Kenworth C500

[gotnitro?]

Outstanding mock up

[Gary Chastain]

Getting the Donaldson air cleaners built, thanks BK9300, Brian for taking time with me today. Need to shorten screen a bit and some finish work. Also more work on gas tanks. 

[Swamp Dog]

14 minutes ago, Gary Chastain said:

Getting the Donaldson air cleaners built, thanks BK9300, Brian for taking time with me today. Need to shorten screen a bit and some finish work. Also more work on gas tanks. 

they look great Gary..

[Gary Chastain]

1 minute ago, Swamp Dog said:

they look great Gary..

Thanks, chatting with Brian now. These are a copy of what he built for his Western snow plow. He is kinda guiding me thru this. 

[Biggu]

1 hour ago, Gary Chastain said:

Thanks, chatting with Brian now. These are a copy of what he built for his Western snow plow. He is kinda guiding me thru this. 

This is such a good place with you guys all willing to share, makes it a great place to hang out and learn.  Awesome stuff

[Gary Chastain]

Some progress today: all tank (fuel and DEF) mounts built, need finish work, straps built. Make up filler necks tomorrow. Partial assembly tomorrow and get ready for primer/paint. Paint will be here Friday. Still waiting on body, suspension parts and one more axle. 

[Pete68]

Looking good Gary 

[Gary Chastain]

Taking a little time before the turkey, cut apart a heavy kit axle to mimic the white metal axle kit, modifying the parts for an .062 kingpin. Never done this before, so hopefully it doesn’t end up in my box of bad ideas. At least I got to try out my new vise, works pretty good. 

[BK9300]

54 minutes ago, Gary Chastain said:

cut apart a heavy kit axle to mimic the white metal axle kit, 

Always fun, doing 'mechanical' work at this scale!  What kit is the axle you are modifying from?  It looks more sturdy than many of the I/24 Italeri kit ones.

[Gary Chastain]

4 minutes ago, BK9300 said:

Always fun, doing 'mechanical' work at this scale!  What kit is the axle you are modifying from?  It looks more sturdy than many of the I/24 Italeri kit ones.

AMT Kenworth T600, but it is the same as the AMT Kenworth 925. Was trying to mimic the 24,000 lb axle that would be used under a C500, if I got my facts correct.