Query for mackinac359

[codie27]

Hey there Tim,

I have been having quite a good look at a lot of your model trucks on your site and noticed your black 53(?) bullnose Kenworth,very, very nice.My next project is to scratchbuild one of these for myself, so I was wondering if you may have a couple of pics that you could post of suspension and interior of these old beasts that i could use for reference,as I have been having a hard time finding any.I would like to try and build it as close to the real trucks, that were offered from Kenworth in 1953, as possible.After the comments i have got about my Autocar,I am getting excited about getting this project started. Anyway hope you can help,thanks in advance.

Codie

[mackinac359]

Codie

Thank you for the kind words on my old KW bullnose. The resin cab is riding on a pretty stock AMT Kenworth K100 Aerodyne frame.

The suspension is the KW air ride suspension.

I don't have any period-correct photos of a KW.

Tim

Hey there Tim,

I have been having quite a good look at a lot of your model trucks on your site and noticed your black 53(?) bullnose Kenworth,very, very nice.My next project is to scratchbuild one of these for myself, so I was wondering if you may have a couple of pics that you could post of suspension and interior of these old beasts that i could use for reference,as I have been having a hard time finding any.I would like to try and build it as close to the real trucks, that were offered from Kenworth in 1953, as possible.After the comments i have got about my Autocar,I am getting excited about getting this project started. Anyway hope you can help,thanks in advance.

Codie

[codie27]

Codie

Thank you for the kind words on my old KW bullnose. The resin cab is riding on a pretty stock AMT Kenworth K100 Aerodyne frame.

The suspension is the KW air ride suspension.

I don't have any period-correct photos of a KW.

Tim

Tim

Thanks for your reply.I think i may have to do something similar to what you did with yours for the frame and suspension and base my instrument panel on a K-100.I will still have to scratchbuild my cab, I think I would have that done in the time it would take to have a resin cab sent to me here in Australia,and probably be cheaper too.Anyway I will post some pics of the progress once i get started for feedback and tips for anybody interested.

Thanks,Codie.

Edited November 28, 2009 by codie27