My First One
 

Hi Guys

My girlfriend has very kindly bought me this little lot for my birthday. :D

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e6...psi8ntxjdo.jpg

This should keep me occupied for a little bit of time.

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e6...psr8ogmbia.jpg

I have already taken over the dining room table.

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e6...ps56tqbnqm.jpg

Looking forward to getting stuck in hopefully will get some done tonight.

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Happy birthday and have fun building your truck. Oh and by the way, your girlfriend is a keeper. Lol

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nice birthday haul man. yeah I agree that's a keeper for a gf lol keep us updated with pics and have a blast building her.

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You have a good gal.....that was my first rig and trailer... It was fun to build and haul things on the flat bed....she made the right choice!

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you sir are a lucky man, and the GF is definitely a keeper! oh yeah, happy birthday a bit late.

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Thanks for the birthday messages guys and yes she is deffo a keeper lol.

Got a little bit more done last night.

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e6...psdwnwwvti.jpg

Going to get some paint this weekend just got to decide on a colour now.

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Yeah the GF is definitely a keeper. Happy birthday !

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Just thought I would post a quick update been plodding along with this build as time allows.
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e6...pspduodknn.jpg

I wanted to hide the wires for the lights as much as possible so decided to braid the wires took a bit of time but hopefully they will look ok once on.
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e6...psxtppwfik.jpg

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Got some more done over the last few days. Hopefully going to get the body in primer this weekend.

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e6...pszhotyipo.jpg

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braiding the wires is def a nice touch, keep it up, you will learn and innovate as you go

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Nice. My wife wouldn't buy me something like that definitely keep her. Have fun building looks good.
Patrick

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Isn't it great when your woman loves and supports your hobby:D;)
Nice work so far!:cool: I also like to keep wiring as neat and tidy as possible. The braid is a great idea and look. I never knew it came in such a small size. Where do you get it?

Mario

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Thanks for the comments guys.
As for the braid I got it from a custom pc website here in the UK.
I have used 3mm braid on the lighting and 6mm on the servo.
Really easy to although a bit fiddly as you have to take the connectors off the end of the wire to get the braid over.

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The braided wrap tided it up looks good, is the braided wrap heat shrink cause I remember seeing it used on someone elses build some where not on this forum.

Cheers Tracy

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nice truck!!! nice job on the cables

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The braid is made on nylon and woven like a Chinese finger trap. I have then used normal heat shrink on the ends to hold it in place.

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lol well i cant say that my wife is that supportive of my hobby but she lets ma have some fun so def keep her around but very nice start and it must be nice to have all of it once but at the same time im glad i dont, i built my truck and was still itching i think took me about 16 hours total time from box to road but i didnt have all the fun toys you do so good luck and looking forward to see how it comes out

ekim jr

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I finally got round to throwing some colour on the body.

Its been a while since I have been able to do anything on this work is getting in the way lol.

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e6...psirarcjz2.jpg

Needs another coat of colour and then to start on the clear coat.

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Nice shade of blue. Going to be a nice ride when you're done.:D:cool:;)

Big John

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loooking good i cant wait to see what comes of it in the end


ekim jr

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Happy Birthday friend, congratulations for your gift

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Well got the body shot in clear over the weekend I think it is looking good for my first attempt at spraying a body like this. Everything else I have spayed has been lexan so didn't have to really worry about the finish. Cant wait to start adding the decals and chrome.

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e6...psv3oihyon.jpg

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And I have wanted to see it mounted

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Hi guys got some time on this over the bank holiday weekend and finally got her up and running.

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e6...pslz3k31zl.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e6...psx8zero1h.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e6...psa6qqtbj6.jpg

Any comments would be awesome.

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Like the color, came out nice

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Wow mate that looks great :cool:
Really like the blue

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The truck came out nice, and looks like to me you did a good job on the clear.:bounce::D:cool: Way to go.;)

Big John

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Looks great! Nice job on putting together your very first truck! What's next? A trailer? Or maybe some upgrades on the King Hauler? You know you can't stop now! :D

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Thanks for the comments guys really pleased with how it has turned out.

Next up is a trailer which I started on last night.

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man that looks great love the blue after seeing a few kh's in blue kinda making me wish id of done mine in blue and not green hahaha keep up the great work what trailer will she be pulling.

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Hi,

before you finish your painting, I'd like to make a proposal.

I had a King Hauler cabine when I started my roadtrain project. I glued the skylight and cleaned it. You will get a clean and plain roof.

http://www.bilder-hochladen.net/files/knqp-91-3fe9.jpg

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Well Finally got my finger out and finished off my king and flatbed build this weekend. Here she is in all her glory.

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e6...psgearor0g.jpg

Now what to build next.

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Nice build for your 1st truck. Instead of trying to figure out what to build next, why not start making the truck look like it is really yours? Start doing the normal addition of after market goodies to both the trailer and the truck. Anything you add will only make the rig look better in your eyes.

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Looks great.
next build how about a globe liner.

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Hello mate the truck looks great in blue, good job on the painting I just built my first king hauler and first time painting also - it's not easy!

I reckon you should take a look at some of the aftermarket accessories you can buy and customise this truck before building something else. Check out www.gardentrucking.com, and google 'custom big rigs' for inspiration. I suspect you'll be spending some $$$ in no time!

Matt.

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great job...

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i agree make it all jazzed up. i find it hard on which one to drive and sometimes only wish i had one. lol I think the king looks so good with some aluminum goodies on a stock frame:D