highway Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 I decided to pull this off the shelf after deciding I needed a little time away from the "BJ and the Bear" custom, and something a little different for once, a build with NO modifications! This is a little trip down memory lane for me, the 1/16th scale Kenworth was the first truck kit I built 30 years ago. The plans for this is to more or less build the box art truck, 30 years ago as a 10 year old I loved the "Metal Glow" blue metallic the original was molded in, and this one will be painted a dark blue metallic. There isn't much progress to show right now, just the basic frame is done with the crossmembers installed. I haven't decided yet what to paint the frame, whether to stay with the basic black or maybe find a little lighter shade of metallic blue to paint the frame to match the body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gino Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 nice project ! I have one of those that's been sitting in my closet for about 20 years.space limitations kept me from building it. looking forward to your progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highway Posted June 12, 2016 Author Share Posted June 12, 2016 Thanks Gino. I did a little painting for this today, tried some Ford Twilight Blue metallic I actually had for a Thunderbird like the 1:1 my ex and I had. I don't know if this will be the final color or not, I like the color itself but would like something with just a little more metallic in it to be a little closer to the "Metal Glow" metallic the original issue was molded in. I also got a little on the cab, but it was a small can, started running out so it came out a little rough. I don't know if is just because the paint was old, maybe 10 years, or just because there just a lot to cover, but the little touch up can didn't go very far. As I said in my previous post, I plan on building this like the box art model, no wild modifications or customizing, but I am considering changing a few colors of things possibly, like chrome looking air cleaners, a chrome visor instead of body color, and maybe using this teal metallic for the frame color to compliment the body color instead of just basic black. This is what I have completed on the frame so far. I'm also thinking about changing the miter cut stacks to a curved stack, using my 8" stacks I originally bought for my Ford and then was thinking of using on the "BJ & the Bear" custom since I have been wanting to order sets for both of those that are longer and have the elbows at the bottom. I haven't tried them yet, but I'm thinking they might just have the right height and look for a stock stack on this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extmcdriver Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 Nice progress, looking great!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gatorincebu Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 Your mock up looks great ! Though my preference would be not to use those huge stacks . I think that they are a bit too large . But I like everything else you have done on this project . keep up the good work. Be Well Gator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highway Posted June 13, 2016 Author Share Posted June 13, 2016 Nice progress, looking great!!! Your mock up looks great ! Though my preference would be not to use those huge stacks . I think that they are a bit too large . But I like everything else you have done on this project . keep up the good work. Be Well Gator Thank you Rick and Gator. Gator, the mock up with the stacks is my B.R.B.O. "BJ & the Bear" custom, but was considering getting a different set of stacks (still a large diameter for the huge engine that is going to be in it but a set with elbows at the bottom and a little more length) for it and using those to replace kit stacks for this from the muffler up. Those are 8 inch in 1/25th scale, but since this build is 1/16th scale, they should be close to a 5 inch stock pipe for this truck, just changing the stack top from a miter cut to a curved tip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike77 Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 (edited) Although they take up a lot of display space the size of the 1/16 trucks makes them easy to modify, and you can do as little or as much as you want. I tended to lean on the "as much" side! Edited June 13, 2016 by Mike77 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highway Posted June 14, 2016 Author Share Posted June 14, 2016 Although they take up a lot of display space the size of the 1/16 trucks makes them easy to modify, and you can do as little or as much as you want. I tended to lean on the "as much" side! Yeah Mike, I know they take a LOT of space to display, and especially the one I had when I was a kid I'm basing this build on because I had the Freuhauf flatbed to go with it! I just wish I still had the original, I lost it in a fire in 1997, because I would have both it and this build displayed together. Oh, and thanks for showing me some of my other ideas! I had been planning on picking up one of the flat tops for a "Movin On" truck and was throwing around the idea of a custom too. I also think I have made the decision on whether or not I was going to leave the air cleaners painted or do them in a nice, shiny shade of Alclad. Y'all are just going to have to keep following my progress to find out what they will be! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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