KW T 900 AUSTRALIA

[truckabilly]

Hello folks,

This is one of my models from the days gone by. Revell of Germany´s Kenworth T 900 "AUSTRALIA". I built it straight out of box. After a long long time I took it off the shelf again and added some details like a tow pin to the bumper, air lines to the brake chambers and hoses and cables to a trailer connection. I scratchbuilt the pogo stick and glad hands.

















I also added some plumbing to the engine and changed the location of the power steering reservior. I got me a thought that the RH steering set up should have the reservoir on the RH side too. But that might be a mistake, I am not familiar with the Australian prime movers. Should I get it back to the left? If so, which way should the hoses run? Any help is welcome.









And two pics of interior:





If you miss the fifth wheel, well... I worked on the locking mechanism to make it funcional and I forgot to get it back to the model before the photoshoot. I am sorry.
Thanks for watching.

Jarda

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That looks really nice. Those extra details really add to it.

[studioman3]

Jarda, that's a sweet lookin KW, very nice detailing, super job on the glad hands.

[signature600]

Looks good to me, all you need to do now is scratch build a cement tank for it

[drinkone2]

Very nice! The extra details and just the right amount of weathering make it stand out!

[truckabilly]

Hello there,
Last time I posted the pictures of a tractor with no 5-th wheel. I was working on a funcional locking feature by the old issue of CM:
public.fotki.com/modeltrucks25thscale/model_magazine_articles/car_modeller/cm16_nov_1992_funct/

This is how it came out. The mechanism works on the Revell 5-th wheel just as well. The color of the bottom side is temporary. I think it shows the details more clearly than any dark color. The following pictures show locked and unlocked positions, top and bottom.









When I placed the 5-th wheel back on truck, I realised that something was still missing... the slide locking mechanism. Probably an aftermarket item is available somewhere, but I challanged myself and made one of my own. I chose a manually operated system. I took a few pics of unpainted mechanism. I will add more when it is painted and installed on the truck for good.









Jarda

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I like what you did with the 5th wheel. That lock mechanism looks great. Is it functional, or just for show? Could you tell me how you made it? I'd like to attempt something like that.

Thanks.

[78KW]

The lock mechanisms are cool.

[truckabilly]

Hi Jim,

The slide locking mechanism is just for show. Locking the king pin in the 5-th wheel is fuctional by the recipe in Car Modeler magazine. There is a link above to the article and pictures showing how it is done.
The slide locking system is made out of styrene sheets cut out to shape and a wire that I used as the pins and springs. Wind up a wire around a needle or something, cut off the ends and there you go with the springs. The only reference were a few pictures from truckpaper or some other advertising web sites. I don´t remember exactly. I will share them in my next post. I have done no accurate measurements on my piece, just what my eye considered okay.

Jarda

[truckabilly]

Here is the reference pic for my slide locking mechanism.



Here is another one that I found after my piece was finished. The truck is probably European but the system looks the same to me. Well... with slight differences here and there.



Hope that helps.
Jarda

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That does help. Thanks.

[slurrydog]

Wow really nice work. Very good looking truck.
Dave

[truckabilly]

I was looking for some reference the other day and I came across these:





The pics inspired me to make my own "electric lines" under the hood and fenders of the T 900:









I also finally finished the rear part of the tractor. The slide locking mechanism and the fifth wheel are in place and painted.







So, the KW T 900 is finished. Thanks for looking.

Jarda

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Excellent detailing. The headlight wiring is something I've never seen before. That 5th wheel still impresses me.

[lonewolf]

Theres some class work there!