W.i.p. Amt Kenworth T600

[Semi Trailer Mechanic]

What's goin' on...

Normally I post my work in the Model Trucks section of this forum but lately it's been down right stagnent. This time I'd like to show my work to the rest of the forum.

Here's a link to all the photos opposed to adding all the pics here. If you're interested in the details put into this to date you may wanna go get a cup of coffee,soda pop,or a beer cause this may take a few mins to read. HA HAAA

http://flickr.com/photos/9495602@N02/sets/...7432233/detail/

This is the AMT 1:25 Kenworth T600 being built far from box stock around the 1988-90 year vintage. To bring you all up to par I started w/ an aborted AMT 1:25 Kenworth K100 Areodyne COE project I got sick of.

The rear portion of the chassis has been sectioned using the front protion of the T600's chassis. Doing this the frame was stretched about 2inches. The fifth wheel mount has been modified using styrene angle and scale rivets to replicate huck bolts. The fifth wheel came from the Revell 1:25 snap tite Peterbilt 359. I added jaws to the under side (that lock behind the trailer's kingpin) A piece of Plastruct HEX was added the top of the plate (to resemble the jaws adjustment nut) and a release handle was scratchbuilt. Finally the air cylinder and linkage was also scratchbuilt to replicate the fifth wheel sliding assembly lock.

The bunk has been modified using the roof from the R/G 1:25 Kenworth W900 wrecker (spare part left over) givng this an old school flat top fleet look. Inside I scratchbuilt a flat screen TV. The bunk has been completely scratchbuilt w/ a recess under the bed for a storeage drawer. The drawer has been scratchbuilt from 1/32 basswood and stained several times w/ Minwax oak and clear coated w/ Minwax clear coat. The floor is .020 black sheet styrene to replicate a rubber mat. The driver's bunk comfort control panel is scratchbuilt. The base is also basswood stained w/ a small section of black sheet styrene. Small pieces of styrene rod has been used to make the control knobs and a piece of K/S tubing is to look like a drivers reading light bezel. The interior is two tone gray flocking. The plastic shelving cabinents found in the T600's kit were measured and those measurements were used to scratch build shelving cabinents also out of 1/32 basswood stained as well.

For the interior tub (I guess that's what you'd call it) the rear section was cut off. The upholstery is painted light gray possibly will get flocked? The seats came from the K100 KW kit however the air ride cylinder and frames have been scratchbuilt out of styrene detailed w/ scale bolts. The cylinder is styrene tubing and the inner tube is K/S aluminum tubing. The floor was painted w/ aluminum metallizer and then a sheet of black styrene .020 was cut to fit to look like a rubber mat. The dash board has been detailed w/ Bare Metal Foil and painted (Better pics will be taken later. I was having trouble w/ getting the lighting/flash right I just said heck w/ it for the time being). On the firewall I used fine wire found at a craft shop in the (do it yourself) jewelry section. It's been painted flat black weathered w/ some chalk. Last a windsheild washer solvent reservoir has been scratchbuilt including the cap. Inside the cab Plastruct tiles was used to creat the upholstry Kenworth used at the time ( I didn't have the patientence to slice up a styrene rod to make the buttons). The sections needed from the Plastruct tiles sheet were cut at a 45 degree angle. This is to give the diamond look opposed to squares. Inside on the headliner are scratchbuilt map lights above the driver/passenger seats.

On the cab/bunk's exterior the base coat (two) was Tamiya Matte Black. I waited a little over one day after putting the first coat on prior to doing a second. For the top coat I choose Testor's Colors by Boyd True Blue Pearl. The first coat was lightly misted on and I waited over a week before putting the second coat on as pictured. Again this is being left alone for a week or two to fully cure.

In the mean time I'll get back to work on the chassis or the powertrain.

To be continued...

Thanks For Looking!!!

[RodneyBad]

That is really good, I had to keep checking back to make sure

it was still 1/25th.

Sleeper is really well detailed.

Nice job on the cabinets.

The bed looked really comfortable

Can't wait to see more..

[randx0]

What's goin' on...

Normally I post my work in the Model Trucks section of this forum but lately it's been down right stagnent. This time I'd like to show my work to the rest of the forum.

Here's a link to all the photos opposed to adding all the pics here. If you're interested in the details put into this to date you may wanna go get a cup of coffee,soda pop,or a beer cause this may take a few mins to read. HA HAAA

[url=http://flickr.com/photos/9495602@N02/sets/72157603827432233/detail/]http://flickr.com/photos/9495602@N02/sets/...7432233/detai

I think this truck is sweet and nicely detailed .What did you use for the pillow and sheets on the bed ?I also like the cabinets,are there more pictures of the fifth wheel details?

[Semi Trailer Mechanic]

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I think this truck is sweet and nicely detailed .What did you use for the pillow and sheets on the bed ?I also like the cabinets,are there more pictures of the fifth wheel details?

What's goin' on...

The pillow and sheets were part of the T600 kit. I did some modifing to both to look more realistic. I was going to make a real pillow in 1:25 and use some fabric for the blanks. I got impatient and used what came in the kit.

Here's the fifth wheel up close if this picture isn't the detail you're looking for let me know.

[randx0]

thanks I don't get to see what goes on under the fifth wheel very often.it looks like a fun project,I'll have to build a truck one of these days.