BigBad

Hey Thierry, isn't this kit supposed to be a day cab already? I was wondering why you were working so hard at filling the rear panel. I'll be watching your work.

Soooo right! The Revell K100 has a similar arrangement to what you're showing. I agree that it would look a lot better and be sturdier at the same time. I have got a lot of aftermarket stuff on this one and honestly, I think it's enough already for this one. AMT did a decent job with this truck, but they could have engineered some more locator pins and holes here and there, especially with the cab components... Man is this dashboard a pain to get aligned properly with the windshield. They could have put a more positive way to locate this on the interior tub. But then again, this one went pretty well for the majority of the build.

A little more stuff has been done to this machine. I got my fuel tanks and they look great! They're installed on the truck on the kit's brackets. Had I decided on these tanks before starting the kit, I would have used the white metal brackets supplied with the tanks as they are vastly better... I'll use them with a 4 strap tank later on an other project... I stole 1/2 fenders from a revell Peterbilt "353" kit. and installed them too. the back-up light and tail lights are on the back of the frame as well. I added a spare Wheel carrier as the the real truck had one at the time. It's a little out of scale as the material I used was a little thick, I didn't have enough scrap photo etch material to buils a thinner rack... I think it's still ok as is. I am presently fiddling with the interior... I had to grind the bottom of the dog house in front to clear the radiator tank that I also ground down a bit for the same reason. The glass and the interior bucket are now installed in the cab and fitting ok. Next time, the cab will be installed and detailing will have started. Now some pics... Here are the the new added parts: great looking aluminum fuel tanks, half fenders, spare wheel carrier... Also the "hose tenna" not complete I need to put the hoses on. A better view of the spare carrier. I used a spare Italeri tire along with two rim backings glued together to make the... Well, rim... A nice view of one of those tanks... These come from MCA truck parts. They are polished and come complete with cast white metal brackets, black and chrome tape for the straps and a machined aluminum filler cap. As you have probably noticed, the finish at the ends is as machined and is flawless. I used CA glue to stick these on the brackets. Yes it did fog up the metal surface, but to my surprise, wiped off pretty easily, maybe because of the high polish. A view to show the machined end and the filler cap. A nice touch. MCA specializes in aluminum and metal parts for 1:24 and 1:25 scales and also the Tamiya 1:14 radio controlled trucks. Michael makes exhaust stands, fuel tanks, disc and spoke wheels, curved exhaust stack end stands, air horns... Lots of excellent stuff.

Nice hot-rod!

Getting better and better, incredible detailing going on here!!

Excellent! Love it. I like that long hood, flat roof, long frame, long fuel tank look, very, very sleek and very life-like too.

And this one is just right. Very nice.

A custom Diamond Reo, can't wait to see how that will result!

Scratch built stabilizers... Neet! This is going to be even better than I thought!

Love the colors! Suits this truck just fine! Good choice.

A GMC Crackerbox, man!!!! That would be so cool! But a nice Ford W will do extremely fine!

Hi Chris! I'm at the point where I'm ready to install the cab of my K100 on the frame, as I said before, I installed the grill and the cab pivots on the frame way before I was ready to install the cab so it would be a little easier to slip on. As a matter of fact I really think I helps, because I found an interference of the cab's doghouse with the radiator's top tank. So I'll have to grind a little (about 1/8 of an inch or so) of both to make everything fit. The rest of it seems to fit nicely except for that darned shifter stick that keeps getting stuck under the driver's seat. I'll try to get this aligned so it doesn't interfere. So I can see the light at the end of the tunnel, (no it's not an incoming train...) LOL! So I left the cab paint as-is, it still looks good enough to be on a shelf, but not to compete in a show. I'm waiting on the fuel tanks to get here to install them, thses should look pretty good. Stay tuned for the conclusion... Let us know where U at on your KW!

Tom, you're the one who created that '73 Chevelle, right? If you're making this Ford, this truck should be excellent!!! One to watch!

Nice! We had alot of those Fleetstars driving around growing up. Yours turned out nicely!

In the 9th picture, you guys see the gaping hole in the passenger door? That's going to be a full window to have a glance at the side plow! Same as the real thing.

I think it would sell well, look at how AMT is doing, they're putting out almost all the models they used to have now. Just make it so it fits an AMT frame please! Trans-kit bult models get pretty darn expensive when based on the other manufacturers's truck kits. By the way, is the later cab really different from the older one except for the front grill? If not, could the cab be made so we can use either one? I'd go for the later version myself.

Great! Another supplier we can use!

Actually I'll be using the parts from the Revell Aerodyne for patterns to make grab handles from aluminum rod, stay tuned for that...

Que dire? Another wonder under construction!

That is what I call a real shorty! "That thing turns on a dime M'aam..." Nice 352!

I remember seeing some of those in my youth! They cleared the streets regularly when there was too much snow to use the regular plows! Very nice! Lots of work on that truck!

Nice job on the headlights! Go with the DD! Freightliner was different for the air filter arrangements... From the factory, they had a couple configurations. one with the front inlet like the kit, and you had some with a stack right in the middle in between the exhaust stacks, you even had some with dual stacks if you had a DD12V71 or an other high powered engine. I have seen one with a DD 8V92 on U-tube that has two cab corner mounted intakes. But one thing I haven't seen (yet) is a frame mounted filter on these. They usually are mounted either under the cab or behind it. For the steps, you could get some good ones from P&P resin. They are of similar design as the ones from the kit except they are closed off from behind and are one piece. They are more accurate and no hassle trying to put them together correctly.

That is what we have here on the highways in Quebec. This is the closest you'll get to have an accurate replica.

Alain! C'est Trop hot!!! What a replica!

Man! I got my kit by the mail already! It seems to be really nice, cab and hood are nice and straight, the grill is mostly out of photo etch parts, lots of phot etch by the way, the windshield and all glass are in the kit, the headlight buckets are molded in the front fenders with clear lenses in the clear parts tree. there is a full interior, steering, seats, molded door padding and the cab inside walls are molded in a padded pattern. There are no decals or photo etch with manufacturer names for obvious reasons. You'll be able to find some photo etch parts from KFS and the like. There are decals for the dashboard instruments. What you need now is an Italeri american conventional kit for the mechanicals and the frame. There is some flash on the parts, but noting that is impossible to get rid of. The resin is of high quality with no pin holes or sink marks that i could see. A very nice kit overall. Kit is 95.99 Euros plus transport from http://an-modeltrucks.com/.