BigBad Posted December 13, 2013 Posted December 13, 2013 I find it interesting that all the coe kennys built so far have spiders all round . Looks good so far , i lke it mate . As a matter of fact, in the days these were around, tons of them had spiders, especially on the drive axles and a lot of them on the steering axle too. The 2 hole steel discs sort of replaced these today. I have seen some recent trucks with spokes on, but they aren't common nowadays.
purepmd Posted December 13, 2013 Posted December 13, 2013 KJ, looks like you got another outstanding KW there. I think the paint job is super eye-catching and yet as replica stock as you can get. Bare with me here, this is a true compliment. As I personally believe the Alcoa Corp was put on this earth to make spoke wheels Obsolete, your KW put a BIG ding in my beloved ten hole alloys. Your spokes look GREAT. They add such character. Well Done.
dad vader Posted December 16, 2013 Posted December 16, 2013 spokes rule Spoken by someone who has never had to try and true them up......... While I love the look of them when they are painted clean and maintained they are He#& to work on.
ap40rocktruck Posted December 19, 2013 Posted December 19, 2013 Spoken by someone who has never had to try and true them up......... While I love the look of them when they are painted clean and maintained they are He#& to work on. DITTO & well stated.
BigBad Posted December 20, 2013 Posted December 20, 2013 The color combo is growing on me, I like it!
KJ790 Posted January 9, 2014 Author Posted January 9, 2014 Had to take a little break from building, but I got a lot done last night and tonight. I just have to finish the air shield on the roof, add the pogo stick and air hoses, and a few other small details.
Bgrgbldr Posted January 9, 2014 Posted January 9, 2014 This is a beautiful Kenny whopper. NIce build. I never thought about using the airbags form the snap kit. I have 2 glue bomb rebuilds that could use the same treatment. Gary
Old Buckaroo Posted January 9, 2014 Posted January 9, 2014 I am more impressed with the frame detail on your kit then I am with the frame on the kit I am working on. That is a beautiful truck - Nice paint scheme. That is an impressive "Ready Line" of Semi's & trailers - is that your family business ?
KJ790 Posted January 9, 2014 Author Posted January 9, 2014 I am more impressed with the frame detail on your kit then I am with the frame on the kit I am working on. That is a beautiful truck - Nice paint scheme. That is an impressive "Ready Line" of Semi's & trailers - is that your family business ? Thanks! Those pictures are from my family's small trucking company. The pics in this thread are actually from 5 years before I was born. My family sold the company about 12 years ago. The new owner has downsized it a bit and gone more towards being an owner-operator fleet now, but they still have 40-50 trucks running around these days.
Arnd Posted January 12, 2014 Posted January 12, 2014 halloverry nice build on that one. are the rims from that kit or from another one? they look grate on it.so longArnd
KJ790 Posted January 12, 2014 Author Posted January 12, 2014 (edited) hallo verry nice build on that one. are the rims from that kit or from another one? they look grate on it. so long Arnd The wheels are from the AMT Diamond Reo kit. I took strips of styrene, bent them into a cirlcle, and glued them into the rear rims to creat the drop center of the tubless style rims. Then cut pieces off of a paper clip and glued them in place for the valve stems. Edited January 12, 2014 by KJ790
KJ790 Posted January 13, 2014 Author Posted January 13, 2014 Got the air shield done today. Almost completely done with this one!
kilrathy10 Posted January 13, 2014 Posted January 13, 2014 Man, she's a beauty....Paint is excellent and just looks great in general....Nice work....
KJ790 Posted January 15, 2014 Author Posted January 15, 2014 I found this old picture of the real truck: This picture was taken in the mid 1980's after the exhaust and intake had been converted from cab mounted to frame mounted. When they did this they turned the intake around so it zig-zagged outward instead of inward. This truck currently resides in a field with a few other classic KW cabovers. It has been repainted solid blue and has had a few parts stolen from it. It is the one on the left in this picture: After scaling off the picture I realized that I had made my air shield too large. So I cut it down a little shorter and repainted it. I also had to cut down the exhaust pipe, and then added a rain cap to the pipe.
Old Buckaroo Posted January 15, 2014 Posted January 15, 2014 (edited) That 1/1 is a beauty ! There was nothing better then those old rigs and paint jobs. I wish I had two "Yard ornaments" that cool ! Your truck turned out awesome - I cant wait to see what your next one will be. Edited January 15, 2014 by Old Buckaroo
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