allis200 Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Looking for advice on which of my kits would be a good 1st truck kit. Got back into model building last year after a long layoff. I still picked up kits during the layoff. I have done a few cars last year and have average skills. Some of what I have in stock is Revell Aeromax, AMT T600 and Pete 359 daycab and Italeri Pete 379 and Western Star. Trucks are really what I want to work on. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbill Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 of those, I've only done a pete 359 with a sleeper, but I say jump in, and have fun. they all seem to have their own little issues, so bust one open and have at it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olsbooks Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 I have not tried it myself but just about everyone, including the pros, that have messed with the AMT T600 has horror stories. AMT apparently hodge podged it from their w900 kit of the 70's. REALLY bad kit that takes a huge deal of work to get it right. Good luck and look forward to seeing your posts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilrathy10 Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 (edited) Oddly, the Revell Aeromax kit was my first Italeri/Revell kit....Compared to AMT kits, Italeris are Awesome....They build up pretty nice, and most everything fits like it's supposed to.....The Aeromax is, actually quite accurate.....I highly recommend it, but take your time.....And use liquid cement....Works much better than tube glue for these models.....The Pete 378 has a lot of chrome, but is also a Great kit........But the Revell Peterbilt 359 and Kenworth W900 are excellent kits to start with and very inexpensive....At $20 a kit, either one would be a great practice kit..... Edited January 29, 2014 by kilrathy10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bennyg Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Oddly, the Revell Aeromax kit was my first Italeri/Revell kit....Compared to AMT kits, Italeris are Awesome....They build up pretty nice, and most everything fits like it's supposed to.....The Aeromax is, actually quite accurate.....I highly recommend it, but take your time.....And use liquid cement....Works much better than tube glue for these models.....The Pete 378 has a lot of chrome, but is also a Great kit........But the Revell Peterbilt 359 and Kenworth W900 are excellent kits to start with and very inexpensive....At $20 a kit, either one would be a great practice kit..... I agree. I'm doing a 1/32 monogram mack r600 at the moment. Great little kit but to detail the chrome work (mack script etc) and do the window linings to make it look good is the difficult thing. The amt t600 would be ok but the multi piece sleeper could raise some problems. Multi piece cabs in my opinion are the worst element of italeri model trucks. Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allis200 Posted January 30, 2014 Author Share Posted January 30, 2014 Thanks for the advice. Going to work on the Aeromax. What engine did they use? Did not see a paint color specified. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csxfan2001 Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Its the Cummins NTC400 , that's the same engine in the Italeri Aeromax . It should be Beige like Testors Model Master : FS 33722 Modern Desert Sand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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