2023 BRGB Tri axle T600 K-whooper

[Gary Chastain]

Grill molded into the hood, first color going on. 

[Gary Chastain]

Quick mock-up, new cab, modified hood/grill and custom built sleeper

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[David G.]

A nice smooth transition between the hood and grille, well done!

It's nice seeing this one back on the bench.

David G.

[Gary Chastain]

Fabrication work finished on rear fenders, first two coats of paint applied. Next wet sand rear fenders and apply final coat,  finish paint work on front fenders. 

[David G.]

It looks fabulous!

David G.

[Gary Chastain]

Ever have one of those days where nothing goes right, today is mine. I double checked to make sure my tape was stuck down really well, maybe my tape is old or ……….who knows. I could scream, wait for it to dry totally, sand it down and start over. 

[David G.]

Dang, what a bummer about the paint.

 

David G.

[Gary Chastain]

Rebuilt the chrome kit fuel tanks and yes I know, you will only be able to see the top rear corner with the aero skirts mounted. But the kit tanks just looked so bad. Getting the paint on the hood fixed. 

[Gary Chastain]

Quick mock-up before attaching rear fenders and identifying fuel tank locations. Raised body mounts .030 for more clearance with the oversized tires  

[David G.]

Looks great!

You got that masking line cleaned up very nicely.

David G.

[JamesBC]

One very nice job and truck.

thanks for sharing 

Jim

[Gary Chastain]

2 minutes ago, JamesBC said:

One very nice job and truck.

thanks for sharing 

Jim

Thanks, got a ways to go yet. Gonna put together a flatbed trailer with same paint scheme to finish this one out. 

[Gary Chastain]

Rear fenders mounted, lights on, fuel tanks mounted. Think I will shorten the exhaust. Finish up interior and cab but getting close. 

[Gary Chastain]

Got a start on the trailer for the truck. Starting with the AMT Lowboy kit (as the donor). Will use the rear three axle section without beaver tail, will stretch to a 40ft drop deck. Will build up a set of 10 hole wheelset.
Frame paint in turquoise and suspension in semi gloss black

[Rockford]

This is going to be a beast! 

[David G.]

It's coming together quite nicely.

David G.

[gotnitro?]

Outstanding work on the KW !! The color looks great on this too

Nice cheat on the lowboy, excellent use of the amt parts

[Gary Chastain]

47 minutes ago, gotnitro? said:

Outstanding work on the KW !! The color looks great on this too

Nice cheat on the lowboy, excellent use of the amt parts

Thanks, decided I like building trailer from scratch better but will stay the course on this trailer

[Gary Chastain]

Frame of the trailer coming together, will try to build my own wood deck. 

[Gary Chastain]

Fabrication work near complete, did not realize there are no jacks in this kit. Will need to fab up a set of jacks, do some finish work on the frame, pick up some wood strips for the deck. 

[Bills72sj]

I have a suggestion on the wood decking. Paint it dark brown. Then paint is flat tan. Once it is cured, lightly sand the tan to expose the wood grain texture.

[Gary Chastain]

That’s a really good idea. I stretched the frame on this build so the original panels don’t fit , otherwise I would try out what you did. 

8 hours ago, Bills72sj said:

I have a suggestion on the wood decking. Paint it dark brown. Then paint is flat tan. Once it is cured, lightly sand the tan to expose the wood grain texture.

 

[Bills72sj]

3 hours ago, Gary Chastain said:

That’s a really good idea. I stretched the frame on this build so the original panels don’t fit , otherwise I would try out what you did. 

 

I actually stretched the upper frame on my lowboy too. However, I did a trade with another modeler to get extra decking. I repurposed the diamond plate between the tires to fit over the 5th wheel.

[Gary Chastain]

18 minutes ago, Bills72sj said:

I actually stretched the upper frame on my lowboy too. However, I did a trade with another modeler to get extra decking. I repurposed the diamond plate between the tires to fit over the 5th wheel.

Got any finished pictures of your trailer? Like to see em. 

[Gary Chastain]

Trailer is painted, decking cut but needs some fine tuning. Lights, mud flaps and some decals, some other details,then back to truck.