thejunkman Posted May 24, 2015 Posted May 24, 2015 (edited) I am going to call this done. I am still working on the display case which will have mirrors and LED's to light up the undercarriage when viewing because there is lots of detail under there. However here are some outdoor pictures with some decent lighting. 48 pictures total can be found HERE 1:16 scale Kenworth W900 replica plastic model (pictures) Build thread HERE http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=101284 Youtube videos that chronicle the build here, Subscribe to me if you like. Here is "the real McCoy" that I am replicating. My Dad's (well mine too depending on how you look at it as I drive it as well) 1974 Kenworth W900A We installed a "wet kit" hydraulic oil tank and pump driven from the PTO for use with hydraulically operated trailers, like this. via Imgflip GIF Maker Edited May 24, 2015 by thejunkman
Jim B Posted May 25, 2015 Posted May 25, 2015 Nicely done. Cracked steering wheel & all. Great weathering.
72 Charger Posted May 25, 2015 Posted May 25, 2015 Very well done I like it . Just one thing the blue in the pics of the real truck look Metallic blue but the model looks like flat blue ? Is it a trick of the light or just my wonky eye's
thejunkman Posted May 25, 2015 Author Posted May 25, 2015 Very well done I like it . Just one thing the blue in the pics of the real truck look Metallic blue but the model looks like flat blue ? Is it a trick of the light or just my wonky eye's Well the pictures of "the real thing" were taken with god knows what camera and they are compressed for upload. You are not seeing the correct colors. Plus who knows what monitor you ware using. The color of the model is "close enough" and it is replicating what it looked like before the real thing started to fade. Also I hit it with a flat and a very light tan to "dust" it. On the real thing you are seeing the primer coming through the 40 year old paint and with the incorrect brightness it does kinda look metallic but that is just the aluminum and primer showing through. I would say your eyes were trying to hard to hard I liken this to representative art as the dirt and oil on the real thing is never consistent. Thanks for looking.
slusher Posted May 25, 2015 Posted May 25, 2015 (edited) Super nice build. Nice weatering Edited May 25, 2015 by slusher
towman1271 Posted May 25, 2015 Posted May 25, 2015 You did an amazing job..You didn't leave out any small details & the weathering is perfect
landman Posted May 25, 2015 Posted May 25, 2015 Great realism. I wish I could weather like that. I looked everywhere to see how you made the rain cap and couldn't find it.
thejunkman Posted May 25, 2015 Author Posted May 25, 2015 Great realism. I wish I could weather like that. I looked everywhere to see how you made the rain cap and couldn't find it. The rain cap I whipped up real quick so I didn't take pics. It is simple. I just used some thin plastic sheet to cut a strip for the clamp and I just eye balled the width. with a little heat I curved it around a dowel the same diameter as the exhaust and glued the ends. For the top I cut a circle the same size as the max diameter and glued it on top. Then for the hinge I just cut a triangle that looked about right, notched it and glued that in place. I hand painted it a flat gray after install. UPDATE: Here is the display base (not shown is a cover I made out of acrylic sheeting built and epoxied together, camera would not take a picture through it) It is just base molding I had laying around and plywood, then stained. The gray is a heavy card stock in a concrete looking color and texture. Then some cheap mirrors for undercarriage viewing. Then I added some LED's to illuminate the underside with a momentary push button switch for better viewing. I did so much detail under there that I didn't want it to go to waste. FYI the truck is not mounted yet, I will probably use some kind of pin system on the ends of the frame not sure yet. Oh and I have an aluminum plaque that I made myself using my wife's Cricut cutting machine it has a scoring tool that will etch aluminum and other metals, worked good for a custom plaque. I am out of VHB so it is not installed on the side yet. The plaque says 1974 Kenworth W900, "Wheat King" (Dad's nickname around the county)
gatorincebu Posted May 29, 2015 Posted May 29, 2015 Dayum that looks really good! I hope your Dad likes it. Be Well Gator
thejunkman Posted May 30, 2015 Author Posted May 30, 2015 Dayum that looks really good! I hope your Dad likes it. Be Well Gator I think he will. I got a T600 to do up next to replicate the other semi.
EaglePassNative Posted May 30, 2015 Posted May 30, 2015 Very nice job Jon! You got the weathering down pretty good.
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted May 31, 2015 Posted May 31, 2015 I really like what you have come up with. Great build.
thejunkman Posted June 3, 2015 Author Posted June 3, 2015 A few more pictures. Kit I started with just for those that stumble along this thread. 1:16 scale Monogram Kenworth W900 Conventional SSP (re-release I believe)
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