doorsovdoon Posted July 2, 2021 Posted July 2, 2021 I've done a couple of big rig builds now but only one trailer and I gave that to my dad for Christmas. Seeing my rigs looking incomplete I picked this Coca Cola version up a few months back to complete the cool look! Great kit, it builds up nice and easy. Instructions are not the best, but it's obvious where most of the parts go so it's not really an issue. The one thing that needed attention was the rear doors, they are too wide by about a mm which push the side panels out when the doors are closed, trimming a sliver off the edge fixed it. Decals are from the AMT GMC Astro. They're very thick decals, good if you need to move them around without tearing, bad if you have no decal solvent! I've included a couple of pics of it hooked up to my Kenworth Aerodyne.
TarheelRick Posted July 2, 2021 Posted July 2, 2021 Very cool rig. With a different backdrop it could pass as the real deal. The 3/4 front view in your second post almost looks like it is rolling down the highway. Impressive work. Thanks for sharing it.
Jim B Posted July 2, 2021 Posted July 2, 2021 Great looking combination, Gareth. The trailer looks very well done, and I really like your K100. Coincidentally, I am finishing one of those kits up right now.
doorsovdoon Posted July 2, 2021 Author Posted July 2, 2021 6 hours ago, TarheelRick said: Very cool rig. With a different backdrop it could pass as the real deal. The 3/4 front view in your second post almost looks like it is rolling down the highway. Impressive work. Thanks for sharing it. Thanks, Ricky. It always surprises me when someone says a build of mine could pass for the real thing, it's the highest complement, thank you! 1 hour ago, Jim B said: Great looking combination, Gareth. The trailer looks very well done, and I really like your K100. Coincidentally, I am finishing one of those kits up right now. Thanks, James. It's my favourite semi build so far. Look forward to seeing your build, I love Kenworths.
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted July 2, 2021 Posted July 2, 2021 Looks Awesome! This one is really an eye catcher! I like it!
grodudulle77 Posted July 2, 2021 Posted July 2, 2021 The both are very nice . I really like the colors of your Kenworth !! ??
kilrathy10 Posted July 7, 2021 Posted July 7, 2021 Man, that is nice... Beautiful job... Excellent decal work and the paint looks just as good... Great detail on the chassis, and the tractor ain't bad, either... One of the best I've seen...
doorsovdoon Posted July 7, 2021 Author Posted July 7, 2021 Thanks guys. The decals are good but I wish I used decal solvent to get them to cling to the ribbed panels. They just kind of sit on them and look a bit wrinkly up close. Can decal solvent be used days or even weeks after they have been applied? I haven't lacquered the trailer.
Jim B Posted July 7, 2021 Posted July 7, 2021 I don't know about weeks, but I've used decal solvent a couple of days after I applied decals with no ill effects that I could see.
doorsovdoon Posted July 7, 2021 Author Posted July 7, 2021 2 hours ago, Jim B said: I don't know about weeks, but I've used decal solvent a couple of days after I applied decals with no ill effects that I could see. That's good news, I finished the trailer just under a week ago. Thanks, James. I've got some decal solvent coming in the post so hopefully it'll work.
doorsovdoon Posted July 9, 2021 Author Posted July 9, 2021 On 7/8/2021 at 12:25 PM, Mopar - D said: Excellent built trailer Gareth. Thanks, Dan. 3 hours ago, DrKerry said: Turned out great!!! ATL looks good on it too!!! Thanks, Kerry. I'm still waiting for this darn decal solvent to arrive in the post so I can finally lacquer it.
DrKerry Posted July 11, 2021 Posted July 11, 2021 On 7/9/2021 at 4:02 PM, doorsovdoon said: Thanks, Dan. Thanks, Kerry. I'm still waiting for this darn decal solvent to arrive in the post so I can finally lacquer it. Hopefully it will show soon!!!
doorsovdoon Posted July 12, 2021 Author Posted July 12, 2021 9 hours ago, ChrisR said: Very nice! Thanks, Chris.
Vietnam Vet67 Posted July 12, 2021 Posted July 12, 2021 I grew up in Detroit from the 1940's to the late 1960's about a mile from the Fruehauf trailer plant. Lot of cool stuff use to come out of there. Great build.
doorsovdoon Posted July 14, 2021 Author Posted July 14, 2021 On 7/11/2021 at 3:28 PM, DrKerry said: Hopefully it will show soon!!! It finally arrived today. I applied it and it made no difference, lol. Those ribs are very fine and close together so I wasn't expecting them to conform much more than they already have. It doesn't look too bad anyway so I'll just lacquer the trailer as is. 1
doorsovdoon Posted July 14, 2021 Author Posted July 14, 2021 On 7/12/2021 at 5:14 AM, Vietnam Vet67 said: I grew up in Detroit from the 1940's to the late 1960's about a mile from the Fruehauf trailer plant. Lot of cool stuff use to come out of there. Great build. Thanks, Ed. Yeah, these trailers are pretty cool. We don't see them over here, they're mostly cutainside. On 7/12/2021 at 2:35 PM, shoopdog said: Very nice looking build! Thanks, Keith.
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