Jim B Posted March 15, 2014 Posted March 15, 2014 Very nice with the orange hood & white fenders. Now that I'm on my computer I can see that it's definitely orange.
redneckrodder Posted March 15, 2014 Posted March 15, 2014 Do any of the t600 kits come with a filler panel for the back of the cab to make a day cab
kilrathy10 Posted March 15, 2014 Posted March 15, 2014 OOhh....I like that.....I've looked for this color in Duplicolor, but they Autozone always seems to be out of it.....All the variants of this burnt orange are great....Awesome idea....
Custom Hearse Posted March 15, 2014 Posted March 15, 2014 Cool Tom! I like the color combo you've chosen!
tbill Posted March 15, 2014 Author Posted March 15, 2014 thanks guys . the sleeper is taking a lot of body work, trying to get all the seams to disappear, and I hate actual body work it's looking ok though, hope to have some new pic's up this afternoon.
tbill Posted March 18, 2014 Author Posted March 18, 2014 ya, holy cow this sleeper is gonna be the death of me My goal is to have no seams visible on the 5 parts that make up the sleeper, I am sick of sanding/priming/sanding/putty/sand/prime/sand/sand/sand/sand........did I mention sanding??? to make matters worse, the tanker I am building to go along with this needs major putty work on the bottom to make it smooth/seamless, I must have lost my mind on this one, lol. how anyone could be a body man for a living is beyond me, lol, in all seriousness though, I am making progress. have one side of the sleeper just about smoothed out, frame is almost ready for paint and the motor is 1/2 together. should have some shameless 'look at me' pic's by the end of the weekend
Jim B Posted March 19, 2014 Posted March 19, 2014 Dude, I feel your pain! I'm currently working on an old Airfix 1/144 Lockheed L1011, and for the past few weeks it seems like it's been putty, sand, prime, repeat. I'm a little sick of sanding dust, if you know what I mean.
Old Buckaroo Posted March 19, 2014 Posted March 19, 2014 Hey Tom, I hear those sleepers turn out pretty well with just a touch of sanding here and there !
tbill Posted March 19, 2014 Author Posted March 19, 2014 Hey Tom, I hear those sleepers turn out pretty well with just a touch of sanding here and there ! hahahaha.......................
Tesla Posted March 20, 2014 Posted March 20, 2014 Dude, I feel your pain! I'm currently working on an old Airfix 1/144 Lockheed L1011, and for the past few weeks it seems like it's been putty, sand, prime, repeat. I'm a little sick of sanding dust, if you know what I mean. Jim is right. This has to be the worst part of model building. If this is any consolation, just look at the awesome paint job on the cab and hood that will be applied to this troubling sleeper.
Force Posted March 20, 2014 Posted March 20, 2014 Do any of the t600 kits come with a filler panel for the back of the cab to make a day cab The short answer for that is no.
Old Albion Posted March 20, 2014 Posted March 20, 2014 That paint work is exceptional. Excellent job so far.
tbill Posted March 20, 2014 Author Posted March 20, 2014 That paint work is exceptional. Excellent job so far. thank you, not too bad for a rattle can I am finding I really like the lacquer rattle cans, especially the metal flake colors. I hope it shines even more after some hand glaze. was out of town for work last night, and just got home, so no work tonight on it, but I think tomorrow night will be another sanding session.......
Trailking120 Posted March 21, 2014 Posted March 21, 2014 oh so is there a way to fix the front end and do you think I can fit a RoG k100 cab on the w900 frame or do I have to use an AMT k123 frame Gw trucks makes a correct front end kit and the cab mounts too. I started one of these kits year ago. Ended up boxing it up and it is waiting for me to finish it.
tbill Posted March 26, 2014 Author Posted March 26, 2014 some progress [and yes, rivets 'died' in this episode ] will probably clear the sleeper again tomorrow night. frame is in color, just need to paint a few more add on bits, and then the wheels and tires can go on. might have a roller soon
Jim B Posted March 26, 2014 Posted March 26, 2014 Looks great! Always thought the AMT rivets were over sized.
tbill Posted March 26, 2014 Author Posted March 26, 2014 well, we don't have to worry about that anymore on this one
every second counts Posted March 26, 2014 Posted March 26, 2014 Never hear of rivets dying lol looks awesome. Did you see mine in the photos os the trailer, same truck just not a canepa. cheers Ewan
Tesla Posted March 26, 2014 Posted March 26, 2014 The sleeper looks great. Most impressive paint job! I can see why you like the Testors spray lacquer
kilrathy10 Posted March 28, 2014 Posted March 28, 2014 Very nice work on that sleeper.....Way to get those seams smoothed out....Outstanding....
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