Thread: WIP Western Star Truck

WOW Garry, You sure haven't wasted any time getting stuck into the next project....personally I prefer Peterbilt's ......But will enjoy watching your Western Star build...Cheers, crowie

Agree with Peter a great start to a second build. A couple of years ago I came across a Western Star truck at a rally, so I took a few photo's.

Have a look HERE

G'day About time for an update if its supposed to be a WIP

The pictures tell the story I guess

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Nice work on the components

Thanks for sharing your WIP photos

Best Regards

Keith

Just got back from yet another rally so catching up with your build. It is really taking shape now and starting to look like a truck

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With a few changes from what was on the plans

Garry, The truck looks great BUT with the lights WOW!!!

While you've done a top job on the truck build, adding those light is the real WOW FACTOR!!!

How have you done the lights please??

Cheers, crowie

G'day Crowie , I bought pre wired LEDs on Ebay here
20pcs LED PRE Wired 3mm 5mm 10mm 5V 12V 24V White Warm RED Blue Green Amber RGB | eBay

Holes drilled to suit in my case a 5mm hole right through and a slightly larger hole part way to set depth via raised collar on led
the roof lights are drilled at a shallow angle to aim them forward
the junction boxes are in the sleeper
I used 12 volt leds
I am going to build a low loader to hitch up to it and have ordered smaller amber 3mm leds for the side lightson that
any more questions just ask

Very nice.

I'm not a toy maker
But that is really nice
Are you going to make a matching trailer to [emoji106][emoji106]
Cheers Matt

That's fantastic.

Great stuff.

I am going to run lights in my carriage throughout all compartments. Did you use just a 12V battery or transformer. I was looking at putting my control panel and box in the toilet of the carriage or would you suggest a plug contact point to connect the carriage externally to a 12 V transformer ? (hope that makes sense)

Again top work

Regards

Keith

Matt ,yes a trailer is next, as per my previous post

Keith I am using a 12 volt burglar alarm battery at this time plenty big but the challenge is hiding it behind or under the display.

If you use a transformer make sure its a match for the number of leds and their combined power draw
Too much draw and burn out transformer
Too little draw and a unregulated power supply will push out a higher voltage and maybe burn out the leds
if you go that way do not skimp on the power supply

I may yet go that way when the trailer is included and number of leds is finialized but will see how it goes using the battery

Garry

Originally Posted by snapper1

Matt ,yes a trailer is next, as per my previous post

Keith I am using a 12 volt burglar alarm battery at this time plenty big but the challenge is hiding it behind or under the display.

If you use a transformer make sure its a match for the number of leds and their combined power draw
Too much draw and burn out transformer
Too little draw and a unregulated power supply will push out a higher voltage and maybe burn out the leds
if you go that way do not skimp on the power supply

I may yet go that way when the trailer is included and number of leds is finialized but will see how it goes using the battery

Garry

I should pay more attention
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Garry

Thanks for the information and warnings

All the Best

Keith