Gary Chastain Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 Going thru all the kits I have and decided the next build will be a combination of a nearly completed frame I built a couple years ago, a T600 Kenworth kit for the, lights , cab and interior and miscellaneous parts, a twin steer kit from (I have no clue), wide front steering tires/rims. Will need to find/build a 60 in flat top sleeper. Truck will be built with a 20ft flat bed and possibly pulling a 20ft flat bed trailer. My builds always seem to be very fluid and change as I progress. A quick mockup. I went thru my kits to just find a kit to build right from the box, simple and easy. Sometimes I have no idea why I do what I do. Just no explanation. the inspiration 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdntrucking Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 KFS has a twin steer axle kit, believe its white metal. Nice project! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Chastain Posted January 20 Author Share Posted January 20 Getting some direction in this build. Gathered a ton of photos and measurements to build a logging truck like my neighbor’s truck. Got the 26ft truck bed and the 26ft trailer bed roughed out. Got some parts ordered from STSupply and a K100 to steal the correct suspension for the truck. Now I can get the frame length figured out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Eriksen Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 That will be some build Gary !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Eriksen Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 ............that's my tire and wheel budget for a year right there,,,lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Chastain Posted January 20 Author Share Posted January 20 9 minutes ago, Scott Eriksen said: That will be some build Gary !! Thanks, I wish I could find the cab like the red truck has. I bought one from a 3D printer guy and wow, what a mess and not even sure what scale it is. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Chastain Posted January 20 Author Share Posted January 20 29 minutes ago, Scott Eriksen said: That will be some build Gary !! This is the 3D printed cab I have. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Eriksen Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 3 hours ago, Gary Chastain said: This is the 3D printed cab I have. ...........something in between 1/24th ........and 1/35th! lol ......the boom on my Holmes is not quite 1/25th more 1/24th but was advertised as 1/25th on Shapeways Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Chastain Posted January 21 Author Share Posted January 21 Trailer coming together Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincen47 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 On 1/20/2024 at 5:10 PM, Gary Chastain said: This is the 3D printed cab I have. Who’s the 3d printer guy (so I know who to stay away from)? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cifenet Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 Wow, I guess you don’t do anything that is easy, Gary! This one also looks like it will need some extensive fabrication work. Can’t wait to see how it will all turn out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Chastain Posted January 22 Author Share Posted January 22 10 hours ago, vincen47 said: Who’s the 3d printer guy (so I know who to stay away from)? It was an eBay purchase, I thought about building that cab as 1:24, but it still looks to big. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Chastain Posted January 22 Author Share Posted January 22 6 hours ago, cifenet said: Wow, I guess you don’t do anything that is easy, Gary! This one also looks like it will need some extensive fabrication work. Can’t wait to see how it will all turn out. Yeeeaaaaa……I really wanted to do a box build, something simple ……but here I go again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Chastain Posted January 22 Author Share Posted January 22 14 hours ago, vincen47 said: Who’s the 3d printer guy (so I know who to stay away from)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Chastain Posted February 7 Author Share Posted February 7 I have been searching for the late model cab for some time and Global Scale Model Trucks came out with a long hood and short hood, so I ordered both. I want to use the short hood version on my logging truck like my neighbor’s truck. Hopefully hear in a couple weeks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Chastain Posted April 30 Author Share Posted April 30 Global Scale Model Trucks, review of the cabs I just received last week. Karl has been outstanding to work with and always answers my emails. I purchased two T800 cabs, one long nose and one short nose. I will be using the short nose on this truck build. The scale on these two cabs is pretty good comparatively with the AMT T600 Kenworth. The hoods from GSM are a little wider than the AMT kit and the aftermarket T800 hood I have. The GSM hood and cab do fit well together, but there is no shelf on the firewall to capture its placement. The GSM firewall is totally smooth, so using a firewall panel for the detail and location shelf could be added. The T600 cab material thickness is .056, the GSM cab in the same location is .076, Karl did a good job of keeping the thickness appropriate and the finish is very smooth. Using the interior tub from the T600 fits loose by about .100, although it could be widened to fit easily. The GSM interior as shown has no door panels, but those could be fabricated easy enough if you desired. The aftermarket T800 uses the headlight assembly from the T600 and fits well, the GSM has a headlight panel molded in. The grill area on the GSM hood is molded in, the T800 grill is fairly simple and easy to fabricate. I will probably remove the grill and fab up my own grill and screen for the extra detail, that is only personal preference. I will remove the molded in turn signals, again only personal preference so I can add more detail. The hood thickness on the GSM hood is .057, on the T600 hood is .046, again very good on the thickness. I will also remove the air breather cans and remount to the cab, again personal preference and I can add to ton of detail to those units. All the glass glues in from the outside of the cab much like real life trucks and cars these days as opposed to glueing the glass in from the inside like the T600. There is an ample shelf to glue the glass in. I will not be using the mirrors from the GSM kit. I am up in the air about using the bumpers but again it’s just me being picky, they are good parts. All in all I will buy more products from GSM. I will add more detail about these cabs as I build, but for now still chasing parts. Need to find a correct motor/transmission combo for this build. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotnitro? Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 Awesome review ! I've been looking at the GSM products online, but never seen one up close. The finish looks very good comparatively, and should be easy to paint Which engine are you planning for this build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Chastain Posted May 1 Author Share Posted May 1 3 hours ago, gotnitro? said: Awesome review ! I've been looking at the GSM products online, but never seen one up close. The finish looks very good comparatively, and should be easy to paint Which engine are you planning for this build The neighbor,s truck has a straight six, I am guessing it is a Pakcar motor. I heard A&N is coming out with a Pakcar motor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Chastain Posted May 1 Author Share Posted May 1 3 hours ago, gotnitro? said: Awesome review ! I've been looking at the GSM products online, but never seen one up close. The finish looks very good comparatively, and should be easy to paint Which engine are you planning for this build The finish is pretty good, the detail is good, will let you know about paint. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Chastain Posted May 3 Author Share Posted May 3 Just ordered a MX13 engine from A&N. Yes it is 1:24 scale, Not sure if I will be able to use it but we will see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Chastain Posted May 9 Author Share Posted May 9 A&N just sent me a message with a delivery date of August for my engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted Monday at 02:18 AM Share Posted Monday at 02:18 AM Very nice! Thanks for the review! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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