Knight Hauler Longline
 

Hi...

The Scania T580 is completed, a new project must be found. It will be a truck for my 11 year old son, he wants to make all decissions regarding color, equipment, technics, etc. Let's wait and see what he is requesting :D

During our search for a new project we found such a Longline truck...

http://static.commercialmotor.com/bi...48_(Large).jpg

I remembered that there were a lot of parts left from my Black Devil project, so let try to make it...

The project started...

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Now I had to fill nearly 6'' of space...

After a lot of gluing, filling and round about 5 hours of sanding, we have a result:

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Re: Knight Hauler Longline
 

diggin that long azz sleeper! what type bondo are you using? very smooth.

Re: Knight Hauler Longline
 

Hi...

It's called 'Nigrin Feinspachtel', a german product.

Re: Knight Hauler Longline
 

great idea, you're doing some pretty sweet styren work, gonna be a cool ride for your kid.

Re: Knight Hauler Longline
 

Nice work on the cab looking forward to seeing this one come together!

Re: Knight Hauler Longline
 

The long sleeper looks interesting Peter,
Keep the pics coming,

Cheers Tracy

Re: Knight Hauler Longline
 

Wow, nice job stretching the sleeper. You did wonderful at maintaining the roof line too.

Re: Knight Hauler Longline
 

Hi...

Small update. The floor plate of cabine must also be stretched.

Dividing into two pieces, screwing it into the cabine and glued 2 small bracers.

http://up.picr.de/22270936vs.jpg

Tomorrow the gap will be filled by a fitting plate.

Re: Knight Hauler Longline
 

VERY NICE WORK MAN...VERY NICE!!

Re: Knight Hauler Longline
 

Hi...

The last days I started to construct the frame.

I will look somethin like this:

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The boxes will get their parts of the footbaord, the middle parts below the tank will be left out.

Re: Knight Hauler Longline
 

Good day, That a really nice, build. If you don’t mind me asking. What type of glue did you use to glue the cab together?
Thanks, Kenneth.

Re: Knight Hauler Longline
 

Hi Kenneth,

thanx ;)

I'm using standard Revell glue.

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Looking forward to seeing more of this build. Thanks for replying.
Kenneth

Re: Knight Hauler Longline
 

Hi...

Today a big step was done, the truck is standing on its own wheels.

It's about 31.1inch (79cm) long.

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http://up.picr.de/22370856wk.jpg

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http://up.picr.de/22370858px.jpg

The next step is to place the motor, I hops the CVD from my Mercedes project will be lomng enough. I'm not willing to buy a new one because of a few mm.

Also I started to think about which electric components will be added. But I think it will be Servonaut again, it is the best quality to get.

That's it for the day...

Re: Knight Hauler Longline
 

Looking good so far

Alfy

Re: Knight Hauler Longline
 

wow lookin awesome!!:jaw: I cant wait to see this build when your done!

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Any ideas as to paint? You have lots of room so Im sure it will be as nice as the truck.

Re: Knight Hauler Longline
 

Hi,

it's a truck for my son, so he can decide about the colors. His actual decission is a combination of red and black. Before it was orange and before that it was yellow.

So there might be a lot of additional decissions until the truck is ready to be painted...

Let' wait and see... :D

Re: Knight Hauler Longline
 

Hello gismow, your son is one lucky kid, I like what you did so far and red and black would look awesome, so would black and blue, but as you said, this is your son's decision. My son is only 6 and I let him drive once in a while my old aeromax. Keep us posted with any updates, gruesse aus long Island.

Re: Knight Hauler Longline
 

Hello Gismow ,

Here my French Knight king sleeper :

http://img11.hostingpics.net/pics/404797photo0051ab.jpg
http://img11.hostingpics.net/pics/209105photo0054f.jpg
http://img11.hostingpics.net/pics/745639dscf2284s.jpg

Have a nice day