First Build - King Hauler

[Goose19]

well ive been tinkering with some alclad 2 paint i got recently. for my second crack at it im pretty pleased with the result. i put just a little too much on, but have it down for next time. heres the test peice, a hood off a 1/25th nascar;





this actually looks like the pitted/weathered stainless after a couple winters in the northern part of the U.S. or Canada lol

so now i guess ill move forward on making a grill for the W9 and see if i can paint it chrome too.

thx for lookin

[Goose19]

got some work done on my grill last night. cut the basic shape from .080 styrene, with large holes to accommodate a 3mm nut then glued a second layer to give it the depth. i covered the side with the nuts with a piece of .020, real thin stuff and cut some vertical bars from .o6o and glues them in. i still have to make i thin edge on the outside of the face of the grill.







it still needs alot of finish sanding but you get the idea.
a pic of the lift axle with the hoop:



also got around to taking a few pics of some other stuff, detailed the breathers, added the door "decal". got some hub covers for it, but the back ones dont fit right, so im going to have make some. the fronts work good tho.





im still toying with the idea of a 36"cheater bunk or something, cant decide!

thx for looking!

[DieselKid]

Wow! That's looking sweet for a first build!

Are those the fenders from the container trailer?! They look right at home on there! I've always thought it would be cool to have some double hump poly fenders other than the typical aluminum kind.

Neat truck!

-Alex

[Brian in PA]

Looks great so far!! You've captured the kw look, no doubt!!

[Goose19]

Originally Posted by DieselKid

Wow! That's looking sweet for a first build!

Are those the fenders from the container trailer?! They look right at home on there! I've always thought it would be cool to have some double hump poly fenders other than the typical aluminum kind.

Neat truck!

-Alex

yeah those are the ones. i might try painting them chrome too, if i can get a bit more practice. havnt used my airbrush in ages! thanks!

Originally Posted by Brian in PA

Looks great so far!! You've captured the kw look, no doubt!!

thanks brian, one day i may need you to build a visor for it!