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agreed! too cool! you have talent!

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This is my first truck but all of the parts had multiple versions of each till i got it just right.

Re: My ford aeromax and trailer.
 

love the drome! looks big enough to shove a college students dorm furniture. keep up the great work! itching to see the finished truck. seen you on scale builders guild today too. cool!

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Ya i am trying to get around to show it off to the masses.

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Well i think i like the end results on the fenders. They match perfectly to the truck.

http://i553.photobucket.com/albums/j...9/IMG_4021.jpg

http://i553.photobucket.com/albums/j...9/IMG_4023.jpg

Also put more of the 3D flames to match also.

http://i553.photobucket.com/albums/j...9/IMG_4028.jpg

http://i553.photobucket.com/albums/j...9/IMG_4029.jpg

http://i553.photobucket.com/albums/j...9/IMG_4031.jpg

Re: My ford aeromax and trailer.
 

SWEET! nice job.

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Simply amazing...Great work, and great talent;)

Big John

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Thanks i think this time around with these fenders really came out great. It only takes a few versions and a few dollars later to get it right haha.

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that is cool,i love the fenders & all the other detail you have done.

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Thanks i am doing more detail on the trailer pics coming soon.

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I am always doing more and more research on making this more realistic all around. I changed the trailer once more time. I took alot of steps back on this one for realistic look on the trailer. Did some body work sealed off some of the side doors to only have a one door opening like an in town delivery trailer.

http://i553.photobucket.com/albums/j...9/IMG_4058.jpg

http://i553.photobucket.com/albums/j...9/IMG_4062.jpg

http://i553.photobucket.com/albums/j...9/IMG_4063.jpg

http://i553.photobucket.com/albums/j...9/IMG_4065.jpg

http://i553.photobucket.com/albums/j...9/IMG_4063.jpg

On top of that i was trying to reconstruct the refrig unit and really destroyed the front of the trailer so when i fixed it i took this as the opportunity to make a better unit also i am going to build it so i can put the leg batteries in side. Along with access to them.

http://i553.photobucket.com/albums/j...9/IMG_4067.jpg

http://i553.photobucket.com/albums/j...9/IMG_4066.jpg

When i was doing all of this reconstructing to the outside i thought i could not leave the inside alone so i am building all the walls the front of the inside and i am making the floor so it can be removed to get the wires. It is adding some weight back that i tried to take off the truck but i have not really ended up with the final motor combo for it.

http://i553.photobucket.com/albums/j...9/IMG_4070.jpg

Re: My ford aeromax and trailer.
 

I can't wait to see this beautiful truck when it's finished.

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Well the last picture the opening of the trailer did not look right so more reconstruction has been done opened it up alittle to make it look more like the inner insulated walls.

http://i553.photobucket.com/albums/j...9/IMG_4090.jpg

Almost finished all the doors. All of the latches are functional.

http://i553.photobucket.com/albums/j...9/IMG_4087.jpg

http://i553.photobucket.com/albums/j...9/IMG_4086.jpg

Just like the floor i made the front wall removable. The inner wall is going to be held in place by the screws going through the trailer wall to clamp together to the refrigerator unit to hold in place. I also made a vent box to do a couple of things. One to hide all the wires going to trailer and make an access to the trailer leg batteries i placed in the the refrigerator unit. The vent box is going to have four pegs coming out the side to latch into place and is removable from the inside.

http://i553.photobucket.com/albums/j...9/IMG_4085.jpg

Here is a shot looking down from the back of the trailer of the vent box in place.

http://i553.photobucket.com/albums/j...9/IMG_4089.jpg

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Well i know everyone has been wanting to finally see this project done i think it is at the second to last step. I finished the new refrigerator unit and i am alot more happy with this one.

http://i553.photobucket.com/albums/j...IMG_4093-1.jpg

http://i553.photobucket.com/albums/j...IMG_4099-1.jpg

http://i553.photobucket.com/albums/j...9/IMG_4094.jpg

Here is some pics of almost everything on the truck and trailer. So i think this could be at least the end of the building part beside the trailer floor. I am happy at all angles the way it looks. The weather here is getting better so i think i could get painting in and i am hoping to get alot of painting in. So maybe by the winter this might actually look done but who knows.

http://i553.photobucket.com/albums/j...9/IMG_4098.jpg

http://i553.photobucket.com/albums/j...IMG_4097-1.jpg

Re: My ford aeromax and trailer.
 

Very cool truck.......you should be proud,and I love the flame work:eek:.

