angelo7 Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 (edited) What color is the chassis of this Bicentennial edition? I'll be starting the Revell W-900 kit with these color scheme soon. Any tips or advice is welcome. Edited May 9, 2015 by angelo7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantacmet Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 To me it looks like a medium to dark red in that photo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 The frame is gold, and the interior was blue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelo7 Posted May 9, 2015 Author Share Posted May 9, 2015 Then gold it goes. Thanks James, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 I have some pics on my computer at home. I'll post them when I get home home work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truck parts Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Nice looking truck, I remember seeing one of them once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mackvision Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Angelo,as I remember the real truck frames were metallic gold as James mentioned...................................Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelo7 Posted May 9, 2015 Author Share Posted May 9, 2015 Thank you all. I'm planning to paint the chassis flat black (as a primer) and then paint it gold to make the gold a little darker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapazleo Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 The frame is gold, and the interior was blue. Actually the interior was white with red and blue trim. The gold was kinda of an odd tannish gold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 (edited) Here are those pictures I mentioned: I thought I had a shot of a blue interior, but this shot does show that it is white. Edited May 9, 2015 by Jim B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapazleo Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 The three that the company I'm with had red frames. Of course thats because they repainted them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Force Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 (edited) Actually the interior was white with red and blue trim. The gold was kinda of an odd tannish gold. Yes that's what I have found out also. Here is a couple of pictures of the interior. Tyrone Malone's Papa Truck transporter for the Super Boss race truck was a 1976 Kenworth K 100 VIT 200 Bicentennial, so it basically has the same paint sceme, frame and interior colors...good to know if you want to build one. Edited May 9, 2015 by Force Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapazleo Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Yes that's what I have found out also. Here is a couple of pictures of the interior. 645d4fa1-ac9e-45c8-8dcf-48d3.jpg BigTruck-11.jpg e019f339-ff57-45de-a1aa-f1ae.jpg 426436_368851226474460_1632247620_n_zps1f0579c1.jpg Tyrone Malone's Papa Truck transporter for the Super Boss race truck was a 1976 Kenworth K 100 VIT 200 Bicentennial, so it basically has the same paint sceme, frame and interior colors...good to know if you want to build one. Looked nice but they were hard to keep clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapazleo Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 The Revell snap kit is a perfect start with the exeption of the 8 bag air ride as it wasn't available yet in 1976. Most vit200s I saw had either the KW torsion bar or 4 spring suspension. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Force Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 (edited) The Kenworth 4 bag Dual Air suspension came in 1961 wich I believe was replaced with the Air Glide 100 8 bag, and you could also have Walking Beam, "Monkey Motion" or "Big Six" suspension. But the torsion bar was popular for on highway trucks. Edited May 9, 2015 by Force Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantacmet Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 See? Good think you didn't listen to me. LOL. This is a cool rig, I can't wait to see the progress on this one. Might be worth building one myself, I'd love to see one of these on my shelf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truck parts Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Thank you for the pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelo7 Posted May 10, 2015 Author Share Posted May 10, 2015 WOW! Great photos. Thank you guys! I'll post the finished truck when I'm done. The decals are on the way, from Model Truckin. And got the kit last night at my local Hobby Lobby with 40% off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gatorincebu Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Angel, That looks like a good project. I have always liked those trucks and the color shceme! Be Well Gator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Force Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 (edited) I also like these Bicentennial KW's. There are more limited edition trucks that can be done. Kenworth had except for the 1976 Bicentennial Edition the 1981-82 Gold Nugget, the 1985 Liberty Edition, the 1990 007 Edition and the 1979 Canada 25 Year Silver Edition, and the 1973 trucks with the gold KW grille bug emblem for the Kenworth 50 year anniversary. Peterbilt had the Patriot paint scheme for 1976 and certainly some more that I haven't found out about yet. Mack had the All American Stars and Stripes paint scheme for their 70th anniversary 1970 and for sure some more, they also had a bicentennial edition as most of the other manufacturers. There are also some limited edition trucks from Australia, they have Bicentennial trucks and Gold Nugget trucks and for sure some more. Edited May 15, 2015 by Force Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelo7 Posted May 15, 2015 Author Share Posted May 15, 2015 (edited) The truck in the picture above (my first post on this thread) does not have Alcoa wheels in the back. Does anybody know what wheels are those and what color? Edited May 15, 2015 by angelo7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapazleo Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 Dayton wheels white spokes silver rims Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelo7 Posted May 16, 2015 Author Share Posted May 16, 2015 Thank you Leo. I've been wondering about it. That's how I'm going to paint them then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelo7 Posted June 13, 2015 Author Share Posted June 13, 2015 Well, I did it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 That looks awesome, Angel. Excellent job. How were the decals? Were they easy to work with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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