Ben Posted April 16, 2012 Posted April 16, 2012 I was originally going to put this Cummins in my Smokey and the Bandit Kenworth that I was working on but now that I have a really nice resin kitty kat 1693 to put in it, this Cummins will go into a Kenworth cabover that I am building right now. I just redid the intake side of the turbo and crossover pipe to the aftercooler this morning. For those intersted, the fuel and oil filter decals can be purchased from Kurt McLucas here in the forum. They're really nice!
Old Albion Posted April 16, 2012 Posted April 16, 2012 Ben, The Cummins looks real!! Great detail and workmanship. Hope you enjoy building the Kitty Kat! Dave
Ben Posted April 16, 2012 Author Posted April 16, 2012 Ben, The Cummins looks real!! Great detail and workmanship. Hope you enjoy building the Kitty Kat! Dave Thank you Dave, I've cleaned all the parts for the 1693 but I have not built it yet. It's going to get the full detail treatment as well! I've been saving pics for reference in detailing it.
truckabilly Posted April 16, 2012 Posted April 16, 2012 Very nice work on the Cummins, Ben. I am looking forward to seeing the 1693.
Badluck 13 Posted April 17, 2012 Posted April 17, 2012 Ben,...Thanks for showing this work of art,I just got back in the hobby and after seeing your work makes me just want to put down the glue and take up needle point .......but seriously,AWESOME work!!!!
Ben Posted April 17, 2012 Author Posted April 17, 2012 Ben,...Thanks for showing this work of art,I just got back in the hobby and after seeing your work makes me just want to put down the glue and take up needle point .......but seriously,AWESOME work!!!! LOL, don't put anything down, your doin great! Thank you for the compliment!!
Truck parts Posted April 17, 2012 Posted April 17, 2012 Ben, The motor looks outstanding, Great job,and looking to see the Cat motor done.
jacobus Posted April 17, 2012 Posted April 17, 2012 ben looks so real i can smel and feel almost the oil and heat superjob nice i learned every time from these perfect people thanks for showin us jacobus
Wagoneer81 Posted April 17, 2012 Posted April 17, 2012 Ben,...Thanks for showing this work of art,I just got back in the hobby and after seeing your work makes me just want to put down the glue and take up needle point .......but seriously,AWESOME work!!!! When this urge hits you, do what I do... Hit the bench, build with a vengance and see how much farther you can take your skills! Very inspiring! I'd love to have a couple of these engines sitting around waiting for a a new build to call home!
Turbo590 Posted April 17, 2012 Posted April 17, 2012 Ben... That is a cool engine indeed... We got to do the "C" logo on the manafold Kurt
Ben Posted April 17, 2012 Author Posted April 17, 2012 (edited) Ben... That is a cool engine indeed... We got to do the "C" logo on the manafold Kurt LOL, I had one on there! It fell off. You can see it in my avatar. I didn't notice it until I took these pics. I think one of the sheets I got from you has them. I just need to put one back on. Edited April 17, 2012 by Ben
dustym Posted April 18, 2012 Posted April 18, 2012 What color did you paint the transmission? I built one years ago for a Kenworth and I painted it beige along with the engine. I am going to build a Diamond Reo and a White boss, so I was going to detail them better than the last one, and i really liked yours. That came out great.
Ben Posted April 19, 2012 Author Posted April 19, 2012 What color did you paint the transmission? I built one years ago for a Kenworth and I painted it beige along with the engine. I am going to build a Diamond Reo and a White boss, so I was going to detail them better than the last one, and i really liked yours. That came out great. Thanks Tim, the engine is painted with Tamiya XF-55 Deck Tan and the transmission was sprayed with red primer. Everything was very lightly dry brushed with silver and then a thinned black wash added.
Hary Bare Posted April 22, 2012 Posted April 22, 2012 DANG! That look Great! Makes me want to go that route on my engine,,,,,,,do I want to? Then the rest of the truck has to match. Can't wait to see the rest of the build! Thanks for sharing.
cam Posted April 22, 2012 Posted April 22, 2012 great job on the engine Ben, is the compressor the kit part?
Ben Posted April 22, 2012 Author Posted April 22, 2012 (edited) great job on the engine Ben, is the compressor the kit part? Hey Christopher,thanks! The compressor is a resin unit. I'm not sure if it's a copy of a kit part or where it originated from? I got it from Jamie Rahmoeller. Edited April 22, 2012 by Ben
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