72 Charger Posted February 8, 2013 Posted February 8, 2013 Thats a very clean strait cut this is going to be cool . Have you picked colours yet?
Chris guthro Posted February 8, 2013 Posted February 8, 2013 I like that! not feeling the fenders tho, i feel like amt missed the mark on those
BigBad Posted February 8, 2013 Posted February 8, 2013 (edited) Half of that V12 is going to stick out the back! Could be interesting! by the way, how did you manage to cut that cab so straight? Edited February 8, 2013 by BigBad
Custom Hearse Posted February 9, 2013 Author Posted February 9, 2013 (edited) You work quickly. Looks great. Ben Thanks Ben. I had already cut the first cab apart, so all I had to do was cut the second cab. The new re-issued kit plastic seems a bit softer. It took about 10 minutes to cut it apart... Edited February 9, 2013 by Custom Hearse
Custom Hearse Posted February 9, 2013 Author Posted February 9, 2013 Thats a very clean strait cut this is going to be cool . Have you picked colours yet? Thanks David. Still thinking about metallic blue and silver, but now that I found the decal sheet in the new kit includes the special edition Peterbilt Patriot stripes, I may paint it white. I haven't quite decided yet.
Custom Hearse Posted February 9, 2013 Author Posted February 9, 2013 I like that! not feeling the fenders tho, i feel like amt missed the mark on those Thanks Chris! They're not the greatest, but if you think about it, this kit came out years before fenders were popular.
Custom Hearse Posted February 9, 2013 Author Posted February 9, 2013 Half of that V12 is going to stick out the back! Could be interesting! by the way, how did you manage to cut that cab so straight? Yeah Robert... That would be a little overboard maybe. Tape... and tape... and more tape, and slooooooowly cutting with a No. 11 hobby knife. I followed the mold lines on the cab at the rear, and the door lines at the front. I stuck a long single piece of tape to the lines, and then kept adjusting them until they matched exactly on each side. Then I used the the edges of the tape to make the cuts with the knife. Thanks for looking and the question Robert, I'm always glad to answer any questions anyone has.
olsbooks Posted February 9, 2013 Posted February 9, 2013 WOW! Very impressive! Look forward to following it!
Custom Hearse Posted February 9, 2013 Author Posted February 9, 2013 Thanks Jesse! And I hope that this build will remain worth watching... I'm in the middle of sanding the cabs, and getting ready to add filler. Just gotta figure out where I put the filler...
72 Charger Posted February 9, 2013 Posted February 9, 2013 Everywhere then sand the life out of it lol
Custom Hearse Posted February 10, 2013 Author Posted February 10, 2013 Everywhere then sand the life out of it lol But... Then the sanding nightmares will start again!!!
Custom Hearse Posted February 14, 2013 Author Posted February 14, 2013 Sorry I haven't posted an update lately. I've been not feeling too well and haven't worked on it. I will update this sometime soon I hope
Custom Hearse Posted March 28, 2013 Author Posted March 28, 2013 Got the cab finished on bodywork, just waiting for a warm day to paint it. I had planned to paint it pearl white, but the closest color I could find is Dupli-Color Candy White. Here's the update pictures...
Custom Hearse Posted March 28, 2013 Author Posted March 28, 2013 Here are some pics of the frame and engine...
72 Charger Posted March 28, 2013 Posted March 28, 2013 Marshall What are those rims from?Are they in the Turnpiker kit?
Custom Hearse Posted March 28, 2013 Author Posted March 28, 2013 Yup... The wheels and tires came with the kit.
Truck parts Posted March 29, 2013 Posted March 29, 2013 Very nice job,and Thank you for the close up pic of the cabs,and frame.
Custom Hearse Posted April 4, 2013 Author Posted April 4, 2013 checked out the compatibility of the paints I'll be using on this truck, and they are doing okay! So, as soon as the weather outside warms up, I'll start the painting process.
highway Posted April 5, 2013 Posted April 5, 2013 (edited) I got ahold of a decal company that said they plan to do the decals for this truck. I just hope it won't take too long. Do you know if it will just be tractor decals or some trailer decals too? Even though I know all our trailers were Wabash, I wouldn't mind making a Werner TCU out of the Dane trailer! And I hope the weather warms up soon, get painting!! Edited April 5, 2013 by highway
Custom Hearse Posted April 6, 2013 Author Posted April 6, 2013 I've started painting the truck! So far I've painted gloss white. Next (when the weather is clear, we have storms predicted all the way to next Thursday) I'll paint on the Dupli-Color Candy White, then add the decals, and then top it off with Dupli-Color Clear. More to come soon (hopefully)
Custom Hearse Posted April 8, 2013 Author Posted April 8, 2013 Here are some mock up pictures of what the end result will somewhat look like... Let me know what you think... and thanks for looking!
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