My Knight Hauler

[Bozzy13]

Hi All

Have had to wait a couple of years to get my third truck so I've decided to change it from a straight out the box truck. Will be adding some more realistic mudflaps from the container trailer than the open rear tyres. Bigger exhaust stacks. right hand drive conversion and my first truck with a sound unit.( well it was going to be but got one for one of my Scania's which was good learning for this truck, still got some things to work out but better to do it now than on new truck.) Also going to paint chassis and running gear. Pictures of where i'm up to.

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:)I'm Happy with the progress so far.

Thanks for looking

Mark

[KAF1]

Those 2 piece rear fender really give your Knight a nice look. And with the being painted makes it even better. Nice build, keep up the good work.
Ken.

[nenard]

Im digging that fender/mud flap combo. Nice choice o color also.

[KAF1]

Yeah, that is a nice blue!

[Bozzy13]

Hi All

Got some more bits screwed on last night, I'm getting used to the colour more now just don't know what to do with the cab and sleeper paint job.

Don't know what colour to paint gearbox, CAT yellow same colour as truck or just leave it black, maybe an orange to make it pop against the blue.

Any way some pic updates.
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Thanks for looking:)

Mark

[Kausekaos]

Its coming along real good.

[MACK Daddy]

I like that blue

Looks good

Alfy

[Bozzy13]

Hi All

Not a lot done, have added MFU tool boxes and fuel tanks. Have painted tank straps the blue of the chassis. Will be trying to match the paint scheme of real truck in photo. Will look slightly different as the kenworth hood is horizontal to lines where as the Knight Hauler hood slopes up towards windscreen. Have done a few drawings and it seems to look ok so will go for this look. Won't be painting the white though because my painting skills are crap. So I'm seeing if a sign guy can produce these as decals which should give me a straight line than if I painted it.
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Thanks for looking

Mark

[Gator]

You are really doing a great job, love the blue!

[Chi-Noos]

looking like a great truck, keep up the great work

[Bozzy13]

Hi All

Just some updated pics. New speaker placement copied someone else can't remember who but great idea so you can still have a driver.

Right hand dash conversion and painted.

Undercoat on cab now it just needs colour and shinny bits.

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Thanks for looking

Mark:)

[Cossett]

If you use the smaller speaker box it will fit into the roof thats how I did my one
Looks good by the way..

Cheers Tracy

[hammer]

Looking good blue is cool looking

TONY

[NickelPlate]

Looking good!

[cabrover]

Your off to a great start!! Liking the blue!!:D
Tim

[Mikem]

Truck looks good like the blue but your driver is on the wrong side . Mike

[Bozzy13]

Hi All

Just some updates on progress of my truck.

Got the blue on and a couple of coats of clear, but not real happy with it not shinny enough so some more clear needed.

Have to get it finished soon as we have a little meeting in November here in South Australia, that's why driver is on the right side.

Truck runs ok has a 55 turn motor in it but might swap MFU-01 that came with this truck for MFU-03 out of one of Red Scania as can't get that one to work with the controllers I have can't switch lights on with controller.

Anyway that's just another thing to do.

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Thanks for looking

Mark

[NickelPlate]

Nice!

[Bozzy13]

hi all got the cab back from signage looks ok looks better with the chrome work on it.

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Will send some pics of it completed at meeting next weekend:)

[Lucky7Dave]

awesome build! its super clean and beautiful paint job!

[diesel950]

looks neat good to see the driver is on the correct side too....

[Bozzy13]

Hi all

It's finished for now more customising to come and a B-Double trailer setup to come.

Some extra's that I've added are South Australian number plates magazine and road atlas on the dash and some stainless steel exhaust stacks instead of stock.

Thanks for looking.

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[thebat]

sick lookin knight hauler love it this will be my next build i beleive a knight hauler with few mods.

[Bozzy13]

Hi All

Just an update on how the truck is going.

Have finally finished the first Trailer for this truck and had time to run it in.
Met up with someone locally here in South Australia and his MFU when you turned it off a driver gets out and shuts the door and you could hear him walk away from the truck.

So I tried to work out how he got this and tried to get it on my truck but couldn't find anything in the Manual from Tamiya. But I was successful in getting him to get out the truck after a day of driving testing b-double trailers at the local hobby shop track, by mistake only. Turned the mode switch to light mode only after a long drive and the driver got out. Doesn't happen every time except when you drive them for extended periods.:confused:

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Anyway back to the truck everything has been going great except it is very hard to get the entire cab off as the exhaust pipe bends really make this difficult. So in trying to add some more lights I scratch one of my tanks. (not happy) Will hopefully have second trailer done soon.

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Thanks for looking.

[1985 kenworth]

looks great :D

[Cossett]

Have you thought about fixing the exhaust elbows to the botton of the floor so the body and the stacks lift off easily like I did
http://i905.photobucket.com/albums/ac255/Cossett/Down%20loads/76be0ffe.jpg
Or cut the floor where the exhaust elbows are a little wider so the body lifts off better

Cheers Tracy