Kenworth W-925 (mild custom)

[Gary Chastain]

Well this worked out, found these beads at Hobby Lobby and thought to give them a go. Kinda pleased how they look. Got a bit of reflective look. 

[ShakyCraftsman]

Me likey. 👍

 What diameter are they Gary?

Ron G 

[Gary Chastain]

9 minutes ago, ShakyCraftsman said:

Me likey. 👍

 What diameter are they Gary?

Ron G 

You can get several different sizes, these are .152 diameter for the red ones, the blue ones are 4mm and 6mm. Got them at Hobby Lobby in jewelry department. 

I used a hobby Q-tip (very small) dipped a little bit (just the tip) in Vaseline to pick them up and set in place using two part epoxy. Put epoxy in the hole with a tooth pick, then set button in place in case I missed the location, I wouldn’t mess up the paint. This also worked well with setting my slam locks. Seemed to work but hard on patience. 

[Gary Chastain]

Productive day, fuel tanks, tank straps, fuel caps, air connection box, and truck decking all painted and cleared. Now….no touch for a few days

[BK9300]

The 'lights' look great, Gary - amazing what can be found to add to a build!

[Gary Chastain]

7 minutes ago, BK9300 said:

The 'lights' look great, Gary - amazing what can be found to add to a build!

Man is that ever true, from manicure department at Mejier , plumbing department at Home Depot to the jewelry or scrap booking departments at Hobby Lobby. Just feel a bit out of place in some of those departments. Make my wife go with me😉🤣😜😂

[Gary Chastain]

Progress, but need more chrome with this really dark blue. 

[Gary Chastain]

Rainy day, so extra bench time. Remade the rear light bar (messed up one hole on the first one) following the theme of the headache rack. The light bar will also serve as the rear mount for the fenders. Now primer them chrome. 

[Gary Chastain]

Bought these fenders from EBay, they are 3D printed. They have very fine printer lines and the pin freckles from printing. I am surprised at how well they sanded smooth and able to remove the freckles pretty easy. the one on the left is sanded and ready for primer. Wish I knew what printer resin they used. 

[Rockford]

Great idea on the beads for lights. I'm might look for some myself. Nice paint jobs, just steel yourself to stay away from them now, I never can. 

[Gary Chastain]

3 minutes ago, Rockford said:

Great idea on the beads for lights. I'm might look for some myself. Nice paint jobs, just steel yourself to stay away from them now, I never can. 

Thanks Steve, yes sir , I wanna put my tanks together NOW, but gotta wait or I will have finger prints everywhere 

[Rockford]

Stay drunk for a few days so you can't function. 

[Gary Chastain]

All the pieces are made to hang the fenders, the front square axle gets pulled then trimmed to length during final installation. Test fit tomorrow and adjust if needed then Off to paint tomorrow, frame bracket semi black, fenders dark blue, rear light assembly gets chrome. 

[BK9300]

Going to look sweet, Gary!

[Gary Chastain]

1 hour ago, BK9300 said:

Going to look sweet, Gary!

Thank you sir

[Scott Eriksen]

Gary..........your cutting mat needs more paint and glue smears all over it............other than that she looks great!!!  lol

[vincen47]

1 hour ago, Scott Eriksen said:

Gary..........your cutting mat needs more paint and glue smears all over it............other than that she looks great!!!  lol

I was thinking the same thing…”Man, his workbench is so clean”. Mine looks like arts and crafts time at a day care center.

[vincen47]

7 hours ago, Gary Chastain said:

All the pieces are made to hang the fenders, the front square axle gets pulled then trimmed to length during final installation. Test fit tomorrow and adjust if needed then Off to paint tomorrow, frame bracket semi black, fenders dark blue, rear light assembly gets chrome. 

Looks great, love the fenders. What chrome will you use?

[ShakyCraftsman]

5 minutes ago, vincen47 said:

I was thinking the same thing…”Man, his workbench is so clean”. Mine looks like arts and crafts time at a day care center.

Hell, I can't even see my bench top. To many parts and peices all over...😆 🤣 😂 

Ron G 

[Gary Chastain]

13 hours ago, Scott Eriksen said:

Gary..........your cutting mat needs more paint and glue smears all over it............other than that she looks great!!!  lol

 

11 hours ago, vincen47 said:

I was thinking the same thing…”Man, his workbench is so clean”. Mine looks like arts and crafts time at a day care center.

 

11 hours ago, ShakyCraftsman said:

Hell, I can't even see my bench top. To many parts and peices all over...😆 🤣 😂 

Ron G 

First thought, what are you ole guys doing up so late😂🤣😂🤣

second: when I redid my bench I flipped my mat so it would look better and I can also read the print, I actually use those lines on there. 

[Gary Chastain]

11 hours ago, vincen47 said:

Looks great, love the fenders. What chrome will you use?

I haven’t received my chrome paint I ordered so I guess I will use the Revell, just not my favorite chrome paint. 

[Gary Chastain]

I like to be clean and organized but not a neat freak. But this is the bench today. 

[Gary Chastain]

After a lot of work removing the 3D printer lines and clean up, the fenders have turned out well. 

[Scott Eriksen]

4 hours ago, Gary Chastain said:

 

 

First thought, what are you ole guys doing up so late😂🤣😂🤣

second: when I redid my bench I flipped my mat so it would look better and I can also read the print, I actually use those lines on there. 

I use the lines on mine too until the 1st wipe with laq thinner ,,,,lol     

[Gary Chastain]

Quick mock-up, I think this is enough chrome for a mild custom.