Kenworth W-925 (mild custom)

[Rockford]

Some great work going on here. Love that paint job! Great idea on the hood pins. The alignment of the cab and hood is about all i don't miss on the 1/32 snappers I build! 

[Gary Chastain]

Went to the stores today to get another can of Krylon looking glass silver ( a really nice alternative to Revell chrome). I found no cans of Krylon at Home Depot, none at Meier store, none at Hobby Lobby, what the heck. Got home a did some internet search, apparently Krylon has been sold to Rust- oleum ( so the interweb says) and people are complaining about colors changing, formulas changing. So quick trip to eBay and found some. MAN……i can’t keep up with changing times and all these merging corporate changes. 

[Gary Chastain]

Custom shifters built, dash installed, used sewing pins for the brake buttons, next, steering column 

[ShakyCraftsman]

1 minute ago, Gary Chastain said:

Custom shifters built, dash installed, used sewing pins for the brake buttons, next, steering column 

Very Cool 😎 idea Gary.

Ron G 

[Biggu]

Brilliantly executed. Looks very real ! Live the pin idea. 

[Jürgen M.]

That looks perfect Gary! A clean and precise job on that dash and I love the idea with the pin heads! I might just come back to that in my next build!

[Gary Chastain]

After cutting and stacking firewood today, 35 degrees this morning, apparently winter is coming early this year. Got a little progress done on the fuel tanks, setting these up for the wide clamp band on the tanks. Then chrome the tanks and paint the straps body color blue. Battery boxes are chromed and ready to mount. Making slow progress. 

[Biggu]

'slow' progress?????  No way, this is really moving along , it is really gonna be cool... I really love the color and how you polished it out to a mirror shine.... your fab work is excellent... so precise....

[Rockford]

All very well done. This will be really impressive when you complete it.  

[BK9300]

Progress is progress, Gary - looks great!  Do you ever polish and wax your paint jobs?  I’m trying to figure that out, with decals and photo etch bits to consider.

[Gary Chastain]

34 minutes ago, BK9300 said:

Progress is progress, Gary - looks great!  Do you ever polish and wax your paint jobs?  I’m trying to figure that out, with decals and photo etch bits to consider.

For the most part no I don’t polish, mainly because of the rivets and body detail on the truck cabs. I have sanded and polished parts without all the detail, but not that much. Do polish aluminum a lot. I spent a year after high school at Quincy Tech earning an associates degree in automotive refinishing, that taught me a lot about applying paint. I use light to guide my application, not color. 

[Scott Eriksen]

Gary,,try this stuff,,it's brushable and air brush friendly ,, Amazon.com: Liquid Silver Leaf Paint Kit - Alcohol-Based Quick Dry Ultra Shiny Metallic Gilding Paint for Crafts, Resin Art, DIY Decor | High Gloss Finish with Varnish | 2 x 30ml Bottles : Arts, Crafts & Sewing 

[Gary Chastain]

12 minutes ago, Scott Eriksen said:

Gary,,try this stuff,,it's brushable and air brush friendly ,, Amazon.com: Liquid Silver Leaf Paint Kit - Alcohol-Based Quick Dry Ultra Shiny Metallic Gilding Paint for Crafts, Resin Art, DIY Decor | High Gloss Finish with Varnish | 2 x 30ml Bottles : Arts, Crafts & Sewing 

Have not seen that product, will check it out for sure, thanks. 

[Scott Eriksen]

43 minutes ago, Gary Chastain said:

Have not seen that product, will check it out for sure, thanks. 

I got it after seeing results on some Facebook model pages,,,I used it on the chrome on the Mack garbage truck,,works great and inexpensive,,,

[Gary Chastain]

Quick mock-up to check tank fit and exhaust fit between tank and battery box. Deck plates roughed out. May built a set of steps between fender and fuel tank. A lot of little things to make, diesel tank caps, wide tank straps, air line box on deck plate. 

[Gary Chastain]

Pogo stick roughed out, now to recess into the deck plate.