Peterbilt Drag Truck vs. The Double Dozen KW Stingray

alangarber · May 22, 2014

That is looking sweet

Old Buckaroo · May 22, 2014

That Pete looks so menacing.

redneckrodder · May 24, 2014

That looks mean good work

Superpeterbilt · December 14, 2014

Ive been itching to build a competitor for the Peterbilt. Ive been building it in my head for months now and finally had to get to work. This truck will also have twin Allison engines, but this time they will be side-by-side. As a result I needed a wider hood, so I visualized a twin needle nose hood. It took several attempt to get something I was happy with. I chopped an AMT KW cab and used a Revell KW long hood. I used the Aussie KW chassis and stretched it out. As for the rest of the body, I didnt want to do the same thing as the Pete. I came up with a Corvette stingray style rear body. I cut up half of an AMT tanker and quickly got what I was looking for. For the rear fenders I used four Kw front fenders. I widened the frame up front similar to a Mack DM to let the engines sit down in the frame. Heres what I have so far, still a lot of work to do on both. Tell me what ya think.

WARNING!! Lots of KW's were harmed during this project

Superpeterbilt · December 14, 2014

Petetrucker07 · December 14, 2014

Now this is gonna be wild. Lookin good so far.

kilrathy10 · December 16, 2014

Man, you're really going all out on these.....Good stuff....

Old Buckaroo · December 16, 2014

Wow, that hood has me seeing double !

Awesome idea and fabrication Terry. Projects like this always makes the hobby exciting.

Superpeterbilt · December 16, 2014

Wow, that hood has me seeing double !
Awesome idea and fabrication Terry. Projects like this always makes the hobby exciting.

Thank you Sean. Its very rewarding when it actually looks like what I see in my head. I promise its only going to get better! Stay tuned

Mopar - D · December 16, 2014

Terry great set of builds you have going on here. Looking forward to seeing more!

Superpeterbilt · December 20, 2014

Thanks a lot guys. I got a little further along on some bodywork. I used 2 halves of the transformers from the lowboy kit to make the rear fenders. I have to say, these things have come in handy. If you look a the front fenders on the Pete drag truck, they are also made from these. This is a big step with tying in the rear end with the stinger body. Lots of plastic fab to go

kilrathy10 · December 27, 2014

Aww, Man....Those fenders look awesome.....I've got a boatload of those things laying around.....I've been saving them, but thanks to you, I now know what for....Now why didn't I think of that?????

Another awesome tip form Terry, Boys.....

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Superpeterbilt · December 27, 2014

Aww, Man....Those fenders look awesome.....I've got a boatload of those things laying around.....I've been saving them, but thanks to you, I now know what for....Now why didn't I think of that?????

Another awesome tip form Terry, Boys.....

Thanks JT. Ive always been into scratch building stuff for my models, but before I discovered Evergreen & Plastruct, I had to rob what I needed from other kits. So I was always looking at the shapes of things. Then the discovery of evergreen just seemed like.......finding a boat after swimming and swimming and swimming

kilrathy10 · December 27, 2014

Yeah....I'm with you there.....I JUST ordered some square rod for a car hauler I'm about to get onto.....I didn't know I could get the stuff from plastic-models.....That free shipping they're having is awesome.....I'm loading up on all kinds of stuff....And I felt the same way when I discovered this place downtown that sells 4' x 8' .060 plastic sheets for just over $20 each......I about went CRAZY......I've been a scratch building fool, ever since.....Couldn't believe I could get that much plastic for that.....

truckabilly · December 27, 2014

I am not so much into customs but this is something special. Both rigs are awesome and this double nose KW is the wildest thing Ive seen. Brilliant ideas and top class execution. Wonderful!!!

disabled modeler · December 27, 2014

VERY COOL...! Those are just too wild Terry...!

olsbooks · December 27, 2014

Just caught this one. WOW!

Delusions of grandeur usually remain just that..

What is so great is you are indeed making it happen!

Very, very clever, creative, and well done!

Kudos, applause, whistles, holding up bic lighters and waiving them, throwing roses at the stage, and assorted other types of fanfare.

Superpeterbilt · December 27, 2014

Thanks guys Im glad you like them.

Tesla · December 27, 2014

The KW is unbelievable!!! Your ideas for this are great!

Superpeterbilt · January 1, 2015

Happy new year!!

MeatMan · January 1, 2015

Absolutely radical!!

Superpeterbilt · January 9, 2015

Not a huge update, but a big piece of the body nonetheless. I still needed engine clearance after widening the hood. I made two large cutouts on the side of the hood that mimic the shape of the air cleaner cutouts, but very exaggerated. This gave me the clearance I needed, and added a new design feature to the body. The body is getting close to being complete.I also decided on some wheels. I have the Paystar 5 holes out back, and my resin 5 holes up front.

Old Buckaroo · January 9, 2015

Man that looks cool.

Hey Terry, I am pretty sure I have the wheels from the " Turnpiker Pete" if your wanting more of a "racey look"

Dirt Demon · January 11, 2015

quite the imagination on these!....Great work so far!

Superpeterbilt · July 12, 2015

The KW build stalled out due to builders block, but I had a breakthrough with the wheels. I didn't want to use stock truck wheels for this, so after some digging I found some 1/16 car tires and rims that I liked. The tires are from the MPC 1/16 Cobra, and the rims are resin off ebay. The tires are the proper diameter of a 1/25 truck, and the width is about the same as the doubles. I'm using a set of 5 hole Alcoas on the front, but the holes will be turned into slots to match the rears. The resin wheel will have the lugs and hubs removed and replaced with truck hubs.