Starting my daycab Kenworth update 12/6
 

Well I'm starting a Kenworth daycab project!
I have not decided how detailed it will be yet....so I will take it one step at a
time.
I have a 1/16 scale model that I can look at,and use some parts off of.
Well here are some starter pics....the cab will be candy green w/black,and silver graphics.....old school.

http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...5/DSC02461.jpg
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...5/DSC02460.jpg
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...5/DSC02459.jpg
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...5/DSC02458.jpg
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...5/DSC02457.jpg
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...5/DSC02456.jpg
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...5/DSC02454.jpg
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...5/DSC02438.jpg
more to come later!

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Sweet!! Nice job Troy...This will be sweet when its done....:cool::cool:
By the way.. nice job on the stemco seal design on the cattle trailer..

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Nice Start!!!

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Nice work!
Looks old school with the quad round headlights... I like!

Like the air cleaners too - you make them?

Question - why the low mounted tanks/battery boxes?

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Very nice -I like the look

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Cool Troy, this is going to be awesome.

I'm watching... keep going, don't want ya hitting your head on the bar..:D:D


-Mike

P.S. I noticed the stemco hubs on the cattle wagon.. Very impresses..

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The air cleaners are PMD.
I may use the air cleaners off of the 1/16 model.

I like the over all stance of lowered tanks and steps,...I am not sure
if I am going to keep them that way are not!

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Yea Steves hubs are nice!

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Pete - Looking nice man! Where did the KW grill come from?...looks custom milled.

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I got it from Joe at JTS along time ago,and never did anything with it......
I am kind of a Peterbilt guy lol

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Great looking K-Dub Troy!

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Thanks Nick....and thank everyone else!

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very nice.keep up the good work..

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That is lookin' killer!:) The stance of the truck and the wheelbase really set it off, especially in addition to the old school KW details you added!

Yeah those 1/16 Monogram kits come in handy for reference too...the scale difference for some of the emblems really isn't all that bad either.

Keep up the awesome work!

-Alex

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Very nice looking Rig! Gonna be sharp.:cool:

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Thanks for the comments guys......I did a little work on my headache rack
toolbox's tonight,but I didn't do enough to post pics yet.
more to come!

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that is looking good, i like how you lowered the steps and tanks

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Nice start! All of the extras really make a BIG difference.

Lynn

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Are the round headlights from Wedico ??

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Truck looks sweet so far. What is the wheel base on that thing in scale?

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Yes they are!

I don't know,I eyeballed it.:D

Thanks for the comments!

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I changed my mind and decided to paint it red and white!
The frame is painted.

http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...5/DSC02469.jpg
I moved the front axle forward.

http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...5/DSC02476.jpg
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...5/DSC02478.jpg
Now comes the part I hate.....cutting the fenders,hood,and so on!
I hate sanding!!!

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Looking good Troy! I like how the hubs are red against the polished wheels.

Brian

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Lookin good Troy..

-Mike

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Looks very nice. I'm really liking the red. Who makes those wheels?

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Thank's Brian
Thank's Mike
Thank you.....the wheels are made by Steve.
The wheels are the best mod. you can do in my opinion!

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I'll be watching this build closely. There have been a few KH to Peterbilt conversions now but not so many KH to Kenworth conversions. Looking good so far! I didn't realise the front axle needs to go forward for a KW too. As far forward as a Peterbilt?

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Hey Nick,I think the axle needs to be moved forward on the KH kit for any
build in my opinion.Look at the stock bumper spacing....it's way to big of a gap to be prototypical!

Thanks for the comments!

http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...5/DSC08077.jpg

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As I have been working with my Knight Hauler, I am thinking about using it as a base for my W900l. Yeah the King may be a good choice, but I have my reasons for choosing the Knight.

You are doing a great job sneaky-pete.

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red always looks good

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Thats a good looking A model!

Brian

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Off to an excellent start! Boy, just looking at it from the front end, with that grill, Wedico headlights, and the bumper already on there, it hardly looks like it will need much more to be an accurate KW! Even though I know there is more work to be done with cab steps, air cleaners, ect. Very awesome project. I like it!

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nice job .i like the the red i used too paint all of my 1/16 monogram kw that way when i was a young lad when they first come out , are those the mier frame peices that you are using/ i tried to do biusness whith there web sit but got no respones then i found there items on the rcstation web site and ordered some but havent heard from the in almost three weeks ? cant wait to see more. neil

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Yeah, I had to email rcstation to get them to send me my stuff. They have good prices and good parts, but they seem to be lacking in the customer service department. After I ordered the stuff, I emailed them 2 weeks later, then it took another 4 weeks to get it here.

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this will be one sharp looking kw! I like the drive axle hub's. did you use the ones off the monogram kit? keep up the good work, looking foward to seeing this one completed

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The frame extentions are GTD-CNC,and I got them off of e-bay from
rc-vincent.

Thanks for the comments!
The hubs are from rc4wd.
Thanks for the comments,but this will not look anywhere close to the one
you did.Yours inspired me to do this one,and I can only hope mine looks half as good as yours.

Thanks for the comments from everyone else.....it keeps me motivated!:D

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WOW! That is going to be an awsome truck, but where did you get that grille, it is a perfect kenworth grille

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Nice Troy! Can't wait to see more!:D

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I have gotten my fenders shaped about were I want them,and I am starting
on the headlamp housings.
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...5/DSC02487.jpg
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...5/DSC02480.jpg
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...5/DSC02486.jpg

Thats all of the pics for now....I have to get back at it!