discussion Revell 1/32 Kenworth Aerodyne.

[outrunner]

For a while now I just seemed to have lost my mojo and could not be bothered with anything, models, bikes or anything else for that matter. However, I got back to the loft yesteday and started to get on with the Caterpillar sixty but it was not to be as it is a bit fiddly so I laid it aside and dug out this.

I mean, it's only got 57 parts so how hard can it be?

Typical Revell instructions.

I got it at a decent price as the box was a bit bashed but only 2 parts were broken, nothing serious just the steering wheel and a clip on the cab bottom which can be fixed no problem. Should be an easy build unless I get carried away with the painting but I really think it will be built out of the box.
No idea why the picture frames have a ragged edge on the inside, must have a look at that.
Andy.

 

[Lee Drennen]

Andy I’ll be following along. I built this as a teenager and built one a couple years ago and now I’m on my second one with aftermarket decals. Here’s a pic of mine I built a couple years ago I used real rubber tires for the front. You will enjoy building this kit. I’m almost done with my other one.

 

[Lee Drennen]

Andy here’s the one I’m currently working on for more ideas where you can go with this kit. The Color is a very dark Midnight Blue. The aftermarket decals are great.

 

[PaulTRose]

im interested to see this go together

odd scale......be better if it was 1/35 cos the possibilities would be endless lol

do they do trailers?

 

[Lee Drennen]

For a while now I just seemed to have lost my mojo and could not be bothered with anything, models, bikes or anything else for that matter. However, I got back to the loft yesteday and started to get on with the Caterpillar sixty but it was not to be as it is a bit fiddly so I laid it aside and dug out this.

I mean, it's only got 57 parts so how hard can it be?

Typical Revell instructions.

I got it at a decent price as the box was a bit bashed but only 2 parts were broken, nothing serious just the steering wheel and a clip on the cab bottom which can be fixed no problem. Should be an easy build unless I get carried away with the painting but I really think it will be built out of the box.
No idea why the picture frames have a ragged edge on the inside, must have a look at that.
Andy.

You going to start building this very interesting

 

[outrunner]

Been too cold in the attic of late but today was a balmy 10 degrees centigrade so able to do a wee bit more.

Basic chassis built and primed and the fuel tanks put together although looking at them I may strip the chrome and paint them as they do not look to good.

Andy.

 

[outrunner]

Chassis complete and painted, inside the cab also painted and masked on the inside ready for the outer coats of paint, sorry no pictures of the cab.

Andy.

 

[outrunner]

Making better progress with this than the crawler but it only has a few parts.
Cab done in metallic brown on a gloss black base coat although it looks more like a shade of copper to me.

Mudflaps, mudguards and air filter housing.

Tomorrow I will gloss the cab and paint the window rubbers, a job that I really hate doing as it's so easy to get it wrong at least once.

Andy.

 

[The Smythe Meister]

Making better progress with this than the crawler but it only has a few parts.
Cab done in metallic brown on a gloss black base coat although it looks more like a shade of copper to me.

Mudflaps, mudguards and air filter housing.

Tomorrow I will gloss the cab and paint the window rubbers, a job that I really hate doing as it's so easy to get it wrong at least once.

Andy.

Lovely looking paints those Andy.....
Cracking colours and a great finish :thumb2:

 

[Mini Me]

Keep it coming Andy, love those "Big Rigs"! :thumb2:

 

[Ernie]

Excellent so far, I like the color you have picked for the cab.

 

[Jim R]

Good progress already Andy. I like the colour. I've never built a big truck kit but the ones I've seen made are impressive models.

 

[Lee Drennen]

Making better progress with this than the crawler but it only has a few parts.
Cab done in metallic brown on a gloss black base coat although it looks more like a shade of copper to me.

Mudflaps, mudguards and air filter housing.

Tomorrow I will gloss the cab and paint the window rubbers, a job that I really hate doing as it's so easy to get it wrong at least once.

Andy.

Love the color Andy. Kenworth actually had this color in the 1980s it was a Limited Edition Golden nugget. I got the privilege to drive one of these around 1992 the guy was behind on his truck payments and was needing help to driving one week he was exhausted from driving so I teamed with him one week. He ask the guy I was driving for at the time if he could use me my boss said sure so I drove with him all that week cross country. Here a pic of the truck I drove. This is the guy who owned it and his stepson working it. Hope to see more updates

 

[Mini Me]

Love the color Andy. Kenworth actually had this color in the 1980s it was a Limited Edition Golden nugget. I got the privilege to drive one of these around 1992 the guy was behind on his truck payments and was needing help to driving one week he was exhausted from driving so I teamed with him one week. He ask the guy I was driving for at the time if he could use me my boss said sure so I drove with him all that week cross country. Here a pic of the truck I drove. This is the guy who owned it and his stepson working it. Hope to see more updates

Nice that you could help out a fellow trucker Lee. It is a beauty of a rig and I'm sure you felt like a million bucks behind the wheel. :thumb2:

 

[outrunner]

Decals done on one side of the cab, the large white one took a while and lots of Micro Sol to get it to lie down but it looks OK now.

Should not be too long now until it's all done. Sorry about the reflection on the picture from the lights, must make a better place to take snaps.

Andy.

 

[Guest]

Nice Andy, love that colour . Seems to be going well !

 

[Mark1]

Coming along nicely

 

[Lee Drennen]

Beautiful Andy! Looks very nice.

 

[outrunner]

Almost there now.

A waste of time painting the inside as you can hardly see it from outside.

Off to put it all together now, next pictures will be in the completed section.

Andy.

 

[Guest]

Andy well at least you know it's there, and it comes over well . Nice having Lee along with his history of driving a real one .The completed build will look good I'm sure .