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Re: 1950 Kenworth Needlenose
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Big John
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Thanks John! So this is where you got your LEDs? Ha ha. I was going to ask in your thread, but now I know.
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Re: 1950 Kenworth Needlenose
That one looks fantastic! Very good job!
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Thanks Frank! I appreciate you checking out my project.
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Re: 1950 Kenworth Needlenose
Not much in the way of BIG updates right now, but I've gone back and made a few little changes, to jazz things up a bit. My original stack mounts looked kind of boring, and I felt like they needed a little something more to dress them up, so I clamped them back in the mill and made some detail/relief cuts.
In case you can't see the changes, here is one of the original stack mounts for comparison - Just a little something to go a long way to improving the looks. At least I think so. And if you're here checking out my thread, I thought I would throw in a few extra photos. I hadn't seen the Kenworth back together with the new visor, air cleaners, and stacks, so I just couldn't help myself. Enjoy!
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Re: 1950 Kenworth Needlenose
Wow Nathan, long ways from the toy it was meant to be. Are your stacks and breathers the same diameter?
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Thanks Craig. Yes, I think they are just about the same diameter. The stacks are 5/8" I.D. so the O.D. probably is 3/4", which is the same O.D. as my air cleaners. A little overkill........maybe.
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Re: 1950 Kenworth Needlenose
WOW Nathan the stacks and visor look sic. I like the way you are combining old and new skool, look's AWSOME!!!
Big John
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It looks amazing Nathan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, even the soldering on the stack joints are perfect!
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Thanks wolfws6! Those solder joints were a lesson in patience. Solder a layer to build some low spots up, sand, check for more low spots, and repeat. It took some time to get it all smooth. Especially if I used too much heat and melted all of the solder to the point that it started to flow off the copper, making me more low spots!
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Nate this is a true work of art... Love heavy rc semis and I bet this bad boy has some weight..A heavy rc truck drives so nice compared to a stock one.. I dont get on the board much anymore but this build is one of the few reason I do..
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Wow, Paul, I don't know what to say except thanks for the kind words. I really appreciate it! I agree with you about the weight making a big difference in the handling and realism of the truck. I'm not really sure what it weighs yet, but it is pretty solid. I haven't had the truck totally together to the point where I could weigh it. I'm going to guess it will be around ten pounds when finished. Which I hope is soon.
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gotta love the kw's. that truck is art!!
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Re: 1950 Kenworth Needlenose
Looking real good Nate, those pipes are huge! The new mounts look much better too.
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Thanks Diesel Demond! I like Peterbilts and Kenworths pretty much equally.
Thanks Stuart! Bigger is better, right?
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Re: 1950 Kenworth Needlenose
Nathan, please continue. Its like you left us on the edge of a cliff or at the end of a season of walking dead....
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any updates?
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Better watch out, some joker might drop a watermellon down your stack!
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Re: 1950 Kenworth Needlenose
wow, super cool truck. Look nice in grey paint. keep it up "Espeefan"
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