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Awesome work on the reefer. Cant wait to see some paint on it

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I tried to get as much painting in as i could before the cold. You know these new england winters are haha. Well it is coming along nice i got the trailer worked almost to the end.

http://i553.photobucket.com/albums/j...9/IMG_4276.jpg

http://i553.photobucket.com/albums/j...9/IMG_4269.jpg

There was a few things my eye just could not stay with so i made some changes. I am making a bracket to hold up the fenders on the truck just like the trailer. I removed the steps they did not look right and moved the stacks back behind the box. I used the original stacks from the kit and in the process of making some new holders for them. The kit brackets for the stacks just did not bring it out enough.

http://i553.photobucket.com/albums/j...9/IMG_4277.jpg

http://i553.photobucket.com/albums/j...9/IMG_4280.jpg

http://i553.photobucket.com/albums/j...9/IMG_4285.jpg

http://i553.photobucket.com/albums/j...9/IMG_4287.jpg

http://i553.photobucket.com/albums/j...9/IMG_4266.jpg

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Well i had to keep myself busy for the winter time so i am working on another part i always wanted to try. I wanted to make a detailed interior but never tried it on anything. So here we go. To do this i had to move the motor back into the sleeper and made a whole new sleeper platform to go around the motor. This is what i have so far. I am really happy with it. I made a new cab floor, added to the dash, made a transmission cover complete with cup holder, the back of the cab and roof are one piece still working that one, stick shifter with high low switch. The seats i reworked and put some plastic around the spring section and going to heat it up to melt them to simulate wrinkled fabric.

http://i553.photobucket.com/albums/j...9/IMG_4344.jpg

http://i553.photobucket.com/albums/j...9/IMG_4342.jpg

http://i553.photobucket.com/albums/j...9/IMG_4343.jpg

http://i553.photobucket.com/albums/j...9/IMG_4345.jpg

http://i553.photobucket.com/albums/j...9/IMG_4349.jpg

When i cut the doors was a litte nervous for me but i got through it haha and i had to add to the cab to make it whole again. The hinges i made from scratch but i don't think those are what i will be using when i am done though.

http://i553.photobucket.com/albums/j...9/IMG_4347.jpg

http://i553.photobucket.com/albums/j...9/IMG_4348.jpg

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Ok the time line is off i did this to the truck a little while ago. Before the cab work.

http://i553.photobucket.com/albums/j...9/IMG_4297.jpg

http://i553.photobucket.com/albums/j...9/IMG_4311.jpg

http://i553.photobucket.com/albums/j...9/IMG_4302.jpg

Re: My ford aeromax and trailer.
 

WOW!!
This is really nice truck,and its built from scratch too.
Very nice.

Paul

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awesome!

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SWEET! Looks great! Good work.
Scott

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Great work on the interior, very detailed and really neat styrene work too!

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The styrene work is awesome. This is gonna be one impressive build:cool:

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I must say your attention to detail is amazing. It really is a beautiful truck!!!
Tim

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Kenworth, very nice build, awsome detail and styrene work. I have to ask, do you hand cut your styrene or machine cut it. I'm new at working with sheet styrene and I'm trying to make rear fenders for my truck. Are your truck and trailer fenders built up from sheet or did you vacuum form the shape and build from there?

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definetely a highway hauler are you for hire?:cool::cool:

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Beautiful, talented work. One question, did you give that little girl her doll house hinges back?:D Only having some fun!

You are a true styrene artist.

Joe

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It will be rolling down the highway someday.

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Things have been kind of slow lately but i did make some progress on my cab interior.

This is the back of the cab and i need to hide the brass brackets so i made some boxes to go over them i am going to make into speakers.

http://i553.photobucket.com/albums/j...IMG_4353-1.jpg

http://i553.photobucket.com/albums/j...IMG_4354-1.jpg

Here is a coule of early shots of the dash and custom steering wheel i am attempting to make from scratch.

http://i553.photobucket.com/albums/j...IMG_4355-1.jpg

http://i553.photobucket.com/albums/j...IMG_4356-1.jpg

Here is a shot of the door which i am very happy with. If you can see through all of the scrible marks i am trying to make the 3d flames again and other detail stand out.

http://i553.photobucket.com/albums/j...IMG_4350-1.jpg

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All i can say is WOW!!!! I love those fenders!!! Your eye for detail is top notch! I wish i could cut the styrene as percisely as you do... Ive tried making flames before and i ended up scratching that idea... Wasnt pretty. Cant wait to see this truck all finished up.

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Thanks you very much. I can't wait to see it done either haha. Things have been hard to get to my truck lately but when i do i try to make the time worth it and make my ideas come to life.

Re: My ford aeromax and trailer.
 

doing great
i started building a flamed peterbilt custom a year before you started yours
i scrapped the flames when you started yours
i'm doing a different pattern now
LOL

Re: My ford aeromax and trailer.
 

What a great build! Nothing for narrow Norwegian roads :)
Please don't give it a MFU, it deserves better!

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kool build! you have a lot of vision on this one..... I like how its coming together....

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great build. I love the scratch refeer unit!!

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hey kenworth that is incredible work you have done on that aeromax the flame theme gives it a nice touch:)

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I think this is going to look great when finished I have seen 1 or 2 of these trucks similar to your on the highway, you don't see many done this way but when you do they look great... Your styrene work is just simply great and great detail.