mackinac359 Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 (edited) 2008 looks to be a good year for model truck building! Stevens International will be reissuing the following in '08: Mack R685ST Conventional Fruehauf Flat Bed with steel coils Mack Cruiseliner COE Lindberg will be reissuing: Tanker trailer Dodge L700 with flat bed with a load of crushed cars .. and several other variants of the L700/Big Rig trailers. Tim Edited November 12, 2007 by mackinac359 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 How do you know these things? You sure have your finger on the pulse of the truck modeling sceen. Your insider info is great. What else can you see in your crystal ball? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultraliner13 Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 I received the same information from the people at STS Model Trucks. Its about time some more model trucks were re-issued Happy days are here again. Cheers Everybody John Wilson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hall Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 Is the 'Mack RS688 Conventional' the Mack that was reissued in the last 5 years or so? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackinac359 Posted November 9, 2007 Author Share Posted November 9, 2007 I couldn't say anything until the the official announcement. Although the Mack RS688 was a complete surprise! As for how I know.. lets just say a little birdie told me. Yes, the Mack R was out about 5 years ago and sold out quickly. Stevens' paid for the limited run back then and are running it again. Tim I received the same information from the people at STS Model Trucks. Its about time some more model trucks were re-issued Happy days are here again. Cheers Everybody John Wilson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoneguy Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 it's great to see these kits surfacing again, but too bad they are doing a limited run. Maybe they need do double the amount, that way I'll be sure to at least get 2 or 3. Jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaronw Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 No kidding I'm going to have to grab a couple of those Mack R's, when they come out. Is the Lindberg tanker the same one you used for this milk truck? http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=7897 Lindberg is making me very happy, I hope they can keep at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackinac359 Posted November 10, 2007 Author Share Posted November 10, 2007 Aaron Yes, the same kit. Tim No kidding I'm going to have to grab a couple of those Mack R's, when they come out. Is the Lindberg tanker the same one you used for this milk truck? http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=7897 Lindberg is making me very happy, I hope they can keep at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaronw Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 Great I think I see some water tenders in my future and based on Lindbergs other kits I can probably afford to get a few. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asterisk Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 Great news about the flatbed, so much potential there... shortened, bobtail, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B_A_R Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 I am a longtime truck modeler, and greatly respect the work turned out by people here, it's inspiring. But, I just cannot get excited about reissues of 35-year old (or older) kits, without any upgrades, at high prices. What we eagerly accept from manufacturers and reissuers would make the model railroaders laugh until they can't breathe. They've got the latest motive power and rolling stock with state-of-the-art tooling, factory-assembled etched components, finescale detail, and digital control and sound. I can only guess that the U.S. market for truck models is so small that there is not sufficient potential for providers to chance investment on new kits. Stuart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackinac359 Posted November 12, 2007 Author Share Posted November 12, 2007 Stuart You hit the nail on the head. The 1/24-1/25th scale truck market is small and the USA based companies don't have the money to spend to create new toolings of truck kits. Italeri is trying to save money by creating new truck kits with 1 piece frames and no engines. Revell of Germany hasn't had a new truck kit in 26 years. Tim I am a longtime truck modeler, and greatly respect the work turned out by people here, it's inspiring. But, I just cannot get excited about reissues of 35-year old (or older) kits, without any upgrades, at high prices. What we eagerly accept from manufacturers and reissuers would make the model railroaders laugh until they can't breathe. They've got the latest motive power and rolling stock with state-of-the-art tooling, factory-assembled etched components, finescale detail, and digital control and sound. I can only guess that the U.S. market for truck models is so small that there is not sufficient potential for providers to chance investment on new kits. Stuart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABC Auto Industry Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 Yeah, I had a hunch that the model truck scene was real small. Up until a couple of years ago, I thought that only car & aircraft model kits existed. Then, I discovered Trumpeter's 1/35 scale Type 59 tank, which got me into model building. I got into truck model building upon seeing AMT's Chevy Titan, which also surprised me. Anyways, on the reissue subject: I'm still patiently waiting for that Autocar A64B to be released, though my patience is running a bit thin, and I'm pretty close to labeling it as the model kit equivalent of Duke Nukem Forever ("when it's done"). Of course, I'm used to the concept of a product arriving on a certain date, with few or no delays. As for the others, I knew about the Mack Cruiseliner, but not the RS688 or the Fruehauf flatbed. I also wonder: How many times are they going to reissue the Dodge L700? Is that the hottest thing on the truck model market or something? On the Mack RS688: Is there any difference between this & the other trucks in the Mack R-Series? It looks like a heavy-duty truck to me. One final note: I'd love to see a reissue of the Ertl International F-2674. Those are hard to find on Ebay, & command pretty high prices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modeltrucks25thscale Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 Tim, You probably mean to say 'Revell of Germany hasn't had a new US truck kit in 26 years.' They've issued a brandnew Mercedes Benz fire truck this year.....minor difference Arjan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackinac359 Posted November 12, 2007 Author Share Posted November 12, 2007 Arjan Yes.. north American truck. Tim Tim, You probably mean to say 'Revell of Germany hasn't had a new US truck kit in 26 years.' They've issued a brandnew Mercedes Benz fire truck this year.....minor difference Arjan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwtrucker Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 You'd think Revell of Germany would make a modern truck kit in 1/25th scale to go with the Beall tank trailer, and that kit is on it's second release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modeltrucks25thscale Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 Tim, 'North American'.....that was the word I'm was looking for instead of US. I found that approximate T2000 toy a couple of weeks ago and now another store had a RC toy truck that really looked like a Pete 387. The size however, mentioned about 8 inches wide Hopefully one day a clever manager ( ) will allow one of the kit manufacturers to issue a current kit.......I'll keep on dreaming....... Regards, Arjan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackinac359 Posted November 15, 2007 Author Share Posted November 15, 2007 Arjan That 387 would be really nice if 1/24th! 8 inches wide? Good golly, it must be huge! Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modeltrucks25thscale Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 Yep, The ad says 105 x 20 x 28 cm's or 42"x8"x11". I haven't checked it out yet but it seems it's out of my scale...too bad Arjan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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