Rusty92 Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 Howdy! This year I hope to complete a build off. I’ve built this kit before, but was not pleased with the results. I forgot how poor the instructions are at times. And the parts aren’t very crisp and have heavy flash. BUT, not going to let that stop me. So without further ado… Here is the kit in question. It’s a good challenge. I plan on building the day cab dual drive version. I’ll probably weather the kit but not too heavily. Below I’ll detail what I completed today. Today I only accomplished getting a portion of the frame cleaned up and assembled. Lots of sanding, test fitting, clamping, and filing just to get to this point. But it’s a straight frame at least! Good luck to everyone! I’m excited to see the end results! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete68 Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 Nice start I’ve always liked this kit it always builds good for me without issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 Looking forward to seeing more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vettegasser Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 Have one of these started dual drive day cab. No real issues so far. Be following Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincen47 Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 Nice to see a few Freightliner Cabovers in the BRBO. Not easy kits, for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty92 Posted January 3, 2022 Author Share Posted January 3, 2022 17 hours ago, Pete68 said: Nice start I’ve always liked this kit it always builds good for me without issues. Yes, it does build up nicely with a bit of work. This was the first semi kit i ever did when i first started modeling. I'll be watching your conversion project. 15 hours ago, Vettegasser said: Have one of these started dual drive day cab. No real issues so far. Be following Nice! I'll have to check yours out. 16 hours ago, DRIPTROIT 71 said: Looking forward to seeing more! Thanks for stopping by! Can't wait to see your progress in the build off. 55 minutes ago, vincen47 said: Nice to see a few Freightliner Cabovers in the BRBO. Not easy kits, for sure. Yes I agree, good to see some people tackling these. It will be great to see them all completed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty92 Posted January 4, 2022 Author Share Posted January 4, 2022 Only a little bit of progress tonight. Focused on the front end of the truck and squaring up the cab. Also started on the engine a little bit. I need to get some tan paint to match the color this Cummins would have been painted when new. Kind of frustrated that the rivets do not line up properly. Whatever I guess, it’s a small detail. I was thinking about doing a single exhaust stack for this build. A nice chrome straight pipe would be cool to me. Does anyone have an idea? The kit exhaust just looks undersized to me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mopar - D Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 Nice start Jacob I’m currently rebuilding my Frightliner day cab with dual drive. Are you going to shorten the front axle and lower the head lights? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty92 Posted January 4, 2022 Author Share Posted January 4, 2022 15 hours ago, Mopar - D said: Nice start Jacob I’m currently rebuilding my Frightliner day cab with dual drive. Are you going to shorten the front axle and lower the head lights? Thanks, Dan. I hadn’t thought about that at all. Is that something that builders typically do to this kit? You’ve piqued my interest. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mopar - D Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 Yes these are known problems with this kit and there’s a couple WIP’s showing how to fix them. I cut about 1/8” out of the middle of the front axle and lowered the head lights about 1/8” also. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty92 Posted January 5, 2022 Author Share Posted January 5, 2022 @Mopar - D, interesting! The headlight adjustment does look great! I don’t think I’ll be doing that on this kit but I’ll keep that in mind for a future on. I just saw your build thread as well. Your fleet of trucks is great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty92 Posted January 7, 2022 Author Share Posted January 7, 2022 Only a little bit of progress tonight. I got the cab puttied and sanded, cab mounts placed, and some small engine parts cleaned up. I’m waiting for my paint booth and new hobby desk to arrive before I start painting things. I think I’ll paint the semi metallic blue, but not 100% set on that. I’ve enjoyed this build so far. I hope everyone’s BRBO is going well so far. Thanks for looking. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills72sj Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 I did one of these not to long ago. Here is a link to the WIP if you are interested. http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/147002-white-freightliner-coe-day-cab-dual-drive/?tab=comments#comment-2158654 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuhnj Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Great progress so far! Looking forward to seeing this come along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty92 Posted January 11, 2022 Author Share Posted January 11, 2022 On 1/8/2022 at 12:31 AM, Bills72sj said: I did one of these not to long ago. Here is a link to the WIP if you are interested. http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/147002-white-freightliner-coe-day-cab-dual-drive/?tab=comments#comment-2158654 Thanks for linking your thread! Your truck came out great! I hope mine turns out half as nice. 12 hours ago, kuhnj said: Great progress so far! Looking forward to seeing this come along. Thank you! No real progress since the last update. I need to get the parts in primer. Hopefully on Friday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills72sj Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 2 hours ago, Rusty92 said: Thanks for linking your thread! Your truck came out great! I hope mine turns out half as nice. No problem, Just take your time and be patient. The red and white one had more time in it than ANY other build I have done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam I Am Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 Any cabover is a great subject. Pinned for the duration. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mopar - D Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 Jacob did you get your new work bench and paint booth yet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty92 Posted January 15, 2022 Author Share Posted January 15, 2022 23 hours ago, Sam I Am said: Any cabover is a great subject. Pinned for the duration. I agree, cabovers are always good to see! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty92 Posted January 15, 2022 Author Share Posted January 15, 2022 11 hours ago, Mopar - D said: Jacob did you get your new work bench and paint booth yet. Hey Dan I did as a matter of fact. Just finished setting it up tonight! I'm hoping to hit the ground running tomorrow and get some primer on the rig. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty92 Posted January 15, 2022 Author Share Posted January 15, 2022 I was able to get some primer on the frame, engine, and cab this morning. The cab will still need a bit more clean up before I even think about painting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbill Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 Great progress so far, looking good! Your work space looks pretty sweet too! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruckerAL Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 I have the same paint booth. Had it for years with 0 issues👍 good progress too! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doorsovdoon Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 Really nice work so far man. I bought this same kit recently, post plenty of pics cos I'll be digging through this thread later in the year for reference! haha, 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty92 Posted February 9, 2022 Author Share Posted February 9, 2022 Thanks guys! I need to get back at this one. I want the cab to look great and filling in the seams is a little daunting. I don’t want to lose detail on the rivets, but sanding them off at the seam might be the easiest. I can add them back later with some small styrene round stock. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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