doorsovdoon Posted January 21, 2021 Author Posted January 21, 2021 (edited) Getting closer to the finish line now. The frame repair is filled and painted, tanks are fitted, just got one of the mud guards to fit and I can move on to the cab. I'm trying to decide now what colour to do the interior. I don't want to do black, except maybe the carpet, as it'll hide too much when it's all together, so I've narrowed it down to either.. Dark Red, Brown, Beige, or Dark Blue (not the blue in the picture, more like a navy colour) The cab will be white with light blue stripes, what would look best? let me know:) Edited January 21, 2021 by doorsovdoon
Olskoolrodder Posted January 22, 2021 Posted January 22, 2021 Man you're moving fast on this, nicely done
doorsovdoon Posted January 22, 2021 Author Posted January 22, 2021 10 hours ago, Olskoolrodder said: Man you're moving fast on this, nicely done Well, there's nothing else to do, Lol. Not allowed out, my place of work is closed, and it hasn't stopped raining for nearly a week. If I didn't have these kits to build I'd probably lose my mind! 3 hours ago, gotnitro? said: Brown w tan highlights? ooh, that would work. I didn't think of using those two together. Thanks, Jeff.
Sam I Am Posted January 22, 2021 Posted January 22, 2021 Love how this is looking. I agree with Jeff on the interior colors.
doorsovdoon Posted January 23, 2021 Author Posted January 23, 2021 7 hours ago, Sam I Am said: Love how this is looking. I agree with Jeff on the interior colors. Thanks, Sam. Yep, it's going brown and beige:) Dashboard will be black with white steering wheel.
doorsovdoon Posted January 23, 2021 Author Posted January 23, 2021 Rolling chassis all complete, on to the cab and interior next:) This being my first high parts count Semi build and hearing all the horror stories of old AMT Semi kits I was honestly expecting a nightmare build, but this has been a real pleasure to work with so far, and after some test fitting of the cab and interior I see no problems ahead. I wasn't sure how well the 34 year old decals would hold up when it's time to place them on the cab, so I test fitted the mud flap decals in case they fell apart, but they lay down just fine and stick pretty good.
Olskoolrodder Posted January 23, 2021 Posted January 23, 2021 (edited) 13 hours ago, doorsovdoon said: Well, there's nothing else to do, Lol. Not allowed out, my place of work is closed, and it hasn't stopped raining for nearly a week. If I didn't have these kits to build I'd probably lose my mind! LOL, yeah man, that would do it ?? It's looking great in the latest pictures, my friend Edited January 23, 2021 by Olskoolrodder
Rockford Posted January 23, 2021 Posted January 23, 2021 Looking great mate! Brave man on the chassis chop AFTER paint! Cant believe it's been raining in Wales!? We've had nothing but warm sunshine here in Liverpool ?
doorsovdoon Posted January 23, 2021 Author Posted January 23, 2021 1 hour ago, Rockford said: Looking great mate! Brave man on the chassis chop AFTER paint! Cant believe it's been raining in Wales!? We've had nothing but warm sunshine here in Liverpool ? That's ok then, the Welsh weather is too extreme for you soft Northerners anyway, xD
doorsovdoon Posted January 23, 2021 Author Posted January 23, 2021 Some shots of the interior work before I piece it together. I'll take another pic when it's completed before it disappears into the cab.
Bronzekeg Posted January 23, 2021 Posted January 23, 2021 like your choice in colors for the interior.
tbill Posted January 24, 2021 Posted January 24, 2021 Fantastic work on this, looks fabulous so far! I was out of work due to Covid for 13 weeks early in 2020, it’s amazing how fast you can build when you have an extra 8 hours a day to play with......
doorsovdoon Posted January 24, 2021 Author Posted January 24, 2021 Interior is done. The CB radio and fire extinguisher are from my parts tin. The bed isn't great but I've never been any good at free handing symmetrical patterns so it is what it is. I put a companion doggo in there to try and cover some of my awful painting, Lol. Anyway, only the cab left to do now and I can call this one done.
Sam I Am Posted January 24, 2021 Posted January 24, 2021 That interior turned out great. So what is the dog's name?
