Quick Freightliner COE build

[KJ790]

I started this guy on Friday. I started with a white freightliner kit and made a few changes to upgrade it to an early 80's Freightliner. I'm adding some light weathering as if it has been worked for 10 years or so. I tried to make the pinstriping a bit faded and washed out, I think I might do a wash on the whole cab ro age it a little. Here's were I am so far:

[kilrathy10]

Nice work, Man....I like the subtle weathering to the frame and engine....And the stripping of the chrome adds to it, too...I like that look....The pinstriping thing you got going on is a cool idea, too....

Edited November 19, 2013 by kilrathy10

[Chris guthro]

Very cool! Realistic looking build!!

[Jim B]

Looking good!

[redneckrodder]

wow that trucks had a hard life lookin good though

[KJ790]

Got a little more done tonight:

[tbill]

looks great! this going to be pulling a weathered trailer in fulton this weekend?

[KJ790]

Maybe, I'm not sure that anything I build is really show worthy. I would like to make it up there this weekend for a bit though.

[Trailking120]

Hi KJ I hope you bring old 49 up to Fulton this Sunday. Your work is very show werthy. Hope to see it in Fulton. I remember that truck Rick Stacy drove it for until the new KW came in in 93 and he was reassigned one of them the marron one i think it was #69. I saw Kevin Himmin has it now.

[KJ790]

Hi KJ I hope you bring old 49 up to Fulton this Sunday. Your work is very show werthy. Hope to see it in Fulton. I remember that truck Rick Stacy drove it for until the new KW came in in 93 and he was reassigned one of them the marron one i think it was #69. I saw Kevin Himmin has it now.

Man you're on the ball Justin! The red one was actually #70, #69 was a dark blue. If I head up to Fulton, I think I will bring this KW I finished a few months ago if anything.

I am planning on building old #29 in the near future, I believe your father used to drive it back in the day. That one was always my favorite truck when I was growing up.

[Trailking120]

KJ You are correct. Rick did start out by driving #29.

[tbill]

oddly enough, I was in Oneida today and a RB Humphreys truck went thru the intersection. I thought 'wow, what a small world'.

[KJ790]

oddly enough, I was in Oneida today and a RB Humphreys truck went thru the intersection. I thought 'wow, what a small world'.

That's funny. I know that they do have a couple trucks still running around. After my family sold the company they moved to Westmoreland, NY and downsized quite a bit. They have become mostly a brokerage company and are almost entirely an owner-operator fleet these days.

[Truck parts]

Great job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[flat-top]

Very nice, another good looking old school cab-over.

[Kostas Parchas]

Nice rig there.

I like the white drives and the pinstripes.

Kostas.