KJ790 Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 After a lot of work, I am calling this one done. I started with an AMT dual drive Freightliner kit, I lengthened the frame slightly and added an air-ride suspension. The cab was mostly scratch built, with the interior being made from 2 AMT kits put together. The fuel tanks, quarter fenders, mirrors, and exhaust were all scratch built. The tires and drive rims were designed and cast by me, while the steer rims were from M&R wheels. The pinstriping and lettering on the doors was done by hand, though I am not in love with how it came out. Here is the inspiration: And the finished model: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug 1061 Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 Nice. You captured that used and abused look, love the sandblasted look on the front. One of these days I gotta get up the nerve to try weathering a truck model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincen47 Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 Fantastic all around, especially the ultra- realistic weathering. An incredible representation of the 1:1. About what percentage of your family’s fleet have you recreated in scale? At least one of every make and model? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJ790 Posted November 5, 2020 Author Share Posted November 5, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, vincen47 said: Fantastic all around, especially the ultra- realistic weathering. An incredible representation of the 1:1. About what percentage of your family’s fleet have you recreated in scale? At least one of every make and model? Thank you! I just did the math and I have built about 7% of the trucks that we had owned. There was also a group of owner operators who pulled for us over the years which adds about another 50 trucks or so (3 of which I have built in scale). I still have plenty of material to work off of ?. My wife is always asking me if I am going to build them all. I want to build more from the 80's and 90's, but they take a lot more work since there are not kits available for most trucks in that era. Edited November 5, 2020 by KJ790 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr mopar Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 Nicely done the old girl has a lot of miles on her ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 Looks great, KJ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 You always have a way of capturing the look of the real thing! This one looks Awesome! The normal wear adds to the realism! Speaking of other family fleet trucks, what ever happened to the cabover Mack project that you were starting some time back? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJ790 Posted November 5, 2020 Author Share Posted November 5, 2020 10 minutes ago, DRIPTROIT 71 said: You always have a way of capturing the look of the real thing! This one looks Awesome! The normal wear adds to the realism! Speaking of other family fleet trucks, what ever happened to the cabover Mack project that you were starting some time back? Thanks Brian! That Mack has been stalled on the bench for a while. I wasn't happy with the chassis that I started, so I will likely start over with a different chassis once I get back to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Force Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 Very nice as allways KJ, you captured the look perfectly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincen47 Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 21 hours ago, KJ790 said: Thank you! I just did the math and I have built about 7% of the trucks that we had owned. There was also a group of owner operators who pulled for us over the years which adds about another 50 trucks or so (3 of which I have built in scale). I still have plenty of material to work off of ?. My wife is always asking me if I am going to build them all. I want to build more from the 80's and 90's, but they take a lot more work since there are not kits available for most trucks in that era. That’s neat. I figured you had at least a good start towards building the fleet. True, the lack of kit availability makes it more challenging. I continue to enjoy seeing your builds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockford Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 Impressive build. Love the look of it. Must give you great satisfaction to build a truck you knew in the metal! Now there's just the other 93% to do! Look forward to seeing them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 Awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermann Kersten Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 Oh yeah, great rig KJ! I know how much work it is to redo the cab, but the result is excellent. Hermann. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbill Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 Your builds always remind me of an old commercial, ‘Is it live? Or is it memorex?’ you always nail the look, great looking build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 Very nice, well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamsuperdan Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 Excellent work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuces ll Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 Oh, yeah!.... ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 Very sharp! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the goon Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 Very nice. Big rig trucks are the one type of plastic model I've yet to try. Maybe now's the time ?. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilrathy10 Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 (edited) This is beautiful, Man... What an excellent build... I almost thought I was looking at the actual truck when I was scrolling down... Looking for the pic of the model...? It's that good, Bro... Kudos to that photography.... Edited November 9, 2020 by kilrathy10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1959scudetto Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 On 11/7/2020 at 6:36 PM, iamsuperdan said: Excellent work! FAN-TAS-TIC, K.J. - als we are all used from you !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extmcdriver Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 KJ you are a magician, simply amazing work!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TECHMAN Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 ??? FANTASTIC REPLICA!!!! Your recreation of the 1:1 is just amazing!!! Really hard to tell the model from the real one. DJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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