"Old Blue" Finished pics with trailer!!!!

[k357]

I just got this one in the mail today from tbuskirk... It's gonna be a replica of a truck that I drove when I was with the carnival back in 80-84... Paint is gonna be Duplicolor Dark Blue Met. with silver stripes.... Here's the cab precleaning, it needs a good bath, which it's gonna get when my wife gets home with the dish soap....

I've also got some work done to the engine, I'll get some pics up later....
Stay tuned..... ;D

[k357]

Here's some pics of the painted frame....


I'll try & get some engine pics up later, it still needs to be finished.....

[todd]

I'm glad you can do something with it ken. It'll look sweet when done.

[k357]

Thanks Todd!!!! As you can see it's starting to take shape!!!!
Here's some progress pics....
I used tan craft paint with clear....


Since the weather cooperated with me this morning I got this in paint.... Paint is Duplicolor Dark Blue metallic...
I'm gonna use silver pinstripe tape for the stripes....



Thanks for lookin!!!! ;D

[k357]

& here's the striped cab.... I taped the grill in place....



Thanks for lookin!!!! ;DHere's the cab after I cut the tape at the panel lines & gave the lines a blackwash....

& here's the mostly finished chassis, up on 10 wheels!!!

[k357]

Well I got the engine, fuel tanks & air tanks installed... I used hardware store silver spray oaint that goes by the tradename of "Now" that's made by Sherwin Williams on the fuel tanks.... It's gettin there, but still a long ways to go....


Thanks for lookin!!!! ;D

[Bluecorsair]

That is really amazing! Looks great! ;D


Bill

[k357]

Thanks Bill!!!! Here's some more progress pics....
The blanket is a piece of old sweatshirt....

These pipes were a royal pain to get in place....



I should be getting the placard decals sometime next week, then I can add the lights ,handles, & steps for the cab, & attach it....
Thanks for lookin!!!! ;D

[Jim]

Great build. Can`t wait to see the finished version. Great idea about the `blanket`, - now why didn`t I think of that? LOL. I`ve spent ages painting the bunk beds on lots of trucks and never really been satisfied with the results. Who knows, I may even have a go at making a pillow to go with it. I have a part built Volvo on the bench just crying out for something like that.

[k357]

Thanks Jim.... It should be done by the end of next week, like I said I'm waiting for the door placards, I wanna get those on before I finish off the cab & get it mounted... ;D

[k357]

She's 99.99% finished.... All she needs are the door placards(which I'm getting next week), & the airhoses mounted, I haven't done those yet, because I 'm gonna be building a generator to go behind the cab, if I can get my hands on another deisel engine.... The 1:1 "Old Blue" had one, & maybe I'll build one for this one too....
Anyways here she is....




If anybody has a deisel engine they can part with let me know, I have prewired distributors to trade.... Thanks, & thanks for lookin!!!!!

[k357]

I should be getting my door placards soon so I decided to go ahead & build the power plant... It's big because the 1:1 item was BIG.... It housed the Cat straight 6 a HUGE radiator, & the generator unit itself... The Ibeams are scratchbuilt & I fabricated a slat type radiator, junction box for the power leads, & an external control panel... The people I worked for had three trucks with similar palnts, ecah one could power THREE carinival rides....

Thanks for lookin!!!! ;D

[southsix1]

Excellent truck Ken ... I can imagine how you felt about driving the original, love to see the generator when it's done!

Nick.

[k357]

Thanks Nick!!!! Yeah "Old Blue" was a beast, but she handled nice, & had plenty of cajones after she got the Cummins 400... All in all those four years when I drove her were really GREAT!!!! I've about got the generator unit finished, hopefully I'll get some pics up later.... ;D

[k357]

Here's the finished generator unit resting on the chassis.... I'll glue it down after I get the door placards on.... The box on the bottom right side is where the power leads plug in.... I'll add the airhoses after I glue it down.....


Thanks for lookin!!!!!

[Gary Davis]

Man Ken...That looks great my friend. A good build!

[k357]

Thanks Gary!!!! ;D

[seanrgb]

Looks great Ken
did you manage to find an engine

[k357]

Thanks Sean!!!! ;D Nope, But the engine/generator unit is enclosed for safety reasons when it's operating... The only time the covers were off or the doors were open was for maintenence, so I went with this.....

[k357]

Well she's finnaly finnished!!!! The air lines are wire & scrap plastic,same with the electric line.... The silver paint on the trailer is "Now" spraycan, & the light beige is Krylon waterbased spraycan....


& here she id on her own personal shelf....

Thanks for lookin!!!! ;D