Cascadia

[kaptain Jack]

So I'v decided to join the Cascadian club. The biggest deliberation was: a choice of color. After several tries and errors, I'v settled on two tone, metallic candy apple and champagne. Here are some pictures of what I have so far.

http://i1059.photobucket.com/albums/t436/2750709/EE5E7147-F5C8-48FC-BE9D-8E37888D41DE.jpg (http://s1059.photobucket.com/user/2750709/media/EE5E7147-F5C8-48FC-BE9D-8E37888D41DE.jpg.html)

http://i1059.photobucket.com/albums/t436/2750709/A57736A8-E54A-49B2-A02D-6107B7535B02.jpg (http://s1059.photobucket.com/user/2750709/media/A57736A8-E54A-49B2-A02D-6107B7535B02.jpg.html)

http://i1059.photobucket.com/albums/t436/2750709/006434BE-A1AE-40C9-9827-B24EF163E5E1.jpg (http://s1059.photobucket.com/user/2750709/media/006434BE-A1AE-40C9-9827-B24EF163E5E1.jpg.html)

[1985 kenworth]

Nice colour combo.... they work together

[Kaf343]

Looking forward to this one, I'm liking the color scheme. Nice work.

[flatdeck]

Great start to your build Jack.. I think the colours you picked will look great...


Wayne

[kaptain Jack]

Thank you, guy's.
I don't know how about you, but I love those people,who rush into hobby,buy everything for the build including fancy upgrades and then let it all collect dust on the shelf.
Why do I love those guy's? Because it ends up on Craigslist and you can pick it up for fraction of the cost.Like those beautiful aluminum wheels, I could never squeeze $160 for a set,no matter how much I love them,but on Craigslist someone was selling a King H. and all the possible upgrades with it. Hello... Here I come. I think those wheels look beautiful on my new Cascadia.

http://i1059.photobucket.com/albums/t436/2750709/1BA0038A-AF1A-435D-9259-DC623DD80003.jpg (http://s1059.photobucket.com/user/2750709/media/1BA0038A-AF1A-435D-9259-DC623DD80003.jpg.html)

[kaptain Jack]

Well, I'm almost done.In general it was a fun build,except for few little things that I would off done differently,but who can argue with tamiya. The biggest issue for me and I totally agree with 540-MAN (sorry, don't know his first name) MFU controls in a fuel tank is completely stupid,you cant see them and you can't get to them unless you lift the truck up. My solution was to install separate cut off switch and the best spot was a place where you suppose to mount the antennae,here is the picture.

http://i1059.photobucket.com/albums/t436/2750709/543E2615-8222-4802-B6BC-DEBA461DB59C.jpg (http://s1059.photobucket.com/user/2750709/media/543E2615-8222-4802-B6BC-DEBA461DB59C.jpg.html)

[cosworth34677]

good lookin build so far!

[kaptain Jack]

Here comes the sun:
http://i1059.photobucket.com/albums/t436/2750709/IMG_3351.jpg (http://s1059.photobucket.com/user/2750709/media/IMG_3351.jpg.html)


http://i1059.photobucket.com/albums/t436/2750709/IMG_3353.jpg (http://s1059.photobucket.com/user/2750709/media/IMG_3353.jpg.html)

http://i1059.photobucket.com/albums/t436/2750709/IMG_3356.jpg (http://s1059.photobucket.com/user/2750709/media/IMG_3356.jpg.html)

http://i1059.photobucket.com/albums/t436/2750709/IMG_3357.jpg (http://s1059.photobucket.com/user/2750709/media/IMG_3357.jpg.html)

http://i1059.photobucket.com/albums/t436/2750709/IMG_3358.jpg (http://s1059.photobucket.com/user/2750709/media/IMG_3358.jpg.html)

http://i1059.photobucket.com/albums/t436/2750709/IMG_3359.jpg (http://s1059.photobucket.com/user/2750709/media/IMG_3359.jpg.html)

http://i1059.photobucket.com/albums/t436/2750709/IMG_3361.jpg (http://s1059.photobucket.com/user/2750709/media/IMG_3361.jpg.html)
http://i1059.photobucket.com/albums/t436/2750709/IMG_3364.jpg (http://s1059.photobucket.com/user/2750709/media/IMG_3364.jpg.html)

Hope you guy's like it.

[rctrucker2]

Looks great! I really like your color combination. Thanks for posting your build.

[Berman]

Nicest Cascadia I've seen so far! Love the paint matched rails and the champagne goes well with the red, very nice! And the wheels suit it as well!
:jaw:

Well.done Kaptain!

[Exclusive RC]

beautiful combo man, what are you going to be pulling with that bad boy?

[RCP57]

I love it! Beautiful!

[dabears]

Colors look great! Nice clean lines! I really like these cascadias

[flatdeck]

Jack you did a great job on that truck... Love the colours..

Wayne

[Diesel Demond]

very nice!!!

[glorydays24]

Very nice colors on her. But I have one problem...You stole my colors for mine, well almost.:lol::lol::lol: I will be going with metallic red instead.;) Now I've seen your colors together, I have no doubt about mine.:D Did you use Tamiya paint? All I can say is WOW!!!:jaw:

Big John

[kaptain Jack]

Thank you all guys.
As for the paint I used both: champagne was Tamiya acrylic and red: Testors laquer,followed by three coats of testors clear coat.

[BRICKNICK]

Great build Jack, you really made that fleet style truck look like an owner operators truck. Great color combo as well.

[tc1cat]

Very nice looking truck. The color combo and the alum. wheels real compliment each other.

[Radio Control Trucker]

You should be proud of yourself, Jack. It looks fantastic!!

:jump: Great job!! :jump:

- RCT

[bruce]

Very nice. Great looking rig

[bigford]

if it was not for the two body screws,that side shot looks so real .
tamiya made a real nice truck but you took it all the way home!!!!!

[MACK Daddy]

Possibly one of the nicest Cascadia's I have seen.....Lookes Great


Alfy

[Kaf343]

Came out very nice, color combo is perfect.

[cosworth34677]

wow very nice. lol i was going to get one of these. then i was conveniced to get a knight hauler, but now i think this is back in the running!

[kaptain Jack]

Thank you very much guys. Your comments are the best complements a man can ask for, for they are coming from highly professional people,who know their trade. I love this forum and most of the things I have learned, I learned from you. Every time I see a nice build I get excited and want to build the same or at least close to the same quality.New ideas,upgrades, modifications and scratch built parts,all the "how to" came from people who posted and mostly,who shared the info and "how to" with others.For me this forum is constant source of inspiration and the list of thing I want to build,is getting longer and longer.Thank you, all.
Jack

[PaulNZ]

Great work! looks fantastic!!

Hope my King Hauler turns out half as good

:cool: