Australian 4964 western star

[Kenny900]

Hey guys, I have returned! After several months of looking at my kenworths, and all the awesome builds on here, I finally went and bought italeri's Australian truck. After some research, I discovered it was based on western stars 4964 model trucks. Shown below is my small start on it, I've assembled all of 4 or 5 parts, and got thus far. Rome wasn't built in a day as they say. At this point in time, I'm aiming at a nice, clean OOB build, with maybe a slight variation on some of the smaller details. Any comments or tips are welcome, as this will be another learning curve for me. 

Keep up the good work boys!

 

[gatorincebu]

 

 Well now you've got a start on it. Just keep plugging away at it. Oh and welcome back to the hobby !

 

 

 

    Be Well

    Gator

[Kenny900]

Hey guys, 

made some progress in the last few days, I have fully assembled the engine, and am in the process of assembling the chassis. In the pictures you can see I have the front axle mounted, and I am working on the rear axles at the moment. 

Tips and criticisms are welcome, and I hope to have some paint on the engine soon.

Keep on trucking fellas!

[Kenny900]

More progress tonight, painted the engine a nice red, and have the chassis in primer. Have now assembled the tanks and am awaiting a nice day to play in some more paint. 

Cheers guys.

[extmcdriver]

NICE!!

[gatorincebu]

 

Looking good thus far !  I would strip the chrome on the tanks and fill the joint seam .  But then again I am not a big fan of the chrome.

 

 

 

   Be Well

    Gator

[Kenny900]

 

Looking good thus far !  I would strip the chrome on the tanks and fill the joint seam .  But then again I am not a big fan of the chrome.

 

 

 

   Be Well

    Gator

I totally agree about the chrome, I was just going to paint over it like I did on my kenworth. What would be the best way to strip it?

[gatorincebu]

Daniel,

          I use Simple green to remove chrome. Most people use Castrol engine degreaser AKA the purple bath.Bleach may work. But then if you sand and fill the tanks I guess you can paint over what chrome is left ?

 

 

  Be Well

   Gator

[Kenny900]

Daniel,

          I use Simple green to remove chrome. Most people use Castrol engine degreaser AKA the purple bath.Bleach may work. But then if you sand and fill the tanks I guess you can paint over what chrome is left ?

 

 

  Be Well

   Gator

thanks mate, I'll most likely have a go at sanding and filling first. 

 

[Kenny900]

Made some more progress, chassis has been primed and painted, tanks and rims painted, engine and radiator painted, and given a Matt finish. Wheels are just dryfitted at the moment, and I'm in the process of constructing the interior. As I have to assemble the cab, which isn't a solid piece like the kenworths, is there an easy way of detailing the interior, and then masking that off inside the assembled cab to paint the exterior? 

More progress to come soon,

cheers guys.

[gatorincebu]

 

  The chassis is looking good. And you have a good start on the interior.

 

 

 

    Be Well

      Gator

[tbill]

Daniel, on the Pete I'm building with the multi part cab, i built the cab, painted it, then after my interior parts were detailed, I installed them one part at a time. I assume this kit is set up the same way with the interior parts. i had to install the dash and then slide the floor panel into the cab so it would all fit. don't know if this will work for you on this kit, but that's how i did my Pete.

 

your build is looking great so far, keep at it

[Kenny900]

Progressing slowly with this, Ive now got the engine in place, and all the tanks on. Im beginning work on the cab and bonnet, and thinking of playing with some paint on the interior. Comments and criticisms welcome.

Edited November 14, 2016 by Kenny900

[gatorincebu]

Looks real good from here ! Keep the updates coming.

 

 

 Be Well

  Gator

[cowboy rich]

I think it's looking great! 

[tbill]

looking good, making great progress on this.

[Kenny900]

Hey guys,

this will be as far as this truck gets for a while, starting year eleven next year and have been in-undated with holiday homework, so I've had to shelve my hobby for a bit. I'll will return to this, once I have the homework out the way.

i have mocked up the cab, primed the bonnet, and dryfitted it all on to the chassis. I'm loving how it looks, and I hope the sticky taped cab will motivate me to return to it afterwards.

thanks for your support on this build guys.

daniel.

[gatorincebu]

 Daniel,

   I would not leave that tape on the model . I recommend removing the tape.Until your are ready toget back to work on the model.  The tape could possibly leave a gummy residue that would be difficult and tedious to remove. And doing so could damage your paint job. Which by the way looks pretty good !

 

Be Well

  Gator

[Kenny900]

 Daniel,

   I would not leave that tape on the model . I recommend removing the tape.Until your are ready toget back to work on the model.  The tape could possibly leave a gummy residue that would be difficult and tedious to remove. And doing so could damage your paint job. Which by the way looks pretty good !

 

Be Well

  Gator

thanks for alerting me to that, I'll remove it right away! Cheers mate!

[426-Hemi]

NICE work so far!!!! -Question, is the bunk on this truck the same as the late '80's Western Stars? I want a 'Star like one I drove years ago, that was an '89, and had the full size 110 inch bunk that had that "swoop" on the top corners of the bunk.... The older brown boxed Western Star had that bunk in it and can no longer be found, (not in my budget anyway) but, they have this one that I might get a change to get.... BUT I want to know if the bunk is the same before I spend the money.... 

[kilrathy10]

Great job on this one, Buddy.....Those tanks are hard to get on straight and such.....I built one of these and I don't think I want to do it, again....  The tanks don't seem to be made for the same truck, if you know what I mean.....The forward tanks don't match the rear ones........But you've stepped up to that challenge and come up with a really good result......Looks great.....Can't wait to see what else you do.....

[Kenny900]

NICE work so far!!!! -Question, is the bunk on this truck the same as the late '80's Western Stars? I want a 'Star like one I drove years ago, that was an '89, and had the full size 110 inch bunk that had that "swoop" on the top corners of the bunk.... The older brown boxed Western Star had that bunk in it and can no longer be found, (not in my budget anyway) but, they have this one that I might get a change to get.... BUT I want to know if the bunk is the same before I spend the money.... 

as far as I know and have seen, it seems to be the same sleeper as the brown version I've seen. I can get measurements if you would like me too. 

Kilrathy, or JT? Which do you prefer? Thanks for the kind words, I never knew about the tanks. All I did was make the appropriate holes in the chassis, and glue one on at a time, leaving them to fully dry. Long process, but it ensured I didn't knock them off.

I'll post an update soon, as I have made more progress.

merry Christmas to you all!

daniel

[426-Hemi]

Daniel,

Any chance you could get me pics of the top sides of the sleep? I'd know it the second I seen it if its the one I'm lookin' for!

[Kenny900]

Daniel,

Any chance you could get me pics of the top sides of the sleep? I'd know it the second I seen it if its the one I'm lookin' for!

at the moment it's not built, still lays untouched. Work will begin soon however. Is this what your after?

[426-Hemi]

-Nope thats not the same bunk! That green bunk looks more like a Kenworth type bunk!

The late '80's Western Stars, had a very distinct shaped & looking bunk on them.....

Thanks for posting that tho! I appreciate it!!!!

Edited December 24, 2016 by 426-Hemi
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