Mack Superliner update 9/7

[k100]

Thank you Dennis for the comment .

Well I did it I got the cab all cut and put back together , it looks much better with the straighter sides .

[Petetrucker07]

Nice work on the correction. I'm gonna have to use this and the others when I start on mine. I had no idea this kit had this issue. Great start.

[Superpeterbilt]

Great job.

[DRIPTROIT 71]

Very Nice!! You can't hide Talent!!! Great Work!!!!

[Jim B]

Looking nice!

[borz666]

Great work, your making get my brave up to attempt this myself.

[Bennyg]

Wow! Great work. I should have a go at cutting the cab down.

 

Ben

[k100]

Thanks every body for the comments .

I got the roof and the new day cab panel cut down tonight ,just a little bit more sanding to do to get every thing fitting a little better . 

[gatorincebu]

 Wow! That is some really nice body work ! Don't know that I would try it??? lol

 

 

   Be Well

   Gator

[k100]

Thank you

 Patience, patience ,and more patience is the key .

Edited August 14, 2015 by k100

[Superpeterbilt]

Excellent work. It's so much more rewarding to correct an incorrect kit. Your work looks spot-on. 

Heres a link to a similar build that you should check out. This guy went the whole 9 yards on this truck. It was very inspirational. It might be of some help through your build. 

http://cs.finescale.com/fsm/modeling_subjects/f/4/t/127400.aspx?sort=ASC&pi240=13

[k100]

Thank you Terry

Yes I read that article it is very inspirational .  The one in Scale Auto is also very good too .

I used a little from of both articles doing this project.

[kilrathy10]

Awesome work.....Unbelievable what you've done with that cab.....

[mackd]

You do a great job on this mack. Several years ago a friend told me that the grille of the Hood was too broad. I did a check, and he was right. Unfortunately I remember not the size, but I think you should do a check. This is kit full of error.

[k100]

Thank you for the information Alain. I will do some checking on that  .

[Old Buckaroo]

Wow - I never knew about this kit not being close to the 1/1. You have really put a lot of work into it and the results look Fantastic. Better yet you have showed the work in good clear pictures so others can follow the same path.

Looking forward to your next progress post !

[k100]

Just a couple of updates .

Thank you Sean , I hope it will help others out.

I got the dash trimmed down ,I ended up cutting the dash off the fire wall it made it a lot easier to fit the dash .

I also cut down the head liner and the floor .

 

Edited August 17, 2015 by k100

[Bennyg]

I'm loving this. The cab work is inspirational.

 

Ben

[DRIPTROIT 71]

A true craftsman at work!!

[k100]

Thanks Brian and Ben for the kind words .

The cab is pretty much done other than a little filling and sanding .

[Old Buckaroo]

  Those rear tires are just awesome ! Where did you source them from ?

[Bennyg]

Great work on the cab. 

 

Ben

[k100]

Thank you Ben

Sean the tires are from Kit Form Services ,the wheels are from Michael Cherry (MCA)

[k100]

I have a question for you guys , I have resin 1693TA  Cat engine kit would this be correct for this kit , or should I use the Cat engine from the snap Peterbilt or Kenworth kits ?

Thank you.

[Bennyg]

Early Australian superliners had v8 cat engines. The 1693ta is probably a bit early. 

Cant go go wrong with an e9 v8 with a Mack box.

 

cheers

 

Ben