Force Posted April 4, 2024 Posted April 4, 2024 No problem. The engine in the AMT Peterbilt 359 1100 series cab truck is a NTC 350.
Jürgen M. Posted April 5, 2024 Author Posted April 5, 2024 (edited) Where do you guys know all this from? ? I'm glad you do, I can learn so much here! ? Edited April 5, 2024 by Jürgen M. Correction.
Force Posted April 7, 2024 Posted April 7, 2024 (edited) On 4/5/2024 at 2:08 PM, Jürgen M. said: Where do you guys know all this from? ? I'm glad you do, I can learn so much here! ? Years and years of modelbuilding and research on upcoming and planned models. I like to get my models as accurate as possible. Another thing, I've been around and been tinkering with cars and trucks all my life and I have an adjucation in cars and body and also have a class 1 license to operate both trucks and busses, and wheel loaders and excavators...so I have learned how these things work. Edited April 9, 2024 by Force
Jürgen M. Posted April 7, 2024 Author Posted April 7, 2024 I have the largest respect for that. It's worth while. I can see that when I follow your builds! Really amazing! ?
Rockford Posted April 8, 2024 Posted April 8, 2024 On 4/5/2024 at 1:08 PM, Jürgen M. said: Where do you guys know all this from? ? I'm glad you do, I can learn so much here! ? By being old and involved with the auto industry since I can remember. Rode with my dad as a kid, then trained as a truck technician from school. Worked in various parts of the industry until I retired. Worked for Mercedes-Benz for 27 years, from the good times to the bad.
Jürgen M. Posted April 9, 2024 Author Posted April 9, 2024 Wow! Great to learn from the best! Never thought I'd still learn so much about trucks at this age being a Fan for about 45 years or so. Thanks again to everyone for sharing your knowledge ! ?
Bills72sj Posted April 9, 2024 Posted April 9, 2024 Cool project. Following. The history lessons are interesting too. 1
Mike Slapattack Posted April 9, 2024 Posted April 9, 2024 May I ask what software you use for modelling?
Jürgen M. Posted April 10, 2024 Author Posted April 10, 2024 (edited) Of course! I use Autodesk Fusion 360! And UltiMaker Cura 5.5.0 for slicing! Edited April 10, 2024 by Jürgen M.
Jürgen M. Posted April 10, 2024 Author Posted April 10, 2024 Here are a few more designed parts: Bumper: Cab rest: Headlight bezzles and horns: Inside door panels and interior: Seats and sleeper curtain: Steering wheel: There are of course lots of other parts which I have already designed but I won´t fill this thread with them. Some parts I´ll actually take over from previous models such as engine parts for example. Only the exhaust and air pipes will be custom made for this specific truck. 2
Jürgen M. Posted April 10, 2024 Author Posted April 10, 2024 (edited) I already printed the suspension. Just couldn't wait to see how it comes out. I chose a different filament this time. One that's printed at a higher temperature but slower. It says it promises better results in surface quality. Looks pretty good to me! Still has to be sanded in a couple of places though. Edited April 10, 2024 by Jürgen M. 2
Jürgen M. Posted April 12, 2024 Author Posted April 12, 2024 Took a shot at the cab! Looks pretty good. Still it won't be the one I'll use! I've already made some changes and corrections in the drawing so I'll print it again! 2
Rockford Posted April 13, 2024 Posted April 13, 2024 Fascinating stuff. You're doing some amazing work here. I suppose the beauty is you can "cut & paste" it to a double sleeper or a daycab.
Jürgen M. Posted April 13, 2024 Author Posted April 13, 2024 Yes, that's true Rockford! Glad you like it! I could even turn it into an aerodyne. Still I've got some Others waiting in line to be designed and printed. Since there are already 4 Kenworth trucks on the shelf I thought it would be more interesting to do some more exotic types after this one. But that will stay confidential Till the KW is finished! ? I had even thought about shortening the cab of the K100 VIT which I had posted a while ago but I just couldn't! Too many good memories!
cifenet Posted April 16, 2024 Posted April 16, 2024 That cab looks very nice. I can see some 3D printing lines, but overall you have done a great job designing and producing it. Not everyone can do what you are capable of. Bravo!
Jürgen M. Posted April 16, 2024 Author Posted April 16, 2024 Wow, thanks very much! The printing lines will hopefully be covered by a fill primer I purchased. Haven't tried it out yet though. Sanding is a bit complicated with all those bolts rivets and other 3D details. I read on this board and in personal notes that some guys had good experiences with it.
Jürgen M. Posted April 17, 2024 Author Posted April 17, 2024 Thank you guys! These are the corrections I made to the cab: As you can see, the slim struts and the side windows don´t come out really well and They´re absolutely impossible to sand or rework in any other way so I extracted them out of the cabin in order to be printed in a different position. That way they should come out nicer! I put in some support struts in order to keep the roof from falling during printing. The front part will be held up by a software generated support structure. I also began designing the trailer which turned out to be quite tricky. Here´s the original first: Sorry, these are screenshots from the movie. They´re a bit blurry but I think you can see the important things. Now the designed parts of which I had to split some up due to the size of the parts. The printer only goes up to 220 x 220 mm. I also designed the cross bars in mounting position and then extracted them to get a better printing result. The back end: The container inside: Underbody and doors: and the suspension which I took over from the tractor and changed them to a trailer suspension with the u-bolts being mounted upside down like I learned from Force! Thanks again for your valuable input! That´s all for the time but there´ll be more! 1
Rockford Posted April 17, 2024 Posted April 17, 2024 That's excellent work Jürgen, drawing the trailer must be very time consuming with the conflicting angles on the hopper. Fascinating stuff to do, but I don't think I've got the patience for it.
Jürgen M. Posted April 18, 2024 Author Posted April 18, 2024 Thanks Rockford! What I forgot to say, I also lowered the cab a bit because compared to the K100 VIT kit the windshield and the side windows were way too high. So I took out a few millimeters and adjusted the bolts and everything else. It would have looked strange having two KW K100s with different windshield hights. Except for the engine tubing and a few smaller parts the designing of truck and trailer are almost finished. Didn´t think I´d get through that fast. Maybe it´s because I learned a lot in designing the last couple of weeks. I´ve been watching tutorials on different skills like freestyle shaping parts and using "short cuts" for things I had done much too complicated before. I also learned how to easily design gears and so I´ll be synchronizing the doors underneath the trailer when they open. Hope that works out.
Jürgen M. Posted April 18, 2024 Author Posted April 18, 2024 Thanks Rockford! What I forgot to say, I also lowered the cab a bit because compared to the K100 VIT kit the windshield and the side windows were way too high. So I took out a few millimeters and adjusted the bolts and everything else. It would have looked strange having two KW K100s with different windshield hights. Except for the engine tubing and a few smaller parts the designing of truck and trailer are almost finished. Didn´t think I´d get through that fast. Maybe it´s because I learned a lot in designing the last couple of weeks. I´ve been watching tutorials on different skills like freestyle shaping parts and using "short cuts" for things I had done much too complicated before. I also learned how to easily design gears and so I´ll be synchronizing the doors underneath the trailer when they open. Hope that works out. Here´s the first shot at the sun visor!
gotnitro? Posted April 18, 2024 Posted April 18, 2024 Wow , you drew up a complete belly dump trailer too excellent work Sounds like your tweaks on the cab will help out your printing too
Jürgen M. Posted April 18, 2024 Author Posted April 18, 2024 Yes, and I hope it comes out like I expect it to. I'll be starting the print of all parts shortly so I can do the painting during summer. It'll take quite a while till everything is printed. The cab I showed you took 37hours.
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