Jim B

Did you try Chris at Sourkraut's. He might have something you could use. Otherwise you could always try Evan over at Melbourne Model Truck Accessories.

Nice engine detail. Looking forward to the rest of the build.

Very impressive! Great attention to detail, & great scratch building.

Glad I could help.

This might help some: Detailing Cummins NTA370 & 855 Engines

Sweet! I like the color combination.

Sounds inpressive. What happened to the pictures?

I would clear coat it to protect the decals. Sort of seal them in, if you know what I mean. It also protects them if you plan on doing any weathering.

Wow! That's yellow. Nice job so far.

Philo, So you know, The Truck Modeler is not out of Australia. It's from the US. I think Jim is from Oklahoma. However, Melbourne Model Truck Accessories is.

Wow! That's a real beast. I really like it.

Dashes are my nemisis as well. These tips will help me, too. I was working on my Astro's dash today, and I went as far as saying "Maybe I'll just tint the windows!"

Should be pretty cool when it's done. Can't say as I've ever seen a LTL9000 with a condo sleeper, but there's a first ime for everything!

Thank for the link on the seatcover decals. Pretty cool. Oh, I'm definately being careful with this cab! As far as finishing it up, I'm heading down stairs rigt now to work on the dash.

Check here.

Does look a little on the brown side, but it's hard to tell. What did you used for fan belts?

Well, there has been some dabate about this very subject. The engine in the kit is a 8V92N, so the entire engine should be Detroit Diesel Alpine Green. If you do add a turbine, the engine should be silver. The one shown is for a 8V71, but it could be modified. The starter could be either green or black, filters would probably be white, fan would be green, altinator should be flat aluminum, air compressor either green or black. Might I recommend these for a little extra detail.

I didn't see that it was HO before I replied. Contacy Brad anyway, he does 1:87 on request so you might be able to use them after all!

They tractor looks nice. I was thinking of something similar, too; but since I really have no idea what a Jifflox is, I skipped it. As for the P-I-E decals, why reinvent the wheel! Here they are: P-I-E Decals (old style). Brad Johnson does some nice work.

Yep!!! Those are them. Looks like in the coming year you'll be getting a lot of my money. This is a gold mine for a Kenworth guy!

Those a gorgeous! Amazing work on those cabs & sleepers.

Looks a lot like this one Kenworth 923, except the model has a wider screen split.

Hey Porky, forgot to ask: you said thet you have a lot Matt's molds. What sort of KW stuff do you have? Do you have the torsion bar suspension set? Matt offered it in 1/25 several years ago. I'll be in the market for a tandem set in the near future if you do.

It's definately 1950's variety, and it looks very well cast. Illini Repleca Conversions has a couple of early Kenworths as well, but he just lists them as a 1955 & a 1959. No model number. I have a funny feeling that it's a 500 Series (521, 523, 524, 525), but I'm not positive. I've also seen it listed as an RB. Look here to see what I'm talking about. You might want to contact the American Truck Historical Society. They might have an answer. Or PM Matt Burnett.

That's definately different!