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western star 4900

hello everyone i really want a western star in my fleet of trucks and i have this spare cab lying around and lots of styrene and since nobody makes them i thought i will give it a try myself ,not sure how it will look when i am done but we will see.this is what i am stiving for http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/...pseaee529f.jpgthis is not my photo,i am just using this as a reference,i see this truck going up and down the roads where i live and something about it really appeals to me .i have been working on this for a little bit of time now and i am going to post what i have done so far..please be gentle..lol

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http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/...psb9577ab8.jpgusing styrene tubing i glued them to the side of the front section of the bunk as this real one is contoured and once glued i am cutting and shaping them on the truck
http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/...ps78802c87.jpg
http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/...ps316208c7.jpgi flattened the hood and glued the square center piece down the middle of the hood and contoured it to start flat at the windshield and raise as it extends to the front and sanded all the rivets off and contoured the front windshield at the bottom corners and made the side windows on the doors bigger to follow the lines as they are closer to the top of the hood as in the picture
http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/...ps227afdf1.jpg

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http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/...psa59e1ad4.jpgthis is some of the work i am doing on the fenders and light section.i use paper or cardboard templates and shape and alter those to fit then i use them as the template to cut the styrene this is where i am so far and i cut the roof off of the sleeper and going to try to make the roof cap as in the real truck that will sit on the stock bunk..what do you think so far?

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looks good so far! keeping my eye on this one for sure!

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Nice work Dwayne... Good start...

Wayne

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Looking great. Wish someone on shapeways would make a hood for a king or knight. Those western stars are sweet trucks. Glad to see some builds showing up. Great job keep those pics coming.

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Wayne this is going to be one sweet ride. I've always liked the look of the Western Star, pretty nice body lines. I have no doubt you will do this rig justice.:D:cool:;)

Big John

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very nice start.... seems to be coming together.... will look forward to more pics...

Michael

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Something different I like it. Very cool:cool:

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Looks good so far, nice seeing something I'm wanting to build.

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here are a few updates ,its taking awhile because i want it as close to the real truck as possible.started to make the front section of the fenders where the light buckets will go.i also started working on the raised section of the bunk.i made the templates and made the angled side pieces for the bunk and spent most of the weekend making templates for the roof and front top widow section of the bunk out of thin cardboard tomorrow i should finish the last template for the corner sections and start cutting the rest of the styrene for the bunk top ,should have the top section of the bunk done soon then i can install it and finish contouring the rest of the bunk so it doesn't look like a roof cap on a kinghauler bunk .here is some pics so far http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/...ps90f03be0.jpg
http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/...ps642c241b.jpg
http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/...psdf74bac6.jpg
http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/...ps72997e3e.jpg
http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/...ps8b0bafe7.jpg

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Great detail shot Dwayne.. Keep up the good work..

Wayne

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finally got back to working on my western star build here so here are the updates .i have the bunk roofcap almost done .i made the templates and cut the styrene for the rest of the bunk cap ,cut out the one window that is at the front of the bunk aboce the cab ,now i have to cut out the window that is on the top of the roof near the front,here are some pics.i have to smooth out the body lines and fit it to the top of the bunk
http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/...ps20d1ae03.jpg
http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/...psc4652f28.jpg
http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/...psb826a65f.jpg
http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/...psde6f176b.jpg http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/...ps31450cfb.jpg
http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/...ps0f3e79ff.jpg

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Looking good Dwayne.:bounce: Keep the pic's coming.;)

Big John

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Looking good Dwayne, old school star, where did you get the dual square head lamps?

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it's funny how every company has it's own styling cues and body lines that are specific to THAT particular brand or model. I like your attention to detail and how you've captured the flavor of the Western Star classic. Keep at it, it looks like you've nailed this one.

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Nice work Dwayne....

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more updates coming
:)

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got my awesome grills from Paulnz from PKD engineering ,i am thrilled with the work he did on them for me .they will be perfect for m http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/...psd613de1c.jpgy 3 Western Star builds
like this one

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had to cut a hole in the hood to flatten it abit more in order to fit the cool grill from Paul.and i will have to section the front of the nose in order to get the grill to sit a bit more flush between the headlights.with this grill it is really starting to look like a Western Star...thanks Paul!!!!
http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/...ps11c22d5b.jpg
http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/...pse5943051.jpg
http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/...ps40f59b0c.jpg

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i am back on this build again ..more updates soon
:D

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Looking good Dwayne, very cool to see my grill on here! you are very kind with your comments, thanks, will be following this build as I think you have got it right with the lines from the blue truck in the first post.

very cool

cheers
Paul

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Excellent body work. I wish I was that skilled!

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Excellent work on detail Dwayne! Everything is spot on from body work to that amazing grill!!:D This build is sooo :cool: Keep up the great work

Tim

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got alot more done on this Western Star also finished the styrene work from the templates i made ,now i need to add the polyester bodyfill to smooth out the lines and hide the styrene and fill in the small gaps so everything flows together,body work should be done by the weekend and then primered and paint.here are some pictures with PKD ..paul grill he made for me

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Cool! My favorite truck.

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Both looking great, keep up the good work :D

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These are going to look great when they get some paint on them.......nice progress Dwayne!

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here are some updates on my Western Star build..which btw is ready for assembly so here are the progress pics for yah:):)

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all primed and added the bunk cap clip to the side of the bunk..i know thats not what its called but the name has eluded me right now...lol
http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/...psvjfml3xh.jpg

got some colour on it ..testors one coat ..Star Spangled Blue
http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/...psppgy91g3.jpg
http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/...psidt3w1ky.jpg
http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/...pslv4ojhhe.jpg

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Decided to do this stripe scheme .freehand..hope i can duplicate it on the right side the same as the left ..lol
http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/...psto3e5iyo.jpg

yes ....got it ...lol
http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/...psjdy32ski.jpg