Kenworth 850 Off Highway

[RCP57]

Originally Posted by D8R

Nice collection there Reg!
If it was me I should place logs in front of models, doesn't like having them smashed if you brake hard.
Have fun at show!
Dan

I would agree Dan, but if I load them the other way then the models will be exposed to 50-60mph winds while driving down the highway. I know the wind will blow out the windows so I'll have to take my chances that the logs are tied in securely and drive cautiously. I guess I need to invest in a canopy for the truck. The price of gas jumped to $1.45 per liter here yesterday so I was hoping to use our new car instead of the truck but there just isn't enough room for all the stuff in the car. Maybe smaller scale models would be better...Too late now.

[tracksntreadslou]

Reg you still have room for a log loader ,ADT, and a dozer ..Get Busy Buddy ..lol

[FlyingBeagle]

Dont forget the boat, there is still room.

[RCP57]

Haha no room for the boat...I almost forgot to load lawn chairs!

I think I have loaded everything that I won't need and probably left behind something that I will need so I must be ready to go! 1 more sleep til show time!

[Supermario]

Just incase you haven't seen this yet. I think OZtruck has found your sound my friend

http://youtu.be/JVx6x6YERxw

Mario

[RCP57]

That is sweet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I need one! Thanks Mario!

[Trackerman]

Reg,
saw your post in Chris IH R190 build thread and did a quick search for the sound of the V12, seems to be plenty of files available. The last link is an actual KW truck. Hope this helps give the truck more life, just wish I was from The Land of the Giants, really would be cool to drive your model around. Terrific informative build.

http://www.rigsofrods.com/threads/38...el-12V71-sound

http://ets.modhoster.com/mods/12v71-...-ludmillapower

http://www.musicbiatch.com/download/...roit-12v71.mp3

cheers

Paul

[RCP57]

Thanks very much Paul! Gotta love this site! There is always people ready to help out when they can.

What sound module would everyone suggest to use with these?

Reg

[AzItalian]

awesome truck but its way to big for our show's 14 or 16scale.

[RCP57]

Originally Posted by AzItalian

awesome truck but its way to big for our show's 14 or 16scale.

Thanks....The guys I role with let the fat kids play too...

[dirtpusher9]

All I can say is WOW, Reg.

[RCP57]

Originally Posted by dirtpusher9

All I can say is WOW, Reg.

Thank you very much!

I made a little time to drive the truck around and play with some GoPro angles today. Nothing too exciting but the camera wedged between the cab and water tank looking through the windows turned out pretty good.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yo_93...tJ-DusnO8Onw7A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6TJO...tJ-DusnO8Onw7A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GGep...tJ-DusnO8Onw7A

Thanks for looking!

[apfubar]

Love it, I can see the next Truck TV show coming up(if you are into that sort of thing)...

Just need some challenging terrain(like the mountains of Peru) and crap roads...

No animation required though in yours, just make sure the Go Pro is secure and away you go..

:-)

Cheers,
AP

[Supermario]

Awesome videos Reg. I especially love the cab view which shows how stable and solid the truck runs. The suspension view shows why
You can tell its heavy by the lack of bouncing like I get with mine on rough terrain. Hard to make a video look scale when the truck is all over the place!

Enough dirt bike riding! Get back to building and making more videos eh!!

Mario

[RCP57]

Originally Posted by Supermario

Awesome videos Reg. I especially love the cab view which shows how stable and solid the truck runs. The suspension view shows why
You can tell its heavy by the lack of bouncing like I get with mine on rough terrain. Hard to make a video look scale when the truck is all over the place!

Enough dirt bike riding! Get back to building and making more videos eh!!

Mario

Haha yeah the truck is heavy for sure. "Solid" is the polite way of saying it's fat. It didn't bounce at all before I stiffened up the tires...of course they were almost squished flat with the empty truck at that point. I have a thought in mind for my next build and I'm in the process of deciding whether or not I should build it in 1/14 to sell or 1/10 to keep. I love the big scale but sometimes wish I had known it was odd-ball before I started...

Hey what's wrong with me riding mini bikes?...The scary part with that is it was my main hobby before I got involved with this...If I get to comfortable on the bikes I may decide that I miss it.

Reg

[Espeefan]

Cool videos, Reg. I like the camera angles showing the axles and suspension working.

[RCP57]

Well with all the lowboy builds going on around here and me having no project, I thought I should finally build my own. I bought enough tires to build one back in June so I only needed to visit the scrap yard today to get started. I don't plan on this being super detailed, just functional. I put about three hours in this afternoon and got a fair bit done. All the hard pieces are still on the list though so it will take a while to complete.














Thanks for looking!

[doodlebug]

I like it! Keep it up!
Cheers, Neil.

[RCP57]

Thanks guys...

Using TIG

[Acadieman]

That's going to look great! You're currently fleet will look good on the trailer, yet I can somewhat see a future yarder being built.