Jürgen M. Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 Hi everyone , I'd like to share one of my oldest truck kits, a Kenworth W 925 by amt. I built it at 14 so the quality of my work was heavily influenced by teenage impatience. I used only hand brushes for painting and didn't really know much about masking. Still it's a memory of the past. In 2022 I decided that I didn't like the truck in it's present make up so I partially took it apart and tried to strip off the paint without damaging the plastic. That had happened on a CJ7 kit. Made me quite sad! Anyway, this is how the KW looked before: I took off the sleeper and the fifth wheel. Then all the small parts like mirrors, pipes, tanks, ... Gave it a new paint job, new decals (from the Italeri White Western Star road train). Then I decided that I already had so many trailerless tractors so I made a scratch car platform! The chassis was and is everything but straight. This way you can't see it! 😊 Hope you like it! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutzie Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 Nice recovery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jürgen M. Posted March 30 Author Share Posted March 30 Thanks. Looks better than before, that´s for sure! The grille is from a Revell easy kit KW W900 Aerodyne of which I had used the chassis for the Marmon cabover. That was before I started printing 3D. The cab of that KW I then used for the Diamond Reo conventional. The bumper is from a Freightliner conventional kit, the fuel tanks are from a Ford LTL 9000 road train which didn´t survive moving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jürgen M. Posted March 30 Author Share Posted March 30 (edited) By the way, the 4x4 on the back is a GMC Jimmy. Don´t think that kit is available anymore. I had bought that in the US in 1978. This is it: One mirror is missing, I might print that to replace it. Please excuse the dust on it; I haven´t cleaned it in quite a while! No painting done on that one except for the window seams, the green sun protection strip and the straps on the gas canisters. Oh yes, I am aware of this vehicle belonging in the "suv-category" but I thought it might not matter since it's the load of a heavy truck. Won't happen again! 😊 Edited March 30 by Jürgen M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockford Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 Looks transformed! Good job. No offence taken on the GMC, all part of the process. Paint looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cifenet Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 (edited) They still look great and fun to admire. I must say the trucks aged very well! Edited April 1 by cifenet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jürgen M. Posted April 2 Author Share Posted April 2 Yes they do! Thanks! I can't remember in which sequence the rest of the old ones were built but it was sometime between 1984 and -89. Then I had a looooooong break till 2017 or so. I'll show them all anyway. 😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggu Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Nice save, it's always fun to re-do and old build, looks great ! Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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