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"Rubber Duck Mack"(updated finished 7/19/12 ) "Bulldog Mack with a can on the back""


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I always wanted build the r model mack amt kit.I recently purchased 2 kits off evil bay so i was trying to decide what to with them. One i am going to make into the convoy rubber duck mack! I believe they are amt r-685 not sure if thats correct?? When i was a teen i built the ertl version which is so incorrect even the decals are wrong the sleepers is incorrect its a u-600 with the cab favoring the left the hoods way to short spoke wheels etc !! Cant belive what people pay for these on evil bay??lol But anyway i am going to build this correctly alot of fab work etc.The other mack i might make it into a lowboy tractor or i might stretch it put a condo on it dunno??

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The RD truck was a RS700L. The hood is longer than the R600 that's in the AMT kit. The only way to make a true RD truck is to go with resin, and don't know of anyone making one right now.

Would have to scratch the sleeper to. It's a 60" able body stand up sleeper. You can get the demensions for it here.

http://www.stlouisdu...ck/Sleeper.html

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justin heres the actual pictures of this kit not sure if you ever saw this or built it it actually uses the sleeper of the ertl international 4300 eagle hard to believe people pay over $200.00 plus for this on evil bay NOW LOOK AT THE REAL MACK IS THIS EVEN CLOSE?? :rolleyes: ?

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even as a teen i was upset with this build its off by a mile the only thing close is the bumper and the grill and hood ornament lol It looks like someone put it in the crusher and shrunk it compared to the real deal

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you have to be kidding me??? by the way we are going to do some business soon i need some decals :wacko: I need the "Movin ON " i need the correct version for the 60"bunk not the amt one And the bj and the bear truck and trailer decals and the smokey and bandit trailer decals any chance of a bulk purchase discount?????

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I know someone that sold his sealed Rubber Duck kit on ebay and got an unbelievable $800.00 + for it.

You're right! these people are sick! i guess that's why round 2 caught on and said, "we could do these for 1/4 the price." I hope they keep reproducing these models. I want to pick up a transtar cabover next, but I don't want to second mortgage my house. My local hobby shop has an original 359 California hauler for $70, man I guess that's a steal?

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i always wondered what motor the real duck actually had in it. in one scene when its comming down the road through the desert. it sounds like it has a detroit. then another scene is at nite. when he's in that park or rest area. he starts the truck and it sounds like a cummins. does anybody know what motor was in it?

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Spaulding Trading and Shipping of West Salem WI can help ya out with a RL700 bonnet even though my catalogue is a few years old it's in there at $20us part number ss40, hope this helps all of you who R after it. OH yea their website address is stsmodeltrucks.com

Dingo B)

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Dave at AITM has/is releasing the Rubber Duck.

<a href="http://s691.photobucket.com/albums/vv278/yahshu/Rubber%20Duck/?action=view&amp;current=rubberduckmackrl700l_infophoto.jpg" target=_blank"><img src="http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv278/yahshu/Rubber%20Duck/rubberduckmackrl700l_infophoto.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

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<a href="http://s691.photobucket.com/albums/vv278/yahshu/Rubber%20Duck/?action=view&amp;current=Dave_Natale_Mack_R-700_Convoy_truck.jpg" target=_blank"><img src="http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv278/yahshu/Rubber%20Duck/Dave_Natale_Mack_R-700_Convoy_truck.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

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