Travis T Posted January 19, 2016 Author Posted January 19, 2016 Thanks for the birthday wishes. The funny thing is my wife's birthday is tomorrow!
gatorincebu Posted January 19, 2016 Posted January 19, 2016 Travis Happy Birthday to you and your wife!! Be Well Gator
Chu Posted January 19, 2016 Posted January 19, 2016 I really like your progress in this model and i looking forward to see your progress.Happy birthday to both of you!!
Travis T Posted January 25, 2016 Author Posted January 25, 2016 More frame assembly and sanding of parts done. Had to set it on its axles to see if it sat flat on every tire and was nice and square. So far so good. Decided I am going to de-chrome it a little and paint the wheels, steps and tanks aluminum. As much as I like bling, I am going for a realistic looking truck.
Old Buckaroo Posted January 25, 2016 Posted January 25, 2016 Travis - that is really cool on the Birthday dates !Chassis is looking straight and level , should make the rest of the truck assembly a breeze. Testors Dullcoat works really well on chromed pieces to give them a realistic appearance. Wash the items first with a degreasing dish soap first.
Travis T Posted January 25, 2016 Author Posted January 25, 2016 I've used the Dullcoat before but some of my chrome has a little trash in it. I may end up cleaning up what stays chrome and sending it to be re-chromed if the quality of my work is worth the expense.
Old Buckaroo Posted January 25, 2016 Posted January 25, 2016 I've used the Dullcoat before but some of my chrome has a little trash in it. I may end up cleaning up what stays chrome and sending it to be re-chromed if the quality of my work is worth the expense. I hear you on that , I was looking at a K-123 bumper and it has a hair plated over. Not sure if it is human or rat
Travis T Posted February 1, 2016 Author Posted February 1, 2016 (edited) Nothing fun to report, still sanding seams and parting lines. Had to set this beast together to see just how big it was, holy cow what was I thinking building something this big! With the paint I have planned, I am starting to think that the flat top sleeper may have looked better, I think I may leave the roof loose and procure a part from the red version that I could swap out. I have noticed on these kits the front axle always seems to be too far forward, I intend to address that as well. Edited February 1, 2016 by Travis T
Travis T Posted February 15, 2016 Author Posted February 15, 2016 No more updates for February. I've been undergoing chemo and it's made my hands too sore to do anything. Ended up boxing it back up for now, maybe I'll be able to get back to it before too long.
gino Posted February 16, 2016 Posted February 16, 2016 sorry to hear that . hope you can get back to it soon.
Ken Gilkeson Posted February 16, 2016 Posted February 16, 2016 been through 14 mos. of chemo myself. best wishes.
Superpeterbilt Posted February 16, 2016 Posted February 16, 2016 I hope you have some better days and get back to building. I know its probably not a high priority when you have bigger problems, but building is definitely therapy in of itself. I hope you feel better.
gatorincebu Posted February 16, 2016 Posted February 16, 2016 I hope you have some better days and get back to building. I know its probably not a high priority when you have bigger problems, but building is definitely therapy in of itself. I hope you feel better. X' s 2Good luck in your treatments. You and yours will be in our thoughts and prayers. Be Well Gator
Old Buckaroo Posted February 17, 2016 Posted February 17, 2016 Travis , I had missed your updates. I thought maybe you were picking blueberries or something. Take care of yourself.
Canso65 Posted February 17, 2016 Posted February 17, 2016 I'm sorry to hear you're going through a difficult time. Take care of yourself, I hope you're feeling better soon.Rob
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted February 17, 2016 Posted February 17, 2016 I hope you get back to building soon. You are in our prayers!
SpreadAxle Posted February 20, 2016 Posted February 20, 2016 I look forward to the progress on this one.
Travis T Posted February 29, 2016 Author Posted February 29, 2016 Thanks everyone, I'll be fine in the end, the process just sucks! I did manage to get some more work done this past weekend, most everything is ready for a good scrubbing and paint. The sleeper has become the bane of my existence, the curved panel under the Aerodyne roof had to be bent several times to fit right. Old Buckaroo's build of the snap Kenworth has changed my mind on the paint job, I really like what he did and it will be a twist on that, with my original colors though.
Ken Gilkeson Posted February 29, 2016 Posted February 29, 2016 great news, truck is coming along nicely also. ;-))
gino Posted February 29, 2016 Posted February 29, 2016 looks good travis ! glad to see you back at this !
gatorincebu Posted March 5, 2016 Posted March 5, 2016 Travis, Glad to see you back at the workbench. Hoping that you are feeling better ! Be Well Gator
Travis T Posted March 5, 2016 Author Posted March 5, 2016 I had some good news from my doctor this week so it's going to spur this build on I feel. I'm about at a point I can't put paint off for too much longer.
Canso65 Posted March 5, 2016 Posted March 5, 2016 Glad to hear you had some good news Travis and your back to doing what you like to do!Your making some great progress. Rob
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