Custom build of a Kenworth C509 as autralian roadtrain

[robcakes]

amazing styrene and brass work , look forward to seeing more

[gismow]

Hi All,

after the last project "Black Devil" and Trailer is finished, I stepped over to the roadtrain again.

First I had a review of the work done so far and I got a shock, because the year on the sideboard wasn't good for the styrene. The front was distorted, the mud wings were no longer in shape.

So I decided to renew the mud wings. Last time I formed them using a bowl. The result were mud wings that are not really in the right angle.

OK, let's start, take the cutter and cut them off...

To make them new I needed a cylinder with the correct radius. So I took a paper roll and wrapped wall paper around it until it had the correct radius.



Next step was to form a styrene plate around it...





The front of the haule got another layer of styrene to make it more stable.

The roll of styrene is cut and sanded, the front is OK now...

[gismow]

The next step was to correct the front of the cabine. The haule didn't fit to it anymore. So I removed the splashback (???) to insert a new one.



In addition I wanted to seperate the front windows. So I added a thin layer of styrene and glued the middle stay from the back.





The result:





During the work I saw that a glueline began to break so I had to glue a stabeling plate behind it.





While the stabeling plate was drying I had a look at the doors. I had the idea to set the glass by using window seals.

So I cutted and sanded a form from a CD cover and mounted it into the door...





I also added a new splashback.



The seal in the dor looked nice, so I tested it in the front.





But I also tried an alternative. A window glass with a small black frame glued on it. The window was sanded exactly in the form of the frame so that I could set it into the hole.







What's your opinion ? Which solution shall I use ?

[gismow]

Next step was to place the doors in the cabine. I used the same technique as I did in the sleeper.





A small video...

[gismow]

After finishing the review of the cabine I could assemble the haule with the cabine. It was needed to reconstruct the lower cabine part at the back of the mud wings.



No I can start to reconstruct the sides of the mug wings. Glue a part, let it dry for a day, glue the next, etc...

It takes a lot of time but it gave a nice result....



The acutual state at the moment :









Next step will be to glue the lower parts of the cabine to the backside of the mud wings. The cover for the headlights must be set again.

After that I can cut the mud wings at the front and the back to bring them to the correct side. Than I can seperate the mud wings into the haule part and the cabine part.

Let's wait and see, I'll keep you informed.

[FabOne]

Looking GREAT!! What did you actually use for your black "window seal"?

-Terry

[gismow]

Thanx crisis time,
thanx Terry,

the real seal is a 4mm seal in H-format ***Click here***. The shop also offers 2,5mm thick seals, but they are too small. My cabine is 1,5mm thick and the 2,5mm seal only works up to 1mm thickness of the window frame.

The fake seal is a 0,5 Millimeter thick frame of styrene painted black with an edding and glued on the CD cover piece.

But this is only a test, the final window will be made of clear styrene (1 Millimetre) and a 0,5 Millimetre styrene frame. On the clear styrene my glue will hold the frame.

The CD cover plastic does not react on the glue.

[MatadorIan1976]

This is an inspiring project! I like your hinge system and the brasswork is as good as that I have seen on model boat projects.