Progress
Nice boxart
Truck parts
Wheels for both truck and trailer
Trailer parts
A lot of chrome (to strip off)
Cabin
Cabin details
Trailer front
Trailer
Trailer
Actually kit is very old
Manual
A lot of decals
DECALS!!! 🙂
Chrome removed
Notice that wheels are "completed", there are no covers for inner side
Quality of chassis parts
A huge holders for rear mudguards and lights. Will be removed.
Working on mudguards
Working on mudguards
Found nice fillers for wheels, fits perfectly. Not the best but at least looks better than hollow wheels.
Covered wheels
Working on fuel tanks
Engine. I'll make some minor improvements
Fitting test
Wheel disc improvements
Filling / sanding after first layer of primer
Ready for second layer of primer
Minor improvements
Engine
First finished parts (rear lights)! 🙂
Tire pattern looks awful even after painting. I decided to fully remove it. IMHO bald tires looks better than original.
To add a new accent to the tires, I painted the letters in white.
Cabin, etc.
Cabin, etc.
Cabin, etc.
Cabin, etc.
Cabin, etc.
Cabin, etc.
Cabin, etc.
Cabin, etc.
Cabin, etc.
I plan to make handles and mirror holders from scratch so I fill all holes
Some additional covers
I decided to saw off headlight sockets and glue them directly to avoid misaligning
Bumper is a bit wider than hood 🙁
Found such grille for exhaust pipe. Not in scale but anyway better than original (nothing).
Some improvements for interior.
Masking tape strips - this is how much and where I plan to cut out
Chassis. Almost complete.
Chassis. Almost complete.
Chassis. Almost complete.
Chassis. Almost complete.
Cabin fitting test.
Cabin fitting test.
Cabin fitting test.
Cabin fitting test.
Just finished working on bumper
Next idea - I plan to remove those ugly windshield wipers. Windshield is plain so there shouldn't be a big problem to sand and polish it.
Exaust finished
Working on horns
Surface above door is sanded and rivets are created
Surface above door is sanded and rivets are created
Mirrors... Will be fully built from scratch (except mirror itself)
New windshield wipers
Ready for primer
Ready for primer
Ready for primer
Bottom for sleep cab
Cabin prepared for primer
Some interior details are added
Working on interior
Primer
Primer
Primer
Primer
Primer
Primer
Primer
Interior finished
Interior finished
Sanded and polished windshield
First version with grey seats. Didn't like how it looks with brown interior
Seats painted in the same color as interior
One side of trailer appears to be longer that other
Correcting
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4 2 October 2019, 08:12
Valters OrlovskisI already work on this about few weeks and can say that actually kit is a real crap 🙁
2 October 2019, 08:26
BozzerI too paid a small fortune for this kit, and was unimpressed. It's actually a snap kit, re-branded with new decals. Their latest offering is the KISS tour truck, which is the same kit. I'll wait for someone to replicate the decals in 1:25 and make my own. I definitely won't be wasting my money this time.
2 October 2019, 08:50
Valters OrlovskisYes, it is a snap kit with huge pins and holes (at least truck part). There are only two pros for this kit: it's a quite small truck with trailer and, of course, nice decals 🙂 Everything else is terrible 🙁 But I'll try to do my best to make this plastic crap look like model.
2 October 2019, 09:25
Danny MeerWorking on a small snapkit aswell, first and last for me....parts need more work then on normal kits 🙁
29 October 2019, 09:38
Christoph KunzWOW, that's really awful 🙁 I have both Kits on my wishlist, so thank you for saving my money.
29 October 2019, 12:29
BozzerI gotta give you credit for your loyalty to this kit. Keep up the good work buddy.
6 January 2020, 16:06
Danny MeerWhat Bozzer said, I agree 😛 I didn't even bother to paint that so called engine...kudos to you for trying to make best out of this kit 👍
6 January 2020, 18:38
Valters OrlovskisThanks, mates! 🙂
Working on this kit is exhausting but at the same time I test on it few new ideas and techniques so this appears to be a nice "training ground". Especially because it is hard to make this kit even worse as it is 😄
6 January 2020, 19:46
JDAC/DC gave me tinnitus in '89 when they fired off cannons right above my head...rock on dudes
6 January 2020, 22:49
BozzerKudos to you, for your patience with this kit. I need to clean the dust off mine and try to apply the decals still.
12 February 2020, 22:36
Valters OrlovskisThanks, Bozzer! Actually my patience slowly drains out, kit is really garbage. The only good thing is that chassis is almost complete and looks good enough, considering how bad was original parts. I'll post pics later.
15 February 2020, 17:16
Christoph KunzDon't give up, mate, You are doing a very good job. I'm excited to see the result.
15 February 2020, 17:26
Danny MeerYou are going to Kindigit it all the way 😄 all litlle adjustments but making the whole truck much better 👍
15 February 2020, 17:32
Valters OrlovskisThanks, mates! 🙂
OK, here are pics of chassis. Some small final touches are required but overall, everything is complete. I ran into problems with chrome paint on mudguards so I repaint and add them later. And transmission joint isn't installed yet because it is easer to keep chassis in hand without it.
15 February 2020, 21:51
