Kenworth 850 Off Highway

[RCP57]

Small update....details, details....
Made some brass caps for the tanks...

some studs for the front wheels....

some hold downs for the hood...not very scale other than their location but they will do....


and finally started to splash some paint on the front wheels....I greatly dislike painting


Thanks for peepin!

[Supermario]

Hey Reg, I'm lovin the details keep this up and we are looking at build of the year for sure! She's a masterpiece without a doubt.

Mario

[D8R]

Hi Reg,
got possibility to copy some KW broschures (doing a story about KW 90 year for a magazine) on loan. Might be a little late into this fantastic build now but want to share it anyhow! Both KW 850 and little brother 849 shown.













/Dan

[RCP57]

Hey Dan, very cool! I had never seen the pre-loader brochure before! Thanks for posting that. Do you have much history on the plant in Burnaby BC? I think they stopped building trucks there in the 80's but I'm not positive what year. I think the last 850's were built in 1988 so I'm guessing it was around then. If you have any info feel free to share it on here. I think it is cool that all the off-highway logging trucks(no matter the brand) were built right here in BC for the local forest industry. The fact that so many of these trucks are still operating today is a testament of their build quality!

Thanks, Reg

[D8R]

Sorry Reg, did not have anything more about those trucks.
Yes, the logging truck up at your place looks real cool, A Hayes wouldn't be to bad to have sitting around the corner.
Dan

850 looks good in paint too!

[Espeefan]

I hate painting too, Reg, but so far it looks like you are getting some great results!

[RCP57]

Some more paint....



With a little primer, I think the wire I used to make it look like door frames turned out well.



The front fenders should have a triangular piece welded in at the front where they're bent instead of the way I built them so I machined a step in the sides of them to make it look like it is multiple pieces.



a couple extra colors too...starting to look like the real deal!





Thanks for following along...Reg

[Supermario]

Nice work on the door trim Reg it looks great!
We could all tell your metal skills when it was in raw form but like the old saying, paint shows all imperfections and yet, the cab and front end looks nice and clean with paint on them. Awesome job!
Have the tires you ordered arrived yet?

Mario

[RCP57]

Originally Posted by Supermario

Nice work on the door trim Reg it looks great!
We could all tell your metal skills when it was in raw form but like the old saying, paint shows all imperfections and yet, the cab and front end looks nice and clean with paint on them. Awesome job!
Have the tires you ordered arrived yet?

Mario

Thanks Mario,

I spent a little more time on the roof(filing and sanding) before priming so that the only place there is any mud in the whole cab is where the windshield meets the firewall cowl. I really want to make the metal do what I want and not have to use filler! Some places though it is better to cheat and use it rather than trying to weld and entire seem.

The tires shipped out on Monday afternoon and I see that they cleared customs this morning so I should get them soon.

Neil, I switched to a lot thinner O rings and it looks much better but I may have to give your idea a try!

Reg

[RCP57]

...a little more yellow... I did some welding here and there as well but nothing to earth shattering. Now I am really struggling with my lack of patience! I need to just leave this alone for a couple of days now and let the paint harden up before I finish painting the cab and bolt it all back together but I can't leave well enough alone... I still have to paint the rear axles but I need to make some parts for them yet. Once that is done I will move on to the trailer...




The cab still needs some yellow and green. The rad just needs some green on the top tank.



Thanks for looking!

[doodlebug]

Hey Reg, on those hood latch orings, have you considered sticking them in a vise with wax paper, then fill the centers in with black silicone????
Just an idea?
Looks better every day!
Cheers, Neil.

[Espeefan]

Reg, nice job with the paint. So far so good! I think patience and prep (clean surfaces) is the key to a decent paint job. That and light coats. What brand of paint and primer are you using? The wheelbarrow puts the size of the chassis a little into perspective!

[RCP57]

I'm using Plastikote paint. They are the only ones that offered school bus yellow in and aerosol that I could find. So far it's gone OK. Only one piece F'd up on me so far.

Yeah she's a big piece! The frame is quite heavy! The truck RTR less the trailer is 37lbs. I used 1 whole can of yellow paint just to do the frame. It looks bigger to me with some paint on it. Definitely will dwarf a King Hauler and be a pain to carry around.

[Snochaser]

Reg, that look freakin' awesome with the paint, keep it rolling.

[oldwestrnwear]

reg. your attion to detail is amazing this is a work of art

perry

[heavy_duty]

It looks like a musuem piece.Very well laid out and awesome paint

Ed

[Trucker_Jo]

So AWESOME My grandpa used to heavy haul before mt st Helens blew. He would definately love to see this thread, thanks for keeping me so intertained haha

[RCP57]

Thanks very much guys, I appreciate all the compliments this build is getting!! I painted a couple more parts and did some assembly on the truck today...I hope to get some green on the cab tomorrow and do some detail work to the rear axles.









Reg

[RCP57]

Does anyone know where I might find some chrome Kenworth scripts for the engine side panels? I was planning on having some decals made for there but proper scripts would look better.

Thanks

[Espeefan]

Man, that's a pretty nice paint job, Reg. You know we all love seeing models in their raw state, when they are made from aluminum, and we often say 'keep it unpainted', but I just think paint finishes it off so much better. Nothing replicates the look of a real machine like a model that is all metal, and has been painted.