Rockford Posted January 25, 2021 Posted January 25, 2021 Cracking job on the interior, quite a bit to get your teeth into with an Aerodyne isn't there? Like how you've picked out all the buttons on the diamond stitching and the bedspread is great. Even though you're not working at the moment you're still making amazing progress with this kit! How does the big rig experience stack up against your cars? I like the trucks because I'm not too concerned about the finish, especially on the chassis. With a car, the body finish is everything and if I get one blemish I'm torturing myself over it. I've got the Revell K100 Aerodyne to do next, but I think the AMT version you are doing is superior. Not the weather for spray painting at the moment, though I know you don't let it stop you and you still get excellent results! Keep up the good work sir!
Steve H Posted January 26, 2021 Posted January 26, 2021 Hi Garett!! What the heck are you doing waaaaayyyyy over here in the big rig section? Just stumbled upon this thread. Awesome work as always sir, I bought two rigs last year and you may have inspired me to be brave and dive into one. Everything looks fantastic, very clean build, and that was a very brave move doing a chassis chop after assembly.... cheeky really. Regarding the old decals, I have read that applying clear decal bonder over them helps. I have not tried this myself yet, so maybe a search would turn up more info. Look forward to seeing you finish this up! Cheers, Steve
doorsovdoon Posted January 26, 2021 Author Posted January 26, 2021 On 1/24/2021 at 8:50 PM, Sam I Am said: That interior turned out great. So what is the dog's name? I never thought about that! I'll call him "Diesel" haha,
doorsovdoon Posted January 26, 2021 Author Posted January 26, 2021 19 hours ago, Rockford said: Cracking job on the interior, quite a bit to get your teeth into with an Aerodyne isn't there? Like how you've picked out all the buttons on the diamond stitching and the bedspread is great. Even though you're not working at the moment you're still making amazing progress with this kit! How does the big rig experience stack up against your cars? I like the trucks because I'm not too concerned about the finish, especially on the chassis. With a car, the body finish is everything and if I get one blemish I'm torturing myself over it. I've got the Revell K100 Aerodyne to do next, but I think the AMT version you are doing is superior. Not the weather for spray painting at the moment, though I know you don't let it stop you and you still get excellent results! Keep up the good work sir! Yeah, it's loads of fun, I'm really enjoying the big rig builds. Compared to the cars it's not a whole lot different, just more parts and test fitting really, dare I say, a little bit easier! Probably because they're bigger and the chassis is basically all one colour, or it could be I've just been lucky with the two I've built so far! You're right about this AMT kit, it's extremely well designed. Strangely, nearly all the newer Kenworth K100's and Aerodyne kits I've seen built on YouTube look rubbish with horrendous fit issues and awful looking tyres. If Round2 are wondering what kit to re-issue next that's worth blowing the cobwebs off they would do extremely well to re-issue this one.
doorsovdoon Posted January 26, 2021 Author Posted January 26, 2021 12 hours ago, Steve H said: Hi Garett!! What the heck are you doing waaaaayyyyy over here in the big rig section? Just stumbled upon this thread. Awesome work as always sir, I bought two rigs last year and you may have inspired me to be brave and dive into one. Everything looks fantastic, very clean build, and that was a very brave move doing a chassis chop after assembly.... cheeky really. Regarding the old decals, I have read that applying clear decal bonder over them helps. I have not tried this myself yet, so maybe a search would turn up more info. Look forward to seeing you finish this up! Cheers, Steve I know, right?! Dangerous territory for builders with no shelf space! xD Too late now, I'm addicted to building these things. This is my second build and I have two more cabovers in the pipeline! Regarding the decals, I just finished fitting them and they laid down just fine, I'll post some pictures soon:)
doorsovdoon Posted January 26, 2021 Author Posted January 26, 2021 Finished painting the cab this morning, also, the ancient decals went on perfectly! Just clearcoat left to do now, some minor detailing and fit the trim. I decided to cut up some cloth for the bed blanket as I wasn't happy with how the paint looked. I kept the dog as I've given him a name now "Diesel" Lol
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