue is with the centre part of the rim surrounding the hub. It looks to big and the wheel nuts too small or something. Or is it just me? I saw some Ben W rims on a build here and they looked far superior. Any advice would be much appreciated. Cheers Chris