2023 BRGB Movin' On Kenworth

[leafsprings]

7 hours ago, Rockford said:

How are you going to do the white pinstripe around the front fender opening? I'm thinking about it on my 1/32 Aerodyne and I'm not sure what approach to adopt. Do your decals have them on the sheet?

That has me worried. The Model Truckin decal sheet shows straight white lines, how that is going to wrap around a round fender opening has me puzzled. Thinking of using a compass protractor with a paint pen around the fender but would have to experiment with a jig and spare fender first. Anyone who has pinstriped a KW fender, please chime in.

Edited July 16, 2023 by leafsprings

[leafsprings]

20 hours ago, Force said:

Nice.
I just learned the Movin' On paint scheme was called either "Apache" or "Yosemite" depending on year and model...most likely Yosemite.

Interesting, found these VIT's from Kenworth in different colors. Must have been around '76 when the industry was transitioning  from 2 piece to 1 piece wheels. Wheelbase on silver VIT appears to be spot on for the Movin' On KW.

Edited July 16, 2023 by leafsprings

[Bronzekeg]

personally I would use the decal stripes trimmed as close as possible to the ink and put on in three pieces. one around the arch one across the front and one across the back. trimmed as close as possible should go right around the wheel well arch.

[Force]

12 hours ago, leafsprings said:

Interesting, found these VIT's from Kenworth in different colors. Must have been around '76 when the industry was transitioning  from 2 piece to 1 piece wheels. Wheelbase on silver VIT appears to be spot on for the Movin' On KW.

I believe the silver trucks are from 1974 and here they are in a Overdrive Magazine article from August 1974 when the VIT sleeper was introduced.

[leafsprings]

Thanks for the article Hakan, too bad we never got the revised KW conv. with VIT back in the day, AMT would have been ready to go with an accurate Movin' On kit, but at least AMT managed to give us the revised Peterbilt conv. kit.

[leafsprings]

Most decals applied, still waiting on bumper license plates. Haven't decided on how to do the fender pin stripes yet. Added a rare for me "on the work bench" shot. Note color changes depending on light.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited August 3, 2023 by leafsprings

[DRIPTROIT 71]

Wow! That looks great!

[Rockford]

Looking good! Stance is just right. Once it's dressed it will be spot on. 

[Pete68]

Looks sharp I like that color and I think the real one did the same thing would change colors in the show It would drive me crazy trying to figure out the true color of it. 

[tractoraholic]

Looking Good!

[Bills72sj]

Nice work.

[leafsprings]

Thanks for all the positive comments! Getting closer to completion, here is where it's at right now. Working on hood.

Edited August 13, 2023 by leafsprings

[Force]

Nice work so far.
As for the color, I don't know if they changed it from season 1 to season 2, I have no records of that, just the Ivy Bronze name for season 1 and it's a Ford color from 1971-1973.
The thing is that the same color with the same paint code and recipe also were called Ivy Glow in 1972 and 1973 depending on what car it was on, and in 1974 there was a Ivy Glow but with a different paint code and recipe so it's a different color shade from the earlier paint
But the arrow stripes on the sleeper was indeed changed and looks slightly different on the season 2 trucks.

Season 1 1974.

Season 2 1975.

[leafsprings]

 I may be a victim of digital remastering, but I'm happy with the color on the build vs the color of season 2 truck in the series. Almost done, still waiting on the front plates.  There were liberties taken from an 100% correct season 2 build, but I'll have to settle for a 95% correctness and leave the ultimate to my fellow builders. Thanks again to Hakan for all your help researching Sonny's KW.

[Force]

17 hours ago, leafsprings said:

 I may be a victim of digital remastering, but I'm happy with the color on the build vs the color of season 2 truck in the series. Almost done, still waiting on the front plates.  There were liberties taken from an 100% correct season 2 build, but I'll have to settle for a 95% correctness and leave the ultimate to my fellow builders. Thanks again to Hakan for all your help researching Sonny's KW.

I'm happy to be of assistance.
You are doing a great job on this one.

[Rockford]

That looks the part mate. I hope we're going to see a load of pictures in the "Under Glass" section.

Any chance of a trailer? Aluminium Fruehauf? 

[leafsprings]

Working on a 40' Fruehauf which seems to be the most common trailer in the series. Budd wheels will replace the AMT cast spokes. Will be under glass soon.

Edited August 31, 2023 by leafsprings

[JamesBC]

That is one fine looking truck, and fine looking model that you have done.

[Rockford]

That will finish it off so well. I don't want to hijack your thread but I remember finding this picture on the interwebs and I just thought it is the perfect American truck for me. The stance and the proportions are just right. It says everything to me about why American trucks are different to the European stuff. 

The reason why I mentioned an aluminium Fruehauf was because I had been watching a few episodes with this trailer. Bare ali. Either way it's an impressive looking combination. 

Can't wait to see the finished rig. I'll get to do one of my own one day. 

[Force]

On 8/29/2023 at 9:03 AM, Rockford said:

That will finish it off so well. I don't want to hijack your thread but I remember finding this picture on the interwebs and I just thought it is the perfect American truck for me. The stance and the proportions are just right. It says everything to me about why American trucks are different to the European stuff. 

The reason why I mentioned an aluminium Fruehauf was because I had been watching a few episodes with this trailer. Bare ali. Either way it's an impressive looking combination. 

Can't wait to see the finished rig. I'll get to do one of my own one day. 

I agree with you,
This is the look they had from the factory and it's iconic and tough and the W900 VIT was top of the line from Kenworth, nothing like that have ever come out of a factory here in Europe, Australia is probably the country were the trucks looks something like the US trucks do but of course many of the trucks made there are US brands like Kenworth, Mack, Western Star etc.
We had lots of conventionals before in Europe and they were popular, they didn't come close to what was made in the US tho', but length regulations in most countries had them evolve in a different way than the US trucks did and finally killed them off and no conventionals are made anymore as the demand is too low,
Much like the cabovers in the US, none are made today since the demand is too low because it's the length of the trailer that's regulated and the length of the tractor is not counted in since some years, and the conventional has a better ride with a longer wheelbase and has other things in their favour over cabovers, with that said, I think the US made cabovers had a tougher look than the European cabovers did and do.
So all trucks made in Europe today are cabovers and in many European countries the tractors are short two axle single drive wich I don't really like, they have strange proportions as most of the mass are at the front, no length to the chassis and just a single axle at the back and they look like they are going to tip over if you touch the brake.
European truckers looked over to US trucks and were influenced by them for a while back in the 80's, so chrome or stainless stacks and aluminum wheels are often mounted on custom trucks here but they have evolved to something else and doesn't look anything like custom trucks do in the US, the European custom trucks have their own look.
But I like the old school US trucks a lot better than the European trucks and all my truck kits are of US trucks.

Well back to the regular show.

Edited September 2, 2023 by Force

[leafsprings]

Fruehauf almost complete. Still waiting on front license plates to complete the KW, there was a screw up on the order.